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Washington Post:
Sondland discussed sensitive matters with Trump on phone from Kyiv restaurant as waiters circled — Waiters were coming and going as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland spoke on the phone with President Trump on July 26 from the outdoor section of a central Kyiv restaurant …
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Washington Post:
How a CIA analyst, alarmed by Trump's shadow foreign policy, triggered an impeachment inquiry — The lights are often on late into the evening at CIA headquarters, where a team of elite analysts works on classified reports that influence how the country responds to global crises.
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The Last Refuge
Blake Hounshell / Politico:
Sondland said he was acting on Trump's orders, aide told investigators — Tim Morrison, a top White House national security aide, told impeachment investigators that Gordon Sondland — a U.S. ambassador at the center of the Ukraine scandal imperiling Donald Trump's presidency …
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Occupy Democrats, Washington Post and The Hill
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Pence aide testified that Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine were ‘inappropriate’ — A top national security aide to Vice President Mike Pence told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political opponents were …
Raheem Kassam / War Room:
Holmes Testimony Contradicts Amb. Taylor's Claims Over Trump ‘Investigations’ Call — Amb Taylor said he only learned of “overheard” Sondland-Trump call last Friday; — U.S.-Ukraine Embassy staffer said in deposition he told Taylor and others in August;
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The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Mediaite, WHBY and CNN
Associated Press:
The Latest: More transcripts released in impeachment probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment investigation (all times local): — More transcripts are being released in the Trump impeachment inquiry. — House investigators on Saturday released hundreds …
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Washington Post, ABC News, CBS Baltimore, Political Wire, The Hill and Associated Press
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's core impeachment defense suffers a double blow — including a self-inflicted one
Trump's core impeachment defense suffers a double blow — including a self-inflicted one
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CNN and The Daily Beast
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Friday night surprise: David Holmes throws a wrench in Trump's impeachment defense
A Friday night surprise: David Holmes throws a wrench in Trump's impeachment defense
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Fox News, The Moderate Voice, Sara A. Carter, Vox, New York Post, Slate, Associated Press and Politico
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
New witness reveals he overheard damning phone call because Trump was yelling so loudly
New witness reveals he overheard damning phone call because Trump was yelling so loudly
Discussion:
Rolling Stone, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Pete Buttigieg rockets to the top of the 2020 field as a clear front-runner — November's closely-watched poll results indicate who voters might choose for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. A new candidate leads the pack. — CONNECT — Pete Buttigieg has rocketed to the top …
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NBC News, New York Times, Axios, Breitbart and Raw Story
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
Stefanik embraces spotlight at impeachment hearings — The second day of the impeachment inquiry's public hearings, on Friday, began the same way as the first: with an attempt by Rep. Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, to interrupt proceedings with a procedural objection.
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Kurt Bardella / NBC News:
Trump's impeachment tantrums reveal a fragile ego obsessed with saving his legacy
Trump's impeachment tantrums reveal a fragile ego obsessed with saving his legacy
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National Review, Bloomberg and DemCast
Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Attacked Marie Yovanovitch
Why Trump Attacked Marie Yovanovitch
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NPR, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, NBC News, Slate, Grabien News and BuzzFeed News
Jim Newell / Slate:
How Republicans Tried to Manufacture Outrage During Friday's Impeachment Hearing
How Republicans Tried to Manufacture Outrage During Friday's Impeachment Hearing
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Raw Story, Fox News, Breitbart, Shareblue Media, The Daily Caller and Vox
Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
KNUS radio host Craig Silverman says he was fired mid-show for criticizing Trump — Craig Silverman, a former chief deputy district attorney in Denver and talk-show host on the conservative 710 KNUS radio station, said he was fired mid-show Saturday after criticizing President Donald Trump.
Discussion:
Hullabaloo and Raw Story
New York Times:
‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims — More than 400 pages of internal Chinese documents provide an unprecedented inside look at the crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. — HONG KONG — The students booked their tickets home …
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The Week, Mother Jones and The Daily Beast
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Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China's Mass Detention of Muslims
5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China's Mass Detention of Muslims
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The Daily Caller
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Is Elizabeth Warren looking for safer ground in health care? — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been mostly sure-footed in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. One exception is health care. On Friday, she issued another proposal to go along with her support for Medicare-for-all …
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Associated Press, Hot Air and Mediaite
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
White House: Trump having tests as part of medical checkup — BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump is at Walter Reed National Medical Center for what the White House says are medical tests as part of his annual physical. — The appointment wasn't on his weekend public schedule, and his last physical was in February.
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USA Today, The Hill and CANNONFIRE
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Calls for AG Barr's Impeachment Intensify After ‘Lunatic Authoritarian’ Federalist Society Speech — Attorney General Bill Barr launched into an emotional tirade against “the left” at an annual meeting of the conservative Federalist Society on Friday evening.
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Power Line, NPR, ABC News, Grabien News and CANNONFIRE
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers the 19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture …
Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers the 19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture …
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Mother Jones, New York Post, emptywheel, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Law & Crime, The Hill, CNN, PJ Media Home, Instapundit, Axios and New York Times
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A New York Times reporter dug into Ukraine and the Democrats. Critics are still howling. — New York Times reporter Kenneth P. Vogel was on the Ukraine conspiracy story early and in depth. The question is, did his articles leave the wrong impression? — Vogel was the co-author …
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Official Feared Trump Transcript Leak Could Be Politically Damaging — Timothy Morrison said he approached White House lawyers after Trump's July call with Ukraine's Zelensky
Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
NATO ally expels undercover Russian spy — WASHINGTON — On Oct. 30, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry — delivered a rare warning to a Russian diplomat stationed in Sofia, the capital: Leave the country within 24 hours. — The expelled diplomat, Vladimir Anatolyevich Rusyaev is affiliated …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump administration ousts top homelessness official as White House prepares broad crackdown — Matthew Doherty, an Obama administration pick, led council tasked with coordinating government response — A top federal homelessness official announced Friday that he has left his post …
Discussion:
The Hill
New York Times:
Two Female Writers Quit Patricia Heaton's CBS Show After Making Complaints — “None of this had to happen”: The network's new sexual harassment policy did not prevent them from leaving after accusations against the star's husband, a producer. — In May, CBS employees received an email introducing …