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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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Washington Post:
Ukraine prosecutor offered information related to Biden in exchange for ambassador's ouster, newly released materials show — New materials released by House Democrats appear to show Ukraine's top prosecutor offering an associate of President Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani …
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The Week
courthousenews.com:
Indicted Giuliani Ally Has Money-Tied Republicans Seeking Cover — WASHINGTON (CN) — Two weeks out from the 2016 elections, a first-time donor born in Ukraine lit up the map of the Republican Party with a $50,000 cash donation to Donald Trump's joint fundraising committee.
Washington Post:
Lev Parnas and Rudy Giuliani have demolished Trump's claims of innocence — New documents show why the president has been trying to hide evidence from Congress. — Americans who have been wondering why President Trump has taken the extraordinary step of trying to block every document …
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The Week
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 …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
New Figure in Ukraine Scandal Was Taken Into Police Custody at Trump Resort Last Year — On Tuesday evening, the House Intelligence Committee released a new batch of documents relating to the Ukraine scandal, and the material introduced a new player: Robert F. Hyde, a minor Republican lobbyist …
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Raw Story
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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The Hill
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 …
Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:
Republican candidate who made sexist comment about Kamala Harris owed thousands in child support …
Republican candidate who made sexist comment about Kamala Harris owed thousands in child support …
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Fox News
The Daily Beast:
Meet the Trump Donor Who Allegedly Stalked America's Ambassador in Ukraine
Meet the Trump Donor Who Allegedly Stalked America's Ambassador in Ukraine
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Hartford Courant, Law & Crime, Mother Jones and The Hill
New York Times:
New Details Emerge on Shadow Campaign to Oust Ambassador to Ukraine
New Details Emerge on Shadow Campaign to Oust Ambassador to Ukraine
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Axios
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Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
Four Chairs Statement on Transmission of Additional Evidence as Part of Impeachment Inquiry
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HuffPost, Washington Post, Sputnik News, Mediaite and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
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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New York Times:
Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front-Runner) — When it comes to the Democratic presidential primary candidates, President Trump is worried about Mike Bloomberg while his campaign sees an opportunity in Bernie Sanders. — President Trump's advisers …
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Warren ‘came to raise a concern’ with Sanders after debate, his campaign manager says — DES MOINES — Sen. Elizabeth Warren “came to raise a concern” with Sen. Bernie Sanders after Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, according to Sanders's campaign manager, who briefly described …
The Intercept:
At the Iowa Debate, Bernie Sanders's Most Vociferous Opponent Was CNN — Ahead of the August 2015 Fox News debate, the company's chair, Rupert Murdoch, issued a directive to debate moderator Megyn Kelly: The Donald Trump thing has gone on long enough, it's time to take him down.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states
Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Sanders takes on Biden over Iraq war vote during Democratic debate
Sanders takes on Biden over Iraq war vote during Democratic debate
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Joe Murphy / NBC News:
Live Blog / January Democratic debate live updates: Six candidates face off in Des Moines
Live Blog / January Democratic debate live updates: Six candidates face off in Des Moines
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Debate Highlights: Candidates engage on foreign policy, impeachment and sexism
Debate Highlights: Candidates engage on foreign policy, impeachment and sexism
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The Federalist, The Hill and Mother Jones
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Amy Klobuchar's moderate case against Medicare-for-all
Amy Klobuchar's moderate case against Medicare-for-all
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Trump sides with Sanders amid dustup with Warren: 'I don't believe Bernie said that'
Trump sides with Sanders amid dustup with Warren: 'I don't believe Bernie said that'
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact check: Did Biden introduce the first climate change bill?
Fact check: Did Biden introduce the first climate change bill?
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Breitbart
Jason McGahan / The Daily Beast:
Michael Avenatti Arrested by Feds at California State Bar Hearing — Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer was taken into custody by federal agents during a disciplinary hearing at California's State Bar Court. — LOS ANGELES—Ex-Stormy Daniels lawyer and Trump antagonist Michael Avenatti was led …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California Bar Association hearing
Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California Bar Association hearing
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Townhall
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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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Klobuchar doubts security explanation for impeachment trial press limits — Rules ranking Democrat has expressed opposition — Senators look to clear legislative decks before impeachment trial Even after the Senate trial begins, the House could still add more impeachment articles Sanders …
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The Hill
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Michael Flynn seeking to withdraw guilty plea — Lawyers for the former national security adviser contend the government undermined its own deal. — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has a sentencing hearing scheduled for later this month. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
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Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:
Justin Amash Has a Decision to Make — ‘Is there any better time to have a president who might be not from either party?’ — Three weeks from the first votes of the 2020 election, the presidential race seems—finally—to be taking shape. Republicans, having blocked any serious attempts …
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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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR Poll: More Americans Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran Than Approve — More Americans disapprove than approve of President Trump's handling of the situation with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. But they are split along party lines, and the results largely reflect the president's approval rating.
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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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.
Cory Turner / NPR:
Canceling Student Debt Is Easier Than It Sounds — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has pledged to cancel up to $50,000 of debt for 95% of student loan borrowers if she is elected president. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., has proposed an even more generous plan if he's elected.
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