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8:45 AM ET, October 1, 2019

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Washington Post:
Attorney General Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016  —  Attorney General William P. Barr has held private meetings overseas with foreign intelligence officials seeking their help in a Justice Department inquiry that President Trump hopes …
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New York Times:
Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry's Origins  —  The discussion was another instance of the president using American diplomacy for potential personal gain.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed the Australian prime minister during a recent telephone call …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump may have lied to Mueller, House Democrats say  —  Lawyers for the House of Representatives revealed on Monday that they have reason to believe that the grand-jury redactions in special counsel Robert Mueller's report show that President Donald Trump lied about his knowledge of his campaign's contacts with WikiLeaks.
Discussion: Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Envisions Senate Trial if House Passes Articles of Impeachment  —  Ukraine's Zelensky says he won't release record of July 25 call with Trump  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he would hold a trial in the Senate if the House approved articles of impeachment …
Wall Street Journal:
Pompeo Took Part in Ukraine Call, Official Says
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
BREAKING: Letter From Australian Official Emerges That Casts Doubt On Report From New York Times
NBC News:
Pompeo was on Trump-Ukraine call at center of impeachment inquiry
Discussion: Splinter and Axios
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Barr asked Trump for introductions to Italy, Australia in Russia probe review
Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Claims About Biden Aren't ‘Unsupported.’ They're Lies.  —  The president's accusations turn reality on its head and the media should say so.  —  On Sept. 24, 2015, Geoffrey Pyatt, then the American ambassador to Ukraine, spoke in Odessa about the scourge of corruption.
Discussion: Daily Kos and IJR
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CNN:
Ukrainians named in whistleblower report say Trump's lawyer was clear about his hunt for dirt on Bidens
Discussion: Daily Kos
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders's Campaign Gets Summer Funding Boost  —  Political candidates often find the third quarter the most difficult time of year to raise money because donors go on vacation  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $25.3 million in the past three months for his Democratic presidential bid …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Washington Post:   Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $25.3 million in third quarter, campaign says
Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:
Sanders sets high bar with $25.3 million Q3 haul, Buttigieg falls short of his Q2
Discussion: Politico
Rick Klein / ABC News:   The Note: Trump complicates own defenses on impeachment
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:   Buttigieg Casts Himself as Alternative to Biden Amid Trump Drama
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP defenses for Trump's Ukraine call quickly collapse under scrutiny  — Trump, his aides and select allies in Congress have feverishly sought to redirect a whistleblower's complaints toward Democratic adversaries.  — Yet even cursory scrutiny of evidence that has emerged so far knocks …
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Washington Post:
Trump amps up attacks on whistleblower as some Republicans call for more strategic response to impeachment  —  President Trump continued to escalate his scorched-earth campaign against a whistleblower who accused him of pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rivals …
Sarah Longwell / NBC News:   Republicans who back an impeachment inquiry can save the country — and the GOP
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
There's another whistleblower complaint.  It's about Trump's tax returns.  —  Hey, have you heard about this whistleblower complaint?  —  An unnamed civil servant is alleging serious interference in government business.  If the allegations are true, they could be a game-changer.
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  September 30, 2019 - Support For Impeachment Grows Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Of Voters Approve Of Impeachment Inquiry  —  American voters are divided on impeaching and removing President Trump from office, 47 - 47 percent - closing a 20 point gap …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Favorite Democrat Will Not Budge on Impeachment
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact check: Were whistleblower rules changed before Ukraine complaint?  —  “The law was not changed.  What happened was a form was changed.  A form cannot change the law,” one attorney told NBC News.  —  President Donald Trump and his allies advanced a conspiracy theory about the Ukraine whistleblower …
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Washington Post:   As Trump lashes out at whistleblower, analysts fear law offers meager protection
CNN:
Kamala Harris reshapes senior staff to streamline struggling presidential campaign  —  (CNN)California Sen. Kamala Harris plans to restructure her struggling presidential campaign, sources with knowledge of the staffing plans tell CNN.  —  The changes represent the clearest sign to date that Harris …
Discussion: Fox News
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Kamala Harris shakes up flailing campaign
Discussion: Political Wire
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said.  Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice.  —  The evidence is too weak to justify telling individuals to eat less beef and pork, according to new research.  The findings “erode public trust,” critics said.  —  Public health officials for years have urged Americans …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook against critics and the US government  —  In two hours of leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook employees against critics, competitors, and the US government.  —  July should have been a relief for Facebook.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump team scrambles to formulate an impeachment plan  —  A week after House Democrats jump-started their impeachment inquiry, the White House has yet to converge on any single plan, strategy or even unified messaging to fight back.  —  All the talk about setting up a so-called war room inside …
Discussion: The Root and Talking Points Memo
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump cranks up grievance machine
Discussion: Associated Press and LifeZette
Alex Pascal / New York Times:
Did the Trump White House Mishandle the Ukraine Call Memo?  —  What the whistle-blower describes is highly unusual and cause for concern.  —  Mr. Pascal oversaw the system for producing and editing national security memorandums in the Obama White House.  —  The whistle-blower complaint …
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Michael McFaul / Washington Post:
Here's what a presidential phone call with a foreign leader looks like in a normal White House
Discussion: The Resurgent
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Join Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Disclosure of Tax Returns  —  The U.S. is set to file a submission in the case by Wednesday  —  NEW YORK—The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan said Monday that the U.S. would participate in a lawsuit filed by President Trump that seeks to block …
Miami Herald:
‘He conned us from day one’: Giuliani's Ukraine ally leaves trail of South Florida debts  —  Over the summer, Dianne and Michael Pues got an ominous phone call from the business partner of a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur who owes the couple more than $500,000 over a movie deal gone bad.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Hong Kong Police Shoot a Protester With a Live Bullet for the First Time  —  HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Tuesday shot a demonstrator with a live round for the first time during the city's monthslong protest movement, three pro-democracy lawmakers said, escalating the territory's political crisis …
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Ukraine call ‘starting to seem like a political set up’  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) called out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a tweet, saying the Ukraine call at the center of a scandal involving President Trump “is starting to seem like a political set up.”
Discussion: LifeZette, Raw Story and twitchy.com
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton and Ukraine  —  A letter released Monday raises questions beyond the Bidens.  —  The Biden clan still needs to explain why a vice president's son was enjoying a $50,000-per-month gig for which his principal qualification appears to have been his last name.
Discussion: Breitbart, Instapundit and Politico
 
 
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