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Washington Post:
Trump downplays U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds, saying 'they didn't help us in the Second World War'  —  President Trump said Wednesday that it would be “easy” for the United States to form new alliances if Syrian Kurds leave the fight against the Islamic State to fend off a Turkish attack …
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Fox News:
Turkey's Syria invasion: Member of US Special Forces says, ‘I am ashamed for the first time in my career’  —  A member of U.S. Special Forces serving alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin on Wednesday they were witnessing Turkish atrocities on the frontlines.
New York Times:
Death Toll Climbs as Turkish Offensive in Syria Enters 2nd Day  —  At least 16 Kurdish fighters were reported to have been killed as Turkish ground forces assaulted towns in northeastern Syria.  —  SANLIURFA, Turkey — Fighting lit up the sky early Thursday as Turkish troops pressed their air …
NBC News:
Intel officials say ISIS could regroup after U.S. ‘betrayal’ of Kurds in Syria
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Defying the World, Turkey Launches a War Against a U.S. Ally in Syria
Discussion: Al Jazeera, HuffPost and Townhall
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Trump has ushered in a grotesque coda to the war against ISIS
Discussion: Hullabaloo and CNBC
Bloomberg:
Trump Urged Top Aide to Help Giuliani Client Facing DOJ Charges  — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson refused to interfere in case  — 2017 episode bears hallmarks of Trump approach to Ukraine call  —  President Donald Trump pressed then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help persuade …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The 'I'm rubber, you're glue' presidency: Trump turns to schoolyard taunts in impeachment battle  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  After House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the Oval Office occupant countered with a creative offer of his own: Impeach me?
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Why are Republicans who voted to impeach Clinton so unmoved by Trump's actions?  —  This is a column about two impeachments and the boundless human capacity for rationalization and self-delusion.  —  The first time I wrote about the prospect of a president being impeached was on Jan. 21, 1998.
Washington Post:
GOP players in Benghazi probe drop strong defense of congressional oversight
Discussion: HuffPost
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats confident in obstruction case against Trump — but want more
Discussion: CNN and One America News Network
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Record support for Trump impeachment  —  Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday.  —  A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached …
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Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Week
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
Read the whistleblower's memo about Trump's Ukraine call, as described to CBS News  —  Washington — CBS News has learned the full contents of what appears to be a memo written by the whistleblower one day after President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.
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RealClearInvestigations:
Here Are the Giuliani-Ukraine Notes Few Have Seen  —  Notes of Rudolph Giuliani's interviews with two former Ukrainian prosecutors include one's allegation that then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned him against investigating energy firm Burisma Holdings “as it was not in the interest of Joe and/or Hunter Biden.”
Discussion: Instapundit
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Trump adviser says China provided information about Hunter Biden
Discussion: The Other McCain
CNN:
Trump warns McConnell about disloyal Republicans  —  Washington (CNN)Even as the White House appears to settle on the legal tactics to stave off Democrats' impeachment demands, uncertainty and unease over Trump's messaging approach remains high among his Republican allies, who see the ever-growing inquiry consuming the White House.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Focus on the GOP senators weighing history's judgment for Trump's fate
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Keith E. Whittington / Lawfare:
Must the House Vote to Authorize an Impeachment Inquiry?  —  Since taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm election of 2018, the Democrats have been exploring how it might be possible to pursue an impeachment inquiry while retaining some plausible deniability about whether they are actually doing so.
Discussion: CBS San Francisco, Reason and CNN
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Frank Bowman / Just Security:
White House Letter Distorts Both Law and History on Impeachment
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Alex Swoyer / Washington Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spends $300 on hairdo at Last Tangle Salon in Washington, D.C.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has allowed life in Washington to go to her head — literally.  —  The self-declared socialist, who regularly rails against the rich and complains about the cost …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Matt Drudge, an influential figure in conservative media, sours on Trump as he faces impeachment  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump, facing an ever-deepening scandal that threatens to swallow his presidency, appears to have lost a key ally in conservative media: The Drudge Report.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Ousted Ukraine envoy expected to testify in impeachment probe despite White House vow not to cooperate, congressional aides say  —  Congressional investigators expect that Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine, will appear as planned for a Friday deposition in the House's ongoing …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
George Conway and other prominent conservatives call for ‘expeditious’ impeachment probe  —  More than a dozen prominent conservative lawyers, including George T. Conway III, offered their legal reasoning for an “expeditious” impeachment probe into President Trump, creating a document they hope …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Josh Chafetz / New York Times:
The House Can Play Hardball, Too.  It Can Arrest Giuliani.  —  Two ways that Democrats in the House can match the White House's aggressive tactics.  —  Josh Chafetz is the author of “Congress's Constitution.”  —  In his letter to House leadership, the White House counsel, Pat Cipollone …
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Says He Knew of Heart Attack Three Days Before Disclosing It  —  “I think we did it appropriately and did it as quickly as we could,” Mr. Sanders said.  “No apologies.”  —  Bernie Sanders acknowledged on Wednesday that he knew he had suffered a heart attack three days …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Sanders says he ‘misspoke’ about scaling back rallies after heart attack, vows ‘vigorous’ 2020 campaign
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Dealing With China Isn't Worth the Moral Cost  —  We thought economic growth and technology would liberate China.  Instead, it corrupted us.  —  The People's Republic of China is the largest, most powerful and arguably most brutal totalitarian state in the world.
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Maitreyi Anantharaman / Deadspin:
Members Of Congress Ask Adam Silver To Suspend NBA Activities In China
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Farewell, Tomahawk Chop!  —  The Daily Caller reports on the latest victory for political correctness: “Braves Axe ‘Tomahawk Chop’ During Game Five After Complaint From Cardinal With Cherokee Heritage.” … Axing the tomahawk didn't do the Braves much good tonight, as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Windsor Mann / The Week:
Note to Republicans: Trump will betray you just like he betrayed the Kurds  —  In The Art of the Deal, President Trump presents his deal making — by which he means his avarice and swindling — as an artistic enterprise.  “Deals are my art form,” he writes in his best-selling book that he didn't write.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Gabriel Schoenfeld / USA Today:
Trump is in free fall.  We need insights on his fitness from Mattis, Kelly and others.  Now.  —  With the future of our constitutional order in the balance, don't they have an obligation to speak the truth and inform the public about Trump?  —  CONNECT  —  The president of the United States …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats want testimony from Trump's former Russia advisor  —  The House committees investigating President Trump and Ukraine have requested that his former Russia advisor Fiona Hill appear for a deposition on Oct. 14, as well as turn over several documents dating back to January of 2017.
Discussion: The Week
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Trump defends diplomat's wife who killed teenage Briton in crash: 'We've all done it'  —  Donald Trump has defended the wife of a US diplomat who killed a British teenager in a road accident, suggesting it is difficult to drive on the other side of the road and that “we've all done it”.  —  More follows...
Discussion: The Week and Politico
Axios:
Impeached and re-elected  —  It's looking more likely by the day that President Trump will be impeached by the House for his dealings with Ukraine.  But if he is acquitted by the Senate — and then goes on to win a second term — Democrats will face a predicament neither party has confronted in U.S. history.
Politico:
Sylvie Goulard sticks to her guns at second Parliament hearing  —  French pick for European Commission stands ground on ethics and portfolio.  —  Sylvie Goulard, the French nominee for the next European Commission, gave only a little ground to her critics at a second confirmation hearing on Thursday …
Maryalice Parks / ABC News:
The Note: Biden on offense calling for impeachment  —  The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are tangling one-on-one, maybe to their mutual — though fleeting — benefit.  —  On Wednesday, Biden joined the majority of his Democratic primary opponents …
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
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