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Washington Post:
White House infighting flares amid impeachment inquiry — A dispute erupts between Mulvaney and Cipollone camps over how to counter House Democrats' impeachment push — The White House's bifurcated and disjointed response to Democrats' impeachment inquiry has been fueled …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Alarm bells’: What Cooper, Croft and Anderson told impeachment investigators — House impeachment investigators released the transcripts of three more depositions on Monday, offering critical new details surrounding President Donald Trump's order to freeze military aid to Ukraine.
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NBC News, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Mulvaney's OMB Held Up Lethal Ukraine Aid in 2017 for Fear of Russian Reaction
Mulvaney's OMB Held Up Lethal Ukraine Aid in 2017 for Fear of Russian Reaction
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POLITICUSUSA
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Former Trump official balks at Mulvaney's bid to join impeachment testimony lawsuit
Former Trump official balks at Mulvaney's bid to join impeachment testimony lawsuit
New York Times:
Trump, Ukraine and Impeachment: The Inside Story of How We Got Here
Trump, Ukraine and Impeachment: The Inside Story of How We Got Here
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Roll Call
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Democrats release transcript of top Pentagon official as part of impeachment inquiry
Democrats release transcript of top Pentagon official as part of impeachment inquiry
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Associated Press
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race — Days after Michael Bloomberg began taking steps to enter the 2020 campaign, Mr. Patrick's conversations with top Democrats are the latest evidence of an unsettled presidential primary field.
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CNN:
With public hearings set to begin, Giuliani considers launching an impeachment podcast — Giuliani's name mentioned several times in transcripts — Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani is considering re-entering the impeachment fray by launching a podcast to provide impeachment analysis …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Mediaite and Salon
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Other Quid Pro Quo Scandal in Ukraine
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. went to UCLA to decry ‘triggered’ liberals. He was heckled offstage by the far right. — Donald Trump Jr. and Trump campaign senior adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle came prepared with snappy rejoinders for liberal protesters who might taunt them on Sunday at the University …
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Jane Coaston / Vox:
Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr. — The “Groyper Army” and the war over college campus conservatism, explained. — A group of alt-right and “dissident right” activists have joined forces with neo-Nazis and others on the far-right fringes to attack conservatives who they feel …
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Vanity Fair, Know Your Meme Editorials, The Arizona State Press and Spectator USA
Ron Bousso / Reuters:
Former U.S. top diplomat Rice concerned by shadow diplomacy on Ukraine — ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice, a secretary of state under Republican President George W. Bush, said on Monday reports of an unofficial U.S. policy being carried out in Ukraine were “deeply troubling.”
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The Hill and Washington Post
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Bernie Sanders / Jewish Currents:
How to Fight Antisemitism — ON OCTOBER 27TH, we marked one year since the worst antisemitic attack in our country's history, when a white nationalist walked into the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 people and injured six others. The murderer acted on a twisted belief …
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Twitchy, Common Dreams, The Hill, The Week and Reuters
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Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal:
Google's Secret ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans — Search giant is amassing health records from Ascension facilities in 21 states; patients not yet informed — Google is teaming with one of the country's largest health-care systems on a secret project …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Mulvaney Withdraws Effort to Join Impeachment Lawsuit After Bolton Objects — A lawyer representing the president's former national security adviser filed a motion opposing an effort by Mick Mulvaney to join a suit on impeachment testimony. — WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney …
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Raw Story, Reason, POLITICUSUSA and Law & Crime
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
House Democrats, ex-Bolton aide ask judge to block Mulvaney from joining lawsuit
House Democrats, ex-Bolton aide ask judge to block Mulvaney from joining lawsuit
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Daily Kos
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Broadcast, cable news networks to preempt regular programming for Trump impeachment coverage — ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS on Wednesday will preempt their regularly scheduled programming for live coverage of the House Intelligence Committee's open impeachment hearings of President Trump.
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Shareblue Media, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Progress Pond, Political Wire and Axios
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump can't sue New York State in DC federal court to stop release of tax returns, judge says — (CNN)A federal judge has decided that President Donald Trump can't sue New York state officials in a Washington, DC, court, at this time to stop the release of his tax returns.
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WTVR-TV, Political Wire and Daily Kos
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Judges tosses Trump suit over New York tax returns, rejects conspiracy claim
Judges tosses Trump suit over New York tax returns, rejects conspiracy claim
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MSNBC, ABC News, Associated Press and Axios
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An epic ‘Meet the Press’ rant unmasks the real goal of Trump's lies — The public phase of the impeachment inquiry is set to begin this week, and it will shock you to learn that House Republicans are pushing for it to include testimony from numerous people who are not in a position to shed …
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NBC News, The Editorial Board, The Week, Law & Crime and New York Times
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Rex Tillerson denies he tried to undermine Trump, says Nikki Haley was ‘rarely present’ at meetings — Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson denied Monday that he sought to undermine or work against President Trump, as former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley claims in a new memoir of her time in the administration.
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The Hill, New York Times, Tangle, The Daily Caller, IJR, The Guardian, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mediaite
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Barry Petchesky / New York Times:
I Was Fired From Deadspin for Refusing to ‘Stick to Sports’ — Pretending that sports can take place in a vacuum would have been profoundly dishonest. — Mr. Petchesky is the former deputy editor of Deadspin. — Two weeks ago, I was fired as acting editor in chief of Deadspin, where I'd worked since 2009.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook's top news executive has her own media outlet — and it's been savaging Elizabeth Warren — Former NBC News anchor Campbell Brown is a top Facebook executive who was hired in January 2017 to lead the company's “news partnerships team.” That means Brown is in charge of “Facebook News …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. to Limit Science Used to Write Public Health Rules — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations, overriding protests from scientists and physicians …
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Political Wire
Michael Safi / The Guardian:
British founder of White Helmets found dead in Istanbul — James Le Mesurier, who set up Syrian rescue group, reportedly fell from balcony — The British founder of the organisation that trained the Syrian rescue group known as the White Helmets has died in Istanbul.
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New York Times, Reuters and Fox News
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The Daily Northwestern:
Addressing The Daily's coverage of Sessions protests — Last week, The Daily was not the paper that Northwestern students deserve. — On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on campus at a Northwestern University College Republicans event.
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Twitchy
Associated Press:
After push from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country's new president.
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The Hill, Florida Politics, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Law & Crime
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden Helped Reform Ukraine. Trump Pushed to Make Ukraine Corrupt Again.
Biden Helped Reform Ukraine. Trump Pushed to Make Ukraine Corrupt Again.
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Vanity Fair
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican: You Can't Impeach Trump for a Crime He Does ‘All the Time’ — Yesterday, Representative Mac Thornberry appeared on ABC's This Week to elucidate the Republican case against impeaching President Trump. To say that his appearance did not go well would understate the case considerably.
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Fox's Napolitano Questions Trump's ‘Fitness for Office’: His Threats to Ignore Constitution Reveal ‘Character Traits’ — Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano suggested President Donald Trump is unfit to serve in the White House due to his “disparagement of the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.”
Ryland Barton / 89.3 WFPL News Louisville:
McConnell Moves On From Bevin: 'We'll Have A Different Governor In 3 Weeks' — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that it appears Gov. Matt Bevin has lost his bid for reelection, even though Bevin still hasn't conceded the race. — Bevin has requested a recanvass of the final tally …
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Political Wire
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump weighs conditioning foreign aid on religious freedom — Aides to President Donald Trump are drafting plans to condition U.S. aid to other countries on how well they treat their religious minorities, two White House officials said. — The proposal is expected to cover U.S. humanitarian assistance …
WVUE-TV:
FOX 8 Exclusive Gubernatorial Runoff Poll — NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) -An exclusive FOX 8 News poll days ahead of the Louisiana Gubernatorial runoff election reveals incumbent Democrat John Bel Edwards with a slim lead over Republican Eddie Rispone. The poll of 625 registered Louisiana voters shows Edwards …
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