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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Trump Supporter Who Discussed Surveillance of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Has History of Stalking, Mental Health Issues — The man who relayed information about Marie Yovanovitch's location to Rudy Giuliani's Ukrainian associates was a known stalker with mental health issues.
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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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Politico:
Democrats release more Parnas evidence, including voicemails with Trump associates — House impeachment investigators released a new set of evidence that was obtained from Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani — including voicemails …
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Talking Points Memo
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
State Department abruptly cancels briefings on Iran, embassy security — The State Department abruptly canceled two classified congressional briefings Wednesday that were supposed to focus on embassy security and the U.S. relationship with Iran, Capitol Hill aides said …
Washington Post:
How Giuliani's outreach to Ukrainian gas tycoon wanted in U.S. shows lengths he took in his hunt for material to bolster Trump — The four men are gathered around a table cluttered with glasses inside an exclusive Parisian cigar bar, beaming as they each offer an ebullient thumbs-up for the camera.
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Axios and Mother Jones
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
I Don't Think the Lev Parnas Texts Are the Last Hound to Be Unleashed
I Don't Think the Lev Parnas Texts Are the Last Hound to Be Unleashed
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CNN, HillReporter.com and Balloon Juice
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How Ukraine's top prosecutor went after Marie Yovanovitch, step by step
How Ukraine's top prosecutor went after Marie Yovanovitch, step by step
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Talking Points Memo, Slate and Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Four big takeaways from the explosive Lev Parnas documents
Four big takeaways from the explosive Lev Parnas documents
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CNN, New York Times, VICE and Common Dreams
New York Times:
Here Are New Details on That Warren and Sanders Post-Debate Exchange — Following a tense debate during which Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders clashed over a disputed remark, the two exchanged words, but did not shake hands. … NEWTON, Iowa — It was the most tense moment …
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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 …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The case for Elizabeth Warren
The case for Elizabeth Warren
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New York Magazine, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and New York Times
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
New book portrays Trump as erratic, ‘at times dangerously uninformed’ — President Trump reveals himself as woefully uniformed about the basics of geography, incorrectly telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “It's not like you've got China on your border.” He toys with awarding himself the Medal of Freedom.
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Tess Owen / VICE:
Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capitol — In response to what he described as “credible intelligence” of threats of violence at an upcoming gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Northam temporarily bans firearms, other weapons on Virginia Capitol grounds
Aaron Gell / GEN:
Death Threats Are Sending the South's Only Socialist Lawmaker Into Hiding
Death Threats Are Sending the South's Only Socialist Lawmaker Into Hiding
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Washington Post
Allison Donahue / Michigan Advance:
I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido. He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me. — I waited outside the Michigan Senate chamber to ask Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) on Tuesday for a comment about the Detroit Metro Times' story reporting that he was a member of a violent …
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could ‘have a lot of fun’ with you
Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could ‘have a lot of fun’ with you
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Talking Points Memo, Michigan Advance and Raw Story
David Eggert / Associated Press:
Michigan lawmaker apologizes for comments to female reporter
Michigan lawmaker apologizes for comments to female reporter
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Michigan Advance
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Lawsuit Claims Epstein Trafficked Girls in Caribbean Until 2018 — The attorney general of the Virgin Islands says Mr. Epstein and his associates used a database to track victims as young as 11 years old. — New evidence shows Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused and trafficked hundreds …
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CNBC, The Guardian, Sputnik News, UPI and New York Post
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Daniel Chang / Miami Herald:
Virgin Islands allege Jeffrey Epstein trafficked girls as young as 11 as recently as 2018 — A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the top law enforcement officer in the U.S. Virgin Islands alleges that multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually trafficked hundreds of young women and girls …
Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: House managers deliver impeachment articles to Senate; McConnell's office says Senate will formally accept them Thursday — The House on Wednesday delivered articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate and approved seven Democrats to serve as prosecutors in the third trial of a U.S. president.
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Los Angeles Times:
Schiff says new evidence against Trump is likely to emerge during Senate trial
Schiff says new evidence against Trump is likely to emerge during Senate trial
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New York Times and The Root
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Pelosi names impeachment managers, ending House delay
Pelosi names impeachment managers, ending House delay
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Washington Post, New York Times and Alaska Public Media
CNN:
Russian government resigns as Putin proposes reforms that could extend his grip on power — Moscow, Russia (CNN)The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power beyond the end of his presidency.
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DailySabah, The Root and National Review
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Russian Premier Abruptly Quits Amid Swirl of Speculation on Putin
Russian Premier Abruptly Quits Amid Swirl of Speculation on Putin
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NPR, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, VICE and Althouse
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russian government resigns as Putin seeks constitutional shakeup
Russian government resigns as Putin seeks constitutional shakeup
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Politico, TASS and One America News Network
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
NPR's sanitizing of Trump's Milwaukee rally shows how he's broken the media — Trump at his rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images — In trying to be above taking sides, the mainstream media does Trump a favor by making order out of his chaos.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily Kos, PJ Media Home and New York Times
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This media failure really could help Trump politically
This media failure really could help Trump politically
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Vox
Washington Post:
Days before Europeans warned Iran of nuclear deal violations, Trump secretly threatened to impose 25% tariff on European autos if they didn't — A week before Germany, France and Britain formally accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration issued a private threat …
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New York Times, Sputnik News, CNBC, The Federalist and Redstate
Doug Palmer / Politico:
Here's what's in the U.S.-China trade deal — Costly tariffs will stay in place, but billions more in sales are promised. — President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, before signing the first phase of a trade deal between the U.S. and China. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Trump ‘broke the Chinese Communist Party’ with phase one trade deal, says Steve Bannon
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
John Bolton will speak in his book, if not at the Senate trial. — The Senate is still discussing whether it will hear witness testimony from John Bolton, the former national security adviser, who has said he would comply with a subpoena during the impeachment trial.
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Washington Post, The Week and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's agenda makes him the definition of unelectable — Jon Cowan is president and Jim Kessler is executive vice president for policy at Third Way, a center-left think tank. — In the lead-up to the Iowa caucuses, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is arguing that he is the Democratic candidate …
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CNN:
Bernie Sanders isn't facing enough scrutiny
Bernie Sanders isn't facing enough scrutiny
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Washington Post, Fox News and Common Dreams
Andy Gregory / Yahoo News:
Trump renews attack on lightbulbs and goes after dishwashers, fridges, toilets and showers — Donald Trump has revisited his vendetta against energy-saving lightbulbs, ascribing them the blame for his orange hue while extending the focus of his ire to include showers, dishwashers and toilets in a wide-ranging rally speech in
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The Independent
Politico:
‘Huge mistake’: Senators in both parties rip impeachment press access — The Senate is prepared to enforce strict measures on reporters' access during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, hoping to avoid the spectacle of senators being yelled at in the hallways as they were during the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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