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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 …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Republican Plan to Deep-Six the Trump Impeachment Hearings — Trump allies plan to call for witnesses who could bolster their narrative and hammer away at the anonymous whistleblower whose account launched the inquiry in the first place. — As House Democrats ramp up their impeachment push …
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Washington Post:
Whistleblower willing to answer questions from House GOP, attorney says
Whistleblower willing to answer questions from House GOP, attorney says
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Impeachment spin win: Democrats killing GOP in testimony leak game
Impeachment spin win: Democrats killing GOP in testimony leak game
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Interest in campaign is growing, as is anxiety — WASHINGTON (AP) — A year out from the 2020 general election, there already is significant interest in the presidential campaign. But a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Is Tested in Iowa as Rivals Gain Ground
Joe Biden Is Tested in Iowa as Rivals Gain Ground
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: 49 percent now back Trump's impeachment and removal
NBC/WSJ poll: 49 percent now back Trump's impeachment and removal
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Impeachment Increasingly Divides Americans by Political Party
Impeachment Increasingly Divides Americans by Political Party
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: 49 percent favor impeaching Trump
Fox News Poll: 49 percent favor impeaching Trump
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Associated Press:
Trump threatens to cut US funding for California wildfires — LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump is threatening to cut U.S. funding to California for aid during wildfires that have burned across the state during dry winds this fall. — Trump tweeted Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has done a …
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Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Calif. governor hits back at Trump over wildfire criticism, threat to cut aid
Calif. governor hits back at Trump over wildfire criticism, threat to cut aid
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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 …
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
White House aide refusing to testify was on the Trump-Ukraine call when Mulvaney wasn't
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway: 'I Don't Know' Whether Ukraine Aid Was Being Held Up
Kellyanne Conway: 'I Don't Know' Whether Ukraine Aid Was Being Held Up
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney refuses to testify before House impeachment inquiry
Top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney refuses to testify before House impeachment inquiry
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Michael Weiss / The Daily Beast:
Here's How the KGB Knew You'd Be a Traitor: an Exclusive Look at Its Recruitment Manual — The bottom line for spy recruitment comes down to this: look for the losers, especially the ones who want to think they are winners because they hang on to important positions. — BEAST INSIDE
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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Vasco Cotovio / CNN:
Norway arrests US white supremacist ahead of far-right conference — (CNN)Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile American white supremacist, hours before he was due to give a speech at a far-right conference in Oslo on Saturday. — The detained American, Greg Johnson …
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
‘Get the emails’: Revealed memos suggest Mueller probe failed America. Can Congress fix it? — Rick Gates, the veteran high-level political operative who served as Donald Trump's deputy campaign manager in 2016, told investigators he remembers exactly where he was — aboard Trump's campaign jet …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Mueller Memo Bombshell: Michael Cohen Told If He Stuck To Russia Story, Trump ‘Loves You’
Mueller Memo Bombshell: Michael Cohen Told If He Stuck To Russia Story, Trump ‘Loves You’
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's impeachment inbox — President Trump doesn't think House Democrats' impeachment inquiry should get any media coverage. — Meanwhile, he's ravenously consuming news about the subject — primarily through a friendly lens. From the Oval Office to the White House residence to Air Force One …
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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 …
Doha Madani / NBC News:
White nationalists caught trying to film video in front of Emmett Till memorial — The Emmett Till Memorial Commission executive director said the group, carrying a neo-Confederate flag, appeared to be making a propaganda video. — A group of people carrying a white nationalist flag …