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Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says — The president asked his national security adviser last spring in front of other senior advisers to pave the way for a meeting between Rudolph Giuliani and Ukraine's new leader. — WASHINGTON — More than two months …
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In Austin, John Bolton voices support for officials called in impeachment hearing — AUSTIN (KXAN) — Speaking at a private event in Austin Thursday, Former National Security Advisor John Bolton defended government officials who testified in front of the U.S. House impeachment inquiry.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Amid Trump's Trial, Pompeo Visited Ukraine. Here's How It Went.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Senate Can Stop Pretending Now — Lamar Alexander and the end of Donald Trump's impeachment trial. — Just like that, at precisely 11 p.m. on Thursday, minutes after the end of the ninth day of the Senate trial of Donald John Trump, Senator Lamar Alexander ended it.
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Senator Susan Collins:
Senator Collins' Statement on Vote on Witnesses and Documents — Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the next stage of the impeachment trial process: — “We have heard the cases argued and the questions answered.
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United States Senator Lamar Alexander:
Alexander Statement on Impeachment Witness Vote — “I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for more documents and witnesses, but there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the United States Constitution's high bar …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Alexander vs. Trump — Lamar Alexander voted against witnesses. But did he also come out against Trump? — With his announcement that he will vote against witnesses, Lamar Alexander has finally come to the defense of Donald Trump. — Or has he? — It is certainly true that Alexander …
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Washington Post:
Impeachment trial live updates: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose witnesses, all but assuring the end of Trump's impeachment trial — The final verdict in President Trump's historic Senate impeachment trial could be extended to as late as Wednesday — after the Iowa caucuses and State …
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Politico:
Trump's impeachment trial could extend into next week — The Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump could drag into next week, even as GOP leaders appear to have the votes needed to prevent additional witnesses and testimony from being offered, according to Republican senators and aides.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Lamar Alexander's craven surrender to Trump leaves our country exposed
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Lamar Alexander's yes-he-did-it statement on Trump, annotated
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Murkowski says she will vote against witnesses, calls impeachment articles ‘rushed and flawed’
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Three ways the end of the impeachment trial could play out
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ABC News:
Trump impeachment trial live updates: GOP rallies to stop witnesses, take final vote
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The End of Impeachment? — On the menu today: With Tennessee …
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Harry Litman / Washington Post:
Dershowitz may have argued himself out of relevance
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Lauren McCauley / Beacon:
Dozens protest Sen. Collins' ‘lack of moral leadership’ in impeachment trial
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Bloomberg:
For $193, a Flight to New York With a Six-Hour Stopover in Wuhan — Bargain flights between Hong Kong and New York have emerged in the wake of the new coronavirus, as long as travelers are willing to stop in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, in just a few months.
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Associated Press:
Delta, American Airlines suspend flights between US, China — NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines and American Airlines said Friday they will suspend all flights between the U.S. and China, making them the first U.S.-based airlines to do so and joining several international carriers …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Delta and American Airlines Suspend Flights to China — United Airlines also reduced its service to the country this week. — RIGHT NOW A spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, Hua Chunying, struck back on Friday at the United States' travel advisory telling Americans not to travel to China.
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Sanders, Biden are neck-and-neck in new NBC/WSJ national poll — The two Democratic presidential contenders are statistically tied but Sanders has an edge in loyalty of his supporters. — DES MOINES, Iowa — Just days before the first votes are counted in the Democratic primary …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Bloomberg's campaign spent over $180 million during his first month in the 2020 race
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Sanders surges, Biden plateaus in latest NBC/WSJ poll of 2020 Democratic primary voters
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John Delaney for President:
John Delaney Announces Decision to Withdraw From 2020 Race — DES MOINES, IA - Today, 2020 Presidential candidate John Delaney announces his decision to withdraw from the 2020 race. This decision is informed by internal analyses indicating John's support is not sufficient to meet …
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Keith Hennessey:
On the impeachment of President Donald Trump — My layman's approach to the impeachment of President Trump is somewhat simplistic. — We American citizens have the right to choose our leaders by voting in elections. Exercising that right requires that our elections be fair, especially the one for president.
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Senator Marco Rubio:
My Statement on the President's Impeachment Trial — Voting to find the President guilty would not just be a condemnation of his action. If I vote guilty, I will be voting to remove a President from office for the first time in the 243-year history of our Republic.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
Dershowitz's Dangerous Game — His defense of Trump threatens the checks and balances at the heart of Congress's impeachment power. — I will not try to convince you how to vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. I won't even lecture you about the need for witnesses …
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George Soros / New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg Should Not Be in Control of Facebook — The social media company is going to get Trump re-elected — because it's good for business. — Mr. Soros is a philanthropist. — At a dinner last week in Davos, Switzerland, I was asked if I thought Facebook was behaving …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Cover-up Will Backfire. The House Can Keep Investigating Trump. — Toward the end, the impeachment trial's strategic purpose narrowed into an obsessive quest to produce evidence. Democrats have defined victory not as removal, but as winning a procedural vote to allow more testimony, especially by John Bolton.
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Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
Stacey Abrams Thinks She'll Be President By 2040 — Back in November, right before Thanksgiving, I traveled to Georgia to talk with Stacey Abrams as part of FiveThirtyEight's “When Women Run” project. The 46-year-old former minority leader of the Georgia House made waves in 2018 during …
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Supreme Court sets argument date in Trump financial records cases — The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the landmark separation of powers fight over access to President Trump's financial records on March 31, the court announced Friday. — The dispute involves separate efforts …
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CBS News:
Most feel good about the economy but not the state of the country - CBS News poll — Ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address, more Americans feel positive about the state of the economy than they do about the state of the country overall. As Mr. Trump gets record high approval ratings …
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