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Video Shows Ukrainian Plane Being Hit Over Iran — The New York Times has obtained video that shows the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran. — Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand …
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Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake, sources say — The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek.
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Iranian Missile Accidentally Brought Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say, Citing Early Evidence — An Iranian surface-to-air missile brought down the jetliner, killing everyone aboard, Canada's prime minister said, citing intelligence reports and echoing U.S. officials' conclusions.
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Ukrainian jet crash that killed 176: Evidence suggests plane shot by Iranian missiles, sources say
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Boeing Jet Was on Fire Before Crash, Iran Says; Investigators Consider Hostile Act
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Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination? — Our latest forecast for how many pledged delegates each candidate will win after all states have voted — FiveThirtyEight's model simulates the primary season thousands of times to find the most likely outcome for each candidate.
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Four-Way Fight in Dem Primary — Granite State voters divided on whether all Dems have equal voice in nomination — West Long Branch, NJ - Support for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has grown while backing for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Fox News Poll: Biden and Sanders vie for lead in Nevada, Biden tops Trump — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders remain the top picks for the Democratic nomination among Nevada caucusgoers, while Elizabeth Warren fades and Tom Steyer gains momentum. In the general election contest …
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Fox News Poll: Biden ahead by 21 points among South Carolina Democrats
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GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing shares awful new details — If President Trump made the decision to assassinate the supreme leader of Iran, would he need to come to Congress to get authorization for it? — The Trump administration won't say. — That remarkable claim …
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House passes war powers resolution condemning military action against Iran
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House votes to rein in Trump's war powers over Iran strike
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Exclusive - Mike Lee: ‘Worst’ Classified Briefing Was Obama Benghazi Briefing
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House passes measure seeking to limit Trump's military actions against Iran
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Army general denies request by officer pardoned by Trump to have his Special Forces tab reinstated — An Army general has denied a request by an officer pardoned in an open murder case by President Trump to have his Special Forces tab reinstated, setting up a potential showdown between senior defense officials and the White House.
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'We've Upped the Ante.' Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against Trump — Nancy Pelosi isn't wild about the question. The impeachment of President Donald Trump is under way, and I've asked the Speaker of the House if she thinks it's the most important thing she'll ever do.
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Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) tweeted a petition and fundraising appeal that included what appeared to be an altered photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drawing a retweet Thursday morning from President Trump.
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Justice Dept. winds down Clinton-related inquiry once championed by Trump. It found nothing of consequence. — A Justice Department inquiry launched more than two years ago to mollify conservatives clamoring for more investigations of Hillary Clinton has effectively ended with no tangible results …


McConnell backs measure to change Senate rules, dismiss impeachment without articles — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is backing a resolution to change the Senate's rules to allow for lawmakers to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Trump before the House sends them over.
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McConnell tells Republicans he expects impeachment trial next week — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday told Republican senators that he expects Speaker Nancy Pelosi to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate as soon as Friday, setting up an impeachment trial that begins early next week.
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‘I left parts of my body in Iraq’: Duckworth rips into GOP rep who said Democrats ‘love’ terrorists — Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs serving in the Iraq War, on Thursday ripped into the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee …
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Surveillance video from Jeffrey Epstein's first apparent suicide attempt ‘no longer exists’ — Officials at the federal jail housing Epstein preserved video from the wrong floor due to a clerical error. — The surveillance footage taken from outside Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell …
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Surveillance video of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during suicide attempt was destroyed: prosecutors — Surveillance footage from outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during his suicide attempt was destroyed, prosecutors revealed Thursday. — The revelation in a letter filed by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maurene Comey …
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Maybe Nominating Bloomberg for President Isn't a Crazy Idea — Not long ago, my teenaged kids and one of their friends asked me what I thought about Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign. The question momentarily took me aback, since even though I spend hours a day following campaign coverage …
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Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg
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Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals — Harry and Meghan quit as senior Royals, announcing they will split their time between the UK and North America, and are understood to have done so without discussing the matter with other Royals.
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Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out
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Judge denies Trump's bid to have E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit tossed — New York journalist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against President Trump will go forward after a judge denied the president's bid to toss her case. — Last week, Trump asked a judge to dismiss the Elle magazine …
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Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani's killing made US less safe, Trump ‘reckless’ on Iran — Americans by more than 2-1 say the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe, a nationwide USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, amid broad concerns about the potential consequences ahead.
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The Supreme Court Should Step In To Rule This Impeachment Unconstitutional — Democrats' obsession from day one to impeach President Donald J. Trump, without regard to substance or process, led them to change the grounds for impeachment every couple of months.
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Bloomberg won't release women who sued him from secrecy agreements — Bloomberg was sued several times over the years. The cases were resolved. — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg told ABC News this week he will not take any steps to release women who have signed …
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NYC Bar Association Asks Congress to Investigate AG Barr for Bias — A rare rebuke of a U.S. attorney general by a bar association — Group says Barr has ‘disregarded’ his duty to be impartial — The New York City Bar Association has asked Congress to investigate U.S. Attorney …
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Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia — LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A wooden statue mocking U.S. President Donald Trump was burned to the ground Thursday in Slovenia, the birthplace of his wife Melania, authorities said. — The nearly eight-meter (26-foot) high construction …
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New Iowa Poll to be released Friday, could help determine which Democratic candidates get on the January debate stage — Results of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Democratic presidential candidates will be released online at 5 p.m. CST Friday.
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Why Utah's Mike Lee Might Actually Vote to Remove Trump — (Bloomberg Opinion) — Get Jonathan Bernstein's newsletter every morning in your inbox. Click here to subscribe. — I had a Twitter discussion awhile ago in which I argued that Utah Senator Mike Lee was one of the three or four …
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Dixville Notch finds enough people to retain claim to fame — CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A tiny New Hampshire community whose tradition of being among the first to cast ballots for president in primaries and the general election was endangered now has enough people to go ahead, the town moderator said Thursday.


Millions of Americans devastated to learn they were ardent fans of Soleimani this whole time — “The only ones that are mourning the loss of Soleimani are our Democrat leadership and our Democrat presidential candidates.” — Nikki Haley — “They are in love with terrorists.
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Was This Ex-Fox News Anchor Benched for Accusing Trump? — Courtney Friel appeared in none of her regularly scheduled KTLA anchoring slots the weekend after publicly accusing the president of making a pass at her. — Last Friday, KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel gave a revealing interview with the New York Daily News.
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