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Axios:
Scoop: Trump pins Ukraine call on Energy Secretary Rick Perry — President Trump told House Republicans that he made his now infamous phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the urging of Energy Secretary Rick Perry — a call Trump claimed he didn't even want to make.
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Fox News, Daily Kos, News Agency UNIAN, POLITICUSUSA, Common Dreams, Rolling Stone, Splinter, Raw Story, Mediaite, Eschaton and Politico
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
Trump throws Rick Perry under the bus, tries to blame him for making the Ukraine call
Trump throws Rick Perry under the bus, tries to blame him for making the Ukraine call
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POLITICUSUSA and Splinter
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Mounting evidence buttresses claims in whistleblower complaint
Mounting evidence buttresses claims in whistleblower complaint
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Outside the Beltway, HuffPost and THE DC PATRIOT
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Pompeo Defends Trump's Ukraine Conspiracy Theory — In Athens, the American secretary of state dismissed the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry and the political drama that it has sparked as a “silly gotcha game.” — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defiantly insisted …
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CNN:
Diplomats angry and afraid as Ukraine controversy embroils Pompeo's State Department — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's attempts to compel Ukraine to investigate the family of his chief political rival are deepening anger and concern inside the State Department as Secretary Mike Pompeo's role …
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Axios, New York Times and Raw Story
Dominic Lau / Bloomberg:
Johnson to Challenge the Queen to Fire Him, Sunday Times Reports — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to challenge Queen Elizabeth II to dismiss him rather than resign as he attempts to push through Brexit by the Oct. 31 deadline, the Sunday Times reported, citing senior aides.
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The Times & The Sunday Times:
‘Sack me if you dare,’ Boris Johnson will tell the Queen — The Speaker, John Bercow, has been proposed as a national unity leader — Boris Johnson will dare the Queen to sack him rather than resign as prime minister in an attempt to drive through Brexit on October 31, cabinet ministers have revealed.
Boris Johnson / The Sun:
BORIS JOHNSON Pack Eur bags, deal or no Brexit deal we are walking out of the European Union in 25 days
BORIS JOHNSON Pack Eur bags, deal or no Brexit deal we are walking out of the European Union in 25 days
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One America News Network and Politico
Lili Bayer / Politico:
Johnson: UK ‘packing our bags and walking out’ in 25 days
Johnson: UK ‘packing our bags and walking out’ in 25 days
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One America News Network, Reuters and The Sun
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
2nd whistleblower comes forward after speaking with IG: Attorney — Mark Zaid, the attorney representing the whistleblower who sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine and triggered an impeachment inquiry, tells ABC News that he is now representing a second whistleblower …
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Axios and Political Wire
Dallas Morning News:
Botham Jean's neighbor, a key witness in Amber Guyger trial, shot to death in Dallas — Joshua Brown died at the hospital after Friday night's shooting in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs Road. … A key witness in Amber Guyger's murder trial was shot and killed Friday evening …
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Law & Crime, Associated Press, ABC News, The Daily Beast, Fox News and New York Post
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders White House to preserve records of Trump's dealings with foreign leaders — A federal judge has ordered the White House to preserve a wide range of evidence about President Donald Trump's dealings with foreign leaders, including his interactions related to Ukraine that have fueled an impeachment investigation in the House.
Nick Schroeder / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins calls Trump's invitation to China ‘completely inappropriate’ — AUGUSTA, Me. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined two other GOP senators in criticizing the president this week after he publicly asked the Chinese government to investigate a political opponent while talking …
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The Hill, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost and Raw Story
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Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Susan Collins: Trump made ‘big mistake’ in asking China to probe Biden
Susan Collins: Trump made ‘big mistake’ in asking China to probe Biden
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Raw Story
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
These Republicans May Not Endorse an Impeachment Inquiry. But They Aren't Saying No.
These Republicans May Not Endorse an Impeachment Inquiry. But They Aren't Saying No.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
Trump won't destroy me, and he won't destroy my family — Joe Biden, the former vice president, is seeking the Democratic nomination for president. — Enough is enough. Every day — every few hours, seemingly — more evidence is uncovered revealing that President Trump is abusing the power …
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Axios, Fox News, New York Post and Raw Story
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Regular Hannity Guest John Solomon Joins Fox News as Contributor — John Solomon, a former columnist for The Hill whose writing on the “deep state” has made him a fixture on Fox News opinion programs, has joined the network as a contributor, Fox confirmed to Mediaite.
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Washington Examiner
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Top Biden Donors Gather Amid Storm Clouds Over Campaign — Now fourth in the Democratic money chase and under fire from President Trump, Joseph R. Biden Jr. is increasingly dependent on his top donors, many of whom met in Philadelphia. — PHILADELPHIA — Leading donors for Joseph R. Biden Jr. convened …
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Political Wire
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Washington Post:
Uncertainty takes over the lead in the Democratic presidential race — The top fundraiser in the Democratic presidential field was hospitalized with a heart attack, the longtime polling leader and his son sit at the center of an impeachment inquiry, and the one candidate …
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Political Wire
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Washington Post:
‘Out on a limb’: Inside the Republican reckoning over Trump's possible impeachment — A torrent of impeachment developments has triggered a reckoning in the Republican Party, paralyzing many of its officeholders as they weigh their political futures, legacies and, ultimately, their allegiance to a president who has held them captive.
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RedState, Big League Politics, NewsHounds blog and Occupy Democrats
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NewsHound Ellen / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Three Hours Before Blasting Trump's Ukraine Call, Tucker Carlson Called It A Made Up Story
Three Hours Before Blasting Trump's Ukraine Call, Tucker Carlson Called It A Made Up Story
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Quartz, NewsHounds blog and Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Barr and a Top Prosecutor Cast a Wide Net in Reviewing the Russia Inquiry — The attorney general and a veteran prosecutor, John H. Durham, have charted an unusual course that could bolster President Trump's pet theories about the Russia investigation. — WASHINGTON — After a jet carrying …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Antifa protester who attacked Trump supporter pleads guilty to assault — An “Antifa” street thug can now look forward to continuing his fight — from jail. — David Campbell, 32, copped a plea for his role in a 2018 beatdown outside the Night for Freedom party in Manhattan organized by right-wing activist Mike Cernovich.
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The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
For House Democrats, impeachment probe widens the divide they hoped to bridge — HARTLAND, Mich. — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin stood in one of the most Republican towns in the most Republican county of her Republican-leaning district and started delivering the speech she never wanted to give.
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Political Wire and CNN
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Anti-Trump Fraternity and NeverTrump Sorority Collude in Impeachment Scam — How stupid does the anti-Trump fraternity think the American people are? By “anti-Trump fraternity” I mean not only the increasingly frantic Democrats who, like Belshazzar at that memorable dinner party many years back …
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Althouse, BuzzFeed News and NPR