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Washington Post:
Giuliani cancels paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference — Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose actions as President Trump's personal lawyer have helped set in motion an impeachment inquiry, abruptly canceled his scheduled paid appearance at a Kremlin-backed conference in Armenia next week.
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CNN:
White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince — Washington (CNN)White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump's conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin …
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CNN:
Sources: Special envoy to Ukraine resigns one day after whistleblower report released — (CNN)Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, has resigned one day after the release of a whistleblower report alleging a coverup by the White House of a call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President …
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Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The dam is breaking: Trump's true character is revealed, more fully than ever — In the classic mafia movie Goodfellas, Ray Liotta's character muses about how he always wanted to grow up to be in the mob. “To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States.”
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Kurt Volker, Trump's Envoy for Ukraine, Resigns — WASHINGTON — Kurt D. Volker, the State Department's special envoy for Ukraine, who got caught in the middle of the pressure campaign by President Trump and his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to find damaging information about Democrats, resigned his post on Friday.
Michael Warren / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani says he won't testify without consulting Trump
Rudy Giuliani says he won't testify without consulting Trump
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Associated Press:
Kremlin says it hopes U.S. would not release Trump-Putin calls, like it did with Ukraine
Kremlin says it hopes U.S. would not release Trump-Putin calls, like it did with Ukraine
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Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Katy Tur Brutally Grills Trump Adviser Over Biden Claims: ‘Why is Ivanka Getting Copyrights in China?’
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats subpoena Pompeo as part of impeachment inquiry
Democrats subpoena Pompeo as part of impeachment inquiry
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Ukraine envoy resigns amid scandal consuming Trump's presidency
Ukraine envoy resigns amid scandal consuming Trump's presidency
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Four debunked talking points used to discredit the whistleblower complaint
Four debunked talking points used to discredit the whistleblower complaint
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Axios, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Daily Kos
Pamela Brown / CNN:
First on CNN: White House says lawyers directed moving Ukraine transcript to highly secure system
First on CNN: White House says lawyers directed moving Ukraine transcript to highly secure system
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Feinstein calls for ‘word-for-word’ transcript of Trump call at heart of impeachment inquiry
Feinstein calls for ‘word-for-word’ transcript of Trump call at heart of impeachment inquiry
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Giuliani, Barr likely to be called to testify in impeachment inquiry, House intel Dem says
Giuliani, Barr likely to be called to testify in impeachment inquiry, House intel Dem says
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Fort Smith/Fayetteville News
New York Times:
Trump Meets With LaPierre to Discuss How N.R.A. Could Support Political Defense — President Trump met on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, to discuss how the N.R.A. could provide financial support for the president's defense as he faces political headwinds …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: McConnell: If House acts, Senate must have trial — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that if the House goes ahead and impeaches President Donald Trump …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Trump Killed the Seriousness of Impeachment
Trump Killed the Seriousness of Impeachment
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Congress forces a Trump veto with rebuke on border wall funding
Congress forces a Trump veto with rebuke on border wall funding
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The Daily Caller and Splinter
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats are taking a big impeachment risk. It's not what you think. — House Democrats appear to be coalescing behind a strategy of narrowly focusing their impeachment inquiry on the latest explosive revelations involving President Trump's corrupt pressure on the Ukrainian president to interfere in a U.S. election on his behalf.
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New York Times:
House Democrats Issue First Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry — Three committee chairmen issued the first subpoena in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, seeking documents and witnesses regarding his dealings with Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — House Democrats, kick-starting …
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Washington Post, Denver Post and The Atlantic
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Now One Of Trump's Court Picks Is Tied Up In This Ukraine Scandal — Senate Democrats are asking judicial nominee Steven Menashi, a White House legal aide, what he's known about the bombshell whistleblower complaint. — WASHINGTON ― Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Ambassador Kurt Volker / U.S. House of …:
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry — Three Committees Schedule Multiple Depositions with Key State Department Officials Over Next Two Weeks — f t # e — “Pursuant to the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Democrats Have Trump on the Ropes. They Must Act on Impeachment Now.
Democrats Have Trump on the Ropes. They Must Act on Impeachment Now.
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New York Times, Washington Post and The Atlantic
Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA Was ‘Foreign Asset’ To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals — The National Rifle Association acted as a “foreign asset” for Russia in the period leading up to the 2016 election, according to a new investigation unveiled Friday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon.
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Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Joseph Wilson, Who Challenged Iraq War Narrative, Dies at 69 — He contradicted a statement in President George W. Bush's State of the Union address. A week later, his wife at the time, Valerie Plame, was outed as a C.I.A. agent. — Joseph C. Wilson, the long-serving American diplomat whose clash …
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Humberto Sanchez / The Nevada Independent:
Amodei on Trump impeachment inquiry: 'Let's put it through the process and see what happens' — Mark Amodei, R-Nev., talks during an editorial board meeting with The Nevada Independent on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent) — Rep. Mark Amodei supports the House's inquiry …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Seven important and awful signs for Trump — The whistleblower complaint is so damning President Trump and his minions tried to conceal it from Congress and the public. It is so damning that a long list of Senate Republicans claimed not to have read it or refused comment.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Politics of Impeachment Now Favor Democrats
Politics of Impeachment Now Favor Democrats
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Inscrutable Mike Pence — PIETY AND POWER — Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House — After losing his first campaign for Congress, a penitent Mike Pence swore off the dark side of politics. In a confessional essay in 1991, he wrote that “negative campaigning is wrong” and set out rules for himself for the future.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Clashes With Fox News Colleague Over Trump Defenders' ‘Deeply Misleading’ Spin on Ukraine — The ‘Fox News Sunday’ host clashed with colleague Sandra Smith after she echoed White House talking points on the whistleblower complaint. — The first question Fox News host Sandra Smith asked …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
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Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Geraldo Rivera Says He'd Like to Beat Up ‘Rotten Snitch’ Whistleblower for Trump — Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera stated he'd like to beat up the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint helped kick-start an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
We're Getting Ripped Off — In 2019, the average price of health insurance rose above $20,000 for families that obtain their coverage through work. That's according to the latest survey of employer benefits from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that premiums increased by 5 percent for the second year in a row.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
More than 300 former officials call Trump's actions concerning Ukraine ‘profound national security concern’ — More than 300 former U.S. national security and foreign policy officials have signed a statement warning that President Trump's actions regarding Ukraine are a “profound national security concern” …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
More than 300 ex-officials say Trump's Ukraine actions are ‘profound national security concern’
More than 300 ex-officials say Trump's Ukraine actions are ‘profound national security concern’
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Impeach him, anyway — Protesters demanding the impeachment of Donald Trump in New York on June 7, 2018. Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images — The case for impeachment, even if it can't oust Trump. — In Federalist 65, Alexander Hamilton considers the problem of impeachment.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Intel Community Secretly Gutted Requirement Of First-Hand Whistleblower Knowledge — Federal records show that the intelligence community secretly revised the formal whistleblower complaint form in August 2019 to eliminate the requirement of direct, first-hand knowledge of wrongdoing.
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Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo blames angry ‘leftists’ for impeachment of Trump and predicts ‘quote unquote inquiry’ will cause gridlock — Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized “leftist” Democrats for pushing Congress into launching an impeachment inquiry of President Trump and predicted the probe would lead to government gridlock.
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