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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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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
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Ukraine expert who listened to Trump's call says ‘there was no doubt’ …
Ukraine expert who listened to Trump's call says ‘there was no doubt’ …
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The Week, New York Times, Raw Story, HuffPost, Political Flare, CNN and Talking Points Memo
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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Breitbart, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Townhall
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Republicans want Hunter Biden, Ukraine whistleblower as impeachment inquiry witnesses — EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans plan to call Hunter Biden, the Ukraine whistleblower and a range of other witnesses to testify in the upcoming public Trump impeachment hearings, according to a witness list obtained exclusively by Fox News.
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The Hill, Politico and National Review
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Whistleblower disputes boil over in impeachment interview
Whistleblower disputes boil over in impeachment interview
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Sara A. Carter and NBC News
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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The Boston Globe and IJR
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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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CNN, Washington Post, New Republic and The Atlantic
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Bloomberg Makes Plans to Build Campaign Staff in March Presidential Primary States
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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CNBC, The Daily Beast, Vox and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden on Bloomberg: ‘I have no problem with him getting in the race’
Biden on Bloomberg: ‘I have no problem with him getting in the race’
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Politico
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 and HuffPost
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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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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Occupy Democrats, Shareblue Media, Law & Crime and Task & Purpose
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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Raw Story, Vox, POLITICUSUSA, New York Magazine and Talking Points Memo
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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HuffPost
Tamara Keith / NPR:
The Whistleblower Complaint Has Largely Been Corroborated. Here's How. — When the House impeachment inquiry began more than a month ago, much of the focus was on a complaint from a whistleblower that drew attention to a July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President …
New York Times:
Why Pete Buttigieg Annoys His Democratic Rivals — His success, especially in Iowa, has grated on rival campaigns that say his record in government is not commensurate with the attention he's receiving. — WAVERLY, Iowa — Joseph R. Biden Jr. was mingling with a handful of mayors backstage …
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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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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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
Trump intends to take tax return fight to Supreme Court
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Bloomberg and One America News Network
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 …
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Raw Story
South China Morning Post:
Former Chinese trade envoy wants four more years of Trump. Here's why — The US president's daily tweets to 67 million global followers make him ‘easy to read’, said the former trade envoy and point man for China's WTO negotiations Trump is a transparent and realistic negotiator who is concerned …
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Political Wire
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 …
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Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment — WISE, Va. — When a judge hears civil cases at the courthouse in this southwest Virginia town two days a month, many of the lawsuits have a common plaintiff: the local hospital, Ballad Health, suing patients over unpaid medical bills.
New York Times:
How Voters Turned Virginia from Deep Red to Solid Blue — Where Democrats Took Control — Democrats have gained about 20 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2015, especially in Northern Virginia and the Richmond area. — Republican win or lead Democratic win or lead — Northern Virginia
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What Democrats Should Do Now That They Have Turned Virginia Blue
What Democrats Should Do Now That They Have Turned Virginia Blue
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Slate
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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TMZ.com, Engadget, The Verge and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
McKinsey Faces Criminal Inquiry Over Bankruptcy Case Conduct — Prosecutors are examining the consulting company's behavior in at least two bankruptcy cases. — McKinsey & Company, the elite consulting firm that advises many of the world's largest and most powerful institutions …
Joanna Weiss / Politico:
Trump Pokes Fun at Himself. Why Do Only Some People See It? — His self-aware sense of humor is a powerful weapon. If you can spot the joke. — Joanna Weiss is a writer in Boston and the editor of Experience magazine. — There's a common conception, among foes of Donald Trump …
New York Times:
New Trump Administration Proposal Would Charge Asylum Seekers an Application Fee — The proposal also includes increasing fees for those applying for citizenship by more than 60 percent. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday proposed hiking a range of fees assessed …
New York Times:
As Campaign Season Heats Up, Trump Has Turned the Official Into the Political — Previous presidents made an effort to make a distinction between the two and had their campaigns, not taxpayers, foot the bill for political events. — WASHINGTON — President Trump traveled on Air Force …