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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager — A private campaign is underway to draft Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) as an impeachment manager in the Senate trial of President Trump, a bid to diversify House Democrats' appeal to voters with a rare conservative voice.
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The Bulwark:
How A Small Group of Senators Can Shape the Impeachment Trial and Vindicate the Constitutional Order — Should President Donald J. Trump be impeached by the House of Representatives? If he is, should he then be removed from office by the Senate? There's room for disagreement on both of these questions.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Lindsey Graham says he's not trying to be a “fair juror” in impeachment trial — Sen. Lindsey Graham said on CBS' “Face the Nation” Sunday that he's ready to vote against removing President Trump from office in a Senate trial, even before the House has held a full-body vote on articles of impeachment.
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NBC News, The Moderate Voice, Twitchy, The Hill and Mediaite
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Republicans aim to avoid war with White House over impeachment strategy — Senate Republicans are trying to avoid a high-profile fight with the White House as they plot their impeachment trial strategy. — Divisions have erupted between President Trump and the GOP Senate on everything from witnesses …
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One America News Network
CNN:
Schiff indicates he would like witnesses called and documents introduced in Senate impeachment trial
Schiff indicates he would like witnesses called and documents introduced in Senate impeachment trial
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The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone and The Hill
Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Trump a ‘threat’ to national security, House Judiciary Committee chairman says
Trump a ‘threat’ to national security, House Judiciary Committee chairman says
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The Hill, Breitbart, Axios, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Rand Paul fears impeachment will ‘dumb down and destroy the country’
Rand Paul fears impeachment will ‘dumb down and destroy the country’
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The Hill
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation,” December 15, 2019
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation,” December 15, 2019
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Hullabaloo and Althouse
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Don't worry, Sen. Graham. No one thought you'd be fair.
Don't worry, Sen. Graham. No one thought you'd be fair.
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New York Post, Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump job approval ticks up, views on impeachment steady — Weeks of congressional hearings and debate have failed to move the electorate on impeachment, according to the latest Fox News Poll. At the same time, approval of President Trump's job performance has climbed three points.
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Talking Points Memo, USA Today, POLITICUSUSA, Mother Jones, Mediaite and New York Post
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Support for impeachment climbs to 54 percent in Fox News poll after Trump pitches fit over previous poll — Support for impeaching President Donald Trump hit a record high of 54% in a Fox News poll that was released on Sunday. — Half of those surveyed told Fox News that the president should be impeached and removed.
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Trump Goes on Wild Rant Demanding Fox News Remains ‘Pro-Trump’: 'How's Shep Doing?'
Trump Goes on Wild Rant Demanding Fox News Remains ‘Pro-Trump’: 'How's Shep Doing?'
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Slate, IJR and Talking Points Memo
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Fox News poll: 50 percent of Americans say Trump should be impeached and removed
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Fox News Poll: 54 Percent of Americans Say Trump Should Be Impeached
Fox News Poll: 54 Percent of Americans Say Trump Should Be Impeached
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Mother Jones, Fox News and Raw Story
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops
Fox News Poll: Biden still leads Democratic race as Warren drops
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CNN
Stephanie Farr / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
West Point investigating hand symbol with possible links to white power used by cadets during Army-Navy game — West Point is investigating a hand gesture made by several cadets and midshipmen during an ESPN pre-game broadcast at the Army-Navy game Saturday after clips of the signals went viral …
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Breitbart, New York Times, Big League Politics and Occupy Democrats
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Military investigates possible white power signs flashed by students during Army-Navy telecast
Military investigates possible white power signs flashed by students during Army-Navy telecast
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Occupy Democrats, Raw Story, BizPac Review, USA Today and Althouse
New York Times:
U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base — Chinese Embassy officials trespassed onto a Virginia base that is home to Special Operations forces. Their expulsions added to tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Mother Jones, New York Post, Reuters and CNN
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Comey admits ‘I was wrong’ on FISA conduct, remains defiant on dossier in tense interview — Former FBI Director James Comey admitted on “Fox News Sunday” that the recently released Justice Department Inspector General's report on the launch of the FBI's Russia investigation and their use …
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Breitbart, PJ Media Home, BizPac Review, Associated Press, Politico, DNyuz, Twitchy, New York Post and Disrn
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
After exposing surveillance errors in Trump probe, inspector general looks for a pattern — The Justice Department watchdog is investigating whether the alarming errors revealed in a wiretap application for one of President Trump's former campaign aides were one-offs or indicative of systemic flaws …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP's Toomey says USMCA agreement diminishes free trade — The Republican calls deal with Congressional Democrats a “complete capitulation.” — WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., warned his fellow Republicans Sunday that the bipartisan replacement to the North American Free Trade Agreement represents …
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Politico and One America News Network
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Her death, our fears and our city: How reactions to the killing of Tessa Majors echo 30 years ago, even as the times do not — What has happened to our City over the past ten years? What has happened to law and order, to the neighborhood cop who we all trusted to safeguard our homes and families …
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The Daily Beast
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
What Does Tucker Carlson Believe? — Tucker Carlson does not think he is an “especially” good person. He knows he can “get mad” and “make a mistake,” that he can “overstate” things as a result of getting “caught up” in his own rhetoric. He also knows he can sometimes get “self-righteous …
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Mediaite
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
The D.N.C. Chairman Knows No One Is Happy. Neither Is He. — Tom Perez said he wouldn't loosen debate qualifications in January, despite pressure. He discussed having one of the worst jobs in politics. — Staring down a risky vote, one freshman Democrat is trying to show voters …
Los Angeles Times:
Scuffles break out in Glendale as Rep. Adam Schiff speaks at Armenian genocide event — Scuffles broke out Saturday during a Glendale town hall event on Armenian genocide that was attended by Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), who is at the center of the effort to impeach President Trump.
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Townhall, The Hill and Hullabaloo
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World — Software start-ups have a phrase for what Amazon is doing to them: ‘strip-mining’ them of their innovations. — SEATTLE — Elastic, a software start-up in Amsterdam, was rapidly building its business and had grown to 100 employees.
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Scripting News
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
In Iowa, Bernie Sanders calls Pete Buttigieg's health care plan ‘a failed idea’ — BURLINGTON, Ia. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Saturday that South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg's “Medicare for all who want it” health care hybrid would be “unfair” to working families.
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