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ABC News:
Iran launches missiles at US military facilities in Iraq, Pentagon confirms — Officials said there have been no reports of American casualties at this time. — Iran fired multiple missiles into Iraq on Tuesday evening, targeting U.S. military sites in what appeared to be retaliation …
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Live updates: More than a dozen missiles hit U.S. bases in Iraq; Iran claims they caused heavy casualties — Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday local time, marking the most significant Iranian attack in a growing conflict with the United States.
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Washington Post:
After days of dire threats, Trump's tone shifts in the wake of Iran's retaliation — The Debrief: An occasional series offering reporters' insights — For five straight days, President Trump warned, sometimes in all-caps, that he would retaliate against any Iranian attack on U.S. forces.
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Iran leaves Trump an off-ramp, but will he take it?
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The Hill, One America News Network and Politico
Frank Miles / Fox News:
Iran launches ‘more than a dozen’ missiles into Iraq targeting US, coalition forces, Pentagon says
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Strategy for the Mideast That Has Even Trump's Allies Scratching Their Heads — Conflicting statements, crossed signals and mixed messages have left the president and his top officials scrambling to explain his mission and goals after the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump is a war president now — DRIVING THE DAY — WITH A RAIN OF BALLISTIC MISSILES at Iraq's Ain al-Asad and Irbil air bases, President DONALD TRUMP became a wartime leader at the dawn of an election year, and the contours of his ever-changing presidency have again shifted.
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Washington Post:
Amid confusion and contradictions, Trump White House stumbles in initial public response to Soleimani's killing — President Trump has sought to demonstrate strong and decisive leadership in the targeted killing of Iran's top general, but he has overseen a chaotic and mistake-prone public response since …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell's win on impeachment trial procedure was months in the making — Chuck Schumer demanded Tuesday morning that Republicans allow witnesses to testify during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. But Mitch McConnell already knew he had the votes to roll over his adversary.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Senator McConnell's Untrue Claims Regarding Impeachment — In December, the House upheld its constitutional duty to defend democracy For The People, honoring our Founders' vision for a Republic. Soon, the Senate will have the opportunity to honor its oath to …
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Washington Post:
Pelosi says impeachment articles won't go to Senate until she learns more about how trial would be conducted
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi shows no movement on articles of impeachment
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Matt Smith / WISN:
Trump's Republican challengers won't appear on Wisconsin primary ballot — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats solidified Tuesday who will appear on the state's April primary ballot. — And already two Republican candidates are fuming.
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Kyle Blaine / CNN:
CNN announces moderators for Iowa Democratic debate — 10 of 11 Iowa voters picked this Democrat after debate — (CNN)The seventh Democratic presidential debate will be moderated by CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Abby Phillip as well as The Des Moines Register's Brianne Pfannenstiel next week, the network announced on Wednesday.
Declan Garvey / The Dispatch Fact Check:
Are Democratic Leaders and Presidential Candidates ‘Mourning’ Qassem Suleimani's Death? — Joining Sean Hannity's Fox News show on Monday night, former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley discussed the response to the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani, saying that …
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
By Pandering To The Left, Democrats Are Repeating The Mistakes Of 2016
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Are you a journalist first or an American first? With conflict looming, an old question about patriotism is raised anew. — Pete Hegseth is dubious about the news media's loyalty and patriotism. Hegseth, a decorated military veteran and weekend co-host of President Trump's favorite program …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media should spotlight a different kind of war expert: Those who voted ‘no’ on Iraq — There she was: Judith Miller, the former New York Times reporter most closely identified with the paper's flawed reporting in the run-up to the Iraq War, chattering away on Fox News.
Associated Press:
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176 — SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board.
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Sacramento Bee:
U.S. contractor killed in Iraq, which led to strike on Iranian general, buried in Sacramento — The Iraqi-American contractor who was killed in a rocket attack in Iraq in late December was buried in Sacramento on Saturday. His death was the start of a chain of events that U.S. leaders …
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Aaron Davis / Washington Post:
Contractor whose death Trump cited was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Iraq
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Tessa Weinberg / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas facing 10,000 potential cybersecurity attacks from Iran per minute, Abbott says — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday the Texas Department of Information Resources has seen a spike in attempted cyberattacks from Iran on state agency networks at the rate of about 10,000 per minute.
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Lauren Artino / WXIX-TV:
CNN settles lawsuit with Nick Sandmann — COVINGTON, Ky. (FOX19) - CNN agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann. — The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.
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Walter Olson / National Review:
Progressive Governments' Economic War on the NRA Fails in Court — In California and New York, efforts to target the gun-rights group's business relationships are failing on First Amendment grounds. — Some politicos just can't stop grandstanding, even if it means their court case goes down in flames.
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Marc Freeman / Sun-Sentinel:
Judge denies release of Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records … A judge Tuesday rebuffed criminal investigators looking at sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's cushy treatment by South Florida authorities over a dozen years ago. — It happened when special prosecutors appointed by the governor came …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Ayatollah Calls Iran Missile Strikes a ‘Slap in the Face’ to the U.S. — U.S. and Iraqi officials said there were no deaths from the attacks on bases housing American troops. But Iranian news outlets claimed differently, with some reporting dozens killed.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits — A proposed regulation would add a new layer of scrutiny to disability claims. — Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ― …
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John Feehery / The Hill:
Trump is holding all the cards this November — If you have played poker, you have played against a guy like my friend Woody. — Woody talks a big game, makes big bets, relentlessly raises the stakes at all kinds of inappropriate times and usually walks away with the biggest pot at the end of the night.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Progressives play whack-a-Joe with Biden — Many activist groups expected the former veep to crumble by now. — Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigns in Independence, Iowa. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images — The progressive movement is kicking off 2020 with a full-scale …
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The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Calls Former Iranian Terrorists ‘My People’ — MEK-linked groups paid Rudy Giuliani to get them off the U.S. list of terrorist groups. Now, Rudy is bringing their anti-Tehran message straight to Trump. — As President Trump grappled with how to respond to Iran throughout the last year …
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Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
What Will Happen to The Trump Toadies? Look to Nixon's defenders, and the Vichy collaborators, for clues. — Irony, declared dead after 9/11, is alive and kicking in Trump's America. It's the concepts of truth and shame that are on life support. The definition of “facts” …
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