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New York Times:
White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call — Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, who heard President Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's president and was alarmed, testified that he tried and failed to add key details to the rough transcript.
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Washington Post:
Firsthand account of Trump's Ukraine call puts GOP in bind, emboldens Democrats — A top National Security Council official on Tuesday delivered a firsthand account of President Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, putting congressional Republicans in a bind …
CNN:
Shouting match erupts in Vindman deposition as Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to out whistleblower — (CNN)Democrats and Republicans got into a shouting match behind closed doors on Tuesday while interviewing a witness in the impeachment investigation, with Democrats accusing Republicans …
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Washington Press, Breitbart, The Week, Mediaite, New York Times and Raw Story
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Two volatile meetings at the White House have become central to the impeachment inquiry — The Ukrainian officials arrived at the White House on July 10 hoping to cement their country's relationship with the United States, solidifying support the Trump administration seemed reluctant to extend for reasons they didn't fully understand.
CNN:
State Department official to testify that John Bolton warned about influence of Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine — WH weighs responses to impeachment as House vote nears — (CNN)Former national security adviser John Bolton cautioned about the influence Rudy Giuliani had on US-Ukraine policymaking during …
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Politico and Political Wire
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Alexander Vindman and the Questioning of an American Jew's Patriotism — Julia Ioffe on the making of a decorated U.S. military officer, and the immigrant experience of Soviet Jews in America and abroad. — One June evening in 2013, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency …
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Politico, The Week, The Intercept, Inquirer.com, VICE, The Hill and Alternet.org
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Vindman is a Jew, Not a Ukrainian, Mr. Duffy — Forget about the specifics of the testimony of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman in the Ukraine matter and what it might explain or portend. Let's talk instead for a minute about the specifics of one particular insinuation about him almost from the minute we learned of his existence.
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and BizPac Review
Washington Post:
Mike Pence is reliably, relentlessly wrong — THE MORE undisciplined President Trump becomes in his scattershot defenses of his behavior toward Ukraine, the more robotically Vice President Pence seems to stay on message. Unfortunately, that message is an indefensible falsehood.
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PBS NewsHour and The Hill
New York Times:
Former G.O.P. Lawmaker Pressed for Ambassador's Ouster, Diplomat Will Say
Former G.O.P. Lawmaker Pressed for Ambassador's Ouster, Diplomat Will Say
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Political Wire
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
NSC official's testimony appears to contradict Rick Perry Ukraine claims
NSC official's testimony appears to contradict Rick Perry Ukraine claims
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The Week, Occupy Democrats, The Wrap, Talking Points Memo, Commentary, Redstate, Breitbart and Raw Story
CNN:
Retired General: Alexander Vindman is living his oath to America
Retired General: Alexander Vindman is living his oath to America
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Task & Purpose, New York Times and ABC News
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Vindman is a patriot, not a Ukrainian spy
Vindman is a patriot, not a Ukrainian spy
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The Bulwark, New York Daily News and Army Times
Gary Stein / Washington Post:
President Trump may have violated criminal provisions of the Hatch Act
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Slandering an American war hero must have consequences
Slandering an American war hero must have consequences
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American Greatness
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 …
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Al Jazeera
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Benjamin H. Strauss / Nature:
New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding — Abstract — Most estimates of global mean sea-level rise this century fall below 2 m. This quantity is comparable to the positive vertical bias of the principle digital elevation model …
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Big Think and Rolling Stone
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
NEW: Reporter Behind Story on Katie Hill Affair Worked for Republican Candidates Who Ran Against Hill — Jennifer Van Laar, the writer behind the RedState.com and Daily Mail stories that included nude photos of former Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA), is a longtime GOP consultant who has worked …
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Twitchy, Vox and The Guardian, more at Mediagazer »
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Caroline Kitchener / The Lily:
Revenge porn drove Katie Hill out of Congress. Would that have happened to a man?
Revenge porn drove Katie Hill out of Congress. Would that have happened to a man?
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Real Clear Politics, USA Today and The American Spectator
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Convicted Trump aide to run for ex-Rep. Katie Hill's seat after she was forced out by revenge porn attack
Audrey McNamara / The Daily Beast:
George Papadopoulos Has Filed to Run for Rep. Katie Hill's Seat
George Papadopoulos Has Filed to Run for Rep. Katie Hill's Seat
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NBC News:
Mulvaney was left in the dark on al-Baghdadi operation — President Trump's acting chief of staff first learned of the raid when it was already underway, raising questions about his status in the White House. — WASHINGTON — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney first learned …
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Suffolk University, PolitiFact and Alternet.org
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Washington Post:
Islamic State defector inside Baghdadi's hideout critical to success of raid, officials say
Islamic State defector inside Baghdadi's hideout critical to success of raid, officials say
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Roll Call, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
In interview, Biden calls Trump ‘whiner in chief’ on foreign policy
In interview, Biden calls Trump ‘whiner in chief’ on foreign policy
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Political Wire, Medium, Axios and NPR
Aaron Schaffer / Al-Monitor:
How Kim Kardashian became Armenia's most famous advocate — The reality television star is informally lobbying for recognition of the Armenian genocide. — Kim Kardashian speaks alongside US President Donald Trump during a second-chance hiring and criminal justice reform event in the East Room …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
House Votes Overwhelmingly To Recognize Armenian Genocide, In Rebuke Of Turkish Government
House Votes Overwhelmingly To Recognize Armenian Genocide, In Rebuke Of Turkish Government
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Los Angeles Times, Fox News, Townhall and NPR
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Trump's dealings with Turkey pave way for House vote acknowledging Armenian genocide
Trump's dealings with Turkey pave way for House vote acknowledging Armenian genocide
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Hot Air and Wall Street Journal
The Daily Beast:
Trump Sides With Indicted Oligarch Over His Own Diplomat — The President of the United States amplified a tweet calling one of his diplomats a liar—and, by implication, absolving a Ukrainian gas mogul of any mob ties. — President Donald Trump boosted a tweet Monday promoting …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary — Officials who lead agencies in the department and echo the president's language on immigration were initially thought to be ineligible under a federal law. — WASHINGTON — The White House has found a way to bypass …
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Political Wire
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Mitch McConnell's extraordinary efforts to say nothing at all — (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to extraordinary lengths Tuesday to avoid giving substantive answers to direct questions about the allegations made by Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the first current White House official …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer warns Trump may shut down the government over impeachment
Schumer warns Trump may shut down the government over impeachment
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Townhall, The Hill, Associated Press and Breitbart
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Schiff Directing Witnesses Not To Answer GOP Questions — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who is overseeing the ongoing illegitimate impeachment inquiry set in motion by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is reportedly telling witnesses testifying not to answer questions asked by Republican lawmakers.
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Fox News and National Review
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
GOP reps say Schiff stopped impeachment witness from answering certain GOP questions
GOP reps say Schiff stopped impeachment witness from answering certain GOP questions
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American Greatness, PJ Media Home and Redstate
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Brexit deal would leave Wales-sized hole in UK economy, experts warn — LONDON — Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would leave a hole in the U.K. economy the size of Wales, economists warned. — The agreement struck between the U.K. government and Brussels will leave gross domestic product 3 …
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One America News Network
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BBC:
MPs back 12 December election
MPs back 12 December election
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CNBC, CapX, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and National Review
NBC Universal:
MSNBC'S “THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW” IS #1 IN A25-54 ACROSS CABLE NEWS, TOPPING ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHOWS ON FOX NEWS AND CNN IN OCTOBER — “Morning Joe” at 6am Posts Record-Breaking Month in Total Viewers, Tops CNN in A25-54 for 24th Straight Month and in Total Viewers for 56th Straight Month
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.
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Christie Aschwanden / Wired:
Trans Athletes Are Posting Victories and Shaking Up Sports — Transgender athletes at all levels of sport are winning medals, spurring a contentious debate over the future of gendered competition. — Transgender athletes are having a moment. At all levels of sport, they're stepping onto the podium and into the headlines.
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The Daily Signal, National Review and Twitchy
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
He's running for governor to run false ads on Facebook. Now Facebook is stopping him — New York (CNN Business)A San Francisco man tried to call out Facebook's controversial false ads policy by running false ads of his own. Now the company is barring him from doing so …
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USA Today, Los Angeles Times and Fortune, more at Mediagazer »
Louisa Loveluck / Washington Post:
Dread in northern Syria as U.S. troops withdraw and cease-fire ends — DERIK, Syria — As the final hours of a cease-fire in northeastern Syria wound down on Tuesday, dread descended on a region once shielded by the United States. — In towns and cities, families debated, and sometimes fought, over whether, and where, to run.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Buttigieg distances himself from his McKinsey consulting days — The consulting firm built business experience for Buttigieg but has fallen down his resume amid public controversy. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images