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9:20 AM ET, October 25, 2019

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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: Politico
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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 …
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
CNN:
Bill Taylor testimony ‘reverberating’ among House Republicans, GOP sources say
Discussion: Honest Graft and twitchy.com
Tulsi Gabbard / TULSI2020.com:
Mahalo, Hawaiʻi  —  I am so grateful.  —  Grateful to call Hawaiʻi home; grateful for our people and the spirit of aloha that binds us all together; and grateful for our precious 'āina, beautiful oceans, and towering mountains.  —  Most of all, I'm grateful to all of you …
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Tulsi Gabbard won't run for reelection to Congress as she seeks Democratic presidential nomination
Discussion: Political Wire
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Gabbard Skips Iowa Forum, Appears On Fox News Instead
Gerren Keith Gaynor / Fox News:
Tulsi Gabbard won't seek reelection to focus on White House run
Discussion: Associated Press
Rich McKay / Reuters:   Eyeing presidency, Democratic hopeful Gabbard will not seek re-election to Congress
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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.
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 …
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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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: The West Wing's impeachment war room  —  Top Trump officials have quietly created a de facto impeachment war room, with a chief goal of policing and solidifying Republican Senate support for acquittal.  —  What's happening: Most senior officials in the White House recognized quickly …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Could Lindsey Graham be any more obsequious?  —  It was another sad milestone in the decline of John McCain's faithful sidekick into President Trump's Lickspittle Lindsey.  —  Not quite two weeks ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) vowed to be Trump's “worst nightmare” and called the Syria pullout …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Donald Trump's ‘Lynching’
Discussion: Vox
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Why Donald Trump — and Other Powerful Men — Love to Cast Themselves As Victims
Discussion: Mother Jones, Slate and Raw Story
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
David Dinkins / New York Daily News:
Snuff out flavored tobacco products: Close a loophole that endangers many lives, especially kids'  —  All my years of public service to New York taught me one indisputable fact: It's all about the kids.  Everything we do, all the laws and changes government makes, must keep the next generation in mind.
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Bloomberg:   Trump Considers Retreat From Ban of Mint, Menthol Vaping Flavors
Danielle Douglas / Washington Post:
Federal judge holds DeVos in contempt in loan case, slaps Education Department with $100,000 fine  —  Updated with comments from the Education Department.  —  A federal judge on Thursday held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt for violating an order to stop collecting loan payments from former Corinthian Colleges students.
Discussion: US News, Slate, Mercury News, UPI and The Hill
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
DeVos held in contempt for violating judge's order on student loans
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: “Anonymous” to expose private Trump conversations  —  The anonymous “senior Trump administration official” who will release a tell-all book, “A Warning,” next month was a frequent participant in meetings with President Trump and plans to recount specific conversations, sources tell me.
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
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 and The Guardian
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Giuliani probe snowballs  —  Rudy Giuliani's problems keep piling up.  —  His responsibilities are shrinking as Donald Trump's TV-friendly personal attorney.  His efforts to dig up dirt on the president's political opponents have landed his highest-profile client in a congressional impeachment investigation.
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
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Bridget Read / The Cut:   3 Women Confronted Harvey Weinstein at a New York City Club
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
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 …
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.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Turkey's Erdogan calls on U.S. to hand over top Kurdish commander  —  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told state TV on Thursday that the U.S. should hand over Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Kobani Abdi, calling him a “wanted terrorist” with an Interpol red notice.
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 …
Discussion: Jewish Insider
Daniel Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Charles Krauthammer championed civil debate.  His example is needed now more than ever.  —  Daniel Krauthammer is the editor of “The Point of It All” by longtime Post columnist Charles Krauthammer.  This column is adapted from the preface to the paperback edition of the book.
 
 
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
Jeff Zucker And Brian Stelter Beclown Themselves At CNN Event
Discussion: Instapundit
The Dispatch:
The Morning Dispatch: Does Elizabeth Warren Really Have a Plan for That?
Discussion: Fortune
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Revenge porn is being used to smear and discredit a sitting Congresswoman
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Trump instructs federal agencies to end Washington Post and New York Times subscriptions
Marc Caputo / Politico:
How South Florida became headquarters of the Trump-Industrial Complex
Discussion: Florida Politics
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans must weigh the full cost of complicity
Discussion: The Editorial Board
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden expands lead among South Carolina Democrats
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ACLU says 1,500 more migrant children were taken from parents by the Trump administration
Discussion: UPI
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Bannon returns from exile to wage impeachment battle for Trump
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump says he'll attend Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park
Madeleine Jacob / LifeSiteNews:
BREAKING: Judge rules dad will have say in gender ‘transition’ of 7-year-old
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Can Warren Beat Trump?
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Apprentice’ Contestant Says She Has Documents Corroborating Donald Trump Sexual Assault
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian