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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump vs. the United States of America — The full picture reveals a man who presents a clear and present danger to the country. — Sometimes it's worth stepping back to look at the full picture. — He has pressured a foreign leader to interfere in the 2020 American presidential election.
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New York Times:
As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds — Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned of a “new chapter of lawlessness” and a turning point in the House investigation of President Trump. — WASHINGTON — President Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he accused …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
It's time, Speaker Pelosi — Let's imagine for the moment a hypothetical in which Nancy Pelosi continues along the current course, keeping it somewhat vague on her final intentions until, in the end, the drive to impeach President Trump concludes without the Speaker endorsing or allowing any full House vote on impeachment articles.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump just poured rocket fuel on the impeachment fire — DRIVING THE DAY — IMPEACHMENT IS BECOMING more and more likely. Some will tell you it's approaching a certainty. Think of it this way: President DONALD TRUMP has just admitted that he — the president of the United States …
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New York Times, Slate, Associated Press and The Week
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The strategic case for impeaching President Trump — Welcome to some zero-sum game theory. — The facts are dribbling out about President Trump's efforts to seek official foreign assistance to take actions that would harm his domestic political rivals. Those facts are rather appalling …
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
At UN, Trump to face questions about Ukraine, Iran, allies
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Talking Points Memo
U.S. Political News, Opinion and Analysis:
Whistleblower's Complaint Is Make-Or-Break Moment On Impeachment
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Politico, NBC News, Townhall, The Week and One America News Network
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Want to Impeach Trump? Call Congress.
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Talking Points Memo, The Guardian and U.S. Political News …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump, Unrestrained — America's vulnerability is exploited by its president.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Media Helped Trump Carry Out His Ukraine Smear — On May 1, the New York Times published a story that contained the most important facets of the Ukraine story. The Times reported that President Trump, through his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was pressing Ukraine's government to investigate Joe Biden.
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Vox, Fox News, Washington Post, Spectator USA, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Hot Air
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Caitlin Webber / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Says He Can't Guarantee That Trump Didn't Threaten Ukraine Aid — Trump appeared to acknowledge discussing Biden with Ukraine — Episode previews 2020 election narrative if Biden is nominee — Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani didn't rule out the possibility …
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Mother Jones
Quint Forgey / Politico:
White House press secretary says daily briefings aren't coming back any time soon — White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Monday that she is not likely to conduct a White House press briefing anytime in the near future, deriding the once-regular sessions as an act of “theater” …
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Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, CNN, Axios, Bloomberg, Political Wire and Breitbart
John Wagner / Washington Post:
GOP rival Bill Weld says Trump has committed ‘treason, pure and simple’ — Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who is challenging President Trump for the Republican nomination next year, on Monday accused him of “treason” for pressing the leader of Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son.
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Breitbart
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Truth, Lies, and the Nonsense Trump-Biden-Ukraine False Equivalency
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National Review, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Trump, Biden and Ukraine: Sorting Out the Accusations
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CNBC, Just Security, U.S. Political News …, Political Wire, The Week, The Resurgent, Fox News, The Intercept, Wall Street Journal and Slate
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Trump-Ukraine Story is a Stress Test
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Politico, Fox News, KTLA, New Yorker and Washington Examiner
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Immigrant kids fill this town's schools. Their bus driver is leading the backlash. — WORTHINGTON, Minn. — It was the first day of school, so Don Brink was behind the wheel of his bus, its yellow paint glistening in the drizzling dawn. Wearing jeans and a John Deere cap …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Iran's foreign minister says diplomacy with the U.S. is over — NEW YORK — There will be a lot of Iran-related diplomatic action this week here in New York during the United Nations General Assembly, but any prospect of direct interaction between U.S. and Iranian officials is now officially eliminated …
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The American Conservative, The Daily Beast, Daily Wire and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
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Ryan W. Miller / USA Today:
Climate change activists ‘shut down DC’ and disrupt morning commutes at busy intersections — WASHINGTON - Activists calling for action on climate change were disrupting morning commutes across Washington, D.C., Monday morning, just days after hundreds of thousands demonstrated alongside school children …
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ABC News, twitchy.com, Right Wing Watch, New York Post, Washington Post, Common Dreams and WTOP
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Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
The “Cancel Culture” Con — On April 1, 1964, Herbert Ruhe, an ex-CIA agent formerly stationed in Vietnam, submitted a surveillance report to the office of the Manhattan District Attorney about a person of interest to city officials. On the basis of the material Ruhe had gathered the previous night …
Popular Information:
Massive “I Love America” Facebook page, pushing pro-Trump propaganda, is run by Ukrainians — The “I Love America” Facebook page boasts 1.1 million fans, with viral content that reaches more Facebook users than some of the largest media outlets in the United States.
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The Week
Judith Butler / Jewish Currents:
Bari Weiss's Unasked Questions — Discussed in this essay: How to Fight Anti-Semitism, by Bari Weiss. Crown, 2019. 224 pages. — ONE YEAR AGO THIS OCTOBER, a white nationalist opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh's tight-knit Jewish neighborhood, Squirrel Hill.
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PoPville:
Climate Change Protest Starting to Shutdown Streets — Thanks to Hanna and Clint for sending from 4th and New York Ave, NW. Updates as we get more reports. — UPDATED reports: — Clint writes: “Climate protest is redirecting all traffic coming off 395N at NY Ave into downtown.”
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Fox News, Breitbart, VICE and The Daily Caller
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump's team is trying to stop impeachment before it starts — Donald Trump's lawyers insist they don't need to form an impeachment defense team. — Yet here's what they have: At least 30 White House and Justice Department attorneys who have worked on related issues.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
‘Off the charts’: White House turnover is breaking records — ‘I think we have tremendous stability,’ Trump told reporters last week — The top echelon of the Trump administration has become a high-speed revolving door — with turnover in 78 percent of the positions, a new study has found.
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Axios
JM Rieger / Washington Post:
As the national debt has risen, Trump officials kept saying it would fall — When Republicans cut corporate and individual taxes in 2017, they promised two things: It would grow the economy and it would not add to the national debt. Neither of those have borne out.
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