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Giuliani associate Parnas wants to testify that Nunes aides hid Ukraine meetings on Biden dirt from Schiff — Lev Parnas, a business associate of Rudy Giuliani, wants to testify to Congress that aides to Rep. Devin Nunes called off a trip to Ukraine this year when they realized …
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Why Giuliani Singled Out 2 Ukrainian Oligarchs to Help Dig Up Dirt — VIENNA — They were two Ukrainian oligarchs with American legal problems. One had been indicted on federal bribery charges. The other was embroiled in a vast banking scandal and was reported to be under investigation by the F.B.I.
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Ukraine Energy Official Says Giuliani Associates Tried to Recruit Him — Naftogaz executive Andrew Favorov told federal prosecutors that Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman tried to recruit him to help take over Ukraine's gas company — Two associates of Rudy Giuliani tried to recruit …
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Talking Points Memo and HuffPost


House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas — The House Intelligence Committee is in possession of audio and video recordings and photographs provided to the committee by Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney …
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Rudy Giuliani Sought Role in Ukraine Bank Case While He Dug for Dirt
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In firing Richard Spencer, Trump recklessly crosses another line — President Trump's attempt to manipulate military justice had a sorry outcome Sunday with the firing of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer. For the past nine months, Spencer had tried to dissuade Trump …
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Navy secretary forced out by Pentagon chief over handling of Navy SEAL's war crimes case — The decision comes after intervention from Trump. — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sunday after losing confidence in him over his handling …


Trump undercuts his military leadership — and dishonors troops who uphold our values — “THE NAVY will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher's Trident Pin. This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!”


Do Navy leaders have a ‘duty to disobey’ Trump in Gallagher case?
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Esper Demands Resignation of Navy Secretary Over SEAL Case
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Navy Secretary Richard Spencer fired in dispute over discipline of SEAL
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Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Resigns Amid Controversy Over Navy SEAL
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Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy
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Why this impeachment will simply give President Trump exoneration — The second week of public impeachment hearings has concluded, with nine witnesses testifying before the House Intelligence Committee over three days. This has forced both parties to confront distinct realities.
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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 …
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To defeat Trump, Dems rethink the Obama coalition formula — Stirred by fears that Democrats might fail to patch together the broad coalition necessary to defeat Donald Trump next year, the late stages of the Democratic primary have taken an abrupt turn. — Suddenly, a contest …
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WeWork Founder Adam Neumann ‘Helped Kushner Craft Mideast Peace Plan’ — The now disgraced ex-CEO reportedly claimed that three people would save the world: Mohammed bin Salman, Jared Kushner and Neumann himself — The rise and catastrophic downfall of WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann …
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University to Students on Medicaid: Buy Private Coverage, or Drop Out — Emily and Kullen Langston were enrolling in classes for the winter semester at Brigham Young University-Idaho when they hit an unexpected roadblock. — The school, like many others, requires all students to have health coverage.
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Hong Kong elections: pro-Beijing camp left reeling from landslide defeat — By 9am, pro-democracy camp has won 17 out of 18 district councils, all of which were previously under pro-establishment control Result set to give pan-democrat bloc significant increase in seats on election committee …
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Biden Is Struggling in Iowa and His Supporters There Know Why — The former vice president's backers have noted a lack of enthusiasm and a spotty campaign operation as reasons Joe Biden is lagging in Iowa, not to mention a formidable moderate competitor in Pete Buttigieg.


Her Battles With the Press Corps Behind Her, Sanders Plans a Political Future — President Trump's former press secretary has returned to Arkansas a bona fide star eager to play a new role in a post-Trump Republican Party. — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It has been less than six months since …
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How Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election — Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party's computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates. Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them
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Scoop: White House directed block of Armenian genocide resolution — Many were perplexed and outraged when, right after clashing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a heated Oval Office meeting on Nov. 13, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham hurried back to the Senate floor …
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Bumbling Congress gives Trump the budget freeze he wanted — White House budget hawks who have failed to rein in government spending in the Trump era might get a major win — by default. — Top Republicans and Democrats are fumbling in their attempts to clinch a deal to fund the government over the next year.


U.S. Resumes Operations Against ISIS in Northern Syria — These Bradley fighting vehicles just arrived in Syria. The National Guard showed them off to us during a rare visit to an American base here. “O.K., is everybody good? Because the most important story is the Bradleys.
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Political Wire


Exposed: China's Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By Algorithm — A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents has uncovered the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region's Orwellian system of mass surveillance and “predictive policing.”
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