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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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Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair, Mediaite, The New Civil Rights Movement and Boing Boing
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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 …
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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 …
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
The Mystery of Rudy Giuliani's Vienna Trip — Last night, when Rudy Giuliani told me he couldn't get together for an interview, his reason made sense: As with many nights of late, he was due to appear on Hannity. When I suggested this evening instead, his response was a bit more curious.
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Jewish Insider, CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Hot Air, The Week, Mediaite, HuffPost, Boing Boing, Off the Kuff, Hullabaloo, POLITICUSUSA, JONATHAN TURLEY, Occupy Democrats, Slate, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Common Dreams, Progress Pond, The Daily Beast, New York Post, The Root, Breitbart, The Texas Tribune, Vanity Fair, NBC News, The New Civil Rights Movement, Contemptor, The National Interest, UPI, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Political Wire, Spectator USA and The Other McCain
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Giuliani's Ukraine Team: In Search of Influence, Dirt and Money — The president's lawyer was paid by Lev Parnas, who with Igor Fruman worked on behalf of President Trump in Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — When Rudolph W. Giuliani set out to dredge up damaging information on President Trump's rivals in Ukraine …
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Raw Story, The National Interest, Mother Jones, TheBlaze, The Atlantic, Law & Crime, emptywheel, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Vox
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Indicted Florida Pair Known for Flashy Style, Claim of Trump Ties
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CNN, Esquire, Washington Post, The Week and CBS Miami
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
‘I smell a wiretap’: Ex-FBI official suspects the Feds have tapes of Rudy Giuliani
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CNN, RedState and Occupy Democrats
Ben Jacobs / Jewish Insider:
Giuliani in 2018 video with embroiled associates: “Can't wait to come back” to Ukraine
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Washington Monthly, Associated Press and Boing Boing
CNN:
Giuliani dealings with associates scrutinized as part of investigation
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VICE, Vox and The New Civil Rights Movement
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
REVEALED: Rudy Giuliani's indicted Ukraine henchman gave thousands to Kevin McCarthy
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Law & Crime and Balloon Juice
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.
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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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CNN and The Daily Beast
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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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
U.N. Security Council fails to condemn Turkey's military action in Syria — The U.N. Security Council failed Thursday to agree on a statement condemning Turkey's military operation in Syria, defeating the efforts of Europeans who warned of an ensuing humanitarian crisis and the revival of Islamic State militants.
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
‘Shame on Him’: Evangelicals Call Out Trump on Syria — Some of the president's most ardent supporters worry that troop withdrawal threatens religious minorities, especially Christians. They are pushing back, to a point. — One called President Trump's decision “an egregious act of betrayal.”
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The Guardian, The Federalist and Raw Story
Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Trump Says the Kurds 'Didn't Help' at Normandy. Here's the History.
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Washington Post, CNN, The Wrap, NPR, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Slate and Shareblue Media
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mattis, McMaster and other ex-officials are MIA
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New York Times and The American Conservative
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.
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Raw Story
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The drama behind Trump's outreach to Trey Gowdy — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT ... AP/TEHRAN: “Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabia”: “Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday …
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Associated Press, Liberty Unyielding and Political Wire
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
New revelations about Trump test Pelosi's narrow impeachment strategy
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Political Wire
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.
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Bret Stephens Backs Out of Bedbug Debate — New York Times opinion columnist and man who thinks it's deeply important to engage in open debate Bret Stephens has backed out of an upcoming scheduled event at George Washington University, where he was set to discuss civil discourse online with professor Dave Karpf.
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland to testify next week — U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is expected to testify next Wednesday before the House committees investigating President Trump and Ukraine, despite being blocked by the State Department from appearing …
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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.
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HuffPost, New York Times, Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Republicans Trash Trump on Syria—but Not Ukraine — The criticism of Donald Trump from Republican elected officials, when it finally came, this week, was scathing. The President's latest decision was “terrible” (Will Hurd); “shortsighted” and “wrong”; (Adam Kinzinger); “impossible to understand” …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
McMaster: It's “absolutely” inappropriate for Trump to solicit foreign interference
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Politico, Associated Press and Breitbart
Orion Rummler / Axios:
LGBTQ town hall: What you need to know — Nine 2020 Democratic presidential candidates took questions on LGBTQ questions at a CNN town hall Thursday night. — The state of play: 2020 Democrats are responding to the last 2 years of the Trump administration undoing protections the LGBTQ community secured under President Obama.
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The Daily Beast
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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
Securing LGBTQ+ Rights and Equality
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Real Clear Politics, National Review and RedState
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.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden and Warren gain ground in Democratic race — Together Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren capture the support of more than half of Democratic primary voters, according to the latest Fox News national poll on the 2020 election. — Biden stays on top in the race …
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Bloomberg and New York Post
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump's children take in millions overseas as president slams Biden's son — Eric Trump sounded shocked that Hunter Biden hadn't drawn more criticism for his lucrative business deals in Ukraine and China while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president. — “Can you imagine if I took 3 cents from the Ukraine or 4 cents from China?”
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