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New York Times:
Schiff Got Early Account of Accusations as Whistle-Blower's Concerns Grew — WASHINGTON — The Democratic head of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, learned about the outlines of a C.I.A. officer's concerns that President Trump had abused his power days …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Whistleblower Executive — Every call with a foreign leader is now subject to congressional review. — By The Editorial Board — The impeachment process is barely underway and already some constitutional norms are being trampled without a note of media notice or political concern.
New York Times:
Impeachment War Room? Trump Does It All Himself, and That Worries Republicans — WASHINGTON — President Trump was watching television in the White House on Wednesday morning when cable news channels started airing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Adam B. Schiff …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Trump tweets overwhelm GOP impeachment defense — President Trump's rhetoric and tweets are scrambling the attempt at message discipline on the part of his Republican allies and his own White House aides seeking defend him against impeachment. — The White House issues regular talking points …
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Trump approval climbs to highest level of 2019 amid impeachment inquiry
Trump approval climbs to highest level of 2019 amid impeachment inquiry
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Here's the next fake scandal Trump thinks will save him
Here's the next fake scandal Trump thinks will save him
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The Daily Beast:
Biden Dirt File Has Private Email Between John Solomon and Rudy Allies — The email was then included in part of a misinformation dossier that the State Department Inspector General delivered to Congress. — A controversial right-leaning reporter at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal …
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CNN:
State Department inspector general gives Congress documents that Giuliani provided
State Department inspector general gives Congress documents that Giuliani provided
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Washington Post:
Pompeo is enabling the destruction of U.S. diplomacy
Pompeo is enabling the destruction of U.S. diplomacy
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New York Times:
Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine Inquiry
Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine Inquiry
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Impeachment Bombshell That Wasn't: Mysterious Packet Sends Rumor Mill Into Overdrive
Impeachment Bombshell That Wasn't: Mysterious Packet Sends Rumor Mill Into Overdrive
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
State Department IG Called ‘Urgent’ Meeting To Share Months-Old News Stories
State Department IG Called ‘Urgent’ Meeting To Share Months-Old News Stories
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump involved Pence in efforts to pressure Ukraine's leader, though officials say vice president was unaware of allegations in whistleblower complaint — The president instructed Pence not to attend the inauguration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in May. — Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Ashley Parker -
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Pence: I Participated in the Ukraine Plot But Only As a Patsy — Vice-President Mike Pence is knee-deep in the Ukraine scandal. He is floating the absurd defense that, while he did participate in Trump's plan to extort Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden, he was completely ignorant of what he was doing.
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Antonia Blumberg / HuffPost:
Pence's Team Is Trying To Distance Itself From The Ukraine Scandal
Pence's Team Is Trying To Distance Itself From The Ukraine Scandal
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George T. Conway III / The Atlantic:
Unfit for Office — On a third-down play last season, the Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith stood in shotgun formation, five yards behind the line of scrimmage. As he called his signals, a Houston Texans cornerback, Kareem Jackson, suddenly sprinted forward from a position four yards behind the defensive line.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Perilous times for President Trump: By 45%-38%, Americans support impeaching him over allegations related to Ukraine, poll finds — From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been cloaked in controversy and shadowed by investigations.
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Book Alleging Biden Corruption in Ukraine Lifted Passages From Wikipedia — In more than a dozen instances, Peter Schweizer's book “Secret Empires” appears to have copied complete sentences or large parts of them from other sources. — A book that has fueled corruption allegations …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ex-Ukraine prosecutor said he was told to back off probe of Biden-linked firm, files show
Ex-Ukraine prosecutor said he was told to back off probe of Biden-linked firm, files show
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Washington Post:
Odd markings, ellipses fuel doubts about the ‘rough transcript’ of Trump's Ukraine call — President Trump said Wednesday that his controversial July call with his Ukrainian counterpart was transcribed “word-for-word, comma-for-comma,” an assertion that fueled growing questions about the nature …
Washington Post:
Giuliani consulted on Ukraine with imprisoned Paul Manafort via a lawyer — In his quest to rewrite the history of the 2016 election, President Trump's personal attorney has turned to an unusual source of information: Trump's imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Trump's video taken off Twitter after band Nickelback complains — US president receives copyright censure over video that took aim at political rival Joe Biden — A video posted by Donald Trump has been removed from Twitter following a copyright claim by the rock band Nickelback.
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Molly Ball / TIME:
Why Kamala Harris Is Struggling to Find Her Footing — Sometimes Kamala Harris wakes up in the middle of the night because there's something on her mind. Did anybody get back to so-and-so? How is my stepdaughter adjusting to her apartment in New York City?
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
The Conveniently Timed Return of Kamala Harris, Prosecutor
Paul Brandus / USA Today:
Donald Trump is much worse than Richard Nixon. He may even have committed treason. — The Russians attacked us. If the commander in chief who swore to defend us said it didn't bother him, this was ‘giving them aid and comfort.’ — CONNECT — Let's say we had a president who did the following …
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump's impeachment defiance spooks key voting blocs — President Donald Trump was in trouble with women voters long before House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry against him last week. Since then, his standing has grown only worse. — Nearly a half-dozen polls conducted since …
Washington Post:
Trump wanted to have U.S. forces equipped with bayonets to stop migrants at border, among other ideas, officials say — President Trump told aides last year he wanted U.S. forces with bayonets to block people from crossing into the United States across the Mexico border …
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Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Whistlegate Reveals Some Very Chatty Minders of State Secrets — Above, an old wartime poster's warning against unguarded talk. Loose lips likely played a role in the current CIA “whistleblower” uproar. (Wikimedia) — As Democrats in Congress assess a CIA analyst's “whistleblower” …
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘You Sound a Little Slurry’: Corey Lewandowski Called Out By Fox Host for Acting Drunk on the Air in Wild Interview — A Fox Business host accused former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski of being drunk on the air Wednesday. — In a wild interview on Kennedy …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Former National Enquirer Editor Threatens Booksellers Over Ronan Farrow Exposé — Dylan Howard has hired a high-powered law-firm to quash the New Yorker writer's forthcoming book. — Former top National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard is using high-powered law firms that practice in Britain …
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Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Victim's brother hugs ex-cop after sentencing in wrong-apartment murder — Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison for the fatal 2018 killing of an innocent man she shot when she mistakenly entered his apartment believing it was her own.
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Judd at Popular Information / Popular Information:
Facebook says Trump can lie in his Facebook ads — Last week, Facebook quietly changed the language of its advertising policies to make it easier for politicians to lie in ads. — On Tuesday, the Trump campaign launched a new ad on Facebook, which includes a claim that was ruled false by Facebook-approved third-party fact-checkers.
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Fox News Host Todd Starnes Out After Suggesting Democrats Worship Pagan God Moloch (Exclusive) — Fox News radio host and commentator Todd Starnes has been ousted from the network, its website contract and the premium subscription service Fox Nation, the company told TheWrap on Wednesday.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden invests in an insurance policy against Warren's surge — Joe Biden's campaign is ramping up its investment in the Super Tuesday states, anticipating a Democratic race that narrows to two candidates by early March. — The increase in staffing across the 14 states that will vote March 3 comes …
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