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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
White House Aide Confirms He Saw Signs of a Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine — Timothy Morrison, a National Security Council aide, said a top diplomat close to President Trump suggested a military aid package for Ukraine was conditioned on investigations into his political rivals.
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CBS News:
White House official on Ukraine call wasn't concerned “anything illegal” occurred — Washington — A top National Security Council official who listened to President Trump's July call with the president of Ukraine told lawmakers he “promptly” told White House lawyers he was concerned details …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
NSC Official Tim Morrison To Schiff: ‘I Was Not Concerned That Anything Illegal Was Discussed’ In Trump-Ukraine Phone Call — Tim Morrison, a former National Security Council official under Trump, told Rep. Adam Schiff in testimony today that he was never concerned that Trump discussed anything illegal …
The Daily Beast:
Latest Impeachment Witness: I Wasn't Worried That Trump Broke the Law With Call — Tim Morrison backed up some details—and disputed others—about the now infamous call with the Ukrainian president. But he did say he didn't think it crossed a legal line. — Tim Morrison, a senior White …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
If Republicans think Tim Morrison's testimony is good news for Trump, they're grasping at straws — After weeks of bad news in the impeachment inquiry — including a procession of witnesses describing a quid pro quo between the Trump team and Ukraine — Republicans claimed a game-changer Thursday.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Tim Morrison just confirmed the quid pro quo. That's the big story here. — Here's the most important part of Morrison's opening statement: … Pro-Trump twitter is trying to spin the minor discrepancies between the two accounts into something big, but that's just absurd.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP shifts tone on impeachment
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
'We think we're ready': Democrats near end of closed-door impeachment testimony
Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani needed Apple genius help to unlock his iPhone after named Trump cybersecurity adviser — Giuliani's handling of the situation calls into question his understanding of basic security measures, two former FBI cyber experts told NBC News. — Less than a month after he was named …
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Los Angeles Times:
GOP enemies wanted to beat Katie Hill. Then they got her nude photos — Kenneth Heslep's divorce from Katie Hill had grown nasty by the time he told a podcaster in late September that he was ready to talk publicly about his split with the Democratic congresswoman.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Katie Hill's downfall highlights stark generational divide among Democrats — Rep. Katie Hill's colleagues were uniformly shocked and saddened by the collapse of the freshman star's political career. But that's where their agreement ends. — A stark generational divide among Democrats …
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Ashley Fairbanks / The Guardian:
I work in politics. I refuse to let a nude video stop me from running for office
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Katie Hill Offers a Warning
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Washington Post:
A divided House passes resolution on impeachment inquiry, setting stage for televised hearings and release of witness testimony — A divided House approved legislation Thursday formally authorizing and articulating guidelines for the next phase of its impeachment inquiry …
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Washington Post:
Trump invites Republican senators for lunch and makes his case against impeachment
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Inside Trump's roast of House Republicans
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New York Times:
Paula White, Trump's Personal Pastor, Joins the White House — Ms. White, a controversial figure even among evangelical Christians, will be overseeing a White House division that conducts outreach to key parts of the president's base. — Paula White, a televangelist based in Florida …
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Politico:
White House is on verge of naming Chad Wolf acting DHS secretary — The White House has imminent plans to name Homeland Security official Chad Wolf acting secretary, according to three people familiar with the situation. — Wolf will replace acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan, whose last day in the job was Thursday.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Lindsey Graham will give Judiciary chairmanship back to Chuck Grassley — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) plans to hand the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee back to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa.) in the next Congress. — Graham took over the panel this year from Grassley, who left to chair the Senate Finance Committee.
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump judicial nominee cries over scathing letter from the American Bar Association
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Trump approval steady as impeachment rages — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's approval rating is holding steady as the House presses forward with an impeachment probe that could imperil his presidency, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
One new poll number that suggests Trump's base isn't all it's cracked up to be
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. withholding $105 million in security aid for Lebanon - sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is withholding $105 million in security aid for Lebanon, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, two days after the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump lures GOP senators on impeachment with cold cash — President Donald Trump is rewarding senators who have his back on impeachment — and sending a message to those who don't to get on board. — Trump is tapping his vast fundraising network for a handful of loyal senators facing tough reelection bids in 2020.
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Trump Jr.: I Wish I Was Hunter Biden So I Could Profit From My Dad's Presidency — The president's son has an estimated net worth of $200 million. — Donald Trump Jr. says he wishes he could make millions off his father's presidency ― like Hunter Biden.
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
How to Understand the House Impeachment Process Vote — The resolution passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday sets out the process for the House to decide whether or not to bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. — The process will have three phases prior to any impeachment vote by the full House:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The Adam Schiff Empowerment Act
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Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg — Facebook isn't defending free speech, it's assaulting truth. — Mr. Sorkin is a playwright and screenwriter. — Mark, — In 2011, I wrote “The Social Network” and I know you wish I hadn't. You protested that the film was inaccurate and that Hollywood …
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Alyssa Feliciano / The Independent Florida Alligator:
Emails released between Student Body President and Donald Trump campaign official — Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle spoke at UF on Oct. 10 — Emails show a Donald Trump re-election campaign official personally asked UF Student Body President Michael Murphy in September …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
State Department agrees to turn over Ukraine documents, potentially providing Democrats with impeachment fodder — WASHINGTON — The State Department has agreed to release documents related to President Trump's handling of aid to Ukraine, potentially providing ammunition to the impeachment probe …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Leon Cooperman rips Elizabeth Warren in new letter for ‘soak-the-rich positions,’ and treating him like ‘an ungrateful child’ — Leon Cooperman sent a critical letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the top Democratic presidential candidates, marking the latest salvo in the war of words between …
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