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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Trump Didn't Bribe Ukraine. It's Actually Worse Than That. — Reports that President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has prompted a flurry of speculation Trump, by withholding military aid, has committed bribery or extortion.
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Alan Cullison / Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Anticorruption Effort in Ukraine Overlapped With Son's Work in Country — Hunter Biden served on board of Ukrainian company — KIEV, Ukraine— Joe Biden 's involvement with Ukraine and his son's work in the country, which President Trump has repeatedly said should be investigated …
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Raw Story, NPR and Rolling Stone
Beth Baumann / Townhall:
Yikes: Biden Loses His Cool With Fox News Reporter — During Saturday's Steak Fry at the Iowa State Fair, former Vice President Joe Biden snapped at Fox News' Peter Doocy for not “asking the right question.” — The Fox News reporter asked Biden about a whistleblower's claims …
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The Daily Caller, Occupy Democrats and New York Daily News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Acknowledges Discussing Biden in Call With Ukrainian Leader — WASHINGTON — President Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he discussed former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. with Ukraine's president as Democrats ramped up calls for an investigation into whether he improperly pressured …
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Mother Jones, NBC News, Washington Post, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Breitbart, Slate, The Daily Beast and Scripting News
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pelosi warns of ‘new stage of investigation,’ assails Trump admin for blocking whistleblower complaint
Pelosi warns of ‘new stage of investigation,’ assails Trump admin for blocking whistleblower complaint
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USA Today, Daily Wire and Breitbart
New York Times:
Trump, Biden and a Whistle-Blower Complaint: Here Are the Basics
Trump, Biden and a Whistle-Blower Complaint: Here Are the Basics
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller and American Thinker
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Amid AOC pressure, Pelosi suggests impeachment back on the table to address ‘grave new chapter of lawlessness’
Amid AOC pressure, Pelosi suggests impeachment back on the table to address ‘grave new chapter of lawlessness’
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
We're passing the tipping point on impeachment
We're passing the tipping point on impeachment
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U.S. Political News … and Daily Kos
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Romney: Trump asking Ukraine to investigate political rival ‘would be troubling in the extreme’
Romney: Trump asking Ukraine to investigate political rival ‘would be troubling in the extreme’
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CANNONFIRE, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com and Daily Kos
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Pompeo: 'It wouldn't be appropriate' to release transcript of Trump conversation with Ukrainian president
Pompeo: 'It wouldn't be appropriate' to release transcript of Trump conversation with Ukrainian president
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Axios, Occupy Democrats and Fox News
Washington Post:
Ukrainian leaders feel trapped between warring Washington factions
Ukrainian leaders feel trapped between warring Washington factions
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Breitbart, CANNONFIRE, Splinter, Financial Times and The Week
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump suggests he mentioned Biden in phone call with Ukrainian president
Trump suggests he mentioned Biden in phone call with Ukrainian president
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Bloomberg, Breitbart, U.S. Political News …, Fox News, Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Rep. Joaquin Castro marks / Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague to All Members on Whistleblower Complaint — On Thursday, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire will appear before the House Intelligence Committee in an open hearing. At that time, we expect him to obey the law and turn over the whistleblower's full complaint to the Committee.
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Occupy Democrats, New York Times, Vox, Talking Points Memo, U.S. Political News …, Rolling Stone and Political Wire
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Pelosi hints at impeachment over Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint
Pelosi hints at impeachment over Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint
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PJ Media Home, Slate and The Gateway Pundit
James Downie / Washington Post:
Begin impeachment hearings now
Begin impeachment hearings now
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RedState, Axios and PJ Media Home
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
The whistleblower complaint has Congress and Trump at an impasse. Here's what the law says.
The whistleblower complaint has Congress and Trump at an impasse. Here's what the law says.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
'We've been very weak': House Democrats decry their oversight of Trump, push Pelosi on impeachment
'We've been very weak': House Democrats decry their oversight of Trump, push Pelosi on impeachment
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Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Schiff: Impeachment may be the only remedy if Trump pressured Ukraine on Biden
Schiff: Impeachment may be the only remedy if Trump pressured Ukraine on Biden
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Politico, Washington Post, Daily Wire and Breitbart
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: A record share of voters dislike Trump personally, but Democrats face challenges of their own — Voters overall also have doubts about Democrats' most progressive policy proposals. And many worry Joe Biden isn't up for the job. — WASHINGTON — As Democratic candidates compete …
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Trump's takeover of GOP forces many House Republicans to head for the exits — Republican Rep. Paul Mitchell's surprise retirement began with a President Trump tweet. — Moments after Trump's July 14 missive telling four U.S. congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries of origin …
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Mother Jones and Raw Story
Haris Alic / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Another New York Times Editor Made Racist, Anti-Semitic Comments — Another high level employee of the New York Times made racist, antisemitic, and disparaging comments on social media. — Jazmine Hughes, an associate editor of the New York Times Magazine …
Luz Lazo / Washington Post:
The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car — Harrison Keely's most fond memories of riding Amtrak all include snapshots of the dining car. The shiny silverware and white linens. Enjoying thick slices of French toast covered with powdered sugar and drenched in syrup while taking in the scenery.
Brett Bruen / Business Insider:
Trump has officially blown any chance of putting together a US-North Korea deal — President Donald Trump has squandered any chance of making a deal with North Korea and Kim Jong Un. — Trump's meetings with Kim gave North Korea legitimacy while the US gained nothing.
WFLA-TV:
Florida grandmother outraged after 6-year-old arrested for ‘tantrum’ — ORLANDO, Fla. (CNN/WKMG) — A Florida grandmother was shocked to find out her 6-year-old granddaughter had been arrested Thursday for throwing a tantrum. — Meralyn Kirkland says Kaia's journey to the juvenile detention center …
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Daily Wire and New York Post
Ayman Odeh / New York Times:
We Are Ending Netanyahu's Grip on Israel — The leader of the Arab Joint List explains why it will use its power to help make Benny Gantz prime minister of Israel. — Mr. Odeh leads the Joint List, the third-largest bloc in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, and is chairman of the Hadash Party.
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Al Jazeera and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Wall Street Journal:
Some WeWork Board Members Seek to Remove Adam Neumann as CEO — SoftBank officials are among those expected to push for Neumann ouster — A bloc of WeWork directors is planning to push Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive after a tumultuous week in which his eccentric behavior …
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TechCrunch and The Guardian, more at Techmeme »
Charles Sykes / NBC News:
Trump critic and rising GOP star Ben Sasse is now a Trump apologist. How sadly predictable. — Sasse could have been a thought leader of post-Trumpian conservativism. What is he now? — In the end, Ben Sasse got the Trump tweet he gave up so much to get.
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Trump's newest, worst Watergate: Can scared Pelosi, Dems, media finally find their inner 1974? — It was near the end of a long hot summer of American scandal. The nation was already exhausted from two years of shocking, nonstop headlines and the president's angry insistence that he was not a crook …
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Al Jazeera, New York Sun, Rolling Stone and Outside the Beltway
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Alaska Republican Party cancels 2020 primary — The Alaska GOP became the latest state Republican party to cancel its Republican Primary in support of President Trump. — The Party's State Central Committee said in a statement to The Associated Press that a primary “would serve no useful purpose” because Trump is the president.
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David Faris / The Week:
Defeat will not change the Republican Party
Defeat will not change the Republican Party
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
“Tell The World The Truth”: The Maybe Final Days Of Cory Booker's Campaign — Inside a dire, but somehow galvanizing day for a campaign that's struggled to turn a well-known man into a presidential contender. “We're in this to win it, not just... to be around.” — Reporting From
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