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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Ambassador's cellphone call to Trump from Kyiv restaurant was a stunning breach of security, former officials say — A U.S. ambassador's cellphone call to President Trump from a restaurant in the capital of Ukraine last summer was a stunning breach of security, exposing the conversation …
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Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
George Kent and the Bow Tie of History — As the impeachment hearings began, the first witness made an unexpected fashion statement — and everyone noticed. — Amid all the debate and various through-the-mirror interpretations of Day 1 of the public impeachment inquiry, all the grandstanding …
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PolitiFact, Vox and The Daily Beast
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
The Impeachment Hearings Get Off to a Subdued Start — “It's not as outlandish as it could be.” Ambassador Bill Taylor's description of the Trump administration's backchannels to the Ukraine could have just as easily applied to the first day of the impeachment hearings itself.
Rep. Devin Nunes / The Permanent Select Committee …:
Nunes Opening Statement for Kent and Taylor Hearing on Impeachment
Nunes Opening Statement for Kent and Taylor Hearing on Impeachment
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Associated Press:
Takeaways so far from House public impeachment hearings
Takeaways so far from House public impeachment hearings
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Q13 FOX News, Associated Press, Florida Politics and Breitbart
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
5 things we learned from George Kent and Bill Taylor's impeachment testimony
5 things we learned from George Kent and Bill Taylor's impeachment testimony
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Associated Press, Slate and Mother Jones
Associated Press:
Trump impeachment inquiry spurs shadow disinformation war
Trump impeachment inquiry spurs shadow disinformation war
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Associated Press
Bonchie / Redstate:
Impeachment Updates: Devin Nunes Comes Hard in His Opening Statement, Adam Schiff Makes a Ridiculous Claim
Impeachment Updates: Devin Nunes Comes Hard in His Opening Statement, Adam Schiff Makes a Ridiculous Claim
CBS News:
Diplomat says aide heard Trump ask about “investigations” day after Ukraine call — live updates
Diplomat says aide heard Trump ask about “investigations” day after Ukraine call — live updates
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CBS News:
Official who heard Trump ask about Ukraine “investigations” set to appear before committees
Official who heard Trump ask about Ukraine “investigations” set to appear before committees
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Foreign Policy, Lawfare, VICE and Breitbart
Associated Press:
The Latest: Kremlin weighs in on Trump impeachment hearings
The Latest: Kremlin weighs in on Trump impeachment hearings
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NBC News, Florida Politics and The Week
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Key Moments From the First Public Impeachment Hearing
Key Moments From the First Public Impeachment Hearing
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone, The National Interest, The Stranger and Raw Story
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Congress can seek eight years of Trump's tax records, appeals court rules — Congress can seek eight years of President Trump's tax records, according to a federal appeals court order Wednesday that moves the separation-of-powers conflict one step closer to the Supreme Court.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court Rejects Trump's Appeal in Fight to Keep Financial Records From Congress — The decision almost certainly paves the way for a major Supreme Court case over President Trump's stonewalling of congressional oversight efforts. — WASHINGTON — A full federal appeals court on Wednesday …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren buys CNBC commercial time to blast billionaires in a fiery new campaign ad — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is firing back against a group of billionaires who have criticized her plans with a new TV ad set to air on CNBC later this week. — The ad takes aim at longtime investor …
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New York Times, TheStreet, The Hill, The Week, Twitchy, Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Republicans discuss a longer Senate impeachment trial to scramble Democratic primaries — Some Republican senators and their advisers are privately discussing whether to pressure GOP leaders to stage a lengthy impeachment trial beginning in January to scramble the Democratic presidential race …
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Political Wire
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator: Republicans don't have votes to dismiss impeachment articles
GOP senator: Republicans don't have votes to dismiss impeachment articles
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Axios, FOX News Radio, Talking Points Memo, National Review and Associated Press
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell suggests he will not cut short impeachment trial
McConnell suggests he will not cut short impeachment trial
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The Hill and Political Wire
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell discounts quick dismissal of Trump impeachment articles: 'We'll have to have a trial'
McConnell discounts quick dismissal of Trump impeachment articles: 'We'll have to have a trial'
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National Review, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
George Kent, top State Department Ukraine expert, helps Democrats debunk GOP theories — George Kent, the State Department's foremost expert on Ukraine, seemed destined for a supporting role in Wednesday's impeachment hearings — more memorable for his matching blue-and-yellow bow tie and pocket square than any newsworthy moments.
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Schiff cuts off GOP congresswoman who brings up his ‘parody’ of Trump-Zelensky call
Schiff cuts off GOP congresswoman who brings up his ‘parody’ of Trump-Zelensky call
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Associated Press
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The GOP Ukraine defense asks us to believe Trump cared deeply about things he rarely discussed
The GOP Ukraine defense asks us to believe Trump cared deeply about things he rarely discussed
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BuzzFeed News, HuffPost, New York Post and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
At hearing, Republicans carry forward Trump's effort to make lies into truths
At hearing, Republicans carry forward Trump's effort to make lies into truths
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Raw Story, Common Dreams and CNN
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump denies discussing Ukraine investigations with Sondland in July phone call
Trump denies discussing Ukraine investigations with Sondland in July phone call
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Political Wire
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
New testimony ties Trump more directly to Ukraine pressure campaign
New testimony ties Trump more directly to Ukraine pressure campaign
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The Atlantic, CNN, The Stranger and New York Times
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Deval Patrick Will Enter 2020 Presidential Race on Thursday — Mr. Patrick, the former two-term governor of Massachusetts, called several leading Democrats and allies to say that he would announce his bid for the White House. — NEW ORLEANS — Former Gov. Deval Patrick …
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
For dignity's sake, Jim Jordan, put on a jacket — Of course Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) took his seat Wednesday morning, at the opening of the public impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, wearing nothing but his shirtsleeves. No suit jacket. That's how Jordan dresses. It's his power move.
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
John Durham interviewed Australian diplomat whose tip prompted Trump-Russia investigation — U.S. Attorney John Durham reportedly interviewed the Australian diplomat whose tip about George Papadopoulos effectively started the counterintelligence investigation into President Trump's campaign in July 2016.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Castro to miss November debate — Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro won't qualify for the next Democratic presidential primary debate, the only candidate still in the race who participated in the October debate to miss out on November's.
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Political Wire, Vogue, NBC News and New Republic
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The impeachment calculus Democrats don't want to talk about
The impeachment calculus Democrats don't want to talk about
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Fox News, Raw Story and New York Times
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Profiles in Thinking About Courage: inside ‘A Warning’ by Anonymous — By Anonymous. Twelve. 259 pp. $30 — There is a good reason the anonymous Trump administration official who published an opinion essay in the New York Times last year describing an internal resistance to the president has managed to remain anonymous.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Report Details How Stephen Miller Shared Theories Favored by White Nationalists — A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center seeks to illustrate how Mr. Miller brought anti-immigrant beliefs to the White House and turned them into policy. — WASHINGTON — A batch of leaked emails obtained …
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NBC News, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
University of Florida's student president faces impeachment after bringing Donald Trump Jr. to campus for $50,000 — After the University of Florida's student body president helped bring Donald Trump Jr. and Trump campaign adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle to campus last month to the tune of $50,000 …
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Megan Reeves / Tampa Bay Times:
UF student president faces impeachment over Trump Jr. visit
UF student president faces impeachment over Trump Jr. visit
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NBC News:
The impeachment hearings could turn out to be more unpredictable than you think — First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — WASHINGTON — Most in Washington are already convinced …
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New York Times:
News or ‘Trauma Porn’? Student Journalists Face Blowback on Campus — Incidents at Northwestern and Harvard reveal a growing tension between traditional journalistic practices and the demands of student activists. — EVANSTON, Ill. — Jeff Sessions, President Trump's former attorney general …
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Chicago Tribune, The Daily Signal, Washington Free Beacon and Bangor Daily News, more at Mediagazer »
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump aides retaliated against State staffer of Iranian descent, probe finds — President Donald Trump's political appointees inappropriately retaliated against a career civil servant at the State Department in part because of her ethnic background, her perceived political views …
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The Daily Beast, The Cut and Political Wire
NBC News:
Drag queen sashays into Trump impeachment hearings — Pissi Myles made an unexpected, and quite noticeable, appearance at Wednesday's impeachment hearings. — Spotted towering over the gray and blue suits packed into the first day of President Donald Trump's impeachment hearing …
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Redstate, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, LGBTQ Nation, The Gaily Grind and Washington Post