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5:30 AM ET, October 31, 2019

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
National Security Council aide Tim Morrison will not be part of the Resistance  —  National Security Council official Tim Morrison is a lot of things: a Trump administration political appointee, a John Bolton acolyte, a naval reserve intelligence officer, a lawyer and a Russia hawk, to name a few.
CNN:
National Security Council staffers uneasy, fear Trump backlash  —  Washington (CNN)Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman departed Capitol Hill after dark on Tuesday after spending more than 10 hours detailing his concerns at President Donald Trump's handling of foreign policy.
Washington Post:
National Security Council official set to testify in impeachment inquiry is leaving his post
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Task & Purpose:
Army defends Lt. Col. Vindman days after his commander-in-chief called him a ‘Never Trumper’
Discussion: Army Times
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
Anti-Trump ‘Whistleblower’ Worked With DNC Operative Who Sought Dirt On Trump From Ukrainian Officials
Max Boot / Washington Post:   In Syria and elsewhere, Trump is making Russia great again
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Top Trump adviser next in impeachment hearing hot seat
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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.
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.
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate blocks effort to roll back Trump administration's ObamaCare rule
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Impeachment complicates spending fight Republicans don't want
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Republicans shoot down White House plan to install Cuccinelli atop DHS
Cody Fenwick / Raw Story:
Trump judicial nominee breaks into tears in hearing over scathing finding that he's ‘arrogant, lazy’ and ‘an ideologue’  —  Lawrence J.C. VanDyke openly wept on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee as he was confronted with a blistering review from the American Bar Association …
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INDIVISIBLE VENTURA:   Wednesday - 10/30: It's Halloween tomorrow in the Senate! …
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:   Two Disputed Judicial Nominees Could Help Trump Reach Milestone
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 …
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Liam Quinn / Fox News:
Ex-CIA boss Brennan appears to partly back Hillary Clinton's theory Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset  —  When it comes to Hillary Clinton's controversial suggestions about 2020 Democratic hopeful Tulsi Gabbard, it seems that maybe, John Brennan is with her.  —  Speaking at the “2020 Vision …
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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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Your Move, Facebook  —  Twitter will no longer allow political advertising, a move that places Twitter and Jack Dorsey in stark contrast to Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.  —  Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  That's one small step by @jack, one giant leap for tweetkind.
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Twitter to ban all political ads amid 2020 election uproar
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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 Wednesday by POLITICO …
BuzzFeed News:
Katie Hill's Estranged Husband Claimed To His Parents He Was Hacked Before Nude Pictures Of Her Were Published Online  —  Kenny Heslep told his parents he had been hacked.  Weeks before the nude pictures of Rep. Katie Hill were published, he asked a local podcaster if he wanted “the whole story.”
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Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
RedState Editor Who Published Revenge Porn of Congresswoman Has Ties to Political Opponent
Discussion: VICE, Salon and Daily Kos
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Trump antagonist Newsom lavishes praise on president for fire response  —  AMERICAN CANYON — Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rarely misses an opportunity to criticize President Donald Trump, offered rare praise Wednesday for the president during a tour of areas affected by catastrophic fires and widespread power outages in Northern California.
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Here's what the Federal Reserve chair really thinks about the economy  —  The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time since July, but Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that it is done reducing borrowing costs for now.  That's bad news for President Donald Trump …
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump campaign blasts Democrats in World Series finale ad  —  An advertisement in favor of President Trump's reelection ran during Game 7 of the World Series Wednesday night.  —  The 30-second ad, which was later tweeted out by campaign manager Brad Parscale, focused on the president's record …
Peter Beinart / The Forward:
Democratic Party Split Over Military Aid To Israel  —  This week at the J Street Conference, Bernie Sanders said he'd tell the Israeli government that, “if you want military aid you're going to have to fundamentally change your relationship to the people of Gaza.”
 
 
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Peter Morley / DemCast:
The Pain, Passion and Purpose of Meeting Congressman Elijah Cummings
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Barack Obama is coming back to Silicon Valley to raise millions for the Democratic Party
Liam Quinn / Fox News:
Pompeo slams ‘communist’ China in fiery speech, says US must ‘confront challenges’ from Beijing ‘head-on’
Discussion: Associated Press and Gnews
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia lawmaker: Make aiding gender transition of minors a felony
Discussion: Washington Times and The Hill
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Missing Canadian Bomb Expert With Neo-Nazi Ties May Be in U.S.
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Growth Settles in at Low Gear in Third Quarter
Discussion: U.S. Bureau … and Alternet.org
Alan Sepinwall / Rolling Stone:
‘I Was Proud to Do This Work With Him’: David Simon on James Franco Controversy
Discussion: Vanity Fair and IndieWire
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Cuccinelli tangles with Wasserman Schultz after ‘white supremacist’ claim: 'That's defamatory'
Discussion: Breitbart
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
One Of Erdogan's Biggest Allies Contributed To Ilhan Omar's Campaign
Discussion: The Hill
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
The New York Times is right. D.C. is a terrible place.
Gwen Aviles / NBC News:
Ex-gays descend upon D.C. to lobby against LGBTQ rights
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Trump caused Murray Energy's bankruptcy
Discussion: Big Think and Washington Post
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Joe Biden to attend Seattle fundraiser co-hosted by Amazon general counsel
Discussion: Jacobin
Los Angeles Times:
Fast-moving Easy fire expands to 1,300 acres, forces thousands to flee in Simi Valley near Reagan Library
 

 
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Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
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