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9:30 AM ET, January 28, 2020

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New York Times:
Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says  —  The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the president's conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.
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Washington Post:
Bolton book roils Washington as onetime allies turn on Trump's former national security adviser  —  Just outside the spacious corner office of the White House national security adviser, aides crowded into a windowless anteroom knew to make themselves small when John Bolton got a summons from President Trump.
Barbara McQuade / Washington Post:
Trump waived executive privilege when he called Bolton a liar  —  If the Senate decides to summon Bolton, Trump won't have much recourse left  —  President Trump refers to himself as a counterpuncher.  This time, he might have punched too hard.  —  In a series of tweets just after midnight Monday …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump has finally met his match  —  A number of people whom the president has employed, defamed and then fired have slunk back to their master's hand like beaten dogs.  In John Bolton, President Trump has finally met his counterpunching match.  Even as Trump's defenders in the Senate trial …
Discussion: The Mahablog
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A story that shows how this White House rolls  —  HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WORKS ... From Jake, Sarah Ferris and Heather Caygle: AS YOU MIGHT'VE READ HERE, the USMCA was the TRUMP administration's top legislative priority, and to its credit, the White House steered …
Politico:
Mitt makes his move  —  After staying relatively quiet throughout the House's impeachment inquiry, Sen. Mitt Romney now finds himself in the middle of an increasingly bitter debate in his own party.  —  The Utah Republican has long been open to hearing from former national security adviser John Bolton …
Discussion: The Hill
Fred Fleitz / Fox News:
Ambassador Bolton, withdraw your book
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump's defense team shifts from complacency to urgency
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Our expectations for Republican senators are so low it's astonishing
Discussion: Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
The John Bolton Report
Discussion: Politico
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:   Even with Bolton, case against Trump too small for impeachment
Washington Post:
White House works to contain damage from allegations in forthcoming Bolton book
Jonathan Lis / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Officially Indicted in Court After Withdrawing Immunity Bid  —  Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three corruption cases  —  Israel's attorney general on Tuesday filed the indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases …
Discussion: Axios and The Week
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Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:
Bribery indictment against Netanyahu filed with court
Ilan Ben Zion / Associated Press:   Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
How Some People of Color Feel Inside the Buttigieg Campaign  —  As the candidate courted nonwhite voters, employees of color were voicing their frustrations, according to interviews, documents and a recording.  The campaign said it worked to foster a progressive workplace.
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Wall Street Journal:
Buttigieg Campaign Faces Personnel Issues as Iowa Caucuses Approach  —  Head of talent and cybersecurity aides depart, and some nonwhite staffers criticize a lack of inclusivity  —  WASHINGTON— Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign is dealing with some departures in the closing days …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Running Bernie Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity  —  In the field of political forecasting, almost nothing is a matter of certainty, and almost everything is a matter of probability.  If Democrats nominate Bernie Sanders — who currently leads the field in Iowa and New Hampshire …
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Politico:
Why Biden scaled back in New Hampshire  —  SALEM, N.H. — Joe Biden has said he doesn't need to win the first presidential primary state in the nation — and he's campaigning like it.  —  Biden has been dark on New Hampshire television since the New Year.  He has a smaller presence …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Republicans brace for domino effect on witnesses  —  If at least four Senate Republicans decide to vote with Democrats this week to subpoena witnesses and documents in President Trump's impeachment trial, Hill Republicans fear a potential domino effect, with additional GOP senators …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell's Complicity Has Deep Roots  —  With or without witnesses, Trump's trial shows that the antifederalists were right to question the Senate's purpose.  —  Last week, after Senate Republicans voted unanimously to approve their leader Mitch McConnell's rules …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Toomey discusses a ‘one-for-one’ witness deal in Trump impeachment amid Bolton revelations, officials say
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Post's misguided suspension of Felicia Sonmez over Kobe Bryant tweets  —  The Post has suspended reporter Felicia Sonmez following her social-media activity over the death of NBA great Kobe Bryant.  Here's the explanation from Managing Editor Tracy Grant: “National political reporter Felicia Sonmez …
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Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
Washington Post Suspends a Reporter After Her Tweets on Kobe Bryant
Albert Burneko / VICE:
Kobe Bryant Was No More Complicated Than Anyone Else
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
It Took This CNN Panel Just 80 Seconds To Show What They Really Think Of Trump Voters  —  Eighty seconds.  That's how long it took for a CNN panel to show just what they think of President Donald Trump's supporters.  —  CNN anchor Don Lemon, frequent CNN guest Rick Wilson …
Discussion: Mediaite and American Greatness
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:   CNN Don Lemon panel faces intense backlash for mocking Trump supporters as illiterate ‘credulous rubes’
David Rothkopf / USA Today:
Even if the Senate does not remove Donald Trump, this impeachment is far from a mistake  —  The judgment of the court of public opinion will matter more to history and the 2020 elections than the verdict in the Senate impeachment trial.  —  There was more uncertainty about the outcome …
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Axios:
Fix Our Senate launches to target McConnell
Discussion: Raw Story
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
U.K. chooses China's Huawei to build parts of its 5G network despite U.S. warnings  —  The decision comes after three senators warned the U.K. against any involvement with the company, which has been accused of posing a security risk.  —  LONDON — The United Kingdom has risked angering …
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Washington Post:
Britain, resisting U.S. pressure, to allow some Huawei equipment in 5G networks
Discussion: MelaniePhillips.com
Christopher / Redstate:
Bondi Makes Case Why Hunter Biden is Relevant to Trump's Impeachment Defense  —  Yesterday was day six of President Trump's impeachment trial and it was by far the most riveting day yet.  —  Now admittedly prior to yesterday, I have probably watched only an hour to an hour and a half of trial coverage.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Bondi attacks Bidens on Burisma in presentation
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
The first vote of 2020 ends Tuesday, in Texas  —  Voters in a state house district in the Houston suburbs are set to deliver the first electoral decision of the year — and both parties are watching closely.  —  WASHINGTON — Voters in Texas will vote in a closely-watched special election …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Bolton Bombshell and the Unwaveringly Pro-Trump G.O.P.
Discussion: Associated Press and The Week
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders allies in new uproar over DNC convention appointments
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Trump's N.J. Rally: Long Lines, Sold Out Hotels and Subpoena-Coladas
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
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Washington Post:
Hard-charging White House budget lawyer in middle of Ukraine decision has pushed legal limits for Trump
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Lobbyist bought tropical land from Biden's brother
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Echo chambers are getting worse
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
A Notorious Sandy Hook Tormentor Is Arrested in Florida
Discussion: The Trace, New York Post and The Verge
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
The first transport of Jews to Auschwitz was 997 teenage girls. Few survived.
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Arizona Republicans discriminated against minority voters, court rules
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
An ER doctor was charged with abusing his baby. But 15 medical experts say there's no proof.
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Mitch Derangement Syndrome
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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