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Politico:
‘Brazen and unlawful’: Trump team attacks House impeachment effort in first formal response — President Donald Trump launched his first formal attack on the House's effort to remove him from office on Saturday, calling the Democrats' impeachment case against him fatally flawed and …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump, who wanted a TV legal team, is ‘distracted’ by impeachment trial, source says — (CNN)A source close to the White House who speaks to Donald Trump regularly said the President has appeared “distracted” by the impeachment trial that begins on Tuesday, telling people around him Friday night …
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Raw Story
Evan Mandery / Politico:
When Alan Dershowitz Called Ken Starr ‘Dangerous’
When Alan Dershowitz Called Ken Starr ‘Dangerous’
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Raw Story, New York Times and The Gateway Pundit
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U.S. House of Representatives Files Brief in Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump
U.S. House of Representatives Files Brief in Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump
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The Guardian
Washington Post:
House Democrats say Senate ‘must eliminate the threat’ that the president poses to national security
House Democrats say Senate ‘must eliminate the threat’ that the president poses to national security
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
House managers cite ‘overwhelming’ evidence against Trump in their brief to Senate
Margaret Talev / Axios:
NSC official on leave pending investigation — Andrew Peek, the senior director for European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council, has been placed on administrative leave pending a security-related investigation, people familiar with the situation tell Axios.
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Raw Story
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Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Another Russia Adviser, Adding to NSC Turnover — Andrew Peek was top Russia hand on National Security Council — Peek's two predecessors testified in impeachment inquiry — The top Russia expert on President Donald Trump's National Security Council has left his post …
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The Hill
Hank Davis / Associated Press:
Murkowski on impeachment: “It is important that we have a process that is viewed as fair” — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The United State's Senate will resume the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but over the extended holiday weekend, Senator Lisa Murkowski is in Alaska.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
'Once this is over, we'll be kings': How Lev Parnas worked his way into Trump's world — and now is rattling it — Last Sunday, a New York lawyer posted photographs of the shining dome of the U.S. Capitol on Twitter, announcing that he had just visited Washington to give Congress contents …
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Vanity Fair
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Sacramento Bee:
Who is Devin Nunes' aide caught up in Ukraine texts, and will they hurt his boss? — Derek Harvey was known as a retired Army colonel and respected military intelligence analyst — a Middle East expert who predicted the growing threat from al Qaeda. — He worked tirelessly with retired …
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Washington Post
Audrey McNamara / CBS News:
Puerto Rico governor fires emergency director after aid is found sitting in warehouse — Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island's emergency management director on Saturday, after a video showing aid sitting unused in a warehouse went viral on social media.
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Warren claims she is the only person running with executive experience — NEWTON, Iowa — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she was the only White House hopeful who has spent any time in the executive branch on government at an Iowa rally, seemingly forgetting about a number of her rivals.
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Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Senate Democratic leader Janet Petersen endorses Elizabeth Warren, plans to appear at campaign events
Iowa Senate Democratic leader Janet Petersen endorses Elizabeth Warren, plans to appear at campaign events
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Politico and Washington Post
Chesley B. Sullenberger III / New York Times:
Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: Like Joe Biden, I Once Stuttered, Too. I Dare You to Mock Me. — The retired pilot responds to recent comments from the president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on the way the former vice president talks. — Mr. Sullenberger is a retired pilot, safety expert and public speaker.
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The Hill and New York Post
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden charges Sanders camp ‘doctored video’ to attack him — INDIANOLA, Iowa — Joe Biden accused Bernie Sanders' campaign Saturday of issuing a “doctored video” to attack him over Social Security, a false claim that ratcheted up the tension between the two campaigns in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses.
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New York Times, NBC News, HuffPost, Fox News, Iowa Starting Line, The Hill and Washington Post
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento / NPR:
Women's March Draws A Smaller, But Passionate Crowd — The fourth annual Women's March descended on the streets of Washington on Saturday. But unlike the first demonstration that brought hundreds of thousands to the capital on the day after President Trump's inauguration …
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Axios and New York Times
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, BBC, FOX2now.com, Page Six, Financial Times, Sputnik News, NPR, The Daily Beast, Variety, The Gateway Pundit, UPI and Slate
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
National Archives Apologizes for Altering Image of 2017 Women's March — A photo from the march displayed at the National Archives was altered to blur signs that were critical of President Trump or might be offensive, officials said. — The National Archives and Records Administration …
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NBC News, Washington Post, FOX2now.com, Sputnik News, Talking Points Memo and UPI
Fox Business:
Two billion reasons Bloomberg could unseat Trump — Michael Bloomberg is willing to spend $2B on himself — or another Dem — to unseat Trump — It's only money. — That's the word coming from Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign, which is spending hundreds of millions of dollars …
Peter Schweizer / New York Post:
How five members of Joe Biden's family got rich through his connections — Political figures have long used their families to route power and benefits for their own self-enrichment. In “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite,” one particular politician …
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Breitbart