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Zachary Basu / Axios:
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 …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Schiff says House will move forward with impeachment inquiry after ‘overwhelming’ evidence from hearings
Schiff says House will move forward with impeachment inquiry after ‘overwhelming’ evidence from hearings
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CNN:
Schiff pushes Bolton to testify but will not go to court to force him
Schiff pushes Bolton to testify but will not go to court to force him
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Political Wire
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Adam Schiff: Trump's ‘Death Penalty’ Threat Was One Reason We Didn't Have Whistleblower Testify
Adam Schiff: Trump's ‘Death Penalty’ Threat Was One Reason We Didn't Have Whistleblower Testify
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Washington Post:
Schiff says Democrats will press forward despite lack of testimony from key impeachment witnesses
Schiff says Democrats will press forward despite lack of testimony from key impeachment witnesses
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Associated Press, The Hill and LevittownNow.com
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Adam Schiff Ran Against Impeachment in First Campaign for Congress
Adam Schiff Ran Against Impeachment in First Campaign for Congress
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Redstate, The Daily Caller and Townhall
Nancy Cook / Politico:
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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NBC News:
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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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
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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Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg launches campaign for president
Michael Bloomberg launches campaign for president
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Mother Jones, The Hill, The Week, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway
Nick Enoch / Daily Mail:
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.
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
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.
Washington Post:
White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine military aid — A confidential White House review of the President Trump's decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts …
Sergii Leshchenko / KyivPost:
The true story of Yanukovych's black ledger — U.S. President Donald J. Trump's one-time campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives at Manhattan Supreme Court June 27, 2019. He is serving a 7.5 year sentence for tax and bank fraud. Manafort received $12.7 million in payments from ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Malcolm Nance on the Danger of Conspiracy Theories — Malcolm Nance, a former naval intelligence officer and an MSNBC contributor, has become one of the most recognizable voices on Trump-related scandals. According to Brian Williams, MSNBC's chief anchor, Nance is “a cross between Batman and ‘Fight Club.’ …
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New York Times:
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 and Talking Points Memo
South China Morning Post:
At least seven pro-Beijing lawmakers lose Hong Kong district council seats — Huge surge of support for pro-democracy camp which has already taken more seats than it had before Shock defeats for Junius Ho, Michael Tien and Holden Chow, while Starry Lee holds on against ‘Long Hair’ Polls …
Shannon Freshour / DemCast:
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 …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Sen. John Kennedy repeats Ukraine conspiracy theory about DNC server — Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) reiterated a debunked conspiracy theory on “Fox News Sunday” that Ukraine may have interfered in the 2016 presidential election by hacking the Democratic National Committee's computer servers …
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
In Virginia, and elsewhere, gun supporters prepare to defy new laws — AMELIA COURTHOUSE, Va. — Families, church groups, hunt clubs and neighbors began arriving two hours early, with hundreds spilling out of the little courthouse and down the hill to the street in the chilly night air.
BBC:
Data leak reveals how China ‘brainwashes’ Uighurs in prison camps — Leaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps. — The Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Bud Cummins Tried To Interest U.S. Law Enforcement In Ukraine Dirt On Bidens In 2018 — As far back as October 2018, a former U.S. attorney acting on behalf of Ukrainian interests tried to get federal law enforcement to bite on bogus political dirt about the Bidens …
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders's Loyal Voters Could Keep Him in Race for Months — Polls show Vermont senator's base is more dedicated than that of any other 2020 Democrat — Bernie Sanders's most adamant backers expect that he will be the Democratic nominee for president, but if it ends up looking …
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Jeanine Pirro Calls Trump-Appointed Gordon Sondland a ‘Deep State Bureaucrat’: ‘Not a Fan of the President’ — Fox News host Jeanine Pirro went after President Donald Trump-appointed Ambassador Gordon Sondland, saying his testimony should be discounted because he's a “deep state bureaucrat.”
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