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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fiona Hill tells Devin Nunes to his face that his Ukraine conspiracy theory is ‘harmful’ — It's already been publicly embraced by Vladimir Putin. — One reason that Russia's interference effort in 2016 was successful was that it leveraged a powerful source of energy: partisanship.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Fiona Hill's extraordinary answer distills what impeachment is about — Washington (CNN)Fiona Hill's extraordinary answer about her relationship with the American ambassador to the European Union was ultimately a finely distilled description of what the impeachment hearings are all about …
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CANNONFIRE and Political Wire
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Fiona Hill: Impeachment Queen — She's not the hero we deserve. She's the hero we need. — I spent a decade watching impeachment hearings this week. Hours upon hours of puffed-up pols posturing and patronizing and waging war on our psyche through parliamentary procedure.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She's an Impeachment Witness. — Ms. Hill's decision to be the president's top adviser on Russia and Europe strained friendships, made her a target of conspiracy theories — and landed her in the center of the tumult over Ukraine.
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Axios:
“Could I actually say something?”: Fiona Hill fires back at House Republicans — In a stunning moment at Thursday's impeachment hearing, former top White House Russia adviser Fiona Hill asked whether she may respond to Republican attacks, after three GOP congressman in a row used …
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NBC News, Breitbart and One America News Network
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP defense of Trump is in slow-motion collapse. It's about to get worse.
The GOP defense of Trump is in slow-motion collapse. It's about to get worse.
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Vox, The Mahablog, TheBlaze, Axios and Slate
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Fiona Hill clashes with GOP over ‘fictional’ Ukraine claims
Fiona Hill clashes with GOP over ‘fictional’ Ukraine claims
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ABC News, Breitbart, Daily Kos, New York Post, CNN, Washington Post, Axios, emptywheel, TheBlaze, Contemptor and The Daily Beast
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
Under Obama, Democrat Witness Fiona Hill Argued Against Lethal Aid For Ukraine
Under Obama, Democrat Witness Fiona Hill Argued Against Lethal Aid For Ukraine
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Fox News, Redstate, The Daily Caller and American Greatness
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Parnas Attended Giuliani's Madrid Meeting With Zelensky Aide — Parnas was at the table for a meeting where Giuliani pressured a senior Ukrainian official to investigate a company linked to the Bidens, the official told The Daily Beast. — When Rudy Giuliani met with a senior Ukrainian official …
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Graham launches probe of Bidens, Burisma and Ukraine — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday requesting documents related to former vice president Joe Biden and his communications with Ukrainian officials …
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POLITICUSUSA and Joe.My.God.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Fiona Hill: It is “not credible” Sondland didn't make Biden-Burisma connection
Fiona Hill: It is “not credible” Sondland didn't make Biden-Burisma connection
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Politico, Washington Post and The Daily Beast
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The huge Gordon Sondland revelation almost everyone missed
The huge Gordon Sondland revelation almost everyone missed
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Raw Story
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption
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Florida Politics and Politico
CNN:
Exclusive: FBI official under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe — Washington (CNN)An FBI official is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document related to 2016 surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, several people briefed on the matter told CNN.
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Power Line, Townhall, The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Law & Crime and Mediaite
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
White House backs full Senate trial if House impeaches Trump — Top White House officials and Senate Republicans on Thursday agreed that a full trial should be conducted if the House impeaches President Donald Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
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Washington Post:
White House and Republicans discuss limiting impeachment trial to two weeks — A group of Republican senators and senior White House officials met privately Thursday to map out a strategy for a potential impeachment trial of President Trump, including proceedings in the Senate that could be limited …
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ABC News, The Hill, The Week, Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say — His eyes fall to the floor when I ask him to describe it. We've been tiptoeing toward it for 45 minutes, and so far, every time he seems close, he backs away, or leads us in a new direction. There are competing theories in the press, but Joe Biden has kept mum on the subject.
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National Review and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
‘Insurgents’ lobbied Trump for war crimes pardons with little Pentagon involvement, officials say — President Trump took to the phone in the Oval Office last week after days of speculation. In succession, he notified three U.S. service members accused of war crimes that he was intervening on their behalf …
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Trump Reverses Navy Decision to Oust Edward Gallagher From SEALs
Trump Reverses Navy Decision to Oust Edward Gallagher From SEALs
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg Is in Bad Shape With Black Democrats. Here's How Bad. — No Democrat in modern times has won the party's nomination without claiming majorities of black voters, the most crucial voting bloc in South Carolina and an array of delegate-rich states.
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John McCormack / National Review:
Notes on the November Democratic Debate Dud
Notes on the November Democratic Debate Dud
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The Bulwark and Fox News
Bryan Anderson / Sacramento Bee:
California can't force Donald Trump to release tax returns, state Supreme Court rules — President Donald Trump won't have to release his tax returns to get on California's 2020 primary ballot following a unanimous ruling from the state Supreme Court on Thursday that invalidated a new state law.
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Associated Press, Joe.My.God., PEN and The Gateway Pundit
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Wall Street Journal:
Georgia Gov. Kemp Resists Pressure from Trump on Senate Appointment — President is pressing for Rep. Doug Collins to be named interim senator, but the governor is leaning toward a woman or minority for the post — ATLANTA—Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is resisting pressure …
Anti-Defamation League:
Sacha Baron Cohen's Keynote Address at ADL's 2019 Never Is Now Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate — Remarks by Sacha Baron Cohen, Recipient of ADL's International Leadership Award — Thank you, Jonathan, for your very kind words. Thank you, ADL, for this recognition and your work in fighting racism, hate and bigotry.
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Peter Elkind / ProPublica:
Prosecutors Investigating the Trump Organization Zero In on Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg — Weisselberg is one of the Trump Organization's longest tenured employees and is now co-running the business. He escaped federal prosecution for the Stormy Daniels payments but is now a focus of an investigation by Manhattan's district attorney.
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Law & Crime and POLITICUSUSA
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
A Former Fox News Executive Divides Americans Using Russian Tactics — An investigation found that several sites owned by Ken LaCorte push inflammatory items — stories, petitions and the occasional conspiracy theory — to the public. — SAN FRANCISCO — At first glance …
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Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justice Kennedy asked Trump to put Kavanaugh on Supreme Court list, book says — It was a historic moment in April 2017 when Supreme Court justice Anthony M. Kennedy presided over the ceremonial Rose Garden swearing-in for the court's new member, Neil M. Gorsuch: the first time a sitting justice …
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The Hill, Law & Crime and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politico:
Democratic establishment reaches boiling point with Tulsi Gabbard — Tulsi Gabbard trashed the Democratic Party as “not the party that is of, by and for the people,” accused Kamala Harris of trafficking in “lies and smears and innuendo” and attacked Pete Buttigieg as naive.
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Joe.My.God., Breitbart and Mediaite
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Lawyer for impeachment witness Lt. Col Vindman demands Fox News retract ‘false and defamatory’ segment — New York (CNN Business)A lawyer representing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council's Ukraine expert who testified publicly this week in the impeachment hearings …
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New York Times, BizPac Review and Washington Post
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Loren DeJonge Schulman / Washington Post:
The military needs immigrants. The Trump administration wants to keep them out.
The military needs immigrants. The Trump administration wants to keep them out.
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Daily Kos and BizPac Review
Will Bunch / staff:
Impeachment's hidden messages about immigration and what it means to be American — Gordon Sondland was in trouble. In the vernacular of the Trump impeachment inquiry that riveted at least part of the nation this week, he had “a Gordon problem” — that is, himself.
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Raw Story, Los Angeles Times and Salon
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Wendy R. Sherman / USA Today:
Sondland's impeachment testimony proves Trump foreign policy is run by corrupt clowns
Sondland's impeachment testimony proves Trump foreign policy is run by corrupt clowns
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Media Matters for America, Raw Story and Washington Post