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Jeff Flake / Washington Post:
Fellow Republicans, there's still time to save your souls — Jeff Flake, a Republican, represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019. He is a resident fellow at Harvard University and a contributor to CBS News. — Two years ago I stood in the Senate chamber and said …
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James Arkin / Politico:
Democrats see impeachment as landmine for 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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Raw Story
New York Times:
Back Home, House Democrats Tread Carefully on Impeachment and 2020
Back Home, House Democrats Tread Carefully on Impeachment and 2020
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Pirate's Cove
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump
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Axios
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” …
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Trump's PR Meltdown — If the facts are against you, argue the law. — If the law is against you, argue the facts. — If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell. — ― Carl Sandburg — Hi Republicans. — Long time, no talk.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Whistleblower's lawyer says $50,000 bounty issued to identify client — The intelligence whistleblower whose complaint on the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine triggered an impeachment inquiry into the president fears for their safety, letters released Sunday night show.
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Talking Points Memo, NBC News and Washington Post
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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Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
How the diplomatic pros lost Ukraine to Trump
How the diplomatic pros lost Ukraine to Trump
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Progress Pond, Liberty Unyielding, HuffPost and The Guardian
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Misleading Trump tweet claims Ukraine whistleblower complaint “not holding up”
Misleading Trump tweet claims Ukraine whistleblower complaint “not holding up”
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani — international man of mystery
Rudy Giuliani — international man of mystery
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Hullabaloo, Hoover Institution and The American Spectator
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it?
Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it?
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Talking Points Memo and Breitbart
NBC News:
Trump allies pushed Biden-Ukraine allegations at key moments in campaign timeline
Trump allies pushed Biden-Ukraine allegations at key moments in campaign timeline
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Politico and The Resurgent
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Biden Campaign Urges TV Networks to Stop Booking Giuliani
Biden Campaign Urges TV Networks to Stop Booking Giuliani
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Associated Press, The Week, Splinter, RealClearPolitics, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA, Townhall and Political Wire
Reuters:
Kremlin says disclosure of Trump-Putin phone calls would need Russian consent — MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Washington would need Russian consent to publish transcripts of phone calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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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 …
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News Agency UNIAN and POLITICUSUSA
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant
U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant
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Talking Points Memo and IJR
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.
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, RealClearPolitics, Reason, Rolling Stone, The Gateway Pundit, Progress Pond, JONATHAN TURLEY and IJR
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Irin Carmon / The Cut:
Another Woman Says Al Franken Groped Her — The cover story New York published this week centers on the stories of women and men who came forward about sexual abuse and harassment — and one who has not yet done so. In the issue, a woman who says former U.S. senator Al Franken groped …
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HuffPost, The Week, Political Wire and Jezebel
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 …
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
What's the Matter With Republicans? — Trump has given them another chance to break away. Why won't they take it? — In a sane world, the reaction of Republicans to the “memorandum of telephone conversation” between President Trump and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Joe Biden's Digital Ads Are Disappearing. Not a Good Sign, Strategists Say. — In a race where many voters are following politics online, Mr. Biden's pullback is a striking and potentially worrisome sign about his appeal among the digitally active. — Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s presidential campaign …
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Political Wire
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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Foreign Policy, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, The Week, Washington Post and ABC News
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
GOP split over impeachment pushback as Democrats plow ahead
GOP split over impeachment pushback as Democrats plow ahead
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble — WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — Bernie Sanders was on the final leg of a barnstorming tour through Iowa last week that he hoped would persuade voters he's the best candidate to take on President Donald Trump. He had crisscrossed the state at typical breakneck speed …
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
GOP Shows Russian Trolls How It's Done With Whistleblower Smear — Trump has joined an army of conservative commentators in pushing a false story involving an obscure government form, a Trump official, and the whistleblower. — From Donald Trump on down, prominent Republicans used part …
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Judd at Popular Information / Popular Information:
Huge “Police Lives Matter” Facebook page run from Kosovo, pushed misinformation about U.S. cops — This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter. You can get independent accountability journalism in your inbox every week. Sign up here: — Subscribe
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Hints at Civil War But He Launched a War on Facts — It's not just the president's phone calls to Ukraine that are a problem. Now there's more. — SHARE THIS ARTICLE — Share — Tweet — Post — Email — The president of the United States suggested on Twitter …
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Defense One, Outside the Beltway, CNN, twitchy.com and Vox
Melody Gutierrez / Los Angeles Times:
California will allow college athletes to profit from endorsements under bill signed by Newsom — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that would allow California athletes to earn money from the use of their names, images and likenesses, despite warnings from the National Collegiate Athletic Assn …
Ian Cobain / Middle East Eye:
EXCLUSIVE: Twitter executive for Middle East is British Army ‘psyops’ soldier — Head of editorial for MENA is part-time officer in the 77th Brigade, an ‘information warfare’ unit which has worked on ‘behavioural change’ projects in the region — The senior Twitter executive …
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Don't sleep on Wilbur Ross — The secretary of commerce is 10th in line for the presidency, which is close enough to be important and far away enough to be complacent. Wilbur Ross, the current secretary, is nearly 82, which is old enough to get away with a nap during business hours …