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12:20 PM ET, October 11, 2019

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Washington Post:
Ousted ambassador Marie Yovanovitch tells Congress Trump pressured State Dept. to remove her  —  The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine whose abrupt ouster in May has become a topic of interest for House impeachment investigators said Friday that her departure came as a direct result …
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Washington Post:
At least four national security officials raised alarms about Ukraine policy before and after Trump call with Ukrainian president  —  At least four national security officials were so alarmed by the Trump administration's attempts to pressure Ukraine for political purposes that they raised concerns …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Senior adviser to Pompeo resigns  —  Michael McKinley, a career diplomat and senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, has resigned his position amid rising dissatisfaction and plummeting morale inside the State Department over what is seen as Pompeo's failure to support personnel ensnared in the Ukraine controversy.
NBC News:
Trump's former Russia aide set to give revealing testimony on Giuliani, Sondland  —  Fiona Hill's appearance next week before Congress has stoked fear among people close to the president.  —  WASHINGTON — Fiona Hill, who was until recently President Donald Trump's top aide on Russia and Europe …
Discussion: Washington Post and Boing Boing
Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden worked with whistleblower when he was vice president, officials reveal  —  The 2020 Democratic candidate with whom the CIA whistleblower had a “professional” tie is Joe Biden, according to intelligence officers and former White House officials.  —  Lawyers for the whistleblower …
Associated Press:
Diplomat removed after upholding protocol, ex-official says  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was removed from her post after insisting that Rudy Giuliani's requests to Ukrainian officials for investigations be relayed through official channels, according to a former diplomat who has spoken with her.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Michael Calderone / Politico:   Reporters call out the State Department for ‘lockdown’ on Ukraine
CNN:
Top US diplomat who called Ukraine aid freeze ‘crazy’ is asked to testify
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland to testify next week
Discussion: Fox News, Balloon Juice and The Week
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Federal appeals court rejects Trump's bid to block House subpoena for his financial records  — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to block a House committee subpoena for his financial documents from his accounting firm.
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Axios:
Appeals court upholds House subpoena for Trump's financial records  —  The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Friday a House subpoena for President Trump's financial records to Mazars USA, the president's longtime accounting firm.  —  Why it matters: This is one of the last stops for this case.
Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press
CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely claims ‘we have no soldiers in Syria’  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Thursday that the United States has no troops in Syria.  —  Trump was defending his decision to remove American troops from a part of northern Syria that Turkey wanted to attack.
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Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:   'Some of the Most Noble People I'd Ever Met'
Carol Morello / Washington Post:   U.N. Security Council fails to condemn Turkey's military action in Syria
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:   ‘Betrayal leaves a bitter taste’: spurned Kurds flee Turkish onslaught
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
McSally allies plead for air cover as Democratic groups pummel the Arizona senator  —  Sen. Martha McSally had incurred weeks of unchecked attacks from Democratic groups, and the Arizona Republican's allies are pleading for help.  —  Since early September, Advancing Arizona has targeted McSally …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:   Republicans stumbling over question at heart of impeachment
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump predicts senators will quash impeachment. His allies aren't so sure.
Discussion: The White House
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Giuliani's Ukraine Team: In Search of Influence, Dirt and Money  —  The president's lawyer was paid by Lev Parnas, who with Igor Fruman worked on behalf of President Trump in Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — When Rudolph W. Giuliani set out to dredge up damaging information on President Trump's rivals in Ukraine …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
The Mystery of Rudy Giuliani's Vienna Trip  —  Last night, when Rudy Giuliani told me he couldn't get together for an interview, his reason made sense: As with many nights of late, he was due to appear on Hannity.  When I suggested this evening instead, his response was a bit more curious.
Bloomberg:
Rudy Giuliani Draws Prosecutors' Scrutiny With Ukraine Allies' Arrest
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: In impeachment fight, it's Trump vs. Constitution  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has spent his time in office trying to bend the conventions of the American presidency to his will.  Now he appears to be trying to override a core principle of democracy: that no one is above the law.
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Trump obfuscates, misleads and exaggerates to make his case against impeachment
Discussion: The White House
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:   New revelations about Trump test Pelosi's narrow impeachment strategy
Associated Press:
Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabia  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The drama behind Trump's outreach to Trey Gowdy
Discussion: Raw Story
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
How Trump-Country Democrat Rep. Max Rose Got to Impeachment  —  Because this is a story about Max Rose, it has to at some point find him at Jody's Club Forest, a Staten Island bar he famously frequents, drinking pitchers of Bud Light.  And because Max Rose is who he is …
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
‘Stunning in ugliness & tone’: Trump denounced for attacking Somali refugees in Minnesota  —  For roughly six minutes Thursday night, President Trump predictably singled out Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during his campaign rally in her home district of Minneapolis.
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed News:
A Group Of Students Burned A Latina Author's Book Because They Felt Attacked For Being White  —  Jennine Capó Crucet spoke about “white privilege” at Georgia Southern University.  The freshman audience said she attacked them for being white and privileged.
Discussion: USA Today and The College Fix
Los Angeles Times:
Trump's children take in millions overseas as president slams Biden's son  —  Eric Trump sounded shocked that Hunter Biden hadn't drawn more criticism for his lucrative business deals in Ukraine and China while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president.  —  “Can you imagine if I took 3 cents from the Ukraine or 4 cents from China?”
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement by Department of Defense Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Rath Hoffman  —  Statement by Department of Defense Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan R. Hoffman:  —  Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar spoke by phone …
Abbey Marshall / Politico:
Larry Hogan comes out in support of Trump impeachment inquiry  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan publicly expressed support for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, joining a small but growing number of Republicans breaking from the party's mostly unwavering support of the president.
Discussion: Political Wire
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Bret Stephens Backs Out of Bedbug Debate  —  New York Times opinion columnist and man who thinks it's deeply important to engage in open debate Bret Stephens has backed out of an upcoming scheduled event at George Washington University, where he was set to discuss civil discourse online with professor Dave Karpf.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
 
 
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