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9:15 PM ET, October 10, 2019

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Washington Post:
At least four national security officials raised alarms about Ukraine policy before and after Trump call with Ukrainian president  —  At least four national security officials were so alarmed by the Trump administration's attempts to pressure Ukraine for political purposes that they raised concerns …
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NBC News:
Trump's former Russia aide set to give revealing testimony on Giuliani, Sondland  —  Fiona Hill's appearance next week before Congress has stoked fear among people close to the president.  —  WASHINGTON — Fiona Hill, who was until recently President Donald Trump's top aide on Russia and Europe …
Discussion: Boing Boing
Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden worked with whistleblower when he was vice president, officials reveal  —  The 2020 Democratic candidate with whom the CIA whistleblower had a “professional” tie is Joe Biden, according to intelligence officers and former White House officials.  —  Lawyers for the whistleblower …
Dow Jones Newswires:
Two Foreign-Born Men Who Helped Giuliani on Ukraine Arrested on Campaign-Finance Charges  —  Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are expected to appear in federal court in Virginia later on Thursday  —  WASHINGTON—Two foreign-born donors to a pro- Trump fundraising committee who helped Rudy Giuliani's efforts …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
REVEALED: Rudy Giuliani's indicted Ukraine henchman gave thousands to Kevin McCarthy  —  Lev Parnas, the foreign-born businessman who was indicted this week on campaign-finance charges, donated thousands of dollars last year to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
Discussion: Law & Crime and Balloon Juice
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Kevin McCarthy Is Donating the Cash He Took From Rudy Giuliani's Indicted Pals  —  One of President Trump's biggest defenders in the Ukraine affair took campaign contributions from Ukrainian-Americans working with Rudy Giuliani to dig up dirt on Joe Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — House Minority …
Discussion: Axios and CNN
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Arrest of Giuliani's Ukraine Associates Shows How Much Trump Has Already Corrupted Our Elections
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Two business associates of Trump's personal attorney Giuliani have been arrested on campaign finance charges
Campaign Legal Center:
CLC Complaint Results in Arrest of Two Ukrainian-American Trump Donors Connected to Giuliani
Discussion: USA Today
Associated Press:
Diplomat removed after upholding protocol, ex-official says  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was removed from her post after insisting that Rudy Giuliani's requests to Ukrainian officials for investigations be relayed through official channels, according to a former diplomat who has spoken with her.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Senior adviser to Pompeo resigns  —  Michael McKinley, a career diplomat and senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, has resigned his position amid rising dissatisfaction and plummeting morale inside the State Department over what is seen as Pompeo's failure to support personnel ensnared in the Ukraine controversy.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Lindsey Graham dishes on Trump in hoax calls with Russians  —  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has in the last year become something of a congressional point man for President Donald Trump's negotiations with Turkey, leading discussions on everything from Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile system …
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Washington Post:
Trump asked Tillerson to help broker deal to end U.S. prosecution of Turkish trader represented by Giuliani  —  President Trump sought to enlist then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in the fall of 2017 to work with Rudolph W. Giuliani to help stop the prosecution of a Turkish Iranian gold trader represented …
New York Times:
Barr Meets With Murdoch as Trump Steps Up His Criticism of Fox News  —  William P. Barr, the attorney general, met privately Wednesday evening with one of President Trump's frequent confidantes, Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul whose holdings includes Fox News, which has recently become more critical of the president.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:   Fox News Poll: Biden and Warren gain ground in Democratic race
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
‘Trey is a joke among us’: Gowdy is a divisive addition to Trump's legal team  —  WASHINGTON — The president's decision to bulk up his legal team with former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy amid a widening impeachment inquiry is drawing criticism from one of his high-profile supporters.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
White House Shifted Authority Over Ukraine Aid Amid Legal Concerns  —  House Democrats are investigating why a political appointee was given control of dispensing military aid after career budget staff questioned the legality of delaying the funds  —  WASHINGTON—The White House gave …
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Washington Post:   White House political appointees overrode career staffers before freezing Ukraine aid
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The latest Ukraine developments have a Wisconsin tie. Who is Michael Duffey?
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Kelly / KMOX-AM:
Metro East Congressman John Shimkus pulls Trump support after Syria decision  —  “Pull my name off the ‘I support Donald Trump’ list.”  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - As the battle between Democrats and Republicans over impeachment continues on like a heatwave in August, President Trump makes moves to remove U.S. troops from Syria.
Walter Shapiro / The Guardian:
Stonewalling Congress may be no more effective for Trump than it was for Nixon  —  Faced with the same obstructionist tactics as during Watergate, Democrats should play the long game as worked in the 1970s  —  One of Richard Nixon's lasting gifts to the language was to popularize the American use of “stonewall” as a verb.
Discussion: New York Times
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Why not vote? Democrats say it's impeachment either way
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Pew Research Center:
Partisan Antipathy: More Intense, More Personal
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Dr. Sebastian Gorka / The Daily Caller:
My Exclusive Interview With President Donald Trump … Did you ever think that any American president would have to say such a thing to Congress? … I never thought it would be part of the dialogue.  I am happy to report that I don't think that it will be lasting very long.
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:   Trump attacks Sessions: A ‘total disaster’ and ‘an embarrassment to the great state of Alabama’
Washington Post:
We investigated the Watergate scandal.  We believe Trump should be impeached.  —  By 17 former Watergate special prosecutors  —  We, former members of the Watergate special prosecutor force, believe there exists compelling prima facie evidence that President Trump has committed impeachable offenses.
Reuters:
Houston Rockets Nike merchandise disappears from China stores  —  BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Houston Rockets sneakers and other merchandise were pulled from several Nike (NKE.N) stores in major Chinese cities amid the furor surrounding a tweet from the team's general manager in support of anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Trump adviser says China provided information about Hunter Biden  —  Michael Pillsbury, an informal White House adviser on China, said he received information about the business activities of Hunter Biden during a visit to Beijing in the same week Donald Trump urged China to probe the son of Joe Biden.
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Washington Post:   Trump advisor gives conflicting accounts on whether Chinese offered information about Hunter Biden
Miami Herald:
DeSantis to return money from Giuliani associates arrested on campaign finance charges  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis will return the $50,000 he received as a contribution from two South Florida businessmen who helped President Donald Trump's personal attorney look into his political opponents in Ukraine
Discussion: Florida Politics
Josh Chafetz / New York Times:
The House Can Play Hardball, Too.  It Can Arrest Giuliani.  —  Two ways that Democrats in the House can match the White House's aggressive tactics.  —  Josh Chafetz is the author of “Congress's Constitution.”  —  In his letter to House leadership, the White House counsel, Pat Cipollone …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is openly telling us he's above the law. Here's his next move.
Discussion: New York Times, Daily Kos and CNN
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Bernie Sanders felt symptoms for weeks, will release medical records  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN on Thursday that he felt symptoms weeks ahead of his heart attack that he “should have paid more attention” to, and he will release his medical records “at the appropriate time.”
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Bernie Had a Heart Attack. We Need To Talk About That.
Discussion: CNN and Fox News
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The spiraling president adds self-impeachment to his repertoire  —  Donald Trump, an ongoing eruption of self-refuting statements ("I'm a very stable genius" with “a very good brain"), is adding self-impeachment to his repertoire.  Spiraling downward in a tightening gyre …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
McMaster: It's “absolutely” inappropriate for Trump to solicit foreign interference  —  Former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster said at a Foundation for Defense of Democracies event on Thursday that it's “absolutely not” appropriate for President Trump to solicit foreign …
Oregonian:
Salt & Straw severs ties with Gordon Sondland's Provenance Hotels  —  Gordon Sondland, the local businessman turned diplomat, faces more pressure at home as questions mount over his involvement with President Trump's appeals to Ukraine for help in investigating his political rival.
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Portland Trail Blazers Join Boycott Against Israel
Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Forty-three new women came forward to describe assault and harassment by Trump.  Newspapers ignored them.
Discussion: Salon, HuffPost and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
NBCU Cable Networks Refuse to Air Trump Campaign Ad Aimed at Joe Biden
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Trump's biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, does not have the president's tax returns, according to court order
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
‘The Only Person Capable of Preventing This Disaster Is President Trump’
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Washington Post:
We have no idea who is paying Rudy Giuliani
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Every Republican on the 2020 ballot should face the kind of scorn heaped on Joni Ernst
Discussion: Daily Kos and Iowa Starting Line
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Senate Democrats seek to reverse Trump's regulations on health care, taxes, environment
Discussion: Axios
Financial Times:
James Murdoch buys stake in Vice Media
Michael R. Strain / Bloomberg:
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Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey announces retirement
Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and Axios
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: John Bolton to write Trump book, pairs with top agents
Discussion: Associated Press, The Week and Mediaite
 

 
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