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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, POLITICUSUSA, Talking Points Memo, Foreign Policy and The Week
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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, Daily Kos and Foreign Policy
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Mr. Jonathan Hoffman — The Department of Defense made clear to Turkey - as did the President - that we do not endorse a Turkish operation in Northern Syria. The U.S. Armed Forces will not support, or be involved in any such operation.
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 …
Michael Weiss / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Crazy Syria Move Will Wipe Out America's Allies and Set Up a Big ISIS Comeback
Trump's Crazy Syria Move Will Wipe Out America's Allies and Set Up a Big ISIS Comeback
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Associated Press, New York Times, The Mahablog, Shareblue Media, Common Dreams and The Week
Brett McGurk / Foreign Affairs:
Hard Truths in Syria
Hard Truths in Syria
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National Review, Occupy Democrats, The Times of Israel, Washington Post, Mediaite and POLITICUSUSA
Middle East Eye:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Work with us in Syria or get out of the way,’ Erdogan told Trump
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Work with us in Syria or get out of the way,’ Erdogan told Trump
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner and Hullabaloo
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
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit seeking to keep tax returns hidden
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The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Trump Isn't Immune From N.Y. Demand for Tax Records, Judge Rules
Trump Isn't Immune From N.Y. Demand for Tax Records, Judge Rules
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Vanity Fair and Axios
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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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Washington Post, Law & Crime and Raw Story
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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.
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Vox, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, The Nation, National Review, Daily Kos, Splinter and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Perry denies pressing Ukraine on energy company, says he's not resigning — Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Monday denied that he pressed the Ukrainian government to put two U.S. businessmen on the board of the state energy company or that he was planning to leave the Trump administration.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos and New York Daily News
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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Political Wire
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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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ABC News, Power Line, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Deseret News
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's foreign policy has taken a turn, and the GOP doesn't have a good answer
Trump's foreign policy has taken a turn, and the GOP doesn't have a good answer
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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Reason, RedState, The Federalist, New York Times, The Wrap, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, New York Post and Mediaite
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John Gonzalez / The Ringer:
Daryl Morey's Hong Kong Tweet Has Put His Relationship With the Rockets in Limbo
Daryl Morey's Hong Kong Tweet Has Put His Relationship With the Rockets in Limbo
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Joe Tsai:
Open letter to all NBA fans: — When I bought controlling interest …
Open letter to all NBA fans: — When I bought controlling interest …
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Washington Post, ESPN, Bloomberg, Townhall, National Review, CNN, New York Post, Fortune, Deseret News, Washington Free Beacon, The Guardian, twitchy.com and Deadspin
Tyler Conway / Bleacher Report:
Adam Silver Says NBA Supporting Daryl Morey After Rockets GM's Tweet on China
Adam Silver Says NBA Supporting Daryl Morey After Rockets GM's Tweet on China
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Fox News, National Review, Sports Illustrated and twitchy.com
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Stand for freedom, boycott the NBA
Stand for freedom, boycott the NBA
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The Bulwark, American Military News, Splinter, The Federalist, New York Times and Washington Times
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
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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Hullabaloo, Mediaite and The Moderate Voice
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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The Week
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Frank Miele / Real Clear Politics:
The Curious Case of the Incurious Press
Asha Rangappa / gen.medium.com:
Running Covert Propaganda Against Americans Is Illegal. Trump Tried It Anyway. — The whistleblower stopped a covert psychological operation against the American public dead in its tracks — ach new revelation in the money-for-dirt scandal involving the White House and Ukraine appears to add another nail in the impeachment coffin.
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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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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 …
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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Daily Kos, Raw Story and One America News Network
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?
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Real Clear Politics, Power Line, Althouse, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit and The American Spectator