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1:10 PM ET, September 28, 2019

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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 …
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: Raw Story
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Trump's Ukraine call sparks new questions over intelligence chief's firing  —  The president removed Dan Coats days after his conversation with Zelenskiy and insisted that Coats's deputy not get the job  —  Three days after his now infamous phone conversation with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy …
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 …
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Lindsey Graham loudly blabs about whistleblower controversy on commercial flight  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday gave a commercial flight a private preview of his appearance on CBS's “Face the Nation,” a source told Page Six, including calling the whistleblower controversy “Kavanaugh on steroids!”
Discussion: The Guardian
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
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 'Don't overthink it'  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  “DON'T OVERTHINK IT.”  That's the mantra we keep hearing from many Democrats in D.C. So many members of the House majority are befuddled by the hyperventilating over messaging, confused at the pretzels some lawmakers twist themselves …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Kurt Volker, Trump's Envoy for Ukraine, Resigns
Discussion: The Week
Keith Gessen / Columbia Journalism Review:   How I missed the Ukraine story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:   The Ukraine Scandal Is a Fitting Symbol of Trump's Presidency. It May Finally Be His Downfall.
Jane Musgrave / Palm Beach Post:
Military officer at Mar-a-Lago disciplined for lying during child porn investigation
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Giuliani cancels paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The dam is breaking: Trump's true character is revealed, more fully than ever
Discussion: Slate
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:   SC Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott dismiss whistleblower complaint as ‘hearsay’
The Daily Beast:
Pompeo Grapples for Ways to Outlast Hurricane Rudy
Discussion: Raw Story and Contemptor
CNN:
Democrats say White House stonewalling won't drag out inquiry and will boost case for impeachment
Discussion: Denver Post
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:   ‘The New Berlin Wall’: Why Ukraine Is Central to the Scandal
The Boston Globe:
Forget impeachment.  Donald Trump needs to resign  —  THE VISCERAL REACTION I had to the summary of President Trump's phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was that he should resign the presidency.  So obvious and brazen was the abuse of presidential power …
Discussion: Palmer Report
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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: Mediaite
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.
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Mark Amodei Is First House Republican to Support Trump Impeachment Inquiry  —  The four-term congressman from Nevada said he was withholding judgment on whether President Trump committed an impeachable offense.  —  Representative Mark Amodei of Nevada on Friday became the first Republican member …
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Jeremy Hobson / WBUR:
Former Sen. Jeff Flake On The Trump Impeachment Inquiry 05:54
Discussion: Fox News
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Public opinion polls show shift toward impeaching Trump
Ari Fleischer / Fox News:
Dem drive to impeach Trump over Ukraine call is hysterical, hyperbolic and hypocritical  —  President Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was beautiful.  Except for the part where Trump talked about former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter.  That was inappropriate.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and LifeSiteNews
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump says he raised Hunter Biden allegations with his China go-between
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:   Maher: If Don Jr. Did What Hunter Biden Did, ‘It Would Be all Rachel Maddow Was Talking About’
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Impeaching the Peach One  —  There are observers, including critics of President Trump, who are skeptical of the push for impeachment.  Not because he hasn't earned the contempt and sanction of Congress, but because the politics are too risky.  Will the public support an impeachment investigation …
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: Raw Story
Bud Kennedy / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
11,000 college votes in '18 turned Tarrant County purple.  Now campus voting may end  —  More than 11,000 votes were cast on local college campuses like UT Arlington and TCU last year — many for Democrats.  —  Now, county officials have no plans to offer college voting sites for the 2020 election.
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
The Pentagon is doing its damnedest to avoid being dragged into the Ukraine mess  —  A $250 million military assistance package to Ukraine was the spring that set in motion the possible impeachment of the president of the United States - and the Defense Department wants to be as far away from this quagmire as humanly possible.
Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani's former DOJ colleagues believe he committed crimes in pushing Biden probe  —  “I think the Giuliani that I know would prosecute the Giuliani of today,” said Jeffrey Harris, who worked closely with him in the 1980s.  —  On a Friday in late July, Rudy Giuliani boarded a plane …
 
 
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
If Democrats impeach Trump, a GOP House would probably impeach the next Democratic president
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Raw Story
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Is Impeachment the End of the Road for Most of the 2020 Field?
Discussion: Political Wire
Gabriel Snyder / Columbia Journalism Review:
Times public editor: The Ukraine whistle-blower, swing voters, and an enduring Twitter problem
Discussion: New York Times and The Atlantic
Associated Press:
The Latest: Judge to block rules for detained migrant kids
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge a Dam. An Old Lobbying Client Would Benefit.
Bjorn Lomborg / Globe and Mail:
On climate change, humanity is not ‘evil’
 Earlier Items: 
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The best antidote for a bad election is a better election
Discussion: VICE
Washington Post:
Amateur pro-Trump ‘sleuths’ scramble to unmask whistleblower: ‘Your president has asked for your help’
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 …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
At Fox News, Trump Impeachment Inquiry Brings On-Air Sniping
Discussion: Washington Post
MSNBC:
‘Total panic’ as ‘shell-shocked’ White House struggles to find impeachment footing
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Republicans Block FEC From Publishing Rule On Foreign Election Interference
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Americans spent decades discussing rule of law. Why would anyone believe us now?
 

 
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