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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Testimony: Nunes acolyte misrepresented himself to Trump as Ukraine expert  —  The decorated Army officer who testified to House investigators on Tuesday told lawmakers that a close associate of Republican Rep. Devin Nunes “misrepresented” himself to President Donald Trump in an effort …
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New York Times:
White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call  —  Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, who heard President Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's president and was alarmed, testified that he tried and failed to add key details to the rough transcript.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Vindman testified he was convinced Ukraine aid became part of Trump's demand for Biden investigations  —  (CNN)Top White House Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman told congressional investigators he was convinced President Donald Trump was personally blocking $400 million in military aid to Ukraine …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Impeachment Is Not a Coup  —  And no matter what Trump thinks, the president does not embody the will of the people.  —  In his letter denouncing the impeachment investigation, Pat Cipollone accused Democrats of waging an “illegitimate” effort to “overturn the results of the 2016 election …
Brandon Carter / NPR:
READ: Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Written Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry  —  Catherine Croft, a State Department employee who previously worked on Ukraine issues for the National Security Council, is testifying in the House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump badly needs Republicans to defend him. New revelations will make that harder.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why Trump insisted that the obviously incomplete rough transcript was, in fact, ‘exact’
Discussion: Balloon Juice, CNN and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
Firsthand account of Trump's Ukraine call puts GOP in bind, emboldens Democrats
CNN:
Bill Taylor is willing to testify publicly in impeachment probe  —  Veterans defend Bill Taylor as a ‘man of honor’  —  (CNN)The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, is willing to return to Capitol Hill to testify publicly, according to a source familiar with his thinking …
Discussion: Roll Call and Breitbart
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Nancy Pelosi's Predictions for Impeachment
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Pelosi wants Americans to see the trial of Donald Trump
Marty Johnson / The Hill:   US diplomat William Taylor willing to testify publicly: report
Scott Bland / Politico:
Kamala Harris to slash staff, restructure campaign as she hemorrhages cash  —  Kamala Harris is dramatically restructuring her campaign by redeploying staffers to Iowa and laying off dozens of aides at her Baltimore headquarters, according to campaign sources and a memo obtained by POLITICO Wednesday …
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Autopsy ‘Points to Homicide,’ Not Suicide, Pathologist Claims  —  The pathologist hired by Mr. Epstein's brother said evidence suggested strangulation.  The authorities disputed the claim.  —  A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother claimed on Wednesday …
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Jeffrey Epstein's injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says  —  Since his brother was found dead in a New York City federal jail in August, Mark Epstein has been worried that his life, and the lives of other people, may be in danger because federal authorities …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Politico
Kate Brannen / Just Security:
Exclusive: White House Ignored Pentagon Warning on Ukraine Funding  —  As the summer wore on, and President Donald Trump would not budge on his decision to withhold almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine, the Pentagon warned the White House: If its portion of the money wasn't released quickly …
Discussion: Raw Story and Shareblue Media
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘One real mess’: Trump aides face the prospect of giant legal bills
Discussion: Raw Story
USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Biden's lead over Warren narrows in a turbulent Democratic field  —  Susan Page Savannah Behrmann Jeanine SantucciUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON — Former vice president Joe Biden continues to lead a turbulent field for the Democratic presidential nomination …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Tulsi Gabbard Drops a Big Hint About Running a Spoiler Campaign for Trump  —  “Hillary Clinton emerged recently to claim, with no basis in fact, that I am being ‘groomed’ by the Russian government to undermine America,” claims Tulsi Gabbard in a Wall Street Journal op-ed today.
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Says It Will Ban All Political Ads  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Jack Dorsey, Twitter's chief executive, said on Wednesday that the social media service would ban political ads on its platform, in a stark contrast to rival Facebook, which has faced blowback for taking a hands-off approach to political advertising.
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump judicial pick breaks down in tears at hearing over legal group's attack  —  One of President Trump's nominees for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals broke down in tears during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, as he disputed suggestions that he would not be fair to members of the LGBTQ community.
Discussion: The Resurgent and BizPac Review
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Judicial nominee breaks down amid question about attitude towards LGBT people
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary  —  Officials who lead agencies in the department and echo the president's language on immigration were initially thought to be ineligible under a federal law.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has found a way to bypass …
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Ilhan Omar faces blowback after voting ‘present’ on Armenian genocide resolution  —  Armenian advocacy groups expressed dismay that Omar did not back the measure, which overwhelmingly passed the House by a 405-to-11 margin.  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced criticism Wednesday after voting …
Los Angeles Times:
Fast-moving Easy fire expands to 1,300 acres, forces thousands to flee in Simi Valley near Reagan Library  —  A large brush fire erupted in Simi Valley early Wednesday and was quickly burning toward neighborhoods, triggering mandatory evacuations amid strong Santa Ana winds.
NBC News:
Mulvaney was left in the dark on al-Baghdadi operation  —  President Trump's acting chief of staff first learned of the raid when it was already underway, raising questions about his status in the White House.  —  WASHINGTON — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney first learned …
CNN:
Trump's Ukraine dishonesty barrage continues.  He made 96 false claims last week  —  Avlon: Trump has a history of attacking veterans  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was relentlessly dishonest last week about the scandal over his dealings with Ukraine, making false claims about just about every component of the story.
Discussion: Raw Story
YouTube:
Unite The Country  —  It's time to unite the country.  Join the fight to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump at unitethecountry.com.
Discussion: CNN, Politico and Bloomberg
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate blocks effort to roll back Trump administration's ObamaCare rule  —  The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Democratic effort to roll back a Trump administration rule that allows states to ignore parts of ObamaCare.  —  Senators voted 43-52 on the resolution, falling short of the simple majority needed to pass the chamber.
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Trump tweeted a photo of a Medal of Honor recipient — who was edited out and replaced by a dog  —  In a somber White House ceremony in July 2017, President Trump draped the Medal of Honor around the neck of James McCloughan.  He was credited with saving the lives of 10 men in a brutal …
Campbell Brown:
Having spent most of my pre-Facebook career as a journalist covering politics, I have been astonished at the reaction by other journalists to Facebook's decision not to police speech from political candidates.  I strongly believe it should be the role of the press to dissect the truth or lies found …
Sean Ross / Yellowhammer News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Jr. on Alabama's Senate race, impeachment, his favorite Ala. memory & more  —  Ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, Donald Trump, Jr. agreed to an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News.  —  The Q&A was conducted on Wednesday — the date his father qualified …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Wants You to Know He's Smart and Capable Enough to ‘Do Quid Pro Quo’  —  Everyone should just stop saying he's too dumb or incompetent to commit crimes—he could totally pull them off if he wanted to, Trump has been complaining privately.  —  As Donald Trump gets dragged deeper …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Art Cullen / The Storm Lake Times:
A tale of two economies  —  EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK  —  There are two economies in this country, one along the coasts and in the great metropolises, and the other out here along the county blacktops.  —  The Dow Jones is roaring along.  Silicon Valley is minting billionaires by the week.
Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
Hostilities Rise Inside G/O Media Over Autoplay Video Ads and Politics  —  Management and staff battle over ad strategies and editorial edicts  —  The publisher of the former Gawker Media websites is showing video advertisements that play automatically on its sites' article pages and with the sound on …
 
 
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Alec Baldwin / USA Today:
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump's Russia ambassador pick breaks with him over Ukraine phone call
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox Business Guest Calls Impeachment ‘A Secret Ritual Conducted By a Cult’
Associated Press:
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
Discussion: Press Herald and Politico
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
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