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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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Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry — f t # e — Washington, DC - Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee on Foreign Affairs provided additional evidence …
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HuffPost, Washington Post, Sputnik News, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and Mediaite
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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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, Washington Post, Spectator USA, CNN, Breitbart and The Hill
Eric S / PVA:
Expose2020 - PART 1: Bernie 2020 Field Organizer States “F***ing Cities Will Burn” if Trump Wins Re-Election; Calls for Violence, Mass Murder of Opposition, and “Reign of Terror” — Kyle Jurek, Iowa Field Organizer, Sanders Campaign: “I'm Ready to Throw Down Now...The Billionaire Class.
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Issues & Insights, No More Mister Nice Blog, Townhall, American Greatness and PJ Media Home
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
The Third Rail of Calling ‘Sexism’ Warren tried not to talk about it.
The Third Rail of Calling ‘Sexism’ Warren tried not to talk about it.
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HuffPost, Scripting News, Mother Jones and Vanity Fair
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Warren, Sanders backers feud after ‘Pocahontas’ text message
Warren, Sanders backers feud after ‘Pocahontas’ text message
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NBC News, The Daily Beast and Washington Post
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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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
Politico:
McConnell courts GOP hard-liners, moderates and Trump as impeachment trial looms — The Senate majority leader is weighing strategy with key Republicans and keeping his plans close to the vest. — For Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Trump impeachment trial marks …
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The Hill, ABC News, The Daily Caller and The Week
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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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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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Raw Story, Denver Post, CBS News and MSNBC
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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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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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
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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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.
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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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
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
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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Doha Madani / NBC News:
More than 50 injured after Delta jet dumps fuel on L.A. schools during midair emergency — At least 20 children and dozens of other people at 6 schools were treated for minor injuries after exposure to the jet fuel. — A Delta flight injured more than 50 people after dumping fuel …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. — This interview was conducted by the editorial board of The New York Times, which will announce its Democratic primary endorsement on Jan. 19.
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Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post and Politico
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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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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Digby's Hullabaloo and MSNBC
John Binder / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Iranian National Arrested Near Mar-a-Lago with Machete, Knives Came to U.S. as Refugee — An Iranian national arrested near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, originally arrived in the United States as a refugee, Breitbart News has learned.
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Palm Beach Post, Big League Politics and American Greatness
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.