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8:30 PM ET, February 1, 2020

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump, Unrepentant and Unleashed  —  The diabolical duo of Donald and Mitch, serving their own interests, not the national one.  —  WASHINGTON — During a meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in June of 2016, with the opéra bouffe builder improbably heading toward the nomination despite …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Lamar Alexander says Senate should not ‘substitute its judgment’ for that of the voters  —  In an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press,” the Tennessee senator explains his key vote against witnesses in the impeachment trial.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The GOP doesn't deserve to survive this debacle  —  I was recently asked if I would ever rejoin the Republican Party after having registered as an independent the day after President Trump's election in 2016.  The answer is an emphatic no. Trump will leave office some day (I hope!) …
Discussion: Breitbart, Daily Kos and The Guardian
Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Senate to emerge from impeachment trial guilty of extreme partisanship
CNN:
Trump not expected to apologize or admit any wrongdoing after anticipated acquittal
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department acknowledges 24 emails reveal Trump's thinking on Ukraine  —  Hours after the Senate voted against seeking new evidence in the impeachment case against President Trump, the administration acknowledged in a midnight court filing Friday the existence of two dozen emails …
Washington Post:
Inside the Senate trial: McConnell stops rebel push in GOP for witnesses  —  Inside the Mansfield Room at the Capitol, where Senate Republicans have held daily strategy sessions during President Trump's impeachment trial, senators began walking through their arguments on why they should block witnesses …
BuzzFeed News:
“HELP!!!”  Internal #SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Freaked Out Over Trump's “Doctored” Hurricane Map  —  “HELP!!!” wrote one federal official.  “Yep, crazy,” said another.  —  President Trump's fake hurricane map triggered panic, outrage, and an internal revolt among top officials …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
‘Zombie’ campaigns could pick up support in Iowa caucuses  —  FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa caucuses could feature an attack of the “zombie” candidates.  —  As some Democrats prepare for Monday's contest, they say they're planning to side with candidates who have been out of the race for weeks, even months.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Live Coverage of the Final Weekend Before the 2020 Iowa Caucuses
Discussion: New York Times
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Pete Buttigieg's campaign doesn't think he needs to win Iowa
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
New York Times:
Bloomberg Proposes $5 Trillion in Taxes on the Rich and Corporations  —  Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire presidential hopeful, is including more new taxes in his plan than his moderate rival Joe Biden but less than Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Mayor …
Discussion: Denver Post
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Bloomberg targets the rich with his tax plan, but more gently than some rivals
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:   Bloomberg Offers Trillions in Tax Increases to Pay for His Agenda
Josh Boak / Associated Press:   Billionaire Bloomberg proposes tax plan aimed at wealthy
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
Coronavirus: New York City Eyes First Suspected Case, Officials Say  —  A sample was being sent to the federal authorities for confirmation, the city Health Department said.  —  New York City health officials announced on Saturday that a patient at Bellevue Hospital Center may have the novel coronavirus.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and UPI
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New York Times:
As New Virus Spread, China's Old Habits Delayed Fight
Discussion: Northeastern
Laurie Garrett / Foreign Policy:
Trump Has Sabotaged America's Coronavirus Response
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
‘Angels’ in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victoria's Secret  —  A Times investigation found widespread bullying and harassment of employees and models.  The company expresses “regret.”  —  Victoria's Secret defined femininity for millions of women.  Its catalog and fashion shows were popular touchstones.
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Rand Paul: Alleged Whistleblower, Friend Plotted For Over A Year To Bring Down Trump  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) explains why he thinks Chief Justice John Roberts refused to read aloud a question he submitted to the entire body of Senators in an interview with One America's John Hines.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
While Stained in History, Trump Will Emerge From Trial Triumphant and Unshackled  —  His acquittal in the Senate assured, the emboldened president will take his victory and grievance to the campaign trail, no longer worried about congressional constraint.  —  WASHINGTON — Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Clare Malone / New York Magazine:
Lis Left Standing Win or lose, Pete Buttigieg's senior adviser Lis Smith has turned an unknown mayor into a serious contender.  —  A couple of months back, I was in New Hampshire, bumping along on a tricked-out campaign bus stocked with SkinnyPop and White Claw hard seltzer …
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Leads 2020 Field in Private Jet Spending  —  The Bernie Sanders campaign spent just under $1.2 million on private jet travel last quarter, outpacing the entire 2020 Democratic presidential primary field.  —  The most recent filing from Sanders reveals $1,199,579 in spending during …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
‘Our own people are out of work’: Bernie Sanders railed against US guest workers from Jamaica  —  Bernie Sanders touts an immigration plan that would broaden access to jobs in the United States for those living across the world.  But he didn't always feel that way.
Douglas MacKinnon / The Hill:
Is Hillary Clinton angling to become vice president?  —  A number of people in politics, the media and elsewhere are openly speculating that if Democrats wind up with a “brokered convention,” with no strong or viable nominee evident, Hillary Clinton might enter the arena as the “savior” …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and NBC News
 
 
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Salena Zito / New York Post:
Wisconsin voters are warming to Trump, despite impeachment
Kansas City Star:
Kansas Republicans fight over who will ‘stand with President Trump’ in U.S. Senate
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump's Campaign Against Reality in Iowa
Discussion: Washington Post and Mother Jones
Laura Miller / Slate:
What Have Book Publishers Learned From the American Dirt Controversy?
Discussion: Word Rot, Jezebel and Vanity Fair
Jack Khoury / Associated Press:
Abbas Says Will Cut Security Ties With U.S., Israel, as Arab League Rejects Trump Plan
Ian McEwan / The Guardian:
Brexit, the most pointless, masochistic ambition in our country's history, is done
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Quiet Significance of NeverTrump
Discussion: Twitchy
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
How the House lost the witness battle along with impeachment
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The two Senate trials
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Washington Post:
FBI investigating border wall gun battle that left two wounded at California job site
Discussion: The Hill
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Impeachment Is Virtually Over. What Did it Change?
The Daily Beast:
U.S. Officials Warn of ‘Real Security Consequences’ if Trump's Acquitted
Discussion: Raw Story
CBS New York:
Arrests Made, No Injuries Amid Chaotic Protests In Grand Central, Subways
Discussion: Breitbart
 

 
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