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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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New York Times:
Lev Parnas, Key Player in Ukraine Affair, Completes Break With Trump and Giuliani — In an interview, he said the president knew everything about the effort to push Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and the 2016 election. — WASHINGTON — Lev Parnas, the Soviet-born businessman who played …
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Ukraine Is Investigating Whether Marie Yovanovitch Was Under Surveillance By Rudy Giuliani's Associates — KYIV — Ukrainian authorities said Thursday they had opened a criminal investigation into whether the former US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch was under surveillance by associates …
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Republicans Should Fear the Unknown on Trump Impeachment
Republicans Should Fear the Unknown on Trump Impeachment
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New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, VICE and The Week
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Five takeaways from Parnas's Maddow interview
Five takeaways from Parnas's Maddow interview
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Lev Parnas Just Took Down Attorney General William Barr
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Chris Cuomo, Kellyanne Conway Renew Rivalry in Epic Fight Over Impeachment: ‘You Want That Moment to Go Viral’
Chris Cuomo, Kellyanne Conway Renew Rivalry in Epic Fight Over Impeachment: ‘You Want That Moment to Go Viral’
Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch
Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Democratic lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism
Democratic lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism
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Washington Post, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Lev Parnas's Comments To New York Times Conflict With CNN Report About ‘Secret Mission’ For Trump
Lev Parnas's Comments To New York Times Conflict With CNN Report About ‘Secret Mission’ For Trump
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New York Times, Twitchy, Washington Post and Redstate
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Lev Parnas just accused Giuliani of a criminal conspiracy with Trump
Lev Parnas just accused Giuliani of a criminal conspiracy with Trump
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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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Politico:
White House violated the law by freezing Ukraine aid, GAO says — The White House budget office violated the law when it froze U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a new report. — President Donald Trump ordered the hold on the critical security assistance …
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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Ayesha Rascoe / NPR:
Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes
Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes
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Above the Law, POLITICUSUSA and New York Times
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
GAO says Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid
GAO says Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid
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Politico, The Hill, The American Spectator, Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Members of Neo-Nazi Group Before Virginia Gun Rally — The three men had obtained guns and discussed traveling to Virginia for protests against new gun control measures, officials said. — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. has arrested three men suspected of being members …
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Washington Post:
FBI arrests alleged members of white supremacist group ‘the Base’ — The FBI has arrested alleged members of a white supremacist group on federal gun charges and other alleged crimes, according to people familiar with the matter. — The charges, expected to be unsealed Thursday …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
FBI Busts Members of Neo-Nazi Group ‘The Base’ Days Before Richmond Gun Rally
FBI Busts Members of Neo-Nazi Group ‘The Base’ Days Before Richmond Gun Rally
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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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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
About that oath of ‘impartiality’ senators just took
About that oath of ‘impartiality’ senators just took
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Susan Collins's willful blindness already looks awful
Susan Collins's willful blindness already looks awful
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Senate passes USMCA trade deal
Senate passes USMCA trade deal
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ABC News:
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Chief Justice Roberts, senators to be sworn in
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Chief Justice Roberts, senators to be sworn in
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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 …
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Political Wire
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why we shouldn't stop talking about the Sanders-Warren fight — Audio reveals tense confrontation between Warren and Sanders — (CNN)Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is done talking about her back-and-forth — in which each candidate said the other called them a liar …
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Amanda Golden / NBC News:
Two New Hampshire state reps switch their support to Amy Klobuchar
Two New Hampshire state reps switch their support to Amy Klobuchar
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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
Op-Ed: Elizabeth Warren brushed off Bernie Sanders and taught a master class in handling sexism
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Twitchy
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP senator's vicious outburst shows the corruption of Trump's defenders
GOP senator's vicious outburst shows the corruption of Trump's defenders
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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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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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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein had burst capillaries in his eyeballs after he died which pathologist tells Dr. Oz suggests he was STRANGLED and did not hang himself — Dr. Baden shared never-before-seen photos of Epstein's eyeballs and the burst capillaries in his eye sockets
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Big League Politics, Breitbart and TheBlaze
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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David Steinberg / TheBlaze:
Finally. The Feds — including ICE — appear to be investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar. — At least three departments are reviewing what could be the worst-ever crime spree by an elected US official — On Oct. 30, I reported that the Department of Justice had assigned an FBI Special Agent in Charge …
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
AP Explains: New rules could muddle results of Iowa caucuses — WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the Iowa Democratic Party will report three sets of results from the party's presidential caucuses. And there is no guarantee that all three will show the same winner.