memeorandum: Top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney refuses to testify before House impeachment inquiry (Jeremy Diamond/CNN)

3:55 PM ET, November 3, 2019

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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:

Whistleblower willing to answer Republicans' questions in impeachment probe, lawyer says — Washington — A lawyer for the whistleblower who reported concerns about the president's dealings with Ukraine told CBS News he offered to have Republicans on the House Intelligence Community submit questions …

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New York Times:

Adam Schiff, a Trump Punching Bag, Takes His Case to a Bigger Ring — Mr. Schiff leads the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Depending on one's viewpoint, he will either save the republic — or destroy it. — LOS ANGELES — The crowd was buzzing with Hollywood types …

Washington Post:

Whistleblower willing to answer questions from House GOP, attorney says — An attorney for the whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Trump's apparent efforts to pressure Ukraine for information he could use against political rivals said Sunday that Republicans …

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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Impeachment spin win: Democrats killing GOP in testimony leak game

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Jamie Crawford / CNN:
Lawyer says whistleblower willing to answer written questions from Republicans

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Biden leads nomination race, tops Trump by 12 points in matchup — Democratic primary voters increasingly feel the need to nominate a candidate who can beat President Trump in 2020, and more think Joe Biden can do that than any of the other top Democratic hopefuls.

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Fox News:

Fox News Poll results October 27-30, 2019 — Full Fox News Poll results from October 27-30, 2019.

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC/WSJ poll: 49 percent now back Trump's impeachment and removal — But the president's support among Republicans remains strong one year out from Election Day — WASHINGTON — Exactly one year out from the 2020 general election, a majority of all Americans — or close to it …

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Zach Montellaro / Politico:

Kamala Harris qualifies for December primary debate — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has qualified for the December Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by POLITICO and PBS News. She is the fifth candidate to do so. — She joins Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren …

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Washington Post:
As Warren and Buttigieg rise, the Democratic presidential race is competitive and fluid …

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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal: Impeachment Increasingly Divides Americans by Political Party

Kate Sullivan / CNN:

White House aide refusing to testify was on the Trump-Ukraine call when Mulvaney wasn't — Washington (CNN)The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry are hoping to hear from Robert Blair, an assistant to President Donald Trump and senior adviser to acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney …

Washington Post:

Mulvaney allies to lead stonewall against Democrats' impeachment inquiry — Budget chief and other top aides will attempt to create firewall after other senior officials gave testimony that questioned Trump's motivations. — One of acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney's top allies is preparing …

Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:

Kellyanne Conway: 'I Don't Know' Whether Ukraine Aid Was Being Held Up — “I don't know,” Conway said. “But I know they've got their aid.” — During a typically contentious and lengthy CNN interview on Sunday morning, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway insisted that she didn't know …

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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney refuses to testify before House impeachment inquiry

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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
White House aide told not to appear at impeachment probe

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Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Trump says he would ‘love’ to host Ukrainian president at White House

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Tareq Haddad / Newsweek:

Trump Being Booed at UFC 244 Event a Surprise, Says Political Scientist: ‘This Should Be His Crowd’ — President Donald Trump received heavy booing on Saturday night as he attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event in New York City. — Though some cheered upon the president's arrival …

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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Trump booed at UFC event in New York City

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Marty Johnson / The Hill:
Trump gets deluge of boos upon entering MSG prior to UFC 244

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New York Daily News:
Boos, cheers greet Trump as he enters UFC event in Madison Square Garden

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Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:

Trump Gets Note from Podiatrist Exempting Him from Impeachment — WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a move that raised eyebrows in the nation's capital, Donald Trump on Saturday secured a note from a podiatrist exempting him from impeachment. — The note, written by Trump's personal podiatrist …

Janice McDonald / ABC News:

President Jimmy Carter says he ‘prayed about it’ and is ‘at peace’ with death during church service — At a church service on Sunday, former President Jimmy Carter reflected on dying and expressed his thoughts on what would truly make American great. — “I, of course, thought I was going to die …

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ABC News:

Bernie Sanders calls his plan to fund Medicare for All ‘far more’ progressive than Elizabeth Warren's — Sen. Bernie Sanders, often credited for bringing Medicare for All to the forefront of the 2020 presidential race, defended his way of funding the plan up the against the newly-released outline …

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Aimee Ortiz / New York Times:

Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to Bar Immigrants Who Can't Pay for Health Care — The court ruling is the latest to derail administration initiatives to limit the admission of certain legal immigrants into the United States. — A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration …

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