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Acting director of national intelligence threatened to resign if he couldn't speak freely before Congress — The acting Director of National Intelligence threatened to resign over concerns that the White House might attempt to force him to stonewall Congress when he testifies Thursday …
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David French / National Review:
The Trump-Ukraine Transcript Contains Evidence of a Quid Pro Quo — I haven't been a litigator since 2015. I haven't conducted a proper cross-examination since 2014. But if I couldn't walk a witness, judge, and jury through the transcript of Donald Trump's call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Cracks emerge among Senate Republicans over Trump urging Ukrainian leader to investigate Biden — Several Senate Republicans were privately stunned Wednesday and questioned the White House's judgment after it released a rough transcript of President Trump's call with the Ukraine president …
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Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Dept. help for Biden investigation, memo shows — President Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to work with the U.S. attorney general to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and offered to meet with the foreign leader at the White House …
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New York Times:
Trump Asks Ukraine's Leader to ‘Do Us a Favor’ and Also Urges Inquiry of Biden — WASHINGTON — President Trump urged the president of Ukraine to contact Attorney General William P. Barr about opening a potential corruption investigation connected to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
White House mistakenly sends Trump-Ukraine talking points to Democrats — In the hours after the release Wednesday of the rough transcript of President Trump's July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House circulated an email with proposed talking points for Trump's defenders.
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
The Ukraine transcript is not a dud, it is bad news for Trump — The release of the transcript President Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not the dud that Trump and his allies have been presenting it to be. It's very bad news for Trump.
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Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
Ukrainians understood Biden probe was condition for Trump-Zelenskiy phone call: Ukrainian official — When Ukrainians voted to elect comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as their next president in the spring of 2019, the fledgling administration was eager to coordinate a phone call with Kyiv's …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The White House's Ukraine memo destroys Guiliani's attempts to frame the State Department — The president's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, has been claiming the State Department was the main driver behind his suspicious dealings with Ukraine's leaders over the past few months.
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Washington Post:
Pelosi, top Democrats favor quick, narrow Trump impeachment probe focused on Ukraine — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and senior House Democrats agreed in a private meeting Wednesday that they should narrow their impeachment investigation of President Trump to his dealings with the president of Ukraine …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Ukraine Scandal Is Not One Phone Call. It's a Massive Plot. — On July 25, President Trump held a phone call in which he repeatedly leaned on Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and Paul Manafort's prosecutors. The episode is so blatantly inappropriate …
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:
What Is CrowdStrike and Why Is Donald Trump Blabbering About It to Ukraine — Donald Trump talked about a cybersecurity firm in a phone call with the Ukraine President that is now the focus of an impeachment inquiry. — The White House released a memo that included a transcript …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Barr is thrust back in harsh glare as Ukraine scandal grows
Barr is thrust back in harsh glare as Ukraine scandal grows
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Trump Asked Ukrainian President To Investigate Biden; DOJ Says No Charges
Trump Asked Ukrainian President To Investigate Biden; DOJ Says No Charges
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David French / TIME:
Trump's Damning Call With Ukraine's President Demands an Impeachment Inquiry
Trump's Damning Call With Ukraine's President Demands an Impeachment Inquiry
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Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
Democrats Say Trump's Ukraine Call Was “Far More Damning” Than They Expected
Democrats Say Trump's Ukraine Call Was “Far More Damning” Than They Expected
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Noah Bookbinder / New York Times:
The Zelensky Memo Is All the Proof Needed to Impeach Trump
The Zelensky Memo Is All the Proof Needed to Impeach Trump
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Lawmakers react to text of Trump's Ukraine call: ‘A classic mob shakedown’
Lawmakers react to text of Trump's Ukraine call: ‘A classic mob shakedown’
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
About That ‘Favor’ Trump Wanted From Ukraine
About That ‘Favor’ Trump Wanted From Ukraine
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POLITICO Playbook PM: Today in impeachment madness
POLITICO Playbook PM: Today in impeachment madness
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats look to narrow impeachment focus to Trump-Ukraine scandal
Democrats look to narrow impeachment focus to Trump-Ukraine scandal
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
In seeking Ukraine favor, Trump was vulnerable to foreign spies: watchdog
In seeking Ukraine favor, Trump was vulnerable to foreign spies: watchdog
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Washington Post:
Live updates: House backs resolution rebuking White House efforts to block release of whistleblower …
Live updates: House backs resolution rebuking White House efforts to block release of whistleblower …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
DOJ Axed Probe Of Trump Asking Ukraine President For ‘Favor’ On Joe Biden
DOJ Axed Probe Of Trump Asking Ukraine President For ‘Favor’ On Joe Biden
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
The Transcript: Neither a ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Smoking Gun, Nor an Exoneration
The Transcript: Neither a ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Smoking Gun, Nor an Exoneration
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
How to Do Impeachment Right (And How the Dems Could Blow It)
How to Do Impeachment Right (And How the Dems Could Blow It)
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Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Attorney general denies involvement with Ukraine scandal after Trump's memo implicates him
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Pelosi Tells Trump: ‘You Have Come Into My Wheelhouse’ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi was once the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. She is drawing on that experience as she opens an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump …
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Pelosi Statement on Notes of Call Between President Trump and Ukrainian President
Pelosi Statement on Notes of Call Between President Trump and Ukrainian President
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
AP sources: Lawmakers, staff to view whistleblower complaint
AP sources: Lawmakers, staff to view whistleblower complaint
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Paul Brandus / USA Today:
Nancy Pelosi's impeachment waiting game paid off. Americans will turn on Donald Trump.
Nancy Pelosi's impeachment waiting game paid off. Americans will turn on Donald Trump.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Why an Impeachment Inquiry Now? Democrats Cite the Clarity of the Case
Why an Impeachment Inquiry Now? Democrats Cite the Clarity of the Case
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
On Wall Street, the fear is Trump's trade policies, not impeachment
On Wall Street, the fear is Trump's trade policies, not impeachment
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — September 25, 2019 - Warren Continues To Climb While Biden Slips Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Democratic Primary Is Neck And Neck — Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is essentially tied with former Vice President Joe Biden in today's Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden nosedives in early-state polls
Biden nosedives in early-state polls
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Aaron Calvin / Des Moines Register:
Meet Carson King, the ‘Iowa Legend’ who's raised more than $1 million for charity off of a sign asking for beer money — In the living room of Carson King's unassuming bungalow in Altoona, a sign hand-painted by his step-grandmother hangs on the wall with the message “King: Start unknown, finish unforgettable.”
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David Welna / NPR:
Pentagon Letter Undercuts Trump Assertion On Delaying Aid To Ukraine Over Corruption — President Trump cited concerns about corruption as his rationale for blocking security assistance to Ukraine earlier this week. But in a letter sent to four congressional committees in May of this year …
Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Cindy McCain says GOP no longer the ‘party that my husband and I belonged to’ — Cindy McCain: John would be very disappointed — Washington (CNN)Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain, said on a podcast released Wednesday that the Republican Party is “excluding people for the wrong reasons” …
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