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Associated Press:
Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani — WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are planning to interview an executive with Ukraine's state-owned gas company as part of an ongoing probe into the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani and two of his Soviet-born business associates.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘I have learned many things’: Kurt Volker revises Ukraine testimony — Kurt Volker is in a bind. — The former special U.S. envoy for Ukraine was the first impeachment witness to testify behind closed doors and assured lawmakers he saw no indication that President Donald Trump had conditioned …
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Axios, PEN, ABC News, Breitbart, Joe.My.God., The Week and The American Independent
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Ukraine Pol: I Was Joking When I Asked Vindman To Be Our Defense Minister — Vindman was pressed by Republicans about whether he was secretly loyal to Ukraine because of a job offer he'd received. But the offer itself was just a lighthearted joke. — During impeachment hearings on Tuesday morning …
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Wall Street Journal:
Impeachment Witnesses Set to Testify on Concerns About Trump-Zelensky Call
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Ron Johnson goes after witness set to testify in impeachment inquiry
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Democrats Should Stop Making ‘Ukrainegate’ About Ukraine
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The Week and Washington Post
ABC News:
Impeachment hearings live updates Day 3: Alexander Vindman, Jennifer Williams testify
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Kurt Volker, impeachment witness requested by Republicans, debunks many of their arguments
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Washington Post
Abbey Marshall / Politico:
'I'm not in the loop': Live highlights from Kurt Volker's and Tim Morrison's testimony
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The Hill
Kate Irby / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Devin Nunes' lawyer files another defamation lawsuit, this time for White House official
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Occupy Democrats, Washington Monthly, The American Independent and Washington Post
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Vindman says he was left out of meetings after Trump phone call
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Breitbart
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
There Are Two Rhodes Scholars Running For President. Only One Gets Mentioned. — Media outlets mention that Pete Buttigieg was a Rhodes scholar far more often than they mention that Cory Booker was one too. — A major part of Pete Buttigieg's appeal is his brain.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
'Everyone's going to come for Pete': Buttigieg faces debate spotlight
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Washington Post, The Root and Vox
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Democratic debate: Rising Buttigieg could face attacks
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The Hill
Washington Post:
Joe Biden plans Iowa push after concerns grow about his weakness in the first voting state
Jason Zengerle / GQ:
The Audacity of Pete Buttigieg
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MIT Technology Review, PinkNews and Salon
Washington Post:
Trump press secretary faces backlash over claim that Obama aides left ‘you will fail’ notes — The White House is facing fresh allegations of dishonesty after press secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed without evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages around …
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ABC News, Political Wire and Gothamist
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Daily Mail:
Obama's aides left notes in White House offices for Donald Trump's staff reading ‘You will fail’ and 'You're not going to make it', says press secretary Stephanie Grisham — White House press secretary says Obama aides left mean notes behind when they departed the West Wing on January 20, 2017
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NBC News:
Trump press secretary claims departing Obama aides left nasty notes — The former president's staffers quickly denied Trump adviser Stephanie Grisham's accusation, calling it an “outrageous lie.'. — White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed on Tuesday that departing former aides …
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Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Speculating about Trump's health is ‘dangerous,’ but Hillary Clinton's was fair game?
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Washington Post, Politico and Occupy Democrats
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Navy Wants to Eject From SEALs a Sailor Cleared by Trump, Officials Say — Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher is expected to be formally notified of the action on Wednesday. — The Navy SEAL at the center of a high-profile war crimes case has been ordered to appear before Navy leaders Wednesday morning …
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Task & Purpose, Political Wire, Raw Story and Slate
New York Times:
They're Blue Collar, and They Like That Biden Is an Average Joe — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has durable support from a multiracial coalition of working-class voters who view him as one of their own. — WEST POINT, Iowa — They are white and nonwhite alike, prefer Facebook over Twitter …
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
Saint Anselm poll: Buttigieg surges to 10 percentage point lead over Biden, Warren in NH
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Breitbart, Political Wire and TheBlaze
TIME:
Mike Pompeo Is Searching for a Safe Exit from State Ahead of Senate Run, GOP Sources Say — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told three prominent Republicans in recent weeks that he plans to resign from the Trump Administration to run for the U.S. Senate from Kansas in next year's elections.
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Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn't reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances — More than $35 million of the roughly $400 million in aid to Ukraine that President Trump delayed, sparking the impeachment inquiry, has not been released to the country, according to a Pentagon spending document obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
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Talking Points Memo and Axios
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
What's Really Happening At The New York Times — If you're following the news these days, you'll notice that a high percentage is about the New York Times — the headlines, the opinions, the tweets, the deeper question of what it is to cover the news straight in a twisted time.
New York Times:
Guards Accused of Napping and Shopping Online the Night Epstein Died — The two jail staff members were charged with falsifying records and conspiring to defraud the United States. — The night that Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself in a Manhattan jail, one of the guards on duty was catching …
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Lateshia Beachum / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants compassion for Trump supporter convicted of making death threats against her — A man who threatened to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has pleaded guilty, according to authorities. — Patrick W. Carlineo Jr., 55, of Addison, N.Y., entered the guilty plea …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Say Impeachment Hearings Won't Change Their Minds — The country is witnessing one of only a handful of times in its history that Congress has gone through with public hearings on whether to impeach a president. And yet, the overwhelming majority …
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PBS NewsHour, Opinion Today, Washington Post, Raw Story, Fox News, The Hill and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Malcolm Jenkins / staff:
When picking new police commissioner, Mayor Kenney must listen to real Philadelphians — Congrats to Mayor Kenney for his reelection. During his campaign, he promised to be accountable to the people, and that starts with the appointment of the Philadelphia police commissioner.
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Documents reveal massive ‘dark-money’ group boosted Democrats in 2018 — The “green wave” of campaign cash that boosted Democrats and liberal causes in 2018 included an unprecedented gusher of secret money, new documents obtained by POLITICO show. — The Sixteen Thirty Fund …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
'I don't know what to believe' is an unpatriotic cop-out. Do better, Americans. — Since I became The Washington Post's media columnist in 2016, I've developed a habit of asking people, wherever I travel, how they get their news. — In keeping with that, I had a brief chat last weekend in Sarasota …
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Trump claims Pelosi trying to use trade deal to get votes on impeachment — President Trump claimed on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is using negotiations over a new North America trade deal to try to get votes for impeachment. — The president offered no evidence for making this claim.
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Min Joo Kim / Washington Post:
U.S. breaks off talks with South Korea over costs of military alliance — SEOUL — The United States broke off talks with South Korea on Tuesday over how to share the cost of the two nations' military alliance, injecting fresh tension into the relationship over Washington's demands that Seoul pay sharply more.
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New York Times:
After Keeping a Careful Distance From Trump, Nikki Haley Is All In — Her pivot is seen as a recognition of the realities of today's Republican Party — there is little future after separating yourself from the president. — WASHINGTON — During her two years serving in the Trump administration …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
No confirmation, no photo. CBP says Trump's image the only one allowed on agency walls. — With the departure of its Senate-confirmed leader last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a new edict regarding which U.S. officials are worthy of a framed portrait on the agency's walls.
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