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New York Times:
Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigating Biden  —  WASHINGTON — Two of President Trump's top envoys to Ukraine worked on a statement for the country's new president in August that would have committed Ukraine to pursuing investigations sought by Mr. Trump into his political rivals …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Ordered Ukraine Ambassador Removed After Complaints From Giuliani, Others  —  Marie Yovanovitch dismissed after Trump allies said she was blocking Biden probe and bad-mouthing president, people familiar with the matter say  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump ordered the removal of the ambassador …
Washington Post:
IRS whistleblower said to report Treasury political appointee might have tried to interfere in audit of Trump or Pence  —  An Internal Revenue Service official has filed a whistleblower complaint reporting that he was told at least one Treasury Department political appointee attempted …
CNN:
Trump raised Biden with Xi in June call housed in highly secure server  —  Washington (CNN)When President Donald Trump suggested — without prompting — that China should investigate Joe Biden and his son, he thrust another political grudge into what was already the world's most complicated and consequential relationship.
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson OK with President Trump asking China to investigate 2020 political rival  —  U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks with members of the media after meeting with the Middleton Chamber of Commerce at Serendipity Labs in Madison on Thursday.  Johnson Thursday said that there was nothing wrong …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Ukraine to Review Criminal Case of Firm Linked to Biden's Son  —  KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's top prosecutor said on Friday that he would review several important cases previously handled by his predecessors, including a criminal case involving a natural gas company that employed a son of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Discussion: Lawfare
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Energy Secretary Rick Perry eyeing exit in November  —  Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to announce his resignation from the administration by the end of November, according to three people familiar with his plans.  —  Perry, who had been Texas' longest-serving governor …
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
GOP senator says he doesn't remember signing 2016 letter urging ‘reform’ of Ukraine prosecutor's office  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told reporters Thursday he did not recall signing a letter urging reforms in the office of the Ukrainian prosecutor President Trump has alleged former Vice …
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
‘Crazy to withhold security assistance’ to Ukraine for political purposes: Top US diplomat  —  In newly disclosed text messages shared with Congress, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine at the time writes to a group of other American diplomats that “I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign.”
CNN:   Damning text messages detail Trump pressure on Ukraine
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three deeply problematic aspects of newly released text messages centered on the Ukraine scandal
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The smoking texts
Wall Street Journal:   Ukraine to Review Investigations Into Firm Linked to Biden's Son
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Rick Perry Created AI Office Within Energy Dept. Despite Wife's Investments
Discussion: The Week
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump wanted Ukraine's president to launch investigations before face-to-face meeting, State Dept. texts show
NBC News:
Giuliani says State Dept vowed to investigate after he gave Ukraine docs to Pompeo
Discussion: The Bulwark
Financial Times:
Donald Trump encourages China to investigate Bidens
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Rick Perry planning to step down as energy secretary by year end
Discussion: CNN, New York Times, KTLA and The Week
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Schiff's Shifty Timeline  —  What did the House Intel Committee chairman know and when did he know it?  —  If the latest impeachment push continues to backfire, Democrats can thank their duplicitous House Intelligence chairman, Adam Schiff.  —  The New York Times reported this week that the …
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NPR:
Republican Rep. Jim Banks Discusses The Latest Impeachment Inquiry Developments
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Did Donald Trump Just Self-Impeach?  —  In the ten days since the House of Representatives launched its impeachment inquiry, President Trump has spoken and tweeted thousands of words in public.  He has called the investigation a “coup” and the press “deranged.”
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Washington Post:   Trump is now publicly abusing his oath of office
Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump's impeachment polling is historically unprecedented  —  Lemon and Cuomo debate if there's enough to impeach Trump  —  (CNN)The poll numbers are in on impeachment, and it's not good news for President Donald Trump.  A clear plurality of Americans approve of the House's impeachment inquiry into Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Graham Piro / Washington Free Beacon:
Tlaib: Democrats Looking Into How to Arrest Trump Officials
Discussion: Washington Post
Axios:
Scoop: Trump letter dares Pelosi to hold vote on impeachment inquiry  —  The White House is planning to send Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter as soon as Friday arguing that President Trump and his team can ignore lawmakers' demands until she holds a full House vote formally approving an impeachment inquiry …
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Axios:
Trump's impeach-me strategy
Discussion: The White House and The Guardian
Joseph Morton / Associated Press:
'Americans don't look to Chinese commies for the truth': Sasse decries Trump's call for probe  —  “If the Biden kid broke laws by selling his name to Beijing, that's a matter for American courts, not communist tyrants running torture camps,” Sen. Ben Sasse told The World-Herald on Thursday.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sasse breaks with Trump's call for probe: 'Americans don't look to Chinese commies for the truth'  —  Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) pushed back strongly on Thursday night against President Trump's suggestion that the Chinese government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent …:
Three Chairs Provide Update on Investigative Work, Volker Testimony & Text Messages  —  f t # e  —  Washington—Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs received testimony from Ambassador Kurt Volker …
Discussion: Common Dreams
NBC News:
Another GOP senator breaks from Trump to defend Ukraine whistleblower  —  “I stand with Chuck Grassley on this,” Ernst said, referring to Iowa's other Republican senator who defended the unnamed whistleblower.  —  Another Republican senator is speaking out in defense of the intelligence …
Discussion: Axios
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Pelosi: 'I'm very worried' about whistleblower's safety
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'You're making him a further victim': Dems fume over DNC treatment of Biden  —  The Republican National Committee and its chair, Ronna McDaniel, have been blasting out dozens of tweets ripping Joe Biden — and Democratic impeachment efforts — for days on end.  Donald Trump has been busy doing the same.
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New York Times:
Pence Makes Clear There Is No Daylight Between Him and Trump  —  The vice president has risen to his boss's defense at a moment of crisis that some Republicans fear could inflict lasting damage on them both.  —  WASHINGTON — He held firm when the “Access Hollywood” tape nearly ended President Trump's 2016 campaign.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Trump Voters Stick With Him  —  An imagined conversation with Flyover Man.  —  Urban Guy: I hope you read the rough transcript of that Trump phone call with the Ukrainian president.  Trump clearly used public power to ask a foreign leader to dig up dirt on his political opponent.
The Daily Caller:
Tucker And Patel: The Truth About Impeachment  —  Donald Trump should not have been on the phone with a foreign head of state encouraging another country to investigate his political opponent, Joe Biden.  Some Republicans are trying, but there's no way to spin this as a good idea.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Being Donald Trump: Inside the World Where Conspiracies Are Reality  —  What reality looks like from inside Trump World.  —  In interview after interview over the past few weeks Rudy Giuliani has provided plenty of fodder for those who believe him to be a few cans short of a 30-pack.
 
 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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