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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
AP sources: Security probe targets Trump's Russia adviser — WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House adviser on Europe and Russia issues has been placed on administrative leave pending a security-related investigation, two people with knowledge of his exit said Sunday.
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White House's top Russia official put on leave pending investigation — It's another jolt of uncertainty to an office in the White House that has seen significant turnover during the past year. — The top White House official responsible for Russia and Europe has been put …
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CNN, The Daily Caller, New York Post and Raw Story
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Schiff says NSA, CIA withholding Ukraine info due to White House pressure — “The intelligence community is beginning to withhold documents from Congress on the issue of Ukraine,” he said. — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Daily Kos, KTLA, The Hill and NBC News
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Top National Security Council official placed on leave pending security investigation — The top White House official responsible for Russia and Europe policy was placed on leave last week pending a security investigation, U.S. officials said Sunday. — Andrew Peek is a former State Department official …
Axios:
Trump to decide in coming days on when to release Middle East peace plan
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Raw Story
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Tigers at the White House
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americandigest.org, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
McConnell Creates ‘Kill Switch’ To End Impeachment If It Becomes ‘Circus Run By Adam Schiff’ — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has reportedly created a “kill switch” for President Donald Trump's upcoming Senate impeachment trial that would allow for the president's legal team …
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and The Federalist
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial — WASHINGTON (AP) — No cellphones. No talking. No escape. — That's the reality during the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which will begin each day with a proclamation: “All persons are commanded to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment.”
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
As Democrats push for witnesses in Senate trial, Alan Dershowitz slams impeachment case
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Kurt Bardella / NBC News:
Trump's MAGA supporters and Twitter Bernie Bros have this ugly tactic in common — Bernie Twitter operates under the self-righteous guise of being the true progressives of the internet. But their harassing tactics are anything but progressive. — On the morning after Tuesday's Democratic …
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Associated Press and Daily Kos
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren joins Bernie in jabbing Biden on Social Security
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Washington Post, CNN and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Lev Parnas Paid His Way Into Donald Trump's Orbit — Ukrainian-American with reputation for quick access to financing made inroads at White House, won GOP allies while his business ventures soured — After Donald Trump's election, Lev Parnas saw a chance to cash in on his connections.
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emptywheel
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't
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Washington Monthly, The Mahablog, The Week and Axios
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Senate Democrat says ‘fine’ if Hunter Biden were to testify in impeachment trial
George Conway / Washington Post:
Why Trump had to hire this legal odd couple — This is what happens when you don't pay your legal bills. — President Trump, whose businesses and now campaign have left a long trail of unpaid bills behind them, has never discriminated when it comes to stiffing people who work for him.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Mediaite, Raw Story and Slate
Laurence Tribe / Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers shouldn't be allowed to use bogus legal arguments on impeachment — Laurence H. Tribe is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard and the co-author, most recently, of “To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment.” His Twitter handle is @tribelaw.
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KHNL:
Suspect fatally shot 2 Honolulu officers, set fire that destroyed several homes: Sources — HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two police officers were fatally shot Sunday, a third was injured and at least four homes in an affluent Diamond Head neighborhood were destroyed by fire …
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
The Big Ask of Black Voters: Trust the Government — Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are trying to woo older black voters with policy. Those policies may be why they're struggling to win their support. — DANVILLE, VA. — Ten minutes into a small community meeting …
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Bloomberg
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Virginia gun rally: anti-fascist activists will not mount counter-protest — Anti-fascist activists will not mount a counter-protest at a gun rights rally at Virginia's state capitol on Monday that is expected to attract thousands, including white supremacists and anti-government militia groups.
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VICE and Washington Post
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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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Outside the Beltway and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Rebecca Mansour / Breitbart:
‘Profiles in Corruption’ Contains 1,126 Endnotes, No Unnamed Sources — The forthcoming bombshell investigative book Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite contains 1,126 endnotes totaling 83 pages of source material, Breitbart News has learned.
New York Times:
How U.S. Firms Helped Africa's Richest Woman Exploit Her Country's Wealth — LISBON — It was the party to be seen at during the Cannes Film Festival, where being seen was the whole point. A Swiss jewelry company had rented out the opulent Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, drawing celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio …
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Quartz
David French / The French Press:
‘And No One Will Make Them Afraid’ — If you're a regular reader of the Sunday edition, you know that I've focused my analysis and commentary on America's Christian community. I'm a Christian, a lifelong Evangelical, and it's the community and culture I know best.
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.
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