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8:20 PM ET, January 14, 2020

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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:

House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate — The House Intelligence Committee released new evidence on Tuesday related to the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, including information turned over by Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs and The Hill

Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:

Toensing Law Firm Distances Itself From Giuliani Letter to Zelensky — UKRAINE OUTREACH — Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas gave congressional impeachment investigators a letter on Giuliani's law firm stationery asking for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

The Daily Beast:

Parnas Associate Tracked Ousted Ambassador's Movements in Kyiv: Docs — “They will let me know when she's on the move... They are willing to help if you/we would like a price.” — On the eve of a Senate trial to remove President Trump, House Democratic investigators have released a trove …

Discussion: NBC News

Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:

Who is the Robert Hyde who surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents? — Robert Hyde, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut, surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents released Tuesday. — The documents, released on the eve of the House vote …

Discussion: Raw Story

Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:

Republican candidate who made sexist comment about Kamala Harris owed thousands in child support while making big donations to Trump, GOP causes — Robert F. Hyde, the Republican candidate for Congress whose sexist and offensive tweet about Kamala Harris drew widespread condemnation from leaders …

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Fox News

Bryan Anderson / Sacramento Bee:

Joe Biden says he'd consider Kamala Harris ‘for anything’ she wants, including VP — Read more: The Bee's interview with Joe Biden — In an interview with The Sacramento Bee's California Nation podcast, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden discussed his approach to the Golden State …

Zachary Basu / Axios:

Schiff sends House Judiciary Committee records from Lev Parnas — House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday notifying him of two flash drives containing additional evidence related to the impeachment inquiry …

Discussion: Vanity Fair, Raw Story and Wall Street Journal

Cmte Intelligence (D) RSS Articles:
Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry

Discussion: Washington Post, Sputnik News, Mediaite and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Lev Parnas Shown in Photo With Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story

BuzzFeed News:

Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Is Telling Key Supporters To De-Escalate The Fight With Bernie Sanders — CLIVE, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren's campaign is telling key online supporters that their “goal is de-escalation” and warning backers not to accuse Bernie Sanders of sexism …

Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo, The Intercept, The Week, The Daily Beast and Washington Post

Holly Otterbein / Politico:

Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states — DES MOINES, Iowa — The controversial talking points attacking Elizabeth Warren that Bernie Sanders' campaign deployed were given to teams in at least two early voting states on Friday, three Sanders campaign officials confirmed.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Spectator USA, Breitbart, CNN, Washington Post and The Hill

Rebecca Traister / The Cut:

The Third Rail of Calling ‘Sexism’ Warren tried not to talk about it. — For a year on the presidential campaign trail, Elizabeth Warren has tried very hard to not have the kind of conversation about sexism that can be messy for candidates, but this week, in a fight with her ideologically …

Discussion: HuffPost, Mother Jones, Scripting News and Vanity Fair

Matt Welch / Reason:

The Woke Primary Is Over and Everyone Lost — In the run-up to tonight's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, the last such contest before primary voting begins, one of the big storylines is about who won't be among the half-dozen candidates on stage. — “This debate is so white …

Discussion: Politico

Eric S / PVA:
Expose2020 - PART 1: Bernie 2020 Field Organizer States “F***ing Cities Will Burn” if Trump …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Townhall, American Greatness and PJ Media Home

Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Warren, Sanders backers feud after ‘Pocahontas’ text message

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Washington Post

Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Lack of diversity ‘pressures’ Yang to talk race

Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart

David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: The dynamics — including the fights — to watch for in tonight's debate

Discussion: CNN, Breitbart, New York Times and Politico

Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Dave Chappelle endorses Andrew Yang in Democratic primary

Discussion: The Post Millennial and The Daily Beast

David Siders / Politico:
Why tonight's debate could be a doozy

Discussion: Axios, NBC News, New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, BuzzFeed News, The Hill, CNN, Daily Kos and The Week

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Up to 10 GOP senators consider bucking Trump on war powers — As many as 10 Republican senators are considering bucking President Trump on a resolution that would limit his ability to take military action against Iran. — The increasing number is the latest sign of growing GOP frustration …

Discussion: Washington Post, Digby's Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The American Independent, Vanity Fair, Latest from Crooks and Liars and HuffPost

Politico:
McConnell courts GOP hard-liners, moderates and Trump as impeachment trial looms

Discussion: ABC News, Denver Post and The Daily Caller

Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Sen. Chuck Schumer says President Trump's ‘got to go’ in election, if not removed by the Senate

Discussion: Washington Post, CBS News, The Hill, Politico and Breitbart

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi may yet have the last laugh

Discussion: MSNBC, Raw Story, Daily Kos, CNN and The American Independent

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How GOP senators are already pre-spinning their coverup for Trump

Discussion: New York Times, Daily Kos and KTLA

New York Daily News:

Off-duty Secret Service agent shoots and kills dog on a leash in Brooklyn — An off-duty Secret Service agent fatally shot a dog being walked on a leash through a Brooklyn neighborhood Monday night, police sources and witnesses said. — The agent, whose name has not been released …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Gothamist, Vanity Fair and New York Post

New York Times:
Off-Duty Secret Service Agent Shoots and Kills Dog in Brooklyn

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN

Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:

Impeachment trial security crackdown will limit Capitol press access — The Senate sergeant-at-arms and Capitol Police are launching an unprecedented crackdown on the Capitol press corps for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, following a standoff between the Capitol's chief security officials …

Discussion: The Hill and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

New Video Shows Two Iranian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Plane — Security camera footage verified by The New York Times shows that two missiles fired 30 seconds apart took down Flight 752, killing all aboard. — The New York Times has verified security camera footage on Tuesday that shows …

Discussion: Redstate, Fox News, NPR, New York Post, Sputnik News and The US Sun

The Daily Beast:

Warren Calls for SEC Probe Into Whether Trump Tipped Off Mar-a-Lago Pals to Soleimani Attack — The president told Mar-a-Lago guests to expect a “big” response to Iranian provocation. The senator wants financial regulators to see if any of those guests traded on that info.

Discussion: The Hill, Axios, Balloon Juice, Mediaite and Al Jazeera

Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo: Did Mar-a-Lago Members Trade On Advance Knowledge Of Soleimani Attack?

Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:

GOP lawmaker accuses Rep. Matt Gaetz of creating ‘a game’ where politicians get ‘points’ for sleeping with interns and married colleagues — In Florida politics, Rep. Matt Gaetz is not only known for getting into bitter arguments with Democrats — he is also known for his feuds with fellow Republicans.

Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and Mediaite

Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:

Fox News Guest Points Out No One Actually Cares About Vince Vaughn Shaking Trump's Hand — Is “cancel culture” real? — In the case of Actor Vince Vaughn shaking President Donald Trump's hand, Fox News led viewers to believe that the outrage and “cancel culture” calls were legitimate …

Discussion: Washington Post, Sputnik News, Chicago Sun-Times and The Gateway Pundit

David Aaro / Fox News:
Vince Vaughn faces liberal outrage after he was seen with Trump during national championship game

Discussion: Vox, Sputnik News, The Daily Wire, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, The Post Millennial, Power Line and American Greatness

Clyde McGrady / Roll Call:

Brett Kavanaugh brings pizza to the Supreme Court and it is not good — The crust is slightly burnt around the edges where the cheese bubbles. The pepperonis are large, oily and plentiful, so no complaints there. — Brett Kavanaugh has already left his mark on the Supreme Court, and it is pizza.

Wendell Potter / New York Times:

How the Health Insurance Industry (and I) Invented the ‘Choice’ Talking Point — It was always misleading. Now Democrats are repeating it. — Mr. Potter is a former insurance executive. — There's a dangerous talking point being repeated in the Democratic primary for president …

Discussion: Raw Story

Jonathan H. Adler / Reason: President Trump Rejects Premise of Justice Department Briefs in ACA Case

Aaron Rupar / Vox:

Trump: Saudi Arabia paid the US $1 billion for more troops. Pentagon: Eh, not quite. — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans on Monday. Alika Jenner/Getty Images — Trump seemingly announced …

Discussion: MSNBC, Digby's Hullabaloo and middleeastmonitor.com

Alyssa Vaughn / Boston Magazine:

John Lewis, Joaquin Castro, and 16 Other Dems Just Endorsed Joe Kennedy — To kick off 2020, Joe Kennedy is ramping up his campaign to unseat incumbent Senator Ed Markey—and today, the 4th district rep's campaign shared a long list of formal endorsements for the candidate from prominent House Democrats.

Ian Millhiser / Vox:

A modest proposal to save American democracy — In a democracy, neither one of these men would have their jobs. Mark Wilson/Getty Images — A law journal just floated a wild idea to add 127 more states to the union. And it's all constitutional. — American democracy is broken.

Discussion: Twitchy

Bloomberg:

U.S. Considers New System for Releasing Key Economic Reports — Labor Department plans to remove computers from media lockups — Move could spur arms race among traders for access to numbers — The Trump administration plans to restrict the news media's ability to prepare advance stories …

Discussion: The Hill, more at Mediagazer »

Charles Sykes / Politico:

Dear Dems, Don't Walk Into Trump's Foreign Policy Trap — President Donald Trump has stepped back from the brink of his own war with Iran, but the incoherence of his foreign policy remains on full display. This poses a challenge— and an opportunity— for the Democrats running to replace him.

Scott Bauer / Associated Press:

Wisconsin appeals court puts voter rolls purge on hold — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state's voter registration rolls, handing Democrats who had fought the move a victory in the battleground state.

Discussion: Axios, New York Times, Law & Crime, The American Independent, American Greatness, Associated Press and The Root

Associated Press:

Questions of racism linger as Harry, Meghan step back — LONDON (AP) — When accomplished, glamorous American actress Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she was hailed as a breath of fresh air for Britain's fusty royal family. That honeymoon didn't last.

Discussion: Washington Post and BuzzFeed News

Politico:

Trump plot to ‘steal’ $7.2B for border wall puts GOP lawmakers in a pickle — President Donald Trump has put his Republican comrades in another politically tricky position as they await his latest scheme to snub Congress in shifting billions of dollars toward the border wall.

Discussion: ABC News, American Greatness and CNN