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Bloomberg:
Trump Urged Top Aide to Help Giuliani Client Facing DOJ Charges — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson refused to interfere in case — 2017 episode bears hallmarks of Trump approach to Ukraine call — President Donald Trump pressed then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help persuade …
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Arden Farhi / CBS News:
Read the whistleblower's memo about Trump's Ukraine call, as described to CBS News — Washington — CBS News has learned the full contents of what appears to be a memo written by the whistleblower one day after President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump's Republican allies condemn president after ‘sickening’ Turkish incursion — Turkey's incursion into Syria on Wednesday is prompting fresh bipartisan condemnation of President Donald Trump's moves and more congressional threats to hamstring Turkey economically, with some Republicans calling …
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Fox News:
Turkey's Syria invasion: Member of US Special Forces says, ‘I am ashamed for the first time in my career’ — A member of U.S. Special Forces serving alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin on Wednesday they were witnessing Turkish atrocities on the frontlines.
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The Old School Patriot
Washington Post:
Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying 'they didn't help us in the Second World War' — President Trump said Wednesday that it would be “easy” for the United States to form new alliances if Syrian Kurds leave the fight against the Islamic State to fend off a Turkish attack …
Washington Post:
U.S. military is taking custody of two British men accused of involvement in Islamic State killings of American hostages
U.S. military is taking custody of two British men accused of involvement in Islamic State killings of American hostages
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump has ushered in a grotesque coda to the war against ISIS
Trump has ushered in a grotesque coda to the war against ISIS
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Associated Press, Hullabaloo and CNBC
NBC News:
Donald Trump's longtime business connections in Turkey back in the spotlight
Donald Trump's longtime business connections in Turkey back in the spotlight
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Hullabaloo, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE, NewsHounds blog, Vanity Fair, Daily Kos and FRC
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Pompeo: U.S. didn't give Turkey a ‘green light’ to invade Syria
Pompeo: U.S. didn't give Turkey a ‘green light’ to invade Syria
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ABC News, HuffPost and Washington Post
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
How Trump just destroyed his own Syria strategy
How Trump just destroyed his own Syria strategy
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Patterico's Pontifications, The Federalist and Bloomberg
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Record support for Trump impeachment — Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday. — A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached …
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CNN, FOX31 Denver, New York Post, Political Wire and Mother Jones
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The 'I'm rubber, you're glue' presidency: Trump turns to schoolyard taunts in impeachment battle — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — After House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the Oval Office occupant countered with a creative offer of his own: Impeach me?
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Law & Crime and The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
GOP players in Benghazi probe drop strong defense of congressional oversight
GOP players in Benghazi probe drop strong defense of congressional oversight
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HuffPost
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats confident in obstruction case against Trump — but want more
Democrats confident in obstruction case against Trump — but want more
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Political Wire
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trey Gowdy out at Fox News amid talks to join Trump defense team
Trey Gowdy out at Fox News amid talks to join Trump defense team
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Associated Press:
Defying impeachment inquiry, Trump makes charge more certain
Defying impeachment inquiry, Trump makes charge more certain
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Raw Story, Politico and Political Wire
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Mulvaney sidelined as Trump's impeachment crisis rages
Mulvaney sidelined as Trump's impeachment crisis rages
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Beast, Splinter, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Columbian
CNN:
Trump warns McConnell about disloyal Republicans — Washington (CNN)Even as the White House appears to settle on the legal tactics to stave off Democrats' impeachment demands, uncertainty and unease over Trump's messaging approach remains high among his Republican allies, who see the ever-growing inquiry consuming the White House.
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Political Wire
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Focus on the GOP senators weighing history's judgment for Trump's fate
Focus on the GOP senators weighing history's judgment for Trump's fate
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Balloon Juice
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Matt Drudge, an influential figure in conservative media, sours on Trump as he faces impeachment — New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump, facing an ever-deepening scandal that threatens to swallow his presidency, appears to have lost a key ally in conservative media: The Drudge Report.
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Raw Story
Frank Bowman / Just Security:
White House Letter Distorts Both Law and History on Impeachment — The White House letter of October 8 refusing all executive branch cooperation with the ongoing House impeachment inquiry is, simply put, a public relations exercise. The legal arguments it intersperses between insults …
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Keith E. Whittington / Lawfare:
Must the House Vote to Authorize an Impeachment Inquiry?
Must the House Vote to Authorize an Impeachment Inquiry?
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CNN, Reason and CBS San Francisco
Laurence Tribe / USA Today:
The time for waiting is over. The House must move on Trump impeachment articles now.
The time for waiting is over. The House must move on Trump impeachment articles now.
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Washington Post, Politico, Fox News, New Republic, The Atlantic, Law & Crime, The Guardian, TheBlaze, Conservative Review, Roll Call and ABC News
Noah Feldman / New York Times:
This Is a Constitutional Crisis. What Happens Next?
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Ronan Farrow Strikes Again: A New Book Targets NBC News and How Harvey Weinstein May Have Leveraged Matt Lauer — In his first interview about the explosive ‘Catch and Kill,’ the journalist reveals fresh claims of secret payouts and how Lauer may have played a role in the network's decision …
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
NBC probably fired Megyn Kelly for her Matt Lauer coverage
NBC probably fired Megyn Kelly for her Matt Lauer coverage
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The Week, The Daily Caller and Page Six
Variety:
Ronan Farrow Book Alleges Matt Lauer Raped NBC News Colleague
Ronan Farrow Book Alleges Matt Lauer Raped NBC News Colleague
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Karen Pence says she loves the way Trump treats young women — In a shocking move, Second Lady Karen Pence told a Minnesota audience that she loves the way President Donald Trump treats young women. — “Tonight, in Minnesota, state the campaign really wants to win, @SecondLady is on stage praising POTUS.
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Pence aiming to release records of his own Ukraine calls
Pence aiming to release records of his own Ukraine calls
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Politico, Washington Post, Political Wire and Law & Crime
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Pence, Pompeo and Barr deserve to be impeached, too
Pence, Pompeo and Barr deserve to be impeached, too
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Politico, Raw Story, Vanity Fair and Axios
Esquire:
Donald Trump Allegedly Hid Behind a Tapestry to Grope a Woman at Mar-a-Lago in the Early 2000s — tape was the opening salvo in the story of Donald Trump's transgressions against women, think again. In — All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator
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Daily Kos, Vox, VICE, HuffPost, Occupy Democrats, Splinter, Shareblue Media, The Week, The New Civil Rights Movement and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Allegedly Assaulted Dozens of Additional Women, New Book Claims
Trump Allegedly Assaulted Dozens of Additional Women, New Book Claims
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VICE, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Trump defends diplomat's wife who killed teenage Briton in crash: 'We've all done it' — Donald Trump has defended the wife of a US diplomat who killed a British teenager in a road accident, suggesting it is difficult to drive on the other side of the road and that “we've all done it”. — More follows...
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Elizabeth Warren pregnancy smear shows how poisoned the media world is — A news report can be narrowly factual, and still plenty unfair. — And so it was with a “revelation” regarding one element of Elizabeth Warren's personal history, oft-told on the campaign trail …
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Jeanine Santucci / USA Today:
Elizabeth Warren defends story that she was fired for being pregnant after more details surface
Elizabeth Warren defends story that she was fired for being pregnant after more details surface
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Grabien News and twitchy.com
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
People Get Fired From Their Jobs Without Being ‘Fired’ All The Time
People Get Fired From Their Jobs Without Being ‘Fired’ All The Time
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NBC News, Jacobin and emptywheel
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Pentagon Analyst Is Charged in Leaks of Classified Reports — The arrest was the latest in the Trump administration's aggressive pursuit of government workers who share classified information with journalists. — WASHINGTON — A Pentagon counterterrorism analyst shared classified information …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Defense official arrested for leaking information to journalists
Defense official arrested for leaking information to journalists
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Raw Story
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Sanders says he ‘misspoke’ about scaling back rallies after heart attack, vows ‘vigorous’ 2020 campaign — Sanders also pushed back at criticism that his campaign was not transparent about his health, saying it “acted appropriately” before disclosing he had a heart attack.
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Fox News, Washington Post, HuffPost, Big League Politics, CNBC, The Week, New York Times, Bloomberg and Politico
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
‘Nothing to See Here’: Diplomats Urged to Play Down Release of Ukraine Aid — A series of internal State Department emails reflect diplomats' frustration with the unexpected freeze on funding that Congress had already approved. — WASHINGTON — American diplomats who had pushed …
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Law & Crime, Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats want testimony from Trump's former Russia advisor — The House committees investigating President Trump and Ukraine have requested that his former Russia advisor Fiona Hill appear for a deposition on Oct. 14, as well as turn over several documents dating back to January of 2017.
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Political Wire
Paige Godden / Iowa Starting Line:
Joni Ernst Refuses To Condemn Soliciting Foreign Interference — Three times in a row yesterday, Sen. Joni Ernst dodged questions about whether it's appropriate for a president to ask a foreign power to investigate a political rival. — After a round of questions from a CNN reporter looking for a …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Dealing With China Isn't Worth the Moral Cost — We thought economic growth and technology would liberate China. Instead, it corrupted us. — The People's Republic of China is the largest, most powerful and arguably most brutal totalitarian state in the world.
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Inside Fox News: How the impeachment fight is opening fresh divisions in the newsroom — One of the most important fights over the impeachment inquiry of President Trump is playing out on the airwaves of Fox News. — Back in 1996, Fox had to pay cable providers to carry it …
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NewsHounds blog
Alex Swoyer / Washington Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spends $300 on hairdo at Last Tangle Salon in Washington, D.C. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has allowed life in Washington to go to her head — literally. — The self-declared socialist, who regularly rails against the rich and complains about the cost …