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New York Times:
Schiff, House Intel Chairman, Got Early Account of Whistle-Blower's Accusations — WASHINGTON — The Democratic head of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, learned about the outlines of a C.I.A. officer's concerns that President Trump had abused …
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FLASHBACK: Adam Schiff Lies, Insists: “We Have Not Spoken Directly With The Whistleblower” … On 9/17/19, Rep. Adam Schiff said on Morning Joe that “we have not spoken directly with the whistleblower.” However, Patrick Boland, a spokesman for Rep. Adam Schiff, admitted to the New York Times …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump refuses to answer what he asked Ukrainian president to do about Bidens
Trump refuses to answer what he asked Ukrainian president to do about Bidens
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Political Wire
The Guardian:
Democrats issue warning over Trump's ‘dangerous’ whistleblower attacks - live
Democrats issue warning over Trump's ‘dangerous’ whistleblower attacks - live
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Balloon Juice
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Schiff calls Trump's whistleblower tweets “an incitement of violence”
Schiff calls Trump's whistleblower tweets “an incitement of violence”
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Althouse
Catherine Philp / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Donald Trump impeachment: President called Boris Johnson for help to discredit Mueller inquiry — President Trump personally contacted Boris Johnson to ask for help as he tried to discredit the Mueller investigation into possible connections between Russia and his 2016 election campaign, The Times understands.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Called Boris Johnson for Help Discrediting Mueller Inquiry: Report — President Trump called Boris Johnson to ask for help in discrediting Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, The Times of London reports. Trump is said to have called Johnson on July 26 …
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Vanity Fair and The Daily Beast
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Dereliction of William Barr
The Dereliction of William Barr
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CNN, The Guardian and Fox News
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Do Republicans See the Strategy to Discredit the Barr Investigation?
Do Republicans See the Strategy to Discredit the Barr Investigation?
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Townhall and The New Neo
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Ukraine Was Still Checking Its Bank Account For US Aid For A Month After The Trump Call — KIEV, Ukraine — When Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with President Donald Trump in the now-infamous July 25 phone call, he believed $391 million worth of military aid was already on its way to Kiev …
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Pompeo Pushed Out His Own Ukraine Rep to Squash a Growing Scandal
Pompeo Pushed Out His Own Ukraine Rep to Squash a Growing Scandal
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The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Mediaite, CNN and Raw Story
New York Times:
Pompeo Confirms He Listened to Trump's Call to Ukraine President
Pompeo Confirms He Listened to Trump's Call to Ukraine President
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Trump demanded a Ukraine policy review. Months later, no one will say what happened.
Trump demanded a Ukraine policy review. Months later, no one will say what happened.
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Talking Points Memo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
On Ukraine, Pompeo offered a master class in misleading the public using facts
On Ukraine, Pompeo offered a master class in misleading the public using facts
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The Federalist, HuffPost and CNN
Anita Kumar / Politico:
A Trump hotel mystery: Giant reservations followed by empty rooms — House investigators are looking into an allegation that groups — including at least one foreign government — tried to ingratiate themselves to President Donald Trump by booking rooms at his hotels but never staying in them.
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Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Reason, Shareblue Media, Daily Kos and Raw Story
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Pelosi says Trump ‘scared’ of impeachment inquiry in exclusive ABC News interview — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is “scared” of the impeachment inquiry she launched last week centered on a whistleblower complaint alleging he pressured Ukraine …
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and Deseret News
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
'We're not fooling around' says House Democrat leading impeachment probe
'We're not fooling around' says House Democrat leading impeachment probe
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Support for impeaching Trump hits new high — Support for impeaching President Donald Trump is growing. — A batch of recent polling confirms the Democratic impeachment push is gaining steam — including a new POLITICO/Morning Consult survey that shows for the first time that more voters support …
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USA Today, CNN, The Guardian, Ipsos, Vanity Fair, The Root, Raw Story and Washington Times
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Republicans are saying privately about impeachment
POLITICO Playbook: What Republicans are saying privately about impeachment
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Fox News, New York Times, Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
Vincent Wood / The Independent:
Trump shouted 'you're making me look like an idiot' at White House staff, report claims — Officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and aide Stephen Miller berated over border policy — Donald Trump reportedly told aides and cabinet ministers they were making him look like an …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump envisioned border moat ‘stocked with snakes or alligators’
Trump envisioned border moat ‘stocked with snakes or alligators’
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Washington Post, CNN, ABC News and The Gateway Pundit
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
No Change in Trump Reelect Prospects — Warren and Biden lead Dem ‘beauty contest’ — West Long Branch, NJ - Recent events have not moved public opinion in either direction on whether President Donald Trump deserves a second term. His reelection bid remains underwater, with particular signs of weakness among critical voting blocs.
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Breitbart and Political Wire
Abbey Marshall / Politico:
Putin jokes that Moscow plans to meddle in the 2020 election — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday appeared to revel in the ongoing political maelstrom in the U.S., jokingly admitting to plans for future election meddling. — When asked whether Russia would interfere in the 2020 election cycle …
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Black Voters Prefer Establishment Candidates Over Liberal Alternatives — Black voters effectively delivered Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. She and Sen. Bernie Sanders ran about evenly among white voters, but black voters overwhelmingly backed Clinton.
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Maya King / Politico:
Warren gets ‘dramatic shift’ in support from black voters
Warren gets ‘dramatic shift’ in support from black voters
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National Review, Morning Consult, Vox and Mediaite
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Fox News Host Todd Starnes Out After Suggesting Democrats Worship Pagan God Moloch (Exclusive) — TheWrap has learned that Todd Starnes' contract at Fox News is not being renewed. The host will no longer be working at the network, its website, or its premium subscription service, Fox Nation.
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Axios:
Bernie Sanders has surgery for artery blockage, cancels campaign events — 2020 contender Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign announced Wednesday that he underwent surgery to insert two stents after blockage was found in an artery. — Why it matters: Senior adviser Jeff Weaver said the 78-year-old candidate …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders has heart stent procedure after chest discomfort
Sanders has heart stent procedure after chest discomfort
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
With impeachment looming, the news media is growing a spine. It needs stiffening. — Scott Pelley of CBS pushed back hard Sunday when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried to spin him on Sunday's “60 Minutes.” — So did Chris Wallace of Fox News when Trump aide Stephen Miller refused …
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Donald Trump's Sons Have Sold More Than $100 Million Of His Real Estate Since He Took Office — There are big dreams, and then there are Trump-size dreams, ones that demand capital letters and tower over cities. They are what nudged Donald Trump's grandfather Friedrich from Germany to New York …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former North Carolina State Political Party Chairman Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to The FBI — The former chairman of a North Carolina state political party pleaded guilty today to making a false statement to the FBI in connection with a federal investigation into the attempted bribery …
New York Times:
'We're Not Fooling Around': House Democrats Vow to Subpoena White House — Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, said he did “not take this step lightly.” — WASHINGTON — House Democrats said Wednesday they planned to subpoena …
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Above the Law, Vox, CNBC, Breitbart and Political Wire
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Will Trump Ever Leave the White House? — It's a loaded question — with no obvious answer. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality. — Since 2015, we have been worrying about how much danger Donald Trump posed to democracy.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Fox News
New York Times:
Was There Another Cover-Up In Response to the Whistle-Blower? — The Justice Department should have shared a campaign-finance investigation with the Federal Election Commission. — Mr. Geltzer and Mr. Katyal are law professors at Georgetown. — One of the first things new prosecutors …
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Raw Story
Todd Richmond / Star Tribune:
Ag secretary: No guarantee small dairy farms will survive — MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump's agriculture secretary said Tuesday during a stop in Wisconsin that he doesn't know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves toward a factory farm model.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Eric Posner / Project Syndicate:
The Impeachment Trap — America's Democrats have made a serious mistake by launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. They are replaying the Republican impeachment of Bill Clinton in 1998, a futile exercise that damaged Republicans, enhanced Clinton's power, and caused institutional damage as well.
EU Press Room:
Statement by the European Commission following President Jean-Claude Juncker's phone call with Prime Minister Boris Johnson — President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke to Prime Minister Johnson on the phone this afternoon. The Prime Minister informed the President about the contents …
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Politico and MerrionStreet
Kate Smith / CBS News:
Planned Parenthood has been building a secret abortion “mega-clinic” in Illinois — After over a year of secret construction, Planned Parenthood announced its newest abortion facility on Wednesday: an 18,000-square-foot mega-clinic in southern Illinois. The new location is just 13 miles away …
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Politico, Common Dreams, HuffPost, National Review and The Daily Caller