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James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Official Who Heard Call Says Trump Got ‘Rolled’ By Turkey and ‘Has No Spine’  —  Donald Trump got “rolled” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a National Security Council source with direct knowledge of the discussions told Newsweek.  —  In a scheduled phone call …
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Washington Post:
Republicans deliver rare rebuke of Trump, slamming his Syria withdrawal decision  —  President Trump faced a swift torrent of Republican criticism Monday as lawmakers rebuked his plan to withdraw troops from northeast Syria, a move Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said would undermine …
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
‘POTUS went rogue’: Trump's Syria move blindsides national security leaders  —  The White House's announcement that U.S. forces are pulling back from northeastern Syria to allow a Turkish offensive there took the Pentagon and the government's Syria point man by surprise ⁠ …
New York Times:
President Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Republicans slam Trump's decision on US forces in Syria that puts allies at risk
Discussion: HuffPost, Fox News and Raw Story
Amos Harel / Haaretz:   Israel Was Surprised by Trump's Decision to Withdraw From Syria, Allow Turkey to Start Operation
Washington Post:
Trump's Syria decision reflects his stunning ignorance of the situation
Discussion: Bloomberg, ABC News and New York Times
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Mr. Jonathan Hoffman
Discussion: Breaking Defense
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
As Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, a top commander pleads for U.S. support
Discussion: Slate, Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Dave Lawler / Axios:
White House insists Trump didn't give Turkey a “green light” in Syria
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:   Pat Robertson ‘Appalled’ By Trump: He ‘Allowed Khashoggi to Be Cut in Pieces,’ May Lose …
Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
‘South Park’ Scrubbed From Chinese Internet After Critical Episode  —  After the “Band in China” episode mocked Hollywood for shaping its content to please the Chinese government, Beijing has responded by deleting all clips, episodes and discussions of the Comedy Central show.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The NBA is only the latest Chinese government hostage  —  The NBA has come under severe criticism for bending over backward to appease the Chinese government after Beijing threatened the league with severe economic consequences over one pro-Hong Kong tweet.  But we must remember …
Ben Golliver / Washington Post:
NBA under fire from all directions after response to Rockets-China incident
Charles Sykes / Politico:
The Humiliation of Lindsey Graham  —  It was a cri de cœur from Lindsey Graham, the lament of the sycophant scorned.  —  President Trump's decision to abandon our Kurdish allies in Syria by leaving them undefended against a Turkish invasion was, Graham tweeted, “a disaster” and a “nightmare.”
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Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney, Murphy Statement on President's Syria Announcement  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism …
Axios:
Syria decision exposes Trump to political peril
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A.  —  A judge rejected the president's argument that he was immune from criminal investigations.  —  A federal judge on Monday rejected a bold argument from President Trump that sitting presidents are immune from criminal investigations …
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Tanya Ballard Brown / NPR:
President Trump Doesn't Need To Release His Tax Returns — For Now
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman: Trump wrong to seek help from Ukraine, China  —  While he still says impeachment is too extreme, Sen. Rob Portman readily acknowledged today that President Donald Trump should not have asked the Ukraine or China for help investigating former Vice President Joe Biden.
John Harwood / CNBC:
Polls begin to signal rising impeachment threat to Trump  — Despite last week's hailstorm of bad news, President Trump's job approval rating stood virtually unchanged.  — Except for Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and a few others, GOP members of the House and Senate have either defended …
Discussion: Raw Story
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
County Records Contradict Warren's Claim She Was Fired Over Pregnancy  —  RIVERDALE, N.J.—The Riverdale Board of Education approved a second-year teaching contract for a young Elizabeth Warren, documents show, contradicting the Democratic presidential candidate's repeated claims that she was asked …
Miami Herald:
Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won't comply with impeachment inquiry  —  Two South Florida businessman who peddled supposedly explosive information from Ukraine about corruption involving Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton will not comply with a request for documents and depositions …
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The Daily Beast:
Lawyer Claims Congress Is ‘Harassing’ Rudy Giuliani's Allies—by Asking Them for Ukraine Documents
Discussion: Associated Press and Law & Crime
Ken Frydman / New York Times:
What Happened to Rudy Giuliani?  —  The man I worked for in 1993 is not the man who now lies for Donald Trump.  —  Mr. Frydman was press secretary for Rudolph W. Giuliani during the 1993 mayoral campaign.  —  On Oct. 8, 1994, my wife Liz Bruder and I were married in City Hall by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
House Democrats consider masking identity of whistleblower from Trump's GOP allies in Congress  —  House Democrats eager to protect a whistleblower who raised alarms over President Trump pressuring a foreign leader to investigate a political rival are considering testimony at a remote location …
Washington Post:
Demoralized State Department personnel question Pompeo's role in Ukraine crisis  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned Monday morning from a European trip to a State Department workforce that is increasingly demoralized and resentful under his leadership, amid a growing belief …
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Devin Nunes: Intelligence Community Inspector General ‘Knowingly Changed’ Whistleblower Complaint Form  —  Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday the intelligence community inspector general (ICIG), with whom an intelligence official filed …
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David Siders / Politico:
Sanders heart attack casts cloud over his candidacy  —  Bernie Sanders has been sidelined for nearly a week — after failing for almost three days to disclose that he had a heart attack.  It's unclear when the 78-year-old senator will return to the stump.  His campaign has yet to divulge the severity of his heart attack.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Lobbyists pan Sanders proposal to end corporate donations for party conventions
Discussion: Splinter
Peter Baker / New York Times:
‘We Absolutely Could Not Do That’: When Seeking Foreign Help Was Out of the Question  —  WASHINGTON — One day in October 1992, four Republican congressmen showed up in the Oval Office with an audacious recommendation.  President George Bush was losing his re-election race …
Mark Bowden / The Atlantic:
Top Military Officers Unload on Trump  —  For most of the past two decades, American troops have been deployed all over the world—to about 150 countries.  During that time, hundreds of thousands of young men and women have experienced combat, and a generation of officers have come of age dealing with the practical realities of war.
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story