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FBI visits Robert Hyde's home and office after he's swept into Ukraine scheme — Impeachment investigators released texts earlier this week suggesting Hyde was tracking the movements of the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. — The FBI paid a visit to Republican congressional candidate …
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“THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW” SCORES HISTORIC RATING OF 4.5M TOTAL VIEWERS IN EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LEV PARNAS — Maddow's Exclusive Interview with Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Dominates News Cycle and Draws Largest-Ever Audience for “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Kicking Off 2020 With Huge Ratings Win
CBS News:
Trump impeachment moves to Senate ahead of historic trial — Washington — After months of hearings and votes in the House, the impeachment case against President Trump is now in the hands of the Senate, where a trial to decide on the removal of a president set to get underway for just the third time in U.S. history.
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Washington Post:
White House hold on Ukraine aid violated federal law, congressional watchdog says — The White House violated federal law in its hold on security aid to Ukraine last year, according to a decision by a congressional watchdog released on Thursday and reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
Reporters getting 1st taste of impeachment restrictions — WASHINGTON (AP) — The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has barely started and already journalists are getting a glimpse of how hard it will be cover the event under harsh new media restrictions imposed by the Senate.
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Lev Parnas: ‘I Felt Like My Family Left Me’ — The Soviet-born businessman at the center of Rudy Giuliani's dirt-digging crusade in Ukraine tells The Daily Beast he's determined to speak out despite backlash. — In an interview with The Daily Beast, Lev Parnas—an ex-associate …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
'He's Lying': Lev Parnas Says He'll Post a Photo With Trump Every Time President Claims Not to Know Him
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Fact-checking Republican Sen. Susan Collins' confusing comments about the new documents from Lev Parnas
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New York Times:
Ukraine Investigates Trump Allies Amid Reports of Surveillance of Marie Yovanovitch
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Democratic lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism
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Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Republicans Should Fear the Unknown on Trump Impeachment
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Susan Collins's willful blindness already looks awful
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Ukraine Is Investigating Whether Marie Yovanovitch Was Under Surveillance By Rudy Giuliani's Associates
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Investigating Years-Old Leaks and Appears Focused on Comey — An inquiry into years-old disclosures of classified information is highly unusual and leaves law enforcement officials open to accusations of politicizing their work. — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Washington …
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Feds Reportedly Target Comey In Previously Unreported Leak Probe
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP senator's vicious outburst shows the corruption of Trump's defenders — If you were a United States senator who just snapped angrily at a reporter for politely asking whether compelling new information about a matter of great import to the nation was weighing on your understanding …
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Brad Polumbo / Washington Examiner:
Martha McSally takes a cheap shot at CNN reporter — Everybody knows CNN has a liberal bias. But it's still not appropriate for a sitting Republican senator to bash one of its reporters when he asks a perfectly legitimate question. — That's what happened Thursday afternoon.
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Senator Susan Collins:
Senator Collins' Statement on Impeachment Trial Process — Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the impeachment trial process:
New York Times:
Virginia Capital on Edge as F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Neo-Nazis Before Gun Rally — The three men had obtained guns and discussed traveling to Virginia for protests against new gun control measures, officials said. — RICHMOND, Va. — Alarming calls online for a race war. The arrest of three suspected neo-Nazis.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
FBI Busts Members of Neo-Nazi Group ‘The Base’ Days Before Richmond Gun Rally
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Bernie ‘will play dirty’: Ex-Vermont governor slams Sanders — A former Vermont governor and ex-chair of the Democratic Governors Association is taking aim at Bernie Sanders and his campaign, accusing the senator of trying to “Hillarize” Elizabeth Warren. — In an interview with POLITICO …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders's Foreign Policy Is Too Evidence-Based for the Beltway's Taste
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why we shouldn't stop talking about the Sanders-Warren fight
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Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Elizabeth Warren brushed off Bernie Sanders and taught a master class in handling sexism
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Dwight Garner / New York Times:
A Meticulous Account of Trump's Tenure Reads Like a Comic Horror Story — The essence of irony, Henry Fowler wrote in “A Dictionary of Modern English Usage,” is that it “postulates a double audience” — one that's in on the joke, and another that isn't. The title of Philip Rucker …
Brian Bennett / TIME:
Inside Jared Kushner's Unusual White House Role — Jared Kushner's White House office is a shrine to his own influence. Gold-framed accolades from his father-in-law hang on the walls, written in thick black Sharpie in President Donald Trump's spiky hand. To Jared, Great job on Mexico.
Jessica Moulite / The Root:
Exclusive: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Beautiful Bald Head and Discusses Alopecia for the First Time — We'd like to have A Word with you. In The Root's op-ed video series, thought leaders across various disciplines give their perspectives on the important issues you should know about.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Pelosi says Trump has options for State of Union — The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment (all times local): — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump can keep his Feb. 4 appointment with Congress to deliver his State of the Union address or he can ask …
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Andrew Cohen / Slate:
This Trump Supreme Court Short-Lister Says God Can Instruct Juries on Guilt and Innocence — Judge William Pryor of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a jurist from Alabama with a long record in law enforcement, has twice now been high on President Donald Trump's short list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
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Shamira Ibrahim / New York Times:
‘The View’ Has a Meghan McCain Problem — The daytime co-hosts' heated bipartisan debates are played down as disagreement among friends. But the strain for “civility” is tiring. — Ms. Ibrahim is a culture writer and reporter. — During an episode of “The View” earlier this month …
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Bloomberg Campaign To El Bloombito Parody Account: Make Me Look Cool...Por Favor — There are very few things on this planet that Michael Bloomberg cannot buy. Private jets, knighthood, Republican Congressional victories—their costs are droplets in a $59 billion sea of wealth.
CBS News:
D.C. Fire Department recruits might be making “white power” hand gesture in photo — Washington — A photo of fire department recruits possibly using a racist hand gesture is being investigated by District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services. CBS Washington, D.C. affiliate WUSA-TV reports …
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Denver Post:
For people, policy and Colorado politics — With committee hearings yet to start, the biggest action at the state Capitol this week - so far, at least - was outside the building. Homeless people who'd erected tents less than a block away were required by the city to pack up and move Wednesday morning.
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
Eleven people arrested during ‘Remove Trump’ protests in Senate buildings — Protesters occupied part of the Russell Senate Office Building on Thursday shortly after the Senate accepted a pair of articles presented by House Democrats officially opening the impeachment trial against President Trump.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“It's Quite an Upheaval”: In an Ongoing Makeover of the Times Opinion Babel, the Old Editorial Voice of God Is Being Rationed — Even as controversies (Bret Stephens) explode like bombs, Opinion chief James Bennet, the second-most powerful journalist at the Times, pursues his cacophonous plans.
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Top Democrat Asks FBI to Refuse to Cooperate With GOP Senators' Ukraine Investigation — In a letter obtained by The Daily Beast, Sen. Wyden urges the bureau to deny two Senate Republicans' requests for materials from an ex-DNC consultant. — A top member of the Senate Finance Committee …
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