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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:
Alexander Vindman, a White House Official, Testifies in 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.
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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.
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
'He's a patriot': Republicans defend key impeachment witness from attacks — Republican leaders are stepping up to defend Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman against vicious attacks from President Donald Trump's allies. — Republicans may quibble with the substance of Vindman's testimony …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Slandering an American war hero must have consequences — The Post reports: “Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, was part of a small group of White House officials assigned to listen in on [President] Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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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 …
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Leaders Rip ‘Shameful’ Attacks On ‘Patriotism’ Of Impeachment Probe Witnesses
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why Alexander Vindman's testimony is big
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The fundamentally un-American attacks on Alexander Vindman
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Amita Kelly / NPR:
READ: Ukraine Expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's Opening Statement
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new witness is about to damage Trump. Fox News is already smearing him.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The 5 public confirmations of a quid pro quo between Trump and Ukraine
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
House committees have asked Mulvaney aide Rob Blair for testimony
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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 …
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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 …
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
House finally will vote on an impeachment inquiry, but who will that help?
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Axios:
Exclusive: Kushner says Trump's “record of accomplishments is unimpeachable”
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What Pelosi is up to with Thursday's impeachment vote
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats muddle impeachment vote messaging despite explosive testimony
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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
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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 …
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 …
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Jeff Brady / NPR:
Major Coal Producer And Trump Booster Files For Bankruptcy
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Ex-Biden aide forms super PAC: ‘Unite the Country’ — A former Joe Biden aide has filed paperwork to form a super PAC, called Unite the Country, that is set to boost the former vice president with millions of dollars in spending in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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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.
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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Andrew T. Walker / The Dispatch:
From David French: Elizabeth Warren's Looming Legal Embarrassment — Plus, the downside of ending ‘endless war,’ the upside of Kanye's conversion, and a note about that surprising family-leave study. — One of the goals of this newsletter is to elevate important stories that the news cycle has simply missed.
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The Daily Beast:
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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David Roth / Deadspin:
It's Absolutely Fine That Donald Trump Got Booed At The World Series — Every now and then, Boris Johnson stumbles stammering down a street in England looking like a toilet brush that has somehow been granted admission to a fancy private school. Cameras are trained on him because he's …
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