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New York Times:
Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren — THE DEMOCRATS' BEST CHOICES FOR PRESIDENT — American voters must choose between three sharply divergent visions of the future. — The incumbent president, Donald Trump, is clear about where he is guiding the Republican Party …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
New York Times Editorial Board Endorses Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren — The New York Times editorial board endorsed the two leading female candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Sunday, throwing its support behind Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Washington Post:
Their gender didn't help other female presidential candidates. Will Elizabeth Warren's help her? — DES MOINES — As she nears a verdict from voters in Iowa, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leaning in on gender. — Warren used a spat with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to assert that the female candidates …
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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NBC News:
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 and Axios
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Top National Security Council official placed on leave pending security investigation
Top National Security Council official placed on leave pending security investigation
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Politico
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
Warren joins Bernie in jabbing Biden on Social Security
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Washington Post, CNN, Associated Press and New York Times
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Sanders Lands Key Endorsement of Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Sanders Lands Key Endorsement of Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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The Hill
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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The Moderate Voice and emptywheel
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Dana Loesch:
A Note for Fellow Second Amendment Supporters Rallying in Virginia — Some in media and many anti-gun/gun control advocates are desperately trying to gaslight everyone into thinking that Virginia's Second Amendment lobby day will be Charlottesville 2.0. Since 2002 the Virginia Citizens' Defense League …
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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Virginia gun rally: anti-fascist activists will not mount counter-protest
Virginia gun rally: anti-fascist activists will not mount counter-protest
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Popular Information, VICE and Washington Post
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.
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
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, Slate and Raw Story
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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NBC News:
Biden campaign warns against media use of Trump disinformation during impeachment trial — A campaign memo warns against the spread of “malicious and conclusively debunked” theories about the Bidens by Trump allies. — WASHINGTON — A day before the opening of President Donald Trump's …
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Senate Democrat says ‘fine’ if Hunter Biden were to testify in impeachment trial
Rachel Elbaum / NBC News:
Bloomberg says he'd vote to convict Trump if he were a senator — “I'd have to swallow two or three times, but I would say I would vote to convict,” said the billionaire former New York mayor. — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would vote to convict President Donald Trump …
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Sanders, Warren are hot discussion topics as global elites gather in Davos — DAVOS, Switzerland — Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are not attending the annual gathering of billionaires and global elites in this Swiss ski town, but many here are alarmed …
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Bloomberg
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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