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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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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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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 …
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
The Daily Beast:
Meet the Trump Donor Who Allegedly Stalked America's Ambassador in Ukraine — He was a longshot candidate with a penchant for the obscene. Now he's at the center of the impeachment drama. — Before Tuesday, he was best known as a little-known, scandal-scarred Republican congressional candidate …
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Hartford Courant, Mother Jones, Law & Crime and The Hill
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate
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The Hill
Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:
Who is the Robert Hyde who surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents?
Who is the Robert Hyde who surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents?
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
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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Contemptor, Vanity Fair, Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
Washington Post:
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 …
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The Week
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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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BuzzFeed News and CNN
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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Politico and Washington Post
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Warren-Sanders feud just got way worse — (CNN)Someone is lying. Or, at the very least, badly misremembering. — That's the only possible takeaway from the ongoing back and forth between Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts over whether the former told …
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Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and New York Times
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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Politico, Washington Post, The Daily Beast and NBC News
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
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
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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The Atlantic, NBC News and NPR
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
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
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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Washington Post, Axios, The Hill, Breitbart and Politico
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 …
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 …
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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Washington Post:
Why we're introducing a resolution on war with Iran — Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, and Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, are members of the U.S. Senate. — For more than 40 years, the United States and Iran have had a troubled relationship. Because of the Iranian regime's insistence …
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NPR
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.
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
ABC Execs Try to Get Abby Huntsman to Cover for Toxic Culture at ‘The View’ — Network brass wanted Huntsman to publicly deny reporting of internal strife at the talk show. The outgoing co-host refused to do so, sources said. — The behind-the-scenes melodrama at ABC's The View amped …