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7:45 PM ET, September 27, 2019

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New York Times:
Trump Meets With LaPierre to Discuss How N.R.A. Could Support Political Defense  —  President Trump met on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, to discuss how the N.R.A. could provide financial support for the president's defense as he faces political headwinds …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: McConnell: If House acts, Senate must have trial  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that if the House goes ahead and impeaches President Donald Trump …
Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Geraldo Rivera Says He'd Like to Beat Up ‘Rotten Snitch’ Whistleblower for Trump  —  Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera stated he'd like to beat up the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint helped kick-start an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:   Katy Tur Brutally Grills Trump Adviser Over Biden Claims: ‘Why is Ivanka Getting Copyrights in China?’
Washington Post:
Giuliani cancels paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose actions as President Trump's personal lawyer have helped set in motion an impeachment inquiry, abruptly canceled his scheduled paid appearance at a Kremlin-backed conference in Armenia next week.
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CNN:
White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince  —  Washington (CNN)White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump's conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin …
Discussion: Washington Post
Pamela Brown / CNN:
First on CNN: White House says lawyers directed moving Ukraine transcript to highly secure system
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Giuliani, Barr likely to be called to testify in impeachment inquiry, House intel Dem says
Steve Benen / MSNBC:   The first White House press secretary to have it easy during a scandal
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Kurt Volker, Trump's Envoy for Ukraine, Resigns  —  WASHINGTON — Kurt D. Volker, the State Department's special envoy for Ukraine, who got caught in the middle of the pressure campaign by President Trump and his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to find damaging information about Democrats, resigned his post on Friday.
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CNN:
Sources: Special envoy to Ukraine resigns one day after whistleblower report released  —  (CNN)Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, has resigned one day after the release of a whistleblower report alleging a coverup by the White House of a call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President …
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The dam is breaking: Trump's true character is revealed, more fully than ever  —  In the classic mafia movie Goodfellas, Ray Liotta's character muses about how he always wanted to grow up to be in the mob.  “To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States.”
Discussion: Slate
Tess Bonn / The Hill:   Support for Trump impeachment rises 12 points in new poll
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Four debunked talking points used to discredit the whistleblower complaint
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats are taking a big impeachment risk.  It's not what you think.  —  House Democrats appear to be coalescing behind a strategy of narrowly focusing their impeachment inquiry on the latest explosive revelations involving President Trump's corrupt pressure on the Ukrainian president to interfere in a U.S. election on his behalf.
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New York Times:
House Democrats Issue First Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry  —  Three committee chairmen issued the first subpoena in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, seeking documents and witnesses regarding his dealings with Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats, kick-starting …
Ambassador Kurt Volker / U.S. House of …:
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry  —  Three Committees Schedule Multiple Depositions with Key State Department Officials Over Next Two Weeks  —  f t # e  —  “Pursuant to the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Now One Of Trump's Court Picks Is Tied Up In This Ukraine Scandal  —  Senate Democrats are asking judicial nominee Steven Menashi, a White House legal aide, what he's known about the bombshell whistleblower complaint.  —  WASHINGTON ― Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Democrats Have Trump on the Ropes. They Must Act on Impeachment Now.
Humberto Sanchez / The Nevada Independent:
Amodei on Trump impeachment inquiry: 'Let's put it through the process and see what happens'  —  Mark Amodei, R-Nev., talks during an editorial board meeting with The Nevada Independent on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.  (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)  —  Rep. Mark Amodei supports the House's inquiry …
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James DeHaven / Reno Gazette-Journal:   Amodei on Trump impeachment probe: ‘If you broke the law there are consequences for that’
James Bennet / New York Times:   Why The Times Editorial Board Supports an Impeachment Inquiry
Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA Was ‘Foreign Asset’ To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals  —  The National Rifle Association acted as a “foreign asset” for Russia in the period leading up to the 2016 election, according to a new investigation unveiled Friday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon.
Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Joseph Wilson, Who Challenged Iraq War Narrative, Dies at 69  —  He contradicted a statement in President George W. Bush's State of the Union address.  A week later, his wife at the time, Valerie Plame, was outed as a C.I.A. agent.  —  Joseph C. Wilson, the long-serving American diplomat whose clash …
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Seven important and awful signs for Trump  —  The whistleblower complaint is so damning President Trump and his minions tried to conceal it from Congress and the public.  It is so damning that a long list of Senate Republicans claimed not to have read it or refused comment.
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Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Results and Analysis
Discussion: Roll Call
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Inscrutable Mike Pence  —  PIETY AND POWER  —  Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House  —  After losing his first campaign for Congress, a penitent Mike Pence swore off the dark side of politics.  In a confessional essay in 1991, he wrote that “negative campaigning is wrong” and set out rules for himself for the future.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Clashes With Fox News Colleague Over Trump Defenders' ‘Deeply Misleading’ Spin on Ukraine  —  The ‘Fox News Sunday’ host clashed with colleague Sandra Smith after she echoed White House talking points on the whistleblower complaint.  —  The first question Fox News host Sandra Smith asked …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
John F. Harris / Politico:
Trump Killed the Seriousness of Impeachment  —  Impeachment proceedings used to be news of unquestionable gravity.  The week showed it's just more fodder for the ideological and culture wars.  —  John F. Harris is founding editor of POLITICO and author of “The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House.”
Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Splinter
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Matt Drudge played a major role in the Clinton impeachment. Now he's back for another round.
Discussion: The Week
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
We're Getting Ripped Off  —  In 2019, the average price of health insurance rose above $20,000 for families that obtain their coverage through work.  That's according to the latest survey of employer benefits from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that premiums increased by 5 percent for the second year in a row.
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Cara Korte / CBS News:   Emotional town halls become centerpiece of Bernie Sanders' campaign
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Intel Community Secretly Gutted Requirement Of First-Hand Whistleblower Knowledge  —  Federal records show that the intelligence community secretly revised the formal whistleblower complaint form in August 2019 to eliminate the requirement of direct, first-hand knowledge of wrongdoing.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Impeach him, anyway  —  Protesters demanding the impeachment of Donald Trump in New York on June 7, 2018.  Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images  —  The case for impeachment, even if it can't oust Trump.  —  In Federalist 65, Alexander Hamilton considers the problem of impeachment.
Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo blames angry ‘leftists’ for impeachment of Trump and predicts ‘quote unquote inquiry’ will cause gridlock  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized “leftist” Democrats for pushing Congress into launching an impeachment inquiry of President Trump and predicted the probe would lead to government gridlock.
Mike Giglio / The Atlantic:
Revenge of the Intelligence Nerds  —  On his first day in office, in January 2017, Donald Trump paid a visit to the CIA.  He stood before its Memorial Wall, which then had 117 stars commemorating those who lost their lives in the line of duty.  “I want to just let you know, I am so behind you …
Jessica Pels / Cosmopolitan:
Cosmo Asks Bernie Sanders the Questions Young Women Want Answered  —  It's a high-stakes election with a large pool of would-be presidents, and young women might just be the deciding vote on our future  —  To help you choose—and to get the candidates to address what matters most to YOU—
 
 
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Jeanine Santucci / USA Today:
A GoFundMe has raised over $70k to cover legal fees for anonymous Ukraine whistleblower
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Americans spent decades discussing rule of law. Why would anyone believe us now?
Washington Post:
Trump campaign launches anti-impeachment blitz on Facebook, targeting four minority congresswomen
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:
In show of strength, Warren places $4.7 million TV ad buy for early 2020
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Detain Migrant Children
Libby Watson / New Republic:
The Rot on The Hill  —  There are many things about life inside …
Dan M. Clark / New York Law Journal:
Deutsche Bank Says It Has Tax Filings of Two Trump Family Members, but Won't Say Who
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Audio of private meeting shows oil industry ripping into Trump administration
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
A D.C. police union is holding its holiday party at President Trump's hotel.  Some members are furious.
Discussion: Raw Story
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Impeachment Will Take Trump to a New Frontier of Haterdom
Discussion: CNSNews
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
More than 300 former officials call Trump's actions concerning Ukraine ‘profound national security concern’
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Nancy Pelosi: An Extremely Stable Genius
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Washington Post
 

 
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