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New York Times:
Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says  —  The president asked his national security adviser last spring in front of other senior advisers to pave the way for a meeting between Rudolph Giuliani and Ukraine's new leader.  —  WASHINGTON — More than two months …
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Phil Prazan / KXAN-TV:
In Austin, John Bolton voices support for officials called in impeachment hearing  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Speaking at a private event in Austin Thursday, Former National Security Advisor John Bolton defended government officials who testified in front of the U.S. House impeachment inquiry.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Senate Can Stop Pretending Now  —  Lamar Alexander and the end of Donald Trump's impeachment trial.  —  Just like that, at precisely 11 p.m. on Thursday, minutes after the end of the ninth day of the Senate trial of Donald John Trump, Senator Lamar Alexander ended it.
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Politico:
Trump's impeachment trial could extend into next week  —  The Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump could drag into next week, even as GOP leaders appear to have the votes needed to prevent additional witnesses and testimony from being offered, according to Republican senators and aides.
Washington Post:
Impeachment trial live updates: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose witnesses, all but assuring the end of Trump's impeachment trial  —  The final verdict in President Trump's historic Senate impeachment trial could be extended to as late as Wednesday — after the Iowa caucuses and State …
Lauren McCauley / Beacon:
Dozens protest Sen. Collins' ‘lack of moral leadership’ in impeachment trial
Senator Susan Collins:
Senator Collins' Statement on Vote on Witnesses and Documents  —  Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the next stage of the impeachment trial process:  —  “We have heard the cases argued and the questions answered.
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United States Senator Lamar Alexander:
Alexander Statement on Impeachment Witness Vote  —  “I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for more documents and witnesses, but there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the United States Constitution's high bar …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Alexander vs. Trump  —  Lamar Alexander voted against witnesses.  But did he also come out against Trump?  —  With his announcement that he will vote against witnesses, Lamar Alexander has finally come to the defense of Donald Trump.  —  Or has he?  —  It is certainly true that Alexander …
Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Lamar Alexander's craven surrender to Trump leaves our country exposed
Discussion: The Dispatch, War Room and HuffPost
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump headed for fast acquittal
Discussion: Redstate, The Hill and Disrn
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Sanders, Biden are neck-and-neck in new NBC/WSJ national poll  —  The two Democratic presidential contenders are statistically tied but Sanders has an edge in loyalty of his supporters.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Just days before the first votes are counted in the Democratic primary …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC overhauls debate requirements, opening door for Bloomberg  —  The committee is eliminating the donor threshold, which had functionally barred Bloomberg from the stage.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg.  The Democratic National Committee is drastically revising …
Discussion: Associated Press
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Bloomberg's campaign spent over $180 million during his first month in the 2020 race
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Sanders surges, Biden plateaus in latest NBC/WSJ poll of 2020 Democratic primary voters
Discussion: The Banter and The Hill
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   Bernie Sanders leads Donald Trump in polls, even when you remind people he's a socialist
Bryan Anderson / Sacramento Bee:   Michael Bloomberg to visit Sacramento, Fresno on Monday: ‘Our Iowa is California’
Bloomberg:
For $193, a Flight to New York With a Six-Hour Stopover in Wuhan  —  Bargain flights between Hong Kong and New York have emerged in the wake of the new coronavirus, as long as travelers are willing to stop in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, in just a few months.
Discussion: Common Dreams
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Delta and American Airlines Suspend Flights to China
Senator Marco Rubio:
My Statement on the President's Impeachment Trial  —  Voting to find the President guilty would not just be a condemnation of his action.  If I vote guilty, I will be voting to remove a President from office for the first time in the 243-year history of our Republic.
John Delaney for President:
John Delaney Announces Decision to Withdraw From 2020 Race  —  DES MOINES, IA - Today, 2020 Presidential candidate John Delaney announces his decision to withdraw from the 2020 race.  This decision is informed by internal analyses indicating John's support is not sufficient to meet …
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Kim Norvell / Des Moines Register:   Longtime Iowa Democrats Sue and Bob Dvorsky endorse Elizabeth Warren for president
Amy Wang / Washington Post:
John Delaney says he's dropping out of presidential race
Discussion: The Hill, The Smoke Eater and The Week
Washington Post:
Giuliani discussed interests of a former Ukrainian client during summer meeting with top Zelensky aide  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani was huddled with a top Ukrainian official at a luxury Madrid hotel last August, on a mission to push for investigations sought by President Trump.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Amid Trump's Trial, Pompeo Visited Ukraine. Here's How It Went.
Discussion: National Review and Contemptor
Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Omar Paid Additional $215,000 From Campaign Coffers to Alleged Boyfriend's Firm  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) continues to push campaign cash to a firm run by her alleged boyfriend, filings show.  —  Omar's new committee filings submitted Friday morning show that between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Sanders in 1972: U.S. Actions in Vietnam ‘Almost as Bad as What Hitler Did’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
Dershowitz's Dangerous Game  —  His defense of Trump threatens the checks and balances at the heart of Congress's impeachment power.  —  I will not try to convince you how to vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.  I won't even lecture you about the need for witnesses …
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USA Today:
Trump defender Alan Dershowitz is wrong. Impeachment doesn't require a crime.
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
Dershowitz may have argued himself out of relevance
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
Trump's former chief of staff says Senate impeachment trial without witnesses is ‘a job only half done’  —  WASHINGTON — A Senate vote to end President Donald Trump's impeachment proceedings without calling witnesses should be considered “half a trial,” the president's former chief of staff John Kelly said Friday.
Peter Burke / WPLG-TV:
SUV breaches security checkpoints at Mar-a-Lago Club; shots fired  —  2 taken into custody after incident near Trump's property in Palm Beach  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. - An SUV breached two security checkpoints near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, leading authorities …
Discussion: Breitbart, ABC News and UPI
Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
Stacey Abrams Thinks She'll Be President By 2040  —  Back in November, right before Thanksgiving, I traveled to Georgia to talk with Stacey Abrams as part of FiveThirtyEight's “When Women Run” project.  The 46-year-old former minority leader of the Georgia House made waves in 2018 during …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Cover-up Will Backfire.  The House Can Keep Investigating Trump.  —  Toward the end, the impeachment trial's strategic purpose narrowed into an obsessive quest to produce evidence.  Democrats have defined victory not as removal, but as winning a procedural vote to allow more testimony, especially by John Bolton.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Senate investigators interview IRS whistleblower about alleged interference with Trump or Pence audit  —  Senate investigators have conducted an extensive interview of a whistleblower at the Internal Revenue Service who has alleged improper political interference in the audit of the president …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
 
 
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