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8:30 AM ET, September 30, 2019

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The Daily Beast:
Biden Campaign Demands TV News Execs Stop Booking Giuliani  —  In a Sunday letter, the former vice president's aides say that it is editorially irresponsible to book the president's personal lawyer.  —  Joe Biden's presidential campaign made an extraordinary request to executives …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Biden Campaign Urges TV Networks to Stop Booking Giuliani  —  Advisers to the former vice president wrote to executives at ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News to “demand” that Mr. Giuliani not be invited on the air to discuss Ukraine and President Trump.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s presidential …
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
How the diplomatic pros lost Ukraine to Trump
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani — international man of mystery
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it?
Discussion: Politico and NBC News
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report
Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Trump reportedly worked with 2 ‘off the books’ …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Steve Coll / New Yorker:   The Integrity of the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
New York Times:
Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was ‘Completely Debunked’  —  Thomas P. Bossert, President Trump's first homeland security adviser, said he was “deeply disturbed” that Mr. Trump had urged Ukraine to investigate Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump …
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Reuters:
Trump-Putin phone calls in Democrats' sights: Schiff  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is determined to get access to Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday …
Discussion: News Agency UNIAN and POLITICUSUSA
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Washington at war: Dems aim for speedy impeachment push as Trump threatens whistleblower  —  Washington (CNN)Lawyers for a whistleblower who accused Donald Trump of pressuring Ukraine to intervene in the 2020 election warn that the President's threats pose a grave risk to their client's safety.
Discussion: The Bulwark
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:   GOP split over impeachment pushback as Democrats plow ahead
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Schiff: Democrats eyeing Trump-Putin calls
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Washington Post:
Intelligence panel has deal to hear whistleblower's testimony
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, HuffPost and Bloomberg
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Enough’: Trump's ex-homeland security adviser ‘disturbed,’ …
Discussion: Hoover Institution
NBC News:   Full Schiff: ‘Real risk in not moving forward’ on impeachment
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
The impeachment inquiry: “We could not ignore what the president did.”  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff talk with Scott Pelley about the impeachment inquiry of President Trump  —  Tonight, “60 Minutes” …
David Rohde / New Yorker:
The Dangerous Position of William Barr  —  Among the many Trump Administration officials who are likely to be targets of the Democrats' formal impeachment inquiry, one of the most central is the Attorney General, William Barr.  According to Justice Department officials and the whistle-blower complaint …
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Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:   John Durham's Ukrainian Leads
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Trump impeachment, ‘no one is above the law’ could backfire on Democrats
Discussion: Fox News
USA Today:   Is Donald Trump's Justice Department part of the Ukraine scandal cover-up?
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
Iran, Burisma and Hunter Biden: The Democrats' terrible decision to go all in on impeachment
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker blasts Trump for quoting pastor warning of civil war over impeachment  —  Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) on Sunday criticized President Trump for quoting a pastor saying impeachment could trigger a “Civil War-like fracture” in the country.  —  “I have visited nations ravaged by civil war,” Kinzinger tweeted.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Impeach the Malignant Fraudster  —  This is how Republicans can redeem themselves.  —  It is the clarity of Donald Trump's transgression that is most remarkable.  —  By his own admission, and backed up by the quasi-transcript released by the White House and by the whistle-blower complaint …
Discussion: Raw Story
James Arkin / Politico:
‘A stinking fish’: Dems see impeachment as weapon against Republican Senate  —  Democrats insist that their march toward impeaching President Donald Trump is simply about doing the right thing.  But a growing number of them see a real political upside, too: It might help them win back the Senate.
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Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Mohammad bin Salman denies ordering Khashoggi murder, but says he takes responsibility for it  —  Saudi Arabia's crown prince also discusses the impact of a September attack on Saudi oil facilities, and responds to allegations that a female Saudi activist has been tortured in prison
Discussion: Al Jazeera, The Week and Axios
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:   In ‘60 Minutes’ interview, Saudi crown prince denies ordering Khashoggi killing
Lauren Fox / CNN:
Stalled Ukraine military aid concerned members of Congress for months  —  (CNN)Lawmakers on Capitol Hill couldn't figure out over this past summer why nearly $400 million in aid they'd voted to go to Ukraine still wasn't in the country's coffers.  —  There was growing speculation by the end of August.
Alexander Agadjanian / New York Times:
What Democrats Could Lose With Their Left Turn  —  A survey experiment shows that some independents are already being turned off.  —  One defining feature of the Democratic primary so far has been the party's leftward turn.  In recent debates, candidates have supported policies …
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
‘Straight Shooter’ Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Held His Fire on Powerful People  —  As Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz finalizes his probe of allegations of abuses surrounding the surveillance of a Trump campaign aide, some colleagues and Republican lawmakers …
Reuters:
China has quietly doubled troop levels in Hong Kong, envoys say  —  Last month, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into this restive city.  They came in on trucks and armored cars, by bus and by ship.  —  The state news agency Xinhua described the operation as a routine …
 
 
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Impeachment Coup Analytics
Sergei Karaziy / Reuters:
Ukraine's president says Kiev unlikely to publish Trump call transcript
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
UK's Johnson denies wrongdoing as allegations mount
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Joe Biden's Digital Ads Are Disappearing. Not a Good Sign, Strategists Say.
Discussion: Political Wire
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Hispanic lawmakers eye leap to Biden
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble
 Earlier Items: 
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Thousands Rally in Moscow to Demand Release of Protesters
NBC News:
Top White House aides planning impeachment response effort
Discussion: NPR and Hullabaloo
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Trump retweets bot that replaces key words in his tweets with ‘shark’
Discussion: Slate
USA Today:
Nancy Pelosi has put the Trump impeachment inquiry on a fast track.  Here's the plan, timeline and key players
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
History will be cruel to many who saw Trump treachery and DIDN'T become whistle-blowers
Elizabeth Vaughn / RedState:
Nancy Pelosi's December 2018 Rule Changes Block Republicans From Participating In Impeachment Process
Discussion: The Last Refuge and The Mahablog
 

 
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