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Washington Post:
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 …
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New York Times:
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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Newsweek:
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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New York Times:
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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Tom Costello / NBC News:
Ukrainian jet crash that killed 176: Evidence suggests plane shot by Iranian missiles, sources say
Ukrainian jet crash that killed 176: Evidence suggests plane shot by Iranian missiles, sources say
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
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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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden ahead by 21 points among South Carolina Democrats
Fox News Poll: Biden ahead by 21 points among South Carolina Democrats
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
House passes war powers resolution condemning military action against Iran — The House voted 224-194 on Thursday in favor of a symbolic war powers resolution directing President Trump to halt the use of military force against Iran unless he obtains approval from Congress.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
House passes measure seeking to limit Trump's military actions against Iran
House passes measure seeking to limit Trump's military actions against Iran
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Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Mike Lee: ‘Worst’ Classified Briefing Was Obama Benghazi Briefing
Exclusive - Mike Lee: ‘Worst’ Classified Briefing Was Obama Benghazi Briefing
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
House approves war powers resolution to restrict Trump on Iran
House approves war powers resolution to restrict Trump on Iran
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
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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Tom Winter / NBC News:
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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Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
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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Molly Ball / TIME:
'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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal
Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal
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Devan Cole / CNN:
‘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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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Trump remarks ignite conflicting claims about plot against US embassy
Trump remarks ignite conflicting claims about plot against US embassy
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Susan Page / USA Today:
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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Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Eliminating Qasem Soleimani was Donald Trump's Middle East farewell letter
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans accuse majority of Americans of hating America
Republicans accuse majority of Americans of hating America
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Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:
‘Beloved Hero’: Chris Matthews Compares Soleimani to Princess Diana and Elvis
‘Beloved Hero’: Chris Matthews Compares Soleimani to Princess Diana and Elvis
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Afua Hirsch / New York Times:
Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out — It's the racism. — Ms. Hirsch is the author of “Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging.” — The British press has succeeded in its apparent project of hounding Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, out of Britain.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell tells Republicans he expects impeachment trial next week
McConnell tells Republicans he expects impeachment trial next week
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
College Professor Out After Joke Suggesting Iran List U.S. Cultural Targets — Asheen Phansey is no longer employed by Babson College after joking that Iran should target Minnesota's Mall of America and a home of the Kardashian family. — An adjunct professor is no longer on staff …
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Adam Steinbaugh / FIRE:
Babson College abandons freedom of expression, fires professor over Facebook post criticizing …
Babson College abandons freedom of expression, fires professor over Facebook post criticizing …
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Rudy Giuliani / The Daily Caller:
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg
Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg
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Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. in Internal Messages — “We regret the content of these communications, and apologize to the F.A.A., Congress, our airline customers, and to the flying public for them,” the company said. — Boeing sent Congress more than a hundred pages of documents on Thursday …
Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:
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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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
Judge denies Trump effort to stop columnist defamation suit
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CREW Sues DOJ for Failing to Release Whitaker's Financial Disclosures — Who is Matthew Whitaker? — Whitaker joined the Trump administration in October 2017 and served as Acting Attorney General from November 2018 to March 2019. — Prior to his tenure in the Trump administration …
Spectrum News NY State of Politics:
A Visual Representation of New York in 2020, as Designed by Cuomo — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10th State of the State address had a lot of concepts — both big and small. The speech is thousands of words, and, the over-arching agenda fits into a small book of 318 pages. So, how can that be visually represented?
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
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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ABC News:
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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