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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
In Trump's Jaded Capital, Marie Yovanovitch's Uncynical Outrage — A fired Ambassador demonstrates that it is apparently still possible to be shocked by the President. — For a few hours this Friday, an unassuming career diplomat named Marie (Masha) Yovanovitch did something that I thought …
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Nancy Pelosi says Trump's attacks on witnesses “very significant” to impeachment probe — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that President Trump's ongoing attacks on witnesses in the impeachment probe — including his tweets about former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch Friday …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Elise Stefanik emerges in impeachment hearings as key Trump defender — and GOP celebrity — On the House floor, Rep. Elise Stefanik has built the record of a Republican maverick: She's one of the few GOP lawmakers to vote against the party's sweeping 2017 tax bill, back equal rights …
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The Federalist and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump attack on Yovanovitch exposes GOP's muddled impeachment defense
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Bloomberg, New York Times, NBC News, HuffPost, NPR, WWLP-TV and Political Wire
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“THIS IS THE WAY GANGSTERS OPERATE”: A HERO IS BORN AS YOVANOVITCH GIVES VOICE TO WIDESPREAD RAGE AT STATE
Andrew Harnik / Politico:
What Was Truly Unprecedented in This Week's Impeachment Hearings?
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Reuters
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“I'M ABOUT TO GAVEL YOU DOWN”: Schiff warns Jordan during impeachment hearing
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Fox News
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Marie Yovanovitch Admits There Was No Crime, No Bribery From Trump On Ukraine
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BuzzFeed News
Washington Post:
How a CIA analyst, alarmed by Trump's shadow foreign policy, triggered an impeachment inquiry — The lights are often on late into the evening at CIA headquarters, where a team of elite analysts works on classified reports that influence how the country responds to global crises.
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CNN:
Witness overheard US ambassador tell Trump that Ukraine would investigate Biden — (CNN)A US ambassador told President Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “loves your ass” and that Ukraine was going to move forward with the investigation Trump had asked Zelensky for a day earlier …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Embassy Official Confirms Trump Asked About Ukraine Investigation — The official in Kiev also said that he was told President Trump cared more about the investigations than about Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — An official from the United States Embassy in Kiev confirmed to House impeachment investigators …
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The Week, Washington Post, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Friday night surprise: David Holmes throws a wrench in Trump's impeachment defense
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Associated Press
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
If There's a Gun Left That Isn't Smoking, I Can't Find It
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CNN
Vicky Ward / CNN:
Exclusive: After private White House meeting, Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was on a ‘secret mission’ for Trump, sources say — New York (CNN)Among the many guests who had their pictures taken with President Donald Trump at the White House's annual Hanukkah party last year …
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Washington Post, CANNONFIRE, The Hill, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump issues pardons in war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move — President Trump intervened in three military justice cases involving war-crimes accusations Friday, issuing at least two pardons that will prevent the Pentagon from pursuing future charges against the individuals involved …
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The Week, Mediaite, Townhall and Balloon Juice
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Trump Clears Three Service Members in War Crimes Cases
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Common Dreams, The Stranger, NPR and Axios
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Obama Says Average American Doesn't Want to ‘Tear Down System’ — Former President Barack Obama, in an address to liberal donors, warned candidates not to go too far left and sought to calm those who were concerned about the state of the Democratic primary.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Obama Tells His Party's Elites to Relax — For eleven-and-a-half months now, Barack Obama has gone out of his way to avoid commenting on 2020's presidential primary. He doesn't sit for interviews where he might be asked about it, he won't mention candidates' names, and even in private …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Obama tells Democratic candidates to ease off talk of revolution
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Axios, Associated Press and Mediaite
New York Times:
‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims — More than 400 pages of internal Chinese documents provide an unprecedented inside look at the crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. — HONG KONG — The students booked their tickets home …
Washington Post:
Roger Stone's conviction, and Trump's ugly response, further demonstrate the president's corruption — Donald Trump has a remarkable talent for attracting criminals into his orbit, and a number of his associates — such as former lawyer Michael Cohen and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
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Occupy Democrats, New York Times, Vanity Fair and NBC News
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Roger Stone supporters push petition for presidential pardon
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POLITICUSUSA, The Atlantic and NPR
Washington Post:
Trump's Doral resort was a last-minute addition in search for G-7 site, newly released email shows — Secret Service agents had identified four U.S. sites as finalists for next year's Group of Seven summit — but then they were told to add a new finalist: President Trump's Doral resort …
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Associated Press and POLITICUSUSA
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Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Secret Service Records Contradict Trump's Claim on Doral G-7
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New York Post, Q13 FOX News, HuffPost and Washington Post
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers the 19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture at the Federalist Society's 2019 National Lawyers Convention — Good Evening. Thank you all for being here. And thank you to Gene [Meyer] for your kind introduction.
Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris picks up major union endorsement — WASHINGTON — California Sen. Kamala Harris is getting the presidential endorsement of the United Farm Workers, the labor group will announce Saturday. — The major endorsement, shared first with The Chronicle …
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Political Wire, Fox News, The Daily Beast and Politico
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
This Is How Trump's Gangster Government Works — The president—like a clever drug dealer or gangster—knows the importance of plausible deniability. Now it's the essence of the GOP defense. — This is how a drug deal works: — Let's say you want to buy some crack.
Washington Post:
White House Budget official with knowledge of delay in military aid to Ukraine to testify — The first official from inside the White House Office of Management and Budget to break ranks and testify in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump will appear for his closed-door deposition …
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Political Wire
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