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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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Washington Post:
Trump's other Ukraine problem: New concern about his business — Zelensky recounted his stay at the president's N.Y. hotel in call with Trump. — Buried in the controversy over President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was an effort by the Ukrainian leader …
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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 …
NBC News:
Kurt Volker, Trump's part-time Ukraine envoy, played role in Giuliani outreach — The special envoy served as the facilitator for Giuliani's talks with Ukrainian officials. — WASHINGTON — After President Donald Trump asked Ukraine's president to work with his personal attorney …
Michael Warren / CNN:
Giuliani denies charges in whistleblower complaint, says details are ‘total nonsense’ — Dana Bash: The allegation is that this is a coverup — Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he has “no knowledge of any of that crap” in the newly released complaint from an American intelligence community whistleblower.
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Dems Worry Rudy Would Send Impeachment Hearing Off the Rails — Giuliani isn't really known for his staid public appearances these days, and that's exactly what gives some Democrats pause. — If Congress is to get to the bottom of President Trump's efforts to get the Ukrainian government …
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Washington Post:
Seven days: Inside Trump's frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment
Seven days: Inside Trump's frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment
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Politico, New York Times, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, Fox News, Hullabaloo, The Week, Wall Street Journal and CNN
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Whistleblower says White House officials tried to ‘lock down’ details of Trump's Ukraine call
Whistleblower says White House officials tried to ‘lock down’ details of Trump's Ukraine call
NBC News:
Trump allies voice concerns about Rudy Giuliani's involvement in Ukraine
Trump allies voice concerns about Rudy Giuliani's involvement in Ukraine
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Palmer Report and POLITICUSUSA
NBC News:
Whistleblower complaint says White House officials acted to ‘lock down’ record of Trump-Ukraine call
Whistleblower complaint says White House officials acted to ‘lock down’ record of Trump-Ukraine call
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The Stranger, Politico and Townhall
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
All the president's loyalists: Impeachment net snares Trump's top advisers
All the president's loyalists: Impeachment net snares Trump's top advisers
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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez …, Shareblue Media, Washington Post and Raw Story
Anna Palmer / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The Democrats' impeachment gurus
POLITICO Playbook: The Democrats' impeachment gurus
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New York Times, Washington Post, Political Wire and The Week
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
If This Is Trump's Best Case, The Ukraine Scandal Is Looking Really Bad For Him
If This Is Trump's Best Case, The Ukraine Scandal Is Looking Really Bad For Him
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Occupy Democrats, Slate, New York Times and Raw Story
Jessica Campisi / The Hill:
Hacker changes Seattle road sign to say ‘Impeach the bastard’
Hacker changes Seattle road sign to say ‘Impeach the bastard’
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RedState
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Trump Threatened An American Serving Her Country As He Pressured Ukraine
Trump Threatened An American Serving Her Country As He Pressured Ukraine
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Shareblue Media, Washington Post and Vanity Fair
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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U.S. House of Representatives Permanent …:
House Intelligence Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint — f t # e — Washington, DC - Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the declassified whistleblower complaint. The complaint can be viewed here, and the Intelligence Community Inspector General letter regarding …
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New York Times:
The Whistle-Blower Complaint: Read the Document — Here is the complaint filed by an intelligence officer about President Trump's interactions with the leader of Ukraine. It was released with a letter from the inspector general for the intelligence community.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Complaint From So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Is Riddled With Gossip, Blatant Falsehoods — The complaint from an anti-Trump “whistleblower,” released Thursday, is a mix of gossip, hearsay, and misstatements of fact contradicted by publicly available evidence. — The formal complaint from an anti-Trump …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What did they all know about the whistleblower complaint, and when they know it?
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Read: the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine
Read: the whistleblower complaint about Trump and Ukraine
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The Federalist, Talking Points Memo and emptywheel
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Acting DNI Joseph Maguire: Whistleblower “did the right thing”
Acting DNI Joseph Maguire: Whistleblower “did the right thing”
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Politico
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept.'s Dismissal of Ukraine Call Raises New Questions About Barr
Justice Dept.'s Dismissal of Ukraine Call Raises New Questions About Barr
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Salon, Bookworm Room, The Week and Raw Story
CNN:
Lewandowski may lead White House impeachment team — (CNN)Corey Lewandowski, the political operative who helped elect Donald Trump, has had conversations with White House officials in recent days about potentially taking a position inside the administration to help the President confront a looming impeachment fight.
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Political Wire
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CNN:
Trump without strategy in fast-moving impeachment inquiry
Trump without strategy in fast-moving impeachment inquiry
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Political Wire, KTLA and The Atlantic
Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Republicans Say Impeachment Will Backfire. History Says It Won't
Republicans Say Impeachment Will Backfire. History Says It Won't
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The Hill
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Actually Has 2 Whistleblowers To Worry About
Donald Trump Actually Has 2 Whistleblowers To Worry About
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Common Dreams
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's political defense: Play the victim card
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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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Adam Schiff Makes Up His Own Transcript Of Call Between Trump And Ukraine President
Adam Schiff Makes Up His Own Transcript Of Call Between Trump And Ukraine President
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twitchy.com and IJR
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Fox News Civil War: Tucker Carlson Repeatedly Mocks ‘Daytime Host’ Shepard Smith in Jawdropping Segment
Fox News Civil War: Tucker Carlson Repeatedly Mocks ‘Daytime Host’ Shepard Smith in Jawdropping Segment
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The Boston Globe:
The limits of Trump's ‘so what if I did?’ strategy — WASHINGTON — As news that he asked a foreign leader to investigate his political rivals rocked Washington, President Trump turned to a tried-and-true strategy: Embrace it.Trump took the unusual step of releasing a rough transcript Wednesday …
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Political Wire
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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Why Pelosi and her party finally embraced impeachment
Why Pelosi and her party finally embraced impeachment
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Sparks fly at assault-weapons ban hearing on Capitol Hill, ex-cop vows she would ‘not comply’
Sparks fly at assault-weapons ban hearing on Capitol Hill, ex-cop vows she would ‘not comply’
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Breitbart
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
The Pee Tape Is Real, but It's Fake — There's a video going around that no one's really talking about. What makes it most unreal is how believable it is. — There exists a video online that, considering the subject matter, astoundingly few people have seen.
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YouTube:
Rep. Gabbard: 'Haven't seen much' evidence that Sen. Warren qualified to be Commander in Chief … About Rising: — Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before.
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Census: Inequality grew, including in heartland states — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to Census Bureau figures.
Washington Post:
EPA tells California it is ‘failing to meet its obligations’ to protect the environment — Trump officials will notify California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday that the state is “failing to meet its obligations” to protect the environment, just days after the president mocked its biggest cities for their “tremendous pollution.”
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