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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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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Law & Crime, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, The Hill, Mediaite, The Week, Axios and NBC News
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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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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Shareblue Media, The Hill, HuffPost, CNN, The Guardian, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Occupy Democrats, Vanity Fair, Axios, Mediaite and Boing Boing
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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Washington Monthly, Raw Story and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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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New York Times, NBC News, Washington Post and Political Wire
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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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, Daily Kos and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
State Department Official George Kent Testifies in Impeachment Probe
State Department Official George Kent Testifies in Impeachment Probe
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Raw Story
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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National Review, VICE, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal and Politico
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Buttigieg puts money behind digital ad knocking ‘Medicare for All’ Democrats by name
Buttigieg puts money behind digital ad knocking ‘Medicare for All’ Democrats by name
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Political Wire
Danny Hayes / Washington Post:
A new poll shows Elizabeth Warren leading the Democratic field, with 28 percent
A new poll shows Elizabeth Warren leading the Democratic field, with 28 percent
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Boston Herald, Hot Air, Daily Kos, HuffPost and Vanity Fair
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Support drops for Medicare for All but increases for public option
Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Warren Limits Donations From Some Bank, Tech Execs
Elizabeth Warren Limits Donations From Some Bank, Tech Execs
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Medium, Axios, Political Wire and The Verge
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Poll: Warren faces high expectations ahead of debate
Poll: Warren faces high expectations ahead of debate
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The Hill and Political Wire
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
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
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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Military Times, Foreign Policy Research …, Fox News, Atlantic Council, Outside the Beltway and twitchy.com
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New York Times:
Russia Troops Patrol Between Turkish and Syrian Forces, Filling an American Void
Russia Troops Patrol Between Turkish and Syrian Forces, Filling an American Void
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National Review, Associated Press, Telegraph, Defense One, Political Wire, NPR, New York Post, Task & Purpose and The Defense Post
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump's betrayal of the Kurds is sickening to U.S. soldiers
Trump's betrayal of the Kurds is sickening to U.S. soldiers
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Daily Kos
NBC News:
More than 160,000 have fled northern Syria as Turkish offensive escalates
More than 160,000 have fled northern Syria as Turkish offensive escalates
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Vox, New York Post, Defense One, Politico and Wall Street Journal
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia Savors U.S. Missteps in Syria, and Seizes Opportunity
Russia Savors U.S. Missteps in Syria, and Seizes Opportunity
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National Review, Mediaite and Slate
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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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
A British family on vacation accidentally drove into the U.S. They've spent days detained with their 3-month-old baby. — The Connors family didn't plan to be on the unmarked road. — Originally from the United Kingdom, the two couples and their three young children were driving near …
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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National Review, The Federalist, RedState, KTLA, Instapundit, The Root, Fox News and Sports Illustrated
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Hollywood Reporter:
Hong Kong Protestors Voice Disappointment in LeBron James: “He Supports Totalitarianism?”
Hong Kong Protestors Voice Disappointment in LeBron James: “He Supports Totalitarianism?”
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ESPN, The Nation, news.rthk.hk, Breitbart and twitchy.com
Ben Golliver / Washington Post:
LeBron James criticizes Daryl Morey's decision to send controversial Hong Kong tweet
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.
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Law & Crime
Tanya Snyder / Politico:
Rep. Peter DeFazio calls for audit into Elaine Chao's alleged Kentucky favors — A senior House Democrat has asked the Transportation Department's internal watchdog to investigate whether Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao showed undue favoritism to Kentucky constituents of her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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The Hill
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Greg Weiner / The Bulwark:
Continue the Investigation. Begin the Impeachment.
Continue the Investigation. Begin the Impeachment.
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Raw Story and The Bulwark Podcast
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The hidden menace threatening Democrats' bid to beat Trump in 2020 — The Democratic National Committee sent an urgent alert on Monday to every presidential campaign aimed at avoiding a repeat of the cybersecurity fiasco the party suffered at the hands of Russia and WikiLeaks in 2016.
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CNN, Washington Times, twitchy.com, Washington Post, Daily Kos and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
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
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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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Politico, Contemptor and Vox
Bernadette Hogan / New York Post:
Gov. Cuomo drops the n-word during live radio interview — Gov. Andrew Cuomo used the N-word during a live radio interview Tuesday while discussing racism against Italian-Americans. — Cuomo called into WAMC radio where he was asked about the controversy surrounding Indigenous Peoples' Day …
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The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
The transformation of Elizabeth Warren — She faced sexism, split with a husband and found her voice teaching law in Houston — HOUSTON — Elizabeth Warren hadn't stepped foot on the University of Houston Law Center campus in nearly 15 years, not since she'd left her first full-time teaching job there.
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Althouse