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New York Times:
A Mysterious ‘-1’ and Other Call Records Show How Giuliani Pressured Ukraine  —  House Democrats' impeachment report showed the president's personal lawyer executing an irregular foreign policy.  —  WASHINGTON — In the two days before President Trump forced out the American ambassador to Ukraine in April …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Report Reveals Call Records Between Giuliani, White House and Nunes  —  Draft impeachment report shows president's lawyer and top Republican lawmaker in frequent contact  —  WASHINGTON—Call records obtained by impeachment investigators revealed new details about Rudy Giuliani's interactions …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Law & Crime and Mediaite
Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:
Adam Schiff Has Crossed a Line: He's Obtained Phone Records of Devin Nunes, Nunes' Aide, Rudy Giuliani and John Solomon  —  As promised, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff released the Democrats' report on the Trump impeachment inquiry on Tuesday.  If anyone is so inclined, the report can be viewed here.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Was Pissed”: Rudy Given Fox Time-Out After “Insurance” Diss  —  Giuliani's loopy sound bites and Ukraine business ambitions have gotten under Trump's skin; the Haley-for-V.P. campaign seems to have fizzled.  —  For more than a year, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have been part …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Intelligence Committee's report is a triumph  —  Some observers of the impeachment hearings conducted under the auspices of the House Intelligence Committee bizarrely concluded that the proceedings lacked “pizzazz.”  While that is a ridiculous metric for evaluating an inquiry …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Nunes sues CNN over ‘demonstrably false’ Ukraine report  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has filed a $435 million defamation suit against CNN over a story that alleged Nunes met with a fired Ukrainian prosecutor in an effort to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Call records show Devin Nunes in contact with indicted Giuliani associate
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Nunes' role exposed and 8 more takeaways from the Intel report
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Giuliani mystery phone calls, texts uncovered by Democrats' impeachment report
Discussion: NBC News
Brad Kutner / courthousenews.com:
Devin Nunes Makes Good on Pledge to Sue CNN for Libel
Kamala Harris / Medium:
I am suspending my campaign today  —  Eleven months ago at the launch of our campaign in Oakland I told you all: “I am not perfect.  But I will always speak with decency and moral clarity and treat all people with dignity and respect.  I will lead with integrity.  I will speak the truth.”
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris's Long Road to an Early Exit Inside her promising rise and painful fall.
Discussion: Breitbart
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
The spectacular collapse of Kamala Harris
David Byler / Washington Post:
Why Kamala Harris's failure echoes Marco Rubio's
Discussion: The Guardian, Politico and Raw Story
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Kamala Harris cancels big-money fundraiser at New York law firm amid reports of campaign turmoil
CNN:
Former official says Trump often refused to believe his intelligence briefings  —  (CNN)One of President Donald Trump's most common responses to intelligence briefings is to doubt what he's being told, former Deputy Director of Intelligence Susan Gordon said Tuesday.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Axios and The Hill
U.S. Department of Justice:
California CEO and Seven Others Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conduit Campaign Contribution Case  —  Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed against the CEO of an online payment processing company, and seven others, charging them with conspiring to make and conceal conduit …
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Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Key Mueller witness, major Clinton and Trump donor charged with funneling $3.5 million in illegal contributions in 2016 U.S. elections  —  A key witness in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election has been indicted with seven others …
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
'I'm not going to take any sh—': Nadler girds for battle  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler had a blunt message as he privately addressed Democrats the day before his panel assumes a starring role in the impeachment inquiry.  —  “I'm not going to take any shit,” …
Discussion: CNN, NBC News, KIFI-TV and MSNBC
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republican bomb-throwers prep impeachment spectacle  —  They've gotten into shouting matches over whether socialists are Nazis.  They've clashed with the parents of children who died from gun violence.  And they've insinuated that a key witness was having an affair on the eve of a marquee hearing.
Discussion: NBC News and MSNBC
Emma Dumain / The State:
Top House Democrat wants Mueller findings in impeachment articles against Trump
Discussion: The Hill
The Keyword:
The key message Larry and Sergey shared is this:  —  While it has been a tremendous privilege to be deeply involved in the day-to-day management of the company for so long, we believe it's time to assume the role of proud parents—offering advice and love, but not daily nagging!
Ian MacDougall / New York Times:
How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Carry Out Its Immigration Policies  —  Newly uncovered documents show the consulting giant helped ICE find “detention savings opportunities” — including measures the agency's staff sometimes viewed as too harsh on immigrants.
Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:
U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins tangled in voter fraud, perjury allegations for listing UPS store as residence  —  U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins' decision to sign a Kansas voter registration form and two other election documents that asserted his residential address was a United Parcel Service store in Topeka …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Landler / New York Times:
For Trump and Europe, a Surprising Role Reversal  —  Where the president once kept European leaders off balance, Europe's shifting landscape now has the Great Disrupter on his back foot.  —  LONDON — President Trump has always relished throwing European leaders off balance, antagonizing allies …
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Mark Hannah / Politico:
It's Not Just Trump. The American People Are Skeptical of NATO, Too.
Washington Post:
As impeachment inquiry rages at home, Trump unsettles the world stage at NATO
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Folksy John Kennedy gets serious pushback on Ukraine mess  —  Sen. John Kennedy has long been known as a folksy, straight shooter on Capitol Hill.  But now his legacy may be something else altogether: The guy who spread a debunked conspiracy theory about Ukraine.
Discussion: The Hill
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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
William Barr Says Those Who Don't Show More Respect To Cops May Not Get Police Protection  —  The remarks are the latest example of the U.S. attorney general's “tough on crime” approach that President Donald Trump has adopted.  —  U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Moves to End Food Stamps for 750,000  — New rule makes it harder for states to waive work requirements  — Additional proposed cuts would halt food aid to 3 million more  —  The Trump administration will announce a plan Wednesday to end food stamps benefits …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate could pass partisan rules package for impeachment trial  —  Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that if he's unable to reach a deal with Democrats to set the rules for a Senate impeachment trial then he will try to to do so solely with GOP votes.
Discussion: Townhall, Vanity Fair, UPI and Politico
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
House passes Uighur human rights bill to sanction Chinese officials  —  The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring the Trump administration to toughen its response to China's persecution of its Muslim minority, demanding sanctions on Chinese officials and export bans.
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
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Reuters:   U.S. House approves Uighur bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials
Benjamin Preston / Road & Track:
These Guys Just Drove an E63 AMG Across America in a Record 27 Hours 25 Minutes  —  Three guys you've probably never heard of recently  —  most people don't care about—the New York to Los Angeles run referred to colloquially among aficionados as the Cannonball.
Discussion: Power Line, Fox News and YouTube
Luisana Pérez Fernández / Sun-Sentinel:
I left Venezuela fleeing from a dictator, only to find another one in America  —  I fled from a dictator in Venezuela, only to witness the rise of another one here in the United States.  —  I moved to the U.S. in 2011 after a dictator forced me to leave my country, my family, my friends, and my whole life.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox can't shake anti-Semitism  —  Lou Dobbs has no excuse whatsoever.  —  In October 2018, a guest on his Fox Business program — Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch — made a bizarre claim about a connection between the Central American migrants moving through Mexico and Hungarian-born Jewish philanthropist George Soros.
 
 
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