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New York Times:
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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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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NBC News:
Trump allies voice concerns about Rudy Giuliani's involvement in Ukraine — Giuliani's role as the president's personal attorney and his claims that the State Department asked him to contact Ukrainian officials have Trump allies concerned. — WASHINGTON — Even as they publicly insist …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘Ice in his veins’: McConnell steers GOP through Trump's Ukraine scandal
‘Ice in his veins’: McConnell steers GOP through Trump's Ukraine scandal
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Ukraine Scandal Is Not One Phone Call. It's a Massive Plot.
The Ukraine Scandal Is Not One Phone Call. It's a Massive Plot.
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Washington Post:
The Trump-Zelensky readout is a devastating indictment of our president
The Trump-Zelensky readout is a devastating indictment of our president
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Murray Waas / The New York Review of Books:
Trump, Giuliani, and Manafort: The Ukraine Scheme
Trump, Giuliani, and Manafort: The Ukraine Scheme
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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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CNN:
Whistleblower tentatively agrees to testify, attorneys say, as long as they get appropriate clearances to attend hearing
Whistleblower tentatively agrees to testify, attorneys say, as long as they get appropriate clearances to attend hearing
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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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New York Times:
‘Do Us a Favor’: Calls Shows Trump's Interest in Using U.S. Power for His Gain
‘Do Us a Favor’: Calls Shows Trump's Interest in Using U.S. Power for His Gain
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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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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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Axios:
Democrats ‘disturbed’ after reviewing whistleblower complaint
Democrats ‘disturbed’ after reviewing whistleblower complaint
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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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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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Raheem Kassam / The Daily Caller:
Trump Transcript Shows Him Trying To Stop Corruption, Nothing Else
Trump Transcript Shows Him Trying To Stop Corruption, Nothing Else
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Democrats troubled by ‘disturbing’ whistleblower complaint
Democrats troubled by ‘disturbing’ whistleblower complaint
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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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Washington Post:
Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Dept. help in an investigation of Biden, memo shows
Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Dept. help in an investigation of Biden, memo shows
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
FLASHBACK: McGahn warned Trump he could be impeached if he asked law enforcement officials to investigate his rivals
FLASHBACK: McGahn warned Trump he could be impeached if he asked law enforcement officials to investigate his rivals
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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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Do Us a Favor”: The Forty-eight Hours That Sealed Trump's Impeachment — President Trump began Wednesday in a dark place. “There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated so badly as I have,” he lamented on Twitter, before 8 a.m. The night before …
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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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The Stranger
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Trump Says He Feels Pelosi Is “No Longer Speaker of the House”, Media Opens up a Can of Dumb in Response
Trump Says He Feels Pelosi Is “No Longer Speaker of the House”, Media Opens up a Can of Dumb in Response
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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 — A majority of the House now backs impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a significant milestone as Democrats move rapidly on an impeachment inquiry. — As of Wednesday night, 218 lawmakers have indicated support …
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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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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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Pavel Polityuk / Reuters:
Ukraine president thought only U.S. side of Trump call would be published — KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he thought that only U.S. President Donald Trump's side of their July phone call would be published. — According to a summary …
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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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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
About That ‘Favor’ Trump Wanted From Ukraine
About That ‘Favor’ Trump Wanted From Ukraine
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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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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Iowa reporter who found a viral star's racist tweets slammed when critics find his own offensive posts
Iowa reporter who found a viral star's racist tweets slammed when critics find his own offensive posts
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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 …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Citing Falsehoods, Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC Cut Away From Trump's Remarks — Seven minutes after President Trump began his first news conference since House Democrats opened a formal impeachment inquiry, MSNBC made a decision that stood alone among the major networks on Wednesday: It cut away.
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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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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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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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