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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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Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call — New details have emerged about the intelligence officer who raised alarms about the president's pressure on Ukraine to open inquiries that could benefit him politically.
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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 …
Murray Waas / The New York Review of Books:
Trump, Giuliani, and Manafort: The Ukraine Scheme — The effort by President Trump to pressure the government of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son had its origins in an earlier endeavor to obtain information that might provide a pretext and political cover …
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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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New York Times:
Phone Call Showed Only a Slice of Trump's Obsession With Ukraine — Since the 2016 campaign, the president has had an intense fixation on the country, which he believes is tied up in the origins of the special counsel's investigation. — WASHINGTON — It was not a country that would naturally …
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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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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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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Ice in his veins’: McConnell steers GOP through Trump's Ukraine scandal — In the face of an earthshaking political storm, Mitch McConnell seems unmoved. — The Senate majority leader has kept a sphinx-like pose during all manner of President Donald Trump controversies.
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New York Times:
Trump's Not-So-Excellent Day — WASHINGTON — President Trump's mood went from feisty to self-pitying to deflated on Wednesday as he fended off questions about a July phone call in which he urged the president of Ukraine to work with Attorney General William P. Barr on potential corruption …
New York Times:
‘Do Us a Favor’: Calls Shows Trump's Interest in Using U.S. Power for His Gain — WASHINGTON — President Trump repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine for cooperation with his political agenda in a July 25 call, urging his counterpart to start corruption investigations while stressing …
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. rejected investigation of Trump phone call just weeks after it began examining the matter
Justice Dept. rejected investigation of Trump phone call just weeks after it began examining the matter
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Washington Post:
Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Dept. help for Biden investigation, memo shows
Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Dept. help for Biden investigation, memo shows
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The White House's Ukraine memo destroys Giuliani's attempts to frame the State Department
The White House's Ukraine memo destroys Giuliani's attempts to frame the State Department
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Pelosi Tells Trump: ‘You Have Come Into My Wheelhouse’
Pelosi Tells Trump: ‘You Have Come Into My Wheelhouse’
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Pavel Polityuk / Reuters:
Ukraine president thought only U.S. side of Trump call would be published
Ukraine president thought only U.S. side of Trump call would be published
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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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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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Sen. Rand Paul / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Rand Paul on the Fake Witch Hunts: BASTA!
Exclusive — Rand Paul on the Fake Witch Hunts: BASTA!
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:
What Is CrowdStrike and Why Is Donald Trump Blabbering About It to Ukraine
What Is CrowdStrike and Why Is Donald Trump Blabbering About It to Ukraine
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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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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
The Ukraine transcript is not a dud, it is bad news for Trump
The Ukraine transcript is not a dud, it is bad news for Trump
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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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Washington Post:
Pelosi, top Democrats favor quick, narrow Trump impeachment probe focused on Ukraine
Pelosi, top Democrats favor quick, narrow Trump impeachment probe focused on Ukraine
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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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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Today in impeachment madness
POLITICO Playbook PM: Today in impeachment madness
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Full Feed:
Ashton Kutcher Pushes For Trump Impeachment After Meeting Ukrainian President
Ashton Kutcher Pushes For Trump Impeachment After Meeting Ukrainian President
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Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Attorney general denies involvement with Ukraine scandal after Trump's memo implicates him
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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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Trump Says He Feels Pelosi Is “No Longer Speaker of the House”, Media Opens up a Can of Dumb in Response — President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York.
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CNN:
Pelosi wants narrow inquiry as caucus debates scope of impeachment resolution
Pelosi wants narrow inquiry as caucus debates scope of impeachment resolution
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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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Representative Sharice Davids:
Rep. Sharice Davids Statement on House Impeachment Inquiry — Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump: — The people of Kansas' Third District elected me to represent our community and our values.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Majority of House supports impeachment inquiry
Majority of House supports impeachment inquiry
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MSNBC:
‘One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump’ — Mike Murphy, Fmr. Senior adviser to Mitt Romney and John McCain, tells MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that “'One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump.”
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Iowa reporter who found a viral star's racist tweets slammed when critics find his own offensive posts — On Sept. 14, an Iowa man named Carson King went viral after holding a sign on ESPN's “College GameDay” asking for donations on Venmo to pay for his “Busch Light Supply.”
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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
Meet Carson King, the ‘Iowa Legend’ who's raised more than $1 million for charity off of a sign asking for beer money
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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 …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Actually Has 2 Whistleblowers To Worry About — Don't forget the whistleblower alleging possible interference with the IRS audit of the president's tax returns. — WASHINGTON ― An intelligence community whistleblower has stunned Washington with possible evidence …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Pre-Transcript Release, Chris Christie Argued Trump Was Only in Trouble If He Said Something Like ‘Do Me a Favor...’ — Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proved prescient Wednesday morning on the set of Good Morning America. Just hours before the transcript of a phone call between …
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
REPUBLICAN SOURCE: “[The whistleblower] paints a clear path to impeachment.” — Speaking on background to a Republican congressional source who has direct knowledge of the whistleblower report, he says it is really bad. He says the GOP can attack it as partisan because, in his words …
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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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