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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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Associated Press:
Takeaways so far from House public impeachment hearings — WASHINGTON (AP) — The start of public impeachment hearings unfolding in Congress marks the first time the American public can watch and listen to the witnesses at the heart of the matter. — In several hours of testimony …
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Rep. Devin Nunes / The Permanent Select Committee …:
Nunes Opening Statement for Kent and Taylor Hearing on Impeachment — f t # e — Opening Statement for Kent and Taylor Hearing on Impeachment — In a July open hearing of this committee following publication of the Mueller report, the Democrats engaged in a last-ditch effort to convince …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
5 things we learned from George Kent and Bill Taylor's impeachment testimony — There were some big surprises during the U.S. diplomats' more than five hours before the House Intelligence Committee. — Bill Taylor and George Kent, the first two witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry …
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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The impossibility of separating Giuliani from Trump
The impossibility of separating Giuliani from Trump
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Kremlin weighs in on Trump impeachment hearings
The Latest: Kremlin weighs in on Trump impeachment hearings
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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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ABC News:
Testimony at 1st impeachment hearing: Trump asked about Ukraine ‘investigations’
Testimony at 1st impeachment hearing: Trump asked about Ukraine ‘investigations’
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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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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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Associated Press:
Trump impeachment inquiry spurs shadow disinformation war
Trump impeachment inquiry spurs shadow disinformation war
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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
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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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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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John F. Harris / Politico:
What Impeachment Will Cost the GOP — On December 19, 1998, the day House Republicans impeached President Bill Clinton, he recorded his highest-ever score in Gallup's presidential approval poll: 73 percent favorable. — That was 24 percentage points higher than Clinton's …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator: Republicans don't have votes to dismiss impeachment articles — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to the Senate Republican leadership, says there are not enough votes in the Senate to immediately dismiss any articles of impeachment passed by the House against President Trump.
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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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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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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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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Democrats' impeachment lawyer cut his teeth prosecuting mobsters, Wall Street cheats
Democrats' impeachment lawyer cut his teeth prosecuting mobsters, Wall Street cheats
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Trump vows new Ukraine transcript release in post-impeachment hearing press conference — President Trump tore into House Democrats' ongoing impeachment inquiry Wednesday during a press conference with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, decrying the hearsay-laden “witch hunt” …
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NBC News:
The impeachment hearings could turn out to be more unpredictable than you think
The impeachment hearings could turn out to be more unpredictable than you think
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USA Today:
‘A big fan’: Trump welcomes Turkey's Erdogan despite bipartisan concern over Syria attack
‘A big fan’: Trump welcomes Turkey's Erdogan despite bipartisan concern over Syria attack
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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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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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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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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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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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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Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC POLL: Trump faces tough re-election fight in Georgia — A majority of Georgians disapprove of President Donald Trump's performance in the White House and he appears to be facing a hard fight against each of the five top Democratic candidates seeking to replace him, according to an exclusive Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
Plague Is Diagnosed in China, Prompting Fears of an Outbreak — Two cases of pneumonic plague, a fatal and highly infectious illness related to bubonic plague, were diagnosed in Beijing. — 阅读.体中 文.閱讀.體 中文.
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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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