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11:05 AM ET, September 23, 2019

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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump vs. the United States of America  —  The full picture reveals a man who presents a clear and present danger to the country.  —  Sometimes it's worth stepping back to look at the full picture.  —  He has pressured a foreign leader to interfere in the 2020 American presidential election.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Media Helped Trump Carry Out His Ukraine Smear  —  On May 1, the New York Times published a story that contained the most important facets of the Ukraine story.  The Times reported that President Trump, through his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was pressing Ukraine's government to investigate Joe Biden.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump just poured rocket fuel on the impeachment fire  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IMPEACHMENT IS BECOMING more and more likely.  Some will tell you it's approaching a certainty.  Think of it this way: President DONALD TRUMP has just admitted that he — the president of the United States …
Discussion: Associated Press and CNN
New York Times:
As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned of a “new chapter of lawlessness” and a turning point in the House investigation of President Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he accused …
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
The strategic case for impeaching Donald Trump  —  Welcome to some zero-sum game theory.  —  The facts are dribbling out about Donald Trump's efforts to seek official foreign assistance to take actions that would harm his domestic political rivals.  Those facts are rather appalling …
Caitlin Webber / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Says He Can't Guarantee That Trump Didn't Threaten Ukraine Aid  — Trump appeared to acknowledge discussing Biden with Ukraine  — Episode previews 2020 election narrative if Biden is nominee  —  Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani didn't rule out the possibility …
Discussion: Political Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
GOP rival Bill Weld says Trump has committed ‘treason, pure and simple’  —  Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who is challenging President Trump for the Republican nomination next year, on Monday accused him of “treason” for pressing the leader of Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Want to Impeach Trump? Call Congress.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:   Trump, Unrestrained  —  America's vulnerability is exploited by its president.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump plays unusual role of warm-up act at massive Modi rally in Houston
Discussion: The Week, Politico and CNN
Michael Kruse / Politico:
'If He's Not in a Fight, He Looks for One.'
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
The Press Is Embracing False Equivalence—Again
Beth Baumann / Townhall:
Yikes: Biden Loses His Cool With Fox News Reporter
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Immigrant kids fill this town's schools.  Their bus driver is leading the backlash.  —  WORTHINGTON, Minn. — It was the first day of school, so Don Brink was behind the wheel of his bus, its yellow paint glistening in the drizzling dawn.  Wearing jeans and a John Deere cap …
Ryan W. Miller / USA Today:
Climate change activists ‘shut down DC’ and disrupt morning commutes at busy intersections  —  WASHINGTON - Activists calling for action on climate change were disrupting morning commutes across Washington, D.C., Monday morning, just days after hundreds of thousands demonstrated alongside school children …
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Washington Post:
Shut Down D.C.: ‘Climate rebels’ gather at sites across D.C., aiming to bring city to a ‘standstill’
Discussion: The Week
Popular Information:
Massive “I Love America” Facebook page, pushing pro-Trump propaganda, is run by Ukrainians  —  The “I Love America” Facebook page boasts 1.1 million fans, with viral content that reaches more Facebook users than some of the largest media outlets in the United States.
Discussion: The Week
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
‘Off the charts’: White House turnover is breaking records  —  ‘I think we have tremendous stability,’ Trump told reporters last week  —  The top echelon of the Trump administration has become a high-speed revolving door — with turnover in 78 percent of the positions, a new study has found.
Discussion: Axios
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign pessimistic about winning Michigan again  —  MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — Donald Trump has long heralded Michigan as the crown jewel of his 2016 victory.  But the president's campaign team is increasingly grim about a repeat performance in the traditionally blue Rust Belt state.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
JM Rieger / Washington Post:
As the national debt has risen, Trump officials kept saying it would fall  —  When Republicans cut corporate and individual taxes in 2017, they promised two things: It would grow the economy and it would not add to the national debt.  Neither of those have borne out.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Democrats are stuck in a doom loop of premature polling  —  The case for looking beyond the top three candidates.  —  Democratic voters are stuck in a self-destructive loop.  —  The loop begins and ends with polls.  Pollsters know that Democrats want to know who is the strongest candidate …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump's team is trying to stop impeachment before it starts  —  Donald Trump's lawyers insist they don't need to form an impeachment defense team.  —  Yet here's what they have: At least 30 White House and Justice Department attorneys who have worked on related issues.
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday.  He said the U.K. would consider taking part in a U.S.-led military effort …
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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Trump skips UN climate summit that could be ‘slingshot’ toward global goals
Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
The “Cancel Culture” Con
Steven Greenhouse / New York Magazine:
A to F+: Grading the Presidential Candidates on Their Labor Plans Worker rights are shaping up a key issue in 2020.
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
Buttigieg Staffer Attended Anti-Semitic Farrakhan Sermon
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Day One Agenda  —  The Next Administration: Using Presidential Power for Good
Simon Kennedy / Bloomberg:
Trump's Fed Tweets Shown to Have ‘Significant’ Effect on Trading
Discussion: Washington Post
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
White House infighting thwarts movement on guns
 Earlier Items: 
WTOP:
Former WTOP political analyst Mark Plotkin dies at 72
WFLA-TV:
Florida grandmother outraged after 6-year-old arrested for ‘tantrum’
Discussion: New York Post and Daily Wire
Alayna Treene / Axios:
GOP allies warn vaping ban will sink Trump in 2020
Haris Alic / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Another New York Times Editor Made Racist, Anti-Semitic Comments
Discussion: NB Blog, Instapundit and Daily Wire
Luz Lazo / Washington Post:
The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car
Discussion: New York Post
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Trump's takeover of GOP forces many House Republicans to head for the exits
 

 
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