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New York Times:
Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze by August, Undermining Trump Defense  —  Top officials were told in early August about the delay of $391 million in security assistance, undercutting a chief argument President Trump has used to deny any quid pro quo.  —  KIEV, Ukraine — To Democrats …
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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Trump administration sought billions of dollars in cuts to programs aimed at fighting corruption in Ukraine and abroad  —  Democrats have slammed White House insistence that Trump was focused on corruption - not Bidens - when he blocked Ukraine aid funds  —  The Trump administration …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Live updates: House Republicans barge into secure room, disrupt planned testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry  —  A group of House Republicans barged into a secure room at the Capitol on Wednesday where the latest witness in the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry was set to testify, temporarily shutting down the proceedings.
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.
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Trump Will Be Impeached  —  Remember when I said last week that October 17 was the worst day of the Trump presidency?  Well, October 22 and has now come along to break the record.  This is the day that, I think, has ensured Donald Trump's impeachment.  Not his removal.  But impeachment will be bad enough.
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Rick Perry: I never heard the President say Biden
Washington Post:
Here's the quid pro quo proof, Lindsey Graham
Washington Post:
Opening statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  October 23, 2019 - Approval Of Impeachment Inquiry Reaches 55 Percent, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Disapprove Of Trump's Decision On Syria 2-1  —  Approval among American voters of the U.S. House impeachment inquiry, an inquiry to determine whether …
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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Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:   Mitt Romney, It's Time
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:   GOP senators warn Trump he risks political harm from impeachment with chaotic approach
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Sean Duffy Gets Repeatedly Owned In Bonkers CNN Segment: 'My Nose Isn't a Heat-Seeking Missile for the President's Backside'  —  CNN's New Day hosted a duel between Republicans on Wednesday morning as former congressmen Sean Duffy and Charlie Dent squared off on whether Bill Taylor …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
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ABC News:
The Note: GOP weariness grows as Trump defenses give way
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Impeachment deposition delayed after Republicans storm proceedings  —  Dozens of House Republicans on Wednesday stormed the secure facility inside the Capitol where impeachment investigators have been deposing witnesses, forcing a delay to the proceedings.  —  The two sides were still trying …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
House Republicans storm closed impeachment hearing in protest
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Will Trump shut down the government to fight impeachment?  —  Analysis: Washington is bracing for the prospect that president may seek to let funding lapse in a bid to blame Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON — Impeachment, meet government shutdown.  —  With funding for federal operations set to expire Nov. 21 …
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and MSNBC
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi and McConnell are on an impeachment collision course
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's worst week ever
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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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BuzzFeed News:
Federal Investigators Are Probing Suspicious Financial Transactions By Two Giuliani Associates …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Dick's Sporting Goods CEO quietly tests presidential bid  —  Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and a longtime Republican donor, is testing the waters for a possible third-party presidential bid that could scramble the dynamics of the 2020 general election.
The Harvard Crimson:
A Note To Readers  —  To our readers:  —  Last month, The Crimson covered a rally organized by campus group Act on a Dream that called for the abolition of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  During the course of our reporting, Crimson reporters requested comment from ICE …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Former Acting Attorney General: ‘Abuse of Power Is Not a Crime’  —  Matthew Whitaker also blasted the “global elitists and careerists” who are upset with Trump for “upsetting the apple cart” of the “world establishment.”  —  Following Tuesday's devastating House testimony by acting U.S. Ambassador …
Discussion: The Week
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
‘Abuse of Power Is Not a Crime’: Trump's Former Attorney General Defines His Credo
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and HuffPost
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump lawyer: Trump can't be prosecuted for shooting someone  —  A lawyer for Donald Trump argued in federal court on Wednesday that the president could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in New York City and not be prosecuted.  —  The lawyer, William Consovoy, was responding to a question …
Discussion: Political Wire
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Maxine Waters slams Zuckerberg, raises specter of breaking up Facebook  —  House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters today demanded that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg halt plans to launch a global digital currency until it resolves a litany of other controversies surrounding …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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April Glaser / Slate:
Why Mark Zuckerberg Keeps Saying Facebook Needs to Win Against China
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Syria disagreement with Trump used as a pretext for Mattis's departure as Pentagon chief, new book says  —  “Holding the Line,” by a former staff member, details the retired general losing influence with Trump.  —  Increasingly embattled and isolated, former defense secretary Jim Mattis used …
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
We've Already Seen Twice As Many Presidential TV Ads As At This Point In The 2016 Election  —  Over the course of the entire 2016 presidential election, TV ad spending approached a whopping $761 million, with more than 920,000 spots flickering across the airwaves.  But that might be nothing compared to what we see in 2020.
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Rick Wiles: ‘There Is Going to Be Violence in America’ if Trump is Removed From Office  —  End Times broadcaster, rabid anti-Semite, and ardent conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles warned on his “TruNews” program last night that if President Donald Trump is removed from office, Trump supporters who …
Washington Post:
How a Beltway power couple and a political newcomer learned to thrive in the Trump era  —  When Brad Parscale was looking for advice about how to navigate Washington after running the digital strategy for Donald Trump's upstart presidential campaign in 2016, the brash political newcomer turned to a Beltway power couple.
GovExec.com:
Special Counsel Temporarily Suspends Knowing Hatch Act Violators Without Pay  —  The two Defense Logistics Agency employees were aware of the law limiting political activity and in one case had received extensive training.  —  The Office of Special Counsel on Friday announced it had imposed …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
 
 
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The Intimidation Game: Bullying and Retaliation at the University of Tulsa
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Associated Press:
2 Proud Boys members sentenced to 4 years over NYC melee
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Stephen Miller pushback: ‘Permanent bureaucracy a mortal threat to America’
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Vincent Wood / The Independent:
Hong Kong protests: China extradition bill officially killed as Beijing ‘considers replacing Carrie Lam’
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Jared Whitley / Real Clear Politics:
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Corporate America freaks out over Elizabeth Warren
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's ‘Lynching’
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Katie Couric Steamrolls Sheryl Sandberg in Roving Vanity Fair Summit Interview
Tim Skubick / WLNS-TV:
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CNN:
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