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Washington Post:
Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn't concerned about Moscow's interference in U.S. election  —  President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow's interference in the U.S. election because the United States did the same …
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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 …
New York Times:
N.R.A.'s LaPierre Asks Trump to ‘Stop the Games’ Over Gun Legislation in Discussion About Its Support  —  President Trump met in the White House on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, and discussed prospective gun legislation and whether the N.R …
Los Angeles Times:
Trump, caught off guard, struggles to fight impeachment storm  —  As soon as President Trump learned he was facing an impeachment investigation on Tuesday, he upended his meetings with world leaders near the United Nations and rushed to his soaring skyscraper a few blocks away in midtown Manhattan.
Hearst Connecticut / Connecticut Post:
President Trump needs to step down  —  Even given the incredibly fast pace of news in the Trump era, the speed with which the Ukraine scandal has moved from vague complaint to impeachable offense has been stunning.  Though we're still at the beginning of the process, there is already a mountain …
Discussion: The Boston Globe and Mediaite
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.
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
New York Times:
White House Classified Computer System Is Used to Hold Transcripts of Sensitive Calls
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:   Katy Tur Brutally Grills Trump Adviser Over Biden Claims: ‘Why is Ivanka Getting Copyrights in China?’
Michael Warren / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani says he won't testify without consulting Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:   Geraldo Rivera Says He'd Like to Beat Up ‘Rotten Snitch’ Whistleblower for Trump
Andrew Howard / The Arizona State Press:
McCain Institute head Kurt Volker steps down as US diplomat  —  Volker's resignation comes amid reports that he was involved in the Trump-Ukraine investigation
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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.
Discussion: The Week
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
Keith Gessen / Columbia Journalism Review:
How I missed the Ukraine story  —  In early August, I met Ambassador Kurt Volker, US Special Representative to Ukraine, in Washington, DC.  Volker, fifty-four, is one of a handful of “ordinary” foreign policy Republicans—confident of American power, hawkish on Russia, eager to expand NATO …
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 …
Discussion: ABC News
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Support for Trump impeachment rises 12 points in new poll
Washington Post:
Democrats prepare to move quickly to build case for Trump's impeachment
Discussion: The Hill and Wall Street Journal
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Mark Amodei Is First House Republican to Support Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:   ‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal
The Daily Beast:
Pompeo Grapples for Ways to Outlast Hurricane Rudy
Discussion: Contemptor
Miami Herald:
Prosecutors: Army official at Mar-a-Lago uploaded suspected child porn to Russian website  —  A military official formerly in charge of all White House communications for the U.S. Army at Mar-a-Lago was sentenced to three years of probation on Friday after he made false statements …
Discussion: Palm Beach Post, Fox News and Raw Story
Jeremy Hobson / WBUR:
Former Sen. Jeff Flake On The Trump Impeachment Inquiry 05:54 … Play  —  Following a whistleblower complaint about a phone call between President Trump and his counterpart in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she supports an impeachment inquiry.  —  Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake …
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New York Times:
House Democrats Issue First Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry
Discussion: Denver Post, Slate and Washington Post
CNN:
Democrats say White House stonewalling won't drag out inquiry and will boost case for impeachment
Discussion: Political Wire and CNSNews
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Impeachment fight threatens to grind legislative work to halt
Discussion: Politico and Wall Street Journal
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
At Fox News, Trump Impeachment Inquiry Brings On-Air Sniping  —  Fox News personalities are facing heckles, insults and criticism for their coverage this week of President Trump and the impeachment inquiry.  —  And that's just from their own colleagues.  —  In an unusual airing …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Clashes With Fox News Colleague Over Trump Defenders' ‘Deeply Misleading’ Spin on Ukraine
MSNBC:
‘Total panic’ as ‘shell-shocked’ White House struggles to find impeachment footing  —  NBC News reports that panic has now set in at the White House, where according to one source, aides are “increasingly wary” that “the president could respond erratically and become ‘unmanageable.’”
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
SC Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott dismiss whistleblower complaint as ‘hearsay’  —  BLUFFTON — South Carolina's two Republican senators sought to discredit the whistleblower complaint that has spurred an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.  —  Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott …
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:   Lindsey Graham loudly blabs about whistleblower controversy on commercial flight
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Republicans Block FEC From Publishing Rule On Foreign Election Interference  —  FEC Chair Ellen L Weintraub had to tweet out the entire FEC weekly digest after Republicans blocked her from publishing it because it contained a draft rule banning foreign election interference.
Ivana Kottasová / CNN:
Boris Johnson has been referred to a police watchdog over his alleged relationship with an American businesswoman  —  (CNN)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been referred to a police watchdog over his alleged relationship with an American businesswoman when he was mayor of London.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Reuters:
Ukraine must investigate Joe Biden's son, says ex-Ukrainian PM  —  MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine must investigate the activities of Joe Biden's son to establish whether his role in a Ukrainian gas company complied with the country's laws, Mykola Azarov, Ukraine's former prime minister, said in an interview.
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CNN:
Elizabeth Warren says impeachment inquiry should focus on Ukraine for now
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Denver Post
 
 
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Washington Post:
Moderates, all is not lost. Here's how we move forward.
KCRW:
Listen 57 min MORE  —  Nancy Pelosi says the inquiry is on …
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Deep Throat's identity was a mystery for decades because no one believed this woman
Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Throwing people in jail on drug charges? That's Bakersfield's idea to fight homelessness
Discussion: KTLA
David Roth / The Concourse:
This Guy Truly Has No Idea What He's Talking About
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump says he raised Hunter Biden allegations with his China go-between
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Americans spent decades discussing rule of law. Why would anyone believe us now?
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Now One Of Trump's Court Picks Is Tied Up In This Ukraine Scandal
Discussion: Raw Story
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Intel Community Secretly Gutted Requirement Of First-Hand Whistleblower Knowledge
Ambassador Kurt Volker / U.S. House of …:
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry
Discussion: Raw Story, Axios and Splinter
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