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Michael Bloomberg Joins 2020 Democratic Field for President — Mr. Bloomberg brings a huge personal fortune and moderate views to an increasingly fluid race, but issues like criminal justice and his late start loom as vulnerabilities. — Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Sunday that he would run …
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Michael Bloomberg launches 2020 presidential bid — The ad promotes Bloomberg's record as mayor and then promises “to rebuild the country and restore faith in the dream that defines us.” — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially entered the 2020 race Sunday …
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Michael Bloomberg launches campaign for president — Michael Bloomberg announced Sunday he is running for president, bringing a narrow following but boundless bank account to the crowded Democratic primary. — The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, positioning himself as a centrist alternative …
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The Federalist, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Breitbart

New Hampshire may test durability of Sanders' popularity
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Fox News, The Daily Beast and Associated Press


Schiff says House will move forward with impeachment inquiry after ‘overwhelming’ evidence from hearings — While some officials have declined to testify, the House Intelligence Committee chairman says, “we are not willing to go the months and months and months of rope-a-dope in the courts.”
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Top House Democrat says ethics probe of Nunes is likely over alleged meeting with Ukrainian about Bidens — A high-ranking House Democrat said Saturday it's “quite likely” Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will face an ethics investigation over allegations that he met with an ex-Ukrainian official …
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Political Wire and Axios


Schiff on more public hearings: 'Don't foreclose the possibility' — House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joins Chuck Todd to discuss the impeachment inquiry.


Trump's GOP support hardens despite damning impeachment testimony
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Associated Press, The Hill, LevittownNow.com, HuffPost and Raw Story

Unmoved by the Schiff show: Trump has the Republican establishment in his pocket

Top Dem says ethics investigation into Devin Nunes likely
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Raw Story, The Hill, The Week, Law & Crime, Breitbart, HuffPost, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Occupy Democrats, The Guardian, Vox and The Daily Caller


Forget the Oval. The real Trump action is in the residence. — The Oval Office is the traditional epicenter of power for American presidents, but a new one is emerging that's more exclusive, more secluded and more convenient. — President Donald Trump is increasingly morphing the White House residence into a second Oval.
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The White House, Althouse and Raw Story


New Documents Reveal Details of Pompeo's Role in Ukraine Affair — Emails and documents released by the State Department support testimony showing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo enabled the Ukrainian pressure campaign at the center of the impeachment proceedings.
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emptywheel, Common Dreams, NPR, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Slate


Queen cancels Prince Andrew's 60th birthday party in wake of disastrous Newsnight interview amid claims Royal household is ‘aggrieved’ at suggestions she sanctioned it — The Queen has scrapped plans to host a party for Prince Andrew to mark his 60th birthday in February.
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Secretary of Navy says Trump's tweet is not a formal order — 1 of 2 — HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The secretary of the U.S. Navy said Saturday he doesn't consider a tweet by President Donald Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of a sailor who could lose his status as a Navy Seal.
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Jim Jordan has to go … Look, I know the odds, the obstacles, and the expected outcome when I decided to run for Congress to take on Jim Jordan. — But here's the thing: in America, the odds are increasingly stacked against working people and we all have a responsibility to do what we can to protect …


Time to call out and remove Putin's propagandists — Republicans are not “merely” violating their oaths of office for failing to support impeachment of a president who arguably has committed more serious “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” and acts of bribery than all his predecessors combined.


Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized — The justice was admitted after experiencing chills and a fever and expects to be released as early as Sunday morning, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said. — WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore …
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Louisiana election shows limits of ‘old tough-on-crime stuff’ — Republicans spent the fall hammering Louisiana's Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, as “dangerously soft on crime” and said his policies “put everyone in danger.” — But then, Edwards won reelection in his conservative …
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NBC News


Harvard-Yale game ends in near-darkness after climate change protest — Spectators rushed the field to stage a climate change protest at halftime of Saturday's Harvard-Yale game, delaying the start of the second half by nearly an hour and causing the game to finish in near-darkness.
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The Federalist, PJ Media Home, CNN and YaleNews


Schiff: I would be leading calls for impeachment if Trump were a Democrat — In a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the evidence for President Trump's misconduct is “overwhelming,” and that he would be among those calling …


Joe Biden Tells Democrats, 'We've Got to Stop This Circular Firing Squad' — Former vice president campaigns in Iowa as recent polls in the state have shown him losing ground to South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg — DES MOINES, Iowa—Former Vice President Joe Biden is warning Democrats to halt a …
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Kamala Harris tells Iowa voters she's ‘not a socialist’
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