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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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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 — Up until a few weeks ago, Ukraine had always been something of a backwater in U.S. politics and diplomacy — in a good way. The megadonors and social peacocks who preside over U.S. embassies elsewhere in Europe were nowhere to be found in Kiev.
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Liberty Unyielding and The Guardian
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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CNN:
Rudy Giuliani — international man of mystery
Rudy Giuliani — international man of mystery
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The American Spectator, Washington Post and Splinter
Los Angeles Times:
Former Ukraine prosecutor says he saw no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden
Former Ukraine prosecutor says he saw no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden
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Power Line, Fox News, The Daily Caller and HuffPost
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, Politico and NBC News
Kat Tenbarge / Business Insider:
Trump reportedly worked with 2 ‘off the books’ …
Trump reportedly worked with 2 ‘off the books’ …
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The Daily Beast
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report
Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report
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Occupy Democrats, Vanity Fair and Politico
USA Today:
Nancy Pelosi has put the Trump impeachment inquiry on a fast track. Here's the plan, timeline and key players
Nancy Pelosi has put the Trump impeachment inquiry on a fast track. Here's the plan, timeline and key players
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The Guardian
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
The Integrity of the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
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 …
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HuffPost, Splinter and twitchy.com
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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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.
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The Bulwark and Althouse
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
John Durham's Ukrainian Leads — What the prosecutor has found may be quite different from what the Democrats are looking for. — Americans often boast that we are a nation of laws, but for the moment laws appear to play a decidedly secondary role in the drama we are living in and—hopefully—through.
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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 …
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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Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Enough’: Trump's ex-homeland security adviser ‘disturbed,’ …
‘Enough’: Trump's ex-homeland security adviser ‘disturbed,’ …
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Hoover Institution
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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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump
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New York Times and Axios
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 Wall Street Journal
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
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 …
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Raw Story
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 …
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 …
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
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Al Jazeera, The Week and Axios
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