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7:20 PM ET, October 29, 2019

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Meet Alexander Vindman, the Colonel Testifying on Trump's Phone Call  —  He fled Ukraine at age 3 and became a soldier, scholar and official at the White House.  That's where, he told impeachment investigators, he witnessed alarming behavior by President Trump.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Smear Army Vet Testifying Against Trump as a Ukrainian Spy  —  Last night, the New York Times reported that Alexander S. Vindman, the top Ukraine expert in the National Security Council, will testify to the House that he expressed grave concerns about President Trump's politicized extortion of Ukraine's president.
Gary Stein / Washington Post:
President Trump may have violated criminal provisions of the Hatch Act  —  It's a felony to order federal government workers to further a partisan political campaign.  —  Legal analysis of the Ukraine controversy has so far focused on whether President Trump's July 25 call …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Slandering an American war hero must have consequences
Discussion: American Greatness and The Week
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC Rep. Joe Cunningham to vote for House resolution setting rules for impeachment inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Charleston's U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham said Tuesday he intends to vote in favor of a House resolution this week that will lay out the ground rules for the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
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NBC News:
Internal White House debate stifles release of Pence-Zelenskiy call  —  Nearly three weeks after the vice president said he had “no objection” to releasing a transcript, administration is divided on whether it could help or hurt Trump's cause.  —  WASHINGTON — It's been almost three weeks …
Axios:
Jared Kushner says his White House work is focused on “cleaning up the messes” from Joe Biden  —  President Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner told me during an exclusive interview with Israel's Channel 13 news that many of his efforts since he started working at the White House were focused on …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
House Democrats release impeachment resolution
Discussion: Breitbart
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
House approves resolution recognizing Armenian genocide in snub to Turkey
Discussion: NPR
Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Trump's dealings with Turkey pave way for House vote acknowledging Armenian genocide
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats' internal squabbles overshadow damning testimony
Discussion: The Hill
Deirdre Walsh / NPR:   READ: House Democrats Release Draft Resolution On Impeachment Inquiry
Crystal Thomas / Kansas City Star:
Missouri health director kept spreadsheet of Planned Parenthood patients' periods  —  The Missouri state health director, Dr. Randall Williams, testified at a state hearing Tuesday that he kept a spreadsheet to track the menstrual periods of women who visited Planned Parenthood.
New York Times:
Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows  —  Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world's great coastal cities.  —  The authors of a paper published Tuesday developed …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
CNN:
CNN Poll: Sanders and Warren fight for home field in New Hampshire  —  Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (21%) and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (18%) are in a close race among likely voters in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary …
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
‘OK Boomer’ Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations  —  Now it's war: Gen Z has finally snapped over climate change and financial inequality.  —  In a viral audio clip on TikTok, a white-haired man in a baseball cap and polo shirt declares, “The millennials and Generation Z …
Discussion: Althouse
USA Today:
Poll: Who's sticking with President Trump, through trouble and tweets?  His seemingly unshakable base.  —  Impeaching a U.S. president might not be the be-all-end-all for their career.  We explain why this is the case.  —  CONNECT  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  WASHINGTON - Even as support …
Discussion: Roll Call and Breitbart
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   New poll poses serious questions about Democratic impeachment drive
Richard Stengel / Washington Post:
Why America needs a hate speech law  —  Richard Stengel, a former editor of Time, is the author of “Information Wars” and was the State Department's undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs from 2013 to 2016.  —  When I was a journalist, I loved Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s assertion …
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Twitchy
The Daily Beast:
Pelosi, Schiff Prep for GOP Impeachment ‘Stunts’ and Attempts to Out the Whistleblower  —  Schiff moved to block questions that might reveal the whistleblower's identity.  Republicans, meanwhile, said that they can't reveal the name of someone they don't know.
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
GOP reps say Schiff stopped impeachment witness from answering certain GOP questions
Discussion: The Federalist and Redstate
Yahoo News:
‘The Wild West’: Questions surround Trump legal team payments  —  In 1994, as a slew of scandals were popping up around President Bill Clinton, an attorney who worked with his defense team visited the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) in Washington to ask a simple question in person …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Abbey Crain / al.com:
Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban  —  A federal judge today has blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from going into effect Nov. 15.  —  District Judge Myron Thompson issued a ruling blocking the Human Life Protection Act from taking effect while a challenge to the law makes its way through court.
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Wall Street Journal:
Senator Asks Whether Biden Probe Was Linked to China Trade Talks  —  Wyden sends letters to senior administration officials after trade adviser Navarro declined to address questions  —  WASHINGTON—A Democratic senator has asked the Trump administration to clarify whether U.S. officials sought …
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Can the Bennet brothers save the Establishment?  —  Michael is running for president.  James is a top editor at the New York Times.  Both are struggling to figure out their place in an altered landscape.  —  For all the scandals, screw-ups and controversial hires, James Bennet's colleagues …
Media Matters for America:
Fox's Jason Chaffetz says two days isn't enough time for congressional Republicans to read the eight page impeachment resolution  —  Chaffetz: “She said they're going to vote on Thursday, but it's Tuesday.  So, do the math”
BBC:
MPs back 12 December election  —  The UK is set for a 12 December general election after MPs voted to back it following months of deadlock over Brexit.  —  By a margin of 438 votes to 20, the Commons approved legislation paving the way for the first December election since 1923.
Discussion: National Review, CNBC, CapX and Bloomberg
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The Head Of Joe Biden's New Super PAC Is A Foreign Government Agent  —  Biden's new PAC is being run by a registered foreign agent for Azerbaijan.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has a brand new Super PAC in his corner, and it's being run by a registered foreign agent for the government of Azerbaijan.
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Since they realized insulting an army officer isn't a good look, Republicans are changing their impeachment strategy  —  Alexander Vindman was a firsthand witness to the phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky, and many Republicans had felt as uncomfortable as their Democrat counterparts about the idea of smearing him
MSNBC:
‘Quid pro quo’ bombshell: Trump ally admits explosive bribe allegation  —  Trump's “no quid pro quo” defense is undercut by new impeachment evidence.  The Wall Street journal reporting Trump loyalist, Gordon Sondland, who denied quid pro quo, is now admitting it to Congress.
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
No refugees will be resettled in the US in October, leaving hundreds in limbo around the world  —  Washington (CNN)The United States is on track to not admit any refugees in October, after already canceling around 500 flights this month, CNN has learned.  —  A pause on admissions that was expected …
Ian Dunt / politics.co.uk:
Election 2019: Remainers have one last chance  —  It's on.  Britain is going to the polls again.  And there's a chance - just a chance - that this Brexit mess will be sorted one way or the other.  —  It was clear which way the wind was blowing once the government had come to terms …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump faces severe suburban slump  —  President Trump is facing a suburban slump among voters who sent him to the White House.  —  Recent polls show Trump's numbers have slipped substantially among suburban voters, who Trump carried in 2016 by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin over Hillary Clinton …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
The new Democratic senator irritating the left and delighting the GOP  —  She rarely goes to party lunches and skipped Senate votes to run the Ironman.  She endorsed a primary challenger against one of her own colleagues and hobnobs with Republicans at least as much as she does with her own caucus.
Jeff Brady / NPR:
Major Coal Producer And Trump Booster Files For Bankruptcy  —  President Trump's administration has spent three years trying to help the coal industry by rolling back environmental regulations and pushing for subsidies for coal-fired power plants.  Still, the long list of coal company bankruptcies …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
George Papadopoulos files to run for Rep. Katie Hill's seat
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
WhatsApp sues Israel's NSO for allegedly helping spies hack phones around the world
Garry Kasparov / Washington Post:
This Soviet dissident knew why finding common ground with dictators can't work
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The other humanitarian crisis under Trump, exposed by a new report
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
USA Today:
Facebook: We shouldn't become the gatekeeper of truth on candidate ads
The Daily Beast:
Federal Prosecutors Are Lining Up Witnesses Against Jeffrey Epstein's Cronies
Discussion: New York Post
Anna Schecter / NBC News:
Diplomat Bill Taylor receives rock star reception in Ukraine after House testimony
Associated Press:
Biden's communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict
Discussion: NBC News
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Officials cringed as Trump spilled sensitive details of al-Baghdadi raid
U.S. Department of Justice:
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Solicit Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars …
John Yoo / Ricochet:
On Lt. Colonel Vindaman and Espionage
Discussion: Mediaite
Andrew T. Walker / The Dispatch:
From David French: Elizabeth Warren's Looming Legal Embarrassment
Discussion: Washington Post
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New poll shows why Trump's defenders are more focused on impeachment process than substance
Discussion: Alternet.org
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Payday lenders discussed raising money for Trump's campaign to fend off regulation, audio reveals
Discussion: Raw Story, VICE, Alternet.org and Politico
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

 
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