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Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani butt-dials NBC reporter, heard discussing need for cash and trashing Bidens  —  “The problem is we need some money,” Giuliani says to unidentified man during accidental call to NBC News writer.  —  Late in the evening on Oct. 16, Rudy Giuliani made a phone call to this reporter.
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ProPublica:
How a Veteran Reporter Worked with Giuliani's Associates to Launch the Ukraine Conspiracy  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
CNN:
Feds blow door off safe, issue subpoenas as probe into Giuliani associates escalates  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed the brother of one of the recently indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani, according to two people familiar with the matter, as they escalate their investigation in the campaign-finance case.
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Arrested Giuliani associates were VIPs at Ron DeSantis' inauguration  —  Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman attended the January celebration and were on a special list to get seats near the front, according to an email.  —  The two Rudy Giuliani associates accused of violating federal campaign laws attended …
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
Washington Post:
Trump frustrated as White House effort to defy impeachment inquiry fails to halt witness testimony, advisers say  —  After weeks of dismissing the impeachment inquiry as a hollow partisan attack, President Trump and his closest advisers now recognize the snowballing probe poses a serious threat …
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New York Times:
Impeachment Inquiry Is Legal, Judge Rules, Giving Democrats a Victory  —  The finding came in an order directing the Justice Department to hand over secret grand jury evidence from the Mueller investigation to House impeachment investigators.  —  Breaking News Update: The House is legally engaged …
Discussion: Washington Press
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge rules DOJ must turn over Mueller grand jury material to House Democrats  —  A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Justice Department must turn over former special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury evidence to the House Judiciary Committee, a groundbreaking victory for Democrats …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying  —  The move raises new doubts about whether President Trump's closest aides will be able to cooperate with the inquiry.  —  WASHINGTON — A key witness in the impeachment investigation filed a lawsuit Friday asking …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump dismisses need for impeachment team: 'I'm the team'
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNN:
Bolton lawyers in talks about possible impeachment deposition
Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Exploring Sale of Marquee Washington Hotel  —  Move is motivated partly by ethical criticisms concerning profiting on the property  —  The Trump Organization is exploring a sale of the rights to the company's opulent Washington, D.C., hotel, a move it says is motivated partly …
emptywheel:
13 Routine Aspects of FBI Investigations Sidney Powell Says Should Not Be Used with Mike Flynn  —  Last night Sidney Powell submitted what procedurally is called her “reply” brief in a bid to compel Brady production.  Even if her object were to obtain Brady, this is best thought as her opening bid …
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Power Line:   More Bombshells From the Flynn Prosecution
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI agents manipulated Flynn file, as Clapper allegedly urged ‘kill shot’: court filing
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Impeachment hearings depict a quid pro quo that evolved over time  —  After some 65 hours of testimony along with public comments from Trump, his aides and allies, a clear portrait is emerging.  —  WASHINGTON — Grilled under oath for dozens of hours on Capitol Hill, at least three current …
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Sen. Rand Paul / Breitbart:   Rand Paul: Is Quid Pro Quo the Status Quo?
CNN:
A mystery that's baffling investigators: What changed Trump's mind on $400 million in Ukraine aid?
Discussion: Washington Post
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Microsoft snags hotly contested $10 billion defense contract, beating out Amazon  — IBM and Oracle are among the companies that also sought the contract but ended up getting ruled out.  —  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Digital-Life-Design conference in Munich, Germany, on January 16, 2017.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Microsoft wins Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Kamala Harris skipping South Carolina forum over Trump award  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is pulling out of a South Carolina criminal justice forum over organizers' handling of President Donald Trump's appearance.  —  The California senator's campaign …
Discussion: The Hill
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Kansas City Star:
Mike Pompeo, either quit and run for U.S. Senate in Kansas or focus on your day job  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  If Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is running to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, Republican of Kansas, then he should quit his rather important day job and do that.
Discussion: CNN and Wichita Eagle
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Matthew Kelly / The Sunflower:
Pompeo offers reserved vote of confidence in top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Giuliani Is Drawing Attention to Hunter Biden's Work in Romania.  But There's a Problem.  —  Hunter Biden worked to help a Romanian executive facing corruption charges.  But so did the former New York mayor — and a former F.B.I. director.  —  WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani …
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Cummings pallbearer skips McConnell handshake at memorial  —  A pallbearer at Rep. Elijah Cummings's (D-Md.) memorial on Thursday shook hands with all top congressional leaders except Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).  —  Video captured the pallbearer, who has been identified …
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Washington Post:
We represent the whistleblower.  Their identity is no longer relevant.  —  The public now knows more about the call with Ukraine than what was in the complaint.  —  Our client's whistleblower complaint about President Trump's efforts to solicit interference from Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. election …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump and Barr's big counterattack: Actually, they're still covering up the Russia conspiracy  —  Trump couldn't extort Ukraine into backing his vapid conspiracy theories.  Now he's got Barr doing the dirty work  —  During his otherwise subdued testimony before Congress this summer …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CNN Fails To Disclose Key Facts About Andrew McCabe In Interview About DOJ Criminal Investigation
Discussion: American Greatness
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Biden throws his campaign a lifeline  —  By reversing course and dropping his opposition to super PACs, Joe Biden has all but admitted he's getting swamped in fundraising.  —  But it was a strategic retreat that could end up paying big dividends for his cash-starved campaign.
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
As Impeachment Heats Up, a Trump Family Anniversary Party for Jared and Ivanka at Camp David  —  It's no Bedminster—Trump called it “very rustic”—but presidents have often retreated there when trouble looms.  Afterward, Jared is off to Israel and MBS's “Davos in the Desert.”
Discussion: CNN and POLITICUSUSA
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Could This Straight Shooter Bring Trump One Step Closer to Impeachment?  —  “He's been at this a long time and he's not about to give that all up to protect anyone,” one State Department official told The Daily Beast.  —  There's a new character about to take the stage in the impeachment drama.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC raises thresholds for December debate  —  The halfway mark of the Democratic debate calendar is coming up, and the sixth debate will likely feature the smallest stage yet.  —  New thresholds announced by the Democratic National Committee for the sixth debate — which will be hosted …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump should be very worried about Senate Republicans  —  Think of Senate Republicans' current antics protesting “secret” House hearings on impeachment — in which Republicans sit on the relevant committees — as not simply spurious (recall that Benghazi depositions were held by the House in private) …
Discussion: Raw Story, PJ Media Home and Reason
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators concerned impeachment will consume agenda
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Just Security:
George Washington's Advisors Agreed: Impeachment Did Away with Executive Privilege  —  President George Washington's decision to withhold diplomatic papers from the House of Representatives with respect to the Jay Treaty has become an important precedent in current debates over executive privilege.
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Trumps ‘frustrated’ at inability to pursue ‘foreign investment’ deals, says Trump Org executive  —  Donald Trump's most senior executive in the UK has said the Trump family is feeling frustrated at being unable to pursue “foreign investments” and overseas business opportunities …
Greg Bensinger / Washington Post:
Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust  —  At company's weekly town hall with employees, executives assail leaks and defend hiring DHS official  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged the tech giant is struggling with how to deal …
 
 
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CNN:
Republican campaigns unload donations from Giuliani's indicted associates
NBC News:
Americans split down party lines on Trump impeachment
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NBC News:
U.S. bans all flights to Cuba outside Havana in latest crackdown
Alana Goodman / Washington Examiner:
Revealed: Joe Biden twice used his position as senator to intervene to boost son Hunter's lobbying
Discussion: The Resurgent
BBC:
Maria Butina: The Russian gun activist who was jailed in the US
Discussion: CNN, Reuters, Raw Story and The Hill
Associated Press:
Trump critic gets 1st pitch at Series game Trump to attend
Washington Post:
Trump campaign urges White House to soften proposed flavored vape ban
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Trump Administration Responsible For More Than 5,400 Child Separations, ACLU Says
Discussion: Axios
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Watchdog Council Says Justice Department Erred in Blocking Whistleblower Complaint
The Economist:
Elizabeth Warren wants to remake American capitalism
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Cuts Out Media That Doesn't ‘Make Him Feel Beautiful’
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: “Anonymous” to expose private Trump conversations
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