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ABC News:
‘Take her out’: Recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired — Trump apparently heard discussing firing Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. — A recording reviewed by ABC News appears to capture President Donald Trump telling associates …
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NPR:
Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo — Mary Louise Kelly: Secretary of State, good to see you. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: Good to be with you. Thanks for having me on the show. — Let's start with Iran. What is the plan?
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Jason Breslow / NPR:
Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right' — With the State Department facing continued questions over the treatment of Marie Yovanovitch before she was recalled as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not say on Friday whether he owed the career diplomat an apology.
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New York Times:
Lev Parnas Says He Has Tape of Trump Calling for Ambassador's Firing — The former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani said through his lawyer that he had given the tape to the House Intelligence Committee for use in the impeachment inquiry. — WASHINGTON — A former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani …
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The Hill, Washington Post, NBC News and Mediaite
Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
After interview, Pompeo cursed at reporter, yelled: ‘Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?’
CNN:
Trump captured on tape demanding firing of ambassador to Ukraine, attorney says
Trump captured on tape demanding firing of ambassador to Ukraine, attorney says
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ABC News, Washington Post, Vox, The Week, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Mother Jones
NPR:
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: ‘I Have Defended Every State Department Official’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: ‘I Have Defended Every State Department Official’
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Axios, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Pal Igor Fruman Taped Trump Trying to Fire Ukraine Ambassador: Lawyer
Rudy Pal Igor Fruman Taped Trump Trying to Fire Ukraine Ambassador: Lawyer
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New York Times, emptywheel, Vox, Politico and Axios
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Damning new audio of Trump illuminates the Ukraine scandal's back alleys
Damning new audio of Trump illuminates the Ukraine scandal's back alleys
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Raw Story and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Have Evidence Bezos' Girlfriend Gave Texts to Brother Who Leaked to National Enquirer — Text messages are among materials under review in probe examining whether publisher tried to extort Amazon chief — Manhattan federal prosecutors have evidence indicating Jeff Bezos …
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The Hill, The Verge and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham will oppose subpoena of Hunter Biden — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he will vote against a motion to subpoena Hunter Biden if a majority of colleagues agree next week that additional witnesses and documents need to be summoned for President Trump's impeachment trial.
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Washington Post:
Trump's defense team to target Bidens in counterpunch to impeachment charges
Trump's defense team to target Bidens in counterpunch to impeachment charges
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Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
ABC News:
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Democrats to make case for ‘obstruction of Congress’
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Democrats to make case for ‘obstruction of Congress’
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The Hill, Politico, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Imminent threat’: Democrats make final case to remove Trump
‘Imminent threat’: Democrats make final case to remove Trump
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Associated Press, Breitbart, Redstate and No More Mister Nice Blog
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base, and that half of the troops have returned to their military duties.
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Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
VFW demands apology after Trump claims traumatic brain injuries are not ‘very serious’
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Really Thinks His Call Was Perfect. It Wasn't”: Trump at Odds With GOP, Kushner, His Campaign as Impeachment Bites — Angry at Kushner for the Time magazine cover and at GOP allies for their lukewarm impeachment defense, the president is veering off his campaign message. And advisers are worried.
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Digby's Hullabaloo
George Conway / Washington Post:
There's a critical witness impeachment is missing — There is an important missing witness in the impeachment of President Trump, and his last name, for all the fulminations of the president's defenders, isn't Biden. — No, that witness is Trump himself — and the best case for calling …
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Law & Crime and Raw Story
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Smear merchant John Solomon accidentally reveals role of his lawyers diGenova and Toensing — Perhaps his attorneys should have advised him to not say this — Right-wing columnist John Solomon has been one of the premier players in spreading the fake narratives about Ukraine …
New York Times:
Trump May Skip Debates, or Seek New Host, if Process Isn't ‘Fair’ — The nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates has sponsored every general election debate since 1988, but the Trump campaign has raised concerns about its 2020 events. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and POLITICUSUSA
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VICE:
Joe Rogan's Endorsement Is One of the Most Influential in America — Joe Rogan is one of the most influential people in media. That doesn't mean he's a good interviewer or a responsible communicator when speaking to a large and devoted audience, but it is a fact.
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The Hill
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Joe Rogan's Bernie Endorsement Draws Outrage As Clip Surfaces Comparing Black Neighborhood to ‘Planet of the Apes’
Joe Rogan's Bernie Endorsement Draws Outrage As Clip Surfaces Comparing Black Neighborhood to ‘Planet of the Apes’
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CNN, New York Times, HuffPost, New York Post, Slate, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Vox and TheBlaze
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Why Democrats Still Have to Appeal to the Center, but Republicans Don't — Polarization has changed the two parties — just not in the same way. — Mr. Klein is the author of “Why We're Polarized.” — American politics has been dominated by the Democratic and Republican Parties since the Civil War.
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Mason Walker / Pew Research Center:
U.S. Media Polarization and the 2020 Election: A Nation Divided
U.S. Media Polarization and the 2020 Election: A Nation Divided
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Americans still divided on Trump's removal from office, but a strong economy is boosting his approval rating, Post-ABC poll finds — President Trump's approval rating has climbed to match the highest of his presidency, boosted by majority approval of his economic stewardship …
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New York Times, Washington Times and Althouse
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
66% call for witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial: Poll
66% call for witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial: Poll
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New York Times, The B|E note, Vanity Fair, HuffPost, The Banter, The Hill and FiveThirtyEight
Damon Linker / The Week:
Donald Trump and the moral decline of the pro-life movement — Donald Trump's decision to become the first president ever to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday is a very big deal for both the Republican Party and the pro-life movement — though not in the way that either of them fully realizes.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump sets a new GOP standard in the abortion fight
Trump sets a new GOP standard in the abortion fight
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Breitbart and The Guardian
Politico:
Meet the Cannabis Lawyer Beating Trump at His Own Game — He's defended narcos, mobsters, hit men and at least one fugitive hedge funder, squaring off against seasoned New York prosecutors for decades. He's a reptile enthusiast and schedules calls with reporters at 4:20 p.m.—a nod to his work in cannabis law.
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Toll Climbs as Infections Reach Europe and Australia — Shanghai Disneyland shut down, hospitals pleaded for help, France reported three cases and the youngest victim so far was identified as a 36-year-old man in central China. — RIGHT NOW Chinese health authorities reported …
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BBC:
Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running US militant group The Base from Russia — The American founder of US-based militant neo-Nazi group The Base is directing the organisation from Russia, a BBC investigation has found. — Rinaldo Nazzaro, 46, who uses the aliases “Norman Spear” and “Roman Wolf” …
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Bob McManus / New York Post:
It looks like New York's getting the crime uptick politicians have been asking for — Robbery is up almost 30% in New York City since the first of the year. Is this a statistical blip, a trend — or a New Year's bail-reform gift from Albany, robbery now largely being a revolving-door offense in the Empire State?
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Joe Biden goes to his secret weapon to close the deal in Iowa — In a new ad entitled “Threat” running across Iowa starting Friday, a female narrator makes the stakes of the Democratic primary plain: … On screen a series of polls are shown — all of which show Biden running ahead of Trump.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Joe Biden Is Stronger Than You Think
Margaret Hedeman / Yale Daily News:
Art History Department to scrap survey course — Yale will stop teaching a storied introductory survey course in art history, citing the impossibility of adequately covering the entire field — and its varied cultural backgrounds — in one course. — Decades old and once taught …
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