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Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein leans toward acquitting Trump as his lawyers end their impeachment defense arguments — Just after President Trump's defense lawyers ended arguments in their Senate trial Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California became the first Democrat to suggest that she could vote to acquit …
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly tells Sarasota crowd ‘I believe John Bolton’ — Asked if Bolton - Trump's former national security adviser - should testify at Trump's impeachment trial, Kelly said he supports calling witnesses. — President Donald Trump is denying …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Leaders Say They Don't Currently Have Enough Votes to Block Witnesses — At a meeting of all Republican senators on Tuesday after the White House lawyers wrapped their opening arguments, GOP leaders told their conference they don't have the votes to prevent witnesses from being called …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The comical hypocrisy of Sean Hannity — Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night didn't like the message coming from the New York Times: According to a report by Maggie Haberman and Michael Schmidt, a draft of former national security adviser John Bolton's upcoming book alleges …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Defense Team to Close Arguments Complicated by Bolton Reports — Senate majority leader makes remarks in private Republican meeting — *McConnell Says GOP Leaders Don't Currently Have Enough Votes to Block Impeachment Witnesses — *McConnell Made Remarks in Private Senate GOP Meeting
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The gaping hole in Trump's impeachment defense — Trump's legal team spent very little time actually vouching for his Ukraine conspiracy theories. Instead, they watered them down. — President Trump's defense team on Tuesday ended an extended opening argument in which it laid out that Trump …
Wall Street Journal:
Romney Busted With Contraband Chocolate Milk Bottle on Senate Floor
Romney Busted With Contraband Chocolate Milk Bottle on Senate Floor
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Washington Post:
Impeachment trial live updates: McConnell tells Republican senators he does not have the votes to block witnesses
Impeachment trial live updates: McConnell tells Republican senators he does not have the votes to block witnesses
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
McConnell says GOP lacks votes to block impeachment witnesses, as Bolton book disrupts trial script
McConnell says GOP lacks votes to block impeachment witnesses, as Bolton book disrupts trial script
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Axios:
Trump impeachment trial recap, day 7: Trump's team closes its case
Trump impeachment trial recap, day 7: Trump's team closes its case
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Just Security:
Why the White House May Not Dare Fight on Executive Privilege
Why the White House May Not Dare Fight on Executive Privilege
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Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP concedes Trump may have withheld aid for probes but says it's not impeachable
GOP concedes Trump may have withheld aid for probes but says it's not impeachable
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Politico:
Senate Republicans calm down after Bolton panic
Senate Republicans calm down after Bolton panic
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
No witness trades: Senate Republicans have lost their leverage
No witness trades: Senate Republicans have lost their leverage
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Top Ukraine Official: I Trusted Bolton More Than Anyone
Top Ukraine Official: I Trusted Bolton More Than Anyone
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — January 28, 2020 - 75% Of Voters Say Allow Witnesses In Senate Impeachment Trial, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 53% Say President Trump Not Telling Truth About Ukraine — On week two of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, registered voters say 75 …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Running Bernie Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity — In the field of political forecasting, almost nothing is a matter of certainty, and almost everything is a matter of probability. If Democrats nominate Bernie Sanders — who currently leads the field in Iowa and New Hampshire …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden won't commit to backing Sanders if he's the nominee — MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden stopped short Tuesday of saying he'd support Bernie Sanders if the progressive Vermont senator wins the Democratic presidential nomination. — “I'm not going to make judgments now …
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New York Times:
Joni Ernst Asks if Impeachment Trial Will Turn Iowa Caucusgoers Against Biden. They Answer. — As Mr. Biden campaigned in the state, residents appeared unmoved: “I don't think much about anything Joni Ernst says.” — MUSCATINE, Iowa — Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, a Republican …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trumpworld torn over running against Bernie — President Donald Trump and his top political advisers were huddling in the Oval Office earlier this month discussing the state of the Democratic primary when they arrived at an increasingly pressing topic: What to do about Bernie Sanders?
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Politico:
The Real Goal of Trump's Middle East Plan — The Trump administration's long awaited and ill-named peace plan has many objectives, but making peace isn't among them. — Neither is jump-starting negotiations, or nudging the parties toward compromise, or even enshrining implicit …
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New York Times:
Trump Releases Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel
Trump Releases Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel
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New York Times:
Trump Plan's First Result: Israel Will Claim Sovereignty Over Part of West Bank
Trump Plan's First Result: Israel Will Claim Sovereignty Over Part of West Bank
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Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Officially Indicted in Court After Withdrawing Immunity Bid
Netanyahu Officially Indicted in Court After Withdrawing Immunity Bid
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Dylan Byers / NBC News:
BuzzFeed News editor Ben Smith to join New York Times as media columnist — Smith will serve as the writer of the publication's “Media Equation” column, which became a must-read for media industry insiders under David Carr, who died in 2015. — Ben Smith, editor in chief of BuzzFeed News …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ben Smith of BuzzFeed News departs the site he built from scratch, heading for the New York Times
Ben Smith of BuzzFeed News departs the site he built from scratch, heading for the New York Times
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Ben Smith of BuzzFeed Named New York Times Media Columnist
Ben Smith of BuzzFeed Named New York Times Media Columnist
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Andrew Dyer / Stars & Stripes:
Eddie Gallagher strikes back at Navy SEALs who testified against him — (Tribune News Service) — A retired Navy SEAL whose war crimes trial made international news has launched a video attack on former SEAL teammates who accused him of murder, shooting civilians and who testified against him at his San Diego court-martial in June.
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Mary Louise Kelly / New York Times:
Pompeo Called Me a ‘Liar.’ That's Not What Bothers Me. — Journalists are supposed to ask tough questions, then share the answers — or lack thereof — with the world. — Ms. Kelly is a co-host of NPR's “All Things Considered.” — Ask journalists why they do the job they do, and you'll hear a range of answers.
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Donald Trump and Lev Parnas discussed Rick Scott in secret recording — A spokesman for Scott said the Florida Republican ‘meets a lot of people and has no recollection of meeting Parnas’ — At the same April 2018 dinner where President Donald Trump ordered the removal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
First on CNN: 50 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile strike — Washington (CNN)Fifty US military personnel have now been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month …
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats cite Starr in effort to lift stay in Trump tax returns case
Democrats cite Starr in effort to lift stay in Trump tax returns case
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
White House threatens veto of Democrats' Iran measures
White House threatens veto of Democrats' Iran measures
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Washington Post:
Prince George's officer faces murder charge in shooting of handcuffed suspect, two people familiar with the investigation say — Prince George's County police will charge an officer with murder in the shooting of a man who was handcuffed and wearing a seat belt in the front seat of a cruiser, two officials said Tuesday.
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
It Took This CNN Panel Just 80 Seconds To Show What They Really Think Of Trump Voters — Eighty seconds. That's how long it took for a CNN panel to show just what they think of President Donald Trump's supporters. — CNN anchor Don Lemon, frequent CNN guest Rick Wilson …
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Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE-WATCH: GOP Launches Campaign Ad, Fundraiser Off CNN's Don Lemon Mocking Trump Supporters
EXCLUSIVE-WATCH: GOP Launches Campaign Ad, Fundraiser Off CNN's Don Lemon Mocking Trump Supporters
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trio of Dem senators considering vote to acquit Trump — A trio of moderate Senate Democrats is wrestling with whether to vote to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment trial — or give the president the bipartisan acquittal he's eagerly seeking. — Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia …
The Daily Beast:
The Daily Caller Sued Over ‘Relentless,’ ‘Xenophobic’ House IT ‘Conspiracy Theories’ — A new lawsuit claims the right-wing outlet “destroyed the reputations and ruined the livelihoods” of a group of Pakistani-Americans who were employed by the House as IT staff.
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders grabs lead in California presidential primary — Sen. Bernie Sanders, consolidating support from voters on the left, has taken a clear lead in the race for California's huge trove of Democratic convention delegates as the presidential campaign moves toward a critical month of primary contests.
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