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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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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
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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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Owner of Firm Tied to Hunter Biden Will Be Subject of Ukraine Prosecutor's Review — KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's top prosecutor said on Friday he would audit several important cases previously handled by his predecessors, including a criminal case involving the owner of a natural gas company …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson says he was blocked by President Trump from telling Ukraine foreign aid was coming
Ron Johnson says he was blocked by President Trump from telling Ukraine foreign aid was coming
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Will Englund / Washington Post:
Ukraine's new chief prosecutor to ‘audit’ Biden case
Ukraine's new chief prosecutor to ‘audit’ Biden case
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New York Times:
Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigating Biden
Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigating Biden
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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
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
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Testimony From Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker Directly Contradicts Democrats' Impeachment Narrative
Testimony From Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker Directly Contradicts Democrats' Impeachment Narrative
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Townhall and The Last Refuge
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 …
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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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 and The Daily Caller
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Maybe not Trump? Never Trumpers insist they won't back Warren
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Nets $24.6 Million in Third-Quarter Fund-Raising, Narrowly Trailing Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren Nets $24.6 Million in Third-Quarter Fund-Raising, Narrowly Trailing Bernie Sanders
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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
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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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Mitt Romney Calls Trump's Ukraine Call, China Comments ‘Brazen And Unprecedented’ — The Republican senator from Utah doubled down on his criticisms of the president in a series of tweets Friday morning. — While many in the GOP hem and haw their way around impeachment, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) isn't holding back.
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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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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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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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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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Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
How Devin Nunes is defending Trump on impeachment: Sowing doubt on Fox News — Investigating the investigators. Nightly appearances on Fox News to sow doubt about the integrity of an investigation threatening the White House. Accusing Democrats of being “unhinged,” then criticizing the “mainstream media” for covering it.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Intel's top watchdog testifies as Trump's Ukraine mess spirals
Intel's top watchdog testifies as Trump's Ukraine mess spirals
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NBC News:
White House plans to spurn Democrats' request for documents in impeachment inquiry — Democrats have said the White House failure to produce the material, which was requested this week with a Friday deadline, would be used as evidence of obstruction in impeachment proceedings.
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Why Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should resign
Why Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should resign
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BuzzFeed News, The Guardian, Hullabaloo and POLITICUSUSA
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Inspector General to Review Handling of Trump's Tax Returns — 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, Political Wire and Washington Post
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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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
When a Vice President Becomes a Threat
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
New York Times Kavanaugh book bombs, just 3,120 sold, Amazon rank #6,795 — The latest book on Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a critical biography from two New York Times reporters that made new sexual assault charges that were immediately undermined, has suffered an epic sales crash, according to publishing insiders.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to review ruling on Louisiana abortion law
Supreme Court to review ruling on Louisiana abortion law
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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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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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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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TIME:
Exclusive: Trump Shows ‘No Interest’ in New North Korea Missile Threat, Prepares Diplomatic Offer — As new examples emerge of President Donald Trump taking aim at political rivals in his conversations with foreign leaders, worried national security officials are warning that when it comes …
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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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