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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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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:
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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Just Security:
Why the White House May Not Dare Fight on Executive Privilege — Some Republican Senators, including potential swing voters like Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), have raised concerns that a subpoena for John Bolton will trigger a claim of executive privilege by the White House and then lead to undesirable drawn out litigation.
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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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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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Washington Post:
McConnell tells Republican senators he does not have the votes yet to block witnesses
McConnell tells Republican senators he does not have the votes yet to block witnesses
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Catherine Herridge / CBS News:
Rudy Giuliani calls John Bolton a “backstabber” over Ukraine claims
Rudy Giuliani calls John Bolton a “backstabber” over Ukraine claims
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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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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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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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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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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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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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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders grabs lead in California presidential primary
Bernie Sanders grabs lead in California presidential primary
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
New Iowa ad questions Bernie Sanders' electability, references his heart attack
New Iowa ad questions Bernie Sanders' electability, references his heart attack
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Washington Post and Don Surber
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Democracy 2020 Digest: Tulsi shreds on New Hampshire slopes — WATCH
Democracy 2020 Digest: Tulsi shreds on New Hampshire slopes — WATCH
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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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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Fact Check: Trump Did Not Actually Offer the Palestinians a State — Details of Trump's plan make it clear that it will lead not to a Palestinian state, but rather to Israel taking full control of the entire West Bank — WASHINGTON - Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu both spoke …
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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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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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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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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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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.
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 …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon-ers' Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink Bleach! — Hucksters swarmed on a fresh opportunity to cash in from a crisis that speaks to paranoid fears on the fringe. — As the global death toll from an alarming new coronavirus surged this week, promoters of the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory …
Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats cite Starr in effort to lift stay in Trump tax returns case — House Democrats are asking a judge to end a delay in their suit seeking President Donald Trump's federal tax returns, citing comments from Kenneth Starr, one of Trump's defense attorneys in his impeachment trial.
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Public Schools Are Teaching The 1619 Project in Class, Despite Concerns From Historians — The 1619 Project—The New York Times Magazine's much vaunted series of essays about the introduction of African slavery to the Americas—will now be taught in K-12 schools around the country.
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CNN:
Alan Dershowitz called Trump corrupt in 2016 and said he could be corrupt as President — (CNN)Law professor Alan Dershowitz, who is a member of President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team, said in 2016 that he believed Trump was more corrupt than Hillary Clinton and more likely to continue being corrupt as president.
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Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
New Koch Group Dogged by Charges of Anti-Semitism — Asked about the thinkers who have shaped her views of the world, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) pointed to a scholar leading a new Washington, D.C., think tank that aims to lay the groundwork for an American foreign policy based on military retrenchment and restraint.
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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