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Diplomat tells investigators he raised alarms in 2015 about Hunter Biden's Ukraine work but was rebuffed — A career State Department official overseeing Ukraine policy told congressional investigators this week that he had raised concerns in early 2015 about then-Vice President Joe Biden's son serving …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Pentagon expert could reveal key details in Ukraine probe — WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2018, Congress allotted $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, part of a continuing effort to help the Eastern European nation defend itself against Russia. Several months later,
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” …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Impeachment inquiry shows Trump at the center of Ukraine efforts against rivals — Two Cabinet secretaries. The acting White House chief of staff. A bevy of career diplomats. President Trump's personal attorney. And at the center of the impeachment inquiry, the president himself.
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CNN:
Trump unhappy with Mulvaney's press briefing in which he acknowledged quid pro quo, source says
Trump unhappy with Mulvaney's press briefing in which he acknowledged quid pro quo, source says
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
How Did Gordon Sondland Think This Was Going to End?
How Did Gordon Sondland Think This Was Going to End?
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Washington Post:
Mick Mulvaney's comments on Trump and Ukraine couldn't have been clearer
Mick Mulvaney's comments on Trump and Ukraine couldn't have been clearer
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Senator Breaks With White House Over Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
GOP Senator Breaks With White House Over Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
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The Daily Beast:
Mick Mulvaney Has Conservatives Asking: WTF Are You Doing?
Mick Mulvaney Has Conservatives Asking: WTF Are You Doing?
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New York Times, Above the Law, Politico and CAFE
Elena Becatoros / Associated Press:
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire — CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Fighting continued Friday morning in a northeast Syrian border town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect overnight.
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Washington Post:
ISIS eyes breakout opportunity as Turkish forces batter Kurds — The Islamic State is racing to capitalize on the deteriorating security situation in northern Syria, stepping up attacks on prisons as well as on the now-weakened Kurdish militia that served as the vanguard in the U.S.-led war …
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New York Times:
In ‘Cave-In,’ Trump Cease-Fire Cements Turkey's Gains in Syria — The agreement, announced by Vice President Mike Pence, may stop the killing in the Kurdish enclave in northern Syria. But the cost to American influence is expected to be high. — WASHINGTON — The cease-fire agreement reached …
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Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Turkish Proxies Appear to Be Using White Phosphorus in Syria
Turkish Proxies Appear to Be Using White Phosphorus in Syria
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump's Capitulation to Erdogan Is Complete
Trump's Capitulation to Erdogan Is Complete
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New York Times, Salon, Washington Post and Hullabaloo
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Big post-debate cash hauls for Buttigieg, Klobuchar could spell trouble for Biden — CONCORD, N.H. - Sen. Amy Klobuchar - giddy after a lack of sleep and rave reviews for her debate performance - touted to the jam-packed crowd inside a café in New Hampshire's capital city …
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Associated Press:
Attorney tied to controversial case to host Buttigieg event — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to attend a Chicago fundraiser that will be co-hosted by a former city attorney who vigorously tried to block the release of a video depicting …
James Walker / Newsweek:
Pete Buttigieg Could Be ‘Surprise’ Frontrunner, Go ‘Toe-to-Toe’ with Trump, Says Democratic Strategist
Pete Buttigieg Could Be ‘Surprise’ Frontrunner, Go ‘Toe-to-Toe’ with Trump, Says Democratic Strategist
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Paul Brandus / USA Today:
Trump's unmatched sleaze: Grifters, women, trampling Constitution and now G-7 at Doral — We've never had a president like Donald Trump. He falls into every single sleaze category, from women to profiteering to attacking the Bill of Rights. — CONNECT — We've had presidents who were used …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Emolumental: Mulvaney and Trump Like Doral for a G-7 Quid Pro Quo
Emolumental: Mulvaney and Trump Like Doral for a G-7 Quid Pro Quo
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Christopher Donato / ABC News:
Former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis roasts Donald Trump: ‘I earned my spurs on the battlefield’ — Former Defense Secretary James Mattis roasted his former boss at the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York City on Thursday night. — Mattis took the stage at the annual dinner …
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Marina Pitofsky / The Hill:
Mattis responds to Trump criticism: 'I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals'
Mattis responds to Trump criticism: 'I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals'
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Trump blasts Mattis as 'the world's most overrated general'
Trump blasts Mattis as 'the world's most overrated general'
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Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg:
Oleg Deripaska-Linked Firm Was Raided for Undisclosed U.S. Inquiry — Filings in U.K. reveal ‘live and ongoing’ U.S. criminal probe — Laundering investigation grew out of Robert Mueller's work — U.S. prosecutors are seeking records from a company associated …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mitt Romney marches alone: 'I don't believe I'm leading a wing of the party' — A conservative group accuses him of being a secret Democratic asset. President Donald Trump calls him a pompous ass, and the president's son says he may be “colluding to bring down our president.”
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump holds Dallas rally as impeachment fight messes with his lead in Texas
Trump holds Dallas rally as impeachment fight messes with his lead in Texas
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey
Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey
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RedState, Political Wire and Foreign Policy
David Brooks / New York Times:
If It's Trump vs. Warren, Then What? — A hard but necessary choice to save the country. — This is a memo for the politically homeless. It's a memo to those of us who could never support Donald Trump but think the Bernie-Squad-Warren Democratic Party is sprinting too far left.
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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 …
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) …
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
The Navy Wants to Push Out Problem SEALs. But Trump May Get in the Way. — A push to strengthen discipline in the SEAL teams has been stymied by one sailor's support in the White House. — Spiking drinks with cocaine, shooting Iraqi civilians, strangling a Green Beret …
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.
Borzou Daragahi / The Independent:
Erdogan says Turkey will take necessary steps against Trump's ‘disrespectful’ letter — Letter ‘was not in line with diplomatic and political courtesy. We will not forget this lack of respect’ — {{^moreThanTen}} — {{/moreThanTen}} — Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
NEW: Another anti-Muslim group to host event at Mar-a-Lago — Another anti-Muslim group has scheduled a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, prompting the nation's largest Muslim advocacy group to again ask the Trump Organization to cancel an event sponsored by such a group.
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Meet Trump's Illuminati Scholar — They've done it. Finally, the Trump administration has reached its logical conclusion. The presidency that began with Alex Jones and birtherism has finally brought a brave truth teller into the deep state fold. — If you haven't heard …
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