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Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Trump labels top Pence aide a ‘Never Trumper’ — President Donald Trump on Sunday labeled one of his vice president's top national security aides a “Never Trumper,” a day after it was disclosed that she had said the president's July call with Ukraine was “unusual and inappropriate” in a deposition to Congress.
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Gordon Sondland Stepped In ‘and Things Went Really Off the Rails’ — “Erratic,” “very emotional,” and “lots of yelling.” Those are some of the words used to describe Sondland's performance in a White House meeting with top Ukrainian officials. — Ukrainian officials arrived at the White House …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Republicans Shift Defense of Trump, While He Attacks Another Witness — With Gordon Sondland prepared to testify this week, Republicans backed away from complaints about secondhand information and instead offered a blunter defense: The president did nothing wrong.
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CNBC, Talking Points Memo, NBC News and Political Wire
Devan Cole / CNN:
Republican congressman calls new details about Trump revealed in impeachment testimony ‘alarming’ — Tapper to GOP lawmaker: How is this not witness intimidation? — Washington (CNN)A Republican member of one of the House committees involved in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Pelosi vows to protect whistleblower in impeachment inquiry
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Political Wire
Will Bunch / staff:
Marie Yovanovitch, impeachment, and America's last stand for playing by the rules
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USA Today and New York Times
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Steve Bannon Says He Pushed For Alleged Whistleblower To Be Removed From National Security Council
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Fox News
Allan Smith / NBC News:
GOP senator says whistleblower's sources 'exposed things that didn't need to be exposed'
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Official testifies Bolton held 1-on-1 meeting with Trump about Ukraine aid
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The Hill
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Conservative Group Fires Michelle Malkin Over Support for Holocaust Denier — Malkin's firing from Young America's Foundation marks the latest battle between supporters of Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and more establishment conservative figures. — A conservative group cut ties …
New York Times:
President Trump Bet Big This Election Year. Here's Why He Lost. — In Louisiana and Kentucky, Mr. Trump's political pleas appeared to energize Democrats and political moderates as much as his own base, sending turnout in cities and suburbs soaring. — WASHINGTON — When President Trump showed …
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Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Trump Loses Louisiana — Looks like big turnout in the cities pushed Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to re-election over Republican Eddie Rispone, despite the fact that Donald Trump visited the state three times to campaign for Rispone. Here's how the vote shook out by parish, according to The Lens NOLA:
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The Advocate, PJ Media Home, Axios and Breitbart
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Back-to-back losses in key governors' races send additional warning to Trump and GOP ahead of 2020
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Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Louisiana delivers Trump a black eye
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CNN, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Slate, Blue Virginia, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, New York Times and The Advocate
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
We need a second opinion on the president's health — The only thing of which we can be fairly certain about President Trump's mysterious Saturday-afternoon trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is this: The White House is not telling the truth when it claims the president was there …
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Raw Story
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's visit to Walter Reed ‘not protocol’ for routine visit, source says
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Slate, HuffPost and The Hill
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Press secretary says it is ‘dangerous for the country’ to question whether she is putting out honest info
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NBC News, Washington Post, CANNONFIRE and PEN
Washington Post:
Trump pulls back from flavored vaping ban — Everything seemed ready to go: President Trump's ban on most flavored e-cigarettes had been cleared by federal regulators. Officials were poised to announce they would order candy, fruit and mint flavors off the market within 30 days …
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New York Times
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Pushed ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Policing. Now He's Apologizing. — Ahead of a possible Democratic run for president, the former mayor of New York City reversed himself before an important party constituency: black voters. — Ahead of a potential Democratic presidential run …
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Mike Bloomberg, Politico, BuzzFeed News, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, PJ Media Home, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Slate, Law & Crime, Axios, Mediaite and The Week
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Accuses Top Republican of ‘Very Badly’ Mischaracterizing Impeachment Testimony — “No, sir, they are career foreign service officers and these are people who worked in the Trump administration,” Wallace snapped back at Scalise. — Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace repeatedly …
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Occupy Democrats and Contemptor
Margaret Talev / Axios:
White House plans counterprogramming to distract from impeachment hearings — President Trump's public schedule next week is designed to keep him distracted from the televised hearings — and to counterprogram Week 2 of those hearings. — The big picture: Trump's schedule for the coming week shows …
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Raw Story
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Washington Post:
A radio host who has been critical of Trump says he was fired mid-show — A radio host says he's still not sure exactly why he was fired mid-show Saturday, when he says his station switched abruptly to network news before a higher-up came in to tell him, “You're done.”
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Denver Post, IJR, Fox News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Rolling Stone, FOX31 Denver and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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Clare Duffy / CNN:
Conservative radio host says his show was pulled because he criticized Trump. The station says that's untrue
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Contemptor, HuffPost and Deadline
Josie Ensor / Telegraph:
Kurds watch their homes burn from afar as picture of ‘ethnic cleansing’ emerges — The Syrian rebel fighter shouted “kill the pigs, kill the infidels,” as he went door-to-door searching for the homes of Kurds who had fled the newly captured town of Ras al-Ayn.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump forces offer president clashing advice on Roger Stone pardon — A big question swirling through Trumpworld: Will President Trump pardon his old friend Roger Stone? Some of Trump's closest advisers told me the president would be making a huge political mistake if he does.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Mueller and Comey Failed Their Tests. She Passed Hers. — Marie Yovanovitch chose her country over what others might think of her. — To understand the courage that witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch have shown during the Ukraine investigation, it's worth looking back on a couple of the other signature moments of the Trump era.
CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker: Buttigieg rises in Iowa and New Hampshire, Biden back atop delegate hunt — The Democratic nomination race remains unsettled because many voters are conflicted between what they want and whether they think can win. Some candidates who generate excitement are also seen as risky.
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Associated Press, The Hill and Hot Air
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Janell Ross / NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg is struggling with black voters — and not just because he's gay
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Axios, The Federalist and Breitbart
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Joe Biden Leads By 8 In Georgia As Trump's Red State Collapse Grows — A new poll of Georgia shows former vice president Joe Biden leading 51%-43% over Donald Trump. — According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, “In head-to-head matchups, former Vice President Joe Biden ran strongest …
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