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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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Washington Post:
Two business associates of Trump's personal attorney Giuliani have been arrested on campaign finance charges — Two associates of President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani have been arrested on charges that they schemed to funnel foreign money to U.S. politicians in a bid …
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Law & Crime and Raw Story
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Two men with ties to Giuliani arrested on campaign finance charges — Two men who have reportedly assisted Rudy Giuliani in his efforts to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's family have been arrested and are expected to face charges for allegedly violating campaign finance law …
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Politico
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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Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘What legal strategy?’: Trump relies on Trump to survive impeachment — For a president steeped in marketing and branding, impeachment offers new terrain on which to run the Trump playbook of defining an issue, waging war and then never backing down. — And the White House's new strategy …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
George Conway says White House advisers should step down
George Conway says White House advisers should step down
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CAFE and Washington Post
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Sweeping Case Against Impeachment Is a Political Strategy
Trump's Sweeping Case Against Impeachment Is a Political Strategy
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Washington Post, CNN and Politico
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
As White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone Builds Case for Defiance on Impeachment
As White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone Builds Case for Defiance on Impeachment
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Political Wire, Hullabaloo and New Republic
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
For Trump, an impeachment vote is a race against the clock. Not so for Pelosi.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The 'I'm rubber, you're glue' presidency: Trump turns to schoolyard taunts in impeachment battle
The 'I'm rubber, you're glue' presidency: Trump turns to schoolyard taunts in impeachment battle
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The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's resistance to the impeachment inquiry is a genuine constitutional crisis
Trump's resistance to the impeachment inquiry is a genuine constitutional crisis
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Reason and Washington Post
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Undeterred by White House Threat, Democrats Push Impeachment Inquiry Ahead
Undeterred by White House Threat, Democrats Push Impeachment Inquiry Ahead
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, CNN and 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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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
New York Times:
Kurdish-Led Militia Casualties Climb as Turkey's Syria Offensive Continues — At least 16 Kurdish fighters were reported to have been killed as Turkish ground forces assaulted towns in northeastern Syria. Kurdish forces appeared to return fire across the border.
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Washington Post:
Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying 'they didn't help us in the Second World War'
Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying 'they didn't help us in the Second World War'
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Foreign Policy, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE, Shareblue Media, HuffPost, Lawyers, Guns & Money, NBC News, RedState and Hullabaloo
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Military Leaders Fear They've Seen This Before. It Ended in the Iraq War.
Military Leaders Fear They've Seen This Before. It Ended in the Iraq War.
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Jewish Insider, Outside the Beltway and The National Interest
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says potential ISIS escapees will ‘be escaping to Europe’
Trump says potential ISIS escapees will ‘be escaping to Europe’
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Politico, Outside the Beltway, ABC News and Townhall
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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Political Wire and The Other McCain
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Biden campaign slams New York Times for op-ed by conservative author behind Ukraine claims
Biden campaign slams New York Times for op-ed by conservative author behind Ukraine claims
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CNBC, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, New York Post and CNN
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 …
YouTube:
Tulsi Considers Boycotting Debate … I want to thank you all very much for your support. I need to share something with you. It is very important. — There are so many of you who I've met in Iowa and New Hampshire who have expressed to me how frustrated you are that the DNC …
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National Review
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gabbard says she may boycott next week's debate
Gabbard says she may boycott next week's debate
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Townhall, Associated Press, Political Wire, The Week and Deadline
RealClearInvestigations:
Here Are the Giuliani-Ukraine Notes Few Have Seen — Notes of Rudolph Giuliani's interviews with two former Ukrainian prosecutors include one's allegation that then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned him against investigating energy firm Burisma Holdings “as it was not in the interest of Joe and/or Hunter Biden.”
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RedState and Instapundit
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Arden Farhi / CBS News:
Read the whistleblower's memo about Trump's Ukraine call, as described to CBS News
Read the whistleblower's memo about Trump's Ukraine call, as described to CBS News
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Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo
Greg Wilson / Fox News:
Ukraine president says ‘no blackmail’ in phone call with Trump
Ukraine president says ‘no blackmail’ in phone call with Trump
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Associated Press, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TheBlaze and The Rush Limbaugh Show
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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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Democrat challenging Mitch McConnell raises $10.7 million in third quarter
Democrat challenging Mitch McConnell raises $10.7 million in third quarter
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Political Wire
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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Fox News:
Fox News Poll results October 6-8, 2019
Fox News Poll results October 6-8, 2019
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Vox, Roll Call, Breitbart, Contemptor, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and CNN
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
White House aides try disappearing act amid impeachment talk — WASHINGTON (AP) — They've skipped the high-profile Sunday TV shows and avoided driveway chat sessions with reporters. Few who are typically eager to defend the president have appeared at all on television this month.
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
George Conway and other prominent conservatives call for ‘expeditious’ impeachment probe — More than a dozen prominent conservative lawyers, including George T. Conway III, offered their legal reasoning for an “expeditious” impeachment probe into President Trump, creating a document they hope …
Axios:
Impeached and re-elected — It's looking more likely by the day that President Trump will be impeached by the House for his dealings with Ukraine. But if he is acquitted by the Senate — and then goes on to win a second term — Democrats will face a predicament neither party has confronted in U.S. history.
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Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Farewell, Tomahawk Chop! — The Daily Caller reports on the latest victory for political correctness: “Braves Axe ‘Tomahawk Chop’ During Game Five After Complaint From Cardinal With Cherokee Heritage.” … Axing the tomahawk didn't do the Braves much good tonight, as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1.
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The Daily Caller
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘This is karma’ Georgia Republicans knock Braves tomahawk chop drop
‘This is karma’ Georgia Republicans knock Braves tomahawk chop drop
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Political Wire, Outkick the Coverage, Fox News, National Review and Breitbart
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 …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans bemoaning the fate of the Kurds have no one to blame but themselves — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) put out a written statement on Wednesday declaring, “On Monday, I said that President Trump's decision to abandon the Kurds, our major ally in the fight against ISIS, was terribly unwise.
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Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
Dear Republicans, Is This the Idol to Whom You Have Sold Your Souls? — In the past few weeks, Donald Trump has gone from saying that no, he didn't collude with a foreign dictatorship to interfere with the U.S. election, to doing it on live TV, asking the government of China to investigate Joe Biden and his son, for no clear reason.
Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump's push to save coal is failing. Coal demand to plunge to 42-year low — New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump's mission to revive America's coal industry is failing. — US power plants are expected to consume less coal next year than at any point since President Jimmy Carter was in office …