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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
If This Isn't Impeachable, Nothing Is — The president of the United States reportedly sought the help of a foreign government against an American citizen who might challenge him for his office. This is the single most important revelation in a scoop by The Wall Street Journal …
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en.hromadske.ua:
“Trump Did Not Pressure Zelenskyy, Ukraine Is Independent State” - Foreign Minister Prystaiko — Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko denies that U.S. President Donald Trump had pressured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a telephone conversation. — Prystaiko said this in an interview with hromadske.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations — DES MOINES — Joe Biden moved quickly under an arch of balloons and a marching band, past an ice cream truck and dozens of supporters — then he lit into Donald Trump. — At the Polk County Steak Fry, one of the biggest political affairs …
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Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Slate, The Guardian and Raw Story
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
President Trump and the warping of democratic governance — Not for the first time, President Trump has revealed the fragility of this country's democratic system. Three years into his presidency, the evidence of a weakened system is all around. It has happened in plain sight.
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Raw Story, Opinion Today and Mediaite
Robert Kraychik / Breitbart:
Peter Schweizer on Whistleblower: Media Trying to Turn a Biden Scandal into a Trump Scandal
Peter Schweizer on Whistleblower: Media Trying to Turn a Biden Scandal into a Trump Scandal
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Politico, Fox News, Daily Wire and Rolling Stone
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden: 'I've Never Spoken to My Son About' Ukraine Business Deals
Joe Biden: 'I've Never Spoken to My Son About' Ukraine Business Deals
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The Daily Caller
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump and Election Interference, Whistle-Blower Edition
Trump and Election Interference, Whistle-Blower Edition
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Breitbart, U.S. Political News … and American Military News
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Behind the Whistle-Blower Case, a Long-Held Trump Grudge Toward Ukraine
Behind the Whistle-Blower Case, a Long-Held Trump Grudge Toward Ukraine
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Vox, Outside the Beltway, Politico, illegal immigration …, Alternet.org, Daily Kos and U.S. Political News …
John Solomon / The Hill:
Missing piece to the Ukraine puzzle: State Department's overture to Rudy Giuliani
Missing piece to the Ukraine puzzle: State Department's overture to Rudy Giuliani
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Elizabeth Warren leads Register's Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders — Elizabeth Warren has surged in Iowa, narrowly overtaking Joe Biden and distancing herself from fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, the latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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CNN:
Elizabeth Warren surges and Joe Biden fades in close Iowa race, new poll shows — (CNN)A surging Sen. Elizabeth Warren is challenging Joe Biden's dominance in the race for the Democratic nomination, standing at 22% to the former vice president's 20% in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers.
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women
An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women
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twitchy.com, Fox News, USA Today and New York Times
New York Times:
Joe Biden Has Tense Exchange Over L.G.B.T.Q. Record
Joe Biden Has Tense Exchange Over L.G.B.T.Q. Record
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Rolling Stone, Washington Blade, LGBTQ Nation, Daily Kos, Reuters, Towleroad Gay News and Vox
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
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twitchy.com, New York Times and The Cook Political Report
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Yemeni Rebels Warn Iran Plans Another Strike Soon — The information has been passed along to the Saudis and the U.S., according to people briefed on the warnings — BEIRUT—Houthi militants in Yemen have warned foreign diplomats that Iran is preparing a follow-up strike to the missile …
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South China Morning Post:
China, Russia, Iran ‘plan joint naval drill in international waters’ — Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon, but Chinese media silent on reported manoeuvres Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon …
Washington Post:
Should U.S. troops put their lives on the line for Saudi Arabia? — PRESIDENT TRUMP has so far responded with sanctions and diplomacy to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil production facilities last weekend, which his administration and the Saudi government have blamed on Iran.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Cory Booker memo: May not be in race ‘much longer’ if he can't raise millions in days — The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager warned the NJ senator won't stick around without a viable chance to win. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker must raise nearly $2 million …
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Cory Booker / Medium:
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
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Washington Free Beacon and Outside the Beltway
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders deputy field director in Iowa is no longer with campaign — Bernie Sanders has parted ways with one of his deputy field directors in Iowa, the campaign confirmed Saturday. — Kevin Lata joined the Vermont senator's 2020 team after working in several positions during his first run for the White House.
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Calls for Eliminating Americans' Medical Debt
Bernie Sanders Calls for Eliminating Americans' Medical Debt
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's plan to eliminate medical debt, explained
Bernie Sanders's plan to eliminate medical debt, explained
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Fox News, Daily Kos, Mother Jones, One America News Network and Bloomberg
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson 2024 — I tried to imagine a president worse than Trump. Welcome to my nightmare. — Presidents these days always seem to get worse, don't they? — To many on the left, Donald Trump is an order of magnitude more disastrous a commander in chief than was George W. Bush …
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Raw Story
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
DoD deletes tweet that joked about blowing up millennials trying to storm Area 51 — Exclusive Hot Mic From ‘Storm Area 51’ — Sometimes a joke just doesn't work. — For example, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service tweeted and subsequently deleted a Gilbert Gottfried-esque misfire …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Running up the score in House races could deliver White House to Democrats — Reps. Ron Kind (Wis.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) have little in common. Kind is a 12-term veteran of Congress, a leader of the Democratic caucus's moderate wing. Tlaib is an unabashed liberal in the self-proclaimed “Squad” of young first-term Democrats.
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Opinion Today
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Trump unleashed: He's talking more and tweeting more — Washington (CNN)For better or worse, we're getting more Donald Trump these days. — If you feel like you are hearing the President's voice all the time, you are not imagining things. Trump is talking and tweeting more in 2019 than he did in 2018 …
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Washington Times and Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Rep. Kennedy announces Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Markey — BOSTON — Rep. Joe Kennedy, the latest generation of the famous political family to hold office, announced Saturday that he would challenge Sen. Edward J. Markey in Massachusetts's Democratic primary, a bid certain to divide the party in the state and in Washington.
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Steve Leblanc / Associated Press:
Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announces US Senate campaign
Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announces US Senate campaign
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Axios