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10:55 AM ET, September 25, 2019

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Giuliani pursued shadow Ukraine agenda as key foreign policy officials were sidelined — President Trump's attempt to pressure the leader of Ukraine followed a months-long fight inside the administration that sidelined national security officials and empowered political loyalists …

Washington Post:

Transcript of Trump's call with Ukrainian president shows him offering U.S. assistance for Biden investigation — President Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to work with the U.S. attorney general to investigate the conduct of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and offered to meet …

Discussion: Contemptor, Breitbart, ABC News, Axios, CNBC, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Raw Story

Nancy Cook / Politico:

White House preparing to release whistleblower complaint to Congress — The White House is preparing to release to Congress by the end of the week both the whistleblower complaint and the inspector general report at the center of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, according …

CNN:

Trump incredulous after his moves on transparency failed to stop Pelosi — Analyst: Impeachment is a black mark on a presidency — New York (CNN)President Donald Trump was incredulous Tuesday as he sat in Trump Tower and watched House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announce she was launching …

Discussion: The Week and KFOR-TV

Reuters:

Trump's ‘transcript’ of Ukraine call unlikely to be verbatim — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Details from a phone call made by Donald Trump that has led the U.S. House of Representatives to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against the president isn't likely to come from a recording or be verbatim …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo

Carl Hulse / New York Times:

Why an Impeachment Inquiry Now? Democrats Cite the Clarity of the Case — WASHINGTON — For months, dozens of House Democrats anxiously avoided even the mention of impeaching President Trump — right up until the moment that they demanded it. — The sudden embrace of an impeachment inquiry …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Politico, Just Security, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, ABC News, CNN, HuffPost, Vox, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall and Glamour

Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:

Democrats' double standard on Ukraine — We don't yet know whether President Trump delayed some military aid to Ukraine as leverage to get Ukraine's president to reopen an investigation into Hunter Biden. But if we are concerned about U.S. officials inappropriately threatening aid to Ukraine …

Discussion: Townhall, Breitbart, The Federalist, PJ Media Home, New York Times, Fox News, American Greatness, Raw Story, ABC News, Vanity Fair and USA Today

John T. Bennett / Roll Call:

White House threatens to shut down legislative process during impeachment inquiry — Something might have finally ended Infrastructure Week: House Democrats' impeachment inquiry. — Hours after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Fox News:

WH to release document showing intel community watchdog found whistleblower had ‘political bias’ — A senior Trump administration official told Fox News late Tuesday that the administration will release a document showing the intelligence community inspector general found the whistleblower …

Ryan Lucas / NPR:

Trump Asked Ukrainian President For ‘A Favor’ On Biden; DOJ Says No Charges — President Trump told Ukraine's president that “a lot of people want to find out” about former Vice President Joe Biden family's activities in Ukraine — and asked him to be in touch with his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and Attorney General Bill Barr.

The Daily Beast:

U.S. Ambassador Roped Into Rudy's Quest to Smear Biden — And that ambassador was involved with the now-infamous phone call that has Washington headed towards an impeachment inquiry. — Rudy Giuliani's contacts with officials at the State Department as part of his controversial efforts …

Discussion: Washington Post, Reason, Shareblue Media, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Contemptor, POLITICUSUSA, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, National Review and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Trump Told Ukraine's Leader to Work With Barr to Investigate 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. …

Discussion: Political Wire, U.S. Political News …, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Daily Caller and Raw Story

Nancy Cook / Politico:
Inside Trumpworld, public defiance vs. private anxiety over impeachment

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Breitbart and New York Post

Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Five Moments In Donald Trump's Phone Call To Ukraine That Could Fuel The Impeachment Investigation

Discussion: Vox, The Atlantic and Bloomberg

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's Pinocchio-laden claims about Joe Biden, Ukraine and polls

Discussion: CNN, Vox, CNSNews, New York Times, Fox News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Week

John Santucci / ABC News: Transcript of Trump call with Ukraine includes talk of Giuliani, Barr probing Biden

New York Times:
White House Seeks Deal for Whistle-Blower to Speak to Congress

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, Washington Post, Common Dreams, New Republic, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The Week, Breitbart, Mediaite and Daily Wire

David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why I Changed My Mind About Impeachment

Discussion: Splinter

David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner: ‘Dam will start to break’: Hill GOP could back impeachment if Trump demanded Ukraine quid pro quo

James Goldgeier / Washington Post:
What to expect when you are expecting a Trump ‘transcript’

Discussion: New York Times, The Week, Axios and The Atlantic

Peter Schweizer / Fox News:
Biden Ukraine dealings - 7 essential facts

Discussion: Washington Post, The Intercept and The Hill

Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Admin Prepares Redacted Version Of Whistleblower Complaint For Congress

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Washington Post and The Daily Caller

Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
4 key questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry political fallout

Discussion: CNBC, Washington Free Beacon, Talking Points Memo and Patterico's Pontifications

People.com:
Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump Is Moving Closer to Impeachment with Biden/Ukraine Scandal: ‘We Are in a Crisis’

Discussion: USA Today, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Daily Wire, Townhall, CNN, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, New York Post and YouTube

Axios:
“Locked and loaded”: Washington braces for impeachment battle

Discussion: Associated Press, KTLA and Splinter

David Ignatius / Washington Post:
This isn't just another spat. Trump compromised our security for his gain.

Discussion: The Week, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Signal, Big League Politics, Rolling Stone, Vox and CNN

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Everything has changed with impeachment. But nothing really has.

Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post

Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump's Calls With World Leaders Are Freewheeling, but Few Have Access

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, HuffPost, Vox, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Power Line and Bloomberg

New York Times:
White House Drops Objection to Whistle-Blower Speaking to Congress

Discussion: HuffPost

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.

Discussion: Slate, CNN, Politico, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Post, Washington Times and The Week

David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:

Warren takes Democratic presidential nomination lead in California, new poll finds — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has jumped to a significant lead in the Democratic presidential race in California, solidifying her position as a front-runner for the party's nomination, according to the latest UC Berkeley Institute …

Discussion: The Federalist, Salon, Bloomberg, Political Wire, Washington Times, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon, Politico and Daily Wire

Robert Creamer / USA Today:

5 reasons why Elizabeth Warren has the best chance to beat Donald Trump — In a Democratic field so large, every candidate has had a hard time making their mark. Here's how the Massachusetts senator has been able to stand out. — CONNECT — Polling shows one of the most decisive factors …

Tim O'Donnell / The Week:

Senate votes 100-0 to release Trump whistleblower complaint — The Senate unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution Tuesday calling for the whistleblower complaint related to President Trump's communications with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be released to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.

Discussion: American Greatness, Daily Kos, The Mahablog, Vox and CNN

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP vows to quash impeachment articles

Discussion: American Greatness, Raw Story, Politico, Axios and Denver Post

Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker introduces measure to remove Nadler as Judiciary chairman

Discussion: Politico and The Gateway Pundit

Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How the Impeachment Process Works

Discussion: Axios, The National Interest, The Stranger, The Guardian, Spectator USA, Slate, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Gateway Pundit

John Yoo / New York Times:
Beware of Impeaching Trump. It Could Hurt the Presidency.

Discussion: Reason and Lawyers, Guns & Money

New York Times:

Vox Media Acquires New York Magazine, Chronicler of the Highbrow and Lowbrow — After more than 50 years of chronicling the highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant and despicable characters of the city whose name it took, New York Magazine has a new owner. — On Tuesday, Vox Media agreed to acquire New York Media …

Discussion: Vox Media, Splinter, Variety, Deadline and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

‘SHUT UP, MORON!’ Giuliani Erupts on Fox News Guest for Comments About His Ukraine Involvement — After his wild interview with Laura Ingraham on Ukraine tonight, Giuliani returned to the broadcast later in the hour to respond to a comment by one of the Fox host's guests.

Discussion: Deadline, CNN and The Week

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox News' Napolitano: What Trump Has Admitted to Is a Crime

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Brad Plumer / New York Times:

The World's Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns — WASHINGTON — Earth's oceans are under severe strain from climate change, a major new United Nations report warns, threatening everything from the ability to harvest seafood to the well-being of hundreds of millions of people living along the coasts.