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8:00 AM ET, January 15, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Parnas Associate Tracked Ousted Ambassador's Movements in Kyiv: Docs  —  “They will let me know when she's on the move... They are willing to help if you/we would like a price.”  —  On the eve of a Senate trial to remove President Trump, House Democratic investigators have released a trove …
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Washington Post:
Ukraine prosecutor offered information related to Biden in exchange for ambassador's ouster, newly released materials show  —  New materials released by House Democrats appear to show Ukraine's top prosecutor offering an associate of President Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani …
Discussion: The Week
courthousenews.com:
Indicted Giuliani Ally Has Money-Tied Republicans Seeking Cover  —  WASHINGTON (CN) — Two weeks out from the 2016 elections, a first-time donor born in Ukraine lit up the map of the Republican Party with a $50,000 cash donation to Donald Trump's joint fundraising committee.
Washington Post:
Lev Parnas and Rudy Giuliani have demolished Trump's claims of innocence  —  New documents show why the president has been trying to hide evidence from Congress.  —  Americans who have been wondering why President Trump has taken the extraordinary step of trying to block every document …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate  —  The House Intelligence Committee released new evidence on Tuesday related to the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, including information turned over by Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
Discussion: The Hill
Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:
Who is the Robert Hyde who surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents?  —  Robert Hyde, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut, surfaced in House Intelligence Committee documents released Tuesday.  —  The documents, released on the eve of the House vote …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Vox
David Corn / Mother Jones:
New Figure in Ukraine Scandal Was Taken Into Police Custody at Trump Resort Last Year  —  On Tuesday evening, the House Intelligence Committee released a new batch of documents relating to the Ukraine scandal, and the material introduced a new player: Robert F. Hyde, a minor Republican lobbyist …
Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:
Republican candidate who made sexist comment about Kamala Harris owed thousands in child support …
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
New Details Emerge on Shadow Campaign to Oust Ambassador to Ukraine
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front-Runner)  —  When it comes to the Democratic presidential primary candidates, President Trump is worried about Mike Bloomberg while his campaign sees an opportunity in Bernie Sanders.  —  President Trump's advisers …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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Washington Post:
Warren ‘came to raise a concern’ with Sanders after debate, his campaign manager says  —  DES MOINES — Sen. Elizabeth Warren “came to raise a concern” with Sen. Bernie Sanders after Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, according to Sanders's campaign manager, who briefly described …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — The controversial talking points attacking Elizabeth Warren that Bernie Sanders' campaign deployed were given to teams in at least two early voting states on Friday, three Sanders campaign officials confirmed.
Joe Murphy / NBC News:
Live Blog / January Democratic debate live updates: Six candidates face off in Des Moines
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, MSNBC and Breitbart
The Intercept:
At the Iowa Debate, Bernie Sanders's Most Vociferous Opponent Was CNN
Discussion: CNN
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Debate Highlights: Candidates engage on foreign policy, impeachment and sexism
Bryan Anderson / Sacramento Bee:   Joe Biden says he'd consider Kamala Harris ‘for anything’ she wants, including VP
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Amy Klobuchar's moderate case against Medicare-for-all
Discussion: The Atlantic, NBC News and NPR
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact check: Did Biden introduce the first climate change bill?
Discussion: Breitbart
Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Impeachment trial security crackdown will limit Capitol press access  —  The Senate sergeant-at-arms and Capitol Police are launching an unprecedented crackdown on the Capitol press corps for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, following a standoff between the Capitol's chief security officials …
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Klobuchar doubts security explanation for impeachment trial press limits  —  Rules ranking Democrat has expressed opposition  —  Senators look to clear legislative decks before impeachment trial Even after the Senate trial begins, the House could still add more impeachment articles Sanders …
Jason McGahan / The Daily Beast:
Michael Avenatti Arrested by Feds at California State Bar Hearing  —  Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer was taken into custody by federal agents during a disciplinary hearing at California's State Bar Court.  —  LOS ANGELES—Ex-Stormy Daniels lawyer and Trump antagonist Michael Avenatti was led …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Michael Flynn seeking to withdraw guilty plea  —  Lawyers for the former national security adviser contend the government undermined its own deal.  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has a sentencing hearing scheduled for later this month.  Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
Discussion: Power Line, NPR and HuffPost
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:   Michael Flynn Moves to Withdraw Guilty Plea in About-Face After Extensive Cooperation
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Toensing Law Firm Distances Itself From Giuliani Letter to Zelensky  —  UKRAINE OUTREACH  —  Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas gave congressional impeachment investigators a letter on Giuliani's law firm stationery asking for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …
Doha Madani / NBC News:
More than 50 injured after Delta jet dumps fuel on L.A. schools during midair emergency  —  At least 20 children and dozens of other people at 6 schools were treated for minor injuries after exposure to the jet fuel.  —  A Delta flight injured more than 50 people after dumping fuel …
Associated Press:
Trump counter-programs Democrats' debate with his own rally  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — As Democrats prepare for their last debate before primary voting commences, President Donald Trump is eager to provide political counter-programming in a nearby battleground state.
Discussion: Breitbart and WCCO | CBS Minnesota
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR Poll: More Americans Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran Than Approve  —  More Americans disapprove than approve of President Trump's handling of the situation with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.  But they are split along party lines, and the results largely reflect the president's approval rating.
New York Times:
New Video Shows Two Iranian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Plane  —  Security camera footage verified by The New York Times shows that two missiles fired 30 seconds apart took down Flight 752, killing all aboard.  —  The New York Times has verified security camera footage on Tuesday that shows …
Clyde McGrady / Roll Call:
Brett Kavanaugh brings pizza to the Supreme Court and it is not good  —  The crust is slightly burnt around the edges where the cheese bubbles.  The pepperonis are large, oily and plentiful, so no complaints there.  —  Brett Kavanaugh has already left his mark on the Supreme Court, and it is pizza.
 
 
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Des Moines Register:
Read the full transcript of Tuesday night's CNN/Des Moines Register debate
Discussion: The Week
The Boston Globe:
Why Mitch McConnell must allow Senate to call witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
ABC Execs Try to Get Abby Huntsman to Cover for Toxic Culture at ‘The View’
Discussion: Raw Story, Page Six and Mediaite
ProPublica:
These Emails Show a Trump Official Helping Her Former Chemical Industry Colleagues
Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Trump agrees with UK's Johnson on replacing Obama-era Iranian deal
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Biden: “I would leave troops in the Middle East”
Discussion: Reason, Breitbart and NBC News
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Looks at Cuts to Military Aid to Iraq if Troops Are Asked to Leave
Discussion: The National Interest
 Earlier Items: 
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
America's Favorite Poison
John Binder / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Iranian National Arrested Near Mar-a-Lago with Machete, Knives Came to U.S. as Refugee
Wendell Potter / New York Times:
How the Health Insurance Industry (and I) Invented the ‘Choice’ Talking Point
Discussion: Raw Story
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Fox News Guest Points Out No One Actually Cares About Vince Vaughn Shaking Trump's Hand
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
GOP lawmaker accuses Rep. Matt Gaetz of creating ‘a game’ …
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and Mediaite
Alyssa Vaughn / Boston Magazine:
John Lewis, Joaquin Castro, and 16 Other Dems Just Endorsed Joe Kennedy
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump: Saudi Arabia paid the US $1 billion for more troops. Pentagon: Eh, not quite.
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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