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11:30 AM ET, September 29, 2019

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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani fires back at former White House aide who accused him of spreading ‘completely false’ theory  —  Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, defended himself Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” from accusations lodged by a former White House official …
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump's outreach to Ukraine …
Discussion: Palmer Report, Breitbart and Mediaite
Chris Francescani / ABC News:   President Trump's former national security advisor ‘deeply disturbed’ by Ukraine scandal: ‘Whole world is watching’
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Ex-Trump adviser: The best way to self-impeach is to hire Rudy Giuliani
New York Times:
How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an Impeachment Inquiry
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Volker plans to appear before congressional committees next week
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Zachary Basu / Axios:
AG Bill Barr reportedly “surprised and angry” at Trump-Ukraine phone call
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Mediaite
emptywheel:
Bill Barr's (Claimed) Surprise about Being in the Zelensky Transcript Is Irrelevant To His (Non) Recusal
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Only 17% of Americans surprised by Trump's actions tied to Ukraine: POLL  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe President Donald Trump's encouragement of a foreign leader to investigate Trump's political rival and his family is a serious problem, but only 17% said they were surprised …
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: Majority of Americans and Democrats approve of Trump impeachment inquiry  —  More than half of Americans — and an overwhelming number of Democrats — say they approve of the fact that Congress has opened an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Chris Jackson / Ipsos:
Ipsos - News & Polls : News - Americans believe Trump's Ukraine Call Is A Serious Issue, But Are Unsurprised By His Actions  —  A new ABC News/Ipsos public opinion survey illustrates public opinion surrounding President's recent call to the Ukrainian president.  The full questionnaire can be found on the topline questionnaire link.
Washington Post:
State Dept. intensifies email probe of Hillary Clinton's former aides  —  The Trump administration is investigating the email records of dozens of current and former senior State Department officials who sent messages to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email …
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Collusion After the Fact  —  The Washington Post reported last night: … Shortly after the story broke, I received a message from a person directly involved with the FBI's decision to open a counterintelligence and obstruction investigation of President Trump in the immediate aftermath of the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Slate and Occupy Democrats
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Ivan Nechepurenko / New York Times:   Kremlin Says It Hopes Putin's Calls With Trump Won't Be Made Public
CNN:
CNN Poll: Democrats knotted in Nevada while Biden leads South Carolina  —  Washington (CNN)Joe Biden holds a wide lead in South Carolina, while the former vice president, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren are knotted up in Nevada, according to new CNN polls conducted …
Discussion: Common Dreams and Political Wire
CNN:
Mulvaney on shaky ground in wake of whistleblower fallout, sources say  —  (CNN)Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is on shaky ground in the wake of a bad week for President Trump, according to multiple sources with knowledge of discussions surrounding the whistleblower fallout.
Discussion: Palmer Report and Mediaite
Washington Post:
The gas tycoon and the vice president's son: The story of Hunter Biden's foray into Ukraine  —  When then-Vice President Joe Biden's son joined the board of an obscure Ukrainian gas company half a decade ago, it was a stunning coup for its owner, a former Ukrainian minister working to remake …
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
GOP Leadership Memo Suggests Senate Cannot Block Trial If House Votes To Impeach Trump  —  “There is no way we could somehow bar the doors and prevent the managers from presenting the articles” of impeachment, states the memo.  —  The Republican leadership issued a memo Saturday clarifying …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
How Mitch McConnell could give impeachment the Merrick Garland treatment
Discussion: New York Post, The Week and CNN
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
A cold call from someone she never met changed Elizabeth Warren's life.  It was Harry Reid.  —  The ex-Senate majority leader boosted the 2020 contender's career at key points.  Even she's not quite sure why.  —  WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren was a professor at Harvard Law School …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Without evidence, Stephen Miller claims whistleblower is a “deep-state operative”  —  White House senior adviser Stephen Miller claimed on “Fox News Sunday” that the whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Trump's interactions with Ukraine is a “deep state operative” …
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Andrea Jefferson / Political Flare:
How Melania Obtained Her ‘Einstein Visa’ Under Scrutiny After She Lied About Having University Degree  —  Back in 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model dating Donald Trump, began petitioning the government for the right to permanently reside in the United States under a program reserved for people with “extraordinary ability.”
Julian Lee / Bloomberg:
Why Vladimir Putin Suddenly Believes in Global Warming  —  Russia was happy that global warming opened up Arctic oil, but the melting of permafrost poses a huge threat to its hydrocarbon heartlands.  —  President Vladimir Putin needs to go green quickly to stop the permafrost from melting …
Nick Arama / RedState:
More Video Of Justin Trudeau And This Is The Worst Yet  —  Last week, pictures and video of Justin Trudeau in blackface blew up and threatened his campaign for re-election.  —  There were multiple incidents.  One was where he was dressed as Aladdin and made up in blackface at an …
Discussion: The Post Millennial
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
How Trump has made a political career out of sowing suspicion against enemies
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
'Out here, it's just me': In the medical desert of rural America, one doctor for 11,000 square miles
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
The Little Engine That Couldn't  —  Those whom the gods would destroy …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Pelosi turns to Schiff to lead House Democrats' impeachment inquiry of Trump
Bloomberg Law:
The Federalist Hit With Labor Complaint Over Founder's Tweets
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Impeachment Battle to Turn for First Time on a President's Ties to a Foreign Country
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Embarrassing Leaks Led to Clampdown on Trump's Phone Records
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Jamal Khashoggi's death made the Saudi crown prince a pariah.  Trump has helped rehabilitate him on the world stage.
Discussion: Raw Story
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
AP Interview: The hopes and fears of Buttigieg's mom
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Warren campaign, which previously unionized, reach collective bargaining agreement
Discussion: Splinter
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Prestwick edits website to remove Trump Turnberry mention
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
When Trump's Envoy for Ukraine Resigned, a College Journalist Had the Scoop
Associated Press:
For Trump, a high-velocity threat like none he's ever faced
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Chief accused of slamming black teen's head into door: Trump is ‘last hope for white people’
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

 
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