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Army Officer on White House Staff Reported Concerns on Trump's Ukraine Dealings — The top Ukraine expert at the White House will tell impeachment investigators he twice reported concerns about President Trump's pressure tactics on Ukraine, acting out of a “sense of duty.”
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White House told in May of Ukraine President Zelenskiy's concerns about Giuliani, Sondland — The White House was alerted earlier than previously reported that Giuliani's pressure campaign was rattling the new Ukrainian president, say two sources. — KYIV — The White House was alerted …
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Classified Name Revealed of Special Operations Dog Wounded in Syria Raid that Killed ISIS Leader Baghdadi — When U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers with the secretive Joint Special Operations Command flew into Syria's northwestern Idlib province to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi …
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Baghdadi's death could have been Trump's finest hour. He messed it up anyway. — President Trump has a preternatural ability to turn any occasion, no matter how solemn or important, into a ridiculous, risible spectacle. He did it again Sunday in announcing the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Officials cringe as Trump spills sensitive details of al-Baghdadi raid — Some details the president has revealed are inaccurate, others are classified. Officials say they worry what to put in briefings for a man with no filter. — IRBIL, Iraq — President Donald Trump painted a vivid picture …
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House impeachment vote scrambles Senate Republicans' Trump defense — Senate Republicans quickly coalesced behind an effort to condemn the House's impeachment inquiry late last week. Now their plans are up in the air. — After House Democrats announced they'd vote to establish the next steps …
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‘It feels like a horror movie’: Republicans feel anxious and adrift defending Trump — Republican senators are lost and adrift as the impeachment inquiry enters its second month, navigating the grave threat to President Trump largely in the dark, frustrated by the absence of a credible case …
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Sessions strongly considering bid for old Senate seat in Alabama — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is strongly considering jumping into the race for his old Senate seat in Alabama, according to multiple Republican sources familiar with the matter. — Sessions would scramble …
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Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower's Name, Sources Say — Derek Harvey, a former intelligence analyst, has also been spreading disinformation about an aide to Adam Schiff. — A top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes has been providing conservative politicians and journalists with information …
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Dear Colleague on Next Steps in House's Ongoing Impeachment Inquiry — H. Res. ___ — Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives …
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Shifting Course, Democrats Plan First Floor Vote on Impeachment Inquiry
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Live updates: House will vote on impeachment procedures Thursday to ‘ensure transparency,’ Democrats say
Live updates: House will vote on impeachment procedures Thursday to ‘ensure transparency,’ Democrats say
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats prepare to take impeachment probe public
Democrats prepare to take impeachment probe public
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Pelosi says House will vote this week on resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry
Pelosi says House will vote this week on resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry
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Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
House to Vote on Formalizing Impeachment Thursday
House to Vote on Formalizing Impeachment Thursday
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Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads — In an open letter, the social network's employees said letting politicians post false claims in ads was “a threat” to the company. — SAN FRANCISCO — The letter was aimed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, and his top lieutenants.
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Former US Senator Kay Hagan dead at 66 after three-year battle with encephalitis — Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a one-time Capitol Hill intern who went on to become North Carolina's first Democratic female U.S. senator, died Monday at her Greensboro home. She was 66.
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POLITICO Playbook PM: What Trump wants from the GOP
POLITICO Playbook PM: What Trump wants from the GOP
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RedState, Part of ‘Christian Content’ Salem Media, Publishes Revenge Porn — The conservative blog RedState published revenge porn of Rep. Katie Hill on Oct. 18, in the so-called name of journalism and exposing “a person in power who used that power for sexual satisfaction.”
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Reporter on Katie Hill scandal promotes GOP candidates for her seat
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I am no longer a Republican — I just came back from city hall, where I switched my voter registration from Republican to unenrolled (aka independent). Two reasons: — First, the Republican Party has largely become the Party of Trump. Too many Republicans in Congress are willing …
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Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House — Rep. Greg Walden, the top Republican on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, will retire at the end of this Congress — the latest sign that Republicans see a struggle to retake the House in 2020.
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Her Name Is Conan: Military Dogs Like the One in the Syria ISIS Raid Have a Long Pedigree — A brief and glorious history of America's canine warriors — ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi likely died with the sound of one of America's most fearsome warriors still ringing in his ears.
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North Carolina judges throw out current congressional map — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state's congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued Republicans unlawfully manipulated district lines for partisan gain.
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Meg Cunningham / ABC News:
Former Sen. Kay Hagan has died at 66, after complications from a prolonged illness
Former Sen. Kay Hagan has died at 66, after complications from a prolonged illness
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‘Unprecedented’: Florida GOP postpones biggest annual fundraiser — TALLAHASSEE — The Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday postponed its biggest annual fundraiser, a move that some officials blamed on lackluster interest from donors. — Planners were having difficulty selling table sponsorships …
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AFTER CATCH AND KILL FALLOUT, FORMER FOX NEWS STAFFERS DEMAND TO BE RELEASED FROM THEIR NDAS — NBC News, attempting to do damage control, says it will release former employees from nondisclosure agreements if they want to speak up about sexual misconduct at the network.
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Getty fire: Housekeepers and gardeners go to work despite the flames — Carmen Solano didn't know a brush fire had erupted Monday near the neighborhood where she worked. She simply left at 6 a.m. for her job cleaning a house on a street of multimillion-dollar homes.
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NRA Officials Found NRATV Messaging to Be ‘Distasteful and Racist’: Lawsuit — The NRA continues to blast the creator of its short-lived TV outlet, claiming it strayed from Second Amendment messaging when it put cartoon characters in KKK hoods. — The federal lawsuit between …
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The NRA just called its own video network “distasteful and racist”
The NRA just called its own video network “distasteful and racist”
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I Don't Understand Jokes or Context — Washington Nationals fans chanted “lock him up” when Donald Trump appeared at Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday Night. — As a prominent media figure—like MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and author-pundit Ron Fournier—I find this alarming and offensive.
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G/O Media Tells Deadspin Staff in Leaked Memo: Stick to Sports — Sports—and sports alone—must be “the sole focus” of the website, new management said Monday in a memo obtained by The Daily Beast. — Deadspin's new bosses have issued an order to the website: Do not cover anything other than sports.
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'We're keeping the oil' in Syria, Trump says, but it's considered a war crime — After President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. will be “keeping the oil” in northeastern Syria, his administration is looking into the “specifics,” according to a senior State Department official …
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After Betraying the Kurds, the U.S. Isn't Leaving Syria After All
After Betraying the Kurds, the U.S. Isn't Leaving Syria After All
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U.K. to Destroy Commemorative 50p Coins in Brexit Meltdown — Thousands of 50-pence coins minted to commemorate Brexit on Oct. 31 will be melted down after Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted an extension from the European Union, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Capital Gazette shooting: Maryland man pleads guilty to attack that killed five as chilling details emerge … The man who blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom more than a year ago, armed with a shotgun, smoke bombs and a device that blocked his victims from fleeing …
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What's Left of Condé Nast Two years after Si Newhouse died (and Graydon Carter left), Anna Wintour and a new CEO map out the future they can afford. — “It's dreadful,” Anna Wintour said in early October, looking out the south-facing windows of her 25th-floor office in One World Trade Center …
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Trump Explored Cutting Grants for Schools Tied to Erdogan Foe — One of Trump's earliest attempts to appeal to Turkish leader — Giuliani sought Gulen extradition, was on call about schools — Early in his presidency, Donald Trump's White House explored whether the U.S …
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