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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
State Charges Against Manafort Dismissed by Judge in New York — A judge threw out state charges against Paul J. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, on Wednesday, dealing a setback to efforts by the Manhattan district attorney to ensure Mr. Manafort will still face prison …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses New York state criminal charges against ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort on double jeopardy grounds — A judge on Wednesday dismissed New York state criminal charges filed against Paul Manafort, the fallen Republican lobbyist who had served as President Donald Trump's campaign chief in 2016.
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Louise Boyle / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Paul Manafort has New York state fraud prosecution DISMISSED because of ‘double jeopardy’ - opening way for Donald Trump to set him free with a pardon — Manhattan judge rules that state attorney general Letitia James' attempt to prosecute disgraced Trump campaign chairman is invalid
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge while sentencing Trump campaign aide: 'If people don't have the facts, democracy doesn't work' — Washington (CNN)Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson took several minutes during her sentencing of top Mueller cooperator Rick Gates on Tuesday to comment on the Russia investigation …
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Associated Press:
Judge tosses Paul Manafort's fraud case in New York — A judge has thrown out Paul Manafort's New York mortgage fraud case on double jeopardy grounds — NEW YORK — A judge on Wednesday threw out Paul Manafort's New York mortgage fraud case on double jeopardy grounds.
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Trump Approval Inches Up, While Support for Impeachment Dips — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has inched up again and is now at 45%. The president's ratings have increased six percentage points since the House of Representatives opened an impeachment inquiry against him in the fall.
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Owen Daugherty / The Hill:
Trump approval up 6 points since launch of impeachment inquiry: Gallup — President Trump's job approval rating has ticked up 6 percentage points since the Democrats' impeachment inquiry began, according to a new survey. — The Gallup poll released early Wednesday found Trump's approval rating …
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump's economic approval hits highest level in a year as Americans remain split on impeachment
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump impeachment: What time is the vote? — Wednesday will be a historic day. — The House will vote to impeach a president of the United States for only the third time in history. It's been a tumultuous journey to get to this point and is sure to lead to blockbuster moments.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
It is hard to capture how bizarre and frightening Trump's letter to Pelosi is — On the eve of his impeachment, a stain that obviously torments him more than his enablers have let on, President Trump issued a rambling, unhinged and lie-filled letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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Madeline Holcombe / CNN:
Pro-impeachment protests span the country ahead of historic vote
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Houston Chronicle:
Americans are counting on Senate for full and fair trial of Donald Trump [Editorial]
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
‘In a class by herself’: Pelosi has roared back in the Trump era
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John Hayward / Breitbart:
WH Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on Impeachment: Democrats 'Trying to Overturn 2016 Because They Know What's Coming for Them in 2020' — White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday's Breitbart News Daily for an exclusive interview …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump presents his own impeachment defense
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Say a PRAYER’: Trump pleads innocence hours before impeachment
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump on the brink of impeachment
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
As House convenes on impeachment, Trump declares disbelief
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Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
Trump Urged To Resign Before Impeachment Vote: ‘It Would Be The Most Shared Tweet Of All Time’ — As President Donald Trump faces impeachment in a historic vote likely to take place on Wednesday, Democrats are reminding the U.S. leader that there is still another way forward: resigning.
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Why Is John Bolton Staying Silent?
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Julian Sanchez / New York Times:
The Chilling Reality of Bias at the F.B.I. — Americans deserve a stronger assurance than “hope” that their Fourth Amendment rights are being respected. — Mr. Sanchez is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. — The F.B.I.'s investigation of the former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Secret FISA Court issues highly unusual public rebuke of FBI for mistakes
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Debra Heine / American Greatness:
Nunes Calls for the FISA Court to be Shut Down: It's ‘Culpable in this Madness’
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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Letter from President Donald J. Trump to the Speaker of the House of Representatives — Speaker of the House of Representatives — Dear Madam Speaker: — I write to express my strongest and most powerful protest against the partisan impeachment crusade being pursued by the Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
How Harvard Made Pete Buttigieg the Moderate That Progressives Love to Hate — He wasn't expected to win. It was a surprise to some that he even had run. But on the evening of December 5, 2002, in a sweaty, crowded classroom adjacent to the main lecture space at Harvard's school …
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Buttigieg omitted high-powered bundlers from disclosure
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Impeachment Day. Here's how it will go down.
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New York Times:
Trump Impeachment Vote Live Updates: House Opens Debate on Articles After Clearing Key Procedural Test — The House opened debate on the two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — against President Trump, after adopting the rules in a test vote reflecting near party-line support for the charges.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Democrats block GOP motion to adjourn
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Caitlin Andrews / Bangor Daily News:
Jared Golden will vote with Democrats on one Trump impeachment article, not the other
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David Sharp / Associated Press:
GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid — FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is surrounded by reporters as she heads to vote at the Capitol in Washington. U.S. Sen. Collins officially launched her bid for a reelection Wednesday, Dec. 18 …
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James Arkin / Politico:
Susan Collins will run for reelection in Maine
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Jacob Holzman / Roll Call:
Agency says it will review Trump Jr.'s sheep hunt in Mongolia — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it will review allegations that Donald Trump Jr., may have illegally killed a rare sheep during a recent trip to Mongolia and imported parts of the animal back to the U.S.
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CNN:
Hundreds of Obama alumni endorse Elizabeth Warren — (CNN)Hundreds of veterans of Barack Obama's campaigns and administration have signed on to endorse Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, as multiple Democratic presidential candidates compete to claim the popular former president's political coalition and legacy.
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Food inspectors warn of ‘mystery’ pork under new meat inspection rules — Two federal inspectors warned that “mystery” meat and other unwanted materials will contaminate pork throughout the U.S. under the new meat inspection rules currently being used in a pilot program, NBC News reported Monday.
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
The ‘Animal House’ Impeachment — As the House of Representatives prepares to impeach the president on Wednesday, there's a baffling spirit in the air among the politically aware and ideologically conscious. This is, we keep hearing, a historic moment, only the third impeachment in American political history.
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Peter Beinart / The Forward:
Of Course They're Accusing Bernie Sanders Of Anti-Semitism - Because He Supports Palestinians — Given Bernie Sanders' endurance as a top-tier presidential contender, and his support for Palestinian rights, it was almost inevitable that conservatives would start labelling his campaign anti-Semitic.
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Wil S. Hylton / The Atlantic:
History's Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin — Unless you are given to chronic anxiety or suffer from nihilistic despair, you probably haven't spent much time contemplating the bottom of the ocean. Many people imagine the seabed to be a vast expanse of sand, but it's a jagged …
New York Times:
Trump Wanted to Get Something Off His Chest, and in His Letter to Pelosi He Did — The letter was a diatribe that played loose with facts and sometimes disregarded them outright. A former Clinton aide called it a reflection of the president's “id.” — WASHINGTON — The letter read …
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