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6:45 PM ET, October 6, 2019

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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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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Attorneys for CIA Officer Behind Trump Complaint Say They Now Represent ‘Multiple Whistleblowers’  —  One attorney said a second whistleblower has come foward with firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations  —  WASHINGTON—The legal team representing the CIA officer behind the complaint …
CNN:
Lawyer for Ukraine whistleblower says he represents second whistleblower on Trump's actions
Discussion: ABC News
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:   GOP Rep. Chris Stewart dismisses second whistleblower: ‘Why should I care?’
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 10-6-19: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Jim Jordan
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Washington Times
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: More whistleblowers, more mudslinging
Wall Street Journal:
Barr's Requests for Foreign Help Prompt Backlash in Australia, Italy, U.K.  —  Opposition lawmakers, intelligence officials question why the attorney general is working outside usual channels in review of Russia-probe origins  —  Attorney General William Barr is stoking tensions in several foreign capitals …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Barr's review of Russia investigation wins Trump's favor.  Those facing scrutiny suspect he's chasing conspiracy theories.  —  Attorney General William P. Barr has taken an interest in a mysterious European professor whose conversation with an adviser to President Trump's 2016 campaign helped launch …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Italy's Connection to the Russia Investigation, Explained
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Loses It on ‘Meet the Press’: I Do Not Trust the FBI or CIA  —  “Why a Fox News conspiracy propaganda stuff is popping up on here, I have no idea,” and exasperated Todd noted at one point.  —  In an extremely contentious and heated interview with Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd …
Discussion: Mediaite and Splinter
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
‘Who leaked?’  An analysis of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson's conspiracy-filled defense of Trump.  —  On Friday, a powerful Republican senator indicated to the Wall Street Journal that he had been concerned this summer that President Trump was creating a quid pro quo with Ukraine by holding up military aid.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Chuck Todd Shouts Down GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in Off the Rails Clash on Trump-Ukraine …
NBC News:
Full Johnson Interview: GOP attacks press over Trump's Ukraine actions
Discussion: Fox News, Slate and Washington Times
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Crazed Rudy Giuliani Asks, ‘What If Joe Biden Committed Murder?’  In Bizarre Treason Defense  —  Donald Trump's “personal attorney” just threw out more and more unhinged hypotheticals to defend Donald Trump's impeachable acts.  —  Views:  —  Rudy Giuliani continued his propaganda campaign …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Jim Jordan suggests Trump was joking about China investigating Bidens
Discussion: Politico, USA Today, Mediaite and Breitbart
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:   Lindsey Graham vows to have whistleblowers testify publicly if Democrats impeach Trump
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Giuliani says media tried to cover up corruption allegations leveled against ‘honey boy’ Biden
Discussion: Breitbart
Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times:
Ukrainian official says false stories pushed by Giuliani threatened relations with Washington  —  False accounts pedaled by members of President Trump's inner circle threatened to poison U.S.-Ukrainian relations this year and gave Trump a cover for suspending military aid …
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Los Angeles Times:   Biden's visits to Ukraine draw scrutiny
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Ukraine Scandal Has Its Roots in Russia  —  Both situations stem from the President's apparent willingness to accept political favors from foreign leaders, and his eagerness to do Putin's bidding.  —  President Trump and his allies nearly succeeded in consigning the Mueller report to oblivion.
Discussion: The Mahablog
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Molly K. McKew / Politico:
What Putin Got From the Trump-Zelensky Phone Call
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Trump told Theresa May he doubted Russia was behind Skripal poisoning
Discussion: Mediaite
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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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:   Elizabeth Warren's Big Challenge: Winning Black Voters
Dana Blanton / Fox News:   Fox News Poll: Biden expands lead among South Carolina Democrats
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden bests Trump by nine points in Wisconsin
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump's old ways colliding with new realities  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Telling half-truths and outright lies.  Manipulating media coverage.  Pushing legal boundaries.  Pressuring subordinates to do the dirty work.  Believing in the force of his own personality.  Accepting no personal responsibility.
Clare Duffy / CNN:
Former Trump Organization executive says she expects President Trump will resign  —  New York (CNN Business)A former Trump Organization executive says she thinks President Donald Trump may resign rather than face possible removal from office by impeachment.  —  “He does a lot of things to save face …
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.
Task & Purpose:
Senior US diplomat privately warns that Iraqi prime minister's resignation ‘appears inevitable’ amid deadly protests  —  In the wake of escalating civil unrest and a wave of violent protests across Iraq, the American ambassador to the country has warned that the resignation of the prime minister …
Aliza Kaplan / Oregonian:
Attorney General Rosenblum is on the wrong side of history  —  By Aliza KaplanKaplan, a law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, is director of the school's Criminal Justice Reform Clinic.On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that challenges Louisiana's …
 
 
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Patricia Ravalgi / The Daily Beast:
If Trump's Rage Brings ‘Civil War,’ Where Will the Military Stand?
Fox News:
Supreme Court kicks off election-year agenda with hot-button immigration, guns and abortion cases
Discussion: Axios
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Amartya Sen's Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy
Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
MERKEL'S GOV'T SAYS IRAN'S CALL TO ‘WIPE ISRAEL OFF THE MAP’ NOT ANTISEMITIC
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Two centuries ago, University of Virginia students beat and raped enslaved servants, historians say
CNN:
Pompeo might go down as the worst secretary of state in modern times
 Earlier Items: 
Victoria Hugo-Vidal / Press Herald:
The Maine Millennial: Outsider brings new approach to campaign finance
Min Joo Kim / Washington Post:
North Korea disputes Washington claim of ‘good discussion,’ gives deadline for the end of the year for new U.S. approach
Mike Allen / Axios:
Public support for Trump's impeachment is higher than it was for Nixon and Clinton
Discussion: Political Wire
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
When Trump Gets His Alligator
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Who should run against Trump? How about Hillary Clinton?
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
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