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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation  —  The move is likely to open the attorney general to accusations that he is trying to deliver a political victory for President Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — For more than two years, President Trump has repeatedly attacked …
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NBC News:
Justice Department review of Russia probe turns into criminal investigation  —  Attorney General William Barr's administrative review of what would become the Mueller investigation is now a criminal probe.  —  NYT: Criminal inquiry gives new powers to U.S. attorney looking into Trump-Russia probe
Wall Street Journal:
Barr's Review of Russia Probe Now a Criminal Investigation
Discussion: Power Line
CNN:
White House official expected to back up diplomat's testimony over Trump push for Ukraine probe into Bidens  —  Why the ‘quid pro quo’ defense may not matter  —  (CNN)Tim Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump's National Security Council, is expected to testify …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Washington Post:
White House delayed Ukraine trade decision in August, a signal that U.S. suspension of cooperation extended beyond security funds  —  The White House's trade representative in late August withdrew a recommendation to restore some of Ukraine's trade privileges after John Bolton …
New York Times:
Republicans Fight Trump's Impeachment by Attacking the Process  —  President Trump wants his party to defend him more aggressively.  Senators instead are denouncing the House investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress struggled for a second consecutive day Thursday …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Democrats say whistleblower's testimony is unnecessary as other witnesses come forward  —  The whistleblower who initially unmasked President Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine for political favors has moved steadily toward the periphery of the House impeachment inquiry as several Democrats …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
‘Powerful woman’ Kellyanne Conway mocks and threatens reporter for mentioning her husband (AUDIO)  —  Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway, describing herself as “a powerful woman,” aggressively and disparagingly told a female reporter that it was improper to write about her husband …
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Washington Examiner:
Transcript of telephone call between Kellyanne Conway and Caitlin Yilek  —  This is a transcript of the telephone conversation between Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president of the United States, and Caitlin Yilek, breaking news reporter at the Washington Examiner.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
On “Human Scum” and Trump in the Danger Zone  —  After Ambassador William Taylor's testimony, the President is freaking out about impeachment.  —  At 1:48 p.m. on October 23rd, Donald Trump posted a tweet that, in any other political moment, would be a strong contender for the worst public statement ever …
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CNN:
Bill Taylor testimony ‘reverberating’ among House Republicans, GOP sources say  —  Trump knew about GOP protest ahead of time, sources say  —  Washington (CNN)The opening statement of Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, is “reverberating” on Capitol Hill among Republicans …
Discussion: Honest Graft and twitchy.com
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Shocking photos of Congresswoman Katie Hill are revealed as she's seen NAKED showing off Nazi-era tattoo while smoking a bong, kissing her female staffer and posing nude on ‘wife sharing’ sites  — Katie Hill, 32, has been seen in a series of shocking photographs obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Katie Hill Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Daily Mail Website Over Nude Photos
Discussion: New York Times
ABC News:
Rep. Katie Hill denies sexual relationship with one of her congressional staffers
Jonathan Shorman / Wichita Eagle:
‘Your question is insane.’ Full interview with Secretary of State Pompeo in Wichita  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday made his fourth trip to Kansas this year, this one to Wichita with Ivanka Trump.  The former Kansas congressman sat down with McClatchy's Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Apprentice’ Contestant Says She Has Documents Corroborating Donald Trump Sexual Assault  —  Summer Zervos tells the court about calendar entries, old emails, correspondence with Fox News, and a polygraph test.  —  For the first time, season-five Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos has laid …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
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Athena Jones / CNN:
Summer Zervos shared allegations of Trump's sexual assault with lawyers in 2011, court filing states
Discussion: Breaking News USA
Gerren Keith Gaynor / Fox News:
Tulsi Gabbard won't seek reelection to focus on White House run  —  Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced on Friday that she will not seek re-election to Congress in 2020 so that she can focus on her bid for the White House.  —  “I will not be seeking re-election …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Madeleine Jacob / LifeSiteNews:
BREAKING: Judge rules dad will have say in gender ‘transition’ of 7-year-old  —  The judge presiding over the case of Jeffrey Younger, the father who is trying to protect his seven-year-old son, James, from chemical castration via a gender “transition,” ruled today that the parents …
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
A Texas man says his 7-year-old isn't transgender.  Now his custody fight has reached the governor's office.
Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Tell Federal Agencies to Cut New York Times, Washington Post Subscriptions  —  White House plans to direct government staffers to not renew orders with the newspapers, whose coverage he has disparaged as ‘fake’  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is planning to instruct federal agencies …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:   Trump Cancels Subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Lawyers for Ukrainian oligarch have another client: The columnist who pushed Biden corruption claims  —  Conservative lawyers Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing, who this year took on as a client an oligarch at the center of the Ukraine scandal, also represent the conservative columnist …
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Miriam Elder / BuzzFeed News:
The Dark Heart Of The Impeachment Investigation Is A Powerful Oligarch — With Close Ties To Vladimir Putin
Discussion: Washington Monthly
BuzzFeed News:
This Prosecutor Set Giuliani Up With Key Ukrainians — And He Just Got A Promotion
Discussion: New York Times
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Pentagon planning to send tanks, armored vehicles to Syrian oil fields  —  WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is preparing to send tanks and armored vehicles to Syrian oil fields, according to a U.S. official - a stunning reversal of President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from the war-torn country after he declared victory over ISIS.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Weighs Leaving More Troops, Sending Battle Tanks to Syria
Discussion: The Week
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Judge Napolitano Schools ‘Fox & Friends’ on Impeachment: Schiff Just ‘Following the Rules’ Written by GOP  —  Fox News' judicial analyst disappointed his colleagues by explaining there's nothing wrong with “secret” impeachment hearings.  —  After Republican members of the House literally stormed …
Discussion: New Republic
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
FOX's Napolitano: Sorry Republicans, the hearing rules Schiff is following were written by you
Discussion: Shareblue Media, Daily Kos and Politico
Michael Stratford / Politico:
DeVos held in contempt for violating judge's order on student loans  —  A federal judge on Thursday held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court and imposed a $100,000 fine for violating an order to stop collecting on the student loans owed by students of a defunct for-profit college.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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Danielle Douglas / Washington Post:
Federal judge holds DeVos in contempt in loan case, slaps Education Department with $100,000 fine
Discussion: UPI and The Hill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Read the Trump Administration's Warning Letter to Laura Cooper  —  The No. 2 Pentagon official told Ms. Cooper, the military's Russia-Ukraine expert, not to talk to Congress.  She did anyway.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has declared that the executive branch will not cooperate …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   Pentagon told witness not to testify in impeachment inquiry
New York Times:
Vulnerable Senate Republicans Shrink From Defending Trump  —  Senate Republicans up for re-election in 2020, fearful of straying too far from Mr. Trump yet at pains to defend him, have adopted a strategy of saying as little as possible.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans facing steep re …
Discussion: Politico
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed News:
The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time  —  The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s.  How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted.  —  This is one of those places you go for Instagram.
CNN:
First on CNN: Democratic rising star Rep. Katie Porter plans to endorse Elizabeth Warren  —  Lawmaker: I've graded law students.  Trump gets an ‘F’  —  (CNN)Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California, a first-term lawmaker who has gained wide notice for her forceful grilling of corporate executives …
Wall Street Journal:
The Fall of WeWork: How a Startup Darling Came Unglued  —  The cliff dive has little precedent, even in the boom-and-bust world of venture capital  —  Just months before the spectacular fall of WeWork, one of the country's most gilded startups, chief executive Adam Neumann summoned the heads …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ACLU says 1,500 more migrant children were taken from parents by the Trump administration  —  The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that the Trump administration separated 1,556 more immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border than has previously been disclosed to the public.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:   1,556 more migrant families were separated under Trump than previously known
Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
Harvey Weinstein Turned Up At An Event For Young Actors.  One Woman Who Confronted Him Was Thrown Out.  —  A woman comedian was booed and two attendees kicked out after they protested the appearance of disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein at an event for young performers in lower Manhattan on Wednesday night.
Discussion: IndieWire and Fox News
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Bannon returns from exile to wage impeachment battle for Trump  —  Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon has returned from exile to defend President Trump, believing the presidency is imperiled and that Trump is in urgent need of a more robust defense against the House impeachment inquiry.
 
 
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
India uses opaque legal process to suppress Kashmiri journalism, commentary on Twitter
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Zuckerberg said Facebook helped Black Lives Matter. Activists disagree and are bracing for 2020
Norman J. Ornstein / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's emoluments transgressions don't stop with the Doral fiasco
Ben Jacobs / Jewish Insider:
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman's son mounts U.S. Senate bid in Georgia
Ben Geman / Axios:
Schumer unveils electric car plan he'll push if Dems take Senate
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trump campaign has over $1 million in outstanding bills from American cities
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump says he'll attend Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump tries (and fails) to explain his Colorado border wall comments
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and The Daily Caller
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Can Warren Beat Trump?
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
N.J. seeks to revoke liquor license for one of Trump's golf clubs, triggered by a case …
Discussion: The Hill, New York Times and Axios
Robert Griffin / Democracy Fund Voter Study Group:
Early Signs Suggest Trouble for Trump in 2020 Election
Sakshi Venkatraman / Washington Square News:
Statement From WSN on Decision to Pull Pro-Nationalist Advertisement
Discussion: twitchy.com
 

 
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