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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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Trump's Russia Director To Leave National Security Council Amid Impeachment Inquiry — Tim Morrison, the top Russia official on President Trump's National Security Council who is scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry on Thursday, is expected to leave his White House post imminently …
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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.
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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 …
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John Bolton Is Asked to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry — Move comes after State Department official says then-national security adviser was concerned Rudy Giuliani ‘was a key voice with the President on Ukraine’ — WASHINGTON—House committees have asked former national security adviser John Bolton …
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Impeachment Is Not a Coup — And no matter what Trump thinks …
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Brandon Carter / NPR:
READ: Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Written Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry
READ: Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Written Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
House Democrats Ask Bolton to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
House Democrats Ask Bolton to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
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Former G.O.P. Lawmaker Pressed for Ambassador's Ouster, Diplomat Will Say
Former G.O.P. Lawmaker Pressed for Ambassador's Ouster, Diplomat Will Say
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump badly needs Republicans to defend him. New revelations will make that harder.
Trump badly needs Republicans to defend him. New revelations will make that harder.
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State Department official to testify that John Bolton warned about influence of Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine
State Department official to testify that John Bolton warned about influence of Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
GOP lawmaker confirms Vindman's testimony on Ukraine call omissions
GOP lawmaker confirms Vindman's testimony on Ukraine call omissions
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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 …
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Nancy Pelosi's Predictions for Impeachment — Nancy Pelosi wants you to know that the House Democratic leadership has not committed to impeaching President Donald Trump—notwithstanding the muscle she's thrown behind the inquiry, or tomorrow's vote on how its next stage will proceed.
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McConnell: House impeachment resolution ‘falls way short’
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Lawmakers clash over Ukraine witness hearings as Trump tells GOP reps to ‘close it out’
Lawmakers clash over Ukraine witness hearings as Trump tells GOP reps to ‘close it out’
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Pelosi wants Americans to see the trial of Donald Trump
Pelosi wants Americans to see the trial of Donald Trump
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Marty Johnson / The Hill:
US diplomat William Taylor willing to testify publicly: report
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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 …
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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
Jeffrey Epstein's injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says
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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 …
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‘One real mess’: Trump aides face the prospect of giant legal bills
‘One real mess’: Trump aides face the prospect of giant legal bills
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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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I Can Defeat Trump and the Clinton Doctrine
I Can Defeat Trump and the Clinton Doctrine
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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 …
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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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Twitter bans all political advertisements — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages. — Facebook has taken fire since …
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Republicans shoot down White House plan to install Cuccinelli atop DHS — Republican senators are warning President Donald Trump that he cannot legally appoint immigration hard-liner Ken Cuccinelli to lead the Department of Homeland Security. — The White House and DHS lawyers, however …
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White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary
White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary
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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.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Judicial nominee breaks down amid question about attitude towards LGBT people
Judicial nominee breaks down amid question about attitude towards LGBT people
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Unite The Country — It's time to unite the country. Join the fight to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump at unitethecountry.com.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.