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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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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 …
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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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Hullabaloo and Alternet.org
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
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
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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Mediaite, Political Wire and Raw Story
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
The Daily Beast:
Sondland Told Yovanovich: Tweet Praise of Trump to Save Your Job
Sondland Told Yovanovich: Tweet Praise of Trump to Save Your Job
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Mother Jones, Vox, Talking Points Memo and Contemptor
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
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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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
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Poll Shows Democratic Candidates Have Been Living in a Fantasy World
New Poll Shows Democratic Candidates Have Been Living in a Fantasy World
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Times' Nate Cohn on Elizabeth Warren's Odds Against Donald Trump
The Times' Nate Cohn on Elizabeth Warren's Odds Against Donald Trump
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New York Times, Washington Post and Twitchy
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A wake-up call for Democrats
A wake-up call for Democrats
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Southern Colorado Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Plotting to Blow Up Synagogue — Defendant Wanted To Carry Out an Act of Domestic Terrorism — Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division and Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Security Division …
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CBS Denver:
FBI: White Supremacist Richard Holzer Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Pueblo's Temple Emanuel
CBS Denver:
FBI: White Supremacist Richard Holzer Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Synagogue In Colorado
FBI: White Supremacist Richard Holzer Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Synagogue In Colorado
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USA Today, The Colorado Sun and News Breaking
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
F.B.I. Says White Supremacist Plotted to Blow Up Colorado Synagogue
Saja Hindi / Denver Post:
Colorado man accused of plotting to blow up Pueblo synagogue
Colorado man accused of plotting to blow up Pueblo synagogue
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court unlikely to help Trump keep his taxes from prosecutors — ANALYSIS: The president's lawyers are appealing a ruling from the 2nd Circuit court of appeals that the documents must be turned over. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will face strong headwinds in asking …
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Trump Taxes: Appeals Court Rules President Must Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns
Trump Taxes: Appeals Court Rules President Must Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns
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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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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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Impeachment transcripts become latest point of panic for Trump
Impeachment transcripts become latest point of panic for Trump
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Trump ally Roger Stone's trial to start this week
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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John Solomon Reports:
Hunter Biden's Ukraine gas firm pressed Obama administration to end corruption allegations, memos show — Hunter Biden and his Ukrainian gas firm colleagues had multiple contacts with the Obama State Department during the 2016 election cycle, including one just a month before Vice President …
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The Gateway Pundit
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Polina Ivanova / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ukraine to fire prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Giuliani - source
Exclusive: Ukraine to fire prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Giuliani - source
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The Week
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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Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Elle Columnist Files Defamation Suit Against Trump
Elle Columnist Files Defamation Suit Against Trump
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The Daily Beast
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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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
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
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Tom Steyer aide stole Kamala Harris' SC volunteer data from 2020 presidential voter file — COLUMBIA — A South Carolina aide for Tom Steyer's 2020 presidential campaign stole valuable volunteer data collected by Kamala Harris' campaign using an account from when he worked with the S.C. Democratic Party …
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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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Warren's health-care plan is festooned with magic asterisks — When it comes to Democrats' obsession with Medicare-for-all, listen to Nancy Pelosi. The House speaker put it more politely, but on the very day that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled her plan to remake the U.S. health-care system …
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CNBC, New York Times and Fox News
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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