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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Revealed: the true identity of the leader of an American neo-Nazi terror group — The white supremacist group the Base has been a target of FBI raids and its members accused of planning a race war. The Guardian can now reveal the identity of its secretive leader
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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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Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Is Said to Be Weighing an Endorsement of Joe Biden — The move, which would be unlikely to happen until after the Senate impeachment trial, could enhance her chances of becoming vice president but could also anger liberals in California. — Senator Kamala Harris is weighing …
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Slate, The Week, JustOneMinute and The Hill
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Joe Biden Is Stronger Than You Think — Here's why he is still winning. — It was yet another epic failure of political punditry. Go back to the early months of Joe Biden's presidential campaign and read what the consultants and commentators were saying about him: His support is just name recognition; he'll fade!
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘This is no time to take a risk’: Biden ad leans into electability as caucuses approach
‘This is no time to take a risk’: Biden ad leans into electability as caucuses approach
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The Hill and Associated Press
Politico:
Trump's trial may hinge on Lamar Alexander — If you want to know how President Donald Trump's impeachment trial could play out, keep your eye on Lamar Alexander. — On the most important question of the trial — whether to subpoena witnesses — the 79-year-old Tennessee Republican senator is a wild card.
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Reason, Axios, ABC News, The Hill, One America News Network, No More Mister Nice Blog, Associated Press, NBC News and POLITICUSUSA
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Washington Post:
Trump, Democrats keep their distance as GOP moderates face crucial impeachment votes
Trump, Democrats keep their distance as GOP moderates face crucial impeachment votes
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Politico, New York Times and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Jerry Nadler ‘stunned’ Susan Collins into writing a note to John Roberts
Jerry Nadler ‘stunned’ Susan Collins into writing a note to John Roberts
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Balloon Juice, The Nation, BuzzFeed News, The Hill, Breitbart, Daily Kos, CNN and Washington Post
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Lindsey Graham screeches at reporters over impeachment: Trump ‘did nothing wrong in his mind’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a close ally of President Donald Trump, on Thursday complained that the president's impeachment trial should end quickly because the American people “need a break.”
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Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Plans Action Against California Over Abortion-Coverage Requirement — The administration is expected to say that the state's requirement violates federal law — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning on Friday to announce action against California …
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Washington Examiner:
What Trump offers the March for Life — No president has ever attended the March for Life. On Friday, President Trump will become the first. — “See you on Friday...Big Crowd!” he announced on Twitter, revealing that he will be the only president to address the pro-life march in person since it began in 1974.
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NPR, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Breitbart
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump, a late convert to cause, to join anti-abortion rally
Trump, a late convert to cause, to join anti-abortion rally
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CNN, The Week, VICE, New York Times and March for Life
The Hill:
GOP warns of ‘drawn out’ executive privilege battle over Bolton testimony — Republicans are using the threat of a protracted executive privilege battle as a cudgel to dissuade their colleagues from calling former national security adviser John Bolton to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A GOP senator traffics in flimsy allegations to impugn a key impeachment witness — again — Republicans have repeatedly argued that the impeachment evidence against President Trump is thin. They've said it is based upon “hearsay” that wasn't corroborated by people more intimately involved …
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Townhall, Mediaite, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, The Week and Raw Story
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Nadler's Folly — Column: Impeachment's target audience isn't moderate Republicans.
Nadler's Folly — Column: Impeachment's target audience isn't moderate Republicans.
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NBC News, Fox News and Alaska Public Media
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Regime Critic Says Saudis Tried to Kidnap Him on U.S. Soil — Abdulrahman Almutairi is a Saudi social-media influencer who criticized Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. If not for the FBI, he says, he might've met Jamal Khashoggi's fate. — A suspected agent of the Saudi government attempted …
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Raw Story, Axios, BuzzFeed News, Washington Post and Slate, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Seeing a Bloomberg Ad on Fox News, Trump Takes the Bait — The president's advisers have urged him not to pay attention to the low-polling Democratic presidential candidate. But as Michael Bloomberg poured cash into attack ads, he became harder to ignore.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump v. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight
Trump v. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Axios and Raw Story
Joseph Morton / Omaha World-Herald:
What's at stake for Sens. Sasse, Ernst, both of whom face reelection after impeachment vote — WASHINGTON — The outcome of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial may be a foregone conclusion, but its handling could affect Republican senators who will share a ballot with him in November.
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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David Brennan / Newsweek:
Senator Marsha Blackburn Criticized for Mid-Impeachment Trial Fox News Interview: 'No One …
Senator Marsha Blackburn Criticized for Mid-Impeachment Trial Fox News Interview: 'No One …
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The Root
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Iowa Ads Take Aim at Trump — In 85 different ads in the past two months on local television, no Democrat has mentioned a primary rival by name, a Journal analysis found — WASHINGTON— Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are arguing about Mr. Biden's position on Social Security.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
John Roberts comes face to face with the mess he made — There is justice in John Roberts being forced to preside silently over the impeachment trial of President Trump, hour after hour, day after tedious day. — The chief justice of the United States, as presiding officer, doesn't speak often …
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Raw Story
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Exclusive: This site pays Americans to write ‘news’ articles. Signs indicate it originates in Iran — New York (CNN)American Herald Tribune bills itself as a “genuinely independent online media outlet.” Set up in 2015, it publishes in English and pays Americans to write articles.
Wall Street Journal:
Report Alleging Saudi Hack of Bezos Phone Puzzles Security Experts — Investigation by FTI appears to be inconclusive, several specialists in cybersecurity say — A report concluding that Saudi Arabia likely hacked into Jeff Bezos ' smartphone has spurred questions and confusion among cybersecurity experts …
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Republican Senators Are Literally Playing With Kids' Toys During The Impeachment Trial — According to reports, Republican senators are passing the time during the impeachment trial with fidget spinners. — CNN's Alex Rodgers reported Thursday that “Some senators have fidget spinners at their desks.”
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Roll Call, Sputnik News and Slate
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: China's Travel Limits Now Cover 35 Million People — Shanghai Disneyland and other tourist sites across the country shut down, at an unknown cost to the economy, as the authorities tried to contain the deadly new virus. — RIGHT NOW Beijing's propaganda organs strike …
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CNBC, LewRockwell, fox8.com, Fox News, Balloon Juice, Vox and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Now on Trump's team, Dershowitz says, 'I haven't changed' — WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Dershowitz was in line at Mar-a-Lago's lavish Christmas Eve buffet last month when President Donald Trump stopped to chat. — The retired Harvard law professor had already been asked by Trump's legal team …
Victoria Bekiempis / Vulture:
Annabella Sciorra Testifies That Harvey Weinstein Raped Her: 'I Couldn't Fight Anymore' — At 9:48 a.m., Sopranos star Annabella Sciorra entered a packed Manhattan courtroom through a side door, walked toward the witness stand, and sat calmly behind the microphone.
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James Crowley / Newsweek:
National debt increased by $3 trillion during Donald Trump's three years as president — Nearly four years after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would eliminate the federal debt in eight years, the deficit has since risen by more than 16 percent under his presidency.
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather — Leaked messages show staffers worrying about their safety on Iowa's icy roads. — With the pivotal Iowa caucuses coming up on February 2, Biden campaign staffers have had at least one concern besides the election: their own safety.