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4:40 PM ET, October 31, 2019

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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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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 …
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.
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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP shifts tone on impeachment  —  Senate Republicans are taking the House impeachment proceedings against President Trump more seriously as damaging revelations against the president mount and the possibility of a quick dismissal of the charges shrinks.
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
Washington Post:
White House lawyer moved transcript of Trump call to classified server after Ukraine adviser raised alarms  —  Moments after President Trump ended his phone call with Ukraine's president on July 25, an unsettled national security aide rushed to the office of White House lawyer John Eisenberg.
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
1st current White House official to cooperate with House impeachment investigators willing to testify publicly: Source  —  Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the first current White House official to cooperate with House impeachment investigators and appear on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition …
Discussion: Political Wire
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:   White House Official Tim Morrison Testifies in Impeachment Inquiry
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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ABC News:
Divided House passes impeachment probe resolution  —  A sharply divided House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to authorize the ongoing impeachment inquiry, including open hearings, taking a pivotal new step in the process to investigate President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans will have to face the truth on impeachment eventually
Discussion: Mother Jones and Progress Pond
Washington Post:
White House officials ramp up new tax cut talks, as Trump seeks sharp contrast with 2020 Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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 …
Ashley Fairbanks / The Guardian:
I work in politics.  I refuse to let a nude video stop me from running for office  —  Almost every woman I know has taken nudes at sometime in her life.  As more women run for office, we have to stop fear from holding us back  —  When Representative Katie Hill's nude photos were leaked online …
Discussion: Politico
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.
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
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Grassley to take back Judiciary gavel if GOP keeps Senate in 2020
Discussion: Bloomberg Law
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News departure: Catherine Herridge joins CBS News, saying ‘facts matter’  —  New York (CNN Business)In another major defection from the newsroom of Fox News, Catherine Herridge is joining CBS News as a senior investigative correspondent.  —  Herridge, Fox's chief intelligence correspondent …
Eleni Courea / Politico:
Trump: Brexit deal ‘precludes’ US-UK trade agreement  —  'We can't make a trade deal with the UK,' under the Brexit deal, the US president said.  —  LONDON — Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would prevent the U.K. from striking a trade agreement with the U.S., Donald Trump said.
Discussion: Axios, LBC and One America News Network
Reuters:
Exclusive: WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's (FB.O) WhatsApp to take over users' phones …
Kansas City Star:
Missouri's spreadsheet on women's menstrual cycles is totally normal.  In dystopia  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  Hey Missouri, Margaret Atwood can't keep up with you.  —  In the totalitarian Gilead of her novel, “The Handmaid's Tale,” the Commanders would appreciate …
CNN:
Prosecutors wary of Giuliani probe colliding with 2020 election, sources say  —  New York (CNN)New York federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's Ukranian business dealings are mindful of both the approaching 2020 presidential election and of the difficulty of prosecuting foreign lobbying violations …
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
House justified in impeaching Trump, says former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, who famously supported Nixon's resignation  —  In March of 1974, then-Washington Attorney General Slade Gorton broke with fellow Republicans with a public call for President Richard Nixon's resignation amid revelations …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Political Wire
Patrick Condon / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Republican Party leaves Trump challengers off presidential primary ballot  —  Two former governors, former congressman running for president against Donald Trump won't be on GOP primary ballot.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will be the only choice …
Discussion: duluthnewstribune.com and The Hill
Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran intervenes to prevent ousting of Iraqi prime minister - sources  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran has stepped in to prevent the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Abdel Abdul Mahdi by two of Iraq's most influential figures amid weeks of anti-government demonstrations, sources close to both men told Reuters.
 
 
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Polls show support for impeachment weaker in key battleground states
Discussion: Redstate
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Inside The Fox News Viewer Impeachment Bubble: Rage, Disgust, And Uninterrupted Defense Of Donald Trump
FOX 61:
Beto O'Rourke heckled at Newtown event while discussing gun violence prevention
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump's Syria pullout that isn't
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Leon Cooperman rips Elizabeth Warren in new letter for ‘soak-the-rich positions,’ …
Discussion: New York Times
WWMT-TV:
Whitmer signs bill to raise the age of people automatically charged as adults to 18
Discussion: The Hill
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Senate passes 4 spending bills amid continued border wall fight
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
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Report says CIA-trained Afghan forces behind war atrocities
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
How the Borgias point the way for Trump's America
Washington Post:
Days before Nov. 5 election, Virginia Republicans take hard right turn
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Wall Street Journal:
In Chicago, Trump Polls Donors on Clemency for Blagojevich
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Bloomberg:
China Doubts Long-Term Trade Deal Possible With Trump
Discussion: The Hill
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