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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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NBC News:
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit seeking to keep tax returns hidden  —  Trump had sued to block a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney seeking eight years of personal and business tax documents.  —  Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit on tax returns, calls invoked immunity ‘unqualified and boundless’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Trump Wins Delay After Judge Refuses to Block N.Y. Tax Subpoena  — President wins last-minute delay from federal appeal court  — Manhattan D.A. is looking into hush-money payments to women  —  President Donald Trump won a last-minute reprieve from a court order that would have forced …
Discussion: Axios and Vanity Fair
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 -  · - 1 hour ago -
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Court Fight to Keep Tax Records Secret From N.Y.
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tosses a Trump lawsuit to keep his taxes secret
Discussion: Vox
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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Brett McGurk / Foreign Affairs:
Hard Truths in Syria  —  America Can't Do More With Less, and It Shouldn't Try  —  Over the last four years, I helped lead the global response to the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS)—an effort that succeeded in destroying an ISIS “caliphate” in the heart of the Middle East that had served …
Associated Press:   Trump defends Syria decision as GOP leaders push back
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
Axios:
Trump on Syria pullout: “It is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars”
Discussion: Associated Press and Reason
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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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Stand for freedom, boycott the NBA
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.
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.
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: Mediaite and The Moderate Voice
TMZ.com:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Files for Divorce  —  8:08 AM PT — A rep for Omar tells TMZ, “As with all marriages, this is intensely personal and a difficult time for their family.  For years, Ilhan and Ahmed have been the object of speculation and inuendo from political opponents and the media.”
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Lia Eustachewich / New York Post:
Ilhan Omar files for divorce from husband Ahmed Hirsi amid affair allegations
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael Ausiello / TVLine:
Brendan Gleeson Cast as President Donald Trump in James Comey Limited Series at CBS Studios  —  Move over, Alec Baldwin.  There's a new Donald Trump in town.  —  Harry Potter vet Brendan Gleeson has been cast as President Trump in CBS Studios' four-hour limited series based …
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   The Madness of Progressive Projection
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
End impeachment secrecy  —  There have so far been two hearings in the House Democrats' effort to impeach President Trump over the Ukraine matter.  Both have been held in secret.  One was Thursday, the other Friday, and the public does not know what was said in either.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Ratcliffe: DOJ Inspector General's Report On FISA Abuse Will Be Released Friday; Need Schiff Under Oath
Discussion: Power Line
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?
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Democrat Mark Kelly outpaces Republican Martha McSally in latest Senate fundraising tally  —  Mark Kelly, the Democrat and retired NASA astronaut who is vying to unseat Republican Sen. Martha McSally, outraised her for the third straight quarter and has eclipsed his first two previous fundraising quarters.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
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
Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Alan Dershowitz and the wheel of pain  —  1: A MAN ACCUSED  —  Alan Dershowitz won't hang up the phone.  He's breathing heavily into the receiver.  It's August 10, the morning Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell.  At first Dershowitz wants to go off the record, and I agree.
 
 
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