Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
Redstate, Raw Story and Cmte Intelligence (D) …
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, ABC News, NBC News, Slate, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, The Week, Raw Story and New York Times
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 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion:
Politico, Foreign Policy, Letters from an American, Little Green Footballs, The Hill and The Daily Beast
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
Discussion:
Hartford Courant, Politico, Mother Jones, Law & Crime and 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?
Discussion:
Raw Story, Common Dreams, NBC News and Vox
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 …
Discussion:
Fox News
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 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Week and New York Times
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, JNS.org, Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
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.
Discussion:
Jacobin, The Hill, The Guardian, CNN and BuzzFeed News
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
In the War for the Progressive Future, Bernie Just Crushed Elizabeth Warren
In the War for the Progressive Future, Bernie Just Crushed Elizabeth Warren
Discussion:
The Independent, FiveThirtyEight, CNN, The Daily Beast and Washington Free Beacon
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Who won the debate? Depends on who you think can beat Trump
New York Times:
Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front-Runner)
Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front-Runner)
Discussion:
Politico and Washington Post
Leah Barkoukis / Townhall:
The Biggest Loser of Tuesday's Dem Debate Wasn't Any of the Candidates
The Biggest Loser of Tuesday's Dem Debate Wasn't Any of the Candidates
Discussion:
New York Times, Reason and The Federalist
The Daily Beast:
Trump Privately Obsessed With Bernie Sanders' Popularity and Socialism's Appeal
Trump Privately Obsessed With Bernie Sanders' Popularity and Socialism's Appeal
Discussion:
Breitbart, The Hill, Washington Post and The Cut
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Warren appears to rebuff Sanders' handshake amid sexism feud
Warren appears to rebuff Sanders' handshake amid sexism feud
Discussion:
JustOneMinute, No More Mister Nice Blog and Associated Press
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
Des Moines Register:
Read the full transcript of Tuesday night's CNN/Des Moines Register debate
Read the full transcript of Tuesday night's CNN/Des Moines Register debate
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Jacobin, The Nation, Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, IJR and The Week
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
Discussion:
The Hill, Politico, Washington Post, The Daily Beast and NBC News
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi announces House impeachment managers to prosecute case against Trump — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday announced the seven lawmakers who will serve as the House managers to prosecute the case against President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial, which is expected to begin in earnest next week.
Discussion:
NBC News and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: Schiff, Nadler are among the House members named as impeachment managers to prosecute the case against Trump — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday selected seven House members to serve as impeachment managers in the upcoming Senate trial of President Trump …
Discussion:
Politico, NBC News, Denver Post, Progress Pond, One America News Network, The Daily Beast, ABC News, IJR, Reuters and The Hill
Associated Press:
Delay over, House to send articles of impeachment to Senate
Delay over, House to send articles of impeachment to Senate
Discussion:
The American Independent, NBC News, Associated Press, Patterico's Pontifications and KTLA
John Bresnahan / Politico:
McConnell courts GOP and Trump amid tensions over impeachment witnesses
McConnell courts GOP and Trump amid tensions over impeachment witnesses
Discussion:
CNN, The Hill, Associated Press, New York Times, Bangor Daily News, Vanity Fair, ABC News and Breitbart
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could ‘have a lot of fun’ with you — LANSING — A state senator is under fire Wednesday after telling a female reporter she should stick around at the Capitol because a group of high school students from an all boys school, touring the Capitol, could “have a lot of fun” with her.
Discussion:
Raw Story
RELATED:
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 …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump ‘abused’ and ‘harassed’ Kirstjen Nielsen over border, new book reveals — The president browbeat the former homeland security secretary for refusing to break the law, according to A Very Stable Genius — Donald Trump “abused”, “harassed” and “pestered” his homeland security secretary …
Discussion:
Mediaite, Political Wire and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Above the Law, The Federalist, Politico, UPI, The US Sun, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Slate and CNBC
RELATED:
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California Bar Association hearing
Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California Bar Association hearing
Discussion:
Townhall
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 …
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 …
RELATED:
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Impeachment trial security crackdown will limit Capitol press access
Impeachment trial security crackdown will limit Capitol press access
Discussion:
Politico, Daily Kos, The Hill and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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
Discussion:
The Independent
Douglas London / Just Security:
The President, His Relationship with Intelligence, and the Soleimani Strike — When it comes to intelligence, like with so much else, President Donald Trump likes big names. It's this focus on celebrity, headlines, and immediate gratification — versus substance, impact, and consequences — that so often motivates him.
Discussion:
The Guardian
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russian government resigns as Putin seeks constitutional shakeup — The Russian leader has been in power for nearly two decades as either president or prime minister. — Russia's prime minister and its entire government resigned on Wednesday as part of sweeping constitutional changes …
Discussion:
Politico, TASS and One America News Network
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Val Demings: Impeachment Manager Offers Law Enforcement Experience — Ms. Demings, a relatively junior member of Congress from Florida who had been a police chief, has become a respected questioner on both the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees. — WASHINGTON — As one of the newer members …
Washington Post:
2019 capped off the world's hottest decade in recorded history — It also marked the second-warmest year ever. “What happens in the future is really up to us,” said one scientist. … 0.5 — 0.0 — Source: NASA's Goddard's Global Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) — 10-year