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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Fiona Hill clashes with GOP over ‘fictional’ Ukraine claims — President Donald Trump's former top Russia aide sparred with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, accusing them of emboldening Moscow by pushing a “fictional narrative” that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
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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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Talking Points Memo, The Guardian and The Week
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP defense of Trump is in slow-motion collapse. It's about to get worse. — We know this to be true: Approximately one week passed between President Trump's decision in mid-July to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, and a phone call on July 26 …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The huge Gordon Sondland revelation almost everyone missed — (CNN)Gordon Sondland made a LOT of news in his opening statement to the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. There was a quid pro quo between the Americans and the Ukrainains. Everybody in the White House knew about it.
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Lev Parnas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes' Investigations
Lev Parnas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes' Investigations
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Trump took credit for opening a Mac factory. It's been open since 2013.
Trump took credit for opening a Mac factory. It's been open since 2013.
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CNN:
‘I think this is all going to blow up’: Witness says EU ambassador was running ‘domestic political errand’
‘I think this is all going to blow up’: Witness says EU ambassador was running ‘domestic political errand’
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CBS News:
Hill says Sondland was sent on “domestic political errand” in Ukraine — live updates
Hill says Sondland was sent on “domestic political errand” in Ukraine — live updates
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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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ABC News:
Trump impeachment hearings live updates: Fiona Hill and David Holmes testify
Trump impeachment hearings live updates: Fiona Hill and David Holmes testify
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
White House backs full Senate trial if House impeaches Trump — Top White House officials and Senate Republicans 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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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Impeachment hearings putting Trump through emotional wringer — One day, he's up. One day, he's down. Other days he's just angry. — President Donald Trump has gone through a range of emotions since House Democrats started their public impeachment hearings last week about whether …
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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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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 — The president said Chief Gallagher, who has been at center of a high-profile war crime case, would not lose his membership in the elite commando force. — President Trump on Thursday reversed a decision by the Navy seeking …
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel's Netanyahu Indicted on Charges of Fraud, Bribery and Breach of Trust — The first prosecution of a sitting Israeli premier deepens the political paralysis in a country that has had two inconclusive elections this year, and may be headed to a third vote.
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Netael Bandel / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Charged With Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust, Capping a Dramatic Political Year
Netanyahu Charged With Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust, Capping a Dramatic Political Year
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Outside the Beltway, Joe.My.God. and Law & Crime
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges
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One America News Network and The Daily Beast
Raoul Wootliff / The Times of Israel:
AG announces Netanyahu to stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust
AG announces Netanyahu to stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust
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National Review, Reuters, The Daily Caller, Jerusalem Post and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Why Pete Buttigieg got a pass in the debate
Why Pete Buttigieg got a pass in the debate
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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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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption — 1 of 2 — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies pressed a defense Thursday that he acted appropriately in withholding military aid to Ukraine out of concern over the country's corruption and claimed …
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NBC News:
Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October — The meeting took place during Zuckerberg's most recent visit to Washington, where he testified before Congress about Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra. — President Donald Trump hosted a previously undisclosed dinner …
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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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Washington Post:
Kentucky governor's stay at Trump hotel could carry legal implications for president — Gov. Matt Bevin's 2018 visit to Trump's D.C. hotel likely to become fodder for plaintiffs in cases against Trump. — When Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin came to Washington in January for two nights …
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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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