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8:20 AM ET, October 22, 2019

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Washington Post:
Putin and Hungary's Orban helped sour Trump on Ukraine  —  President Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine for information he could use against political rivals came as he was being urged to adopt a hostile view of that country by its regional adversaries, including Russian President Vladi­mir Putin …
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New York Times:
Hungary's Orban Gave Trump Harsh Analysis of Ukraine Before Key Meeting  —  The discussion at the White House between President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban was held over objections from Mr. Trump's national security adviser.  —  WASHINGTON — Just 10 days before a key meeting on Ukraine …
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Axios
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The smoking gun has already been revealed
Discussion: Slate, The Guardian and Raw Story
Washington Post:   ‘Get tougher’: Trump slams Democrats and chides Republicans as allies criticize his erratic impeachment response
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans rip Mick Mulvaney's ‘rough patch’
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’  —  Party leaders who are fatalistic about Democrats' chances in 2020 are musing about possible late entrants to the race.  Sherrod Brown?  Michelle Obama?  —  WASHINGTON — When a half-dozen Democratic donors gathered …
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Naveed Jamali / Newsweek:
Tulsi Gabbard Is Being Used by the Russians, and to a Former US Double Agent, the Evidence Is Clear |  Opinion  —  , NEWSWEEK COLUMNIST, FORMER FBI DOUBLE AGENT AND THE AUTHOR OF “HOW TO CATCH A RUSSIAN SPY”  —  Much has been made of Hillary Clinton's implication that Tulsi Gabbard is someone Russia has “their eye on.”
Discussion: twitchy.com
Catherine Boudreau / Politico:
Trudeau outlasts challengers to gain second term  —  MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau will serve another term as Canada's prime minister after Liberals won a plurality of seats in Parliament.  But the incumbent emerged from Monday's election weakened as his party lost seats and Trudeau will lead a minority government.
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Peter Zimonjic / CBC News:
Liberal government projected as polls east of B.C. continue to roll in  —  CBC News is projecting that Justin Trudeau's Liberals will form the next government.  —  The Liberals look set to take most of the seats in Atlantic Canada — a region the party swept in 2015 — with polls in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies now reporting.
Discussion: Slate, Axios, The Week and Breitbart
New York Times:
Justin Trudeau Headed to Second Term as Canada's Prime Minister
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Facebook takedowns show new Russian activity targeted Biden, praised Trump  —  The company disabled a network of accounts that posed at times as locals in swing states to post on divisive political issues and the upcoming presidential election.  —  Facebook on Monday said it removed a network …
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Russia's Troll Farm Is Kind of Sh*tting the Bed on Facebook
CNN:
CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office  —  (CNN)Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support …
Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Astros Staffer's Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB's Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence  —  After the Astros clinched the AL pennant, a staffer looked at female reporters and shouted “Thank God we got Osuna!  I'm so f—  glad we got Osuna!
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
Ahmed Rasheed / Reuters:
Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.
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Tuvan Gumrukcu / Reuters:   Turkey will resume Syria assault if U.S. promises not met: Erdogan
New York Times:
ISIS Reaps Gains of U.S. Pullout From Syria
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Post
New York Times:
Trump Running Out of Options for Homeland Security Secretary  —  Two of the president's potential picks have been deemed ineligible because of a federal statute.  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly a year before the 2020 election, President Trump is running out of options in his search for a leader …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump aides nix his picks to take over DHS
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NPR
CNN:
Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in angry Cabinet monologue  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered a blistering and rambling monologue to the journalists he allowed into his Cabinet meeting for more than 70 minutes on Monday.  His press secretary, Stephanie Grisham …
Discussion: Washington Post and PolitiFact
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump's Cabinet meetings have become about everything but the business of his Cabinet
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Salt-of-the-earth GOP senator humiliates a ‘smug, rich liberal elitist’  —  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri just attacked your humble blogger as a “smug, rich liberal elitist” who is part of a movement that has “utter, open contempt for the people of the heartland.”
The Editorial Board:
It's Official: the Press Failed Hillary Clinton and America in 2016  —  New State Department report implicitly indicts media behavior.  —  There's only one thing in my mind that captures the absurdity and exhaustion of our present moment more than the dustup last weekend between Hillary Clinton and Tulsi Gabbard.
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Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: New Benghazi Documents Confirm Clinton Email Cover-Up
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump the Dealmaker, Troop Pullouts Without Much in Return  —  The president has sought to scale back America's military presence around the world without waiting to negotiate concessions from foes like the Taliban or North Korea.  —  WASHINGTON — The Taliban have wanted the United States …
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Wall Street Journal:
Fighting Extradition, Ukrainian Tycoon Aligns Legal Strategy With Trump Camp  —  Dmytro Firtash says his prosecution by the U.S. is politically motivated and has enlisted Trump allies to fight it, drawing the attention of House impeachment investigators.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's quest for vengeance against John Brennan  —  President Donald Trump's obsession with former CIA director John Brennan could be on a collision course with an ongoing Justice Department probe as Attorney General Bill Barr takes a more hands-on approach to examining the intelligence community's actions in 2016.
Discussion: Breitbart, Slate and The Daily Caller
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Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:   AG Barr continues his dueling investigation on origin of the Russia probe
NBC News:
Manhattan D.A., Trump lawyers strike deal to speed fight over Trump tax returns to Supreme Court  —  Eight years of financial records are being sought in a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization about hush money payments made to two women.  —  The Manhattan District Attorney …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Lynn Berry / Associated Press:
US diplomat drawn into Trump's Ukraine effort set to testify  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.  —  The retired career civil servant was tapped to run …
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Mulvaney's Ukraine Story Undercut by Trump's Former Diplomat to the Country
Discussion: The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Cosmopolitan:
Teen Models Remember Trump Would “Find a Reason” to Come Backstage When They Were Changing  —  In exclusive excerpts from the explosive new book  —  , “Nobody has more respect for women than me!”  Although his sordid history with women has been well-documented (to date,
NBC News:
Pentagon draws up plans for quick Afghanistan withdrawal just in case Trump blindsides military  —  Officials cautioned, however, that the planning is a precaution and there is currently no White House directive to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump dives into red-state races to reverse impeachment slump  —  Donald Trump is going all-in on a trio of Southern governor's races in November, gambling that a clean sweep will help him regain his political footing at the most perilous moment of his presidency.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Major Trump donor plans private fundraiser with Romney
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ABC News:
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
New book whacks Kamala Harris' AG record during housing crisis
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Political Wire
Stephanie Landsman / CNBC:
Robert Shiller: Recession likely years away due to bullish Trump effect
Discussion: Breitbart
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Last U.S. Base in Syria 'Is Everything Wrong With Trump's War'
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg is the new political villain for the Democratic Party
 Earlier Items: 
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Trump Conflicts of Interest Top 2,500, CREW Releases Live Tracker
Discussion: Washington Post
Kate Storey / Esquire:
‘One Grotesque Irony After Another’: Inside the Rise and Fall of Gawker 2.0
Justin Rohrlich / Quartz:
Trump admin apparently over Khashoggi killing, will attend Saudi's ‘Davos in the Desert’
Discussion: HuffPost
Carol Thompson / Lansing State Journal:
Dozens of new websites appear to be Michigan local news outlets, but with political bent