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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans' nuttery exposed — You knew it was not going to be pretty. On one side, two professional diplomats, both whip-smart with excellent memories and deep knowledge of Ukraine, neither of whom seems to suffer fools. On the other side, a great many foolish Republicans …
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Impeachment witness warns that conspiracy theories advance Russia's agenda as they divide Americans — For two months, the impeachment inquiry has focused on President Trump and whether he abused the power of his office for his own political advantage. — On Thursday, the inquiry seemed …
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Slate
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
Out of options in the face of damning testimony, Republicans stopped asking Fiona Hill questions — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee just threw in the towel and stopped asking questions altogether to a pair of impeachment hearing witnesses with damning facts, instead preferring to obviously run out the clock.
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Raw Story, PBS NewsHour and The Guardian
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
In Fiona Hill's powerful testimony, a disturbing glimpse into Pompeo's mindset — The past few days of impeachment hearings have shined a particularly harsh light on the role in this scandal played by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. And now we're getting a dispiriting glimpse of what Pompeo himself thinks about all of it.
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The Mahablog and New York Times
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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WPIX 11 New York, Deseret News and CANNONFIRE
David Harsanyi / National Review:
The Impeachment Hearings Have Been Useless
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BizPac Review
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence is beyond dispute
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New York Times, Reuters, Axios and Florida Politics
CNN:
Exclusive: Former FBI lawyer under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe — Washington (CNN)A former FBI lawyer 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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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. watchdog is said to have found evidence an FBI employee altered document in Russia probe — The Justice Department inspector general has found evidence that an FBI employee may have altered a document connected to court-approved surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The Week
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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Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, DCCC and Daily Kos
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Graham launches probe of Bidens, Burisma and Ukraine
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Slate, POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and The Week
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Fiona Hill: It is “not credible” Sondland didn't make Biden-Burisma connection
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Politico, The Daily Beast, TheBlaze, The Stranger and Washington Post
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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Gabby Orr / Politico:
'He cares about his grievances and his reelection, and that's it'
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Washington Post and Raw Story
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump wants Senate trial, expects Joe Biden to testify: White House
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Breitbart
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Sacha Baron Cohen Uses ADL Speech to Tear Apart Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook — Accepting an award from the Anti-Defamation League, the comedian called Facebook “the greatest propaganda machine in history.” — Sacha Baron Cohen accepted the International Leadership Award …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Impeachment surprises boost Dems, but Republican resistance holds — Throughout their rapidly unfolding impeachment inquiry, Democrats feared they would lose control of the moment. — So they carefully choreographed two weeks of public hearings to avoid a derailment.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Democrats Know Trump Isn't Going Anywhere
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Media Matters for America and NBC News
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump's meddling in a SEAL disciplinary case risks a collision with the Navy — Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was traveling in California on March 30 when he received a 4 a.m. phone call from President Trump. The president demanded that the Navy release from the brig a SEAL named Edward Gallagher …
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Navy Times and New York Times
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Shepard Smith Uses a Post-Fox Spotlight to Defend Freedom of the Press — The former anchor made his first public appearance since his abrupt departure from Fox News, where he faced taunts from colleagues and President Trump. — In his first public remarks since abruptly resigning …
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
AG Barr: Epstein's death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’ — 1 of 6 — ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says Jeffrey Epstein's death was the result of a “perfect storm of screw-ups.” — Barr's comments in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press come days …
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The Hill and Joe.My.God.
Mark Preston / CNN:
Pelosi to participate in CNN town hall as House weighs impeachment — (CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a CNN town hall in December, where she will take questions directly from a cross-section of voters as her colleagues consider articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Political Wire
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Dem lawmaker says it's his ‘mission’ to have Trump removed from office
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Hullabaloo
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans have a new enemy: Truth itself — At its core, President Trump's defense in these impeachment proceedings is not a dispute over the facts of the case, the credibility of the witnesses or the motives of Democrats. — It is a bid to discredit the truth itself.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Impeachment is about to get a Robert Mueller reprise — Right now, impeachment is all about Ukraine. But after Thanksgiving, prepare for a Robert Mueller reprise. — Now that House Democrats have wrapped up public hearings on President Donald Trump's pressure campaign to get Ukraine …
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Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Questions over next steps as Judiciary moves into impeachment spotlight — The public phase of the House Intelligence Committee's investigation of President Donald Trump's Ukraine scandal appears to have wrapped. But even most House Democrats aren't clear what happens next.
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Axios and Joe.My.God.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump and His Corrupt Old Party — For Republicans, there is no bottom. — Formally, the House of Representatives is holding an inquiry into the question of whether Donald J. Trump should be impeached. In reality, we've known the answer to that question for a long time.
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Daily Kos, Washington Post and DCCC
Erick Trickey / Politico:
San Francisco's Quest to Make Landfills Obsolete — ‘Zero Waste’ might be the impossible dream, but San Francisco isn't giving up. — Mark Peterson/Redux Pictures for Politico Magazine — SAN FRANCISCO—In a giant building south of downtown, a river of paper, cans, cardboard, and plastic rushes along 150 yards of conveyor belts.
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 …
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Politico
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren challenges Biden in bid for black women — ATLANTA — Sen. Elizabeth Warren made a full-throated pitch to black women in a much-hyped speech here on Thursday night as she tries to tear into former Vice President Joe Biden's durability with black voters.
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