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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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The Dispatch and The Week
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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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Politico, National Review, NBC News, VICE, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite, Twitchy and CBS News
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump's defense looks shaky on first day of impeachment trial
Trump's defense looks shaky on first day of impeachment trial
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Politico, The Hill, Daily Kos, New York Post, Associated Press and The Week
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Wallace: If I'm Trump, ‘I would not be especially pleased’ with White House defense
Chris Wallace: If I'm Trump, ‘I would not be especially pleased’ with White House defense
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The Gateway Pundit and Digby's Hullabaloo
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden campaign releases video hitting debunked GOP claims on his Ukraine involvement
Biden campaign releases video hitting debunked GOP claims on his Ukraine involvement
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Politico
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
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
As The Impeachment Trial Begins, Democrats Are Losing Their Minds — Having realized their impeachment gambit is failing, Democrats have resorted to accusing Sen. Mitch McConnell of a coverup and calling the trial ‘rigged.’ — On Monday, as senators and House impeachment managers prepared …
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RealClearInvestigations, Breitbart and New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump's impeachment defense is designed to destroy guardrails on presidential power — SENATE REPUBLICANS on Tuesday were laying the groundwork for a truncated trial of President Trump that would be a perversion of justice. Proposals by Democrats to obtain critical evidence were voted down.
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Los Angeles Times, Slate, The Hill, HuffPost and The Root
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Collins breaks with GOP on attempt to change impeachment rules resolution
Collins breaks with GOP on attempt to change impeachment rules resolution
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NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Reason and POLITICUSUSA
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
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
McConnell said in 1999 he would have voted for whatever the House managers wanted
McConnell said in 1999 he would have voted for whatever the House managers wanted
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FOX2now.com, HuffPost, Daily Kos and FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV
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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The Guardian, The Week and Washington Times
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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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Politico and American Prospect
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Biden and Sanders Trade Attacks Over Honesty and Social Security
Biden and Sanders Trade Attacks Over Honesty and Social Security
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Wall Street Journal, Slate, HuffPost and Washington Times
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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OHCHR:
UN experts call for investigation into allegations that Saudi Crown Prince involved in hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone
Washington Post:
Saudi crown prince implicated in hack of Jeff Bezos's phone, U.N. report will say
Saudi crown prince implicated in hack of Jeff Bezos's phone, U.N. report will say
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Letters from an American, The Guardian, The Week, One America News Network, Axios, New York Post, Fortune and Raw Story
Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
Saudi's MBS implicated in hacking of Jeff Bezos's phone
Saudi's MBS implicated in hacking of Jeff Bezos's phone
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New York Times, The Daily Beast, UPI, HuffPost, Slate and Fox News
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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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Chief Justice John Roberts admonishes House managers and White House counsel — The Senate exploded in acrimony after midnight on Wednesday as the House impeachment managers and White House counsel traded insults, prompting Chief Justice John Roberts to scold their lack of decorum during President Trump's impeachment trial.
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Washington Post, The Hill, NBC News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and IJR
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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NBC News and New York Post
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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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BBC
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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Townhall, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Week and Twitchy
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Gabbard suing Clinton for defamation over ‘Russian asset’ comments — Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is suing Hillary Clinton for defamation over the former secretary of state's remarks on a podcast characterizing the Democratic presidential candidate as a Russian asset.
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Axios, Breitbart and The Daily Beast
CBS News:
Trump again blasts impeachment “hoax” before leaving Davos — President Trump held an unscheduled news conference Wednesday before leaving Davos, Switzerland, where he gave the opening speech just a day earlier at the World Economic Forum. — Mr. Trump used his remarks Wednesday to laud …
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Justin Rohrlich / Quartz:
Ivanka Trump's car rentals help push the administration's Davos travel costs past $4 million
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
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 …
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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Redstate, National Review, The Federalist, Townhall, The Guardian and The Daily Caller
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 …
Lisa Fickenscher / New York Post:
Fairway planning to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, close all its stores — Legendary Big Apple grocer Fairway Market is getting ready to call it quits, The Post has learned. — The New York City chain — known for its wide selection of cheeses and cheap produce — is planning to file …
Paul Rosenzweig / USA Today:
Trump impeachment defense is dangerous. Abuses of power could crack America's foundation. — Trump thinks his oath was a vague, unenforceable promise, that he can't be held accountable as long as he doesn't commit a crime. But he's wrong. — Imagine that Democrats nominate Joe Biden …
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The National Interest
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Why Trump Persists — Voters are less tolerant, less empathetic and less interested in integrity than many political analysts thought. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality. — The failure of the American electorate …
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.