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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump goes after Pelosi's teeth as the House gears up for impeachment vote — President Trump opened a new, dental front Sunday in his periodic feuding with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, suggesting on Twitter that her teeth were falling out as she answered a reporter's question about why bribery was not made an article of impeachment.
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Elizabeth Drew / New York Times:
The Impeachment Process Is Barely Functioning — Hyperpartisan politics and an implacable president may break Congress's ability to check him. — Ms. Drew is a journalist based in Washington who covered Watergate. — When the process of impeachment drove President Richard Nixon from office in 1974 …
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NBC News:
House Judiciary Committee publishes full impeachment report — In making its case that President Donald Trump abused his power and obstructed Congress, the committee concludes, “President Trump has realized the Framers' worst nightmare.” — The House Judiciary Committee released its full report …
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Outside the Beltway and Talking Points Memo
Alexander Heffner / USA Today:
Trump impeachment: Pelosi reclaims the Constitution for liberals and today's America — The Trump impeachment is spotlighting the Founders' fears of foreign influence on US security and leaders, and turning liberals into originalists. — There is one indisputable fact about the impeachment …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: These Obama/Trump voters are just Trump voters now
Focus group: These Obama/Trump voters are just Trump voters now
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Breitbart
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
House Republican Defends Trump Attacking Nancy Pelosi's ‘Teeth’: 'He's Frustrated' About Getting Impeached
House Republican Defends Trump Attacking Nancy Pelosi's ‘Teeth’: 'He's Frustrated' About Getting Impeached
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BizPac Review and Sputnik News
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager
Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager
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National Review, Breitbart, New York Post, The Hill, Letters from an American, HuffPost, One America News Network, New York Times, CNN, Axios, Mediaite, Raw Story, Eschaton and Fox News
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's impeachment chaos evolves into a White House strategy
Trump's impeachment chaos evolves into a White House strategy
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Raw Story
emptywheel:
Why Justin Amash Should Be an Impeachment Manager
Why Justin Amash Should Be an Impeachment Manager
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo, CNN and The Hill
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Schumer's opening pitch for the Senate impeachment trial — On Sunday night, Chuck Schumer made his opening bid to Mitch McConnell in the two leaders' negotiations over the Senate impeachment trial. — Driving the news: Schumer has sent a letter to McConnell in which he asks the Republican leader …
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DNyuz, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and The Hill
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump's Senate trial is rigged, but a Watergate hero has an idea for saving impeachment
Trump's Senate trial is rigged, but a Watergate hero has an idea for saving impeachment
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The Bulwark, CNN, Reason and CBS News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate Dems ask that Mick Mulvaney and John Bolton testify at impeachment trial
Senate Dems ask that Mick Mulvaney and John Bolton testify at impeachment trial
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National Review and Raw Story
Lauren Fox / CNN:
Schumer requests four witnesses, including Mulvaney and Bolton, in letter to McConnell about Senate impeachment trial
Schumer requests four witnesses, including Mulvaney and Bolton, in letter to McConnell about Senate impeachment trial
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Schumer proposes Bolton, Mulvaney testify in Senate impeachment trial
Schumer proposes Bolton, Mulvaney testify in Senate impeachment trial
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Schumer proposes that Bolton and Mulvaney testify in Senate impeachment trial
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Staff exodus in Van Drew office after party switch — Five senior aides to Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey resigned on Sunday as the lawmaker formally prepared to switch parties, stating they were “deeply saddened and disappointed by his decision.” — The aides in Van Drew's Washington office wrote …
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Six staffers resign as anti-impeachment Democrat Rep. Jeff Van Drew plans to join the GOP — At least six senior aides working for Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a freshman Democrat from New Jersey who opposes impeachment and is expected to switch parties later this week, resigned Sunday …
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National Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer and IJR
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic field, pulling in together about half of the support of Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independents, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Biden, Sanders lead Democratic field: poll
Biden, Sanders lead Democratic field: poll
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NBC News and Associated Press
William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump trails all top Democrats, half of voters favor impeachment, Fox News poll says
Trump trails all top Democrats, half of voters favor impeachment, Fox News poll says
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Washington Post, Contemptor, THE LIBERTARIAN VINDICATOR and Talking Points Memo
Elissa Slotkin / Detroit Free Press:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin: How I reached my decision on impeachment — (Photo: Nick King/Lansing State Journal) — On September 23, I wrote in an op-ed column for the Free Press that I believed President Trump's actions regarding Ukraine, by his own admission, warranted the opening of an impeachment inquiry.
Robert Robb / USA Today:
Russia collusion investigation did become a witch hunt, the inspector general report shows — The investigation quickly got off track and ran into dead ends. It should have never led to a special counsel investigation that convulsed the country for two years.
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Robby Soave / Reason:
James Comey Asked the American People To Trust the FBI. Why Should They?
James Comey Asked the American People To Trust the FBI. Why Should They?
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The Hill, Rolling Stone and Redstate
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Will Hurd: ‘Media Was Lied To’ About FISA Abuse, Steele Dossier
Will Hurd: ‘Media Was Lied To’ About FISA Abuse, Steele Dossier
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Redstate
Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Harvey Weinstein: I deserve pat on back when it comes to women — More than 80 women have accused him of sex assault or harassment — but for Harvey Weinstein, it's still all about himself. — The alleged serial sex predator and disgraced Hollywood producer whined to The Post …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Judiciary Committee impeachment report alleges Trump committed ‘multiple federal crimes’ — President Donald Trump committed criminal bribery and wire fraud, the House Judiciary Committee alleges in a report that will accompany articles of impeachment this week.
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Raw Story and Contemptor
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Why Trump's path to reelection is totally plausible — If President Donald Trump wins reelection in 2020, there will not be lots of people — unlike in 2016 — gasping with surprise at the outcome. But there are plenty of people who remain utterly bewildered by the prospect.
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Raw Story
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Lindsey Graham's Democratic Challenger Nearly Tied in Heavily-Republican South Carolina, Poll Shows — Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is statistically tied with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, with the staunch pro-Trump incumbent seeing his favorability ratings plummet among independent voters.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Chris Wallace wants journalists to push for the truth. But Fox News often traffics in propaganda. — In the new movie “Bombshell,” Chris Wallace's character has a bit part, striding for a moment alongside Megyn Kelly on their way to a momentous presidential debate in 2015.
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ABC News:
Bloomberg's sexist remarks fostered company culture that degraded women, lawsuits allege — Bloomberg allegedly told employee who had just announced pregnancy to “kill it.” — Mike Bloomberg has on repeated occasions faced and fought allegations that he directed crude and sexist comments …
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Eschaton
Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Weighs Cutting or Halting 737 MAX Production — Management of aerospace giant sees an output pause as most viable option, as fleet grounding stretches into 2020 — Boeing Co. BA -1.33% is considering either halting or further cutting production of the 737 MAX amid growing uncertainty …