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2:45 PM ET, October 7, 2019

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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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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 …
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
McConnell joins other Republicans in rebuking Trump's Syria withdrawal  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly rebuked President Trump's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria, saying that a supermajority in the Senate disagreed with the president's abrupt announcement.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:   Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Mr. Jonathan Hoffman
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
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Federal judge rules Trump must turn over his tax returns to Manhattan DA, but Trump has appealed
Discussion: CNBC and The Week
Bloomberg:
Trump Wins Delay After Judge Refuses to Block N.Y. Tax Subpoena
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Axios
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 and Washington Post
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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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Stand for freedom, boycott the NBA
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.
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
End impeachment secrecy
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Ratcliffe: DOJ Inspector General's Report On FISA Abuse Will Be Released Friday; Need Schiff Under Oath
Discussion: Power Line
Asha Rangappa / gen.medium.com:
Running Covert Propaganda Against Americans Is Illegal.  Trump Tried It Anyway.  —  The whistleblower stopped a covert psychological operation against the American public dead in its tracks  —  ach new revelation in the money-for-dirt scandal involving the White House and Ukraine appears to add another nail in the impeachment coffin.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Kurt Volker resigns as executive director of McCain Institute
Discussion: Breitbart
Will Thorne / Variety:
Jeff Daniels to Play James Comey, Brendan Gleeson to Play Donald Trump in CBS Studios Miniseries  —  Jeff Daniels has found his next challenging role.  —  The actor is set to star as former FBI Director James Comey in a four-hour CBS Studios event miniseries based on Comey's bestselling book …
Discussion: The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Michael Ausiello / TVLine:   Brendan Gleeson Cast as President Donald Trump in James Comey Limited Series at CBS Studios
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 …
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Giuliani's answer to impeach inquiry: Sue Schiff  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, says he is working with outside lawyers to prepare lawsuits against prominent Democrats such as House Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff of California and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
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?
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 …
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 …
Liam Donovan / Medium:
Perks of a “Rigged System”  —  On the circular cynicism that insulates Trump  —  As the Ukraine scandal continues to unfold, it is worth taking a step back to consider how much of President Trump's appeal — and, ultimately, his resiliency — owes to the predicate of a “rigged system” laid in the early days of his campaign.
 
 
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