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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo — In a substantial update to his initial account, Gordon D. Sondland recounted how he told Ukrainian officials military aid was tied to their commitment to investigations President Trump wanted.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Sondland reverses himself on Ukraine, confirming quid pro quo — Gordon Sondland, a key witness in the impeachment inquiry, revealed that he told a top Ukrainian official that hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid would “likely” be held up unless the country's government announced investigations …
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Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Pence aide likely to testify in impeachment inquiry — Washington (CNN)A senior adviser to Vice President Mike Pence is likely to comply with a request to testify on Thursday in front of the committees leading the impeachment inquiry, multiple sources say. — Jennifer Williams …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘It kept getting more insidious’: What Sondland and Volker told Trump impeachment investigators — House impeachment investigators on Tuesday released the transcripts of the hours-long testimony of two diplomats involved in carrying out an alleged shadow foreign policy campaign aimed …
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NBC News:
Sondland changes testimony, acknowledges delivering quid pro quo message to Ukraine
Sondland changes testimony, acknowledges delivering quid pro quo message to Ukraine
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Sondland's careful effort to shield Trump — and himself — from culpability in the Ukraine scandal
Sondland's careful effort to shield Trump — and himself — from culpability in the Ukraine scandal
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Mulvaney Summoned to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
Mulvaney Summoned to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
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The Daily Beast:
Gordon Sondland Suddenly Recalls the Ukraine Quid Pro Quo He Denied
Gordon Sondland Suddenly Recalls the Ukraine Quid Pro Quo He Denied
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
It Was a Corrupt Quid Pro Quo
YouTube:
VIDEO: Leaked ABC News Insider Recording EXPOSES #EpsteinCoverup “We had Clinton, We had Everything” … • “I've Had This Story for Three Years... (ABC) Would Not Put It on The Air” says Good Morning America Breaking News Anchor, and 20/20 Co-Anchor Amy Robach.
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
ABC's Excuse for Failing to Report on Jeffrey Epstein Makes Absolutely No Sense
ABC's Excuse for Failing to Report on Jeffrey Epstein Makes Absolutely No Sense
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
ABC News Anchor Caught on Mic Saying Network Quashed Jeffrey Epstein Story
ABC News Anchor Caught on Mic Saying Network Quashed Jeffrey Epstein Story
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David Nichols / WLEX:
Beshear overcomes Trump effect to beat Bevin to become next KY governor — LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — After a hard-fought race marked by angry rhetoric about teachers and the intervention of national politics, Kentucky voters finally got the chance to make their decision at the ballot box.
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Democrat Andy Beshear just unseated Kentucky's Trump-loving governor — Democrat Andy Beshear and Gov. Matt Bevin during the final Kentucky gubernatorial debate on October 29, 2019. Albert Cesare/AP — It's a win for Democrats in a very conservative state.
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. trying to finish report on Russia probe before Thanksgiving — Justice Department officials are trying to release in the coming weeks a potentially explosive inspector general report about the FBI's investigation into President Trump's 2016 campaign, according to multiple people familiar with the effort.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how.
The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how.
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Joe Biden / Medium:
I Have Fought for the Democratic Party My Whole Career — The other day I was accused by one of my opponents of running in the wrong primary. Pretty amazing. On one level, it is kind of funny. — I have fought for the Democratic party my whole career. I know what we stand for, who we stand with and what we believe.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell says Senate would acquit Trump if trial held today — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate would acquit President Donald Trump if an impeachment trial were held today. — “I will say I'm pretty sure how it's likely to end,” McConnell told reporters.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The Trump chaos theory for how to beat impeachment
The Trump chaos theory for how to beat impeachment
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
McConnell: If Trump impeachment trial were held today, ‘it would not lead to a removal’
McConnell: If Trump impeachment trial were held today, ‘it would not lead to a removal’
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
The latest impeachment transcripts reveal how deeply embarrassing this process is for Republicans defending Donald Trump — ‘Our GOP colleagues basically have nothing except some discredited old conspiracy theories’ — As Donald Trump strode onstage to deliver remarks at a Lexington …
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Ella Nilsen / Vox:
Democrats pulled off a huge win, taking control of Virginia's state legislature — Virginia House of Delegates Minority Leader Eileen Filler at the start of the 2019 session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia on January 9, 2019. Steve Helber/AP — Democrats captured both the state House and Senate.
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Washington Post:
‘Who built this beautiful place?’ Despite Trump's visits to his properties, some of his businesses show new signs of financial decline. — “What a beautiful ballroom,” President Trump said as he walked into a campaign fundraiser recently at a hotel in downtown Chicago. — Donors laughed.
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Struggling Trump Tower Chicago cuts amenities, costs to get by
Struggling Trump Tower Chicago cuts amenities, costs to get by
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Hugh Son / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon says Sen. Elizabeth Warren ‘vilifies successful people’ — Dimon on Sen. Warren: “She uses some pretty harsh words, you know, some would say vilifies successful people,” he said. “I don't like vilifying anybody. I think we should applaud successful people.”
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren slams Twitter for a policy that bans ads from groups fighting climate change
Elizabeth Warren slams Twitter for a policy that bans ads from groups fighting climate change
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Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump called woman who says he sexually assaulted her, phone records show — More than a decade ago, Donald Trump made phone calls from his cell phone to a former candidate on “The Apprentice” around the same time that she says he sexually assaulted her, according to phone records made public Tuesday.
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Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Fake cow account must go, Devin Nunes demands in letter to Democrat over Twitter taunts — Rep. Devin Nunes' attorney last month demanded that his 2018 Democratic political opponent pressure an anonymous social media writer to delete comments on Twitter that mock Republican Nunes “day and night.”
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Remember The Cyclist Who Flipped Off Trump's Motorcade? She Just Won A Virginia Election. — Juli Briskman will now be on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. — WASHINGTON ― Juli Briskman, who famously flipped off President Donald Trump's motorcade in a viral 2017 photo …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Medical emergencies and Milo Yiannopoulos: Roger Stone's trial opens — Only minutes after the first potential juror took the witness stand, Roger Stone abruptly left the courtroom, apparently ill. Moments later, a spectator started moaning and collapsed. — Everyone from the judge …
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USA Today:
At least 10 members of Mormon family brutally killed in Mexico; about a dozen still missing — Daniel Gonzalez Adrianna RodriguezArizona Republic — MEXICO CITY — At least 10 members of a prominent Mormon family, three mothers and their young children, were killed in a shooting attack …
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Washington Post:
Inside TikTok: A culture clash where U.S. views about censorship often were overridden by the Chinese bosses — Managers insist they are revamping policies to give American staff greater autonomy from Beijing. — The wildly popular short-video app TikTok has become one of the world's …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Hawley takes aim at TikTok and China in congressional hearing
Hawley takes aim at TikTok and China in congressional hearing
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Polls:
Partisan Opinion on Trump Digs in — Public support for impeachment inquiry, but few have a lot of trust in it — West Long Branch, NJ - President Donald Trump's approval rating remains stable as the impeachment inquiry intensifies, with evidence that both sides of public opinion are digging in.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
‘Ellen’ Producer Andy Lassner Speaks Out About Past Addiction Struggles to Inspire Others to Get Sober — In Variety's Recovery Issue, prominent entertainment figures offer insights on navigating a sober life in Hollywood. For more, click here. — Andy Lassner has been candid on Twitter …
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