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James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Official Who Heard Call Says Trump Got ‘Rolled’ By Turkey and ‘Has No Spine’ — Donald Trump got “rolled” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a National Security Council source with direct knowledge of the discussions told Newsweek. — In a scheduled phone call …
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New York Times:
President Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy — WASHINGTON — In a major shift in United States military policy in Syria, the White House said on Sunday that President Trump had given his endorsement for a Turkish military operation that would sweep away …
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
McConnell joins other Republicans in rebuking Trump's Syria withdrawal — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly rebuked President Trump's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria, saying that a supermajority in the Senate disagreed with the president's abrupt announcement.
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Associated Press, Political Wire, Mediaite, Daily Kos and Foreign Policy
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
‘POTUS went rogue’: Trump's Syria move blindsides national security leaders — The White House's announcement that U.S. forces are pulling back from northeastern Syria to allow a Turkish offensive there took the Pentagon and the government's Syria point man by surprise …
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Mother Jones, The Daily Beast and Occupy Democrats
New York Times:
Trump Throws Middle East Policy Into Turmoil Over Syria — WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed on Monday to pull back from military involvement in the Middle East and leave it to others “to figure the situation out,” even as some of his Republican allies condemned him for abandoning allies and emboldening regional enemies.
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HuffPost:
In Turkey Vs. Kurds Dispute, Trump Chooses The Side Where He Has A Condo Complex — The administration is letting Turkey move into northern Syria to wipe out the Kurds, who have long fought Islamic State terrorism alongside the U.S. — WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump's abandonment …
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Washington Post:
Trump's Syria decision reflects his stunning ignorance of the situation
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Mr. Jonathan Hoffman
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Breaking Defense
Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
The U.S. Is Now Betraying the Kurds for the Eighth Time
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New York Times
Brett McGurk / Foreign Affairs:
Hard Truths in Syria
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National Review, The Times of Israel, Mediaite, Occupy Democrats and POLITICUSUSA
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Republicans slam Trump's decision on US forces in Syria that puts allies at risk
The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary
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Associated Press:
Trump defends Syria decision as GOP leaders push back
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New York Times:
Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A. — A judge rejected the president's argument that he was immune from criminal investigations. — A federal judge on Monday rejected a bold argument from President Trump that sitting presidents are immune from criminal investigations …
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Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
‘South Park’ Scrubbed From Chinese Internet After Critical Episode — After the “Band in China” episode mocked Hollywood for shaping its content to please the Chinese government, Beijing has responded by deleting all clips, episodes and discussions of the Comedy Central show.
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Ben Golliver / Washington Post:
NBA under fire from all directions after response to Rockets-China incident
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The NBA is only the latest Chinese government hostage
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman: Trump wrong to seek help from Ukraine, China — While he still says impeachment is too extreme, Sen. Rob Portman readily acknowledged today that President Donald Trump should not have asked the Ukraine or China for help investigating former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney, Murphy Statement on President's Syria Announcement — WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Power Line and Deseret News
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Axios:
Syria decision exposes Trump to political peril — President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. military from northern Syria — abandoning the Kurds to what many believe will be slaughter at the hands of Turkey — is shaking the already fragile situation with Republicans who have been defending him.
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Miami Herald:
Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won't comply with impeachment inquiry — Two South Florida businessman who peddled supposedly explosive information from Ukraine about corruption involving Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton will not comply with a request for documents and depositions …
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Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
County Records Contradict Warren's Claim She Was Fired Over Pregnancy — RIVERDALE, N.J.—The Riverdale Board of Education approved a second-year teaching contract for a young Elizabeth Warren, documents show, contradicting the Democratic presidential candidate's repeated claims that she was asked …
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Ken Frydman / New York Times:
What Happened to Rudy Giuliani? — The man I worked for in 1993 is not the man who now lies for Donald Trump. — Mr. Frydman was press secretary for Rudolph W. Giuliani during the 1993 mayoral campaign. — On Oct. 8, 1994, my wife Liz Bruder and I were married in City Hall by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
House Democrats consider masking identity of whistleblower from Trump's GOP allies in Congress — House Democrats eager to protect a whistleblower who raised alarms over President Trump pressuring a foreign leader to investigate a political rival are considering testimony at a remote location …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Political Wire, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Omar Files For Divorce Five Weeks After Telling Reporter On Video That She Wasn't Separated — Ilhan Omar filed for divorce five weeks after telling a reporter she wasn't separated from her husband. — Omar told a reporter “No, I am not,” when asked if she was separated from her husband or dating someone.
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Lia Eustachewich / New York Post:
Ilhan Omar files for divorce from husband Ahmed Hirsi amid affair allegations
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Big League Politics and The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Demoralized State Department personnel question Pompeo's role in Ukraine crisis — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned Monday morning from a European trip to a State Department workforce that is increasingly demoralized and resentful under his leadership, amid a growing belief …
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Devin Nunes: Intelligence Community Inspector General ‘Knowingly Changed’ Whistleblower Complaint Form — Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday the intelligence community inspector general (ICIG), with whom an intelligence official filed …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Intel Community IG Stonewalling Congress On Backdated Whistleblower Rule Changes
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The Gateway Pundit and American Greatness
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Giuliani's answer to impeach inquiry: Sue Schiff — WASHINGTON — President Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, says he is working with outside lawyers to prepare lawsuits against prominent Democrats such as House Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff of California and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
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Political Wire and The Week
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
‘We Absolutely Could Not Do That’: When Seeking Foreign Help Was Out of the Question — WASHINGTON — One day in October 1992, four Republican congressmen showed up in the Oval Office with an audacious recommendation. President George Bush was losing his re-election race …
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Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court asked to decide if Electoral College voters are bound to the state's winner — What is the Electoral College? — Washington (CNN)Three presidential electors in Washington state who voted for Colin Powell in 2016 rather than Hillary Clinton and were fined under state law …
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Political Wire
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Abortion, Guns And Gay Rights On The Docket For Supreme Court's New Term
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Polls begin to signal rising impeachment threat to Trump — Despite last week's hailstorm of bad news, President Trump's job approval rating stood virtually unchanged. — Except for Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and a few others, GOP members of the House and Senate have either defended …
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