Top Items:
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
If This Isn't Impeachable, Nothing Is — The president of the United States reportedly sought the help of a foreign government against an American citizen who might challenge him for his office. This is the single most important revelation in a scoop by The Wall Street Journal …
Discussion:
Breitbart, Fox News, Washington Post, RedState, Political Wire, Balloon Juice, Politico, Rolling Stone, Vox, Splinter, The Independent and Raw Story
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump has done plenty to warrant impeachment. But the Ukraine allegations are over the top. — George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York. Neal Katyal, a law professor at Georgetown University, previously served as the acting solicitor general of the United States.
John Solomon / The Hill:
Missing piece to the Ukraine puzzle: State Department's overture to Rudy Giuliani — When I was a young journalist decades ago, training to cover Washington, one of my mentors offered sage advice: When it comes to U.S. intelligence and diplomacy, things often aren't what they first seem.
Discussion:
RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Deadline, Althouse, Fox News, The Last Refuge, Al Jazeera, New York Post and Breitbart
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Behind the Whistle-Blower Case, a Long-Held Trump Grudge Toward Ukraine — WASHINGTON — For months this spring and summer, Ukraine's newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, tried to deflect pressure from President Trump and his allies to pursue investigations into former Vice President …
Discussion:
Politico, Alternet.org, Daily Kos, U.S. Political News …, Washington Post, Axios, The Colorado Independent and Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden accuses Trump of ‘abuse of power’ in whistleblower scandal
Biden accuses Trump of ‘abuse of power’ in whistleblower scandal
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Washington Post and Slate
CNN:
Trump's interest in Ukraine ramped up as Giuliani pressed on Biden claims
Trump's interest in Ukraine ramped up as Giuliani pressed on Biden claims
Discussion:
Occupy Democrats, IJR and Washington Post
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Scrutiny over Trump's Ukraine scandal may also complicate Biden's campaign
Scrutiny over Trump's Ukraine scandal may also complicate Biden's campaign
Discussion:
The Week, Breitbart and Patterico's Pontifications
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Cory Booker memo: May not be in race ‘much longer’ if he can't raise millions in days — The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager warned the NJ senator won't stick around without a viable chance to win. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker must raise nearly $2 million …
Discussion:
Daily Wire, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, POLITICUSUSA, twitchy.com, Raw Story and New York Post
RELATED:
Cory Booker / Medium:
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race — From: Addisu Demissie, Campaign Manager, Cory 2020 — Cory Booker decided to run for president because he believes that the only way to beat Donald Trump and heal our country is to bring people together — and he's the best person to do that.
Discussion:
Des Moines Register, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Splinter, Fox News, The Guardian and Axios
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
Discussion:
New York Times, twitchy.com and The Cook Political Report
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Calls for Eliminating Americans' Medical Debt — On top of his “Medicare for all” proposal, Mr. Sanders's new plan would wipe out an estimated $81 billion in existing medical debt and ignore such debt in credit scores. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders has long wanted to remake …
Discussion:
Axios, Breitbart, New York Post and twitchy.com
RELATED:
Politico:
Sanders deputy field director in Iowa is no longer with campaign — Bernie Sanders has parted ways with one of his deputy field directors in Iowa, the campaign confirmed Saturday. — Kevin Lata joined the Vermont senator's 2020 team after working in several positions during his first run for the White House.
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's plan to eliminate medical debt, explained — Bernie Sanders wants to eliminate $81 billion in medical debt and set up a public credit registry. — Americans go bankrupt every year because of unpaid medical bills. — Now Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) …
Discussion:
Mother Jones and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Should U.S. troops put their lives on the line for Saudi Arabia? — PRESIDENT TRUMP has so far responded with sanctions and diplomacy to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil production facilities last weekend, which his administration and the Saudi government have blamed on Iran.
RELATED:
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
DoD deletes tweet that joked about blowing up millennials trying to storm Area 51 — Exclusive Hot Mic From ‘Storm Area 51’ — Sometimes a joke just doesn't work. — For example, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service tweeted and subsequently deleted a Gilbert Gottfried-esque misfire …
Steve Leblanc / Associated Press:
Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announces US Senate campaign — BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III formally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Saturday, becoming the first member of the Kennedy political dynasty to bid for the upper chamber of Congress since Edward M. Kennedy in 1962.
Discussion:
Axios
RELATED:
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Lost Her Dream Job but Gained a Path to 2020 — She had a plan to take on big banks. In the fight to get it done, she honed the approach to politics that defines her presidential campaign. — Elizabeth Warren did not want a goodbye party.
Kel McClanahan / Just Security:
Intel Whistleblower Complaint Q&A Part 2: Constitutional Boogaloo — On Sept. 17, I did a deep dive into the legal issues raised by the Intelligence Community whistleblower complaint being withheld from the congressional intelligence committees by acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire.
Discussion:
New Yorker, Daily Kos and New York Times
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Biden: Trump ‘deserves’ to be investigated over Ukraine call
Biden: Trump ‘deserves’ to be investigated over Ukraine call
Discussion:
KTLA, Deseret News and FOX40
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again
Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again
Discussion:
illegal immigration …, The Guardian, Washington Post and The Daily Beast
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Trump unleashed: He's talking more and tweeting more — Washington (CNN)For better or worse, we're getting more Donald Trump these days. — If you feel like you are hearing the President's voice all the time, you are not imagining things. Trump is talking and tweeting more in 2019 than he did in 2018 …