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1:45 PM ET, October 29, 2019

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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Army Officer Who Heard Trump's Ukraine Call Reported Concerns  —  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.”  —  WASHINGTON — A White House …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Who Is Alexander Vindman?  A Ukrainian Refugee Turned White House Official Testifies in the Impeachment Inquiry  —  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.
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.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
'He's a patriot': Republicans defend key impeachment witness from attacks  —  Republicans may quibble with the substance of Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman's testimony as they try to protect President Donald Trump from the fast-moving impeachment inquiry.  But congressional GOP leaders say it's …
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Leaders Rip ‘Shameful’ Attacks On ‘Patriotism’ Of Impeachment Probe Witnesses  —  Republican leaders called out conservatives who have been attacking Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and other witnesses in the House impeachment investigation on Tuesday.  —  After complaining about Democrats' handling …
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Contemptor
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump goes on Twitter tear after White House official condemns his Ukraine call  —  President Donald Trump launched a sustained online offensive Tuesday morning after details emerged of damaging congressional testimony by a senior White House official — retweeting numerous messages …
Discussion: US News, ABC News, VICE and The Hill
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new witness is about to damage Trump. Fox News is already smearing him.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The 5 public confirmations of a quid pro quo between Trump and Ukraine
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Sean Duffy Goes After Decorated War Vet Alexander Vindman: ‘He Speaks Ukrainian’
Discussion: New York Times and CNN
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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Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Joe Biden in Danger of Humiliating Loss in Iowa, Top Democrats Warn
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Trump Officials Had No Clue Where He Got ‘Whimpering’ Detail in His Baghdadi Raid Account  —  Five officials told The Daily Beast that they were perplexed watching Trump's Sunday morning victory lap.  And Pentagon officials are confused too.  —  The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marked …
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New York Times:
As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump says U.S. has killed al-Baghdadi's ‘number one replacement’
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and The Daily Beast
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 …
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Alabama Abortion Ban Is Blocked by a Federal Judge  —  The Alabama law, which would have forbidden abortions in almost every instance, was scheduled to take effect on Nov. 15.  —  A federal judge blocked Alabama's near-total ban on abortions on Tuesday, stopping the legislation from taking effect next month.
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Federal court blocks Alabama law that criminalized most abortions
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Abbey Crain / al.com:
Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban
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 …
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
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
House finally will vote on an impeachment inquiry, but who will that help?  —  Well, it's about time.  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reluctantly alerted House Democrats on Monday that a resolution authorizing the impeachment inquiry they have been conducting for weeks will be introduced this week.
Discussion: Politico, National Review and NBC News
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What Pelosi is up to with Thursday's impeachment vote
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Fleischer: Impeachment Vote a Retroactive Makeup By Pelosi Realizing Democrats Have A Fairness Problem
Discussion: Townhall
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.
Discussion: The Week
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 …
Bloomberg:
Biggest Private Coal Miner Goes Bust After Trump Rescue Fails  — Coal baron Murray pressed Trump to help save dying industry  — Collapse underscores rise of cheap natural gas, renewals  —  Robert E. Murray, the U.S. coal baron who pressed the Trump administration …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Wall Street Journal:
Murray Energy Files for Bankruptcy, Casualty of Coal's Decline
Discussion: Shareblue Media and The Week
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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Republicans are worried about their worst nightmare: An across-the-board wipeout in 2020  —  A growing number of Republicans are privately warning of increasing fears of a total wipeout in 2020: House, Senate, and White House.  —  Why it matters: All of this is unfolding …
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Payday lenders discussed raising money for Trump's campaign to fend off regulation, audio reveals  —  To ensure Democrats don't block weaker industry rules, payday lenders said they needed access to Trump.  He's the ‘ultimate backstop,’ one said.  —  Billing himself as one of President …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Charles Sykes / Politico:
Dear GOP, Some Scary Advice on How to Survive Your Impeachment Nightmare  —  By now it should have dawned on you that there is no escape.  You are going to have to render a verdict not just on Donald's Trump's policies, but on his personal conduct.  For just the third time in U.S. history …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Bernie Sanders: 'Let's not make people overly nervous' about socialism  — Bernie Sanders, in a wide-ranging chat with CNBC's John Harwood, discusses personal issues, his economic agenda and his hope to become a 21st century version of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: New poll shows why Trump's defenders are more focused on impeachment process than substance  —  THE BIG IDEA: Most polls have asked Americans in specific terms what they think of President Trump requesting that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky order an investigation into Joe Biden's son.
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 …
Discussion: UNHCR
Reade Pickert / Bloomberg:
Manufacturing Is Now Smallest Share of U.S. Economy in 72 Years  —  Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars.  Sign up here.  —  Three years after Donald Trump campaigned for president pledging a factory renaissance, the opposite appears to be happening.
 
 
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The White House touts Trump's deregulation. It's actually been a bust.
Andrew T. Walker / The Dispatch:
From David French: Elizabeth Warren's Looming Legal Embarrassment
Discussion: Washington Post
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Very, Very Large and Very Underserved”: John Heilemann's New Venture Is Betting People …
ProPublica:
The IRS Tried to Hide Emails That Show Tax Industry Influence Over Free File Program
Discussion: Reason
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Military May Use Lethal Force on Civil Disturbances at Border
USA Today:
Poll: Who's sticking with President Trump, through trouble and tweets?  His seemingly unshakable base.
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Centrist Democrats Have a New Idea to Win Reelection: Ignore Labor and Give Trump a Major Trade Deal
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I'm Canceling the 2020 Resurgent Gathering and You Should Know Why
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Max Burns / Alternet.org:
After three years of economic mismanagement a Trump Recession is imminent
Associated Press:
Elected Arizona official accused of selling babies suspended
Discussion: The Hill
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attorneys Assert Immunity From Broad Sweep of Law
Discussion: Political Wire
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Democrats' Secret Plan to Kill Third Parties in New York
Discussion: The Hill
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
White evangelical Protestants are fully disrobed. And it is an embarrassing sight.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Judge reopens Covington Catholic teen's $250 million lawsuit against Washington Post
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Sessions strongly considering bid for old Senate seat in Alabama
 

 
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