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Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Never-Before-Seen Trump Tax Documents Show Major Inconsistencies — The president's businesses made themselves appear more profitable to lenders and less profitable to tax officials. One expert calls the differing numbers “versions of fraud.” — Stay up to date with email updates …
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Which Trump Will Take the Fall for Years of Tax Fraud? — Junior and Eric, it's time to prove your loyalty. — Last February, not long before he reported to prison, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified that his boss had regularly inflated his personal assets when it served his purposes to do so …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Dodgy Bookkeeping Is a Trump Family Tradition
Dodgy Bookkeeping Is a Trump Family Tradition
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CNN:
Federal investigation of Rudy Giuliani includes counterintelligence probe — (CNN)For months, investigators looking into Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in Ukraine have dug into everything from possible financial entanglements with alleged corrupt Ukrainian figures to counterintelligence concerns raised …
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ABC News:
4th defendant in federal case involving Rudy Giuliani associates arrested
4th defendant in federal case involving Rudy Giuliani associates arrested
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Joe Valiquette / NBC New York:
FBI Arrests Fourth Man at JFK Airport in Probe of Rudy Giuliani Associates
FBI Arrests Fourth Man at JFK Airport in Probe of Rudy Giuliani Associates
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
Trump tries to distance himself from chaos in Syria as tensions with lawmakers in both parties escalate — President Trump on Wednesday attempted to distance himself from the escalating chaos in northern Syria following his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the region and lashed …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Bipartisan House Majority Condemns Trump for Syria Withdrawal — Republicans and Democrats delivered a rebuke to the president over his decision to pull back American troops, an order many viewed as acquiescing to Turkey's incursion against a United States ally.
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Talking Points Memo, The Wrap and The Daily Caller
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
'Sanctions aren't going to do any good': Senate GOP blasts Trump's Turkey strategy
'Sanctions aren't going to do any good': Senate GOP blasts Trump's Turkey strategy
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out on Syria as Republicans Rebuke Him in House Vote
Trump Lashes Out on Syria as Republicans Rebuke Him in House Vote
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Vincent Wood / The Independent:
Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion
Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion
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East Bay Times
David Gauthier-Villars / Wall Street Journal:
Turkey Rejects U.S. Call for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria
Turkey Rejects U.S. Call for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria
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Just Security, Axios and Foreign Policy
New York Times:
Ex-Aide Saw Gordon Sondland as a Potential National Security Risk — A former top White House adviser viewed Mr. Sondland, a Trump donor and the ambassador to the European Union, as a risk because he was so unprepared for his job. — WASHINGTON — A former top White House foreign policy …
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Washington Post:
Amid impeachment probe, Gordon Sondland is overseeing a renovation of his residence that has cost $1 million in taxpayer money — BRUSSELS — Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump …
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Vanity Fair
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell eyes quick impeachment trial in Senate — Senate Republicans are preparing for a speedy impeachment trial that concludes before the end of the year. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Senate Republicans on Wednesday that he expects Speaker Nancy Pelosi to approve articles …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Democrats say Trump had a “meltdown” and insulted Pelosi in Syria meeting — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that they walked out of a meeting with President Trump …
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Grieving Parents ‘Ambushed’ by Trump, Who Had Teen's Killer Waiting at White House — The president had hoped to surprise the parents of dead British teen Harry Dunn with a meeting with the woman who killed him—all in front of the media. — Correspondent-At-Large
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Michael Holden / Reuters:
U.S. security chief ‘heaped pain’ on grieving parents of UK teen: lawyer — LONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's national security adviser heaped pain and grief on the parents of a British teenager killed in a car crash by trying to hold a meeting at the White House between them and a U.S. diplomat's wife …
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Law & Crime and The American Conservative
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Trump stuns Harry Dunn's parents, says woman in crash that killed their son is nearby and able to meet
Trump stuns Harry Dunn's parents, says woman in crash that killed their son is nearby and able to meet
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Vox, Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Joe Biden Goes Off: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Are ‘Trying to Con the American People’ Like Trump — Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden went off on Elizabeth Warren's “ridiculous” healthcare plan, and accused the Massachusetts senator …
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The Daily Caller
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CNN:
Day after debate, Elizabeth Warren's campaign says it's reviewing ‘other revenue options’ for Medicare for All
Day after debate, Elizabeth Warren's campaign says it's reviewing ‘other revenue options’ for Medicare for All
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The Hill, Political Wire, Washington Post and fox8.com
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Eye-Popping Cost of Medicare for All
The Eye-Popping Cost of Medicare for All
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The Hill, Washington Post, The Colorado Independent, Common Dreams and Urban Institute
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Dear Centrist Democrats: There Are No Moderate Republicans to Work With
Washington Post:
Pompeo adviser to decry politicization of State Dept. in impeachment probe testimony — Michael McKinley, the former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo until his sudden resignation last week, will tell House impeachment investigators Wednesday that career diplomats …
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New York Times:
Former Top State Dept. Aide Tells Impeachment Investigators He Quit Over Ukraine
Former Top State Dept. Aide Tells Impeachment Investigators He Quit Over Ukraine
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Talking Points Memo
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Ex-Pompeo adviser tells Congress he resigned over Trump's attacks on Yovanovitch
Ex-Pompeo adviser tells Congress he resigned over Trump's attacks on Yovanovitch
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Washington Post, Associated Press, NBC News, Sputnik International and The Hill
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden, Bleeding Cash, Spent Nearly $1 Million on Private Jets — Per the ex-veep's FEC data, roughly one out of every 16 dollars raised by the campaign has been spent on such aviation. — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is bleeding cash. And a big reason why appears to be an antiquated …
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Politico, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Week and The Daily Caller
Bloomberg:
Trump-Erdogan Call Led to Lengthy Quest to Avoid Halkbank Trial — Barr, working with Mnuchin, sought a deferred prosecution deal — Prosecutors filed charges when Trump sought to punish Erdogan — President Donald Trump assigned his attorney general and Treasury secretary to deal …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and U.S. Department of Justice
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Congress Approval, Support for Impeaching Trump Both Up — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives work through an impeachment inquiry regarding alleged abuses of office by President Donald Trump, approval of Congress is now at 25%.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Why more questions remain after Hunter Biden's interview — “Say it nicer.” No words better sum up the news coverage of Hunter Biden. That instruction given from him to ABC News reporter Amy Robach came after she noted that he was “in and out of rehab” several times for dependency on drugs ranging from cocaine to crack.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden's drop in cash puts pressure on campaign and donors as they seek more sources of financial support
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Sorry, but Democrats need to talk about Hunter Biden
Sorry, but Democrats need to talk about Hunter Biden
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Rolling Stone, NB Blog, New York Post, American Greatness and The Federalist
Tufayel Ahmed / Newsweek:
Trump Teen Rape Allegation Resurfaces, Ronan Farrow Claims National Enquirer Tried to Protect Him in New Book — Amid behind-the-scenes details of his explosive reporting on Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, Ronan Farrow's new book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy …
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Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Schiff pressed Volker to say Ukraine felt pressure from Trump — In a secret interview, Rep. Adam Schiff, leader of the House Democratic effort to impeach President Trump, pressed former U.S. special representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker to testify that Ukrainian officials felt pressured …
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RedState
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
S.J. Res. 54 Veto Message — TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: — I am returning herewith without my approval S.J. Res. 54, a joint resolution that would terminate the national emergency I declared in Proclamation 9844 of February 15, 2019, pursuant to the National Emergencies Act …
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The Daily Caller
Anna Orso / Inquirer.com:
Mark Sanford kicked off his presidential campaign against Donald Trump in Philly. One person showed up — The bell in the Independence Hall tower rung at 9 a.m., and Mark Sanford took a deep breath. He grabbed a giant check for “one trillion dollars,” stood next to a tiny wooden podium …