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Caitlin Andrews / Bangor Daily News:
Jared Golden will vote with Democrats on one Trump impeachment article, not the other — AUGUSTA, Maine — U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine's 2nd District said Tuesday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump for abusing the power of his office, but not on a second impeachment that charges …
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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Trump sends scorching letter to Pelosi ahead of House impeachment vote — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump sent a letter on Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, excoriating the House Democrats' pursuit of an impeachment inquiry just a day before the full House is set to vote.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Writes Insane Letter to Pelosi Showing Why He's Unfit For Office — If you worked in print media, you became accustomed to receiving long, unhinged letters from agitated members of the general public. Often these letters tied together facts, pseudo-facts, paranoid insinuations …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Denounces ‘Partisan Impeachment Crusade’ on Eve of House Vote — In an irate, six-page letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Trump denounced the impeachment inquiry in scathing terms, asserting that he had done nothing wrong and that Democrats would pay a political price in 2020.
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New York Times:
Read Trump's Letter to Pelosi Protesting Impeachment — President Trump sent a letter on Tuesday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing his “most powerful protest” against the impeachment process. The House is expected to vote on two articles of impeachment against Mr. Trump on Wednesday.
Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. Anthony Brindisi will vote to impeach President Trump (Exclusive)
Rep. Anthony Brindisi will vote to impeach President Trump (Exclusive)
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Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: House Democrats have enough votes to impeach Trump, according to a Post analysis
Impeachment live updates: House Democrats have enough votes to impeach Trump, according to a Post analysis
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump savages impeachment proceedings in letter to Pelosi
Trump savages impeachment proceedings in letter to Pelosi
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Sen. Susan Collins during 1999 impeachment: ‘I need witnesses ... to get to the truth’ — Now that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has flatly refused Democratic demands for witnesses to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial, it could create an uncomfortable situation …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
McConnell Suggests Senate Will Move to Dismiss Impeachment After Opening Arguments
McConnell Suggests Senate Will Move to Dismiss Impeachment After Opening Arguments
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BBC:
Trump says Armenia massacres were not genocide, directly contradicting Congress — President Trump has said he does not consider the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 to be a genocide, contradicting a unanimous vote by the US Senate. — The historic vote last week incensed Turkey …
New York Times:
We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated — The president and his enablers have replaced conservatism with an empty faith led by a bogus prophet. — The authors have worked for and supported Republican campaigns. — Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection
Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection
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ABC News:
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort hospitalized for cardiac event: Sources — Manafort is slated to be released from prison Christmas Day 2024. — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been hospitalized for a cardiac event while serving …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Secret FISA Court issues highly unusual public rebuke of FBI for mistakes — The criticism comes after a report by the DOJ inspector general that found “so many basic and fundamental errors.” — WASHINGTON — The secret court that approves orders to conduct surveillance on suspected foreign terrorists …
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Reuters:
Associate of Rudy Giuliani received $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch -prosecutor — U.S. prosecutors said in court on Tuesday that Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
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Erica Orden / CNN:
Judge won't jail indicted Giuliani associate pending trial
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Giuliani Provides Details of What Trump Knew About Ambassador's Removal — Rudolph Giuliani said in an interview that he briefed the president “a couple of times” about Marie Yovanovitch, the envoy to Ukraine, setting her recall in motion. — WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani said on Monday …
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NBC News:
Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine to leave post at end of year
Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine to leave post at end of year
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
“I forced her out”: Giuliani goes on Fox News and admits he's much more than Trump's lawyer
“I forced her out”: Giuliani goes on Fox News and admits he's much more than Trump's lawyer
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Adam Driver Walks Out of NPR ‘Fresh Air’ Interview Over ‘Marriage Story’ Clip — The star actor allegedly left after expressing displeasure with listening to a clip of his own acting—a fear Driver has repeatedly voiced in the past. — In the midst of promoting three of his latest starring turns …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Jeff Van Drew Was ‘Almost Obsessively Anti-Trump’ Before He Considered Joining His Party — Democrats heard the New Jersey freshman call President Trump crazy and unfit to be commander-in-chief. — For months, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a freshman Democrat from New Jersey …
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Wall Street Journal:
Peter Thiel at Center of Facebook's Internal Divisions on Politics — Billionaire investor thinks political-ad policy shouldn't change; some directors and executives disagree — Facebook Inc. FB 1.96% 's senior leadership is increasingly divided over how to address criticism of the company's effect …
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Agence France-Presse:
Joe Biden ‘healthy’ says medical check-up — Washington (AFP) - Joe Biden is healthy and fit to be president of the United States, his physician said in a letter released Tuesday by his election campaign. — The 77-year-old Democrat and former vice president is the current frontrunner …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Biden campaign releases his medical history
Biden campaign releases his medical history
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Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls for President Trump's censure — She remains undecided on impeachment on eve of House vote. — Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is calling for President Donald Trump's censure on the eve a full House vote Wednesday on the articles of impeachment.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Family emergency sidelines Jerry Nadler day before expected impeachment vote — Nadler is expected to return to Washington late Tuesday or early Wednesday. — House Judiciary Jerry Nadler on Friday. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool — House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler …
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Washington Post:
Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail, 3 years probation for conspiracy and lying to FBI in Mueller probe — BREAKING: Rick Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years probation for conspiracy and lying to the FBI. The jail time can be served over weekends or on a schedule developed in agreement with federal officials.
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘Vile and disturbing’: Army unit marks Battle of the Bulge with picture of Nazi war criminal who massacred Americans — On the 75th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's final major push in World War II, a U.S. Army unit shared a tribute to the “greatest battle in American history” …
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Maya Kosoff / GEN:
The Human Toll of the 2019 Media Apocalypse — More than 3,000 journalists lost their jobs this year. These are some of their stories. — eing a journalist in 2019 meant working under the gun. In January, over a thousand journalists lost their jobs as layoffs hit Gannett, BuzzFeed, AOL, and HuffPost.
Kate Krader / Bloomberg:
Washington Is the Most Exciting Food City in America — In an era of extreme polarization, it's no surprise that one of the biggest firestorms in food this year came out of Washington. Back in January, as the government shutdown affected the White House catering staff …
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
He was sexually abusing underage girls. Then, police said, one of them killed him. … KENOSHA, Wis. — Metal cuffs strained against her ankles as she shuffled down the courthouse hallway. She passed her mother, who had grown used to seeing her teen daughter in a jail uniform.
Congressman Jared Golden / Facebook:
How I Plan to Vote — This week, the House will vote on two articles of impeachment against the president. I plan to vote for Article I, regarding the president's abuse of power, and against Article II, regarding obstruction of Congress. Impeachment of the president is a gravely serious issue …
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
In Tulsa, an investigation finds possible evidence of mass graves from 1921 race massacre — Forensic scientists announced Monday that there are “anomalies” consistent with mass graves that warrant further examination, including excavation — TULSA — After nearly a century …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump's calls to stop impeachment: ‘The President is not a lawyer’ — The reasons behind RBG's most recent hospitalizations — Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday weighed in on President Donald Trump's assertion that the impeachment proceedings …
Stacy Fernández / The Texas Tribune:
Midland County officials just found a missing ballot box. It may change the result of a $569 million bond election. — A proposal for a $569 million bond failed, then passed and could fail again after the discovery of missing ballot box from the November election. — *correction appended
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows … President Donald Trump received a loud ovation when he participated in the coin toss ahead of Saturday's Army-Navy football rivalry game in Philadelphia. But troops' actual feelings about the commander …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Forever — The four reasons why Republicans won't turn on Trump, no matter what. — The level of loyalty Donald Trump commands from elected Republicans seems qualitatively different from that offered to previous Republican presidents. — For instance: Republicans told President Nixon to resign his office.
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