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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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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump rages at Bolton, says former adviser would have caused ‘World War Six’ — The president's latest attack on his ex-national security adviser comes as the Senate is weighing calling him as a witness. — President Donald Trump berated his former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Attacks John Bolton As Desperate Loser Who Nearly Destroyed the Planet — President Trump's lawyers built their defense against impeachment on the absence of one small, very specific form of evidence — testimony by a witness who was told about the quid pro quo directly by Trump — that John Bolton reportedly has.
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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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Hannity's ugly meltdown at Romney: Wanting the truth is ‘Trump hatred’
Hannity's ugly meltdown at Romney: Wanting the truth is ‘Trump hatred’
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CBS News:
Rudy Giuliani says he “never ever” discussed Ukraine military aid with President Trump
Rudy Giuliani says he “never ever” discussed Ukraine military aid with President Trump
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House
GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House
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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 Post:
Warren issues new disinformation pledge, promising to hold Facebook, Google and Twitter responsible — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren pledged Wednesday that her campaign would not share falsehoods or promote fraudulent accounts on social media, part of a new plan to battle …
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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New York Times:
A Muted Arab Response to Trump's Mideast Peace Plan — The U.S. is banking on Arab leaders to help make its plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict work. It is not clear how realistic that is. — BEIRUT, Lebanon — In unveiling his plan Tuesday for solving the conflict between Israel …
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Politico:
The Real Goal of Trump's Middle East Plan
The Real Goal of Trump's Middle East Plan
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Ilan Ben Zion / Associated Press:
Israeli Cabinet postpones vote on West Bank annexation
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Trump peace plan is a squeeze play against the Palestinians. It might work.
The Trump peace plan is a squeeze play against the Palestinians. It might work.
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Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel and Power Line
Omri Nahmias / Jerusalem Post:
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, UAE welcome Trump peace plan
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, UAE welcome Trump peace plan
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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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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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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem Caucuses Could Be a Five-Way Contest — Nearly half remain open to switching support on caucus night — West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Elizabeth Warren continue to jostle for the top spot in the fifth and final Monmouth University Poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Democrats are already bracing for a ‘hostile’ Trump transition — Democrats are bracing for the possibility that if President Donald Trump loses the 2020 election, he and his aides will bungle a smooth handover of power — and maybe even try to outright sabotage the transition.
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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
Anti-human-trafficking groups refuse to attend Ivanka Trump's White House summit — On Friday, President Trump is expected to attend a White House summit organized by his daughter Ivanka on human trafficking, an issue he frequently invokes as a top priority.
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
One year inside Trump's monumental Facebook campaign — A Guardian investigation of 218,100 ads reveals how the campaign's sophisticated social media machine targets conservative voters — As the Democratic candidates for president spent 2019 battling each other in early voting states …
NBC News:
Dutch Trump superfan who claimed he surveilled Ambassador Yovanovitch told people he was DEA — Interviews with a half-dozen people who know Anthony de Caluwe and documents obtained by NBC News show that the Trump superfan has a shadowy past. — WASHINGTON — The Dutch man who claimed …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump's Digital Advantage Is Freaking Out Democratic Strategists — Left and right agree on one point. The president's re-election campaign is way ahead online. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.
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Ryan Heath / Politico:
Say hello to invisible Brexit — BRUSSELS — Britain is leaving the European Union this weekend with a whimper. — It took one referendum, two national elections, three prime ministers and four years of continentwide political anguish for the United Kingdom to achieve Brexit …
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The Daily Beast:
Parnas Lawyer: Giuliani Delivered Graham Letter Calling for Sanctions on Ukrainian Officials — The mysterious letter-writer listed several Ukrainian officials, including one reformer who'd gone up against an oligarch, and claimed they were part of a “crime syndicate.”
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Igor Derysh / Raw Story:
Trump's lawyers gave thousands to Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz before the impeachment trial began — President Trump's legal team made numerous campaign contributions to Republican senators overseeing the impeachment trial. — Former independent counsels Ken Starr and Robert Ray …
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CNN:
John Roberts will not be silent Wednesday. But the questions he asks will not be his. — Washington (CNN)Since the Senate impeachment trial began last week, Chief Justice John Roberts has been mainly out of the camera's line of sight. He has, clerk-like, enforced Senate procedures and kept the clock for the lawyers at the lectern.
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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Kathryn A. Wolfe / Politico:
House Democrats unfurl climate-tinged infrastructure plan, but GOP support uncertain — House Democratic leadership unveiled Wednesday the outlines for a $760 billion, five-year infrastructure package, an amalgamation of recurring highway and transit and water measures as well as an ambitious …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Slashing food stamps hurts the poor. It also hurts their supermarkets — New York (CNN Business)Independent grocery stores and regional supermarket chains already face brutal competition and shrinking profits. Now, they are worried about losing out on a valuable source of sales: food stamp recipients.