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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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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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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Fact-checking Republican Sen. Susan Collins' confusing comments about the new documents from Lev Parnas — Lev Parnas: Trump is lying. He knows me — Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a pivotal swing vote in the fight over whether to allow new witnesses during …
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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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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:
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Susan Collins's willful blindness already looks awful
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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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NBC Universal:
“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
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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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NBC News:
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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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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Washington Post:
‘It was like a breeding ground’: Trump hotel's mix of GOP insiders and hangers-on helped give rise …
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Democratic lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Republicans Should Fear the Unknown on Trump Impeachment
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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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Tess Owen / VICE:
Why This Antifa Group Is Siding With Thousands of Pro-Gun Conservatives In Virginia
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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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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 …
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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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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New York Times:
Ukraine Investigates Trump Allies Amid Reports of Surveillance of Marie Yovanovitch — Newly released documents suggest that Ms. Yovanovitch was being watched in Kyiv while she was the American ambassador there. — MOSCOW — Ukraine has opened a criminal investigation into allies of President Trump …
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Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch
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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.
Kevin Stone / KTAR.com:
Mark Kelly heads into election year with big cash lead over Sen. McSally — PHOENIX - In what's shaping up to be one of the most expensive U.S. Senate campaigns of 2020, and the costliest in Arizona history, Democrat Mark Kelly continues to dominate incumbent Sen. Martha McSally on the fundraising front.
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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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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Justin Worland / TIME:
The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning with Climate Change — A peculiar theme park in the Hague celebrates the history of the Netherlands through a series of miniature models. The Madurodam features little canals, old-fashioned windmills, tiny tulips and, amid it all …
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