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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
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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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Gerren Keith Gaynor / Fox News:
Tulsi Gabbard won't seek reelection to focus on White House run
Tulsi Gabbard won't seek reelection to focus on White House run
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Tulsi Gabbard won't run for reelection to Congress as she seeks Democratic presidential nomination
Tulsi Gabbard won't run for reelection to Congress as she seeks Democratic presidential nomination
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Political Wire
Rich McKay / Reuters:
Eyeing presidency, Democratic hopeful Gabbard will not seek re-election to Congress
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
Katie Hill Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Daily Mail Website Over Nude Photos
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New York Times
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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Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
I'm Proud to Be Called Human Scum
I'm Proud to Be Called Human Scum
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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 …
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Athena Jones / CNN:
Summer Zervos shared allegations of Trump's sexual assault with lawyers in 2011, court filing states
Summer Zervos shared allegations of Trump's sexual assault with lawyers in 2011, court filing states
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Breaking News USA
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.
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
DeVos held in contempt for violating judge's order on student loans
DeVos held in contempt for violating judge's order on student loans
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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
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 …
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.
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
FOX's Napolitano: Sorry Republicans, the hearing rules Schiff is following were written by you — A top Fox News commentator just stunned the hosts of Fox & Friends by ripping Republican talking points about the House impeachment inquiry to shreds with a revelatory statement. (video embedded below)
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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.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump says he'll attend Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park — President Trump said Thursday that he plans to attend Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park on Sunday if the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros are still playing, though he did not confirm if he had been asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
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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.
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