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5:45 PM ET, January 30, 2020

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Washington Post:
New recording shows access Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman had to Trump at Mar-a-Lago donor event  —  Ten days before Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman dined with President Trump at his Washington hotel, they were part of a small group of Republican Party donors who met with the president at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, a new recording shows.
Discussion: The Intercept and The Week
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Paul Manafort and Rudy's Indicted Associate Igor Fruman Go Way, Way Back  —  The relationship — stretching from New York to London to Kyiv — long predated Rudy Giuliani's attempts to discredit the evidence that played a key role in Manafort's downfall.  —  The web of connections between …
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
New video shows indicted Giuliani associate with RNC chief Ronna McDaniel  —  The recording is the second video Lev Parnas' attorney has released this month.  —  Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.  —  New video released by the attorney for Lev Parnas …
The Daily Beast:
New Audio Appears to Show Ex-Giuliani Pal Lev Parnas at Dinner With Trump  —  A second audio recording released by Lev Parnas's attorney purportedly shows the former Giuliani fixer socializing at a 2018 Republican fundraising event.  —  New audio obtained by The Daily Beast appears …
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
New witnesses unlikely, Trump impeachment trial could end quickly: GOP sources  —  The Senate trial could be over by the weekend if Republicans have the votes.  —  LIVE NOW  —  Senators return at 1 p.m. Thursday for a second day of questions to House managers and President Donald Trump's legal team …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Dershowitz attempts to clarify controversial argument about presidential powers  —  Alan Dershowitz, an attorney for President Donald Trump, on Thursday claimed the media twisted his words when he made the controversial legal argument that a president could engage in a quid pro quo …
Washington Post:   If Senate Republicans give Trump the coverup he wants, his acquittal will be worthless
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
The longer GOP blocks Bolton, the more he will hurt them
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA  —  NEW YORK — Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she wore during the encounter.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
In contrast with Trump legal team, Justice Department lawyer says House can impeach over defied subpoenas  —  Five memorable exchanges from Wednesday's trial  —  Washington (CNN)A Justice Department lawyer said Thursday in federal court that the House can impeach a president over ignored subpoenas …
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Donald J Trump / YouTube:
Stronger, Safer, More Prosperous … With President Trump in office he is improving the lives of ALL Americans.  Under President Trump, the economy is booming, historic tax cuts were passed, trade deals have been rengotiated, and African-American, Asian American, and Hispanic American unemployment are all at RECORD LOWS!
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Mike Bloomberg / YouTube:
George … Mike Bloomberg 2020's ad airing during Super Bowl LIV highlights the urgent need to prevent gun violence in America and why Mike is the candidate to get it done.  —  As an entrepreneur, mayor, and problem-solving philanthropist, Mike has taken on the toughest challenges and gotten big things done.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Impeachment: It's all over but the shouting
Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
Trump administration has yet to reveal details of Jared Kushner's secretive 2017 meeting in China  — In late 2017, CNBC filed a Freedom of Information Act request for details about Jared Kushner's secretive meeting in China during President Trump's visit to the country.
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Washington Post:
White House to propose keeping Ukraine aid intact in new budget, a big departure from past efforts to slash assistance
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
Biden to pre-empt Trump rally with speech and ad on ‘character’  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Vice President Joe Biden is set to take on President Donald Trump ahead of the president's rally in Iowa Thursday, pointing out key differences between their leadership styles as he attempts …
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New York Times:   Buttigieg Attacks Biden and Sanders by Name in Bid to Make Up Ground
John McCormack / National Review:   Four Days to Iowa: Biden's Closing Argument
Politico:
How Trump's impeachment created two Democratic superstars  —  The House Democratic Caucus has long been dominated by a gaggle of also-rans: men and women who, while good enough for Congress, proved to be underwhelming on the larger stage of national politics.  —  That's changed.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
Democrats Never Found Their Hero
Discussion: Twitchy and The Gateway Pundit
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Bernie Sanders praised George Wallace as ‘sensitive’ in 1972  —  Seven years after Martin Luther King, Jr. referred to George Wallace as “perhaps the most dangerous racist in America today,” a young Bernie Sanders praised the segregationist Alabama governor.
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Document shows Bernie Sanders's team preparing dozens of potential executive orders  —  Rising in the polls ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the presidential candidate considers spelling out how he could go around Congress if elected president  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Coronavirus could mean more U.S. jobs.  Wilbur Ross goes there.  —  “I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America,” Trump's commerce secretary said.  —  Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak in China could lead businesses …
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CNN:
Leaked memo shows US border officers were directed to stop Iran-linked travelers  —  (CNN)An internal Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by CNN suggests that US border officers working at Canadian ports of entry were directed to detain and question travelers of Iranian descent …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP senators know Trump's defense is based on lies.  Here's proof.  —  As President Trump's trial hurtles toward a vote on new witnesses, his lawyers have based his defense in part on the notion that Trump's demand that Ukraine investigate the Bidens was legitimate.
MSNBC:
Dershowitz: Anything Trump did to win re-election is in the public interest  —  On the first day of Q&A at the Senate impeachment hearing, Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz argued that a quid pro quo arrangement that benefits the president politically is fine, because all politicians believe their elections are in the public's interest.
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Democrats seize on Dershowitz impeachment argument at Senate trial
Discussion: The Hill
Willy Staley / New York Times:
‘High Maintenance’ and the New TV Fantasy of New York  —  It was probably during the fourth episode of the second season of HBO's “High Maintenance” when I finally noticed what it was up to.  The show follows a weed dealer known only as The Guy while he bikes around Brooklyn …
Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Corrupt Motives’ Doctrine  —  Every President equates his re-election self-interest with the public interest.  It isn't grounds for impeachment.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The questions from Senators in the impeachment trial aren't plowing much new ground, but they have been useful …
Discussion: NBC News, The Dispatch and Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Atlantic made Rahm Emanuel a contributing editor.  Then, suddenly, he wasn't.  —  Last May, the Atlantic announced that Rahm Emanuel, who'd just left his post as Chicago mayor, would be joining the magazine as a contributing editor.  “The Atlantic will be the primary home for Emanuel's writing …
Michael Balsamo / New Haven Register:
AP Exclusive: Barr names new U.S. attorney in DC  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Thursday named Timothy Shea, one of his closest advisers, to be the next top prosecutor in the nation's capital.  —  Shea will lead the largest United States attorney's office in the country …
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Still Sad About the Dodgers  —  And he knows how to nurse a grudge.  —  BURLINGTON, Iowa — The role was not an artistic stretch.  —  “My name is Rabbi Manny Shevitz,” Bernie Sanders began, acting in a little-seen 1999 comedy called “My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception.”
Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:
Katie Hopkins' Twitter account suspended  —  Move comes after Countdown host Rachel Riley and campaigners demand action from social network  —  Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins has been suspended from Twitter after calls for a “full review” by the social network.
Discussion: Axios
Politico:
Burr backs Trump lawyer claim on foreign dirt  —  Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said on Thursday he has “no problem” with a White House lawyer's argument that American politicians can accept damaging information on their opponents from a foreign country — a proposal that shocked Democrats.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
NBC News:
Coronavirus misinformation surges, fueled by clout chasers  —  Misleading, unverified and clearly false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms with a mix of fearmongering and racial stereotyping.  —  Misleading, unverified and clearly false information …
William Feuer / CNBC:
Facebook closes down 6%, wiping out more than $30 billion in market value  — Facebook stock closed Thursday down 6.1% after it reported fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday evening.  — The drop erased more than $30 billion from the social media giant's market cap.
 
 
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