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New York Times:
Why Trump Dropped His Idea to Hold the G7 at His Own Hotel — He knew Democrats would criticize him. When Republicans started doing so, he changed his mind. — He knew he was inviting criticism by choosing his own luxury golf club in Miami for the site of a gathering of world leaders …
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Washington Post:
Trump reversed course on hosting G-7 at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him — President Trump was forced to abandon his decision to host next year's Group of Seven summit at his private golf club after it became clear the move …
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NBC News, LifeZette, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Vox, Breitbart, Political Wire and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
White House Moves Testing Republican Support for Trump — The House impeachment inquiry is reducing the president's margin for error with members of his party — WASHINGTON—President Trump faces increasing public and private scrutiny from his own party over a series of recent White House moves …
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Political Wire and PJ Media Home
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Mick Mulvaney's bad week just got worse — Mick Mulvaney's week went from bad to worse on Sunday, as he again tried to explain why President Donald Trump and the administration had withheld aid to Ukraine for weeks — one of Democrats' central questions in their impeachment inquiry.
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
About 50 Republicans are going to decide whether America becomes a dictatorship — The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him.
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Washington Post, HuffPost and UPI
Noah Bookbinder / USA Today:
Don't praise Trump for reversing G-7 Doral debacle. It was an intolerable abuse of power.
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Washington Post, The Week and Rolling Stone
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Iowa caucuses are ‘up for grabs’ as Pete Buttigieg surges into top tier — It's a new three-way race in Iowa. — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was initially seen as a long-shot presidential contender, has surged within striking distance of former vice president Joe Biden …
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Politico, CNBC, The Hill, Washington Times and Political Wire
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David Paleologos / USA Today:
Paleologos on the Poll: Buttigieg gets an Iowa boost on strength of his debate performance
Elena Schneider / Politico:
‘It sure feels like Buttigieg and Klobuchar have wind in their sails’
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Axios
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
“I'm getting close”: Warren promises to release Medicare for All funding plan soon
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: Amy Klobuchar says she's catching on at exactly the right time
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says She Will Release a Plan to Finance ‘Medicare for All’
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The Daily Caller and The Hill
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter Account (Update: It Is) — Earlier today, the Atlantic's McKay Coppins published a lengthy profile on Mitt Romney, apparently part of Romney's effort to set himself up as the noble Republican foil to an out-of-control president.
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Mitt Romney: Republicans keep quiet on Trump because they fear Elizabeth Warren
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The Hill
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Department Distances Itself From Giuliani — In an unusual statement, a spokesman said department officials would not have met with President Trump's personal lawyer had they known his associates were under investigation. — The Justice Department distanced itself on Sunday …
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CANNONFIRE, Axios, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Amid Ukraine scandal, Trump officials worry about Rudy Giuliani's financial motives
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Political Wire and Politico
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Lindsey Graham does not rule out the possibility of Trump impeachment if new evidence emerges — (CNN)In another sign of the dangerous predicament facing President Donald Trump, his longtime ally Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview that aired Sunday night that he could not rule …
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HuffPost
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Axios:
Graham open to other evidence on impeachment — In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Trump's most vital allies on Capitol Hill, opened the door to changing his mind on impeachment if there turns out to be what he considers a quid pro quo.
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Popular Information, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, HuffPost, Breitbart and ABC News
Tim Ahmann / Reuters:
Syria critic Lindsey Graham reverses stance, says Trump's policy could succeed
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bloomberg:
Mark Zuckerberg Has Quietly Advised Pete Buttigieg on Campaign Hires — Facebook CEO, wife privately recommended hires to Democrat — Zuckerberg facing barrage of criticism in DC for bias, privacy — Facebook Inc. chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has privately recommended …
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Common Dreams
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Wall Street Journal:
Private Photos of Indicted Donor Depict Ties to Trump, Giuliani — Dating back to 2015, the private Instagram account of Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-American indicted for illegal campaign donations, appears to show VIP access to President Trump and a close relationship with Rudy Giuliani.
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Political Wire
Financial Times:
Russian cyberattack unit ‘masqueraded’ as Iranian hackers, UK says — A Russian cyber espionage unit has hacked Iranian hackers to lead attacks in more than 35 countries, a joint UK and US investigation has revealed. — The so-called Turla group, which has been linked with Russian intelligence …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Want Trump to Go? Take to the Streets — Another moment for public protest has arrived. — On Nov. 9, 2016, the day after Donald Trump's election, Obamacare looked to be doomed. Millions of Americans, it seemed, were going to lose their health insurance.
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Daily Kos
Guy Snodgrass / Politico:
Inside Trump's First Pentagon Briefing — Long before real planning for it began, and long before the first news stories about it, those of us in the top levels of the Pentagon heard President Donald Trump demand the military parade he would eventually get.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Thomas D'Alesandro III — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of her brother, former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III: — “My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch …
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