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11:00 AM ET, October 7, 2019

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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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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Federal judge rules Trump must turn over his tax returns to Manhattan DA, but Trump has appealed  —  The request for eight years of records relates to the DA's investigation into hush-money payments during the 2016 election.  — David A. Fahrenthold, Ann E. Marimow -  · - 9 minutes ago -
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and The Week
Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Court Fight to Keep Tax Records Secret From N.Y.  —  President Donald Trump may lose control of his tax filings after years of defying a modern presidential norm of disclosing them to the public, Bloomberg News reports.  —  A federal judge in New York ruled that Trump can't stop his accountants …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit seeking to keep tax returns hidden
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Trump 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 American …
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Natasha Turak / CNBC:
Trump handing northern Syria to Turkey is a ‘gift to Russia, Iran, and ISIS,’ former US envoy says
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
MSNBC:   Engel: ‘Absolute concern’ over WH Syria announcement
John Gonzalez / The Ringer:
Daryl Morey's Hong Kong Tweet Has Put His Relationship With the Rockets in Limbo  —  The Houston general manager came out in support of the protest movement in Hong Kong, and the backlash from Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the Chinese government, and Chinese business interests have rocked the franchise and the NBA
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Joe Tsai:
Open letter to all NBA fans:  —  When I bought controlling interest in the Brooklyn Nets in September, I didn't expect my first public communication with our fans would be to comment on something as politically charged and grossly misunderstood as the way hundreds of millions of Chinese NBA fans feel about what just happened.
ESPN:
James Harden apologizes as controversy grows: ‘We love China’
Discussion: twitchy.com
South China Morning Post:
‘We love China’: Rockets' Harden ‘sorry’ over GM's Hong Kong tweet
Discussion: Yahoo News and twitchy.com
Associated Press:
AP sources: Trump allies sought changes at Ukraine utility  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump's main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Impeachment tentacles spread throughout Trump's team  —  The tentacles of the Democratic impeachment investigation are extending far beyond the arms of President Donald Trump.  —  The vice president's office, acting chief of staff's office, State Department, Energy Department …
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Axios:
Trump says he worries about the stain impeachment will leave on his legacy
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Ratcliffe: DOJ Inspector General's Report On FISA Abuse Will Be Released Friday; Need Schiff Under Oath  —  Rep. John Ratcliffe, a member of the Judiciary, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Committeess, told FNc's Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures” that Attorney General William Barr …
Discussion: Power Line
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   End impeachment secrecy
Devan Cole / CNN:
90 former national security officials praise whistleblower
Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
The ‘Whistleblower’ Probably Isn't  —  It's an insult to real whistleblowers to use the term with the Ukrainegate protagonist  —  Start with the initial headline, in the story the Washington Post “broke” on September 18th:  —  TRUMP'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH FOREIGN LEADER ARE PART …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Althouse
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You  —  Almost a decade ago, Warren Buffett made a claim that would become famous.  He said that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary, thanks to the many loopholes and deductions that benefit the wealthy.  —  His claim sparked a debate about the fairness of the tax system.
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
It's Not All About the Bidens: Why Trump Has Ukraine on the Brain  —  The impeachment inquiry Democrats launched last month may ultimately hinge on a simple question: Did President Trump try to force a foreign power (or powers) to help him take down a political opponent, Joe Biden?
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Trump Won't Stop His Abuses of Power  —  The president is violating his oath of office in plain sight.  Congress can't accept that.  —  One could be forgiven for thinking that President Donald Trump wants to be impeached.  —  On Thursday, on live television in front of the White House …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Scott Adams / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Ukraine: What We Know  —  As Americans watch …
Discussion: Power Line
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
The Black Cube Chronicles: The Private Investigators  —  How two operatives tasked with surveilling reporters became embroiled in an international plot to suppress sexual-assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein.  —  This is the first installment of a three-part series.
Arren Kimbel-Sannit / Politico:
Elaine Chao favored Kentuckians in meeting with officials seeking grants  —  In her first 14 months as Transportation secretary, Elaine Chao met with officials from Kentucky, which her husband Mitch McConnell represents in the Senate, vastly more often than those from any other state.
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
These 3 Policy Failures Are Killing the American Dream  —  The United States has never been richer.  In 2018, American households boasted a collective net worth of over $98 trillion.  If that wealth were divided evenly across the U.S. population, every human being in our country …
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Powell: ‘The Republican party has got to get a grip on itself’  —  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said the Republican party needs to “get a grip on itself” as Republicans flock to defend the president while the impeachment inquiry continues.  —  The retired U.S. Army general told …
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
‘Foreign Policy is in Shambles’: Colin Powell Unloads on Trump and the Republican Party
Discussion: Small Dead Animals and Instapundit
TMZ.com:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Files for Divorce  —  7:05 AM PT — According to the divorce docs — obtained by TMZ — Omar says there's been an “irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship.”  She states the couple has 3 minor children, who she wants joint legal and physical custody of ... and wants to deny spousal support to each side.
Discussion: New York Post
NBC News:
Meet the Press - October 6, 2019  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday, a democracy in crisis.  —  PRES. DONALD TRUMP:  —  I have an actual obligation and a duty.  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  President Trump says out loud what Democrats have been accusing him of doing: pressuring Ukraine …
Discussion: Washington Post and POLITICUSUSA
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Chuck Todd Blows Up On GOP Senator For Asking About John Brennan
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
The Madness of Progressive Projection
C-SPAN.org:
DHS Secretary McAleenan & Others Discuss Migration Policy, Part 1
Noelle Yasso / USA Today:
Trump has no right to confront the whistleblower who triggered an impeachment inquiry
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Alan Dershowitz and the wheel of pain
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2019 Virginia Legislative Election Survey
Discussion: Political Wire
Luisa Porritt / Politico:
Britain's democracy gap
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton is dumping on democracy and the media don't care
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
It's not news that Trump is corrupt.  What's new is how he is succeeding in corrupting our government.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Doctors, Once GOP Stalwarts, Now More Likely to Be Democrats
Roger L. Simon / PJ Media Home:
The Pre-Impeachment of Donald Trump Never Stopped
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Mulvaney predicts post-impeachment landslide
Clare Duffy / CNN:
Former Trump Organization executive says she expects President Trump will resign
 

 
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