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John Bolton PAC:
STATEMENT OF JOHN R. BOLTON  —  During the present impeachment controversy, I have tried to meet my obligations both as a citizen and as former National Security Advisor.  My colleague, Dr. Charles Kupperman, faced with a House committee subpoena on the one hand, and a Presidential directive …
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New York Times:
Bolton Is Willing to Testify in Trump's Impeachment Trial  —  The former national security adviser, who has complied with a White House directive not to cooperate in the inquiry, said he was willing to testify in the Senate trial if subpoenaed.  —  WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Daily Kos
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Pelosi's strategy pays off: Now bring in Bolton  —  The Post reports: … Why Bolton would now decide to make himself available will be a matter of speculation.  Perhaps he was prompted to give up his ludicrous excuse to avoid testifying by a federal judge's dismissal on Dec. 30 …
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: John Bolton throws an impeachment curveball  —  JOHN BOLTON, who quit as national security adviser in September and did not testify in the House impeachment inquiry, said this in a new statement: “[I]f the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify.”
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Bolton willing to testify in Senate impeachment trial if subpoenaed
Discussion: MSNBC and POLITICUSUSA
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Bolton willing to testify in Trump's impeachment trial
Axios:
Bolton says he will testify in impeachment trial if Senate issues subpoena
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's Iran mess is getting worse.  Here's Adam Schiff's idea on what to do about it.  —  The deliberations that went into President Trump's decision to assassinate Iranian general Qasem Soleimani are looking more slapdash and reckless by the hour.  What we're now seeing will require House Democrats …
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John Bellinger / Lawfare:
Attacking Iran's Cultural Sites Would Violate the Hague Cultural Property Convention  —  On Sunday, President Trump — as he is wont to do when criticized — doubled down on his threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites if Iran attacks the United States in response to the killing of Qassim Suleimani.
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:   Schiff calls for open hearings on Trump's Iran actions
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Introduction of War Powers
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Pelosi moves to limit Trump's actions in Iran with War Powers Resolution vote
Discussion: Redstate, Jihad Watch and The Hill
Richie Duchon / NBC News:
Trump doubles down on threat to Iranian cultural sites, demands Iraq pay for U.S. base
Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
An emotional Khamenei shows Iran general's death is personal  —  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a rare display of emotion from the typically reserved and measured supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cried openly Monday at the funeral of slain Gen. Qassem Soleimani …
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Tim Stickings / Daily Mail:
Mar-a-Lago in the firing line: Iranian presidential adviser posts list of Donald Trump's properties in chilling hint of an attack on his real estate empire - after Iran put an $80million bounty on his head  —  An adviser to Iranian president Hassan Rouhani last night dropped a chilling hint …
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Here's What Americans Think About Trump's Iran Policy
Discussion: The Hill and FiveThirtyEight
Bisma Parvez / Detroit Free Press:
Iraqi Consulate in Detroit to open for condolences in death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
Discussion: American Greatness
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
One Year in Washington Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reshaped her party's agenda, resuscitated Bernie Sanders's campaign, and hardly has a friend in town.  —  The corridors of Capitol Hill are a marbled monotony, with Oxford heels clacking around corners indistinguishable from one another …
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
Review: Politics reigned at the Golden Globes.  Too bad Ricky Gervais didn't notice  —  Forget the escapist magic of Hollywood.  Nihilism was the name of the game when host Ricky Gervais opened the Golden Globes on Sunday night with a gloom-and-doom monologue so cynical it made the effervescent Tom Hanks scowl.
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Sam Adams / Slate:
Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes Jokes, Ranked in Order of Dickishness
New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is Charged With Rape in Los Angeles  —  The new case in California against the Hollywood producer was disclosed just as his sexual assault trial began in New York.  —  Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged the film producer Harvey Weinstein with rape and other sex crimes involving two women …
Discussion: UPI and HuffPost
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South China Morning Post:
Indonesian man, Britain's worst rapist, jailed for life for raping 48 men  —  Reynhard Sinaga, 36, targeted drunk men in bars and offered them a place to stay at his flat, where he filmed many of the forced sexual encounters Authorities said evidence against Sinaga indicated he had a lot more victims …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:   Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial Starts With Fireworks Inside & Outside Courtroom
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Harvey Weinstein Faces Sex-Crime Charges in Los Angeles  —  New Los Angeles charges against movie mogul come on first day of New York City criminal trial  —  Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with sex crimes in Los Angeles, according to a person familiar with the matter …
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:   Harvey Weinstein Trial Judge Tells Defense to ‘Leave the Witnesses Alone’ in Public Statements
USA Today:   Harvey Weinstein, using a walker, arrives as sex crimes trial opens; jury selection to begin
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Qassem Soleimani's dead body flies coach back to Iran … The remains of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian military commander killed in a US drone strike, were apparently placed in a cardboard box and flown out of Iraq across rows of passenger seats, new video shows.
The Guardian:
Sleepwalking into 2020: are the media who missed Trump's 2016 rise ready now?  —  Key figures from major US newspapers, news sites and TV describe their fears about covering this year's election - and ideas on how to get it right  —  In the weeks after the election of Donald Trump in 2016 …
more at Mediagazer »
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Columbia Journalism Review:   Sleepwalking into 2020  —  This series was reported in partnership with Guardian US.
James McGinnis / Bucks County Courier Times:
Former Bucks Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick dead at 56  —  At age 31, Mike Fitzpatrick was appointed chair of the board of Bucks County commissioners.  By 41, he was elected to the U.S. Congress.  —  Former U.S. Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick, who rose from Bucks County commissioner to representing …
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David Siders / Politico:
The very real scenario of a protracted, ‘bizarro world’ Democratic primary  —  Democrats are now beginning to confront a very real scenario where the nomination — and the winnowing — will not be decided in states where campaigns have been plowing ground for more than a year …
Discussion: NBC News
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Julián Castro Endorses Elizabeth Warren  —  The move came soon after Mr. Castro ended his own bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, and gives a lift to Ms. Warren's campaign as it tries to reignite excitement.  —  Julián Castro, the former housing secretary whose …
New York Times:
How Democrats Can Win Back Obama-Trump Defectors  —  They don't have to lose their souls to do it.  Just the opposite.  —  The authors are political data experts.  —  In the aftermath of Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, analysts fiercely debated the role of the approximately six million voters …
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Obamaworld Hates Bernie—and Has No Idea How to Stop Him  —  The most striking response to an ascendant Sanders is the lack of one.  —  Former President Barack Obama's top lieutenants are eager to poke every conceivable hole in Bernie Sanders' resurgent bid for the Democratic nomination.
Discussion: The Nation, Townhall and The Guardian
Politico:
Defense secretary's chief of staff to step down  —  Eric Chewning, chief of staff to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, is stepping down at the end of the month, the latest in a series of high-profile civilians to leave the Pentagon.  —  He'll be replaced by Jen Stewart, the top Republican staffer …
 
 
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