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New York Times:
Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry's Origins  —  The discussion was another instance of the president using American diplomacy for potential personal gain.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed the Australian prime minister during a recent telephone call …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
McConnell: ‘I would have no choice but to take it up’ if House votes to impeach Trump  — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate would have no choice but to take up impeachment if the House votes to effectively charge President Donald Trump.
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Reuters:
Kremlin says disclosure of Trump-Putin phone calls would need Russian consent  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Washington would need Russian consent to publish transcripts of phone calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Envisions Senate Trial if House Passes Articles of Impeachment  —  Ukraine's Zelensky says he won't release record of July 25 call with Trump  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he would hold a trial in the Senate if the House approved articles of impeachment …
Discussion: Washington Post
James Arkin / Politico:
Democrats see impeachment as landmine for Republican Senate  —  Democrats insist that their march toward impeaching President Donald Trump is simply about doing the right thing.  But a growing number of them see a real political upside, too: It might help them win back the Senate.
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, Breitbart and The Week
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
McConnell says Senate will put Trump on trial if House votes to impeach
Discussion: Politico
Jeff Flake / Washington Post:
Fellow Republicans, there's still time to save your souls  —  Jeff Flake, a Republican, represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.  He is a resident fellow at Harvard University and a contributor to CBS News.  —  Two years ago I stood in the Senate chamber and said …
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  September 30, 2019 - Support For Impeachment Grows Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Of Voters Approve Of Impeachment Inquiry  —  American voters are divided on impeaching and removing President Trump from office, 47 - 47 percent - closing a 20 point gap …
Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Chris Collins resigns House seat ahead of guilty plea to insider-trading charges  —  The Republican from New York had called the charges against him ‘meritless’ but is scheduled to change his plea Tuesday afternoon  —  NEW YORK — Rep. Chris Collins is resigning from Congress …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
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Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Christopher Collins Resigns After Insider Trading Charges  —  Allegedly told son to dump stock in pharma company after learning its only drug failed a clinical trial—information that was not yet public.  —  Rep. Christopher Collins (R-NY) resigned his seat in Congress on Monday …
CNBC:
GOP Rep. Chris Collins submits resignation ahead of plea change in insider trading case
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Trump's PR Meltdown  —  If the facts are against you, argue the law.  —  If the law is against you, argue the facts.  —  If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.  —  ― Carl Sandburg  —  Hi Republicans.  —  Long time, no talk.
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Irin Carmon / The Cut:
Another Woman Says Al Franken Groped Her  —  The cover story New York published this week centers on the stories of women and men who came forward about sexual abuse and harassment — and one who has not yet done so.  In the issue, a woman who says former U.S. senator Al Franken groped …
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The Cut:
Is It Still?  Will It Ever Be? …
Discussion: Splinter and HuffPost
New York Times:
Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower's Identity  —  The president said he “deserved” to meet his accuser who filed a formal whistle-blower complaint after a call with Ukraine's leader.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the White House was “trying to find out” …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Trump asks if House Intel Chair Adam Schiff should face ‘arrest for treason’ as impeachment probe gathers steam
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Trump's ‘Civil War’ Quote Tweet Is Actually Grounds for Impeachment, Says Harvard Law Professor  —  President Donald Trump's recent tweet quoting a longtime evangelical pastor who warned of a “Civil War” if Democrats seriously pursue removing him from office could actually be grounds for impeachment, one Harvard Law professor said.
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘Beyond repugnant’: GOP congressman slams Trump for warning of ‘civil war’ over impeachment
The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani, Joe diGenova Rage at Fox News Bombshell on Ukraine-Biden Plan  —  The Trump-boosting lawyers didn't deny they were involved in a controversial, aborted Ukraine trip.  They are, however, denying that Trump knew anything about it in advance.  —  Appearing Monday morning on WBAL radio …
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Virginia sixth-grader now says she falsely accused classmates of cutting her hair  —  The sixth-grade girl at a private Virginia school who accused three classmates last week of forcibly cutting her hair now says the allegations were false, according to statements from the girl's family …
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NBC News:
Bolton criticizes Trump policy on North Korea as sources say he opposed call to Ukraine  —  The former national security adviser is said to have been concerned that the president would air personal grievances in phone call with Zelenskiy.  —  WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser John Bolton …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Alexander Agadjanian / New York Times:
What Democrats Could Lose With Their Left Turn  —  A survey experiment shows that some independents are already being turned off.  —  One defining feature of the Democratic primary so far has been the party's leftward turn.  In recent debates, candidates have supported policies …
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely claims whistleblower rules changed just before Ukraine complaint  —  Washington (CNN)On Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory suggesting the rules for whistleblowing had recently changed in order to accommodate the recent whistleblower complaint against him …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble  —  WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — Bernie Sanders was on the final leg of a barnstorming tour through Iowa last week that he hoped would persuade voters he's the best candidate to take on President Donald Trump.  He had crisscrossed the state at typical breakneck speed …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders Rolls Out Plan To Curb CEO Pay
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Targets Assets of Russian Financier who Attempted to Influence 2018 U.S. Elections  —  Washington - Today, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against Russian actors that attempted to influence the 2018 U.S. midterm elections …
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Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
U.S. Targets Russian Actors Involved in Efforts to Influence U.S. Elections
Discussion: National Review and Axios
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Hunter Biden: The Most Comprehensive Timeline  —  From being appointed senior MBNA vice president (two years out of law school), to a gift of a 2.8-carat diamond from a Chinese energy tycoon, to Burisma Holdings ...  Late Summer 2006: Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden, purchase the hedge fund Paradigm Global Advisors.
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Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:   The New Yorker's Adam Entous on reporting out Biden allegations
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
What's the Matter With Republicans?  —  Trump has given them another chance to break away.  Why won't they take it?  —  In a sane world, the reaction of Republicans to the “memorandum of telephone conversation” between President Trump and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky …
Discussion: Mother Jones
David Marchese / New York Times:
Bill Maher on the Perils of Political Correctness  —  “Religions always talk about the one true religion.  Now on the left we have the one true opinion.”  —  Bill Maher on the perils of political correctness.  —  Deeply caustic and supremely confident, Bill Maher is the kind of satirist …
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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Liz Peek / Fox News:
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Washington Post:
President Pelosi? It could happen.
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Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Don't sleep on Wilbur Ross
Discussion: Political Flare
Ben White / Politico:
Trump's impeachment fight lacks one big thing that saved Clinton
Discussion: Raw Story
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