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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump lawyer Giuliani was paid $500,000 to consult on indicted associate's firm — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the Ukrainian-American businessman arrested last week …
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New York Times:
Bolton Objected to Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Calling Giuliani ‘a Hand Grenade’ — WASHINGTON — The effort to pressure Ukraine for political help provoked a heated confrontation inside the White House last summer that so alarmed John R. Bolton, then the national security adviser …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Suspects a Spiteful John Bolton Is Behind Some of the Ukraine Leaks — Trump fears the leaks are now coming from the people he chose to serve—and that only increases the paranoia currently infecting the West Wing. — At a critical juncture in his presidency, facing …
Wall Street Journal:
Federal Prosecutors Scrutinize Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine Business Dealings, Finances — Trump lawyer's bank records have been examined; witnesses are questioned about work for a Ukraine mayor, efforts to oust U.S. ambassador — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings …
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Axios:
House Democrats' sprawling Ukraine investigation is spilling across the Trump administration — The White House is tense — and some aides are frantic — as Democrats on Capitol Hill tap a gusher of revelations that paint an increasingly vivid portrait of President Trump's unrestrained conduct of foreign policy.
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Mother Jones, New York Times, Political Wire and Roll Call
NBC News:
White House tried to limit what former Russia aide Fiona Hill could say to Congress, letters show — The White House did not try and block her from testifying but told her lawyers about areas that could fall under executive privilege. — The White House tried to limit what Fiona Hill …
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Talking Points Memo, USA Today, The Hill and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
‘Disruptive diplomat’ Gordon Sondland, a key figure in Trump impeachment furor, long coveted ambassadorship — Gordon Sondland was streaking over the West Coast in his Learjet in 2016 when the bad news came. Jeb Bush's campaign was on the phone. He was bowing out of the race for the White House.
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Washington Post:
Giuliani was paid $500,000 by company founded by arrested associate — President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani was paid $500,000 last year by a company founded by one of his business associates who was arrested last week and charged with campaign finance violations.
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Raw Story, The Week and Progress Pond, more at Mediagazer »
YouTube:
Makes More Sense | Pete Buttigieg for President … To stay connected with the campaign: — About Pete: — Pete Buttigieg is a husband, Afghanistan veteran, and the Mayor of his hometown, South Bend, Indiana. — Pete is running for president because this is a now or never moment for our nation.
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Warren Limits Donations From Some Bank, Tech Execs
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Political Wire and The Verge
Dan Merica / CNN:
Buttigieg puts money behind digital ad knocking ‘Medicare for All’ Democrats by name
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Political Wire
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Poll: Warren faces high expectations ahead of debate
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The Daily Caller, CNN, The Hill and Political Wire
Danny Hayes / Washington Post:
A new poll shows Elizabeth Warren leading the Democratic field, with 28 percent
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HuffPost, Political Wire, Vanity Fair and ABC News
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
FPU-Herald Poll: Michelle Obama would enter NH primary as frontrunner
Washington Post:
Russia patrolling between Turkish and Syrian forces after U.S. troops withdraw — ISTANBUL — Russia announced on Tuesday that its units were patrolling between the Turkish and Syrian militaries near the northern Syrian town of Manbij, in a sign that Moscow, a key ally of the Syrian government …
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New York Times:
Russia Says Its Troops Are Patrolling Between Turkish and Syrian Forces
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National Review, Political Wire, New York Post, Task & Purpose, twitchy.com and The Defense Post
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump's betrayal of the Kurds is sickening to U.S. soldiers
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Daily Kos
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia Savors U.S. Missteps in Syria, and Seizes Opportunity
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Slate, Vox and Liberty Unyielding
Associated Press:
The Latest: US troops leaving Syria to move to Iraq, Kuwait
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One America News Network, NEWS 1130 and Associated Press
Victoria Thompson / ABC News:
Exclusive: ‘Hiding in plain sight’: Hunter Biden defends foreign ventures but concedes political ‘mistake’ — As President Donald Trump continues to fill his Twitter feed and campaign speeches with attacks on Hunter Biden over his foreign business deals, the former vice president's son defended …
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Rivals Are Utterly Perplexed at the Timing of Hunter's Interview
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Washington Post, Des Moines Register, The Guardian, Contemptor, Politico, The Daily Caller and Vox
BBC:
British holidaymakers ‘traumatised’ after arrest at US border — A British couple say they have been detained in the US after accidentally crossing the border from Canada. — David Connors, 30, and his wife Eileen, 24, say they are being held in Pennsylvania with their three-month-old baby and are “traumatised”.
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Dan Wolken / USA Today:
LeBron James undermines values he's espoused in most disgraceful moment of career — On behalf of the 327 million American citizens who generally believe that freedom is good and authoritarian regimes are less good, let me apologize to LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Ben Golliver / Washington Post:
LeBron James criticizes Daryl Morey's decision to send controversial Hong Kong tweet
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The Federalist, New York Times and The Gateway Pundit
Public Policy Polling:
Impeachment Could End Collins' Career — PPP's newest Maine poll finds that Susan Collins is in trouble for reelection...and that she's likely to find herself in more trouble no matter what side of impeachment she comes down on. — Collins is unpopular, with only 35% of voters approving of the job she's doing to 50% who disapprove.
Ericka Andersen / New York Times:
Why Are Democrats Jilting G.O.P. Voters Who Want to Like Them? — Candidates are leaving potential Republican converts without options. — Ms. Andersen is a freelance writer in Indianapolis. — Under President Trump, a small slice of America's electorate seeks a reason to call the Democratic Party home for the very first time.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, alicublog and The Week
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Is this Barr's cry for help? — On Friday, in a closed-door speech at the University of Notre Dame, Attorney General William P. Barr talked at length about a “campaign to destroy the traditional moral order.” — The alleged perpetrator of this campaign? — “Militant secularists,” …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Raw Story and The American Conservative
Politico:
Exclusive: Trump the favorite — EXCLUSIVE first look: Trump the favorite? — President Trump may trail several of the leading Democrat candidates by significant numbers in early national polls. But according to a historically accurate model maintained by Moody's Analytics …
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The Week, Outside the Beltway and New York Post
ProPublica:
We Found a “Staggering” 281 Lobbyists Who've Worked in the Trump Administration — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘Everything becomes a conspiracy theory’: Trump leans into spurious claims for impeachment defense — A president who rose to political prominence on birtherism — and then won the White House obsessed with Hillary Clinton's emails — is latching onto scraps of conspiracy theories to build his political defense against impeachment.
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