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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.
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Raw Story, Mother Jones, Daily Kos, U.S. Political News …, Political Flare, The New Civil Rights Movement and Mediaite
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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 …
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Politico, Fox News, Breitbart, The Independent, Rolling Stone, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, The Guardian and Mediaite
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.
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RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Deadline, The Last Refuge, Althouse, Fox News, Breitbart, New York Post and Washington Post
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 …
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Politico, Alternet.org, Daily Kos, The Colorado Independent, Axios and Raw Story
Washington Post:
How Trump and Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate the president's rivals
How Trump and Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate the president's rivals
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Politico, PRI, Slate, Mediaite, Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, U.S. Political News …, Axios, Raw Story, VICE, Talking Points Memo and FORENSIC NEWS
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Ukraine, if you're listening . . .: How Trump tries to quell controversies by saying …
Ukraine, if you're listening . . .: How Trump tries to quell controversies by saying …
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and CNN
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
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Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, U.S. Political News … and KTLA
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
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Patterico's Pontifications, Politico, Hullabaloo, Spectator USA and CANNONFIRE
David French / National Review:
There's an Obvious Problem with Rudy Giuliani's Spin on Ukraine
There's an Obvious Problem with Rudy Giuliani's Spin on Ukraine
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Fox News, Politico, Breitbart, Splinter and Power Line
Washington Post:
Trump pressed Ukrainian leader to investigate Biden's son, according to people familiar with the matter
Trump pressed Ukrainian leader to investigate Biden's son, according to people familiar with the matter
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
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The Guardian, Washington Post, Slate and Roll Call
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 …
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Breitbart, One America News Network, Daily Wire, The Daily Beast, twitchy.com, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA, New York Post and Raw Story
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge — Cory Booker's presidential campaign is betting it all on the next 10 days, signaling Saturday that it will cease to exist unless it can raise nearly $2 million by the end of the month. — “We have reached a critical moment …
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Outside the Beltway
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.
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Fox News, Axios and The Guardian
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
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twitchy.com, New York Times, The Cook Political Report and Daily Kos
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 …
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New York Post and twitchy.com
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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.
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Axios
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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.
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National Review, Daily Kos, New York Times and Lawfare
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Can President Trump Be Held Accountable for the Whistle-Blower Complaint?
Can President Trump Be Held Accountable for the Whistle-Blower Complaint?
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New York Times, BizPac Review and illegal immigration …
Lloyd Green / The Guardian:
Crossfire Hurricane review: tale of Trump and the FBI is a gas gas gas — Josh Campbell worked for James Comey - his book is a must-read indictment of the ‘mob boss’ in the White House — Few people had better seats than Josh Campbell for the drama that has shaped the Trump presidency.
Tom Scocca / Slate:
Someone Should Do Something — After seeing the events of the past few days, in the light of the events of the days before those, in relation to the events that took place in the weeks, months, and years before that, I am strongly considering writing something that would address the question of whether Nancy Pelosi is bad at her job.
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Susan Davis / NPR:
Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted
Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted
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Vox, Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, The Root, The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Raw Story, Breitbart, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, The Week and Politico
Myron Ebell / Washington Examiner:
Environmental apocalypse predictions have failed for half a century — Climate change activism is warming up this week with climate strikes, a U.N. summit, plus extra media coverage. Naturally, the apocalyptic rhetoric is warming up, too. To take only two examples among many …
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Breitbart and Washington Free Beacon
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
When the Ideologues Come for the Kids — Like any religion, wokeness understands the need to convert children. The old Jesuit motto (sometimes attributed to Voltaire) was, after all, “Give me the child for the first seven years and I will give you the man.”
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Hot Air and The Other McCain
William Saletan / Slate:
Democratic Candidates Are Misrepresenting Michael Brown's Death — Last week, in a Democratic presidential debate, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro read a list of black Americans killed by police violence. Alongside Laquan McDonald, Walter Scott …
Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
'When you are in, you can't get out.' Women describe how Jeffrey Epstein controlled them — For two decades, Jeffrey Epstein built a sex trafficking enterprise that reached across state borders and spanned the globe. Using an almost bottomless quarry of wealth and connections …
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New York Post
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.
Washington Post:
U.S. to send additional troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil facilities — President Trump has approved the deployment of additional U.S. troops and air defense assets to Saudi Arabia, in a muted military response to last week's attack on Saudi oil facilities.
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Hullabaloo, The Week, naked capitalism, New York Times and LewRockwell
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Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Pentagon will deploy US forces to the Middle East after attack on Saudi Arabia oil facilities
Pentagon will deploy US forces to the Middle East after attack on Saudi Arabia oil facilities
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Al Arabiya and Jihad Watch