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12:30 AM ET, January 27, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says  —  Drafts of the book outline the potential testimony of the former national security adviser if he were called as a witness in the president's impeachment trial.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told his national security adviser …
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John Bolton / Amazon.com:
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton alleges in book that Trump tied Ukraine aid to investigations  —  President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton alleges in his forthcoming book that the president explicitly told him “he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials …
Washington Post:
Democrats call for Bolton to testify in Trump impeachment trial after new report on aid to Ukraine  —  Congressional Democrats called for former national security adviser John Bolton to testify in President Trump's impeachment trial following a new report that the president told Bolton …
John Bowden / The Hill:
Bolton book alleges Trump tied Ukraine aid freeze to Biden investigations: NYT  —  Former national security adviser John Bolton reportedly claims in his as-yet unpublished memoir that President Trump sought to tie hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine to his requests …
Discussion: Associated Press and Balloon Juice
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
John Bolton's manuscript confirms Trump's bribery of Ukraine: report  —  Former national security adviser John Bolton revealed in his manuscript that President Donald Trump told him as early as August 2019 that he wanted to continue freezing the military and security assistance to Ukraine until …
Discussion: New York Times and Fox News
Associated Press:
Report: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told his national security adviser he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it launched political investigations into his Democratic rivals, according to a report in The New York Times on Sunday.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Politico:   Bolton account of Ukraine aid could reignite call for impeachment witnesses
TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant & Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash, Photos from Her Last Game  —  KOBE BRYANT, DAUGHTER GIGI DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH ... Pics From Her Last Game  —  KOBE AND GIANNA  —  5:55 PM PT — TMZ Sports has obtained some of the last photos taken of Kobe Bryant with his daughter, Gianna …
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Los Angeles Times:
Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas  —  Kobe Bryant, 41, the legendary basketball star who spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, was killed when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and burst into flames Sunday morning amid foggy conditions …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Kobe Bryant, daughter among 9 dead in helicopter crash in Southern California
Discussion: Breitbart, UPI and ESPN
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:   ‘Nothing to catch us:’ How California's homelessness crisis surged
William B. Taylor / New York Times:
Yes, Secretary Pompeo, Americans Should Care About Ukraine  —  A former ambassador tells the secretary of state just why.  —  Mr. Taylor is a former United States ambassador to Ukraine.  —  As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepares to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv later this week …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Emails support NPR host after Pompeo calls her a liar in setting up contentious interview  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says an NPR host lied in setting up an interview with him on Friday, but email records support the journalist's account of how the contentious exchange came to be.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: A week before the caucuses, Joe Biden leads an Iowa race that remains unsettled  —  One week before the opening Iowa caucuses, former Vice President Joe Biden leads a fluid Democratic field, a new Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Poll of the state finds.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
A Klobuchar endorser switches to Buttigieg? Not quite.
Discussion: CNN, NBC News and Washington Times
CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker: In Iowa, it's Sanders, Biden and a wild finish ahead
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:   On Day Off From Impeachment Trial, Senators Campaign Frantically in Iowa
Washington Post:
Schiff ‘has not paid the price’ for impeachment, Trump says in what appears to be veiled threat  —  President Trump escalated his attacks on Rep. Adam B. Schiff on Sunday, issuing what appears to be a veiled threat against the California Democrat one day before Trump's team is expected …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
GOP senator: Impeachment should encourage Trump to be more ‘careful’ next time
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
‘We did’ give in to Trump stonewalling, House impeachment manager says
Discussion: Axios
Justin Wise / The Hill:
Fox News poll: Half of Americans say Trump should be convicted and removed
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post and Breitbart
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
“Things Are Gonna Get Crazy”: Bernie Sanders' Camp Is Warning Supporters About A Backlash  —  ANKENY, Iowa — Across the room, sheets of paper taped to the wall reminded volunteers to organize with respect: “When you are tempted to make a statement,” one read, “ask a question.”
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Germany urged to fight anti-Semitism to avoid Jewish exodus  —  Germany's foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts against anti-Semitism to ward off the possibility of many Jews deciding to leave the country  —  BERLIN — Germany's foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts …
Discussion: One America News Network and Axios
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NBC News:   Bloomberg addresses anti-Semitic violence, throws shade at Sanders and Trump
Marlene Lenthang / Daily Mail:
Jeff Bezos throws lavish party at his new $23million, 11-bedroom Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump, Bill Gates and Ben Stiller  — Jeff Bezos threw a lavish party at his finally finished Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and actor Ben Stiller on Saturday night
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After Trump's spiritual adviser calls for ‘all satanic pregnancies to miscarry,’ she says it was a metaphor  —  A Florida pastor and longtime spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump says she was speaking in metaphor when she recently prayed in a sermon for all “satanic pregnancies” to end in miscarriage.
Discussion: DeadState and Balloon Juice
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Grills Dershowitz About Flipping on Impeachment Stance: 'You Said It Doesn't Have to Be a Crime'  —  Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz faced a bruising interview on Sunday when confronted with his abandoned position that a federal crime isn't necessary to form the legitimate basis to impeach the president.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Jared Kushner set to release Middle East peace plan  —  The Trump administration is expected to release its long-awaited Middle East peace plan on Tuesday, sources familiar with the plan tell me.  —  Between the lines: The Israeli-Palestinian peace plan has been the most secretive effort inside an extraordinarily leaky administration.
 
 
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Covers Fox News Poll, Completely Ignores Part Showing Trump Down Big to 2020 Rivals
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Fox News
Jonathan A. Greenblatt / USA Today:
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CNN:
Bernie Sanders said country needed more jails and ‘tougher’ …
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