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8:25 AM ET, January 29, 2020

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Mary Louise Kelly / New York Times:
Pompeo Called Me a ‘Liar.’ That's Not What Bothers Me.  —  Journalists are supposed to ask tough questions, then share the answers — or lack thereof — with the world.  —  Ms. Kelly is a co-host of NPR's “All Things Considered.”  —  Ask journalists why they do the job they do, and you'll hear a range of answers.
Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein leans toward acquitting Trump as his lawyers end their impeachment defense arguments  —  Just after President Trump's defense lawyers ended arguments in their Senate trial Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California became the first Democrat to suggest that she could vote to acquit …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Leaders Say They Don't Currently Have Enough Votes to Block Witnesses
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  January 28, 2020 - 75% Of Voters Say Allow Witnesses In Senate Impeachment Trial, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 53% Say President Trump Not Telling Truth About Ukraine  —  On week two of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, registered voters say 75 …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden won't commit to backing Sanders if he's the nominee  —  MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden stopped short Tuesday of saying he'd support Bernie Sanders if the progressive Vermont senator wins the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  “I'm not going to make judgments now …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, NBC News and The Hill
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trumpworld torn over running against Bernie
Discussion: The Hill
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Democracy 2020 Digest: Tulsi shreds on New Hampshire slopes — WATCH
Discussion: Associated Press and New York Post
Holly Otterbein / Politico:   Poll: Warren fares better against Biden than Sanders
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
New Iowa ad questions Bernie Sanders' electability, references his heart attack
Discussion: Washington Post and VICE
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The comical hypocrisy of Sean Hannity  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night didn't like the message coming from the New York Times: According to a report by Maggie Haberman and Michael Schmidt, a draft of former national security adviser John Bolton's upcoming book alleges …
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly tells Sarasota crowd ‘I believe John Bolton’  —  Asked if Bolton - Trump's former national security adviser - should testify at Trump's impeachment trial, Kelly said he supports calling witnesses.  —  President Donald Trump is denying …
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
Trump's ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly comes out in support of Bolton: I believe him about Trump
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and HuffPost
New York Times:
Biden Aides Weigh Pursuing an Iowa Caucus Alliance With Klobuchar  —  Amy Klobuchar's campaign signaled no interest in such a plan, under which each candidate would encourage supporters to back the other in certain precincts.  —  Aides to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. are discussing …
Discussion: Washington Times and Slate
Politico:
The Real Goal of Trump's Middle East Plan  —  The Trump administration's long awaited and ill-named peace plan has many objectives, but making peace isn't among them.  —  Neither is jump-starting negotiations, or nudging the parties toward compromise, or even enshrining implicit …
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:   Fact Check: Trump Did Not Actually Offer the Palestinians a State
New York Times:
Trump Plan's First Result: Israel Will Claim Sovereignty Over Part of West Bank
Discussion: The Week
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trio of Dem senators considering vote to acquit Trump  —  A trio of moderate Senate Democrats is wrestling with whether to vote to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment trial — or give the president the bipartisan acquittal he's eagerly seeking.  —  Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia …
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats cite Starr in effort to lift stay in Trump tax returns case
Discussion: The Hill
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Special Operations forces are stretched to the danger point  —  In late 2015, a Navy lieutenant wrote a graduate school thesis titled “Navy SEALs gone wild: publicity, fame, and the loss of the quiet professional.”  That was a warning of trouble among America's bravest but most stressed warriors.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Heiko Maas / ZEIT ONLINE:
Separate, but together  —  Britain is leaving the EU, but we are still playing on the same team.  Whether it's climate change or global peace, we can be successful if we all pull together.  —  Heiko Maas serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Germany.  —  Dear Brits,
Discussion: Politico
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Ryan Heath / Politico:
Say hello to invisible Brexit
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
BuzzFeed News editor Ben Smith to join New York Times as media columnist  —  Smith will serve as the writer of the publication's “Media Equation” column, which became a must-read for media industry insiders under David Carr, who died in 2015.  —  Ben Smith, editor in chief of BuzzFeed News …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ben Smith of BuzzFeed News departs the site he built from scratch, heading for the New York Times
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump allies target African American voters with new tactic: Cash giveaways  —  Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees.
Discussion: Facebook Watch
NBC News:
More U.S. service members diagnosed with brain injury from Iran missile attack  —  Of the 16 new diagnosed cases, 15 service members have returned to duty in Iraq, the Pentagon said.  —  A total of 50 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injury from this month's Iranian missile attack …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
First on CNN: 50 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile strike
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Doug Collins announces US Senate bid, setting up GOP divide in Georgia  —  Congressman Doug Collins launched a bid Wednesday for U.S. Senate on Fox News, saying he'd center his campaign on support for President Donald Trump as he dismissed concerns about opening a bitter Republican rift in Georgia.
Washington Post:
Prince George's officer faces murder charge in shooting of handcuffed suspect, two people familiar with the investigation say  —  Prince George's County police will charge an officer with murder in the shooting of a man who was handcuffed and wearing a seat belt in the front seat of a cruiser, two officials said Tuesday.
William Saletan / Slate:
Bernie Is the Opponent Trump Wants  —  The president has a game plan to win the election.  A Sanders nomination is just what he needs.  —  Bernie Sanders is on the rise.  Less than a week before the first contest of the Democratic primary, polls give the Vermont senator, on average …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Democrats are already bracing for a ‘hostile’ Trump transition  —  Democrats are bracing for the possibility that if President Donald Trump loses the 2020 election, he and his aides will bungle a smooth handover of power - and maybe even try to outright sabotage the transition.
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Ernst, Grassley should support calling witnesses in impeachment trial; Ernst's comments betray a closed mind  —  Editorial: Republicans contend the impeachment proceedings are politically driven.  Then why aren't they seeking sworn testimony and documents to gather more information, determine the facts?
 
 
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump's Digital Advantage Is Freaking Out Democratic Strategists
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Death of Cable News in One Clip
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Washington Post clears reporter who tweeted link to Kobe Bryant rape allegations
Associated Press:
Trump looks to sign trade deal, show wins during impeachment
Discussion: The Week
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
At Rally, Trump Praises Van Drew for Leaving ‘Deranged’ Democratic Party
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Bernie Sanders campaign hones in on Texas as primary nears
Andrew Kugle / Washington Free Beacon:
Top Sanders Surrogate Appears to Parrot 9/11 Conspiracy Theory
Discussion: Instapundit
 Earlier Items: 
Lyz Lenz / The Gazette:
How do you caucus with a baby?  —  Krista Sigel wants to caucus …
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Campus leaders couldn't care less about racial progress
Discussion: Power Line
Hannah Bleau / Breitbart:
Joe Biden's Sister Valerie Sent Millions of Joe's Campaign Dollars to Her Own Consulting Firm
Discussion: The Week and Politico
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The gaping hole in Trump's impeachment defense
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Robby Soave / Reason:
Public Schools Are Teaching The 1619 Project in Class, Despite Concerns From Historians
Discussion: New York Post
CNN:
Alan Dershowitz called Trump corrupt in 2016 and said he could be corrupt as President
Discussion: HuffPost and Contemptor
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Donald Trump and Lev Parnas discussed Rick Scott in secret recording
Discussion: Balloon Juice
The Daily Beast:
The Daily Caller Sued Over ‘Relentless,’ ‘Xenophobic’ House IT ‘Conspiracy Theories’
 

 
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Google announces a new Platforms and Devices team overseeing Pixel, Android, Chrome, Photos, and more, to integrate AI across its products, led by Rick Osterloh

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
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