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6:45 AM ET, January 26, 2020

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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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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.
Discussion: Axios
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.”
Des Moines Register:   Register editoral board endorses Elizabeth Warren
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Warren wins prized Des Moines Register endorsement
Discussion: Des Moines Register, Vox and CNN
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Joe Biden's Confounding Candidacy
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.
Discussion: Politico, NBC News and New York Times
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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 …
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:   Full audio: Lev Parnas audio of alleged 2018 Trump conversation
Washington Post:   Listen: Trump tells associates to ‘get rid of’ U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Pal Lev Parnas Releases Audio of Trump Calling for Ukraine Ambassador's Firing
Discussion: 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.)
Discussion: NPR, The Hill, Mediaite and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach  —  Joe Biden holds his ground in the new national ABC News/Washington Post poll.  —  Joe Biden is holding his ground in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll …
Discussion: NBC News
Washington Post:
Biden and Sanders are breaking away from the pack of candidates among Democrats nationwide, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds  —  Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose candidacies embody competing wings of the Democratic Party, have emerged as the leaders …
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 …
NBC News:
Romney says he's ‘likely’ to vote for witnesses
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
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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Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:   Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘Authoritarian’ Views on Misinformation
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:   Obama's 2016 Warning: Trump Is a ‘Fascist’
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Signal and New York Post
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Politico:
Trump's legal team launches attack on Dem case — and Schiff
Discussion: Denver Post, Mother Jones and UPI
Reuters:   Defense at Senate trial says removing Trump would be ‘very dangerous’
 
 
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Romney says ‘very likely’ he'll be in favor of witnesses but won't decide until after opening arguments
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
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