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Evan Mandery / Politico:
One of Trump's Lawyers Called the Other Dangerous — Politics makes strange bedfellows, but perhaps none have ever been stranger than the two celebrity lawyers just announced as part of Donald Trump's impeachment defense team: Kenneth Starr and Alan Dershowitz.
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
As Democrats push for witnesses in Senate trial, Alan Dershowitz slams impeachment case — The Senate impeachment trial formally began on Thursday. — Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard professor emeritus who recently joined President Donald Trump's defense team, made the constitutional case …
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Kelly Cannon / ABC News:
Ahead of trial, Sens. Booker, Shelby disagree whether Trump's actions impeachable — The two senators will be jurors in the president's impeachment trial. — Sens. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., disagreed whether the president's conduct, forming the basis of the charges …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Dershowitz claims abuse of power is not an impeachable offense even if proven
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Cornyn: Giuliani ‘not relevant’ to impeachment trial
Cornyn: Giuliani ‘not relevant’ to impeachment trial
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Axios, The Hill and Law & Crime
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Schiff says NSA, CIA withholding Ukraine info due to White House pressure
Schiff says NSA, CIA withholding Ukraine info due to White House pressure
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NBC News, Washington Post and The Hill
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
The Impeachment ‘Kill Switch’: McConnell Dismissal Rule Corners Democrats, Blocks Antics as Trial Commences — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is as of now including in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial rules a “kill switch” that effectively allows for the president's legal team to seek …
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial
No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Draft of McConnell's rules for trial still allows motion to dismiss
Draft of McConnell's rules for trial still allows motion to dismiss
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Politico, The Federalist, The Hill, Redstate and Breitbart
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Graham calls for swift end to impeachment trial, warns Dems against calling witnesses
Graham calls for swift end to impeachment trial, warns Dems against calling witnesses
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The Guardian and The Hill
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't
House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't
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Washington Monthly and The Week
Lloyd Green / The Guardian:
A Very Stable Genius review: dysfunction and disaster at the court of King Donald — In January 2018, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury made headlines as it depicted a president out of control and a White House that careened from crisis to crisis. Donald Trump threatened legal action against author and publisher.
Robert Evans / bellingcat:
Richmond Gun Rally: Is A Virginia Cop Giving 4Chan's /pol Board Inside Info? — On Monday, January 20, the city of Richmond, Virginia will be host to a massive gathering of militias and individual gun owners, protesting against a series of proposed bills in the state legislature.
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Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
As gun rights rally looms in Virginia, Richmond residents fear another Charlottesville
As gun rights rally looms in Virginia, Richmond residents fear another Charlottesville
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Washington Post:
Rep. Jayapal, a leading liberal Congresswoman, endorses Sanders for president — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a rising star in the Democratic Party's liberal wing and one of the most prominent women of color in Congress, is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president …
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Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Democrats Consume Themselves
Democrats Consume Themselves
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden charges Sanders camp ‘doctored video’ to attack him
Biden charges Sanders camp ‘doctored video’ to attack him
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Warren claims she is the only person running with executive experience
Warren claims she is the only person running with executive experience
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Even C-SPAN Is Piqued: Senate Puts Limits on Trial Coverage — The Senate will control the cameras during the impeachment trial, limiting what viewers see, and reporters will be confined to roped-off areas. — News coverage of President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate began last week …
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Quad-City / Quad City Times:
Klobuchar is the one — Amy Klobuchar earned our endorsement. — She won it from an editorial board that, like much of the electorate just two weeks away from the Iowa caucuses, has struggled with how to assess the large field of candidates vying for the Democrats' 2020 presidential nomination.
Audra D. S. Burch / New York Times:
How 17 Outsize Portraits Rattled a Small Southern Town — Newnan, Ga., decided to use art to help the community celebrate diversity and embrace change. Not everyone was ready for what they saw. — This story took several months to report, including more than a dozen interviews …
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Steve Bannon Wants to Save Trump — So He's Launched a Podcast — It's been two and a half years since Steve Bannon was exiled from the Trump administration, but the former White House chief strategist is still trying to coordinate messaging for the president.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
‘Pretty nervy of you!’: Trump's Palm Beach billionaire spat — There were certainly other things for President Donald Trump to care about in early December. He was about to depart for the NATO summit in London. Impeachment hearings were dominating Washington.
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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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Trent Spiner / Politico:
Bennet die-hards drawn to awkward, unusual New Hampshire campaign — The Colorado senator's supporters hope he can emulate Gary Hart's rise from back of the pack to New Hampshire winner. — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet speaks to supporters in New Hampshire. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Bloomberg: “My story might have turned out very differently if I had been black” — TULSA, Okla. — Mike Bloomberg is ready to acknowledge his white privilege, and he's hoping it'll help him with black voters. — Why it matters: Bloomberg's courtship of black voters appears an uphill climb …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Two deceptions at the heart of Democrats' impeachment brief — In a newly released impeachment brief, Democratic House managers argue that President Trump must be removed “immediately” to protect the integrity of the current presidential race. “The Senate must use that remedy now to safeguard …
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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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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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New York Post and The Hill
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