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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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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” …
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
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, The Week and Political Wire
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.
New York Times:
Mulvaney Says, Then Denies, That Trump Held Back Ukraine Aid as Quid Pro Quo — At first the acting White House chief of staff undercut the president's denials, but late in the day he reversed himself. — WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff …
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Shareblue Media, VICE, Vox and Fox News
U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler:
Chairman Nadler Statement on Trump Hosting G7 at His Doral Resort in Miami
The Daily Beast:
Mick Mulvaney Volunteers as Tribute, Loses Trump's Hunger Games
Mick Mulvaney Volunteers as Tribute, Loses Trump's Hunger Games
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New York Times, The American Conservative and Defense One
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
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:
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
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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ABC News, Associated Press, Hullabaloo and Occupy Democrats
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
New York Times:
Ambassador to E.U. to Testify That Trump Delegated Ukraine Policy to Giuliani
Ambassador to E.U. to Testify That Trump Delegated Ukraine Policy to Giuliani
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DemCast, The Federalist Papers and HuffPost
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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CNBC, Mother Jones, Political Wire, PJ Media Home, The American Conservative 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
Brett Neely / NPR:
G-7 Summit To Be Held At Trump's Miami Golf Resort
G-7 Summit To Be Held At Trump's Miami Golf Resort
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Shareblue Media, Slate, Hot Air and Law & Crime
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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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
Energy Chief Perry Tells Trump He Plans to Leave Post Soon
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Vanity Fair, Breitbart, CNN, The Hill, The Daily Caller, New York Post, PJ Media Home and Wall Street Journal
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 and Talking Points Memo
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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emptywheel, Associated Press, 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.
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CNN, The Guardian, Raw Story and Mediaite
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
In Elijah Cummings's Baltimore, mourning a leader who was 'the city's voice' — BALTIMORE — Robert Taylor's eyes filled with tears as he slumped in his wheelchair and absorbed the death of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), a man he regarded as his voice in this city and beyond.
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
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Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68
Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68
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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, Raw Story, Hullabaloo and LGBTQ Nation
Nick Arama / RedState:
CNN Video: Hopefully, Trump Dies Soon — We brought you the story about how Project Veritas had videos from Cary Poarch, a man who was a contract employee with CNN. He took some pretty eye-opening video because he says he was upset about how CNN approached the news and he wanted people …
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The Gateway Pundit
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Eric Spracklen / Project Veritas:
PART 3: FIELD OPS MANAGER AT CNN: ZUCKER'S 9AM CALLS ARE ‘BULLSHIT;’ …
PART 3: FIELD OPS MANAGER AT CNN: ZUCKER'S 9AM CALLS ARE ‘BULLSHIT;’ …
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Townhall and American Greatness
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed News:
Impeachment Could Mean Most Presidential Candidates Can't Leave Washington, Or Talk. Sorry, Those Are (Really) The Rules. — WASHINGTON — An impeachment trial in the Senate would be a massive threat to President Trump, but it could also cripple — or boost — the campaigns of a half dozen Democrats vying to beat him.
Blair Miller / TheDenverChannel.com:
New poll shows majority of Coloradans support impeachment inquiry, Hickenlooper leads Gardner — Keating Research-OnSight Public Affairs-Martin Campaigns poll conducted Oct. 10-14 — <p>WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) listens during a Commission On Security …
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Political Wire
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in interview he fears ‘erosion of truth’ but defends allowing politicians to lie in ads — His approach to political speech has come under fire in recent weeks. — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview he worries “about an erosion of truth” …
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Sherrilyn Ifill / Washington Post:
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't know his civil rights history
The Daily Beast:
Nunes Tries to Use Steele Dossier to Defend Trump During Closed-Door Hearing — Ambassador Gordon Sondland appeared perplexed by Nunes' comments, according to one source, and the exchange was “awkward.” — During a closed-door impeachment meeting on Capitol Hill, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …
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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TheBlaze and twitchy.com
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, The Hill, Bloomberg and Axios
David Stavrou / Haaretz:
A Million People Are Jailed at China's Gulags. I Managed to Escape. Here's What Really Goes on Inside — Rape, torture and human experiments. Sayragul Sauytbay offers firsthand testimony from a Xinjiang ‘reeducation’ camp — Send me email alerts — Zen Subscribe now