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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Volker Gives New Details on Giuliani's Role in Ukraine Policy — WASHINGTON — The former State Department special envoy for Ukraine told congressional investigators that Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, insisted that Ukraine specifically commit to investigate involvement …
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Raw Story and Washington Post
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BuzzFeed News:
The Former Special Envoy To Ukraine Told Congress That Trump's Biden Conspiracy “Has No Credibility To Me” — Former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker testified before members of Congress on Thursday. While the meeting was private and a full transcript has not been released, his prepared remarks were obtained by BuzzFeed News.
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Axios and Political Wire
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump's Allies Are Running Out of Excuses — It's dawning on Republicans that the normal defenses of presidential misconduct won't work this time. — When the story of the probable impeachment and perhaps removal of President Donald Trump is written, Thursday, Oct. 3, is going to be one of the big days.
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Townhall, Common Dreams and The Gateway Pundit
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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The Daily Beast:
Damning Trump Team Texts Detail Pressure Campaign on Ukraine
Damning Trump Team Texts Detail Pressure Campaign on Ukraine
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Washington Post and Just Security
The Hill:
Both sides dig in after marathon Trump-Ukraine briefing
Both sides dig in after marathon Trump-Ukraine briefing
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Townhall and twitchy.com
USA Today:
Ukraine: Text messages show U.S. diplomats believed U.S. aid was linked to Trump's demand for Biden probe
Ukraine: Text messages show U.S. diplomats believed U.S. aid was linked to Trump's demand for Biden probe
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Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three deeply problematic aspects of newly released text messages centered on the Ukraine scandal
Three deeply problematic aspects of newly released text messages centered on the Ukraine scandal
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American Prospect
CNN:
Damning text messages detail Trump pressure on Ukraine
Damning text messages detail Trump pressure on Ukraine
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Talking Points Memo, New York Times, The Nation, Washington Post, The Week, Splinter and Axios
Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The smoking texts
POLITICO Playbook: The smoking texts
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CNN, Breitbart and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, in August Call With GOP Senator, Denied Official's Claim on Ukraine Aid — President Trump denied that he had linked military aid to Ukraine with a commitment by Kyiv to investigate the 2016 presidential elections when pressed on the matter by a Republican senator in August, according to the lawmaker.
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Axios, Political Wire, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Mediaite
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.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Romney calls Trump's push for foreign dirt ‘wrong and appalling’ — Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday denounced Donald Trump for calling on China and Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden, saying the president's request is “wrong and appalling.” — The Utah Republican's statement marks …
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Associated Press, Breitbart and National Review
Will Englund / Washington Post:
Ukraine's new chief prosecutor to ‘audit’ Biden case — KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's new chief prosecutor said Friday his office will conduct an “audit” of an investigation into Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company that had recruited Hunter Biden for its board. — A criminal probe of the company …
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson OK with President Trump asking China to investigate 2020 political rival
Ron Johnson OK with President Trump asking China to investigate 2020 political rival
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The Hill, Breitbart, CNN, Washington Post, Law & Crime, Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Only Issue Left Is Trump's ‘Absolute Right’ to Solicit Collusion
The Only Issue Left Is Trump's ‘Absolute Right’ to Solicit Collusion
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump denies he will tie China trade deal to investigating Biden
Trump denies he will tie China trade deal to investigating Biden
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Vox, Fox News, The Atlantic and Political Wire
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Ukraine to Review Criminal Case on Owner of Firm Linked to Biden's Son
Ukraine to Review Criminal Case on Owner of Firm Linked to Biden's Son
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Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Lawfare, Slate and The Root
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sasse breaks with Trump's call for probe: 'Americans don't look to Chinese commies for the truth'
Sasse breaks with Trump's call for probe: 'Americans don't look to Chinese commies for the truth'
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The Atlantic and Associated Press
Defense One:
U.S. Customs Officer Harasses Defense One Journalist at Dulles Airport — Repeating “You write propaganda, right?”, officer held passport until he received an affirmative answer. — A passport screening official held a Defense One journalist's passport until he received an affirmative answer …
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Nets $24.6 Million in Third-Quarter Fund-Raising, Narrowly Trailing Bernie Sanders — Ms. Warren's total for the past three months is another sign of her strength, but she fell just shy of Mr. Sanders for the biggest haul during that period.
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Breitbart, Common Dreams and Los Angeles Magazine
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter
Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter
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Fox News, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Maybe not Trump? Never Trumpers insist they won't back Warren
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders blow past Joe Biden in fundraising race
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders blow past Joe Biden in fundraising race
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IJR and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter, reinforcing status among 2020 front-runners
Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter, reinforcing status among 2020 front-runners
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Vox
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Zuckerberg insists Facebook will be impartial toward Warren
Zuckerberg insists Facebook will be impartial toward Warren
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Mediaite
Tom Burt / Microsoft on the Issues:
Recent cyberattacks require us all to be vigilant — Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorus, which we believe originates from Iran and is linked to the Iranian government. We're sharing this for two reasons.
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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 …
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CNN:
Trump promised Xi US silence on Hong Kong democracy protests as trade talks stalled — (CNN)During a private phone call in June, President Donald Trump promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that the US would remain quiet on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong while trade talks continued, two sources familiar with the call tell CNN.
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National Review, New York Times, Financial Times and Defense One
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Mike Pence Failed in His Most Important Duty — In the throes of Watergate, Vice President Spiro Agnew was caught up in an unrelated corruption scandal. He pleaded guilty and resigned his office on October 10, 1973. — To that point, Agnew had served as a useful insurance policy for Richard Nixon …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl's Bogus Warren Accuser Exaggerated His Military Service Record — Kelvin Whelly claimed to be a Marine combat vet who took fire in Afghanistan. The Marines say that never happened. — Blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman attempted to smear another Trump foe …
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Email Leak Exposes Trump Tower Russian's Dirty Lobbying Operations — According to leaked emails from Natalia Veselniskaya, Russia's disinformation campaign may have broken U.S. law and exposed details of a witness who later fell from a window. — LONDON—The identity of the U.S. government's star witness …
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CANNONFIRE and Raw Story
The Boston Globe:
PROVIDENCE — Former UN ambassador Samantha Power said Friday she would not rule out running for the US Senate seat held by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, should Warren be elected president. — Then again, she also said she wouldn't rule out the job of Sox general manager, a job that's actually open right now.
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Politico
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Viral Video About Eating Babies at AOC Town Hall Was Staged by Pro-Trump Group — LaRouche PAC, a far-right group that supports Donald Trump, has taken credit for trolling Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a town hall meeting yesterday.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to review ruling on Louisiana abortion law — The Supreme Court will review a restrictive Louisiana law that gives the justices the chance to reconsider a recent ruling protecting abortion rights. — The court said Friday it would consider whether the 2014 law requiring doctors …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
This Supreme Court Term Will Launch a Conservative Revolution
MSNBC:
‘The law is pretty clear’: FEC chairwoman on interference — Chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, Ellen Weintraub, joins Morning Joe to discuss the law as it pertains to U.S. election interference.
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
FEC chair tweets reminder that accepting foreign help in an election is illegal after Trump urges China …
FEC chair tweets reminder that accepting foreign help in an election is illegal after Trump urges China …
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USA Today, New York Times and Shareblue Media
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Schiff's false claim his committee had not spoken to the whistleblower — “We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower, we would like to.” — We recently took Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to task for misleading reporters about the fact that he was a participant …
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Townhall, Fox News, Breitbart, IJR, twitchy.com, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, American Thinker, National Review, New York Times, Trending Politics, CNN, Politico and HuffPost
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Inspector General to Review Handling of Trump's Taxes — WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's inspector general is investigating how Treasury handled a congressional request for President Trump's tax returns, which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to turn over.
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Raw Story and Washington Post