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Washington Post:
Trump has awarded next year's G-7 summit of world leaders to his Miami-area resort, the White House said — President Trump has awarded the 2020 G-7 Summit of world leaders to his own private company, scheduling the summit for June at his Trump Doral golf resort outside Miami, the White House announced on Thursday.
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Washington Post:
Mulvaney confirms Ukraine aid withheld in part to force probe of Democrats — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters Thursday that President Trump blocked nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in part to force the government in Kyiv to secure …
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Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, The Mahablog, Vanity Fair, Daily Kos and The Week
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Gordon Sondland says Giuliani pushed Ukraine probes at Trump's direction — Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, bolstered Democrats' impeachment inquiry Thursday as he broke sharply from President Donald Trump in testimony before House investigators.
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Wall Street Journal:
Mulvaney Says Holdup of Ukraine Aid Was Related to Trump's Demand for 2016 Election Probe — President has expressed suspicion the hacked DNC server from the U.S. presidential race is hidden in Ukraine
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HuffPost, Political Wire and The Week
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Forget Trump's “Meltdown”—Follow the Testimony — On a week of revelations in the House's impeachment inquiry. — In a series of tweets in late July, Donald Trump called Elijah Cummings, a Democratic representative from Baltimore and one of his chief congressional critics, a “brutal bully” …
New York Times:
Mulvaney Says, Then Denies, That Trump Held Back Ukraine Aid as Quid Pro Quo
Mulvaney Says, Then Denies, That Trump Held Back Ukraine Aid as Quid Pro Quo
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Defense One, The Daily Caller, VICE, Daily Kos, Shareblue Media and Vox
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Mulvaney acknowledges Ukraine aid was withheld to boost political probe
Mulvaney acknowledges Ukraine aid was withheld to boost political probe
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Associated Press, NBC News, The Federalist Papers, Breitbart, Axios and New York Post
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump advisers and DOJ enraged by Mulvaney remarks; Pelosi puts no timetable on impeachment inquiry
Live updates: Trump advisers and DOJ enraged by Mulvaney remarks; Pelosi puts no timetable on impeachment inquiry
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Raw Story, The Hill, Vox, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, IJR and The Daily Caller
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
‘Get over it’: Mulvaney's twin admissions put Trump at the center of emoluments and Ukraine controversies
‘Get over it’: Mulvaney's twin admissions put Trump at the center of emoluments and Ukraine controversies
Washington Post:
Trump's hosting of the G-7 is deeply corrupt. Here's how Democrats can step up.
Trump's hosting of the G-7 is deeply corrupt. Here's how Democrats can step up.
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NPR, ABC News, Hullabaloo, Slate and Occupy Democrats
New York Times:
Impeachment Inquiry: Mulvaney Undercuts Trump's Denials of Quid Pro Quo
Impeachment Inquiry: Mulvaney Undercuts Trump's Denials of Quid Pro Quo
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Mother Jones, CNBC, The American Conservative, PJ Media Home and Althouse
New York Times:
Trump Will Host Next G7 Summit at His Doral Resort
Trump Will Host Next G7 Summit at His Doral Resort
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Washington Post, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, Raw Story and Mediaite
CNN:
Mulvaney brashly admits quid pro quo over Ukraine aid as key details emerge — and then denies doing so
Mulvaney brashly admits quid pro quo over Ukraine aid as key details emerge — and then denies doing so
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The Resurgent and The Daily Caller
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump's Doral resort to host next G-7 summit, as White House defends choice
Trump's Doral resort to host next G-7 summit, as White House defends choice
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Law & Crime and Patterico's Pontifications
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey — Sen. Mitt Romney delivered perhaps the most thorough Republican rebuke of President Trump's Syria withdrawal Thursday, calling Trump's abandonment of the Kurds there “a bloodstain on the annals of American history.”
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Foreign Policy
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BBC:
Turkish president Erdogan 'threw Trump's Syria letter in bin' — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put US President Donald Trump's letter “in the bin”, the BBC has been told. — In the letter dated 9 October, and sent after US troops were pulled out of Syria, Mr Trump told Mr Erdogan: “Don't be a tough guy.
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Bloomberg, Washington Post, Axios, New York Times, Middle East Eye, The Bulwark, The Atlantic, PJ Media Home, The Week, Sputnik International and Politico
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
‘Not a ceasefire’: Turkish leader says it's a ‘pause’ after Pence touts agreement — The U.S. and Turkey reached an agreement on Thursday to halt Turkish operations against Syrian Kurdish forces the U.S. once backed in what President Donald Trump heralded as “a great day for civilization,” …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Turkey leader tweets back to Trump about Syria
The Latest: Turkey leader tweets back to Trump about Syria
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Patterico's Pontifications and Hot Air
Marco Carnelos / Middle East Eye:
US and Turkey reach agreement to suspend military operation in Syria
US and Turkey reach agreement to suspend military operation in Syria
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Power Line, The Daily Beast, Telegraph, Hullabaloo, Hot Air, The Federalist Papers, Al Jazeera, The Resurgent and twitchy.com
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What are the problems Trump told Erdogan he has ‘worked hard to solve’?
What are the problems Trump told Erdogan he has ‘worked hard to solve’?
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News and Florida Politics
New York Times:
Perry Tells Trump He Will Resign as Energy Secretary — Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas who has become enmeshed in the Ukraine scandal, said he would resign as secretary of energy. — Rick Perry, the energy secretary who has drawn scrutiny for his role in the controversy surrounding …
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Bloomberg:
Energy Chief Perry Tells Trump He Plans to Leave Post Soon — Former Texas governor was planning exit before Ukraine probe — Perry's talks with Ukraine examined in impeachment inquiry — Energy Secretary Rick Perry notified President Donald Trump Thursday that he will soon be leaving the post …
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CNN, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, New York Post and PJ Media Home
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, 1 of the ‘3 amigos’ on Ukraine, tells Trump he plans to resign
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, 1 of the ‘3 amigos’ on Ukraine, tells Trump he plans to resign
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Politico, Vox, CNN, What The Fuck …, Washington Post, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Axios
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
This central claim in Gordon Sondland's testimony just doesn't add up
This central claim in Gordon Sondland's testimony just doesn't add up
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Associated Press, emptywheel, New York Magazine, HuffPost and The Hill
William H. McRaven / New York Times:
Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President — If President Trump doesn't demonstrate the leadership that America needs, then it is time for a new person in the Oval Office. — Admiral McRaven is a former commander of the United States Special Operations Command.
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68 — Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore …
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New York Times:
Elijah E. Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68
Elijah E. Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68
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Out Magazine, Breitbart, NB Blog, Politico, PJ Media Home, HuffPost, The Mahablog and Mother Jones
Heather Caygle / Politico:
‘There can be no slowdown’: Dems keep up impeachment push while mourning Cummings
‘There can be no slowdown’: Dems keep up impeachment push while mourning Cummings
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NBC News
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, longtime advocate for Baltimore and civil rights and key figure …
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, longtime advocate for Baltimore and civil rights and key figure …
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Vladimir Soldatkin / Reuters:
Russia says it is starting to resume U.S. cyber cooperation: TASS — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are gradually starting to resume cooperation on cyber security, TASS news agency cited the head of Russia's FSB Federal Security Service as saying on Thursday.
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Pew Research Center:
In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace — An update on America's changing religious landscape — The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip. In Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019 …
Anna North / Vox:
Trump's “Nervous Nancy” tweet shows his problem with powerful women — A photo tweeted by President Trump on Wednesday shows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chastising him while others look on at a White House meeting. White House photo by Shealah Craighead — Trump tried to shame Nancy Pelosi by tweeting a photo of their meeting.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's latest ‘very serious meltdown’ matters
Why Trump's latest ‘very serious meltdown’ matters
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RealClearPolitics, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, HuffPost, Washington Post and Raw Story
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Judge rules DOJ improperly redacted court filing related to Mueller probe — The Department of Justice improperly redacted a court filing related to the Mueller investigation and must reveal the names of two individuals who figured prominently in the probe, a federal judge in Washington ruled on Thursday.
Logan Wroge / madison.com:
Outrage grows in firing of Madison West High School security guard over use of N-word — Outrage was growing among members of Madison's black community Thursday, a day after a black West High School security guard was fired for what he said was explicitly telling a student not to call …
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twitchy.com
Sherrilyn Ifill / Washington Post:
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't know his civil rights history — Sherrilyn Ifill is the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. — In a speech Thursday at Georgetown University, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg invoked Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in interview he fears ‘erosion of truth’ …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in interview he fears ‘erosion of truth’ …
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National Review, The Daily Caller, Engadget and Althouse
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Americans already pay a ‘gigantic’ hidden health-care tax, economists say — The question of who will foot the bill for Medicare-for-all is almost beside the point, according to the authors of ‘The Triumph of Injustice’ — The topic of Medicare-for-all was front and center — again …
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Outside the Beltway
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Biden's Attacks on Medicare for All Undermine the Entire Democratic Agenda
Biden's Attacks on Medicare for All Undermine the Entire Democratic Agenda
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New York Times and Washington Post
VICE:
At the Times, a Hesitance to Hyperlink — Journalists at the New York Times and its own standards editor say that getting continually dragged by other journalists for not giving credit is embarrassing. — There's a joke in the journalism industry: It's not news until the New York Times says it is.
Pew Research Center:
Modest Changes in Views of Impeachment Proceedings Since Early September — 54% approve of House decision to conduct inquiry — Most Americans have not changed their views on whether the House should conduct impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump since early September …
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The Boston Globe, Axios, The Hill, Bloomberg and Political Wire
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Things Aren't Getting Better for 2020's Most Vulnerable Senate Republicans — Five vulnerable Republicans see declines in net approval — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivers remarks during a weekly Capitol Hill news conference on June 25. The latest Morning Consult Senator Approval Rankings found …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily Kos, Iowa Starting Line and Hullabaloo