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State Department Freed Ukraine Money Before Trump Says He Did — Department lawyers found the White House lacked authority — Chain of events undercuts Trump's account of freeing the funds — President Donald Trump says he lifted his freeze on aid to Ukraine on Sept. 11 …
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Axios, Occupy Democrats, The Mahablog, The Hill and Detroit News
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In Seeking to Join Suit Over Subpoena Power, Mulvaney Goes Up Against the President — In effect, the acting chief of staff hopes the court will tell him whether to listen to his own boss, who wants him to remain silent, or to comply with a subpoena from the House, which wants his testimony.
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John Bolton went around Mick Mulvaney — and released aid to Ukraine before resigning: report — The timeline in the administration's Ukraine scandal changed again on Saturday with a bombshell new report from Bloomberg News. — “President Donald Trump says he lifted his freeze on aid …
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John Bolton lands a book deal. It will publish before the 2020 presidential election — New York (CNN Business)John Bolton has stayed pretty quiet since resigning as President Trump's national security adviser in September. But he evidently has a book's worth of something to say.
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John Bolton has a book deal, publishing officials tell AP — NEW YORK (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. — The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements with President Donald Trump.
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Mother Jones, New York Times, ABC7 and Associated Press
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We read all 2,677 pages of impeachment inquiry testimony released to date. Here's what's clear. — (CNN)To President Donald Trump, the whole flap with Ukraine is over a “perfect” phone call. — “It's based on a single phone call of congratulations to the President of Ukraine …
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Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, New York Times and Vox
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Mulvaney moves for ruling on House impeachment probe subpoena — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is asking to join a pending lawsuit aimed at clarifying whether the House of Representatives can require senior advisers to President Donald Trump to testify in the ongoing impeachment probe related to Ukraine.
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Vox, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
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Trump says transcript of “second” Ukraine call will “probably” be released Tuesday — President Trump said Saturday that a transcript of another call he had with the president of Ukraine will “probably” be released on Tuesday. The call took place in April after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was elected.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Democrats engineer multiple chances to make the case for Trump's impeachment
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Raw Story
Nikki Carvajal / CNN:
Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine ‘probably’ Tuesday
Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine ‘probably’ Tuesday
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Republicans want Hunter Biden, Ukraine whistleblower as impeachment inquiry witnesses
Republicans want Hunter Biden, Ukraine whistleblower as impeachment inquiry witnesses
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NBC News, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times, The Week, Law & Crime, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Sara A. Carter, Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
House GOP asks for Hunter Biden and whistleblower to testify in impeachment probe
House GOP asks for Hunter Biden and whistleblower to testify in impeachment probe
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David Harris Jr, The Hill, Fox News and New York Post
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How the State Dept.'s Dissenters Incited a Revolt, Then a Rallying Cry — Shock, anger and sadness are giving way to pride among career diplomats that they are defending American ideals and holding the Trump administration accountable. — WASHINGTON — State Department Foreign Service …
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Raw Story
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Chesa Boudin, reformer public defender, wins election as San Francisco's new DA — Chesa Boudin won the race to become the city's next district attorney Saturday on a campaign promising to confront mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system …
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HuffPost
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Cindy McCain: John would be ‘disgusted’ — Cindy McCain: John would be disgusted by this — Washington (CNN)Cindy McCain said that her husband, the late Sen. John McCain, would be “terribly upset” about several recent events and she lamented the unwillingness of Republicans in Congress to speak out.
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Axios
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Child Abusers Run Rampant as Tech Companies Look the Other Way … How PhotoDNA Works — The uploaded image — in this instance a photograph of Dr. Farid — is turned into a square and colors are removed, making the process faster and consistent across images.
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Plane crashes after unloading 350 gallons of pink water in gender reveal stunt — A recent plane crash in Texas was caused by a gender reveal stunt that went completely off the rails, authorities said Friday. — The pilot of the plane was flying at a low altitude on Sept. 7 in the town of Turkey …
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Breitbart, ABC News, fox8.com and CBS Pittsburgh
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In Virginia, Republicans confront a fearful electoral future — RICHMOND — As Virginia election returns rolled in Tuesday night, Republican campaign manager Daniella Propati quickly realized two things: Her candidate for the House of Delegates, GayDonna Vandergriff, would lose, and calling their opponent a “socialist” hadn't worked.
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Jeff Bezos asked Mike Bloomberg months ago if he'd consider running for president — Billionaires make calls just like us. — Sometime after Amazon pulled the plug on plans for a New York City headquarters in February of this year, the city's former mayor Mike Bloomberg received a call from a top company executive.
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New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, HuffPost and Vanity Fair
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Shane Croucher / Newsweek:
Michael Bloomberg Could ‘Immediately Become a Heavyweight’ …
Michael Bloomberg Could ‘Immediately Become a Heavyweight’ …
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New York Times and The Daily Beast
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The Whistleblower Complaint Has Largely Been Corroborated. Here's How. — When the House impeachment inquiry began more than a month ago, much of the focus was on a complaint from a whistleblower that drew attention to a July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President …
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Hullabaloo
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Manafort's former son-in-law gets 9 years for array of scams — Paul Manafort's former son-in-law was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Friday for a wide-ranging series of fraud schemes the court said bilked victims out of more than $6 million. — As U.S. District Judge Andre …
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Associated Press and Law & Crime
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Virginia Democrats elect first female speaker of the House — Washington (CNN)For the first time in Virginia's 400-year legislative history, a woman will become speaker of the House. — Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, the current Democratic House leader, won a competitive race for the top spot …
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Robert De Niro says impeachment inquiry of Trump must proceed — Actor Robert De Niro lights up the screen in the blockbuster movie, ‘Joker,’ and also stars in the new movie, ‘The Irishman,’ films that portray criminals during a troubling time in American politics.
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The Hill
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Exclusive: Three Democratic senators use another FOIA request to get Trump-Ukraine info — Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris, Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse requested documents and communications from the Justice Department on Nov. 8 related to President Trump's reported call …
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Raw Story, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
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The Ukraine Depositions Have Destroyed Trump's “Corruption” Defense — Republicans say the president wanted to clean up Ukraine. Witness testimony shows he didn't. — According to Republican senators, President Donald Trump had a very good reason to press Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats.
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Reason
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The United States is being run by a toddler
The United States is being run by a toddler
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National Review