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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ: Negotiations with House for McGahn interview are ongoing — Negotiations to make former White House counsel Don McGahn available for a House interview have been active throughout October, the Justice Department indicated Friday, revealing that it has had discussions with the Judiciary Committee five times since Oct. 8.
ABC News:
Former National Security official asks judge to determine if he must testify in impeachment probe
Former National Security official asks judge to determine if he must testify in impeachment probe
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NBC News:
Federal judge orders Justice Department to turn over Mueller grand jury material
Federal judge orders Justice Department to turn over Mueller grand jury material
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The Last Refuge, POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
CNBC:
Judge calls Trump impeachment probe legal, says House must get Mueller grand jury information
Judge calls Trump impeachment probe legal, says House must get Mueller grand jury information
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The Gateway Pundit, Axios and The Mahablog
Washington Post:
White House restores trade benefits for Ukraine after more than two months of delay
White House restores trade benefits for Ukraine after more than two months of delay
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump dismisses need for impeachment team: 'I'm the team'
Trump dismisses need for impeachment team: 'I'm the team'
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The Daily Caller
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.
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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 …
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The State:
Few students of SC black college invited to attend Trump's visit to their campus — Hours before the event is about to begin, the shroud of mystery surrounding who will get to attend President Donald Trump's speech Friday afternoon on the criminal justice system — taking place …
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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 …
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Sarah Westwood / CNN:
Only 10 students invited to Trump's speech at historically black college
Only 10 students invited to Trump's speech at historically black college
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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 …
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Power Line:
More Bombshells From the Flynn Prosecution — General Michael Flynn still awaits sentencing. Meanwhile his new lawyer, Sidney Powell, is tormenting the prosecutors and the FBI, uncovering corruption in the FBI and the Department of Justice that, she credibly alleges, included the framing of General Flynn.
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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.
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.
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
McAleenan says he won't testify before House panel despite subpoena — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says he will not testify in front of Congress next week even after the House Homeland Security Committee issued a subpoena for his appearance.
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The Intercept:
For Some Reason, We Can't Find a Single Leftist Mark Zuckerberg Invited to His Dinners With Pundits From “Across the Spectrum” — During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Mark Zuckerberg about his “ongoing dinner parties with far-right figures.”
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New York Times and National Review, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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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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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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.
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Matthew Kelly / The Sunflower:
Pompeo offers reserved vote of confidence in top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine
Pompeo offers reserved vote of confidence in top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine
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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.”
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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 …
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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