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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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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 …
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.
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 …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department tells White House to preserve notes of Trump's calls with foreign leaders
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi fiercely defends impeachment inquiry as Trump blows up
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Here's the next fake scandal Trump thinks will save him
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Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Trump approval climbs to highest level of 2019 amid impeachment inquiry
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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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Antonia Blumberg / HuffPost:
Pence's Team Is Trying To Distance Itself From The Ukraine Scandal
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Biden, in fiery remarks, tells Trump: 'I'm not going anywhere'
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Pence: I Participated in the Ukraine Plot But Only As a Patsy
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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 …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ex-Ukraine prosecutor said he was told to back off probe of Biden-linked firm, files show
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Impeachment Bombshell That Wasn't: Mysterious Packet Sends Rumor Mill Into Overdrive
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
State Department IG Called ‘Urgent’ Meeting To Share Months-Old News Stories
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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.
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 …
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Book Alleging Biden Corruption in Ukraine Lifted Passages From Wikipedia — In more than a dozen instances, Peter Schweizer's book “Secret Empires” appears to have copied complete sentences or large parts of them from other sources. — A book that has fueled corruption allegations …
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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 …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Perilous times for President Trump: By 45%-38%, Americans support impeaching him over allegations related to Ukraine, poll finds — From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been cloaked in controversy and shadowed by investigations.
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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 …
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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 …
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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George T. Conway III / The Atlantic:
Unfit for Office — On a third-down play last season, the Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith stood in shotgun formation, five yards behind the line of scrimmage. As he called his signals, a Houston Texans cornerback, Kareem Jackson, suddenly sprinted forward from a position four yards behind the defensive line.
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.
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Associated Press:
US plans to impose tariffs on EU imports in Airbus case — The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate against illegal European Union subsidies for aviation giant Airbus.
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Trump's video taken off Twitter after band Nickelback complains — US president receives copyright censure over video that took aim at political rival Joe Biden — A video posted by Donald Trump has been removed from Twitter following a copyright claim by the rock band Nickelback.
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Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Whistlegate Reveals Some Very Chatty Minders of State Secrets — Above, an old wartime poster's warning against unguarded talk. Loose lips likely played a role in the current CIA “whistleblower” uproar. (Wikimedia) — As Democrats in Congress assess a CIA analyst's “whistleblower” …
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