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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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New York Post, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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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 …
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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’
New York Times:
How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an Impeachment Inquiry
How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an Impeachment Inquiry
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POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Volker plans to appear before congressional committees next week
Volker plans to appear before congressional committees next week
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Zachary Basu / Axios:
AG Bill Barr reportedly “surprised and angry” at Trump-Ukraine phone call
AG Bill Barr reportedly “surprised and angry” at Trump-Ukraine phone call
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Hullabaloo and Mediaite
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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Washington Post, NB Blog, POLITICUSUSA, Pirate's Cove, Axios and Political Wire
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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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Slate, Hullabaloo, The Week, Palmer Report, WTVR-TV, Fox News, Breitbart, PJ Media Home and Mediaite
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.
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Daily Kos, Slate and Occupy Democrats
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Did the White House Hide a Bombshell Memo From Mueller?
Did the White House Hide a Bombshell Memo From Mueller?
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Washington Post, HuffPost, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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
How Mitch McConnell could give impeachment the Merrick Garland treatment
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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” …
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 …
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The Post Millennial
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