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12:00 PM ET, January 15, 2020

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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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
courthousenews.com:   Indicted Giuliani Ally Has Money-Tied Republicans Seeking Cover
New York Times:
The Fog of Rudy
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Nahal Toosi / Politico:   State Department abruptly cancels briefing on embassy security
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
I Don't Think the Lev Parnas Texts Are the Last Hound to Be Unleashed
Discussion: CNN, Balloon Juice and HillReporter.com
Daniela Altimari / Hartford Courant:
Republican candidate who made sexist comment about Kamala Harris owed thousands in child support …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Fox News
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 …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Warren-Sanders feud just got way worse  —  (CNN)Someone is lying.  Or, at the very least, badly misremembering.  —  That's the only possible takeaway from the ongoing back and forth between Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts over whether the former told …
The Intercept:
At the Iowa Debate, Bernie Sanders's Most Vociferous Opponent Was CNN  —  Ahead of the August 2015 Fox News debate, the company's chair, Rupert Murdoch, issued a directive to debate moderator Megyn Kelly: The Donald Trump thing has gone on long enough, it's time to take him down.
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:   Who won the debate? Depends on who you think can beat Trump
Iowa Starting Line:
How Local Iowa Debate Watch Parties Reacted To Drake Debate
Discussion: Vox
Leah Barkoukis / Townhall:
The Biggest Loser of Tuesday's Dem Debate Wasn't Any of the Candidates
Discussion: The Atlantic, New York Times and Reason
New York Times:
Trump and His Aides Focused for Now on 2 Rivals (Neither Is the Front-Runner)
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
The Daily Beast:
Trump Privately Obsessed With Bernie Sanders' Popularity and Socialism's Appeal
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi announces House impeachment managers to prosecute case against Trump  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday announced the seven lawmakers who will serve as the House managers to prosecute the case against President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial, which is expected to begin in earnest next week.
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: Schiff, Nadler are among the House members named as impeachment managers to prosecute the case against Trump  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday selected seven House members to serve as impeachment managers in the upcoming Senate trial of President Trump …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Val Demings: Impeachment Manager Offers Law Enforcement Experience  —  Ms. Demings, a relatively junior member of Congress from Florida who had been a police chief, has become a respected questioner on both the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees.  —  WASHINGTON — As one of the newer members …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump ‘abused’ and ‘harassed’ Kirstjen Nielsen over border, new book reveals  —  The president browbeat the former homeland security secretary for refusing to break the law, according to A Very Stable Genius  —  Donald Trump “abused”, “harassed” and “pestered” his homeland security secretary …
Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:   New book portrays Trump as erratic, ‘at times dangerously uninformed’
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could ‘have a lot of fun’ with you  —  LANSING — A state senator is under fire Wednesday after telling a female reporter she should stick around at the Capitol because a group of high school students from an all boys school, touring the Capitol, could “have a lot of fun” with her.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Allison Donahue / Michigan Advance:
I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido.  He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me.  —  I waited outside the Michigan Senate chamber to ask Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) on Tuesday for a comment about the Detroit Metro Times' story reporting that he was a member of a violent …
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 …
Discussion: NBC News, CBS News and The Hill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate braces for Trump impeachment trial
Discussion: Breitbart and UPI
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 …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California Bar Association hearing
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump administration policy allowing local governments to block refugees  —  State and local officials cannot block refugee admissions in their jurisdictions, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding the Trump administration's new refu­gee policy is likely “unlawful.”
Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:
Justin Amash Has a Decision to Make  —  ‘Is there any better time to have a president who might be not from either party?’  —  Three weeks from the first votes of the 2020 election, the presidential race seems—finally—to be taking shape.  Republicans, having blocked any serious attempts …
Andy Gregory / Yahoo News:
Trump renews attack on lightbulbs and goes after dishwashers, fridges, toilets and showers  —  Donald Trump has revisited his vendetta against energy-saving lightbulbs, ascribing them the blame for his orange hue while extending the focus of his ire to include showers, dishwashers and toilets in a wide-ranging rally speech in
Discussion: The Independent
Douglas London / Just Security:
The President, His Relationship with Intelligence, and the Soleimani Strike  —  When it comes to intelligence, like with so much else, President Donald Trump likes big names.  It's this focus on celebrity, headlines, and immediate gratification — versus substance, impact, and consequences — that so often motivates him.
Discussion: The Guardian
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russian government resigns as Putin seeks constitutional shakeup  —  The Russian leader has been in power for nearly two decades as either president or prime minister.  —  Russia's prime minister and its entire government resigned on Wednesday as part of sweeping constitutional changes …
 
 
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Brian Mast speaks — silence ensues
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Redstate
Washington Post:
2019 capped off the world's hottest decade in recorded history
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Mike Bloomberg holds 7-point lead on Trump in Michigan, poll shows
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Jay-Z goes to bat for Mississippi prisoners and files federal lawsuit
Discussion: The Root
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
This contractor says he can build Trump's border wall faster and cheaper than the U.S. can
Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Trump to lift hold on $8.2B in Puerto Rico disaster aid
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Why we're introducing a resolution on war with Iran
Discussion: The Hill and NPR
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR Poll: More Americans Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran Than Approve
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Michael Flynn seeking to withdraw guilty plea
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
ABC Execs Try to Get Abby Huntsman to Cover for Toxic Culture at ‘The View’
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Mail, Page Six and Mediaite
ProPublica:
These Emails Show a Trump Official Helping Her Former Chemical Industry Colleagues
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Toensing Law Firm Distances Itself From Giuliani Letter to Zelensky