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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Exclusive: Giuliani associate now willing to comply with Trump impeachment inquiry - lawyer — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lev Parnas, an indicted Ukrainian-American businessman who has ties to President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is now prepared to comply with requests …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
On Ukraine, Trump Is a Con Man, but He's Also a Mark — Corrupt forces find it easy to manipulate this president. — Kenneth McCallion is a New York lawyer who once represented former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of Ukraine. A few years ago, he brought a civil racketeering lawsuit …
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NBC News:
Ousted Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch says she was told to tweet praise of Trump to save her job — The three House committees leading the Trump impeachment inquiry released Monday two transcripts of the behind-closed-doors interviews they have so far conducted.
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Associated Press, Occupy Democrats and The Hill
New York Times:
Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Opens Talks With Impeachment Investigators — Mr. Parnas could offer Congress a vein of information about a political pressure campaign in Ukraine. — An associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani who was involved in a campaign to pressure Ukraine …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Impeachment transcripts become latest point of panic for Trump — Up until now, the congressional impeachment inquiry has unfolded largely behind closed doors. There have been some exceptions - some witnesses, for example, have publicly released their opening statements - but by and large …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds — Signs that the president's advantage in the Electoral College has persisted or even increased since 2016. — Despite low national approval ratings and the specter of impeachment, President Trump remains highly competitive …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Poll Shows Democratic Candidates Have Been Living in a Fantasy World — In 2018, Democratic candidates waded into hostile territory and flipped 40 House districts, many of them moderate or conservative in their makeup. In almost every instance, their formula centered on narrowing …
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Politico, National Review, Washington Post, Common Dreams and Mother Jones
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A wake-up call for Democrats
A wake-up call for Democrats
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Dems tiptoe around ‘Pocahontas’ and Hunter as Trump licks his chops
Dems tiptoe around ‘Pocahontas’ and Hunter as Trump licks his chops
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The Hill
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
The Electoral College could save Trump in 2020
The Electoral College could save Trump in 2020
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New York Times, Washington Post, The Mahablog and Reason
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent …:
COMMITTEES RELEASE TESTIMONY OF YOVANOVITCH AND McKINLEY AS PART OF NEW PUBLIC PHASE OF IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY — f t # e — Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs …
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New York Times:
Pompeo Faces Political Peril and Diplomats' Revolt in Impeachment Inquiry — The secretary of state has been drawn deeply into the Ukraine scandal, with a parade of his diplomats testifying. He is sticking by the president. — WASHINGTON — As President Trump's first C.I.A. director …
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The Guardian and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
7 takeaways from Marie Yovanovitch's and Michael McKinley's Ukraine testimony
7 takeaways from Marie Yovanovitch's and Michael McKinley's Ukraine testimony
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Raw Story, Mediaite and Political Wire
Miriam Elder / BuzzFeed News:
The US Bureaucracy Lives In Fear Of Trump's Twitter Account
The US Bureaucracy Lives In Fear Of Trump's Twitter Account
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The Atlantic
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ex-Ukraine ambassador felt threatened by Trump
Ex-Ukraine ambassador felt threatened by Trump
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The National Interest, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Asks for Identifying Details on Anonymous Op-Ed Author — The writer, a senior Trump administration official, plans to write a book to be published this month. — The Justice Department is trying to unearth the identity of the Trump administration official who denounced …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Justice Dept. is trying to ‘intimidate’ author of anonymous anti-Trump book, agents say — New York (CNN Business)The Justice Department is going on the offensive against the anonymous author of “A Warning,” telling them in a letter obtained by CNN Business that he or she may be violating …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump admin targets soon-to-be-published insider book by ‘Anonymous’
Trump admin targets soon-to-be-published insider book by ‘Anonymous’
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The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
CBS Denver:
FBI: White Supremacist Richard Holzer Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Synagogue In Colorado — (CBS4) — A known white supremacist named Richard Holzer has been arrested in a plot to blow up Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, according to newly unsealed federal court documents.
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Trump Taxes: Appeals Court Rules President Must Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns — A three-judge appeals panel said the president's accounting firm had to comply with a subpoena. — A federal appeals panel said on Monday that President Trump's accounting firm must turn over eight years …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump could get whacked by legal losses in coming months
Trump could get whacked by legal losses in coming months
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court unlikely to help Trump keep his taxes from prosecutors
Supreme Court unlikely to help Trump keep his taxes from prosecutors
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Washington Post
Polina Ivanova / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ukraine to fire prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Giuliani - source — Polina Ivanova, Ilya Zhegulev — KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine plans to fire the prosecutor who led investigations into the firm where Joe Biden's son served on the board, a central figure in the activity …
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Aaron Calvin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Twitter hates me. The Des Moines Register fired me. Here's what really happened. — During the seven months I worked as a trending-news reporter for the Des Moines Register, it was my job to write about viral news in Iowa and to frame my stories in ways that would increase their viral potential.
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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape, Sues Him for Defamation — The writer says the president hurt her career when he said she had lied about him attacking her in a dressing room in the 1990s. — E. Jean Carroll had publicly shared a secret in June that she had kept largely to herself …
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Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
New York writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation
New York writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation
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New York Times:
Republicans Seek to Swamp Democratic Offices With Anti-Impeachment Calls — The Republican National Committee's effort was meant to tie up phone lines of congressional Democrats as part of a broader plan to defend the president. — The Republican National Committee paid to generate thousands …
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The Hill
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Poll: Biden holds significant lead over Warren, Sanders in Nevada; top issue is electing someone who can beat Trump — Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 2020 Gun Safety Forum in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
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Washington Free Beacon
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Trump makes it official: U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord — “It's a sad reminder of where the world's former leader on climate change now stands,” one critic said. — The Trump administration notified the international community Monday that it plans to officially withdraw …
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Judd at Popular Information / Popular Information:
The Trump campaign holds a lot of contests. Does anyone win? — The Trump campaign has held at least 15 contests since 2018 offering the chance to win breakfast, lunch, or dinner with President Trump. Supporters are enticed to donate to Trump's campaign with promises of free travel …
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Vanity Fair
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score. Now You Can Get Yours, Too. — Little-known companies are amassing your data — like food orders and Airbnb messages — and selling the analysis to clients. Here's how to get a copy of what they have on you. — As consumers, we all have …
Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Republicans consider moving Jim Jordan to House Intelligence Committee — Washington — As the impeachment inquiry enters its public phase, top Republicans in the House are weighing whether to temporarily assign Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence …
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Raw Story
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Internet-Savvy Nazi Says a Bunch of Old Fashioned Nazi Shit in Leaked Tape — Richard Spencer, one of the most high profile neo-Nazis in America, has spent the past three years online trying to rebrand his extremist ideology with terms like “alt-right.” But a newly leaked audio tape makes …
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Christopher Walsh / Sports Illustrated:
University of Alabama Preparing for President Trump to Attend LSU Game — Alabama vs. LSU, No. 1 vs. No. 2, just got a little bigger — TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — BamaCentral has learned that the University of Alabama is making preparations for President Donald Trump to attend the LSU game on Saturday.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
The numbers prove it: Trump's Obama fixation is getting worse — CNN fact-checker calls out Trump for ‘egregious lying’ — Washington (CNN)He made up a story about President Barack Obama trying “11 times” to call Kim Jong Un. He expressed suspicion of Obama's post-presidency Netflix deal and book deal.
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Seth Meyers' new Netflix special lets you skip the Trump jokes — New York (CNN Business)Seth Meyers thinks some comedy fans may be burned out by DC politics, so he asked Netflix (NFLX) to help him do something about it. — The late night host's new comedy special “Lobby Baby” debuts on Netflix …
Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
Trump team has a plan for national parks: Amazon, food trucks and no senior discounts — At the urging of a controversial team of advisors, the Trump administration is mulling proposals to privatize national park campgrounds and further commercialize the parks with expanded Wi-Fi service …
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Axios, The Hill, Mercury News and Fortune
THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
Meet Doug Meyer, Republican for Congress: Racist, Islamophobic “Proud Boy” Hungry for Civil War — It's old news by now that Congressman Scott Desjarlais, who proclaims himself to be “a consistent supporter of pro-life values”, paid for 2 abortions and cheated on his wife with three coworkers …