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Trump Didn't Bribe Ukraine. It's Actually Worse Than That. — Reports that President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has prompted a flurry of speculation Trump, by withholding military aid, has committed bribery or extortion.
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Washington Post and Bleeding Heartland
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Trump, Biden and a Whistle-Blower Complaint: Here Are the Basics — WASHINGTON — President Trump is under intense scrutiny over a classified whistle-blower complaint about his behavior, which at least partly involves his dealings with Ukraine's new president and Mr. Trump's call …
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller, American Thinker and twitchy.com


Pelosi warns of ‘new stage of investigation,’ assails Trump admin for blocking whistleblower complaint — Pelosi said that further stonewalling from the administration “will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness.” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed …
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Mother Jones, New York Times and Breitbart


Trump Suggests He Discussed Biden With Ukraine's Zelenskiy — President says intelligence whistle-blower made ‘false alarms’ — July 25 call is subject of congressional investigation — Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge on Sunday that he had discussed former Vice President Joe Biden …
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Political Wire, Fox News, The Daily Caller and en.hromadske.ua


Rudy Giuliani accused me of exposing Paul Manafort's Ukraine deals to help U.S. Democrats. That's a lie.
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Outside the Beltway, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit

The whistleblower complaint has Congress and Trump at an impasse. Here's what the law says.
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Raw Story

Pompeo: 'It wouldn't be appropriate' to release transcript of Trump conversation with Ukrainian president
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Occupy Democrats

Ukrainian leaders feel trapped between warring Washington factions
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NBC News, Breitbart, CANNONFIRE, Financial Times, The Week and Center for American …

Another Pseudo-Scandal — Spin the magic wheel: click, click …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Splinter, NPR and USA Today



NBC/WSJ poll: A record share of voters dislike Trump personally, but Democrats face challenges of their own — Voters overall also have doubts about Democrats' most progressive policy proposals. And many worry Joe Biden isn't up for the job. — WASHINGTON — As Democratic candidates compete …
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Axios
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Elizabeth Warren leads Register's Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders — Elizabeth Warren has surged in Iowa, narrowly overtaking Joe Biden and distancing herself from fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, the latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.

Iowa Dems to Trump: You're Helping Biden With Ukraine Claims
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The Atlantic, Des Moines Register, Daily Wire and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Bernie Sanders slides to third in Iowa Poll as fewer respondents view him favorably
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U.S. Political News …, Raw Story, Fox News and Axios


Trump's newest, worst Watergate: Can scared Pelosi, Dems, media finally find their inner 1974? — It was near the end of a long hot summer of American scandal. The nation was already exhausted from two years of shocking, nonstop headlines and the president's angry insistence that he was not a crook …
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Al Jazeera, Rolling Stone, New York Sun and Mediaite
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Pelosi hints at impeachment over Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint
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The Gateway Pundit

Schiff: Impeachment may be the only remedy if Trump pressured Ukraine on Biden
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Washington Post, Politico and Breitbart

'We've been very weak': House Democrats decry their oversight of Trump, push Pelosi on impeachment
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Mother Jones and Raw Story

We're passing the tipping point on impeachment
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U.S. Political News …, The Week and The Guardian


Trump critic and rising GOP star Ben Sasse is now a Trump apologist. How sadly predictable. — Sasse could have been a thought leader of post-Trumpian conservativism. What is he now? — In the end, Ben Sasse got the Trump tweet he gave up so much to get.


We Are Ending Netanyahu's Grip on Israel — The leader of the Arab Joint List explains why it will use its power to help make Benny Gantz prime minister of Israel. — Mr. Odeh leads the Joint List, the third-largest bloc in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, and is chairman of the Hadash Party.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency


She Quit Her Job. He Got Night Goggles. They Searched 57 Days for Their Dog. — A couple combed a rural Montana community for their Border collie, Katie. — After a late night at a stock-car race, Carole and Verne King returned to their dog-friendly hotel in Kalispell, Mont., and made a devastating discovery.
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Daily Wire


Trump's takeover of GOP forces many House Republicans to head for the exits — Republican Rep. Paul Mitchell's surprise retirement began with a President Trump tweet. — Moments after Trump's July 14 missive telling four U.S. congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries of origin …
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Raw Story and Political Wire


M.I.T. Media Lab, Already Rattled by the Epstein Scandal, Has a New Worry — The M.I.T. Media Lab, an unconventional research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been under scrutiny since August, when its financial ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became public.


Alaska Republican Party cancels 2020 primary — The Alaska GOP became the latest state Republican party to cancel its Republican Primary in support of President Trump. — The Party's State Central Committee said in a statement to The Associated Press that a primary “would serve no useful purpose” because Trump is the president.
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In support of Trump, Alaska Republicans cancel presidential primary
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Talking Points Memo, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Axios


Some WeWork Board Members Seek to Remove Adam Neumann as CEO — SoftBank officials are among those expected to push for Neumann ouster — A bloc of WeWork directors is planning to push Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive after a tumultuous week in which his eccentric behavior …
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TechCrunch and Reuters, more at Techmeme »


VP Pence arrives on Mackinac Island with eight-vehicle motorcade — Vice President Mike Pence leaves the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in an eight-vehicle motorcade Saturday. It's the first automobile motorcade on the island, where cars are generally banned. — CONNECT
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The Daily Caller