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Washington Post:
Opening statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor — William B. Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified before impeachment investigators Tuesday. Read the story here. — Don't see the document? Click here to download the pdf.
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Here's the quid pro quo proof, Lindsey Graham — SEN. LINDSEY O. Graham, one of President Trump's most ardent defenders in the Ukraine affair, has said he sees no evidence of wrongdoing in the president's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which Mr. Trump pressed …
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump made Ukraine aid contingent on public pledge to investigate Bidens and 2016 election, U.S. envoy says he was told — America's top diplomat in Ukraine delivered a forceful blow to President Trump's account of his “perfect” dealings with that nation, telling lawmakers Tuesday …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
An Envoy's Damning Account of Trump's Ukraine Pressure and Its Consequences — William B. Taylor Jr. laid out in visceral terms the potentially life-or-death stakes of what he saw as an illegitimate scheme to pressure Kiev for political help by suspending American security aid.
New York Times:
Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to Investigations — In closed-door testimony, a Democratic lawmaker said, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, drew a “direct line” between President Trump's withholding of security aid and his demand for investigations.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Top U.S. envoy ties Trump directly to Ukraine quid pro quo — The top U.S. envoy to Ukraine told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump sought to withhold critical military aid to Ukraine and refuse a White House meeting with the country's president unless …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
6 Key Revelations of Taylor's Opening Statement to Impeachment Investigators
Associated Press:
Key takeaways from ambassador's testimony on Ukraine
Key takeaways from ambassador's testimony on Ukraine
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KTLA, Associated Press and The Daily Beast
VICE:
Bill Taylor's Testimony Paints a ‘Damning’ Picture of Trump's Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
Bill Taylor's Testimony Paints a ‘Damning’ Picture of Trump's Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
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Washington Post and Occupy Democrats
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrat: Top diplomat's testimony on Ukraine is ‘sea change’ in impeachment probe
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As key witness steps forward, Trump's embrace of autocrats draws more scrutiny
As key witness steps forward, Trump's embrace of autocrats draws more scrutiny
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Foreign Policy, New York Post, Progress Pond and Daily Kos
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Anonymous author of Trump ‘resistance’ op-ed to publish a tell-all book — The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the “resistance” inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed has a book coming out — (CNN)The anonymous senior Trump administration official whose 2018 New York Times op-ed was called treasonous by President Donald Trump has written a new book about Trump titled “A Warning” that will be published next month, CNN has learned.
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
White House to cancel Times, Post subscriptions after Trump's ‘Hannity’ comments
White House to cancel Times, Post subscriptions after Trump's ‘Hannity’ comments
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BuzzFeed News:
Federal Investigators Are Probing Suspicious Financial Transactions By Two Giuliani Associates Who Ran A Back-Channel Campaign — A federal grand jury investigating activities surrounding Rudy Giuliani's back-channel campaign in Ukraine has demanded legal documents that include records …
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Washington Post:
Prosecutors flagged possible ties between Ukrainian gas tycoon and Giuliani associates — When two business associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, were arrested this month on charges that they funneled foreign money into U.S. elections, federal prosecutors working on a different case in Chicago took note.
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Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Law & Crime
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Indicted Giuliani associate Igor Fruman taps Manafort attorney
Indicted Giuliani associate Igor Fruman taps Manafort attorney
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Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Trump Whines That Senate Republicans Are Failing Him on Impeachment and Not Owning Nearly Enough Libs — The president and his advisers want Republicans in the Senate to stage their own hearings to counteract what's happening in the House. — President Trump, his advisers …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
How Centrist Democrats Botched the 2020 Primary — A specter is haunting “pro-business Democrats” — the specter of change they can't believe in. — With just over three months until Iowa gets caucusing, Elizabeth Warren is their party's front-runner. She's running neck and neck …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NBC News and National Review
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Leaked Video Shows Elizabeth Warren Backing Away From Bernie's Medicare for All Plan
Leaked Video Shows Elizabeth Warren Backing Away From Bernie's Medicare for All Plan
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National Review, The Federalist and Breitbart
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’
Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’
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CNN:
Joe Biden said in 1998 that Clinton impeachment could be seen as ‘partisan lynching’ — McCarthy breaks with Trump over ‘lynching’ comment — (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced President Donald Trump's comparison of the ongoing impeachment inquiry to a …
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump Going to Be ‘Very, Very Hard’ to Beat if He's Not Impeached
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump Going to Be ‘Very, Very Hard’ to Beat if He's Not Impeached
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NBC News:
Graham and Fox News expert showed Trump a map to change his mind about Syria withdrawal — It wasn't the first time Trump has been shown a map detailing economic assets to convince him not to order U.S. troops home, officials said. — WASHINGTON — In the days after President Donald Trump paved …
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Politico:
We're talking about the president's racial rhetoric again
We're talking about the president's racial rhetoric again
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CANVAS, Associated Press, Washington Post and The Week
Tim Skubick / WLNS-TV:
Poll shows U.S. Senate race a toss-up — 6 News is releasing some exclusive statewide polling data tonight confirming that the race for one of the state's U.S. Senate seats is a dead heat. — That's bad news for the Democrats and good news for the Republicans.
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NBC News:
Feds charge California investor who donated $900K to Trump inaugural committee — Imaad Zuberi pleaded guilty to making nearly $1 million in illegal campaign contributions to various presidential election campaigns and other candidates for elected office. — A California venture capitalist …
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Kristine Phillips / USA Today:
Donor who gave $900,000 to Trump's inaugural committee to plead guilty to foreign lobbying, other charges
Donor who gave $900,000 to Trump's inaugural committee to plead guilty to foreign lobbying, other charges
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Law & Crime
Bryan Bender / Politico:
‘The White House is not to be trusted right now’ — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, “iced out” and blindsided by presidential decisions he disagreed with, grew increasingly wary of President Donald Trump's leadership, even losing his cool in private meetings and plotting to quit nearly half …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Steve Bannon launches radio show and podcast on impeachment
Steve Bannon launches radio show and podcast on impeachment
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Freshman Dem Katie Hill denies improper relationship with aide — Freshman Rep. Katie Hill is denying allegations that she had an improper relationship with a congressional staffer, and blamed the controversy on an “abusive husband” whom she is in the midst of divorcing.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
California Rep. Katie Hill (D) denies affair with staffer and calls accusations of sexual impropriety a ‘smear’
California Rep. Katie Hill (D) denies affair with staffer and calls accusations of sexual impropriety a ‘smear’
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Bloomberg:
Trump Floats Mulvaney Replacements Including Mnuchin and Conway — Mulvaney's standing is unsteady following news conference — Removing Mnuchin from Treasury could disturb volatile markets — Donald Trump has for weeks been privately testing the idea of replacing his chief of staff …
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Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump's D.C. hotel abruptly cancels Christian aid group's Kurdish solidarity event — A Christian aid group that planned a gathering to honor and pray for the Kurdish people at President Trump's hotel in Washington were told by hotel staff this week that the event was canceled, according to two members of the aid group.
New York Times:
In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats — He brokered a White House meeting for Hungary's prime minister. He spends $320,000 on parties and takes positions at odds with American policy. He says he knows what President Trump wants.
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New York Times:
Boris Johnson Loses a Critical Brexit Vote, Throwing the Process Into Disarray — Lawmakers voted down a measure to compress the timetable to debate the new withdrawal deal, in a rebuke to the prime minister — LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a damaging setback Tuesday …
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Ryan Heath / Politico:
Britain takes another Brexit baby step
Britain takes another Brexit baby step
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Marnie Cathcart / Justice Centre …:
BC Human Rights Tribunal rules in favour of female estheticians who refused to wax male genitalia — VANCOUVER: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF.ca) is pleased to announce that the BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of home estheticians' right to refuse to handle male genitalia against their will.
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Anna Slatz / The Post Millennial:
BREAKING: Jessica Yaniv loses cases against women who wouldn't “wax her balls”
BREAKING: Jessica Yaniv loses cases against women who wouldn't “wax her balls”
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Trump's sick trivialization of lynching — and two senators' outrageous justifications — President Trump had long been a cancer on the presidency and American society. By invoking lynching, the tool of white supremacy to subjugate African Americans since their liberation …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans quit trying to rein in Trump after ‘lynching’ tweet
Republicans quit trying to rein in Trump after ‘lynching’ tweet
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
New Evidence Hints at Another Justice Department Coverup — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) released evidence on Tuesday that the Justice Department buried the whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump's call with the Ukrainian president by failing to refer the matter to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
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