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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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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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Michael Bloomberg launches 2020 presidential bid
Michael Bloomberg launches 2020 presidential bid
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Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg launches campaign for president
Michael Bloomberg launches campaign for president
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Bernie Sanders / ABC News:
New Hampshire may test durability of Sanders' popularity
New Hampshire may test durability of Sanders' popularity
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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.
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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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 …
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 …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
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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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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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Washington Post:
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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