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2:05 PM ET, January 22, 2020

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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 …
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden campaign releases video hitting debunked GOP claims on his Ukraine involvement
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Washington Post:
Senate Democrats privately mull witness trade in impeachment trial: A Biden for Bolton
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:   Bloomberg jumps to fourth place in new national poll
Robert Costa / Washington Post:   Sen. Paul: 45 Republicans ready to dismiss impeachment charges against Trump
Myah Ward / Politico:
Sanders surges in new nationwide CNN poll
Discussion: The Hill
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders' Favorability Declines Amid Clash With Warren
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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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.
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
As The Impeachment Trial Begins, Democrats Are Losing Their Minds
CBS News:
Impeachment trial: Senate hears opening arguments against Trump
Discussion: Breitbart
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:   Trump Impeachment: Live Updates of the Trial's Opening Arguments
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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.
OHCHR:
UN experts call for investigation into allegations that Saudi Crown Prince involved in hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone
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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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
State AGs urge Senate to reject impeachment in stinging letter: ‘A dangerous historical precedent’
Discussion: Breitbart, IJR and Sean Hannity
Sen. Marsha Blackburn / Fox News:
Impeachment trial is a political farce - no more witnesses or documents are needed
Discussion: Redstate
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 …
Discussion: The American Independent and UPI
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ABC News:
DC sues Trump inaugural committee, alleging abuse of funds  —  The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital  —  COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
oag.dc.gov:
AG Racine Sues Presidential Inaugural Committee and Trump Entities for Abusing Nonprofit Funds to Enrich Trump Family
Discussion: Axios
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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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for $50M, claims defamation over ‘Russian asset’ remark
Discussion: CNBC, WTVR-TV and The Gateway Pundit
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation over Russia comments
Discussion: 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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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.
Discussion: BBC
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.
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.
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 …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
‘American Crime Story: Impeachment’: Billy Eichner To Play Matt Drudge  —  EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Emmy nominee and American Horror Story alum Billy Eichner is joining FX's Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky sex scandal limited series American Crime Story: Impeachment in the role of famed journalist and Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge.
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court likely to allow public funding for religious schools
Discussion: The Hill
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Brags About Concealing Impeachment Evidence: 'We Have All the Material, They Don't'
Discussion: Law & Crime
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Proclamation on National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2020
Discussion: Breitbart
Rachel Figueroa / Washington Post:
Bloomberg asked @ElBloombito to help his campaign. Here's why I said no.
Mark Penn / The Hill:
End impeachment's government shutdown
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
BP's CEO chides AOC and Bernie Sanders for their ‘completely unrealistic’ Green New Deal ideas
Dasl Yoon / Wall Street Journal:
South Korea's Military Discharges Its First Transgender Soldier
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Can 'Atlanta's own AOC' make it easier for working-class Americans to run for office?
 Earlier Items: 
The New York Times Company:
New Role for Jim Rutenberg
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Mitch McConnell Is the Master of the Senate
Paul Rosenzweig / USA Today:
Trump impeachment defense is dangerous. Abuses of power could crack America's foundation.
Discussion: The National Interest
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Why Trump Persists  —  Voters are less tolerant, less empathetic …
New York Times:
Chaos as Militants Overran Airfield, Killing 3 Americans in Kenya
Discussion: The Week
Dan Merica / CNN:
DNC begins multi-million ‘battleground’ investment in six states won by Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos and Axios
Justin Rohrlich / Quartz:
Ivanka Trump's car rentals help push the administration's Davos travel costs past $4 million
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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