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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Little Green Footballs and The Hill
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Schiff sends House Judiciary Committee records from Lev Parnas
Schiff sends House Judiciary Committee records from Lev Parnas
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Vanity Fair, Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Lev Parnas Shown in Photo With Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Lev Parnas Shown in Photo With Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
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The Hill, 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 …
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CNN, The Intercept, Talking Points Memo, The Week, The Daily Beast and Washington Post
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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.
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Talking Points Memo, Spectator USA, Washington Post, Breitbart, CNN and BuzzFeed News
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 …
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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 …
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Politico
Eric S / PVA:
Expose2020 - PART 1: Bernie 2020 Field Organizer States “F***ing Cities Will Burn” if Trump …
Expose2020 - PART 1: Bernie 2020 Field Organizer States “F***ing Cities Will Burn” if Trump …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Townhall, American Greatness and PJ Media Home
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Warren, Sanders backers feud after ‘Pocahontas’ text message
Warren, Sanders backers feud after ‘Pocahontas’ text message
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The Daily Beast and Washington Post
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Lack of diversity ‘pressures’ Yang to talk race
Lack of diversity ‘pressures’ Yang to talk race
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Washington Post, The Hill and Breitbart
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: The dynamics — including the fights — to watch for in tonight's debate
The Trailer: The dynamics — including the fights — to watch for in tonight's debate
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Dave Chappelle endorses Andrew Yang in Democratic primary
Dave Chappelle endorses Andrew Yang in Democratic primary
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The Post Millennial and The Daily Beast
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 …
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The Daily Beast and Fox News
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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 …
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 …
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New York Times
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 …
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Politico:
McConnell courts GOP hard-liners, moderates and Trump as impeachment trial looms
McConnell courts GOP hard-liners, moderates and Trump as impeachment trial looms
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The Hill, ABC News, Denver Post, The Daily Caller and The Week
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Sen. Chuck Schumer says President Trump's ‘got to go’ in election, if not removed by the Senate
Sen. Chuck Schumer says President Trump's ‘got to go’ in election, if not removed by the Senate
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New York Times, Washington Post, The Hill, CBS News, Politico and Breitbart
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How GOP senators are already pre-spinning their coverup for Trump
How GOP senators are already pre-spinning their coverup for Trump
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New York Times, Daily Kos, KTLA and The Gateway Pundit
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi may yet have the last laugh
Nancy Pelosi may yet have the last laugh
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MSNBC, Raw Story, Daily Kos, CNN and The American Independent
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 …
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The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Gothamist, Vanity Fair and New York Post
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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 …
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Redstate, Fox News, NPR, New York Post, Sputnik News and The US Sun
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 …
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The Hill and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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Axios, The Hill, Balloon Juice, Mediaite and Al Jazeera
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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.
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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 …
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Washington Post, Sputnik News, Chicago Sun-Times and The Gateway Pundit
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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.
Jared Malsin / Wall Street Journal:
Egypt's President Sisi Is Facing Growing Pressure as Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike — Death of a U.S. citizen behind bars highlighted a culture of beatings and abuse following a crackdown on dissent — CAIRO—More than 300 prisoners are staging a hunger strike in a Cairo prison …
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
He thought his U.S. passport and letters to Trump would save him from dying in an Egyptian prison.
He thought his U.S. passport and letters to Trump would save him from dying in an Egyptian prison.
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HuffPost, Fox News, NPR and New York Times
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 …
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Raw Story
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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 …
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MSNBC and Digby's Hullabaloo
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.
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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.
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 …
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The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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Axios, New York Times, Law & Crime, The American Independent, American Greatness, Associated Press and The Root
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.
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ABC News, Washington Post and American Greatness