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Washington Post:
Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn't concerned about Moscow's interference in U.S. election  —  President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow's interference in the U.S. election because the United States did the same …
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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 …
New York Times:
N.R.A.'s LaPierre Asks Trump to ‘Stop the Games’ Over Gun Legislation in Discussion About Its Support  —  President Trump met in the White House on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, and discussed prospective gun legislation and whether the N.R …
Los Angeles Times:
Trump, caught off guard, struggles to fight impeachment storm  —  As soon as President Trump learned he was facing an impeachment investigation on Tuesday, he upended his meetings with world leaders near the United Nations and rushed to his soaring skyscraper a few blocks away in midtown Manhattan.
Discussion: Daily Kos and PRI
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Hearst Connecticut / Connecticut Post:
President Trump needs to step down  —  Even given the incredibly fast pace of news in the Trump era, the speed with which the Ukraine scandal has moved from vague complaint to impeachable offense has been stunning.  Though we're still at the beginning of the process, there is already a mountain …
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:   Katy Tur Brutally Grills Trump Adviser Over Biden Claims: ‘Why is Ivanka Getting Copyrights in China?’
Michael Warren / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani says he won't testify without consulting Trump
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:   Geraldo Rivera Says He'd Like to Beat Up ‘Rotten Snitch’ Whistleblower for Trump
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.
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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 …
Keith Gessen / Columbia Journalism Review:
How I missed the Ukraine story  —  In early August, I met Ambassador Kurt Volker, US Special Representative to Ukraine, in Washington, DC.  Volker, fifty-four, is one of a handful of “ordinary” foreign policy Republicans—confident of American power, hawkish on Russia, eager to expand NATO …
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.”
Discussion: Slate
Tess Bonn / The Hill:   Support for Trump impeachment rises 12 points in new poll
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:
Democrats prepare to move quickly to build case for Trump's impeachment
Discussion: Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Pompeo Grapples for Ways to Outlast Hurricane Rudy
Discussion: twitchy.com and Contemptor
Ambassador Kurt Volker / U.S. House of …:
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry
Discussion: Raw Story, Splinter and Axios
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Impeachment fight threatens to grind legislative work to halt
Discussion: Politico and Wall Street Journal
Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Results and Analysis
Discussion: Roll Call
Miami Herald:
Prosecutors: Army official at Mar-a-Lago uploaded suspected child porn to Russian website  —  A military official formerly in charge of all White House communications for the U.S. Army at Mar-a-Lago was sentenced to three years of probation on Friday after he made false statements …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
At Fox News, Trump Impeachment Inquiry Brings On-Air Sniping  —  Fox News personalities are facing heckles, insults and criticism for their coverage this week of President Trump and the impeachment inquiry.  —  And that's just from their own colleagues.  —  In an unusual airing …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump says he raised Hunter Biden allegations with his China go-between  —  President Trump, who has alleged that Hunter Biden got the Chinese to put $1.5 billion into an investment fund, said during private remarks this week that he raised the matter with a U.S. executive who has served as his intermediary on trade talks with Beijing.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
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Reuters:
Ukraine must investigate Joe Biden's son, says ex-Ukrainian PM
Discussion: Townhall
MSNBC:
‘Total panic’ as ‘shell-shocked’ White House struggles to find impeachment footing  —  NBC News reports that panic has now set in at the White House, where according to one source, aides are “increasingly wary” that “the president could respond erratically and become ‘unmanageable.’”
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: HuffPost
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Republicans Block FEC From Publishing Rule On Foreign Election Interference  —  FEC Chair Ellen L Weintraub had to tweet out the entire FEC weekly digest after Republicans blocked her from publishing it because it contained a draft rule banning foreign election interference.
David Roth / The Concourse:
This Guy Truly Has No Idea What He's Talking About  —  It is a problem for President Donald Trump that it's often impossible to tell what the hell he's talking about.  This is not one of those signature Trump defects that can readily be spun into a secret strength or as a subtle bit …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Salon and The Week
 
 
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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Deep Throat's identity was a mystery for decades because no one believed this woman
Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Throwing people in jail on drug charges? That's Bakersfield's idea to fight homelessness
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
SC Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott dismiss whistleblower complaint as ‘hearsay’
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Americans spent decades discussing rule of law. Why would anyone believe us now?
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Impeach him, anyway  —  Protesters demanding the impeachment …
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