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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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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Inside Trump's roast of House Republicans  —  THE PRESIDENT UNPLUGGED — House Republicans who raked in the most money for a private fundraising event at Trump Hotel on Tuesday night got a little extra reward: a roast from President Donald Trump.  The president — unscripted …
Washington Post:
A divided House passes resolution on impeachment inquiry, setting stage for televised hearings and release of witness testimony  —  A divided House approved legislation Thursday formally authorizing and articulating guidelines for the next phase of its impeachment inquiry …
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 …
Washington Post:
White House official expected to confirm diplomat's account that Trump appeared to seek quid pro quo
CNN:   National Security Council staffers uneasy, fear Trump backlash
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: After Vindman, GOP anxiety deepens
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:   National Security Council aide Tim Morrison will not be part of the Resistance
ABC News:
Divided House passes impeachment probe resolution: Live updates  —  The full House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to authorize the ongoing impeachment inquiry, taking a pivotal new step in the process to investigate President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The Adam Schiff Empowerment Act
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:   Democrats hoped they'd win over Republicans on impeachment. But it's not looking that way so far
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans will have to face the truth on impeachment eventually
Discussion: Mother Jones
Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. Anthony Brindisi reveals how he'll vote on Trump impeachment inquiry (Exclusive)
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.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP shifts tone on impeachment
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:   Facebook let a fake page posing as the Trump campaign run political ads
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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani needed Apple genius help to unlock his iPhone after named Trump cybersecurity adviser  —  Giuliani's handling of the situation calls into question his understanding of basic security measures, two former FBI cyber experts told NBC News.  —  Less than a month after he was named …
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
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News departure: Catherine Herridge joins CBS News, saying ‘facts matter’  —  New York (CNN Business)In another major defection from the newsroom of Fox News, Catherine Herridge is joining CBS News as a senior investigative correspondent.  —  Herridge, Fox's chief intelligence correspondent …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Catherine Herridge, Fox News Veteran, Moves to CBS News
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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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
House justified in impeaching Trump, says former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, who famously supported Nixon's resignation  —  In March of 1974, then-Washington Attorney General Slade Gorton broke with fellow Republicans with a public call for President Richard Nixon's resignation amid revelations …
Discussion: Political Wire
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, Slate and The Hill
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Wall Street Journal:   Vulnerable House Democrats Wary of Campaigning for Medicare for All in 2020 Race
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: Associated Press and The Hill
 
 
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. to Roll Back Rules to Control Toxic Metals from Coal Plants
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Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
Pompeo forcefully defends Trump's Ukraine phone call, takes shot at Hunter Biden
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NATO:
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In Chicago, Trump Polls Donors on Clemency for Blagojevich
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A Facebook content moderation vendor is quitting the business after two Verge investigations
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
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Growth Settles in at Low Gear in Third Quarter
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