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10:00 AM ET, September 30, 2019

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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.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump
Discussion: 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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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.
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:   Trump's PR Meltdown
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
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani — international man of mystery
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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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘Beyond repugnant’: GOP congressman slams Trump for warning of ‘civil war’ over impeachment  —  As Democrats begin an impeachment inquiry, President Trump spent Sunday vigorously defending himself on Twitter and sharing cable news clips of his most ardent devotees insisting that he did nothing wrong …
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
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Washington at war: Dems aim for speedy impeachment push as Trump threatens whistleblower
Discussion: The Bulwark and Althouse
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant
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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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
GOP split over impeachment pushback as Democrats plow ahead
Discussion: Eschaton
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Enough’: Trump's ex-homeland security adviser ‘disturbed,’ …
Discussion: Hoover Institution
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 …
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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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Impeach the Malignant Fraudster
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway, Vox and Politico
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
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
 
 
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
With the Affordable Care Act's future in doubt, evidence grows that it has saved lives
Rory Cooper / The Daily Beast:
We'll Deserve What We Get if Republicans Can't Say Trump's Wrong
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben White / Politico:
How impeachment could shape the Trump economy
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
The Toll of Me Too Assessing the costs for those who came forward.
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
‘Straight Shooter’ Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Held His Fire on Powerful People
Reuters:
China has quietly doubled troop levels in Hong Kong, envoys say
Discussion: National Review and NPR
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
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
UK's Johnson denies wrongdoing as allegations mount
Lauren Fox / CNN:
Stalled Ukraine military aid concerned members of Congress for months
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Hispanic lawmakers eye leap to Biden
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
John Durham's Ukrainian Leads
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Thousands Rally in Moscow to Demand Release of Protesters
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Trump impeachment, ‘no one is above the law’ could backfire on Democrats
Discussion: Fox News
David Rohde / New Yorker:
The Dangerous Position of William Barr
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Mohammad bin Salman denies ordering Khashoggi murder, but says he takes responsibility for it
Discussion: Al Jazeera, The Week and Axios
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Paul vs. Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent streams

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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