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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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Steve Bannon Says He Pushed For Alleged Whistleblower To Be Removed From National Security Council — Steve Bannon said in an interview that when he was at the White House in 2017, he was involved in an effort to remove an intelligence officer suspected of being the Trump whistleblower …
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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 — Trump reports to Walter Reed for part of annual exam — (CNN)President Donald Trump's visit to Walter Reed on Saturday did not follow the protocol of a routine presidential medical exam, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Slate, The Hill and Vanity Fair
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Press secretary says it is ‘dangerous for the country’ to question whether she is putting out honest info
Press secretary says it is ‘dangerous for the country’ to question whether she is putting out honest info
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NBC News, PEN, Washington Post and CANNONFIRE
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Trump Went for a Medical Checkup That Was Not on His Public Schedule
Trump Went for a Medical Checkup That Was Not on His Public Schedule
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Heavy.com, HuffPost and CNN
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, Axios, Breitbart and POLITICUSUSA
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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 …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Louisiana delivers Trump a black eye
Louisiana delivers Trump a black eye
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
GOP senator says whistleblower's sources 'exposed things that didn't need to be exposed' — “This would have been far better off if we would have just taken care of this behind the scenes,” he said. — Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said Sunday that the administration officials who provided …
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The Hill
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi has ‘no idea’ if impeachment inquiry will wrap by year's end
Pelosi has ‘no idea’ if impeachment inquiry will wrap by year's end
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The Hill
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Official testifies Bolton held 1-on-1 meeting with Trump about Ukraine aid
Official testifies Bolton held 1-on-1 meeting with Trump about Ukraine aid
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The Hill and Washington Post
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Apologizes for Stop-and-Frisk: ‘I Was Wrong’ — 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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BuzzFeed News, Mike Bloomberg, Politico, Law & Crime, PJ Media Home, The Hill, Slate, Mother Jones, HuffPost, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Axios and Mediaite
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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, Hot Air, The Hill and Des Moines Register
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Janell Ross / NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg is struggling with black voters — and not just because he's gay
Pete Buttigieg is struggling with black voters — and not just because he's gay
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Axios, The Federalist and Breitbart
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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Political Wire, Occupy Democrats and Contemptor
Anna Louie Sussman / New York Times:
The End of Babies — In the fall of 2015, a rash of posters appeared around Copenhagen. One, in pink letters laid over an image of chicken eggs, asked, “Have you counted your eggs today?” A second — a blue-tinted close-up of human sperm — inquired, “Do they swim too slow?”
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The truth in front of our noses: Donald Trump's behavior is disgustingly corrupt and impeachable, whatever his defenders do or say — It was foolish to hope that Donald Trump would be cowed into better behavior by the start of impeachment hearings last Wednesday.
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Days of Our Impeachment Cold Open - SNL — Saturday Night Live … Add to — Share More — 24,964 — 24,965 4,737 — 4,738
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The Wrap
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.
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Dispute Impact of First Week of Public Impeachment Hearings — Democrats cite testimony on Ukraine relationship, Republicans counter that there are no firsthand witnesses to impeachable conduct — Democrats and Republicans sparred Sunday over whether testimony during …
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Political Wire
Newsday:
Undercover investigation reveals evidence of unequal treatment by Long Island real estate agents … In one of the most concentrated investigations of discrimination by real estate agents in the half century since enactment of America's landmark fair housing law, Newsday found evidence …
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 …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Pelosi: Responding to what Republicans say on impeachment is a “waste of time” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on CBS News' “Face the Nation” on Sunday that it is a “waste of time” to discuss what Republicans say about impeachment because “they are in denial about what has happened in the country.”
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