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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
White House official sues Politico, targets Schiff's role in impeachment — EXCLUSIVE: The impeachment inquiry against President Trump has triggered a wave of charges, countercharges, court battles, subpoenas and legal threats. — Now it has produced its first libel suit.
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New York Times:
Ex-Envoy to Tell Impeachment Inquiry He Was Unaware of Trump Ukraine Pressure — Kurt D. Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, will modify his testimony, saying he was kept out of the loop at key moments of President Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Sen. Ron Johnson responds to Republican request for Ukraine information — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Monday sent a letter to House Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and House Oversight Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) outlining his account of President Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
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Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Russia could have monitored Trump's call with Sondland, State Dept. official testified — President Donald Trump's call to the cell phone of a U.S. ambassador — a call that included a discussion of “investigations” Trump was asking Ukraine to launch into his Democratic rivals …
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CNN:
Trump's aides eye moving impeachment witnesses out of White House jobs
Trump's aides eye moving impeachment witnesses out of White House jobs
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How Not to Plot Secret Foreign Policy: On a Cellphone and WhatsApp
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Lt. Col. Vindman to describe his alarm over president's call with Ukrainian leader, girding for Republican attack
Lt. Col. Vindman to describe his alarm over president's call with Ukrainian leader, girding for Republican attack
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Axios
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Politico, DNC at odds over Democratic debate moderator — Politico and PBS are scheduled to co-host the sixth Democratic primary debate on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles. — The Democratic National Committee and the news organization Politico are locked in an argument over the ideological credentials …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
A G.O.P. Star Emerges in Impeachment Hearings. Democratic Donors Notice. — As Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, took a leading role in Friday's impeachment hearing, donations came pouring in to her Democratic challenger. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Shortly …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
‘She persisted’: Elise Stefanik is a perfect case-study in media double standards
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Elise Stefanik is a poster child for the GOP's Trump-era dilemma
Elise Stefanik is a poster child for the GOP's Trump-era dilemma
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
George Conway: Let's Face It, This Elise Stefanik Character Is ‘Trash’
George Conway: Let's Face It, This Elise Stefanik Character Is ‘Trash’
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Spotlight on Stefanik catapults quiet 2020 race onto national stage
Spotlight on Stefanik catapults quiet 2020 race onto national stage
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller — Washington (CNN)The House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel said in federal court Monday.
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Washington Post:
House is investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller, its general counsel told a federal appeals court — BREAKING: The statement came in arguments before appeals court judges in Washington, D.C., over Congress's request to have secret grand jury evidence from former special counsel Robert …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
State Department staffer resigns after allegations she inflated her resume — Mina Chang was accused of creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it, which she denies. — The State Department seal. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — Mina Chang, a high-ranking State Department staffer …
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NBC News:
Senior Trump admin official Mina Chang resigns after NBC News report — Mina Chang resigned Monday, 6 days after an NBC News report about her resume inflation and hours after NBC asked her about newly discovered false claims. — WASHINGTON — Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned …
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Washington Post:
IRS whistleblower case advances as Senate staff looks at whether political appointee meddled with audit of Trump or Pence — Senate aides spoke to the whistleblower and follow-up interviews are expected. — Two Senators are looking into a whistleblower's allegations that at least …
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Lisa Kaczke / Argus Leader:
'Meth. We're On It.': South Dakota spends $449K on new anti-meth ad campaign — Gov. Kristi Noem has a message for South Dakota: “Meth. We're On It.” — Noem launched her new anti-meth campaign on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota that will include a new TV ad, billboards, posters and website.
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CNN:
Source says Republican lawmakers ‘shaken’ by US official in Kiev's testimony — (CNN)Several Republican lawmakers were more “shaken” than they publicly let on by the testimony of a US official in Kiev who overheard a phone conversation between the US ambassador to the European Union …
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Washington Post:
Prosecutors preparing to file charges against Epstein prison guards — Federal prosecutors in New York are preparing to file criminal charges as early as this week against two Bureau of Prisons workers who were supposed to check regularly on millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the night …
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Washington Post:
Trump's health under scrutiny again after unplanned visit to Walter Reed — President Trump's impromptu weekend visit to a doctor remained shrouded in secrecy Monday as he stayed away from the public eye and the White House dodged questions about his health.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Yes, It's OK to Speculate on the President's Health
Yes, It's OK to Speculate on the President's Health
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Let's get half-physical! — The good news is that everything is completely normal.
Let's get half-physical! — The good news is that everything is completely normal.
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Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
A Lawmaker Denied Ripping An Absolutely Enormous Fart On Live Television — “It was not me!!!!” Rep. Eric Swalwell said in a text message. “It's funny tho.” … In an interview Monday night with MSNBC host Chris Matthews, California Rep. Eric Swalwell appeared to...well, rip an absolutely enormous fart.
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CBS News:
Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News — A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas.
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Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine's Trump anxiety — WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump Administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before his July phone call with President Donald Trump that has led to impeachment hearings.
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MSNBC:
Caught on tape: Trump's Ukraine envoy Gordon Sondland touting ‘quid pro quo’ — In an exclusive original report, MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber unearths rare video on the key witness at the center of Trump's Ukraine bribery plot, Amb. Gordon Sondland — who will be in the global spotlight testifying this week.
The Daily Beast:
Paul Erickson, Russian Agent Maria Butina's Boyfriend, Pleads Guilty to Fraud — Erickson admits he conned someone called only “D.G.” into wiring him $100,000, under the pretense that the money was for a real estate investment in North Dakota. It was not.
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Candice Norwood / PBS NewsHour:
Tillerson says it's ‘wrong’ to ask another country for personal favors — Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday told the PBS NewsHour that asking for personal favors and using United States assets as collateral is “wrong.” — Tillerson spoke with NewsHour anchor …
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Top National Security Council Lawyer Fielded Officials' Ukraine Complaints — Investigators assess John Eisenberg's handling of internal White House concerns about Trump's dealings with country
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Susan Dominus / New York Times:
Congratulations, You're a Congresswoman. Now What? — Abigail Spanberger and Ayanna Pressley were part of a wave of Democrats who took office this year full of hope. Maintaining it has not been easy. — There are not many people whom @RepSpanberger lets boss her around, but one of them …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Mike Pompeo: Last in His Class at West Point in Integrity — The secretary of state's behavior has been cowardly and self-serving. — It seems like every story you read about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo always includes the sentence that he graduated “first in his class” from West Point.
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Chart: Side-by-Side Comparison of Kurt Volker's vs Other Witnesses' Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry — Introduction by Ryan Goodman: — Ambassador Kurt Volker faces a serious credibility problem for having denied knowledge or involvement in President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani's efforts …
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump advisory board member: Women should strive to be “handmaidens,” stay out of the workplace — Trump surrogate Clarence Mason Weaver on women: “We don't care how smart you are. We don't care how strong you are” — Right-wing pundit and recently announced Trump advisory board member …
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
What Does Rudy Giuliani's Son Do? — It's hard to turn on cable news or scroll through Twitter these days without catching the name “Giuliani.” Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, is a central character in the House's impeachment inquiry.
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Professor Who Wrote Book on Drug Crime Is Accused of Money Laundering — A Miami-area college professor who wrote a book about illegal drug trafficking turned his expertise to crime as part of a scheme to wash corrupt cash from Venezuela, prosecutors said. — Bruce Bagley, 73 …
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