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Giuliani Associates Urged Ukraine's Prior President to Open Biden, Election Probes — Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman pushed then-president Poroshenko to announce probes in return for U.S. state visit — Months before President Trump pressed Ukraine's newly installed president to investigate Joe Biden's son …
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Giuliani associates pressed past president of Ukraine to announce Biden investigation in exchange for state visit
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Ukraine expert who listened to Trump's call says ‘there was no doubt’ …
Ukraine expert who listened to Trump's call says ‘there was no doubt’ …
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Nunes demands Schiff testify in private as part of House impeachment inquiry — EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has formally requested that the panel's chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., testify in a closed-door setting as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
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Republicans want Hunter Biden, Ukraine whistleblower as impeachment inquiry witnesses — EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans plan to call Hunter Biden, the Ukraine whistleblower and a range of other witnesses to testify in the upcoming public Trump impeachment hearings, according to a witness list obtained exclusively by Fox News.
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Whistleblower disputes boil over in impeachment interview
Whistleblower disputes boil over in impeachment interview
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Democrats debate presidential field on news of Michael Bloomberg's potential candidacy — Even for a party accustomed to an anxious donor and political class — a group of second-guessers that Obama adviser David Plouffe famously called the “bed wetters” — billionaire Michael Bloomberg's likely entry …
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How Seriously Should We Take Michael Bloomberg's Potential 2020 Run?
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Michael Bloomberg Makes Plans to Build Campaign Staff in March Presidential Primary States
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Run, Mike, Run! — A Bloomberg-Trump contest would be one between a maker and a faker.
Run, Mike, Run! — A Bloomberg-Trump contest would be one between a maker and a faker.
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden on Bloomberg: ‘I have no problem with him getting in the race’
Biden on Bloomberg: ‘I have no problem with him getting in the race’
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‘A Warning’ by ‘Anonymous’: 5 Takeaways — The book seems to be the product of a Republican with access to the White House who grew increasingly upset by President Trump. — For President Trump, leaks are maddening and anonymity infuriating. So the release of “A Warning,” the new book by …
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NSC staffer denies having secret Ukraine conversations with Trump — Kash Patel, a senior National Security Council official accused of running a secret backchannel to President Trump on Ukraine matters, has categorically denied ever discussing Ukraine with the president.
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Testimony from Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill caps a devastating week for Trump
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans are throwing Giuliani under the bus. But there's a problem.
Republicans are throwing Giuliani under the bus. But there's a problem.
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Parents of teenager killed by U.S. diplomat's wife say Donald Trump offered to have the Treasury write them a check — While meeting with President Donald Trump, the parents of a British teenager who was killed in a traffic collision with the wife of a U.S. diplomat were offered money …
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The Whistleblower Complaint Has Largely Been Corroborated. Here's How. — When the House impeachment inquiry began more than a month ago, much of the focus was on a complaint from a whistleblower that drew attention to a July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President …

Why Pete Buttigieg Annoys His Democratic Rivals — His success, especially in Iowa, has grated on rival campaigns that say his record in government is not commensurate with the attention he's receiving. — WAVERLY, Iowa — Joseph R. Biden Jr. was mingling with a handful of mayors backstage …

ABC Insider: Why I, alone, released the Amy Robach Epstein tape. — Editors Note: Project Veritas is publishing the writing below at the request of the ABC news insider who gave us the Amy Robach tape. — This was submitted to us in light of the actions taken against those wrongfully identified …
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Bolton Knows About ‘Many Relevant Meetings’ on Ukraine, Lawyer Says — The former national security adviser would be an important witness in the impeachment inquiry, but his lawyer wants a court to rule on whether he should testify. — ATLANTA — John R. Bolton, President Trump's former …
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Trump to Appeal Ruling on Vance Subpoena to Supreme Court — If high court declines to hear case Vance may get returns soon — Appeals court rejected Trump's immunity claim in 3-0 decision — President Donald Trump's lawyers told a judge they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court next week …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump intends to take tax return fight to Supreme Court
Trump intends to take tax return fight to Supreme Court
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Trumpkins Accused Him of Being the Whistleblower. They Were Wrong. — A former Obama staffer has been erroneously accused by the pro-Trump internet of blowing the whistle on the Ukraine affair. He didn't. But now his life has been upended. — Former Obama White House staffer R. David Edelman woke …
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Former Chinese trade envoy wants four more years of Trump. Here's why — The US president's daily tweets to 67 million global followers make him ‘easy to read’, said the former trade envoy and point man for China's WTO negotiations Trump is a transparent and realistic negotiator who is concerned …
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Vindman Burns Trump Booster John Solomon: ‘All the Key Elements’ of His Reporting ‘Were False’ — Hannity's favorite “investigative” reporter's columns formed the basis for Trump allies like Rudy Giuliani's messaging about Biden and Democrats. — Impeachment witness transcripts released Friday revealed …
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With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment — WISE, Va. — When a judge hears civil cases at the courthouse in this southwest Virginia town two days a month, many of the lawsuits have a common plaintiff: the local hospital, Ballad Health, suing patients over unpaid medical bills.

How Voters Turned Virginia from Deep Red to Solid Blue — Where Democrats Took Control — Democrats have gained about 20 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2015, especially in Northern Virginia and the Richmond area. — Republican win or lead Democratic win or lead — Northern Virginia
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What Democrats Should Do Now That They Have Turned Virginia Blue
What Democrats Should Do Now That They Have Turned Virginia Blue
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Instagram Will Test Hiding ‘Likes’ in the US Starting Next Week — Hiding like counts is just the latest step in Instagram's quest to become the safest place on the internet. — If you post a picture, and no one sees how many people liked it, does it still exist?
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McKinsey Faces Criminal Inquiry Over Bankruptcy Case Conduct — Prosecutors are examining the consulting company's behavior in at least two bankruptcy cases. — McKinsey & Company, the elite consulting firm that advises many of the world's largest and most powerful institutions …

Trump Pokes Fun at Himself. Why Do Only Some People See It? — His self-aware sense of humor is a powerful weapon. If you can spot the joke. — Joanna Weiss is a writer in Boston and the editor of Experience magazine. — There's a common conception, among foes of Donald Trump …

New Trump Administration Proposal Would Charge Asylum Seekers an Application Fee — The proposal also includes increasing fees for those applying for citizenship by more than 60 percent. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday proposed hiking a range of fees assessed …

As Campaign Season Heats Up, Trump Has Turned the Official Into the Political — Previous presidents made an effort to make a distinction between the two and had their campaigns, not taxpayers, foot the bill for political events. — WASHINGTON — President Trump traveled on Air Force …