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James Comey / Washington Post:
The truth is finally out. The FBI fulfilled its mission. — James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general. — For two years, the president of the United States and his followers have loudly declared that the FBI acted unlawfully in conducting …
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Julia Macfarlane / ABC News:
‘Dossier’ author Chris Steele met Ivanka Trump years before Russia scandal, source says — Steele has been at the center of the Russia investigation firestorm — Nearly a decade before the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka met a British intelligence officer who ran …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Allows for Release of Additional Details About Ex-Spy Behind Steele Dossier — The British former spy was told on the eve of its release that a highly anticipated inspector general's report would contain further information about him than he had expected.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of the Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation — Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement: — “Nothing is more important …
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The Daily Beast:
DOJ Report Has Trump Fanboys Quivering With Anticipation — Right-wing media and QAnon fans have promised massive bombshells. What happens if it fizzles? — Donald Trump's staunchest allies have continuously built up expectations that the Department of Justice inspector general's report …
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NBC News:
Internal Justice watchdog finds that Russia probe was justified, not biased against Trump — The long-awaited report by the Justice Department's watchdog contradicts President Trump's depiction of a politically biased plot against him. — WASHINGTON — The FBI mishandled parts of its application …
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New York Times:
Inspector General Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Finds Serious Errors But Debunks Anti-Trump Plot — A long-awaited report by the Justice Department's inspector general delivers a scathing critique of the F.B.I.'s handling of wiretap application but also punctures many conspiracy theories.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
AG Barr condemns IG report's finding that FBI probe of Trump campaign was justified — The attorney general said the investigation was launched on the “thinnest of suspicions.” — Attorney General William Barr on Monday rejected a key conclusion of an investigation conducted …
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Washington Post:
Inspector general report says FBI had ‘authorized purpose’ …
Inspector general report says FBI had ‘authorized purpose’ …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Horowitz report on the Russia investigation
4 takeaways from the Horowitz report on the Russia investigation
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr and Durham Publicly Disagree With Horowitz Report on Russia Inquiry
Barr and Durham Publicly Disagree With Horowitz Report on Russia Inquiry
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Inspector general's report on Russia probe: key takeaways
Inspector general's report on Russia probe: key takeaways
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
AT WAR WITH THE TRUTH … A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.
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James Walker / Newsweek:
Donald Trump tweets 105 times in single day, attacking impeachment inquiry and top Democrats — President Donald Trump put out more than 100 tweets on Sunday, sharing attacks on the impeachment inquiry with his 67 million followers. — The commander-in-chief tweeted a total of 105 times yesterday …
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Judiciary Committee Trump impeachment hearing: Live updates
Judiciary Committee Trump impeachment hearing: Live updates
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Live Blog / Impeachment hearing: Live updates from second day of Judiciary Committee testimony
Live Blog / Impeachment hearing: Live updates from second day of Judiciary Committee testimony
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
GOP impeachment wall: Why Republicans won't walk away from Trump
GOP impeachment wall: Why Republicans won't walk away from Trump
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Nadler Failed to Swear in Witnesses at Judiciary Impeachment Hearings
Nadler Failed to Swear in Witnesses at Judiciary Impeachment Hearings
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’: Atlanta Newspaper Demands Disclaimer on Depiction of Female Reporter — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is asking Warner Bros. and the makers of “Richard Jewell” to release a statement acknowledging it took dramatic license when it portrayed journalist Kathy Scruggs as trading sex for tips.
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David K. Li / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds Kentucky abortion law mandating ultrasounds — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Kentucky law, mandating doctors perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before they can perform abortions. — The high court declined, without comment …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Supreme Court leaves in place Kentucky abortion restriction
Susan Simpson / Just Security:
Seven Outright Falsehoods in GOP Staff Report on Impeachment — On December 2, 2019, Republican staff of the three committees overseeing the impeachment inquiry published a report prepared for the GOP Chairs: Representatives Devin Nunes, Jim Jordan, and Michael McCaul.
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New York Times:
India Prepares to Block Naturalization for Muslims — A bill establishing a religious test for immigration to India is expected to pass Parliament, a major step for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist agenda. — HYDERABAD, India — India took a major step toward …
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Firehouse Strategies:
BREAKING: As Impeachment Moves Ahead Trump Surges in Battleground States — Firehouse/Optimus December Battleground State Poll: As Impeachment Moves Ahead, President Trump Well-Positioned Against Leading Democratic Contenders — This week we continued our quarterly battleground polling series in Michigan …
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Michelle Obama speaks out on impeachment proceedings: 'It's surreal' — The former first lady opened up about a number of issues in an exclusive interview with TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager. — Michelle Obama views the impeachment proceedings involving President Donald Trump as “surreal,” …
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New York Times:
Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Waged War on Inflation, Is Dead at 92 — Mr. Volcker helped shape American economic policy for decades, notably by leading the Federal Reserve's brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the 1970s and '80s. — Paul A. Volcker, who helped shape American economic policy …
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CNN:
Bill Hemmer to succeed Shep Smith as Fox's afternoon news anchor — New York (CNN Business)Bill Hemmer will succeed Shepard Smith as the anchor of Fox News Channel's 3 p.m. news program, the network said on Monday. — The show will be renamed “Bill Hemmer Reports” and it will debut on January 20.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Fox News to Replace Shep Smith With Veteran Anchor Bill Hemmer
Exclusive: Fox News to Replace Shep Smith With Veteran Anchor Bill Hemmer
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New York Times:
Sanna Marin of Finland to Become World's Youngest Prime Minister — At 34, Ms. Marin will head a coalition made up of five parties, in a government led by women. — HELSINKI, Finland — Sanna Marin, 34, is set to become the world's youngest sitting prime minister when she is sworn in this week in Finland …
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Leads Senators In Demanding ‘Immediate Removal’ Of Stephen Miller — More than half of Senate Democrats say Miller's “demonstrable white nationalist ideology has been directly translated” into Trump administration policy. — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor and Trump VA nominee, running for Texas congressional seat — Jackson is at least the 13th Republican to jump in to the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon. — Ronny Jackson, the former White House doctor …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The massive triumph of the rich, illustrated by stunning new data — The triumph of the rich, which is one of the defining stories of our time, is generally described as largely the reflection of two factors. The first, of course, is the explosion of income among top earners …
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New York Times:
The Indispensable Man: How Giuliani Led Trump to the Brink of Impeachment — Not so long ago, it seemed to Rudolph W. Giuliani that he would be presiding over a hefty part of the world. — Holding court a few nights after the 2016 election in a private cigar bar on Fifth Avenue …
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Rudy Giuliani Is Living the Dream