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New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure — While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack. — WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing — Washington (CNN)Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat …
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Breitbart, Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
Sun-Sentinel:
As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure. Pentagon officials were stunned. … In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him …
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iraq's prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces — ISTANBUL — Iraq's prime minister Sunday urged parliament to take “urgent measures” to force the withdrawal of foreign forces following a U.S. drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander and key Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad last week.
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Axios, IRNA English, YouTube and Slate
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’ — As President Trump's allies rushed to defend his decision to authorize a drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander, many have focused less on Qasem Soleimani than another once-prominent actor …
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Breitbart, Associated Press and One America News Network
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS — The American assassination of a top Iranian commander may make it impossible for American forces to stay in Iraq. That could ease an ISIS comeback. — For the militants of the Islamic State, the American drone strike that killed …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
The National:
Iraqi parliament votes to end US troop presence — Iraq's parliament held an extraordinary session on Sunday with Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in attendance — Iraq's parliament voted on Sunday in favour of the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from military bases in the country following …
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Leader's military adviser says Iran's response will be ‘against military sites’ — Tehran, Iran (CNN)The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential commanders will certainly …
ABC News:
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — “We're having to clean up their mess,” Pompeo said of the Obama administration — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” that the world is a safer place as a result of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani's death.
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike
Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
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Associated Press, Axios, Politico, Slate, CNN and Task & Purpose
Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:
Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained.
John McLaughlin / OZY:
Iran Will Retaliate in Wake of Soleimani Killing
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HuffPost, Denver Post, Bloomberg and Greenwich Time
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general
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New York Times:
Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General
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Raw Story and Informed Comment
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor
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Althouse
Angelo Codevilla / American Greatness:
War With Iran? — Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
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Instapundit
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Flush with cash, Yang wrestles with where to spend it — ROCHESTER, N.H. — Andrew Yang has more money than his campaign knows what to do with. — He still can't quite get accustomed to his surprising fundraising haul — Yang collected $16.5 million in the fourth quarter …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses — The Bernie Sanders campaign plans to knock on half a million Iowa doors in January. Elizabeth Warren's team is asking supporters for spare couches to house out-of-state volunteers.
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Thom Tillis:
Happy Birthday, Eric Trump! — Join Me In Wishing Eric Trump A Happy Birthday — We're so thankful for Eric Trump's work in fighting for America. — That's one reason our team is putting together a birthday card for this American Patriot. — Will you join me in celebrating his birthday by signing his birthday card?
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial — WASHINGTON — The Senate seems certain to keep President Donald Trump in office thanks to the overwhelming GOP support expected in his impeachment trial. But how that trial will proceed — and when it will begin — remains to be seen.
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New York Times:
The Evidence on Ukraine Is Only Getting Worse for Donald Trump
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Hullabaloo, Law & Crime, Alternet.org, Deep Left Field and Talking Points Memo
Nathan Robinson / The Guardian:
Stop saying Biden is the ‘most electable’. Trump will run rings round him
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Viking Pundit and Fox News
New York Times:
Weinstein Heads to Trial in a Case Seen as Larger Than One Man — Since the Harvey Weinstein story broke more than two years ago, everything about it has been outsized: the scope of the allegations of sexual harassment and assault, stretching back decades; the number of his accusers …
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Vanity Fair and VICE
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Sharareh Drury / Hollywood Reporter:
Weinstein Attorney Says Accuser Annabella Sciorra “Has Spent an Entire Life Acting for a Living”
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Law & Crime, Page Six, Variety and CNN
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran — San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
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Politico, Letters from an American, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Enter here to explore the alternate universe of right-wing media — Howard Polskin woke up the day after President Trump's election with a powerful feeling that he had missed something important. — “I thought I was a smart guy, but I felt very dumb on Nov. 9, 2016,” he told me.
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time — Dennis Prager believes teenagers are more open to conservative ideas than millennials. With PragerU, he's making a play to get around their professors. — BERKELEY, Calif. — Will Witt walked through the University …
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Elizabeth Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
The Pollster Who Figured Out Iowa's Quirky Caucuses — J. Ann Selzer, who spotted Barack Obama's historic 2008 surge, sees ‘a wish to calm things down’ in her 2020 data — In 2008, J. Ann Selzer made a prediction that no other pollster foresaw. Her data showed that voters would turn …
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