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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Parnas pressure grows on Senate GOP — Pressure is growing on Senate Republicans to call Lev Parnas, an associate of President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, to testify in the impeachment trial. — Democrats are opening the door to hearing from Parnas as a witness at the impeachment trial …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
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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NBC News and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Nunes aide communicated with Parnas about Ukraine campaign, messages show
Nunes aide communicated with Parnas about Ukraine campaign, messages show
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Mother Jones, The Week, The Guardian, MSNBC and New York Times
ABC News:
Giuliani associate Parnas texted with Trump campaign donors, including about Ukraine efforts
Giuliani associate Parnas texted with Trump campaign donors, including about Ukraine efforts
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The Independent
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Coordinated Posts Defend Connecticut Man Who Exchanged Ukraine Texts
Coordinated Posts Defend Connecticut Man Who Exchanged Ukraine Texts
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Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
Politico:
House releases new impeachment evidence linking Nunes aide to Parnas
House releases new impeachment evidence linking Nunes aide to Parnas
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Associated Press, Raw Story, Letters from an American, The Hill and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, UPI, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and fox8.com
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Why was Lev Parnas wearing a ‘Presidential Service Badge’ awarded to troops who serve in the White House?
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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Mother Jones, Law & Crime, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Mediaite and New York Post
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Washington Post:
Trump privately told donors new details about Soleimani airstrike at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser — President Trump delivered a dramatic account of the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, joked that he doesn't care if construction projects kill all the rattlesnakes and noted …
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Raw Story and One America News Network
The Royal Family:
Statement from HM The Queen — Following many months of conversations and more recent discussions, I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family. — Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.
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New York Times, Page Six, Variety, Sputnik News, The Gateway Pundit, Slate and fox8.com
Tom Cullen / The Guardian:
‘The red wall is cracking’: Buttigieg gets ovation after expecting protests — His campaign feared hostility in Iowa's most conservative county. But the local response told a different story — Pete Buttigieg knew he was foraying into unfriendly confines when he was en route to Orange City …
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BuzzFeed News:
“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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Daily Kos, Washington Post and CNN
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg tries to recapture Iowa magic — EMMETSBURG, Iowa - Pete Buttigieg is not touching the he-said-she-said between two of his chief primary rivals. In fact, he's going to great lengths not to talk about any opponents at all, after spending the fall drawing contrasts with them.
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Associated Press and Washington Post
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 …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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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Redstate, The Hill, The Week, New York Post and Contemptor
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.
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Impeachment lands Sen. Collins in familiar spot: crosshairs — WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing perhaps her toughest reelection fight, veteran Sen. Susan Collins has parachuted into familiar terrain — the heart of a hot-button issue, this time President Donald Trump's impeachment.
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
2020′s first big test? Not Iowa, but a tiny Texas House race — KATY, Texas (AP) — Beto O'Rourke is livestreaming again. Joe Biden and Julián Castro are making their presence felt. Mike Bloomberg has knocked on doors and outside groups are running TV attack ads.
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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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
William Cole / Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller — On Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Pearl Harbor Monday, the U.S. Navy is expected to announce that a new aircraft carrier will be named after Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, the first African American to receive …
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Associated Press, Breitbart and Task & Purpose
Associated Press:
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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Talking Points Memo, VICE and HuffPost
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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, Vanity Fair and American Military News