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Coordinated Posts Defend Connecticut Man Who Exchanged Ukraine Texts — Some of the pages describe themselves as representing groups of supporters of President Trump from different states — WASHINGTON—A network of several dozen Facebook pages is coordinating posts defending Robert F. Hyde …
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Nunes aide communicated with Parnas about Ukraine campaign, messages show — House Democrats released new documents Friday evening showing extensive contact between an associate of President Trump's personal attorney and an aide to the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee regarding …
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Lev Parnas Dishes On Kushner, Maduro, and Soros — In an interview from his lawyer's office, the ex-Giuliani ally talked cannabis, conspiracies, and one very weird meeting with the lawyers of an indicted Ukrainian oligarch. — A dinner with Jared and Ivanka about cannabis …
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House releases new impeachment evidence linking Nunes aide to Parnas — House impeachment investigators sought Friday to pull Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, deeper into the Ukraine scandal at the center of President Donald Trump's upcoming impeachment trial.
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Why was Lev Parnas wearing a ‘Presidential Service Badge’ awarded to troops who serve in the White House? — Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman posted a fascinating update about a photo of impeachment figure Lev Parnas. — The photo shows Igor Fruman — who …


Sender Of Cryptic Messages About Yovanovitch Says They Were A Joke, Denies Spying On Diplomat — A Florida-based Trump supporter who sent text messages suggesting that he was surveilling former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in Ukraine is apologizing for the exchanges and says they were part of a …
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Texts suggest Robert Hyde passed along details about Yovanovitch movements — They include screenshots of messages about the U.S. ambassador's movements that appear to have been sent to Hyde, who forwarded thems to Lev Parnas. — New text messages released by House Democrats …
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller

New documents from Parnas reveal more on possible Yovanovitch surveillance, communication with Nunes aide
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The Daily Caller, UPI, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and fox8.com


National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump — The large color photograph that greets visitors to a National Archives exhibit celebrating the centennial of women's suffrage shows a massive crowd filling Pennsylvania Avenue NW for the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017, the day after President Trump's inauguration.


The Sanders Campaign Researched Whether Warren Could Be Both Vice President and Treasury Secretary at Once — The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders has researched the question of whether the same person can serve as both vice president and treasury secretary, according to three sources on the campaign.
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The Sanders-Warren ‘feud’ and Ukraine revelations are nowhere near equal in importance. Try telling the media that. — If you asked a casual news consumer what the big Washington story was over the past few days, there's a decent chance you would hear about a supposed feud between …


Trump's impeachment, starring Bill Clinton — President Donald Trump may be the one fighting in the Senate to keep his job, but on Capitol Hill and across the country, it can feel like someone else is still on trial: Bill Clinton. — Clinton's own impeachment trial, once a fading cultural artifact …
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Trump recounts minute-by-minute details of Soleimani strike to donors at Mar-a-Lago — (CNN)President Trump recounted minute-by-minute details of the US strike that killed Iran's top military commander during remarks to high-dollar Republican donors at his South Florida estate, according to audio obtained by CNN.
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Kansas City radio station agrees to broadcast Russian-owned ‘propaganda’ program — A Kansas City area radio station can broadcast Russian state-owned media programming, the type that U.S. intelligence called a “propaganda machine,” for six hours a day through a lease agreement struck by a local radio operator.
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The Hill


The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It — A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says. — Until recently, Hoan Ton-That's greatest hits included …


Rod Rosenstein says he made call to release Strzok-Page texts — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized the release to the media of text messages between two highly placed FBI employees who exchanged criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign …
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3 more linked to neo-Nazi group arrested in Georgia — WASHINGTON (AP) — Three men linked to a violent white supremacist group known as The Base were charged with conspiring to kill members of a militant anti-fascist group, police in Georgia announced Friday, a day after three other members …
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Neo-Nazis Allegedly Discussed Opening Fire at Virginia's Pro-Gun Rally Slated for Monday
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Former N.Y. Rep. Christopher Collins sentenced to federal prison for insider trading — He pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit insider trading and lying to the FBI in October. — Former New York Congressman Christopher Collins was sentenced Friday to 26 months in federal prison …
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An anguished Chris Collins faces 26 months in prison
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Chris Collins, First U.S. Lawmaker To Endorse Trump, Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence
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In Oval Office Meeting, Trump Expresses Regret on Vaping Policy — The president interrupted a meeting with campaign advisers to scold his health and human services secretary about the administration's ban on most flavored e-cigarettes. — President Trump upbraided the health …
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Pro Level Trolling: Trump Admin Rolls Back Michelle Obama Lunch Rules On Her Birthday — Sometimes you think something that happens is a coincidence but then you really think about and you wonder maybe...... Nahhhhhhhh — The Trump administration announced today that they were ending …
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More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump administration further undercuts Obama school-lunch rules
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Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits
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‘Trump Effect’ Takes Over Iran As Regime Starts Covering Country With American And Israeli Flags — Avoiding The Flags Has Become Symbol Of Protest — Probably the most overlooked aspect of the “flags on the sidewalk” phenomenon in Iran is that, as the regime paints those flags everywhere …


“Why Are We Not Winning Them?”: Pete Buttigieg's White Supporters Are Baffled By His Lack Of Black Support — DES MOINES — The white voters who come to Pete Buttigieg's rallies just don't understand. — Many of them fell for the 37-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana …
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They ‘Would Love to See a Woman in Office,’ but It's Not Priority No. 1 — In the Trump era, some voters say the power of a symbolic first is overshadowed by anxiety about defeating him. — WINTERSET, Iowa — Almost exactly three years ago, Leila Schlenker marveled at the crowds …