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Wall Street Journal:
Giuliani Associates Urged Ukraine's Prior President to Open Biden, Election Probes — Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman pushed then-president Poroshenko to announce probes in return for U.S. state visit — Months before President Trump pressed Ukraine's newly installed president to investigate Joe Biden's son …
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The Daily Beast:
Vindman Burns Trump Booster John Solomon: ‘All the Key Elements’ of His Reporting ‘Were False’ — Hannity's favorite “investigative” reporter's columns formed the basis for Trump allies like Rudy Giuliani's messaging about Biden and Democrats. — Impeachment witness transcripts released Friday revealed …
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
I've Reported In Ukraine For 10 Years. Please Read This Before You Say Anything Else About Impeachment. — MARIUPOL, Ukraine — If you're lucky enough to be within microphone-reach of Volodymyr Zelensky these days and to see the Ukrainian president take a question about Donald Trump, you'll witness some impressive facial gymnastics.
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Former Trump adviser who testified to Ukraine pressure campaign said she was victim of harassment
Former Trump adviser who testified to Ukraine pressure campaign said she was victim of harassment
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
‘There was no ambiguity’: What Alexander Vindman told House impeachment investigators
‘There was no ambiguity’: What Alexander Vindman told House impeachment investigators
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House committees subpoena Mick Mulvaney
Scoop: House committees subpoena Mick Mulvaney
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bolton Knows About ‘Many Relevant Meetings’ on Ukraine, Lawyer Says — The former national security adviser would be an important witness in the impeachment inquiry, but his lawyer wants a court to rule on whether he should testify. — ATLANTA — John R. Bolton, President Trump's former …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Hateful calls, conspiracy theories’: What Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators — House impeachment investigators on Friday released the deposition transcript of Fiona Hill, a former National Security Council official whose testimony has been among the most damaging so far to President Donald Trump.
New York Times:
Ukraine Affair Thrusts White House Lawyer Into Center of Crisis — John Eisenberg played down aides' complaints about Ukraine policy. — WASHINGTON — The complaints came to the National Security Council's top lawyer within hours of each other in early July.
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Bloomberg Makes Plans to Build Campaign Staff in March Presidential Primary States — Billionaire and former New York mayor is likely to further divide bloc of moderate Democratic voters — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is drawing up a strategy to build campaign staff in states …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren blows up the ‘war room’
Elizabeth Warren blows up the ‘war room’
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
A Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats' cause
A Michael Bloomberg presidential run is unlikely to help moderate Democrats' cause
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Michael Bloomberg's Ego Is an Agent of Socialist Change
Michael Bloomberg's Ego Is an Agent of Socialist Change
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Leon Cooperman, who has been battling Elizabeth Warren, says he will support fellow billionaire …
Leon Cooperman, who has been battling Elizabeth Warren, says he will support fellow billionaire …
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Forbes:
#8 Michael Bloomberg … - He put in the seed funding …
#8 Michael Bloomberg … - He put in the seed funding …
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Mike Bloomberg Should Go Away
Mike Bloomberg Should Go Away
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Chase Peterson-Withorn / Forbes:
Here's How Much Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump Are Worth — How rich are Donald Trump's children? Unlike their boastful father, they aren't eager to say. Their earnings aren't publicly available, and their holdings are tied up in private investments and shielded through opaque shell corporations.
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump to AP: impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote — RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Ivanka Trump on Friday weighed in on the House impeachment inquiry of her father from half a world away in Morocco. — President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser told The Associated Press …
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Referee says he told Rep. Jim Jordan that Ohio State doctor performed sex act in shower — The referee said the response of Jordan and another former coach was, “Yeah, yeah, we know.” — A professional referee says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that disgraced doctor Richard Strauss masturbated …
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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Matt Bevin supporter's robocall seeks ‘suspicious activity’ at polls ahead of recanvass — Conservative political activist Frank Simon, a longtime supporter of Gov. Matt Bevin, is sending robocalls asking Kentuckians to report suspicious activity or voter fraud to the State Board of Elections …
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Courier-Journal:
Senate president says Bevin should concede election if recanvass doesn't alter vote totals — Republican Senate President Robert Stivers believes Gov. Matt Bevin should concede his loss to Democrat Andy Beshear if next week's recanvass doesn't significantly change the vote totals.
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CNN, Shareblue Media, The Hill, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Kentucky GOP tells Matt Bevin to stop trying to ‘overturn the election’
Kentucky GOP tells Matt Bevin to stop trying to ‘overturn the election’
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Courier-Journal, New York Times and Hullabaloo
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trumpkins Accused Him of Being the Whistleblower. They Were Wrong. — A former Obama staffer has been erroneously accused by the pro-Trump internet of blowing the whistle on the Ukraine affair. He didn't. But now his life has been upended. — Former Obama White House staffer R. David Edelman woke …
Eric Spracklen / Project Veritas:
ABC Insider: Why I, alone, released the Amy Robach Epstein tape. — Editors Note: Project Veritas is publishing the writing below at the request of the ABC news insider who gave us the Amy Robach tape. — This was submitted to us in light of the actions taken against those wrongfully identified …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Alleged ABC Epstein Leaker Ashley Bianco Denies Role, Tearfully Begs for Her Job Back — Through tears, the ex-producer admitted she clipped Robach's rant “for office gossip,” but denied ever sharing the footage with anyone outside ABC News. — The woman accused of leaking footage …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New GOP Ukraine Defense: Trump Was Just a Patsy for Sondland — The Washington Post reports House Republicans are formulating a new impeachment defense of President Trump. Rather than deny that the extortion scheme took place, or defend the extortion as a legitimate exercise in foreign policy …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans are throwing Giuliani under the bus. But there's a problem.
Republicans are throwing Giuliani under the bus. But there's a problem.
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Vox, Fox News, Vanity Fair and Talking Points Memo
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Who Will Betray Trump? — From the moment Francis Rooney expressed alarm to his House colleagues that Donald Trump might have abused presidential power in his dealings with Ukraine—and more dramatically, that an impeachment inquiry could be warranted—the Florida Republican was a marked man.
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Reuters:
Trump says he might attend Russia Victory Day events in May — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering attending Russia's May 9 Victory Day commemorative events after President Vladimir Putin extended an invitation. — “I appreciate the invitation.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump says he's considering attending Russia's May Day parade
Associated Press:
Comedian says Roger Stone called him ‘stoolie,’ threatened to take his dog if he didn't lie — The testimony is damaging to the GOP operative as he faces a federal trial on charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering. — Breaking News Emails — WASHINGTON — A comedian …
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Trump ‘violates all recognized democratic norms,’ federal judge says in biting speech on judicial independence — In an unusually critical speech that lamented the public's flagging confidence in the independence of the judicial branch, a federal judge slammed President Trump for …
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Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Former VA nominee Ronny Jackson eyes run for Congress — Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson is considering a run for Congress in Texas, two sources familiar with his plans said Friday. — Jackson was the chief White House physician in 2018, when President Donald Trump nominated him to be Veterans Affairs secretary.