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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
An embarrassing moment for Trump's legal team — President Trump's impeachment managers made little secret Tuesday that they'd rather put House Democrats on trial than Trump. They repeatedly alleged mistreatment of Trump in his impeachment, rather than dwelling upon the evidence against him.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Sen. Paul: 45 Republicans ready to dismiss impeachment charges against Trump — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a leading ally of President Trump, said Wednesday that 45 Republicans are ready to dismiss the charges against the president and he would keep pushing to rally a majority of GOP senators to end the impeachment trial.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Wallace: If I'm Trump, ‘I would not be especially pleased’ with White House defense — “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace on Tuesday said that he would “not be especially pleased” if he were President Trump watching the White House defense of him in the opening round of the Senate impeachment trial.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Ass-Backwards” and (So Far) Witness-Free, Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial Begins — A report from Day One of the case against the President. — It was only a couple hours into the first day of arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump when Adam Schiff …
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Politico
Sen. Marsha Blackburn / Fox News:
Impeachment trial is a political farce - no more witnesses or documents are needed
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Redstate
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
State AGs urge Senate to reject impeachment in stinging letter: ‘A dangerous historical precedent’
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Marianne Levine / Politico:
Chief Justice John Roberts admonishes House managers and White House counsel
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
As The Impeachment Trial Begins, Democrats Are Losing Their Minds
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Schiff launches opening arguments with a case for impeachment over an election
Washington Post:
Senators urge House impeachment managers to tone it down after testy debate
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The Week
CNN:
CNN poll: Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack — (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has improved his standing in the national Democratic race for president, joining former Vice President Joe Biden in a two-person top tier above the rest of the field, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Democrats Want a National Primary — Little change in 2020 Dem contest, Trump reelect — West Long Branch, NJ - There has not been a lot of change in the outlook for 2020 over the past month. President Donald Trump's reelection prospects remain underwater, while Joe Biden holds onto …
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Fox News, New York Times and American Prospect
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Bloomberg rises to 4th place in new national poll
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CNN, New York Times, Sean Hannity and People.com
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Bloomberg jumps to fourth place in new national poll
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Associated Press
Myah Ward / Politico:
Sanders surges in new nationwide CNN poll
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NBC News, Washington Post and The Hill
VICE:
Here Is the Technical Report Suggesting Saudi Arabia's Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos' Phone — A report investigating the potential hack of Jeff Bezos' iPhone indicates that forensic investigators found a suspicious file but no evidence of any malware on the phone.
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The Daily Beast:
Saudi Prince Taunted Jeff Bezos Over Secret Affair Before Enquirer Exposé — Mohammed bin Salman flaunted private info stolen from Jeff Bezos' phone just a month after his Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi had been murdered, according to the UN.
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OHCHR:
UN experts call for investigation into allegations that Saudi Crown Prince involved in hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone
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TULSI2020.com:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Files Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Over Defamatory Statements — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington, DC - Tulsi Gabbard, a United States Congresswoman, Army National Guard Major, and 2020 presidential candidate, today filed a defamation lawsuit against Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Gabbard suing Clinton for defamation over ‘Russian asset’ comments
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for $50M, claims defamation over ‘Russian asset’ remark
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CNBC, WTVR-TV and The Gateway Pundit
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
Tulsi Gabbard Sues Hillary Clinton for Defamation over ‘Russian Asset’ Comments
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
D.C. attorney general sues Trump inaugural committee over $1 million booking at president's hotel — D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine sued President Trump's inaugural committee and business Wednesday, alleging that the committee violated its nonprofit status by spending more than $1 million …
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Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
OMB Releases 192 Pages of Ukraine Records to American Oversight — At 11:58 p.m. on Jan. 21, just two minutes before the deadline, the Office of Management and Budget released 192 pages of Ukraine-related documents, including records that have not been produced to Congress in its impeachment investigation.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Emails Show Budget Office Working to Carry Out Ukraine Aid Freeze
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New York Times:
Trump Opens Door to Cuts to Medicare and Other Entitlement Programs — The president signaled a willingness to scale back Medicare, a shift from his 2016 platform of protecting welfare programs. — WASHINGTON — President Trump suggested on Wednesday that he would be willing to consider cuts …
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BBC:
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77 — Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his agent has said … You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.
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New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Takes Spotlight at Davos, Ahead of Cabinet Members — Gatherings like the World Economic Forum give the president's adviser and daughter a chance to meet the world's power brokers, who have come to acknowledge her influence in the White House. — DAVOS, Switzerland …
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The Hill
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Justin Rohrlich / Quartz:
Ivanka Trump's car rentals help push the administration's Davos travel costs past $4 million
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Financial Times
Bill Bowden / Arkansas Online:
Appear in Arkansas court, explain, judge orders Hunter Biden — Hunter Biden must appear Jan. 29 in a Batesville courtroom and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt for violating court orders to provide financial information in his Arkansas paternity case.
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Fox News, National Review, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Jack Allison / The Outline:
Live from New York, it's Michael Che's weird fixation with me — My feud with the ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer has lasted several months all because I said his show was unfunny. — Culture — My feud with the ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer has lasted several months all because I said his show was unfunny.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Brags About Concealing Impeachment Evidence: 'We Have All the Material, They Don't' — The president says impeachment is going well and that he has been watching from Davos — President Trump said he's happy with the way the impeachment trial is going thus far because his administration …
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Law & Crime
Associated Press:
White supremacist group wanted Richmond rally to start a civil war, prosecutors say — COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at Monday's gun-rights rally in Richmond could start a civil war, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday.
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National Review
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook allows pro-Trump Super PAC to lie in ads — This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter. Sign up to get accountability journalism in your inbox: — Subscribe — Facebook has taken a lot of criticism, including from its employees, for its policy …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court likely to allow public funding for religious schools — If that's how the court rules, it could affect laws or constitutional provisions in 37 states that currently bar public funding for schools and churches. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed prepared Wednesday …
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The Hill
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
McSally hasn't learned any lessons from losing — After suffering an embarrassing defeat in 2018, Martha McSally was asked by GOP leaders to moderate her message. She's instead doubled down on her base. — There's no better illustration of the Republican Party's acquiescence to President Trump …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Glenn Greenwald on Brazil's Charges Against Him — On Tuesday, Brazilian prosecutors charged the journalist Glenn Greenwald with “cybercrimes” as part of what the government claims was his role in a “criminal organization.” They allege that Greenwald—who reported on wrongdoing …
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Pew Research Center:
By a Narrow Margin, Americans Say Senate Trial Should Result in Trump's Removal — Majority says Trump has definitely or probably done things that are illegal — How we did this — As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, slightly more Americans say that Donald Trump should be removed …
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