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10:15 AM ET, October 31, 2019

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Washington Post:
White House lawyer moved transcript of Trump call to classified server after Ukraine adviser raised alarms  —  Moments after President Trump ended his phone call with Ukraine's president on July 25, an unsettled national security aide rushed to the office of White House lawyer John Eisenberg.
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Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Trump's Russia Director To Leave National Security Council Amid Impeachment Inquiry  —  Toggle more options  —  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 set to leave …
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
‘Whistleblower’ Exposed: Close to Biden, Brennan, Schiff's Staff, and DNC Operative  —  For a town that leaks like a sieve, Washington has done an astonishingly effective job keeping from the American public the name of the anonymous “whistleblower” who triggered impeachment proceedings …
CNN:   National Security Council staffers uneasy, fear Trump backlash
Washington Post:
White House official expected to confirm diplomat's account that Trump appeared to seek quid pro quo
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:   National Security Council aide Tim Morrison will not be part of the Resistance
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
Anti-Trump ‘Whistleblower’ Worked With DNC Operative Who Sought Dirt On Trump From Ukrainian Officials
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats hoped they'd win over Republicans on impeachment.  But it's not looking that way so far  —  As the House prepares to hold its first vote related to the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, senior House Democrats appear to have all but given up on getting much Republican support for their effort …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans will have to face the truth on impeachment eventually  —  Republicans don't know how to take yes for an answer.  —  For weeks, they dutifully echoed President Trump, baying that the House's ongoing impeachment investigation is a “witch hunt” and a “sham.”
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The Adam Schiff Empowerment Act  —  House Democrats plan to pass their Trump impeachment resolution Thursday.  Its full description is “Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist …
Discussion: Power Line and American Greatness
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Nancy Pelosi's Predictions for Impeachment
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Trump approval steady as impeachment rages  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's approval rating is holding steady as the House presses forward with an impeachment probe that could imperil his presidency, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump lures GOP senators on impeachment with cold cash  —  President Donald Trump is rewarding senators who have his back on impeachment — and sending a message to those who don't to get on board.  —  Trump is tapping his vast fundraising network for a handful of loyal senators facing tough reelection bids in 2020.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
After McConnell advice, Trump lays off GOP senators on impeachment  —  Sitting inside the White House, Mitch McConnell gave Donald Trump some straightforward advice: Stop attacking senators — including Mitt Romney — who likely will soon judge your fate in an impeachment trial.
Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg  —  Facebook isn't defending free speech, it's assaulting truth.  —  Mr. Sorkin is a playwright and screenwriter.  —  Mark,  —  In 2011, I wrote “The Social Network” and I know you wish I hadn't.  You protested that the film was inaccurate and that Hollywood …
Discussion: Axios, IndieWire and Rolling Stone
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook let a fake page posing as the Trump campaign run political ads
Discussion: WTKR-TV
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Katie Hill's downfall highlights stark generational divide among Democrats  —  Rep. Katie Hill's colleagues were uniformly shocked and saddened by the collapse of the freshman star's political career.  But that's where their agreement ends.  —  A stark generational divide among Democrats …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Why I Haven't Gone Back to SCOTUS Since Kavanaugh  —  Some things are worth not getting over.  — Unbelievable and Know My Name Show the Harm a Sexual Assault Investigation Can Do to a Survivor  —  It's been just over a year since I sat in the hearing room and watched the final act of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing.
Dan Goldberg / Politico:
Obamacare is stronger than ever — and a Trump-backed lawsuit could destroy it.  —  Three years into a presidency that promised to kill Obamacare, the health care law has never been stronger.  —  Millions of people buying coverage during the enrollment period starting Friday will find …
Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill and Slate
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Wall Street Journal:   Vulnerable House Democrats Wary of Campaigning for Medicare for All in 2020 Race
Washington Post:
Days before Nov. 5 election, Virginia Republicans take hard right turn  —  RICHMOND — GayDonna Vandergriff has spent much of the year running for the House of Delegates with Hillary-blue campaign signs and a website that touts public schools and the environment but makes no mention that she's a Republican.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
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Wall Street Journal:
In Chicago, Trump Polls Donors on Clemency for Blagojevich  —  Most were in favor; “Utterly strange” way to make a decision  —  President Trump earlier this week asked for a show of hands from hundreds of wealthy donors in Chicago if they supported letting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich out of prison …
Bloomberg:
China Doubts Long-Term Trade Deal Possible With Trump  — Stage 1 in the works but Chinese downplay prospect for others  — APEC cancellation adds another hurdle for a star-crossed deal  —  Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars.  Sign up here.
Discussion: The Hill
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump judicial nominee cries over scathing letter from the American Bar Association  —  The American Bar Association had no shortage of criticism in its assessment of the Trump administration's new judicial nominee.  —  Colleagues found Lawrence VanDyke to be “arrogant, lazy, an ideologue …
Discussion: New York Times, The Week and CNN
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
A Facebook content moderation vendor is quitting the business after two Verge investigations  —  Moderators complained of filthy offices and severe mental health strain  —  The professional services firm Cognizant will exit the content moderation business after two Verge investigations …
Sky Palma / DeadState:
Michele Bachmann: Trump has ‘greater moral clarity’ than any other president in history  —  In an appearance on Tony Perkins' Washington Watch program this Tuesday, former Minnesota congresswoman and chairwoman of the Family Research Council, Michele Bachmann, discussed the Democrats' “fake …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Catherine Herridge, Fox News Veteran, Moves to CBS News  —  Catherine Herridge, a Fox News Channel veteran who has been with that network since it was founded in 1996, is moving to rival CBS News.  —  She will work as a senior investigative correspondent out of Washington, CBS News said, and will start in November.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
How the Borgias point the way for Trump's America  —  It takes effort to picture Donald Trump as Alexander VI, the late medieval pope whose notoriety helped trigger the Protestant Reformation.  Once you have the image, it is hard to lose.  Today's America and late 15th-century Rome are separated …
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 …
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New York Times:
Trump Tweets Faked Photo of Hero Dog Getting a Medal
Alyssa Feliciano / The Independent Florida Alligator:
Emails released between Student Body President and Donald Trump campaign official  —  Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle spoke at UF on Oct. 10  —  Emails show a Donald Trump re-election campaign official personally asked UF Student Body President Michael Murphy in September …
fb.org:
Farm Bankruptcies Rise Again  —  Chapter 12 Filings Increase 24% Compared to Year-Ago Levels  —  USDA currently projects farm income in 2019 to reach $88 billion - the highest net farm income since 2014's $92 billion, but still 29% below 2013's record high.
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission
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New York Times:
Hundreds of U.S. Troops Leaving, and Also Arriving in, Syria
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Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
If Michael Doran Were on Wall Street, He'd Be a Billionaire
Christian Toto / Hollywood in Toto:
Why Woke Comedy's ‘Punching Down’ Rule Is a Joke
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Missouri GOP Volunteer Tied To Neo-Nazi Group
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump campaign blasts Democrats in World Series finale ad
Liam Quinn / Fox News:
Ex-CIA boss Brennan appears to partly back Hillary Clinton's theory Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Barack Obama is coming back to Silicon Valley to raise millions for the Democratic Party
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Trump antagonist Newsom lavishes praise on president for fire response
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Here's what the Federal Reserve chair really thinks about the economy
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Growth Settles in at Low Gear in Third Quarter
Discussion: U.S. Bureau … and Alternet.org
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
One Of Erdogan's Biggest Allies Contributed To Ilhan Omar's Campaign
Discussion: National Review and The Hill
Task & Purpose:
Army defends Lt. Col. Vindman days after his commander-in-chief called him a ‘Never Trumper’
Scott Bland / Politico:
Kamala Harris to slash staff, restructure campaign as she hemorrhages cash
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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