News Blast      (updated several times a week)

 

 

Trump Is Going to Cheat

By Sarada Peri    The Atlantic    2/18/2020

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Russia Is Helping Elect Trump Again, Intel Official Says

By Spencer Ackerman, Betsy Swan, Erin Banco, Sam Stein    Daily Beast    2/20/2020

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NH GOP State Lawmakers Offer Offensive Excuses For Skipping Sexual Harassment Training

By Marina Fang    Huffington Post    2/21/2020

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The 11 Criminals Granted Clemency by Trump Had One Thing in Common: Connections

By Peter Baker, J. David Goodman, Michael Rothfeld and Elizabeth Williamson    NY Times    2/20/20

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"The Day Democracy Died" - as sung by our Founding Fathers

YouTube video

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Eight Republicans join Democrats to pass Senate measure to limit President Trump's war powers against Iran

By Deirdre Shesgreen    USA Today    2/13/2020

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Trump Compares Himself To A King, Angry Critics Go French Revolution

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    2/15/2020

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Large Majority of New Hampshire Democrats Prefer Death by Meteor Than to See Trump Win Again

By Peter Wade    Rolling Stone    2/7/2020

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Democrats denounce 'devastating cuts' in Trump budget plan

By Susan Ferrechio    Washington Examiner    2/10/2020

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Trump Hails Acquittal and Lashes Out at 'Evil' and 'Corrupt' Opponents

By Peter Baker    NY Times    2/7/2020

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Trump’s impeachment revenge list starts with Mitt Romney

By Meridith McGraw and Nancy Cook    Politico    2/6/2020

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Impeachment trial verdict reminds us why we fight to defeat Donald Trump and his enablers

By Reed Galen and John Weaver    USA Today    2/5/2020

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A Broken System Acquitted Donald Trump

By Paul Blumenthal    Huffington Post    2/5/2020

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Trump’s Senate Supporters Get A Stark Reminder Just Before Impeachment Vote

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    2/5/2020

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I used to cover Republicans who are cowering to Trump. I don't recognize them now.

By Jill Lawrence    USA Today    2/4/2020

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The Downfall of the Republican Party

By Peter Wehner    The Atlantic    2/2/2020

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Masked Men With Semi-Automatic Weapons Swarm Kentucky Capitol

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    2/1/2020

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Republicans Can’t Win Presidential Elections Anymore, but They Sure Can Steal Them

By Michael Tomasky    Daily Beast    1/30/2020

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Carl Bernstein Predicts Chilling Aftermath Of McConnell’s ‘Violence To The Constitution’

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    2/1/2020

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Democrats Rally to 2020 Candidates on Surge of Anti-Trump Energy

By Joshua Green and Tyler Pager    Bloomberg    2/1/2020

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Donald Trump security officials threaten to block publication of John Bolton's book

By David Jackson     USA Today    1/29/2020

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Dershowitz: Trump can't be impeached because he believed his reelection is in the national interest

By Dylan Stableford    Yahoo News    1/29/2020

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Harvard Law Professor Warns Senators: Call Witnesses Or Face ‘Dictatorship’

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    1/29/2020

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McConnell tells GOP senators he currently doesn't have votes to block witnesses at Trump trial

By Trish Turner and Mary Bruce    ABC News    1/28/2020

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Explainer: Why the fight over witnesses looms large in Trump's trial

By Jan Wolfe    Reuters    1/29/2020

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Here’s how we’ll pay for Trump’s trillion-dollar deficits

By Rick Newman    Yahoo News     1/30/2020

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Ari Melber Brutally Sums Up Trump’s Day: ‘Total, Unmitigated Legal Disaster’

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    1/28/2020

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John Bolton bombshell rattles Trump impeachment trial, ramps up pressure for new witnesses

By Michael McAuliff, Dave Goldiner and Chris Sommerfeldt    NY Daily News    1/27/2020

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Democrats are having a field day after Trump's lawyers accidentally made the strongest case to call witnesses in his impeachment trial

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    1/25/2020

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John Bolton Reportedly Recalls Trump Tying Ukraine Aid To Biden Investigation

By Sanjana Karanth    Huffington Post    1/26/2020

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The Impeachment Evidence Will Catch Up to Republicans and Trump - Whether They Ignore It or Not

Editorial Board    Washington Post    11/24/2020

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Democrats Make Trial Case That Trump Is a Danger: Key Takeaways

By Steven T. Dennis, Laura Litvan and Billy House    Bloomberg    1/25/2020

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Americans to Inherit $764 Billion This Year, Mostly Tax-Free

By Ben Steverman     Bloomberg    1/28/2020

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‘Jury Tampering’: Internet Explodes After WH Threatens Senators Their Heads ‘Will Be on a Pike’ if They Vote to Convict

By David Badash     New Civil Rights Movement    1/24/2020

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Trump accused of “jury tampering” after allegedly threatening GOP senators not to vote against him

By Igor Derysh    Daily Beast    1/24/2020

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Only one-quarter of U.S. trusts the Senate to hold a fair impeachment trial

Yahoo News Video    1/24/2020

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Trump just gave away the Republican game on Social Security and Medicare

By Helaine Olen    Washington Post    1/23/2020

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Trump's threat to muzzle Bolton could undermine constitution, experts say

By Peter Stone    The Guardian    1/24/2020

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McConnell backs off, abruptly eases impeachment trial limits

By Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller    Associated Press    1/21/2020

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Trump is struggling to convince even his own base that they shouldn't hear new evidence in his impeachment trial

By Eliza Relman    Business Insider    1/20/2020

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Mitch McConnell: ruthless operator determined to triumph for Trump

By Tom McCarthy    The Guardian    1/21/2020

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Republican Group Issues GOP Senators Blunt Reminder About Their Oaths

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    1/18/2020

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Ron Reagan Goes Scorched Earth On 'Traitor' Trump: My Dad Wouldn't Have Voted For Him

Democratic Underground    1/17/2020

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Trump administration announces reversal of Michelle Obama's healthy school food reforms — on her birthday

By Clark Mindock    The Independent    1/17/2020

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Giuliani associate Parnas says Trump 'knew exactly what was going on'

By Phil Helsel    NBC News    1/15/2020

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Trump impeachment: Giuliani ‘acted with president’s consent’ while pushing for Ukraine meeting, new evidence suggests

By Andrew Feinberg    The Independent    1/14/2020

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The Trump Administration’s Fluctuating Explanations for the Suleimani Strike

By Chris Cameron and Helene Cooper    NY Times    1/12/2020

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NH House votes to double minimum wage to $15

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    1/10/2020

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Trump reportedly told associates he killed Qassem Soleimani because he was under pressure from GOP senators before his impeachment trial

By Eliza Relman    Business Insider    1/10/2020

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Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani's killing made US less safe, Trump 'reckless' on Iran

By Susan Page    USA Today    1/9/2020

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GOP Strategist Rick Wilson Torches Republicans With Scathing Trump Loyalty Rules

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    1/9/2020

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Trump administration briefing on Iran angers Republican senators, boosts effort to restrict presidential power

By Jon Ward    Yahoo News    1/8/2020

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Donald Trump is behaving like the guiltiest man alive

By Ryan Cooper    The Week    1/10/2020

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The New York City Bar Association asked Congress to investigate AG William Barr for political bias and weaponizing the DOJ

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    1/9/2020

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Confirmed: American businesses and consumers are paying 'approximately 100%' of Trump tariff costs

By Adriana Belmonte    Yahoo News    1/9/2020

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George Conway’s Anti-Trump Group Puts Evangelicals On Notice In Damning New Ad

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    1/10/2020

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Trump slammed for failing to tell congress of Soleimani strike: ‘This was put in the constitution for a reason’

By Andrew Feinberg    The Independent    1/3/2020

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Trump tweets predicting Obama would start a war with Iran to get reelected are coming back to haunt him

By Tom Porter    Business Insider    1/3/2020

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Trump handed big business a massive tax cut, and all he got in return was embarrassment

By Linette Lopez    Business Insider    1/5/2020

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Explosive new documents reveal the lengths to which the Justice Department went to conceal the Pentagon's concerns about Trump's Ukraine aid freeze

By Sonam Sheth,Grace Panetta    Business Insider    1/2/2020

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Trump's proposed Social Security disability cuts could end benefits for thousands. What to know

By Anita Wadhwani    Nashville Tennessean    12/28/2019

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G.O.P. Senator ‘Disturbed’ by McConnell’s ‘Total Coordination’ with White House

By Zach Montague    NY Times    12/26/2019

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Public support for Trump conviction at all-time high, poll finds

By Zoe Tidman    The Independent    12/26/2019

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Donald Trump has violated his oath. Mitch McConnell is about to violate 2 of them.

By Kent Greenfield    USA Today    12/28/2019

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The most radical Americans of 2019 are the ethical conservatives

By Ephrat Livni    Quartz    12/27/2019

https://qz.com/1775505/the-most-radical-americans-of-2019-are-the-ethical-conservatives/

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Mitch McConnell's Big Mistake Defending Donald Trump?  Listening to Him.

By Margaret Carlson    Daily Beast    12/28/2019

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McGrath files to challenge McConnell in Senate race

By Bruce Schreiner    Associated Press    12/27/2019

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New Report Details Unrest Among Trump Officials As Trump Withheld Ukraine Aid

By Ja’han Jones    Huffington Post    12/29/2019

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How Trump has betrayed the working class

By Robert Reich    The Guardian    12/22/2019

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'A terrible time to be poor': Cuts to SNAP benefits will hit 700,000 food-insecure Americans

By Lindsay Schnell and Trevor Hughes    USA Today    12/22/2019

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Flake to GOP: What would you do if it were Barack Obama, not Donald Trump?

By Savannah Behrmann    USA Today    12/20/2019

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White House ordered Pentagon to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump's call to Zelensky, documents reveal

By Andrew Feinberg    The Independent     12/21/2019

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People Can’t Believe Trump Thinks Putin’s Support In Impeachment Fight Is A Good Thing

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    12/21/2019

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Donald Trump Impeached On Charges Of Abuse Of Power, Obstruction Of Congress

By Matt Fuller and Nick Visser    Huffington Post    12/18/2019

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Harvard Law Professor Explains Why Pelosi’s Plan To Delay Impeachment Trial Is Brilliant

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    12/20/2019

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RNC fires Trump campaign state director in New Hampshire

By Gabby Orr and Trent Spiner    Politico    12/17/2019

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Trump reportedly blamed Ukraine for election interference because 'Putin told me'

By Kathryn Krawczyk    The Week    12/19/2019

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Christianity Today Editor Reveals The Point Trump ‘Crossed The Line’ For Him

By Josephine Harvey    Huffington Post    12/22/2019

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Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party

By Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman    NY Times    12/22/2019

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‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professor

By Sibile Marcellus     Yahoo Finance     12/18/2019

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‘Don The Con, You’re Fired!’ Trump Gets A Blunt Message At His Own Rally

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    12/19/2019

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Russia’s State TV Calls Trump Their ‘Agent’

By Julia Davis    The Daily Beast    12/16/2019

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Impeach.

The NY Times Editorial Board    12/14/2019

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The Remedy for Mitch McConnell

By Quinta Jurecic & Benjamin Wittes    The Atlantic    12/16/2019

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A new Fox News poll found that a majority of voters think Trump abused his power and should be impeached

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    12/16/2019

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91 profitable Fortune 500 companies paid $0 in taxes in 2018 under Trump's tax law

By Kristin Myers    Yahoo Finance    12/16/2019

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Three Retiring Republican Senators Can Demand a Fair Impeachment Trial. Why Won't They?

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    12/17/2019

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Harvard Law Professor Warns Mitch McConnell's Impeachment Strategy Could Backfire

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    12/14/2019

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Don Lemon Exposes How Republicans Are Using Impeachment To ‘Gaslight’ America

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    12/10/2019

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Mitch McConnell Brags About Blocking Obama For 2 Years, Then Laughs About It

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    12/13/2019

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Republicans are homing in on 3 main defenses of Trump amid the Ukraine scandal. Here's why none of them hold up.

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    12/11/2019

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Trump’s Perks Are Back in Spotlight as Emolument Suits Advance

By Andrew Harris    Bloomberg    12/9/2019

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If the Witnesses Could Exonerate Trump, Why Aren’t They Testifying?

By Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes    The Atlantic    12/9/2019

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'Whose side are you on?': Houston police chief tears into GOP senators over gun laws after officer killed

By William Cummings    USA Today    12/10/2019

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Republican Group Hits Donald Trump With Scathing New Billboard Campaign

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    12/12/2019

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder Shreds William Barr As ‘Unfit,’ ‘Incapable’

By Dominique Mosbergen    Huffington Post    12/12/2019

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'This a trap that Giuliani and Trump literally walked into': Russia may know more about the Ukraine scandal than we do

By Sonam Seth    Business Insider    12/6/2019

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Trump impeachment: More than 600 law academics conclude there is 'overwhelming evidence' for president's removal

By Peter Stubley    The Independent    12/7/2019

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America’s influence, once so dominant, waning under Trump

By Tim Sullivan    Associated Press    12/8/2019

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Impeachment report finds 'stark evidence of misconduct'

By Alexander Nazaryan    Yahoo News    12/3/2019

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Trump's High Crime Was to Assault Every American's Right to Free and Fair Elections

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    12/4/2019

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The ‘most dangerous politician of my lifetime’ may not be Donald Trump: Robert Reich

By Robert Reich    Raw Story    12/2/2019

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Hundreds of Thousands Are Losing Access to Food Stamps

By Lola Fadulu    NY Times    12/4/2019

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The Most Ridiculous Ways the GOP Tried to Defend Trump in Its Impeachment Report

By Ryan Bort    Rolling Stone    12/3/2019

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Ex-RNC Chair Rips ‘Irrelevant’ GOP With Screaming Donald Trump Analogy

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    12/3/2019

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Fox News Judge Andrew Napolitano: Trump Can’t Say Impeachment ‘Unfair’ if He Won’t Participate

By Matt Wilstein    Daily Beast    12/2/2019

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Nicolle Wallace Quips Putin Must Have ‘Lots Of Pee Tapes’ For GOP To Push Kremlin Line

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    12/2/2019

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Republicans in congress ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump and want to impeach him, former GOP congressman says

By Chris Riotta    The Independent    12/2/2019

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Chuck Todd to GOP Senator: You’re Selling the Same Argument as Putin!

By Justin Baragona    Daily Beast    12/1/2019

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Republicans in congress ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump and want to impeach him, former GOP congressman says

By Chris Riotta    The Independent    12/2/2019

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Chuck Todd to GOP Senator: You’re Selling the Same Argument as Putin!

By Justin Baragona    Daily Beast    12/1/2019

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