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11:10 PM ET, October 4, 2019

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NBC News:
CIA's top lawyer made criminal referral on whistleblower's complaint about Trump conduct  —  Experts are raising questions about why the Justice Department did not open an investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Weeks before the whistleblower's complaint became public, the CIA's top lawyer …
Washington Post:
Trump's calls with foreign leaders have long worried aides, leaving some ‘genuinely horrified’  —  In one of his first calls with a head of state, President Trump fawned over Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling the man who ordered interference in America's 2016 election that he was a great leader …
Discussion: Mediaite, Hullabaloo and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, in August Call With GOP Senator, Denied Official's Claim on Ukraine Aid  —  President Trump denied that he had linked military aid to Ukraine with a commitment by Kyiv to investigate the 2016 presidential elections when pressed on the matter by a Republican senator in August, according to the lawmaker.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson says he was blocked by President Trump from telling Ukraine foreign aid was coming  —  U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks with members of the media before meeting with the Middleton Chamber of Commerce at Serendipity Labs in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.
Washington Post:
Holding Ukraine hostage: How the president and his allies, chasing 2020 ammunition, fanned a political storm  —  By mid-May, the U.S. relationship with Ukraine was unraveling: The U.S. ambassador had been recalled home for no apparent reason, the country's new president was anxious about U.S. support …
Discussion: Power Line
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Volker Gives New Details on Giuliani's Role in Ukraine Policy  —  WASHINGTON — The former State Department special envoy for Ukraine told congressional investigators that Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, insisted that Ukraine specifically commit to investigate involvement …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Me!  Me!’:  An aggrieved Trump spins an alternate reality as impeachment probe escalates  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  President Trump paced.  He pointed.  He parried — jokingly shaking one reporter's hand and blocking another's iPhone with his own.
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JM Rieger / Washington Post:
‘Coup’ talk is proliferating on Fox as impeachment inquiry ramps up
Orion Rummler / Axios:
House Democrats subpoena White House in impeachment inquiry
Discussion: Political Wire
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Rubio: Trump only asked foreign countries to investigate Biden to ‘needle the press’
Discussion: Daily Kos, Vox and Balloon Juice
Lawrence K. Altman / New York Times:
Sanders Said He Had a Common Heart Procedure.  So Why the Mystery?  —  For three days, Mr. Sanders did not disclose pertinent health details, stirring questions about his condition.  On Friday evening, doctors confirmed he had suffered a heart attack.  —  WASHINGTON — “None of us …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Had Heart Attack, His Doctors Say as He Leaves Hospital
Discussion: Axios, The Wrap and New York Post
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Heart attack led to Sen. Bernie Sanders's hospitalization, doctors say
Defense One:
US Customs Officer Harasses Defense One Journalist at Dulles Airport  —  Repeating “You write propaganda, right?”, officer held passport until he received an affirmative answer.  —  A U.S. passport screening official held a Defense One journalist's passport until he received an affirmative answer …
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Will Block Visa Applicants Who Cannot Prove They Can Get Health Insurance  —  President Donald Trump invoked broad executive powers Friday, issuing a proclamation to block the entry of immigrants applying for visas who cannot prove that they will be able to obtain health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States.
Discussion: Vox
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New York Times:   Trump Will Deny Immigrant Visas to Those Who Can't Pay for Health Care
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Require Immigrant-Visa Applicants to Show They Can Afford Health Care
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Oust Pelosi From the Presidential Succession Line  —  Democrats should make it legally impossible for impeachment to deliver them the White House.  —  The top order of business when the House of Representatives returns from recess on Oct. 15 is certain to be the impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Donald Trump.
Discussion: CNBC, Fox News, Common Dreams and Townhall
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren campaign fires senior staffer for ‘inappropriate behavior’  —  Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has fired its national organizing director, Rich McDaniel, after an investigation into allegations of what it called “inappropriate behavior.”  —  “Over the past two weeks …
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Tom Burt / Microsoft on the Issues:
Recent cyberattacks require us all to be vigilant  —  Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorus, which we believe originates from Iran and is linked to the Iranian government.  We're sharing this for two reasons.
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Deadspin:
Inside TheMaven's Plan To Turn Sports Illustrated Into A Rickety Content Mill  —  Now that Sports Illustrated's three owners, Meredith Corp., Authentic Brands Group, and TheMaven, have completed the callous layoff of half of Sports Illustrated's newsroom and finalized a deal that gives control …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Joe Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ in first new ad of $6 million early-state push  —  Biden fires back at Trump: I'm not going anywhere  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's presidential campaign says President Donald Trump is “lying about the one Democrat he doesn't want to face” in the first new spot …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden's ‘devastating’ fundraising haul a loud warning for once-unrivaled front-runner
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Inspector General to Review Handling of Trump's Tax Returns  —  WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's inspector general is investigating how Treasury handled a congressional request for President Trump's tax returns, which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to turn over.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Treasury IG probing department's refusal to give Democrats Trump's tax returns
Discussion: Associated Press
David French / National Review:
Trump's Most Loyal Allies Are Putting Him on the Path to Impeachment  —  I don't think it's possible to fully grasp the Ukraine scandal without understanding the dynamic outlined by former homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert last weekend.  Recall that he told ABC News and the New York Times …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Matthew Brown / Deseret News:
Rep. Ben McAdams says he supports Trump impeachment inquiry  —  Deseret News reporter Matthew Brown is reporting that Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, now supports an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: … Previously, McAdams had declined to weigh in about whether he supported an impeachment inquiry.
Discussion: NRCC
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel Maddow Joins The CW's ‘Batwoman’ (Exclusive)  —  The MSNBC political commentator is expected to have a role in multiple episodes — but there's a catch.  —  Rachel Maddow is heading to The CW's Batwoman.  —  The MSNBC host — currently enjoying a big ratings bump amid talk …
Discussion: Fox News, The Wrap and The Daily Caller
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached.  Give Him What He Wants — Immediately.  —  Remember that sultry July day during the 2016 campaign when Donald Trump went in front of the television cameras and asked the Russian government to intervene in the looming presidential election on his behalf?
Discussion: Althouse
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Invention of the Conspiracy Theory on Biden and Ukraine  —  How a conservative dark-money group that targeted Hillary Clinton in 2016 spread the discredited story that may lead to Donald Trump's impeachment.  —  For nearly two years, conservative operatives have been trying to weaponize …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Email Leak Exposes Trump Tower Russian's Dirty Lobbying Operations  —  According to leaked emails from Natalia Veselniskaya, Russia's disinformation campaign may have broken U.S. law and exposed details of a witness who later fell from a window.  —  LONDON—The identity of the U.S. government's star witness …
Discussion: Raw Story and CANNONFIRE
 
 
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The Guardian:
Revealed: the QAnon conspiracy theorist who is friends with Australian PM Scott Morrison
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Lola Fadulu / New York Times:
Trump Administration Unveils More Cuts to Food Stamp Program
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Chuck Schumer's ‘Windowless Basement’ Strategy for Winning Back the Senate
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Fake news’: Email reveals lapse by Fox News's Chris Wallace
Discussion: Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Ex-Marine who claimed sexual involvement with Elizabeth Warren lied about military service, Corps says
The Boston Globe:
PROVIDENCE — Former UN ambassador Samantha Power said Friday she would not rule out running …
Discussion: Politico