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Jonathan Turley / Washington Post:
Where the Trump defense goes too far — Jonathan Turley is the chair of public interest law at George Washington University and served as the last lead counsel in an impeachment trial before the Senate in defense of Judge Thomas Porteous. He also serves as a legal analyst for both CBS and BBC.
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Washington Post:
Senate Democrats privately mull witness trade in impeachment trial: A Biden for Bolton — Several Senate Democrats are privately discussing the possibility of calling Republicans' bluff on witnesses, weighing an unusual trade in President Trump's impeachment trial: the testimony of Hunter Biden …
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CBS News, Politico, Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA and Twitchy
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Senators bend the rules by wearing Apple Watches to Trump trial — Correction 7:03 p.m. | The rules of decorum state that senators can't use phones or electronic devices in the chamber during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but what about Apple Watches?
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New York Times, The Verge, Axios, Fox News and Redstate
Politico:
Trump impeachment team undercuts DOJ position in McGahn case — Donald Trump's lawyers made an impeachment U-turn on Tuesday — one that could have immediate consequences for the president's ongoing legal fight against the House's oversight investigations. — After arguing in court …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump's defense looks shaky on first day of impeachment trial — Analysis: Using the president's convoluted logic with none of his outsized passion, his defense team wasn't very persuasive. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's defense failed him at the opening of his Senate impeachment trial Tuesday.
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Associated Press and Daily Kos
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
McConnell said in 1999 he would have voted for whatever the House managers wanted — (CNN)Mitch McConnell said in 1999 he believed the Senate was entitled to witnesses in President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial and added that he would have voted to give House impeachment managers “whatever” they wanted.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Democrats already have these four victories in the impeachment trial — After a day of irate criticism from Democrats and headlines announcing a Republican “coverup,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) modified his proposed trial rules before the impeachment proceedings began on Tuesday.
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The Hill
NBC News:
McConnell makes last-minute, handwritten changes to Trump impeachment trial rules
McConnell makes last-minute, handwritten changes to Trump impeachment trial rules
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Reason, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and CNN
courthousenews.com:
McConnell Maps Late-Night, Evidence-Free Impeachment Trial
McConnell Maps Late-Night, Evidence-Free Impeachment Trial
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The Hill, The American Conservative and Politico
NBC News:
Live Blog / Trump impeachment: Live updates from the Senate trial
Live Blog / Trump impeachment: Live updates from the Senate trial
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Associated Press and Breitbart
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump and his Republican cronies have made three big mistakes
Trump and his Republican cronies have made three big mistakes
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NBC News, Vanity Fair, The Nation and Daily Kos
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Team Biden's Been Prepping for Impeachment Smears for Months
Team Biden's Been Prepping for Impeachment Smears for Months
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and National Review
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
An embarrassing moment for Trump's legal team
James Crowley / Newsweek:
71% of Republicans want Mitch McConnell to call witnesses at Trump impeachment trial, new poll shows
71% of Republicans want Mitch McConnell to call witnesses at Trump impeachment trial, new poll shows
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Vox
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Mitch McConnell's Potemkin Trial
Mitch McConnell's Potemkin Trial
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Washington Post, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Wired and NPR
Michael Warren / CNN:
McConnell tried to rush Trump's impeachment trial, but Republican senators said not so fast
McConnell tried to rush Trump's impeachment trial, but Republican senators said not so fast
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Washington Post and Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Trump's impeachment defense is designed to destroy guardrails on presidential power
Trump's impeachment defense is designed to destroy guardrails on presidential power
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The Hill
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Impeachment: Live Updates From the Senate Trial
Trump Impeachment: Live Updates From the Senate Trial
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Cmte Intelligence (D) …, The Gateway Pundit, Financial Times, Washington Post and TalkLeft
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A big tell in Trump's own legal brief exposes McConnell's coverup
A big tell in Trump's own legal brief exposes McConnell's coverup
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Raw Story
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Biden picks up backing from 4 more black lawmakers
Biden picks up backing from 4 more black lawmakers
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Fox News, Associated Press and Breitbart
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ted Cruz says White House unlikely to push for impeachment trial dismissal
Ted Cruz says White House unlikely to push for impeachment trial dismissal
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone ‘hacked by Saudi crown prince’ — Exclusive: investigation suggests Washington Post owner was targeted five months before murder of Jamal Khashoggi — The Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone “hacked” in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message …
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Saudi crown prince implicated in hack of Jeff Bezos's phone, U.N. report will say — A United Nations investigation to be released Wednesday will report that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's cellphone was hacked in 2018 after he got a WhatsApp message that came from an account purportedly belonging …
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One America News Network, The Week and Raw Story
Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
Saudi crown prince implicated in hacking of Jeff Bezos's phone — Forensic experts hired by Jeff Bezos have concluded with “medium to high confidence” that a WhatsApp account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was directly involved in a 2018 hack of the Amazon founder's phone.
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New York Times
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff Bezos
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Schiff may have mischaracterized Parnas evidence, documents show — House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff appears to have mischaracterized a text message exchange between two players in the Ukraine saga, according to documents obtained by POLITICO — a possible error the GOP will likely criticize …
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Politico:
Trump weighs travel ban expansion in coming days — President Donald Trump may expand his controversial travel ban with an announcement expected as early as Monday, the three-year anniversary of the original order, which targeted several majority-Muslim nations.
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New York Times, Law & Crime, No More Mister Nice Blog, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and CNN
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Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Doubles Down on Threats to Impose Tariffs on European Cars
Trump Doubles Down on Threats to Impose Tariffs on European Cars
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes in Brazil — Mr. Greenwald is accused of being part of a “criminal investigation” that hacked into the cellphones of prosecutors and public officials. — RIO DE JANEIRO — Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Tuesday charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Barr Once Contradicted Trump's Claim That Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable — In a memo for the Trump team during the Russia investigation, the attorney general wrote that presidents who misuse their authority are subject to impeachment. — WASHINGTON — Scholars have roundly rejected …
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Vanity Fair, Raw Story, HuffPost, The Hill and Axios
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
More U.S. troops leave Iraq for medical treatment after Iranian missile attack, Pentagon says — More U.S. service members have been transported out of Iraq for medical treatment and evaluations following Iran's missile attack, the Pentagon said Tuesday, nearly two weeks after President Trump and defense officials said no one was hurt.
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The Week and Task & Purpose
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Hillary Clinton in Full: A Fiery New Documentary, Trump Regrets and Harsh Words for Bernie: “Nobody Likes Him” — With four-part Hulu series ‘Hillary’ set to premiere at Sundance, one of America's most groundbreaking (and polarizing) figures opens up about Monica Lewinsky, her marriage …
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The Boston Globe:
Northeastern student from Iran removed from US before court hearing, won't be returned — An Iranian student planning to attend Northeastern University was removed from the country overnight Monday in defiance of a court order, his lawyer said, and a federal judge said Tuesday there was nothing …
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WBUR, Redstate and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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www.eacourier.com:
Profiles in cowardice — On this page, a few weeks before he announced it, we endorsed the idea of Gov. Ducey appointing Martha McSally to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of John McCain. — McSally, we argued, seemed to be a politician that focused on common-sense solutions during her time in the U.S. House.
The Information:
Quibi's CEO Meg Whitman Compared Reporters to Sexual Predators — Quibi CEO Meg Whitman lashed out against the media at an “all-hands” staff meeting last Thursday, drawing an analogy between reporters who cultivate sources and sexual predators who prey on underage victims, according to two people who heard her comments.
David French / The Dispatch:
Here's the Legitimate Question that Should Dominate the Impeachment Trial — Some abuses of presidential power are more easily remedied than others. — 6 hr — Today is the first day of the impeachment trial, and I expect that we'll spend far too little time talking about the actual central question of the case.
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Rep. Bobby Rush endorses Mike Bloomberg — Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is endorsing Mike Bloomberg for president. Lynn Sweet/Sun-Times — Rush was backing Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., for president before she dropped out — WASHINGTON — Democratic White House hopeful Mike Bloomberg picked …
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Sean Neumann / People.com:
Michael Douglas Endorses Mike Bloomberg for President: 'Haven't Been This Excited' Since JFK
Michael Douglas Endorses Mike Bloomberg for President: 'Haven't Been This Excited' Since JFK
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Breitbart, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Politico
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Trial Day 1: Roped-Off Reporters and TV Cameras Run by the Senate — With the government in control of the production, “the emotion” of Tuesday's session was missing, said Chris Wallace of Fox News. — CBS blinked first. — After less than three hours of live coverage on Tuesday …
Politico:
Stuck in their seats, senators confront trial tedium — There were no fiery floor speeches, no storming of secure hearing rooms, and no name-calling from the Oval Office via tweet. — The first real day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial began Tuesday with all 100 senators in assigned seats …
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