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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 …
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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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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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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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NBC News:
Majority of House members now back some type of impeachment action against Trump — Democrats reached the milestone following claims Trump might have withheld aid to Ukraine to pressure officials there to investigate Joe Biden and his son. — Two hundred and seventeen House Democrats …
Washington Post:
Trump was fixated on attacking Biden long before his call with Ukraine — Before President Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to “look into” Joe Biden, he had turned ridiculing the former vice president into something of a presidential pastime. — He attacked Biden at the White House and at campaign rallies.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The White House's Ukraine memo destroys Guiliani's attempts to frame the State Department
The White House's Ukraine memo destroys Guiliani's attempts to frame the State Department
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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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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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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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Pre-Transcript Release, Chris Christie Argued Trump Was Only in Trouble If He Said Something Like ‘Do Me a Favor...’
Pre-Transcript Release, Chris Christie Argued Trump Was Only in Trouble If He Said Something Like ‘Do Me a Favor...’
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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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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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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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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
About That ‘Favor’ Trump Wanted From Ukraine
About That ‘Favor’ Trump Wanted From Ukraine
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
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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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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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.
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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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. rejected investigation of Trump phone call just weeks after it began examining the matter — Justice Department officials took less than a month to abandon an inquiry into President Trump's communications with his Ukrainian counterpart about investigating former vice president Joe Biden …
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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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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:
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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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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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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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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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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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump campaign, GOP rake in millions in 24 hours after Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry
Trump campaign, GOP rake in millions in 24 hours after Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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