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10:45 PM ET, October 2, 2019

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New York Times:
Schiff Got Early Account of Accusations as Whistle-Blower's Concerns Grew  —  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 his power days …
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New York Times:
Impeachment War Room?  Trump Does It All Himself, and That Worries Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was watching television in the White House on Wednesday morning when cable news channels started airing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Adam B. Schiff …
Discussion: Raw Story, NB Blog and Fox News
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department tells White House to preserve notes of Trump's calls with foreign leaders  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department told White House personnel on Wednesday that they must preserve all notes regarding President Donald Trump's meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders.
Discussion: The Guardian
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Here's the next fake scandal Trump thinks will save him  —  President Trump and Republicans are excitedly drawing attention to a breaking story in the New York Times that reports that the whistleblower gave advance notice to Rep. Adam Schiff about the subject of his complaint …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here's why Democrats are winning  —  The percentage of Americans in favor of impeachment is increasing — quickly.  It has gone from a clear minority view to a majority or plurality in recent polling.  Part of that progress is directly attributable to President Trump acting more unhinged by the day …
Discussion: Politico
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi fiercely defends impeachment inquiry as Trump blows up
Discussion: Washington Post, Splinter and Politico
Associated Press:   Democratic demands test Trump impeachment strategy
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Trump rides a roller coaster of grievances, victimhood and braggadocio as Finland's leader looks on
Discussion: Splinter
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Whistleblower attorney says complaint drafted ‘entirely on their own’
Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post and Breitbart
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Trump refuses to answer what he asked Ukrainian president to do about Bidens
The Daily Beast:
Biden Dirt File Has Private Email Between John Solomon and Rudy Allies  —  The email was then included in part of a misinformation dossier that the State Department Inspector General delivered to Congress.  —  A controversial right-leaning reporter at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal …
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CNN:
State Department inspector general gives Congress documents that Giuliani provided  —  (CNN)The State Department inspector general provided Congress on Wednesday with documents that included materials President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani had given to the department earlier …
Reuters:   Democrats say Trump administration used misinformation to attack U.S. diplomat
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ex-Ukraine prosecutor said he was told to back off probe of Biden-linked firm, files show
Discussion: New York Post
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Watchdog reveals mysterious attempt to smear ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Giuliani consulted on Ukraine with imprisoned Paul Manafort via a lawyer  —  In his quest to rewrite the history of the 2016 election, President Trump's personal attorney has turned to an unusual source of information: Trump's imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Discussion: Political Wire
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump involved Pence in efforts to pressure Ukraine's leader, though officials say vice president was unaware of allegations in whistleblower complaint  —  The president instructed Pence not to attend the inauguration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in May.  — Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Ashley Parker -
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Associated Press:
Pence, a loyal No. 2, finds himself caught up in impeachment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told Vice President Mike Pence to cancel his plans to attend the inauguration of Ukraine's new president earlier this year after initially pushing for him to go, according to a person familiar …
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Fox News Host Todd Starnes Out After Suggesting Democrats Worship Pagan God Moloch (Exclusive)  —  Fox News radio host and commentator Todd Starnes has been ousted from the network, its website contract and the premium subscription service Fox Nation, the company told TheWrap on Wednesday.
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Washington Post:
Odd markings, ellipses fuel doubts about the ‘rough transcript’ of Trump's Ukraine call  —  President Trump said Wednesday that his controversial July call with his Ukrainian counterpart was transcribed “word-for-word, comma-for-comma,” an assertion that fueled growing questions about the nature …
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump's Impeachment Saga Stems From a Political Hit Job Gone Bad  —  The irony of President Trump's sudden impeachment peril is that it's the unintended result of an effort to help him: a political hit job aimed at a likely opponent (Joe Biden) and funded by a major right-wing donor …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Biden responds to Trump's ‘stone-cold crooked’ slam
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
Trump diplomat met with adviser for targeted Ukraine firm
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Beneath the impeachment spin: Growing GOP concern  —  Tapper: Trump refused to answer this question  —  (CNN)What you most hear from congressional Republicans on impeachment this week is the sound of silence.  —  GOP sources tell CNN they have a good reason for that fear.
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Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
On Impeachment, the Real Political Action Is in the Senate
Discussion: National Review
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Former National Enquirer Editor Threatens Booksellers Over Ronan Farrow Exposé  —  Dylan Howard has hired a high-powered law-firm to quash the New Yorker writer's forthcoming book.  —  Former top National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard is using high-powered law firms that practice in Britain …
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Victim's brother hugs ex-cop after sentencing in wrong-apartment murder  —  Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison for the fatal 2018 killing of an innocent man she shot when she mistakenly entered his apartment believing it was her own.
Tom Winter / NBC News:
DOJ joins Trump lawsuit seeking to block release of his tax returns  —  The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is seeking the financial records as part of a probe into hush money payments to two women claiming affairs with Trump.  —  The Justice Department is joining President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Takes Trump's Side In NY DA Tax Return Fight
Discussion: Axios
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Trump's plans for major expansion of Turnberry resort rejected  —  The Trump Organisation's plans for a major expansion of its flagship Scottish resort by building swaths of housing and luxury villas have been thwarted, further jeopardising efforts by the US president's company …
Discussion: Political Wire
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘You Sound a Little Slurry’: Corey Lewandowski Called Out By Fox Host for Acting Drunk on the Air in Wild Interview  —  A Fox Business host accused former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski of being drunk on the air Wednesday.  —  In a wild interview on Kennedy …
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.
Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart and Political Wire
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
MAGA Activist Karyn Turk Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud After Stealing From Her Mother  —  Pro-Trump activist and right-wing commentator Karyn Turk has been the subject of a few posts here on Right Wing Watch, mostly stemming from her appearances on Bill Mitchell's “YourVoice America” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events for now  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders' campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances “until further notice.”
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:   Bernie Sanders Is Now Facing Something He Hates: Physical Limitations And A Focus On Himself
Josie Albertson-Grove / UnionLeader.com:
Granite Status: Front-runners holding out on 3rd-quarter fundraising  —  When he spoke with reporters in Manchester on Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden's campaign manager Greg Schultz said the campaign would announce the Biden campaign's third-quarter haul when the Federal Elections Commission requires, on Oct. 15.
CNN:
Historians on Trump: We've never seen anything like this  —  Opinion by Elizabeth A. Cobbs, Kyle Longley, Kenneth Osgood and Jeremi Suri  —  Editor's note: Elizabeth A. Cobbs is the Melbern Glasscock Chair in American history at Texas A&M University and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Why Lefties Should Watch Fox News  —  The network's internal strife offers the truest picture of how impeachment might play on the right.  —  I try to limit my intake of 24-hour cable TV news, because as a medium, on balance, I think it's bad for America.  Though Facebook has suffered …
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants  —  The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin testing on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.  —  The Trump administration is moving to begin collecting DNA samples from hundreds …
Discussion: The Verge, The Week and Gizmodo
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Junior Partner at Silicon Valley Law Firm DLA Piper: Boss Sexually Assaulted Me 4 Times, Company Ignored It  —  Vanina Guerrero was hired at the multinational firm's Silicon Valley corporate practice in Sept. 2018.  Less than a year later, she claims she became “a shell” of her former self.
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 …
New York Times:
This Experiment Has Some Great News for Our Democracy  —  The idea that our divisions are entrenched and unbridgeable is overstated.  —  Mr. Fishkin and Mr. Diamond lead the research for America in One Room, a new election survey experiment.  —  As the presidential primaries approach …
Discussion: CNN
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Upton supports an inquiry into Trump, but not one with impeachment in front of its name  —  Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, a moderate Republican who has been critical of President Trump in the past, said Wednesday that he supports an inquiry into the president's actions pertaining …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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