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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Trump administration sought billions of dollars in cuts to programs aimed at fighting corruption in Ukraine and abroad  —  Democrats have slammed White House insistence that Trump was focused on corruption - not Bidens - when he blocked Ukraine aid funds  —  The Trump administration …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Contradicting Trump, Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze Before It Became Public  —  Top officials were told in early August about the delay of $391 million in security assistance, undercutting a chief argument President Trump has used to deny any quid pro quo.  —  KIEV, Ukraine …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
An Envoy's Damning Account of Trump's Ukraine Pressure and Its Consequences  —  William B. Taylor Jr. laid out in visceral terms the potentially life-or-death stakes of what he saw as an illegitimate scheme to pressure Kiev for political help by suspending American security aid.
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Trump Will Be Impeached  —  Remember when I said last week that October 17 was the worst day of the Trump presidency?  Well, October 22 and has now come along to break the record.  This is the day that, I think, has ensured Donald Trump's impeachment.  Not his removal.  But impeachment will be bad enough.
Washington Post:
Opening statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor
Washington Post:
Here's the quid pro quo proof, Lindsey Graham
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  October 23, 2019 - Approval Of Impeachment Inquiry Reaches 55 Percent, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Disapprove Of Trump's Decision On Syria 2-1  —  Approval among American voters of the U.S. House impeachment inquiry, an inquiry to determine whether …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Live updates: House Republicans barge into secure room, disrupt planned testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry  —  A group of House Republicans barged into a secure room at the Capitol on Wednesday where the latest witness in the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry was set to testify, temporarily shutting down the proceedings.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
House Republicans storm closed impeachment hearing in protest
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
Mitt Romney, It's Time  —  Donald Trump has never feared another elected Republican.  Over the course of five years, he has bullied and insulted, mocked and complained about nearly every GOP officeholder past and present, including George W. Bush and Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Jeff Flake.
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Jared Whitley / Real Clear Politics:
Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Shut Up?
Discussion: Power Line
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Sean Duffy Gets Repeatedly Owned In Bonkers CNN Segment: 'My Nose Isn't a Heat-Seeking Missile for the President's Backside'  —  CNN's New Day hosted a duel between Republicans on Wednesday morning as former congressmen Sean Duffy and Charlie Dent squared off on whether Bill Taylor …
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
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ABC News:
The Note: GOP weariness grows as Trump defenses give way
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Will Trump shut down the government to fight impeachment?  —  Analysis: Washington is bracing for the prospect that president may seek to let funding lapse in a bid to blame Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON — Impeachment, meet government shutdown.  —  With funding for federal operations set to expire Nov. 21 …
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and MSNBC
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi and McConnell are on an impeachment collision course
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's worst week ever
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:   GOP senators warn Trump he risks political harm from impeachment with chaotic approach
Maggie Miller / The Hill:
Senate Republicans block two election security bills
Discussion: Politico
The Harvard Crimson:
A Note To Readers  —  To our readers:  —  Last month, The Crimson covered a rally organized by campus group Act on a Dream that called for the abolition of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  During the course of our reporting, Crimson reporters requested comment from ICE …
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BuzzFeed News:
Federal Investigators Are Probing Suspicious Financial Transactions By Two Giuliani Associates Who Ran A Back-Channel Campaign  —  A federal grand jury investigating activities surrounding Rudy Giuliani's back-channel campaign in Ukraine has demanded legal documents that include records …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“MICHAEL COHEN IS NOW EVEN MORE VALUABLE THAN BEFORE”: THE PRESIDENT'S FORMER ATTORNEY OFFERS DIRT …
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Dick's Sporting Goods CEO quietly tests presidential bid  —  Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and a longtime Republican donor, is testing the waters for a possible third-party presidential bid that could scramble the dynamics of the 2020 general election.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Former Acting Attorney General: ‘Abuse of Power Is Not a Crime’  —  Matthew Whitaker also blasted the “global elitists and careerists” who are upset with Trump for “upsetting the apple cart” of the “world establishment.”  —  Following Tuesday's devastating House testimony by acting U.S. Ambassador …
Discussion: The Week
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump lawyer: Trump can't be prosecuted for shooting someone  —  A lawyer for Donald Trump argued in federal court on Wednesday that the president could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in New York City and not be prosecuted.  —  The lawyer, William Consovoy, was responding to a question …
Discussion: Political Wire and NBC News
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Rick Wiles: ‘There Is Going to Be Violence in America’ if Trump is Removed From Office  —  End Times broadcaster, rabid anti-Semite, and ardent conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles warned on his “TruNews” program last night that if President Donald Trump is removed from office, Trump supporters who …
GovExec.com:
Special Counsel Temporarily Suspends Knowing Hatch Act Violators Without Pay  —  The two Defense Logistics Agency employees were aware of the law limiting political activity and in one case had received extensive training.  —  The Office of Special Counsel on Friday announced it had imposed …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Washington Post:
How a Beltway power couple and a political newcomer learned to thrive in the Trump era  —  When Brad Parscale was looking for advice about how to navigate Washington after running the digital strategy for Donald Trump's upstart presidential campaign in 2016, the brash political newcomer turned to a Beltway power couple.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
As a Centrist Path Opens, Pete Buttigieg Moves Toward It  —  Mr. Buttigieg began his campaign in obscurity, staking out progressive positions.  As his standing rises, he has moved toward the center, hoping to draw support away from Joe Biden.  —  PHILADELPHIA — In February, Pete Buttigieg …
Matt Labash / New York Times:
Not Your Father's Masculinity  —  Meet the “new man”: whatever others say he is.  —  Mr. Labash is the author of “Fly Fishing With Darth Vader.”  —  John Wayne, that repository of testosterone — now considered an illicit substance in many states — once played a character who said …
Rachel Holliday Smith / The City:
How Manhattan's City Bakery Crumbled, Under Weight of Debts  —  Walking into City Bakery on West 18th Street in Manhattan, it was hard to imagine the popular eatery with the best hot chocolate in New York and a famous pretzel croissant could ever crumble.  —  The roomy, bustling cafe brimmed …
Tim Skubick / WLNS-TV:
Poll shows U.S. Senate race a toss-up  —  6 News is releasing some exclusive statewide polling data tonight confirming that the race for one of the state's U.S. Senate seats is a dead heat.  —  That's bad news for the Democrats and good news for the Republicans.
 
 
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April Glaser / Slate:
Why Mark Zuckerberg Keeps Saying Facebook Needs to Win Against China
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Associated Press:
2 Proud Boys members sentenced to 4 years over NYC melee
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Stephen Miller pushback: ‘Permanent bureaucracy a mortal threat to America’
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Vincent Wood / The Independent:
Hong Kong protests: China extradition bill officially killed as Beijing ‘considers replacing Carrie Lam’
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Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Giuliani-Style ‘Shadow’ Diplomacy: Par for the Course of U.S. History
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Julie Tsirkin / NBC News:
Senators launch bipartisan climate change initiative
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
As Trump seeks reelection, a growing army of immigrant voters stands in his path
Ben White / Politico:
Corporate America freaks out over Elizabeth Warren
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Jacob and Jack and Milo and Me
Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Impeachment Will Fail  —  Two elements of the turbulent current …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's ‘Lynching’
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Katie Couric Steamrolls Sheryl Sandberg in Roving Vanity Fair Summit Interview
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump's D.C. hotel abruptly cancels Christian aid group's Kurdish solidarity event
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Bryan Bender / Politico:
‘The White House is not to be trusted right now’
CNN:
Joe Biden said in 1998 that Clinton impeachment could be seen as ‘partisan lynching’