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Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney's Secret Twitter Account — Earlier today, The Atlantic's McKay Coppins published a lengthy profile on Mitt Romney, apparently part of Romney's effort to set himself up as the noble Republican foil to an out-of-control president.
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The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire and twitchy.com
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Mitt Romney's Trump indictment — Sen. Mitt Romney, in an interview with “Axios on HBO,” outlined a broad indictment of President Trump, criticizing his rhetoric, his abandonment of the Kurds, his plea to Ukraine and China to undermine a political opponent, his character and past personal life.
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Mitt Romney: Republicans keep quiet on Trump because they fear Elizabeth Warren — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney told Axios' Mike Allen in an interview with “Axios on HBO” that he believes Republican lawmakers stay quiet on their Trump criticisms for fear of losing the Senate or the presidency to Democrats …
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Political Wire and The Hill
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Mitt Romney opposes cutting capital gains tax rate for the rich
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Fox's Wallace says ‘well-connected’ Republican told him there's a 20 percent chance GOP will vote for impeachment — Fox's Chris Wallace said a “well-connected” Washington Republican told him that there's a 20 percent chance enough Republicans will vote to remove President Trump from office in an impeachment trial in the Senate.
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Hullabaloo, The Gateway Pundit and PJ Media Home
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Moves Testing Republican Support for Trump — The House impeachment inquiry is reducing the president's margin for error with members of his party — WASHINGTON—President Trump faces increasing public and private scrutiny from his own party over a series of recent White House moves …
CNN:
Mulvaney faced White House ouster threat before impeachment crisis took over — Washington (CNN)Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney faced internal efforts to oust him before House Democrats moved ahead with their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, multiple sources tell CNN.
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Fox News, New York Times, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Guardian, New York Post, Law & Crime and Politico
Washington Post:
Trump reversed course on hosting G-7 at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans …
Trump reversed course on hosting G-7 at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans …
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Political Wire, Common Dreams, The Hill, Bloomberg and Axios
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Mick Mulvaney's bad week just got worse
Mick Mulvaney's bad week just got worse
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Bloomberg, Political Wire and ABC News
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Chris Wallace: ‘Well-connected’ DC Republican says 20% chance Senate would remove Trump
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mulvaney: Trump was “honestly surprised” at level of backlash over G7 decision
Mulvaney: Trump was “honestly surprised” at level of backlash over G7 decision
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NBC News, CANNONFIRE, The Hill, Political Wire and Breitbart
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
About 50 Republicans are going to decide whether America becomes a dictatorship
About 50 Republicans are going to decide whether America becomes a dictatorship
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Washington Post, HuffPost and RealClearPolitics
Maya Parthasarathy / Politico:
Mick Mulvaney: Trump ‘surprised’ over Doral pushback
Mick Mulvaney: Trump ‘surprised’ over Doral pushback
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Washington Post, New York Post, Outside the Beltway and Contemptor
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Department Distances Itself From Giuliani — In an unusual statement, a spokesman said department officials would not have met with President Trump's personal lawyer had they known his associates were under investigation. — The Justice Department distanced itself on Sunday …
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POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Amid Ukraine scandal, Trump officials worry about Rudy Giuliani's financial motives — Amid near-daily revelations of Rudy Giuliani's “shadow” foreign policy, senior administration officials are worried that more information could surface connecting official Trump administration policy to Giuliani's personal financial gain.
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Political Wire
Axios:
Graham open to other evidence on impeachment — In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Trump's most vital allies on Capitol Hill, opened the door to changing his mind on impeachment if there turns out to be what he considers a quid pro quo.
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Political Wire and Breitbart
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Tim Ahmann / Reuters:
Syria critic Lindsey Graham reverses stance, says Trump's policy could succeed
New York Times:
Trump Said to Favor Leaving a Few Hundred Troops in Eastern Syria — The president appears to be trying to balance competing impulses: bringing troops home while ensuring that efforts to contain ISIS will continue — and answering withering criticism for his Syria policy.
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Raw Story, Political Wire, Bloomberg, The Guardian and Axios
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Mark Esperanto? Trump Misnames His Defense Secretary in Tweet
Mark Esperanto? Trump Misnames His Defense Secretary in Tweet
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Task & Purpose and The Hill
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
U.S. troops leaving Syria for western Iraq as Kurds look to withdraw amid cease-fire
U.S. troops leaving Syria for western Iraq as Kurds look to withdraw amid cease-fire
Discussion:
Occupy Democrats, Hot Air, Slate and News & Guts Media
Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
Pelosi leads a surprise delegation to Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ on Syria crisis
Pelosi leads a surprise delegation to Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ on Syria crisis
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Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
Baltimore Sun:
Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas ‘Young Tommy’ D'Alesandro III dies at 90 — Thomas D'Alesandro III, a former Baltimore mayor and member of a storied political family affectionately known as “Young Tommy,” died at his North Baltimore home Sunday of stroke complications. — He was 90 years old.
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ABC News, Fox News, Occupy Democrats, New York Post, Politico and The Hill
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Red Flags All Over for Senate Republicans — New polls and fundraising reports show key GOP senators in political trouble, giving Democrats a solid shot to win back control of the upper chamber. — Buried in the Washington drama of impeachment, corruption, and foreign policy chaos …
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CNBC
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Democratic challengers outpace vulnerable GOP senators in Q3 fundraising
Democratic challengers outpace vulnerable GOP senators in Q3 fundraising
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POLITICUSUSA
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Jake Tapper Calls Out Top Republicans Avoiding His Show for 4th Week in a Row, ‘Shirking’ Their Duties of Accountability — CNN's Jake Tapper called out Republican lawmakers on Sunday for their avoidance of CNN amid the latest controversial developments surrounding President Donald Trump.
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Althouse
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Justice Dept. confirms Trump Jr. and McGahn did not testify to Mueller grand jury — The Justice Department confirmed Sunday that President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr. and former White House counsel Don McGahn were never called before a grand jury that heard witnesses called by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Donald Trump Jr.: provocateur, master preacher for father
New York Times:
Trump Campaign Floods Web With Ads, Raking In Cash as Democrats Struggle — On any given day, the Trump campaign is plastering ads all over Facebook, YouTube and the millions of sites served by Google, hitting the kind of incendiary themes — immigrant invaders, the corrupt media …
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Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »
Rick Wilson / New York Daily News:
DEFDON 1: Trump has more reason than ever for genuine alarm — For Republican voters, the 2016 campaign was a contest between two compelling illusions: the rough and ready outsider billionaire versus the conniving socialist hellbeast of Chappaqua. Some embraced Trump and hoped for the best.
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
‘I want to see what comes out of the woodwork’ — NEW YORK — It was Week 3 of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, and Joanne Vega was only beginning to pay attention, the details sifting into her consciousness as she half-listened to Fox News or caught snippets on the radio driving to her job caring for special-needs children.
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Raw Story
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Says She Will Release a Plan to Finance ‘Medicare for All’ — Ms. Warren had been criticized for sidestepping questions about whether she would raise taxes on the middle class to help finance her “Medicare for all” plan. — INDIANOLA, Iowa — Senator Elizabeth Warren …
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The Daily Caller and The Hill
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Warren says she will soon release plan to fund ‘Medicare for All’
Warren says she will soon release plan to fund ‘Medicare for All’
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Politico, Associated Press and Washington Post