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12:40 PM ET, October 22, 2019

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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 …
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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 …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The smoking gun has already been revealed
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
This Is Why Hillary Is Attacking Tulsi  —  There's no evidence that Tulsi Gabbard has embraced Russia—but there IS evidence that Russia has embraced her.  —  Hillary Clinton stumbled back into the public spotlight last week by suggesting that Russia is “grooming” Tulsi Gabbard …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The embarrassing epilogue to the media's obsession with Hillary Clinton's emails  —  Democratic Nominee for President Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to journalists during a hastily formed press conference to comment on the new FBI investigation concerning Clinton's private emails on October 28, 2016.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explained
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Fox News and The Hill
Naveed Jamali / Newsweek:
Tulsi Gabbard Is Being Used by the Russians, and to a Former US Double Agent, the Evidence Is Clear |
Discussion: twitchy.com
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 …
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 …
Miami Herald:
Despite reversal, Trump's Doral promotion will now be used against him in court  —  Congressional Democrats will file a legal brief in federal court on Tuesday asserting that President Trump's promotion of his Doral resort for the G-7 summit was further evidence he has violated the Emoluments Clause …
Discussion: CNN
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HuffPost:   Trump's Elaborate Scheme To Get Around His Emoluments Problem Proves He Has One
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Lawmakers outraged after Trump compares impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’  —  “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching,” Trump tweeted.  “But we will WIN!”  —  President Donald Trump has called the House impeachment inquiry a “coup,” a “witch hunt” and a …
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NBC News:
Graham and Fox News expert showed Trump a map to change his mind about Syria withdrawal  —  It wasn't the first time Trump has been shown a map detailing economic assets to convince him not to order U.S. troops home, officials said.  —  WASHINGTON — In the days after President Donald Trump paved …
Discussion: Mediaite and Task & Purpose
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.”
Discussion: twitchy.com
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Rallies Aren't a Sideshow.  They Are the Campaign.  —  The president is banking on base-pleasing campaign events to counter impeachment and power his 2020 reelection bid  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is closer to his second Election Day than his first, and an impeachment probe threatens his political future.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
With Impeachment Looming, Trump Is Threatening to Sue ‘Everybody Who Pisses Him Off’  —  The president is reverting back to old habits.  —  Last week, as the White House struggled to grapple with an accelerating impeachment probe and a bloodbath in Syria, President Donald Trump's mind drifted to old …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Daily Kos
Dan Goldberg / Politico:
Premiums for popular Obamacare plans to drop 4 percent  —  Premiums for key plans sold on HealthCare.gov will drop by 4 percent on average next year, with several states seeing double-digit declines, the Trump administration said this morning.  —  This marks the second straight year …
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:   Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans rip Mick Mulvaney's ‘rough patch’  —  Fighting for President Donald Trump is one thing.  But Republicans aren't eager to defend a struggling White House acting chief of staff they've never really loved.  —  Mick Mulvaney's two stumbling public appearances over the past week …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Thune calls Trump remarks on lynching ‘inappropriate’
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Why Baby Elijah and a Million Other Children Lost Medicaid  —  The uninsured rate for children is climbing as families run afoul of new paperwork from states and as fear rises among immigrants.  —  HOUSTON — The baby's lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen in the blood when his mother …
Discussion: Daily Kos
wvlt.tv:
Sevier County Commission meeting overshadowed by controversial comments  —  SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — Comments made by a Sevier County Commissioner sparked anger and support at a meeting on Monday night.  —  Commissioner Warren Hurst took to the floor on Oct. 21 to speak …
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.
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
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
A video caught white students saying the n-word.  Amid outcry, they've been criminally charged.  —  The three people walking through a dimly lit parking lot near a University of Connecticut student apartment complex probably didn't know they were being watched.
Robby Soave / Reason:
Seattle Public Schools Will Start Teaching That Math Is Oppressive  —  Math is a deeply frustrating subject for many elementary and high school students.  But Seattle public schools are gearing up to accuse math of a litany of more serious crimes: imperialism, dehumanization, and oppression of marginalized persons.
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Democrats Want to Impeach Trump.  They Haven't Decided Why.  —  The articles of impeachment could be focused solely on Ukraine—or they could be a broader indictment of the president's wrongdoing.  —  When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her blessing to an impeachment inquiry three weeks ago …
Discussion: NPR
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Media Attempt to School Republicans Is a Disingenuous Fraud  —  If you haven't had your daily dose of petulant surreality, swivel over to read this astounding editorial at what used to be America's paper of record.  This curious effusion warns that “The G.O.P. will not be able to postpone …
Discussion: New York Times
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
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Intends To Ban Copies Of NYT, WaPo Newspapers From White House  —  President Trump plans to bar copies of the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers from the White House.  —  During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday evening, in which he spouted off on the same litany …
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.
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Alex Gibney: How Donald Trump Is Morphing Into Vladimir Putin  —  “Citizen K” is ostensibly about Mikhail Khodorkovsky—one of Putin's most hated opposition figures—but the film sounds a powerful alarm over Trump's growing authoritarianism.  —  LONDON—One of America's leading documentary-makers set off …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Bill Taylor plans to fill in the gaps of Ukraine text messages at closed-door impeachment deposition  —  CNN: Key witness initially hesitant to take Ukraine role  —  (CNN)Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor plans to fill in the gaps of his text messages with US diplomats about Ukraine …
Discussion: Law & Crime
 
 
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Associated Press:
Schumer: Democrats will try to overturn tax deduction cap
Discussion: The Hill
Donald M. Berwick / USA Today:
Stop fearmongering about ‘Medicare for All.’ Most families would pay less for better care.
Discussion: STAT and The Week
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Former Sanders Surrogate Lucy Flores Endorses Elizabeth Warren
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Under digital surveillance: how American schools spy on millions of kids
Issues & Insights:
China's Disguised Global Threat Comes Alive
Discussion: The Register and Instapundit
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump's 2016 online advantages persist and grow ahead of 2020
Discussion: The Resurgent
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Bloomberg:
Silicon Valley CEOs Appear to Have Chosen Their 2020 Candidate
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Vox, LifeNews.com and CNBC
Lev Facher / STAT:
How Joe Grogan, a former pharma lobbyist, upended Trump's drug pricing agenda
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump the Dealmaker, Troop Pullouts Without Much in Return
ABC News:
'When you're in a hole, stop digging': Clinton lawyer Greg Craig to President Trump
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump dives into red-state races to reverse impeachment slump
Discussion: Raw Story
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Last U.S. Base in Syria 'Is Everything Wrong With Trump's War'