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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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Barbara McQuade / NBC News:
Trump's impeachment trial defense hinges on six arguments. They can all be rebutted. — Trump still appears to have the votes for an acquittal in the Senate. But sometimes a prevent defense ends up being an ill-fated strategy. — President Donald Trump's lawyers began their impeachment arguments …
New York Times:
Biden Aides Weigh Pursuing an Iowa Caucus Alliance With Klobuchar — Amy Klobuchar's campaign signaled no interest in such a plan, under which each candidate would encourage supporters to back the other in certain precincts. — Aides to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. are discussing …
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Washington Times, Slate and The Hill
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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 …
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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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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The Daily Caller, NBC News and The Hill
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Democracy 2020 Digest: Tulsi shreds on New Hampshire slopes — WATCH
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Associated Press and New York Post
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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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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War Room, Fox News, Politico and PJ Media Home
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For John Bolton, an ‘Upside-Down World’ After Trump Revelation — Democrats who once derided him now want him to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial while some of his erstwhile Republican friends are throwing him to the curb. — WASHINGTON — Not long ago, they called him …
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly tells Sarasota crowd ‘I believe John Bolton’
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Politico:
Trump team warns: Stand strong or prepare for an endless trial
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CNN and Vanity Fair
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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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Raises Number of U.S. Troops Injured in Iranian Attack to 50 — Most of troops added to new assessment have returned to work, Pentagon says — An additional 16 U.S. troops suffered concussions or traumatic brain injuries during Iran's ballistic missile strike earlier this month …
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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 …
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats cite Starr in effort to lift stay in Trump tax returns case
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The Hill
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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The Hill
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
New Iowa ad questions Bernie Sanders' electability, references his heart attack
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Washington Post and VICE
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump allies are handing out cash to black voters — Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees. — The first giveaway took place last month in Cleveland …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Special Operations forces are stretched to the danger point — In late 2015, a Navy lieutenant wrote a graduate school thesis titled “Navy SEALs gone wild: publicity, fame, and the loss of the quiet professional.” That was a warning of trouble among America's bravest but most stressed warriors.
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Andrew Dyer / Stars & Stripes:
Eddie Gallagher strikes back at Navy SEALs who testified against him
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Heiko Maas / ZEIT ONLINE:
Separate, but together — Britain is leaving the EU, but we are still playing on the same team. Whether it's climate change or global peace, we can be successful if we all pull together. — Heiko Maas serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Germany. — Dear Brits,
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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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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Doug Collins announces US Senate bid, setting up GOP divide in Georgia — Congressman Doug Collins launched a bid Wednesday for U.S. Senate on Fox News, saying he'd center his campaign on support for President Donald Trump as he dismissed concerns about opening a bitter Republican rift in Georgia.
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William Saletan / Slate:
Bernie Is the Opponent Trump Wants — The president has a game plan to win the election. A Sanders nomination is just what he needs. — Bernie Sanders is on the rise. Less than a week before the first contest of the Democratic primary, polls give the Vermont senator, on average …
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Los Angeles Times and New York Magazine
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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Des Moines Register:
Ernst, Grassley should support calling witnesses in impeachment trial; Ernst's comments betray a closed mind — Editorial: Republicans contend the impeachment proceedings are politically driven. Then why aren't they seeking sworn testimony and documents to gather more information, determine the facts?
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