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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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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.
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Damning Trump Team Texts Detail Pressure Campaign on Ukraine
Discussion: Washington Post and Just Security
The Hill:
Both sides dig in after marathon Trump-Ukraine briefing
Discussion: 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
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three deeply problematic aspects of newly released text messages centered on the Ukraine scandal
Discussion: American Prospect
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.
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 …
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 …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sasse breaks with Trump's call for probe: 'Americans don't look to Chinese commies for the truth'
Discussion: 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 …
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign said Friday it raised $24.6 million in the third quarter and has $25.7 million cash on hand, further solidifying her rise to the top tier in the Democratic primary.
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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
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren raises $24.6 million in third quarter, reinforcing status among 2020 front-runners
Discussion: Vox
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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Washington Post:
Iranians tried to hack U.S. presidential campaign in effort that targeted hundreds, Microsoft says
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: JustOneMinute
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USA Today:
How Democrats should impeach Trump: A searing constitutional duty, a plan from 2 realists
Discussion: New Republic
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.
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
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
Discussion: The Bulwark, The Root and Rolling Stone
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James LaPorta / Newsweek:   Ex-Marine who claimed sexual involvement with Elizabeth Warren lied about military service, Corps says
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.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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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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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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 …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Raw Story
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
This Supreme Court Term Will Launch a Conservative Revolution  —  The court tried to lay low after the Kavanaugh hearings.  This year, it will take center stage in the 2020 election.  —  After Brett Kavanaugh joined the Supreme Court in October 2018, most of the justices seemed eager …
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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.
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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Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The smoking texts
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Associated Press
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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Heather Caygle / Politico:
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Jerusalem Post:
Former Italian PM Renzi to sue former Trump aide over smear claims
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:
Congress refining Trump corruption into impeachment case
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