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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
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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Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
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Washington Post:
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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The Week
Politico:
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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The Hill, Letters from an American and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
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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The Atlantic, Raw Story and emptywheel
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
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 …
CNN:
Barr dropped into Giuliani meeting at Justice Department in previously undisclosed encounter — Lev Parnas describes multiple quid pro quos with Ukraine — (CNN)Attorney General William Barr briefly attended a meeting at the Justice Department last fall between top criminal prosecutors …
NBC News:
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 and Talking Points Memo
CNN:
New impeachment documents show more texts about possible surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine
New impeachment documents show more texts about possible surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine
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Daily Kos and Washington Post
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
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.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
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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Mediaite, Breitbart and The Atlantic
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
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 …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
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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NBC News:
Meet Trump's legal team for the impeachment trial
Meet Trump's legal team for the impeachment trial
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The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Alayna Treene / Axios:
House managers' plans for next week's Senate impeachment trial
House managers' plans for next week's Senate impeachment trial
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Fox News, New York Times and Washington Post
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
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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Wall Street Journal:
Men Discussed Opening Fire at Pro-Gun Rally in Richmond, Officials Say — Other suspected members of white-supremacist group the Base arrested in Georgia — Three suspected white supremacists arrested in Maryland and Delaware this week had discussed opening fire from different positions …
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The Hill, Reason, The Crime Report and Right Wing Watch
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Molly Olmstead / Slate:
Neo-Nazis Allegedly Discussed Opening Fire at Virginia's Pro-Gun Rally Slated for Monday
Neo-Nazis Allegedly Discussed Opening Fire at Virginia's Pro-Gun Rally Slated for Monday
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New York Times, American Military News and Vox
Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump administration further undercuts Obama school-lunch rules — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken another whack at former first lady Michelle Obama's signature achievement: Establishing stricter nutritional standards for school breakfasts and lunches.
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Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:
Pro Level Trolling: Trump Admin Rolls Back Michelle Obama Lunch Rules On Her Birthday
Pro Level Trolling: Trump Admin Rolls Back Michelle Obama Lunch Rules On Her Birthday
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New York Times and Washington Monthly
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits
Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits
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USDA, The Gateway Pundit, ABC News, The Guardian and Raw Story
Tom Winter / NBC News:
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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Fox News, Associated Press, Washington Post and The Week
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Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
An anguished Chris Collins faces 26 months in prison
An anguished Chris Collins faces 26 months in prison
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Balloon Juice and UPI
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Chris Collins, First U.S. Lawmaker To Endorse Trump, Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence
Chris Collins, First U.S. Lawmaker To Endorse Trump, Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence
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CNBC
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
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 …
J.E. Dyer / The Lid:
‘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 …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
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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The Hill
Steve Vockrodt / Kansas City Star:
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
Pete Williams / NBC News:
‘Faithless elector’: Supreme Court will hear case that could change how presidents are chosen — A ruling could come in the spring — just as the 2020 presidential race is heating up. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up an issue that could change a key element …
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Axios, Townhall, Washington Post, Associated Press, One America News Network and The Hill
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Noah Berlatsky / NBC News:
Trump voters motivated by racism may be violating the Constitution. Can they be stopped?
Trump voters motivated by racism may be violating the Constitution. Can they be stopped?
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Twitchy
Martin Indyk / Wall Street Journal:
The Middle East Isn't Worth It Anymore — With few vital American interests still at stake there, the U.S. should finally set aside its grandiose ambitions for the chaotic region — Last week, despite Donald Trump's repeated pledge to end American involvement in the Middle East's conflicts …