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Des Moines Register:
Endorsement: Elizabeth Warren will push an unequal America in the right direction — Tough and compassionate, pushing unequal America in the right direction — No wonder Iowa Democrats are unsettled. — Each of the remaining candidates campaigning across Iowa ahead of the caucuses could make a fine president.
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New York Times:
Sanders Seizes Lead in Volatile Iowa Race, Times Poll Finds — With solid support from liberals, Mr. Sanders appears to be peaking just as the caucuses approach. But many Iowa voters said they could still change their mind. — Which of these Democrats would be your first choice in the Iowa caucuses?
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Des Moines Register:
Endorsement: What intrigued us and what gave us pause about the other Democrats — Because of the many well-qualified candidates, the editorial board is sharing its thoughts about other candidates in the hope that it might prove useful as Iowans weigh their choices. — CONNECT
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Des Moines Register editorial board says Elizabeth Warren is its choice for president — The Des Moines Register's editorial board has endorsed U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, arguing her ideas are needed at a moment “when the very fabric of American life is at stake.”
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Campaigning heats up in Iowa as caucus voting approaches
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Associated Press:
In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians — This undated image released by the House Judiciary Committee from documents provided by Lev Parnas to the committee in the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump, shows a photo of Lev Parnas with Rudy Giuliani.
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PBS NewsHour:
WATCH: Full video of Trump appearing to say Ukraine ambassador should be removed — A video released Saturday captures President Donald Trump appearing to say he wants to “get rid” of the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. — The recording, which was provided to the PBS NewsHour …
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New York Times:
Tape Made Public of Trump Discussing Ukraine With Donors — The recording from a dinner in 2018 showed that the president spent an hour with two key players in the Ukraine pressure campaign. He has repeatedly said he does not know them. — WASHINGTON — For an hour one evening in 2018 …
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Mike Pompeo Sent Investigators To Ukraine Ahead Of His Visit To Look Into The Possible Surveillance Of Marie Yovanovitch
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KTLA, The Independent, New York Post, The Week and ABC News
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Pal Lev Parnas Releases Audio of Trump Calling for Ukraine Ambassador's Firing
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Mediaite
David Welna / NPR:
After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him — One day after a contentious interview followed by an expletive-filled verbal lashing of NPR host Mary Louise Kelly, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is publicly accusing her of lying to him — “twice.”
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Mike Pompeo Dares Veteran Foreign Correspondent to Find Ukraine on Map (She Does) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has managed to stand out among President Trump's national-security advisers for his overt sycophancy. ("He's like a heat-seeking missile for Trump's ass," a former ambassador told journalist Susan Glasser.)
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Nik Steinberg / Politico:
Even Before Mike Pompeo's Blowup, State Department Insiders Were Feeling Undermined
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Hawley readies subpoena votes for Bidens, Schiff — If the Senate decides to consider new impeachment trial witnesses and documents next week, Sen. Josh Hawley plans to try and force votes on everyone from Adam Schiff to Joe Biden. — The Missouri Republican is preparing …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Notorious D.J.T. on Trial — Fidget spinners and spinning Republicans make the best of a bad case for Donald John Trump. — Republicans know very well who they are. — That's why it was such a juicy moment when Hakeem Jeffries, the congressman from Brooklyn and Democratic impeachment manager …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Feign Indignation at Schiff ‘Head on Pike’ Speech to Justify Cowardice
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Schiff refers to CBS ‘head on pike’ story, infuriating GOP: ‘Every one of us knows it is not true’
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Obama called Trump a ‘fascist’ during phone call, Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton film — The Va. lawmaker is heard discussing the conversation in 2016 in “Hillary,” an upcoming documentary. — President Barack Obama called Donald Trump a “fascist” in a phone conversation with Sen. Tim Kaine during …
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Breitbart, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Obama's 2016 Warning: Trump Is a ‘Fascist’
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The Daily Caller
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘Authoritarian’ Views on Misinformation
CBS News:
Impeachment trial: Trump's lawyers lay out their defense — Washington — President Trump's lawyers had their first chance to defend the president on Saturday after three days of Democrats' opening arguments. In opening arguments, Mr. Trump's attorneys gave what appeared to be a two-hour preview …
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Washington Post:
The impeachment evidence will catch up to Republicans and Trump — whether they ignore it or not
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HuffPost and PBS NewsHour
Politico:
Trump's legal team launches attack on Dem case — and Schiff
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Mother Jones, UPI and Washington Post
The Hill:
Trump legal team launches impeachment defense
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Politico, Associated Press, Breitbart and Axios
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Forget impeachment. Republicans fear Ukraine revelations could spill into election.
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Breitbart, KTLA, Raw Story and Washington Post
UnionLeader.com:
Amy Klobuchar can win — If you are a New Hampshire voter who thinks Donald Trump is doing a good job, you can probably sleep in on primary day, Feb. 11. Try as they might, his Republican challengers have not made a dent in the President's popularity within the party here.
Michael Gors / Sioux City Journal:
OUR OPINION: Biden represents best choice in Iowa caucuses — In choosing a nominee for president this year, Democrats should pick the individual they believe stands the best chance of producing the support - not only within their party, but among independents and disgruntled Republicans …
Megan Hamilton / DeadState:
Trump's spiritual adviser commands ‘all satanic pregnancies to miscarry’ in prayer against impeachment — In a recent speech, President Donald Trump's “spiritual adviser” Paula White declared that those who practice “demonic manipulation” against Trump and his followers will be broken and unable to …
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