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Wall Street Journal:
Giuliani Associates Urged Ukraine's Prior President to Open Biden, Election Probes — Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman pushed then-president Poroshenko to announce probes in return for U.S. state visit — Months before President Trump pressed Ukraine's newly installed president to investigate Joe Biden's son …
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The Daily Beast:
Vindman Burns Trump Booster John Solomon: ‘All the Key Elements’ of His Reporting ‘Were False’ — Hannity's favorite “investigative” reporter's columns formed the basis for Trump allies like Rudy Giuliani's messaging about Biden and Democrats. — Impeachment witness transcripts released Friday revealed …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
NSC staffer denies having secret Ukraine conversations with Trump — Kash Patel, a senior National Security Council official accused of running a secret backchannel to President Trump on Ukraine matters, has categorically denied ever discussing Ukraine with the president.
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
I've Reported In Ukraine For 10 Years. Please Read This Before You Say Anything Else About Impeachment. — MARIUPOL, Ukraine — If you're lucky enough to be within microphone-reach of Volodymyr Zelensky these days and to see the Ukrainian president take a question about Donald Trump, you'll witness some impressive facial gymnastics.
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Testimony from Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill caps a devastating week for Trump
Testimony from Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill caps a devastating week for Trump
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans are throwing Giuliani under the bus. But there's a problem.
Republicans are throwing Giuliani under the bus. But there's a problem.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Hateful calls, conspiracy theories’: What Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators
‘Hateful calls, conspiracy theories’: What Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators
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Washington Post:
Giuliani associates pressed past president of Ukraine to announce Biden investigation in exchange for state visit
Giuliani associates pressed past president of Ukraine to announce Biden investigation in exchange for state visit
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Raw Story
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Former Trump adviser who testified to Ukraine pressure campaign said she was victim of harassment
Former Trump adviser who testified to Ukraine pressure campaign said she was victim of harassment
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New GOP Ukraine Defense: Trump Was Just a Patsy for Sondland
New GOP Ukraine Defense: Trump Was Just a Patsy for Sondland
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Washington Post:
Democrats debate presidential field on news of Michael Bloomberg's potential candidacy — Even for a party accustomed to an anxious donor and political class — a group of second-guessers that Obama adviser David Plouffe famously called the “bed wetters” — billionaire Michael Bloomberg's likely entry …
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Michael Bloomberg Makes Plans to Build Campaign Staff in March Presidential Primary States
Michael Bloomberg Makes Plans to Build Campaign Staff in March Presidential Primary States
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Political Wire
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
How Seriously Should We Take Michael Bloomberg's Potential 2020 Run?
How Seriously Should We Take Michael Bloomberg's Potential 2020 Run?
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Washington Post, CNN and Associated Press
The Boston Globe:
Sanders' heart attack could have ended his presidential campaign. Instead, it boosted it
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Run, Mike, Run! — A Bloomberg-Trump contest would be one between a maker and a faker.
Run, Mike, Run! — A Bloomberg-Trump contest would be one between a maker and a faker.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
A Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats' cause
A Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats' cause
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The Hill, New York Times and Fox News
Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Bloomberg news: Michael Bloomberg launches presidential campaign in Alabama
Bloomberg news: Michael Bloomberg launches presidential campaign in Alabama
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Political Wire
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bolton Knows About ‘Many Relevant Meetings’ on Ukraine, Lawyer Says — The former national security adviser would be an important witness in the impeachment inquiry, but his lawyer wants a court to rule on whether he should testify. — ATLANTA — John R. Bolton, President Trump's former …
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New York Times:
Ukraine Affair Thrusts White House Lawyer Into Center of Crisis — John Eisenberg played down aides' complaints about Ukraine policy. — WASHINGTON — The complaints came to the National Security Council's top lawyer within hours of each other in early July.
Eric Spracklen / Project Veritas:
ABC Insider: Why I, alone, released the Amy Robach Epstein tape. — Editors Note: Project Veritas is publishing the writing below at the request of the ABC news insider who gave us the Amy Robach tape. — This was submitted to us in light of the actions taken against those wrongfully identified …
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The MK Interview: Megyn sits down with Ashley Bianco who was fired by CBS — Megyn Kelly … Add to — Share More — 1,410 — 1,411 38
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Alleged ABC Epstein Leaker Ashley Bianco Denies Role, Tearfully Begs for Her Job Back
Alleged ABC Epstein Leaker Ashley Bianco Denies Role, Tearfully Begs for Her Job Back
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New York Magazine, The Hill and Breitbart
Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
Here's How Much Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump Are Worth — How rich are Donald Trump's children? Unlike their boastful father, they aren't eager to say. Their earnings aren't publicly available, and their holdings are tied up in private investments and shielded through opaque shell corporations.
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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's ‘sacrifices,’ he writes
Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's ‘sacrifices,’ he writes
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump to AP: impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote
Ivanka Trump to AP: impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Trump to Appeal Ruling on Vance Subpoena to Supreme Court — If high court declines to hear case Vance may get returns soon — Appeals court rejected Trump's immunity claim in 3-0 decision — President Donald Trump's lawyers told a judge they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court next week …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump intends to take tax return fight to Supreme Court
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trumpkins Accused Him of Being the Whistleblower. They Were Wrong. — A former Obama staffer has been erroneously accused by the pro-Trump internet of blowing the whistle on the Ukraine affair. He didn't. But now his life has been upended. — Former Obama White House staffer R. David Edelman woke …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Nunes demands Schiff testify in private as part of House impeachment inquiry — EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has formally requested that the panel's chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., testify in a closed-door setting as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Matt Bevin supporter's robocall seeks ‘suspicious activity’ at polls ahead of recanvass — Conservative political activist Frank Simon, a longtime supporter of Gov. Matt Bevin, is sending robocalls asking Kentuckians to report suspicious activity or voter fraud to the State Board of Elections …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
‘A Warning’ by ‘Anonymous’: 5 Takeaways — The book seems to be the product of a Republican with access to the White House who grew increasingly upset by President Trump. — For President Trump, leaks are maddening and anonymity infuriating. So the release of “A Warning,” the new book by …
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The Daily Caller, Vanity Fair, HuffPost and CNN
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Impeachment Witness Undercut Steele Dossier In Bombshell Testimony — Fiona Hill, who was the top Russia expert at the White House, told lawmakers in October that she believed Russians fed disinformation to dossier author Christopher Steele. — Hill offered a scathing portrayed …
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Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
Why Is Christopher Steele Still a Thing?
Why Is Christopher Steele Still a Thing?
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Redstate and The New Neo
Adrienne So / Wired:
Instagram Will Test Hiding ‘Likes’ in the US Starting Next Week — Hiding like counts is just the latest step in Instagram's quest to become the safest place on the internet. — If you post a picture, and no one sees how many people liked it, does it still exist?
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Jeffery Martin / Newsweek:
Parents of teenager killed by U.S. diplomat's wife say Donald Trump offered to have the Treasury write them a check — While meeting with President Donald Trump, the parents of a British teenager who was killed in a traffic collision with the wife of a U.S. diplomat were offered money …
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Associated Press:
Comedian says Roger Stone called him ‘stoolie,’ threatened to take his dog if he didn't lie — The testimony is damaging to the GOP operative as he faces a federal trial on charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering. — Breaking News Emails — WASHINGTON — A comedian …
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Reuters:
Trump says he might attend Russia Victory Day events in May — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering attending Russia's May 9 Victory Day commemorative events after President Vladimir Putin extended an invitation. — “I appreciate the invitation.
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Trump ‘violates all recognized democratic norms,’ federal judge says in biting speech on judicial independence — In an unusually critical speech that lamented the public's flagging confidence in the independence of the judicial branch, a federal judge slammed President Trump for …
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