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12:45 PM ET, October 7, 2019

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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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NBC News:
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit seeking to keep tax returns hidden  —  Trump had sued to block a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney seeking eight years of personal and business tax documents.  —  Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit on tax returns, calls invoked immunity ‘unqualified and boundless’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Trump Wins Delay After Judge Refuses to Block N.Y. Tax Subpoena  — President wins last-minute delay from federal appeal court  — Manhattan D.A. is looking into hush-money payments to women  —  President Donald Trump won a last-minute reprieve from a court order that would have forced …
Discussion: Axios and Vanity Fair
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Federal judge rules Trump must turn over his tax returns to Manhattan DA, but Trump has appealed  —  The request for eight years of records relates to the DA's investigation into hush-money payments during the 2016 election.  — David A. Fahrenthold, Ann E. Marimow -  · - 1 hour ago -
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Court Fight to Keep Tax Records Secret From N.Y.
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tosses a Trump lawsuit to keep his taxes secret
Discussion: Vox
New York Times:
President Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy  —  WASHINGTON — In a major shift in United States military policy in Syria, the White House said on Sunday that President Trump had given his endorsement for a Turkish military operation that would sweep away …
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary  —  Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by telephone.  Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria.  The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation …
Associated Press:   Trump defends Syria decision as GOP leaders push back
Natasha Turak / CNBC:
Trump handing northern Syria to Turkey is a ‘gift to Russia, Iran, and ISIS,’ former US envoy says
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
MSNBC:   Engel: ‘Absolute concern’ over WH Syria announcement
Axios:
Trump on Syria pullout: “It is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars”
Discussion: Associated Press and Reason
John Gonzalez / The Ringer:
Daryl Morey's Hong Kong Tweet Has Put His Relationship With the Rockets in Limbo  —  The Houston general manager came out in support of the protest movement in Hong Kong, and the backlash from Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the Chinese government, and Chinese business interests have rocked the franchise and the NBA
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South China Morning Post:
‘We love China’: Rockets' Harden ‘sorry’ over GM's Hong Kong tweet
Discussion: Yahoo News and twitchy.com
Associated Press:
AP sources: Trump allies sought changes at Ukraine utility  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump's main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Impeachment tentacles spread throughout Trump's team  —  The tentacles of the Democratic impeachment investigation are extending far beyond the arms of President Donald Trump.  —  The vice president's office, acting chief of staff's office, State Department, Energy Department …
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Axios:
Trump says he worries about the stain impeachment will leave on his legacy
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
TMZ.com:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Files for Divorce  —  8:08 AM PT — A rep for Omar tells TMZ, “As with all marriages, this is intensely personal and a difficult time for their family.  For years, Ilhan and Ahmed have been the object of speculation and inuendo from political opponents and the media.”
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
End impeachment secrecy  —  There have so far been two hearings in the House Democrats' effort to impeach President Trump over the Ukraine matter.  Both have been held in secret.  One was Thursday, the other Friday, and the public does not know what was said in either.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Ratcliffe: DOJ Inspector General's Report On FISA Abuse Will Be Released Friday; Need Schiff Under Oath
Discussion: Power Line
Lee Smith / RealClearInvestigations:
It's Not All About the Bidens: Why Trump Has Ukraine on the Brain  —  The impeachment inquiry Democrats launched last month may ultimately hinge on a simple question: Did President Trump try to force a foreign power (or powers) to help him take down a political opponent, Joe Biden?
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You  —  Almost a decade ago, Warren Buffett made a claim that would become famous.  He said that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary, thanks to the many loopholes and deductions that benefit the wealthy.  —  His claim sparked a debate about the fairness of the tax system.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
The Black Cube Chronicles: The Private Investigators  —  How two operatives tasked with surveilling reporters became embroiled in an international plot to suppress sexual-assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein.  —  This is the first installment of a three-part series.
Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Alan Dershowitz and the wheel of pain  —  1: A MAN ACCUSED  —  Alan Dershowitz won't hang up the phone.  He's breathing heavily into the receiver.  It's August 10, the morning Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell.  At first Dershowitz wants to go off the record, and I agree.
Arren Kimbel-Sannit / Politico:
Elaine Chao favored Kentuckians in meeting with officials seeking grants  —  In her first 14 months as Transportation secretary, Elaine Chao met with officials from Kentucky, which her husband Mitch McConnell represents in the Senate, vastly more often than those from any other state.
Discussion: Raw Story
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Democrat Mark Kelly outpaces Republican Martha McSally in latest Senate fundraising tally  —  Mark Kelly, the Democrat and retired NASA astronaut who is vying to unseat Republican Sen. Martha McSally, outraised her for the third straight quarter and has eclipsed his first two previous fundraising quarters.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
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Noelle Yasso / USA Today:
Trump has no right to confront the whistleblower who triggered an impeachment inquiry
Scott Adams / Wall Street Journal:
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Wall Street Journal:
Doctors, Once GOP Stalwarts, Now More Likely to Be Democrats
Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
The ‘Whistleblower’ Probably Isn't  —  It's an insult …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Althouse
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Powell: ‘The Republican party has got to get a grip on itself’
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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