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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Five Moments In Donald Trump's Phone Call To Ukraine That Could Fuel The Impeachment Investigation
Five Moments In Donald Trump's Phone Call To Ukraine That Could Fuel The Impeachment Investigation
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Ukraine call transcript shows Trump sought Biden probe, asked about DNC server - but made no mention of US aid
Ukraine call transcript shows Trump sought Biden probe, asked about DNC server - but made no mention of US aid
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Washington Post:
Official readout: President Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky
Official readout: President Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump urged Ukraine to work with Barr and Giuliani to probe Biden: Call transcript
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's Pinocchio-laden claims about Joe Biden, Ukraine and polls
Trump's Pinocchio-laden claims about Joe Biden, Ukraine and polls
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Peter Schweizer / Fox News:
Biden Ukraine dealings - 7 essential facts
Biden Ukraine dealings - 7 essential facts
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James Goldgeier / Washington Post:
What to expect when you are expecting a Trump ‘transcript’
What to expect when you are expecting a Trump ‘transcript’
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘Dam will start to break’: Hill GOP could back impeachment if Trump demanded Ukraine quid pro quo
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
This isn't just another spat. Trump compromised our security for his gain.
This isn't just another spat. Trump compromised our security for his gain.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump's Calls With World Leaders Are Freewheeling, but Few Have Access
Trump's Calls With World Leaders Are Freewheeling, but Few Have Access
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Trump greets impeachment inquiry with confidence, irritation
Trump greets impeachment inquiry with confidence, irritation
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Inside Trumpworld, public defiance vs. private anxiety over impeachment
Inside Trumpworld, public defiance vs. private anxiety over impeachment
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Wall Street Journal:
White House to Release Transcript of Trump's Ukraine Call as Impeachment Efforts Begin
White House to Release Transcript of Trump's Ukraine Call as Impeachment Efforts Begin
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New York Times:
White House Seeks Deal for Whistle-Blower to Speak to Congress
White House Seeks Deal for Whistle-Blower to Speak to Congress
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
4 key questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry political fallout
4 key questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry political fallout
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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Admin Prepares Redacted Version Of Whistleblower Complaint For Congress
Trump Admin Prepares Redacted Version Of Whistleblower Complaint For Congress
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People.com:
Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump Is Moving Closer to Impeachment with Biden/Ukraine Scandal: ‘We Are in a Crisis’
Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump Is Moving Closer to Impeachment with Biden/Ukraine Scandal: ‘We Are in a Crisis’
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Axios:
“Locked and loaded”: Washington braces for impeachment battle
“Locked and loaded”: Washington braces for impeachment battle
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Everything has changed with impeachment. But nothing really has.
Everything has changed with impeachment. But nothing really has.
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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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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 …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden nosedives in early-state polls — Joe Biden's poll numbers are crumbling in the early nominating states that matter most. — Once the dominant front-runner in the Democratic primary, Biden is now marginally trailing Elizabeth Warren in the first caucus state of Iowa and the first primary state of New Hampshire.
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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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP vows to quash impeachment articles
Senate GOP vows to quash impeachment articles
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker introduces measure to remove Nadler as Judiciary chairman
GOP lawmaker introduces measure to remove Nadler as Judiciary chairman
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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.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox News' Napolitano: What Trump Has Admitted to Is a Crime
Fox News' Napolitano: What Trump Has Admitted to Is a Crime
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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 …
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.
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more
New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more
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