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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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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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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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Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
After interview, Pompeo cursed at reporter, yelled: ‘Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?’ — WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the “F-word” and other expletives after a testy interview with a National Public Radio host on Friday, the news outlet said.
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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Washington Post, The Hill, NBC News, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Vox, HuffPost and Mother Jones
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
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Washington Post:
Trump's defense team to target Bidens in counterpunch to impeachment charges — White House lawyers are gearing up for a scorched-earth defense of President Trump in the impeachment trial, mounting a politically charged case aimed more at swaying American voters than GOP senators …
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The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham will oppose subpoena of Hunter Biden
Lindsey Graham will oppose subpoena of Hunter Biden
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Associated Press, Politico, Newsweek, ABC News, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and National Review
Politico:
Trump finds nearly unwavering loyalty from Republicans after Dem case
Trump finds nearly unwavering loyalty from Republicans after Dem case
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ABC News
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Fact, along with Trump, is on trial in the Senate
Fact, along with Trump, is on trial in the Senate
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New York Times, POLITICUSUSA and The Guardian
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, The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair, Breitbart, Twitchy and Mediaite
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, The Hill, Breitbart, Redstate and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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VFW:
VFW Expects Apology From POTUS — ‘TBI is a serious injury and one that cannot be taken lightly’ — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - “In light of today's announcement from the defense department that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries as a result of Iran's retaliatory strike …
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Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
VFW demands apology after Trump claims traumatic brain injuries are not ‘very serious’
VFW demands apology after Trump claims traumatic brain injuries are not ‘very serious’
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Slate
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
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Mother Jones, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Raw Story and The Hill
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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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right — But here, right is supposed to matter. It's what's made us the greatest nation on earth. No constitution can protect us if right doesn't matter any more. And you know, you can't trust this president to do what's right for this country.
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Sean Ross / Yellowhammer News:
Doug Jones: Schiff speech, impeachment evidence presented by House Dems ‘compelling’
Doug Jones: Schiff speech, impeachment evidence presented by House Dems ‘compelling’
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Breitbart and Balloon Juice
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Adam Schiff Stands Up and Speaks the Truth at Mitch McConnell's Upside-Down Stalinist Show Trial
Adam Schiff Stands Up and Speaks the Truth at Mitch McConnell's Upside-Down Stalinist Show Trial
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Washington Post, NBC News, Breitbart and Raw Story
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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Washington Post, HuffPost, New York Times, The Guardian, Sputnik News, CNN, The Daily Beast, Spectator USA, Slate, Vox and TheBlaze
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?
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 …
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:
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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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump sets a new GOP standard in the abortion fight — Two decades after Donald Trump described himself as “pro-choice in every respect,” abortion opponents now unanimously regard him as their greatest convert and champion. — So it wasn't a surprise to the thousands of March …
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Breitbart and The Guardian
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Damon Linker / The Week:
Donald Trump and the moral decline of the pro-life movement
Donald Trump and the moral decline of the pro-life movement
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Breitbart, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Digby's Hullabaloo
Annie Correal / New York Times:
85,000 Pieces in Beloved Chinatown Museum Collection Likely Destroyed in Fire — The president of the Museum of Chinese in America said that she was “just distraught” and that the collection was one of a kind. — The 85,000 items, some dating to the 19th century, told the rich story …
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Gothamist and CBS New York
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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Mother Jones
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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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courthousenews.com and The B|E note
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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Breitbart
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump tweets new Space Force logo. ‘Star Trek’ fans think it looks familiar. — “Ahem. We are expecting some royalties from this...,” tweeted actor George Takei, who played Lieutenant Hikaru Suluin on the original “Star Trek” series. — President Donald Trump on Friday went boldly where one show has gone before.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Closing of the Senatorial Mind — On Day 4 of the Trump impeachment trial, it's clear the House Democrats' case against the President is not being heard. — Each day this week, when the Senate impeachment trial of Donald John Trump has convened at 1 p.m., the proceedings have opened …
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Executive privilege standoff could roil Trump impeachment trial timeline — A legal fight over executive privilege in the middle of the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump could put it into suspended animation. — If senators ultimately decide to subpoena Trump administration documents …