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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Lisa Page Speaks: 'There's No Fathomable Way I Have Committed Any Crime at All' — STRIKING BACK — The former FBI lawyer and ongoing Trump target breaks two years of silence in this exclusive interview. And she has quite a lot to say. — It's not often that you interview a subject who has no interest in being famous.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House won't take part in first House Judiciary impeachment hearing — The White House informed House Democrats on Sunday that it will not participate in the Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing, excoriating Democrats' impeachment inquiry as a “baseless” and “partisan” …
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Sarah Westwood / CNN:
White House will not participate in Judiciary Committee hearing — (CNN)Neither President Donald Trump nor his attorneys will participate in Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, they said late Sunday. — In a letter to Chairman Jerrold Nadler, White House counsel …
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ABC News:
Trump, lawyers won't participate in upcoming impeachment hearing — President Donald Trump and his lawyers will not participate in Wednesday's impeachment hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, according to a letter from the White House to the committee obtained by ABC News.
Washington Post:
Trump's counsel says president won't participate in House Judiciary's first impeachment panel, calling it unfair
Trump's counsel says president won't participate in House Judiciary's first impeachment panel, calling it unfair
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Trump faces two deadlines as U.S. Congress ramps up impeachment focus
Trump faces two deadlines as U.S. Congress ramps up impeachment focus
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Adam Schiff Gives Democrats Only 24 Hours to Sign Impeachment Report
Adam Schiff Gives Democrats Only 24 Hours to Sign Impeachment Report
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Klobuchar says impeachment probe has uncovered a ‘global Watergate’
Klobuchar says impeachment probe has uncovered a ‘global Watergate’
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
President, lawyers should participate in impeachment hearing: Demings, McClintock
President, lawyers should participate in impeachment hearing: Demings, McClintock
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The impeachment process is starting to get very real — (CNN)With 64 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I deliver to your inbox the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: The electorate that Biden and Buttigieg see — In this edition: Biden's hands-on pitch to Iowa, the Working Families Party drama, and the Warren-Buttigieg battle that wasn't. — There are simply not enough stuffing-centric holidays on the calendar, and this is The Trailer.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock drops out of presidential race — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who pitched himself to Democratic voters as a campaign finance reformer who could win in red states, is ending his bid for the party's presidential nomination. — “While there were many obstacles …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump faces uphill 2020 climb
CBS News:
300+ Trump ads taken down by Google, YouTube — 60 Minutes finds over 300 video ads for President Trump were taken down, mostly over the summer, for violating company policy — How to handle political ads on social media has become a growing concern as the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaches.
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Tim Baker / London Evening Standard:
Apostrophe society shuts down because ‘ignorance and laziness have won’ — ES News email — The latest headlines in your inbox Enter your email address Continue — Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account.
Simon Shuster / TIME:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Speaks Out on Trump, Putin and a Divided Europe — 'I don't trust anyone at all'
New York Times:
With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years — What started as a protest over a surprise increase in gasoline prices turned into widespread demonstrations met with a systematic repression that left at least 180 people dead. — Iran is experiencing …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
NATO allies spooked by Trump despite White House soothing — This week's NATO meeting in London will be “a celebratory leaders' meeting,” according to a White House talking point ahead of President Trump's trip. But European officials aren't betting on it, and Trump has been privately complaining …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chuck Todd to GOP Senator: You're Selling the Same Argument as Putin! — Chuck Todd was left gobsmacked by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) when the GOP lawmaker said the ex-Ukrainian president “actively worked” for Hillary Clinton. — A week after claiming that he didn't know whether Russia …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Sen. John Kennedy doubles down on claims of Ukrainian interference
Sen. John Kennedy doubles down on claims of Ukrainian interference
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How to think about Trump's two big trade deals — Between the lines ... 1. On USMCA: The passage of USMCA depends on the ability of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, organized labor and the Mexican government to come to a compromise. — The Mexicans have long said there's no way they're …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Fox News' Judge Napolitano outlines likely articles of impeachment against Trump … The big picture: Napolitano said House Democrats have evidence to impeach the president for bribery, election law violation, obstruction of justice and witness interference.
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Democrat Joe Sestak drops out of 2020 presidential race — Admiral Joe Sestak announced Sunday evening that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, leaving the total number of Democrats left in the field at 17. — The big picture: Sestak was one of the last Democrats to join the race …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Former congressman Joe Sestak ends 2020 presidential bid
Former congressman Joe Sestak ends 2020 presidential bid
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Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Legal storm clouds gather over Rudy Giuliani, America's tarnished mayor — Analysts say an indictment is likely as prosecutors focus on Giuliani's work for Trump and himself in Ukraine — When the former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani emerged as one of Donald Trump's most bareknuckle defenders during …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Justice's election-year conundrum: How to probe team Trump
Justice's election-year conundrum: How to probe team Trump
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