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Whistleblower complaint about President Trump involves Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter — A whistleblower complaint about President Trump made by an intelligence official centers on Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter, which has set off …
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Anna Nemtsova / The Daily Beast:
Ukrainian Official: Trump Wants Dirt ‘To Discredit Biden’ — Ukraine officials see no indication Biden or his son broke their laws. If Trump wants them investigated in Kyiv, his government will need to say why and what for. — KYIV—Ukraine is ready to investigate the connections Joe Biden's son Hunter …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As whistleblower scandal deepens, Trump bets on the coverup working — President Trump and his minions went to great lengths in 2016 to coordinate with a foreign power's interference in our election on his behalf. Then Trump engaged in extensive corruption and lawlessness to try to prevent it from coming to light.
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How Long Will Republicans Tolerate Trump's Lawlessness? — There's only so much Democrats can do about the president's increasingly bold misconduct. — I was going to write today about how House Democrats are handling the impeachment question. But the truth is, it's largely irrelevant.
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New York Times, Washington Post and The Week
New York Times:
‘Urgent Concern’ About the President — A whistle-blower's report has alarmed the intelligence agencies' watchdog. Why won't the administration share it with Congress? — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
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Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
The U.S. has no rules for when the president is a national security threat
The U.S. has no rules for when the president is a national security threat
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Raw Story, The Daily Beast and ABC News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why Ukraine being the focus of Trump's whistleblower complaint is particularly ominous
Why Ukraine being the focus of Trump's whistleblower complaint is particularly ominous
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Alternet.org, The Week, Daily Kos and Politico
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: The president vs. the whistleblower
POLITICO Playbook PM: The president vs. the whistleblower
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Of course I did’: Giuliani acknowledges asking Ukraine to investigate Biden
‘Of course I did’: Giuliani acknowledges asking Ukraine to investigate Biden
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Mayor Bill de Blasio / NBC News:
Why I'm ending my 2020 presidential campaign — and what I promise to do next — My presidential campaign may be over, but I am going to keep fighting for working people — and ensuring that New York City remains the vanguard of progressivism. — There is a framed picture hanging …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 bid
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC set to squeeze Dem debate stage again
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Young Black Voters to Their Biden-Supporting Parents: ‘Is This Your King?’ — An organic effort by black millennials and Gen Z-ers to influence older family members against Mr. Biden may be important in the Democratic primary. — HOUSTON — A groan erupted at a debate watch party …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
NYT reporters haven't kept their story straight about Brett Kavanaugh asking them to lie — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh supposedly asked New York Times reporters to lie to their readers. At least, that is the story certain journalists have repeated, following Times reporters Robin Pogrebin …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Kavanaugh and the Crisis of Legitimacy
Kavanaugh and the Crisis of Legitimacy
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Why They'll Never Stop Targeting Kavanaugh
Why They'll Never Stop Targeting Kavanaugh
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twitchy.com
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says he could end Afghanistan war quickly but ‘tens of millions’ of people would die — President Trump said Friday that the United States could end the nearly 19-year war in Afghanistan “very quickly” if he chose to do so but that it would involve killing “tens of millions” of people.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump announces ‘highest sanctions ever’ targeting Iran's central bank
Trump announces ‘highest sanctions ever’ targeting Iran's central bank
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump denies knowing whistleblower's identity, calls controversy ‘political hack job’
Trump denies knowing whistleblower's identity, calls controversy ‘political hack job’
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New York Times:
Why Republicans Play Dirty — They fear that if they stick to the rules, they will lose everything. Their behavior is a threat to democratic stability. — Mr. Levitsky and Mr. Ziblatt are political scientists and the authors of “How Democracies Die.” — The greatest threat …
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Nikki Haley moves back to SC, fuels political speculation — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is moving back to her native South Carolina, re-establishing a home base and also fueling speculation that a return to politics is next on her to-do list.
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Political Wire
NBC News:
Trump admin ignored its own evidence of climate change's impact on migration from Central America — An internal report obtained by NBC News showed migration surged from those areas where climate change is hurting crops and farmers. — GUATEMALA CITY — Research compiled one year ago …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Senate candidate Jason Lewis said Republicans have ‘dual loyalties’ to Israel, ‘Jewish lobby’ controls the party — GOP rep. defends prior comments on ‘slut’ women — (CNN)Jason Lewis, a Republican running for US Senate in Minnesota, once said Republicans had “dual loyalties” to Israel …
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Washington Post:
Kushner to attend Saudi economic conference hosted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — Jared Kushner is expected to visit Saudi Arabia next month for an economic conference, one year after a slew of businesses and political figures boycotted the event following the grisly killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Twitter suspends account of former top Saudi aide implicated in Khashoggi killing
Twitter suspends account of former top Saudi aide implicated in Khashoggi killing
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Des Moines Register:
New Iowa Poll to be released Saturday, will show how presidential candidates are faring in first-in-the-nation caucus state — Results of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Democratic presidential candidates will be released online at 7 p.m. CST Saturday.
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Political Wire
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw Tries to Hide in Elevator While Confronted by Combat Veterans Over His Support for Trump: ‘Do Your Duty’ — Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw unsuccessfully tried to lose two combat veterans by ducking into a private elevator as they confronted him about his support …
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US, El Salvador to sign asylum deal — NEW YORK (AP) — The United States planned to sign an agreement on Friday to help make one of Central America's most violent countries, El Salvador, a haven for migrants seeking asylum, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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Washington Post
Ime Archibong / Facebook:
An Update on Our App Developer Investigation — We wanted to provide an update on our ongoing App Developer Investigation, which we began in March of 2018 as part of our response to the episode involving Cambridge Analytica. — We promised then that we would review all of the apps …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Topless women win big as Colorado city drops ban — Officials in Fort Collins decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public. — Fort Collins, Colorado has decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Everything You Need to Know About the DNI, the IG, and the Whistleblower Report — The Trump administration is assaulting the rule of law. Again. And don't count on any of the three branches of our government to repel it. — This time, the Trump administration's Director of National Intelligence …
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Progress Pond, Washington Post and RedState
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Frederick Douglass photos smashed stereotypes. Could Elizabeth Warren selfies do the same? — They look nothing alike. — Frederick Douglass — a black man campaigning for the abolition of slavery in the 1840s — appears alone in almost every photograph, staring down the camera in isolated, thoughtful splendor.
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Althouse
Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
Two U.S. Swing States Lost the Most Factory Jobs in Past Year — Pennsylvania, Wisconsin payrolls fall amid gains elsewhere — The states' voters are key for 2020 election as race heats up — As the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, Democratic candidates may want to look …
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Political Wire
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
California Sues the Trump Administration in Its Escalating War Over Auto Emissions — WASHINGTON — California and 23 other states on Friday filed suit against the Trump administration's unprecedented legal reversal of the state's authority to set its own rules on climate-warming tailpipe emissions.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
How Trump's Florida ‘field general’ got kneecapped — In the homestretch of the 2018 campaign for Florida governor, Donald Trump walked into the hold room before a big rally, looked GOP nominee Ron DeSantis in the eye and pointed to a nearby political operative.
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Kathy Gilsinan / The Atlantic:
DHS Is Finally Going After White Supremacists. It's Not Going to Be Simple. — Kevin McAleenan took the El Paso shooting personally. The acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security had visited the city more than a dozen times. He recalled in an interview yesterday that among …
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Raw Story
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren has just one plan — Elizabeth Warren's quiet ruthlessness could reshape the Democratic Party from the inside out. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — A detailed look at Warren's successes and failures at the start of the CFPB — and what they tell us about how she might govern.