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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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Trump's former chief of staff says Senate impeachment trial without witnesses is ‘a job only half done’ — WASHINGTON — A Senate vote to end President Donald Trump's impeachment proceedings without calling witnesses should be considered “half a trial,” the president's former chief of staff John Kelly said Friday.
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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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Politico:
Republicans defeat Democratic bids to hear witnesses in Trump trial — Senate votes to defeat Democratic bid to hear witnesses in Trump trial — The Senate on Friday narrowly rejected motions to call new witnesses in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, paving the way for a final vote to acquit …
Washington Post:
The cringing abdication of Senate Republicans — REPUBLICAN SENATORS who voted Friday to suppress known but unexamined evidence of President Trump's wrongdoing at his Senate trial must have calculated that the wrath of a vindictive president is more dangerous than the sensible judgment …
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
In Kyiv, Pompeo does not dispute allegations in Bolton's book — “We didn't get involved in the noise in Washington,” Pompeo said of his meeting. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to directly dispute allegations reportedly contained in an unpublished manuscript …
BuzzFeed News:
Republicans Now Say Trump Did What He Was Accused Of — They Just Don't Care — WASHINGTON — After days of arguments and questioning in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, many Republican senators have come to the same conclusion: The president did it, and they don't care.
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New York Times:
Alexander Says Convicting Trump Would ‘Pour Gasoline on Cultural Fires’ — Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, explained why he would cast a pivotal vote against having witnesses at President Trump's impeachment trial, ensuring a quick acquittal.
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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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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
What Democrats must do when impeachment is over
What Democrats must do when impeachment is over
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
McConnell, Schumer reach deal to wrap up trial on Wednesday
McConnell, Schumer reach deal to wrap up trial on Wednesday
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ABC News:
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Senate votes to block witnesses amid new Bolton bombshell
Trump impeachment trial live updates: Senate votes to block witnesses amid new Bolton bombshell
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Lamar Alexander's craven surrender to Trump leaves our country exposed
Lamar Alexander's craven surrender to Trump leaves our country exposed
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David Siders / Politico:
DNC members discuss rules change to stop Sanders at convention — DES MOINES, Iowa — A small group of Democratic National Committee members has privately begun gauging support for a plan to potentially weaken Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and head off a brokered convention.
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DNC overhauls debate requirements, opening door for Bloomberg — The Democratic National Committee is drastically revising its criteria to participate in primary debates after New Hampshire, doubling the polling threshold and eliminating the individual donor requirement …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
New DNC debate rules open door for Mike Bloomberg to make stage
New DNC debate rules open door for Mike Bloomberg to make stage
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban — President Trump added Africa's biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, to his restricted travel list. — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday added six countries to his list …
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Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Imposes New Travel Restrictions on Six Countries — Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan won't be allowed to apply for visas to immigrate to U.S — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is banning immigration from Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation …
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Associated Press:
Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations in election-year push
Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations in election-year push
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Trump's expanded travel ban targets Nigeria, five other countries
Trump's expanded travel ban targets Nigeria, five other countries
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Victoria Bekiempis / Vulture:
Weinstein Accuser Says He Has No Testicles — Jessica Mann testified in a Manhattan courtroom Friday that Harvey Weinstein engaged in forced oral sex and raped her in early 2013 and alleged that she was in a twisted relationship with him because of her sexual inexperience.
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Michele Kelemen / NPR:
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Has Retired From Foreign Service — Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until last spring when she was ousted following a disinformation campaign by the president's private lawyer, is retiring — not resigning.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016 — In a podcast interview on Friday, Mrs. Clinton also described the caucuses in Iowa, where Mr. Sanders leads in some polls, as “undemocratic.” — DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton said on Friday in a podcast interview …
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Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
Get a Grip, Bernie Bed-Wetters: His Message and Media Machine Could Be Potent Against Trump
Get a Grip, Bernie Bed-Wetters: His Message and Media Machine Could Be Potent Against Trump
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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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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Delta, United and American Airlines Suspend Flights to China
Coronavirus Live Updates: Delta, United and American Airlines Suspend Flights to China
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BBC:
LIVEUK no longer a member of EU — Read our main story: UK leaves the European Union | Do Britons now agree about leaving the EU? Fishing will be a ‘red line’ in Brexit negotiations | Follow us on Twitter: @BBCPolitics — Play video Watch live: BBC News Brexit special
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Washington Post:
‘The center of the orbit’: Endangered Republicans go all-in on Trump — Many of the most endangered Republicans have concluded that fully embracing President Trump is their only credible path to victory in November, rallying to his side in the final days of the Senate impeachment fight …
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Samantha Branca / WSVN-TV:
Woman in custody after police-involved shooting at Mar-a-Lago — MAR-A-LAGO, Fla. (WSVN/AP) — Police have taken a woman into custody after a security breach at the Mar-a-Lago estate ended in a police-involved shooting. — According to the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Hannah Roehmild …
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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
A Pro-Trump Blog Doxed A Chinese Scientist It Falsely Accused Of Creating The Coronavirus As A Bioweapon — A popular pro-Trump website has released the personal information of a scientist from Wuhan, China, falsely accusing them of creating the coronavirus as a bioweapon …
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New York Times:
U.S. Strikes at Leader of Qaeda in Yemen — American officials believe they may have killed the terrorist leader, Qassim al-Rimi, but have not confirmed his death. — The United States has carried out an airstrike against the leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen after months of tracking …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Trying to Ditch Fake News — Jonah Goldberg, the conservative author and longtime fixture at National Review, used to have a go-to metaphor he'd deploy whenever he found himself defending one of his noisier compatriots in the right-wing media.
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Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Omar Paid Additional $215,000 From Campaign Coffers to Alleged Boyfriend's Firm — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) continues to push campaign cash to a firm run by her alleged boyfriend, filings show. — Omar's new committee filings submitted Friday morning show that between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 …
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Washington Post:
Giuliani discussed interests of a former Ukrainian client during summer meeting with top Zelensky aide — Rudolph W. Giuliani was huddled with a top Ukrainian official at a luxury Madrid hotel last August, on a mission to push for investigations sought by President Trump.
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