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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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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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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 …


Republicans Should Fear the Unknown on Trump Impeachment
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Five takeaways from Parnas's Maddow interview
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Chris Cuomo, Kellyanne Conway Renew Rivalry in Epic Fight Over Impeachment: ‘You Want That Moment to Go Viral’

Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch
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Democratic lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism
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Lev Parnas's Comments To New York Times Conflict With CNN Report About ‘Secret Mission’ For Trump
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Lev Parnas just accused Giuliani of a criminal conspiracy with Trump
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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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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 …

FBI Busts Members of Neo-Nazi Group ‘The Base’ Days Before Richmond Gun Rally
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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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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 …


Trump impeachment moves to Senate ahead of historic trial
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Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes
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GAO says Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid
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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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About that oath of ‘impartiality’ senators just took
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Susan Collins's willful blindness already looks awful
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Trump impeachment trial live updates: Chief Justice Roberts, senators to be sworn in
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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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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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Two New Hampshire state reps switch their support to Amy Klobuchar
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Op-Ed: Elizabeth Warren brushed off Bernie Sanders and taught a master class in handling sexism
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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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GOP senator's vicious outburst shows the corruption of Trump's defenders
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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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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.


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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AP sources: FBI to keep states in loop on election breaches — WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI, in a change of policy, is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached, federal officials told The Associated Press. — In the past, the FBI would alert local governments …
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FBI will now notify state election officials when any part of their election systems is hacked
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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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‘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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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.


Former mayor of South Bend, Ind. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. — This interview was conducted by the editorial board of The New York Times, which will announce its Democratic primary endorsement on Jan. 19.
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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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