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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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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
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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Max Boot / Washington Post:
The only principle Republicans have left is partisanship
The only principle Republicans have left is partisanship
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Raw Story
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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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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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 Atlantic, The Bulwark, CNN, Reason, CBS News and Eschaton
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
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager
Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager
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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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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: These Obama/Trump voters are just Trump voters now — SAGINAW, Mich. — Some swing voters here who voted for Barack Obama and then Donald Trump are firmly in Trump's camp now — and they're sick of impeachment. — Why it matters: The two-plus hour conversation revealed major warning signs …
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Not just impeachment: Democrats plan year-end legislative blitz
Not just impeachment: Democrats plan year-end legislative blitz
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Townhall and American Thinker
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
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.
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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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
Six staffers resign as anti-impeachment Democrat Rep. Jeff Van Drew plans to join the GOP
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National Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer and IJR
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
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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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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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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Just Security:
Federal Criminal Offenses and the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump — Table of Contents — Editor's note from co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman: This collection of leading legal experts discusses a range of federal crimes that apply to the conduct of President Donald Trump …
Saira Asher / BBC:
Barack Obama: Women are better leaders than men — If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said. — Speaking in Singapore, he said women aren't perfect, but are “indisputably better” than men.
Michael Tesler / Washington Post:
The impeachment hearings haven't changed public opinion. This explains why. — Three factors make opinion difficult to shift. — For five weeks, the House of Representatives has heard public testimony about President Trump's alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating former vice president …
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National Journal
Agence France-Presse:
Holocaust architect's grave dug up in Berlin — Berlin (AFP) - The grave of a top Nazi who helped plan the Holocaust and was assassinated by British-trained agents during World War II has been dug up in Berlin, German police said on Monday. — The grave of Reinhard Heydrich was …