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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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Redstate, Raw Story, Fox News and Cmte Intelligence (D) …
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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 …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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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Talking Points Memo, Vox, Hartford Courant and Raw Story
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 …
Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: Pelosi names 7 impeachment managers; vote expected to trigger articles' transmission — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) selected seven House members Wednesday to serve as impeachment managers in the upcoming Senate trial of President Trump, including Intelligence …
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Washington Monthly, Politico, ABC News, NBC News, Denver Post, One America News Network, The Daily Beast, IJR, Reuters and The Hill
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, Balloon Juice and HillReporter.com
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, VICE and New York Times
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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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Boston Magazine, The Week, Vox, BuzzFeed News and New York Times
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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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Jacobin, The Hill, The Guardian and CNN
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
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Breitbart, New York Times and The Independent
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Warren-Sanders feud just got way worse
The Warren-Sanders feud just got way worse
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The Atlantic, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, Real Clear Politics and The Week
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Who won the debate? Depends on who you think can beat Trump
Madison Dibble / Washington Examiner:
CNN debate moderator assumes Bernie Sanders is lying about women
CNN debate moderator assumes Bernie Sanders is lying about women
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NB Blog and JONATHAN TURLEY
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
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spiked, The Federalist, The Independent, CNN and Reason
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
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Breitbart, The Hill, Washington Post and The Cut
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)
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Politico and Washington Post
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Warren appears to rebuff Sanders' handshake amid sexism feud
Warren appears to rebuff Sanders' handshake amid sexism feud
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JustOneMinute, FiveThirtyEight, No More Mister Nice Blog, Talking Points Memo and Associated Press
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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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 …
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The Week, Mediaite, Political Wire and Raw Story
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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Detroit Metro Times
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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 — 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.
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Raw Story
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.
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NBC News and The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year Ever, Closing Out the Warmest Decade … ·Source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies | Anomalies shown in reference to the average temperature at each location between 1951 and 1980. — Last year was the second-hottest on record …
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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 …
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Reason
Washington Post:
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump administration policy allowing local governments to block refugees — State and local officials cannot block refugee admissions in their jurisdictions, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding the Trump administration's new refugee policy is likely “unlawful.”
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Michael Avenatti jailed over new money laundering accusations — Los Angeles attorney Michael Avenatti engaged in fraud and money laundering to hide $1 million from one of his ex-wives and other creditors after his March 2019 arrest, federal prosecutors allege in newly filed court papers.
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
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 …
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TASS, Politico and One America News Network
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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Fox News, Townhall, Above the Law, Associated Press, Politico, UPI, NBC News, The US Sun, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, Slate and CNBC