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10:55 AM ET, October 6, 2019

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James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
2nd whistleblower comes forward after speaking with IG: Attorney  —  Mark Zaid, the attorney representing the whistleblower who sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine and triggered an impeachment inquiry, tells ABC News that he is now representing a second whistleblower …
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Attorneys for CIA Officer Behind Trump Complaint Say They Now Represent ‘Multiple Whistleblowers’  —  One attorney said a second whistleblower has come foward with firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations  —  WASHINGTON—The legal team representing the CIA officer behind the complaint …
Washington Post:
Whistleblower's attorney says team now representing ‘multiple’ officials
ABC News:   ‘This Week’ Transcript 10-6-19: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Jim Jordan
Axios:
Scoop: Trump pins Ukraine call on Energy Secretary Rick Perry  —  President Trump told House Republicans that he made his now infamous phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the urging of Energy Secretary Rick Perry — a call Trump claimed he didn't even want to make.
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
Trump throws Rick Perry under the bus, tries to blame him for making the Ukraine call
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Splinter and Politico
Dominic Lau / Bloomberg:
Johnson to Challenge the Queen to Fire Him, Sunday Times Reports  —  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to challenge Queen Elizabeth II to dismiss him rather than resign as he attempts to push through Brexit by the Oct. 31 deadline, the Sunday Times reported, citing senior aides.
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Lili Bayer / Politico:
Johnson: UK ‘packing our bags and walking out’ in 25 days  —  The United Kingdom will be “packing our bags and walking out” of the EU in 25 days, Boris Johnson wrote in two British newspapers.  —  Writing in the Sun and the Daily Express, the British prime minister reiterated his stance …
The Times & The Sunday Times:
‘Sack me if you dare,’ Boris Johnson will tell the Queen  —  The Speaker, John Bercow, has been proposed as a national unity leader  —  Boris Johnson will dare the Queen to sack him rather than resign as prime minister in an attempt to drive through Brexit on October 31, cabinet ministers have revealed.
Boris Johnson / The Sun:
BORIS JOHNSON Pack Eur bags, deal or no Brexit deal we are walking out of the European Union in 25 days
New York Times:
Barr and a Top Prosecutor Cast a Wide Net in Reviewing the Russia Inquiry  —  The attorney general and a veteran prosecutor, John H. Durham, have charted an unusual course that could bolster President Trump's pet theories about the Russia investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — After a jet carrying …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:   Italy's Connection to the Russia Investigation, Explained
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Pompeo Defends Trump's Ukraine Conspiracy Theory  —  In Athens, the American secretary of state dismissed the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry and the political drama that it has sparked as a “silly gotcha game.”  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defiantly insisted …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Pompeo says State Department will follow law in Trump impeachment inquiry
CNN:
Diplomats angry and afraid as Ukraine controversy embroils Pompeo's State Department
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Uncertainty takes over the lead in the Democratic presidential race  —  The top fundraiser in the Democratic presidential field was hospitalized with a heart attack, the longtime polling leader and his son sit at the center of an impeachment inquiry, and the one candidate …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden bests Trump by nine points in Wisconsin  —  Wisconsin voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country, oppose the border wall, think tariffs hurt the economy, and disapprove of the job President Trump is doing.  That gives Democratic candidates the lead in each …
Discussion: Political Wire
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden expands lead among South Carolina Democrats  —  Joe Biden increases his lead in the Palmetto State, as a growing number of South Carolina Democratic primary voters want a candidate who can defeat President Trump.  —  The former vice president is ahead by 29 points, according to a Fox News Poll.
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
Sanders's heart attack raises questions about his age, potential damage to campaign
Discussion: Mediaite and Vox
Washington Post:
‘Out on a limb’: Inside the Republican reckoning over Trump's possible impeachment  —  A torrent of impeachment developments has triggered a reckoning in the Republican Party, paralyzing many of its officeholders as they weigh their political futures, legacies and, ultimately, their allegiance to a president who has held them captive.
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Dallas Morning News:
Botham Jean's neighbor, a key witness in Amber Guyger trial, shot to death in Dallas  —  Joshua Brown died at the hospital after Friday night's shooting in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs Road. … A key witness in Amber Guyger's murder trial was shot and killed Friday evening …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders White House to preserve records of Trump's dealings with foreign leaders  —  A federal judge has ordered the White House to preserve a wide range of evidence about President Donald Trump's dealings with foreign leaders, including his interactions related to Ukraine that have fueled an impeachment investigation in the House.
Discussion: Axios
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
Trump won't destroy me, and he won't destroy my family  —  Joe Biden, the former vice president, is seeking the Democratic nomination for president.  —  Enough is enough.  Every day — every few hours, seemingly — more evidence is uncovered revealing that President Trump is abusing the power …
Discussion: Axios, Fox News, New York Post and Raw Story
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Regular Hannity Guest John Solomon Joins Fox News as Contributor  —  John Solomon, a former columnist for The Hill whose writing on the “deep state” has made him a fixture on Fox News opinion programs, has joined the network as a contributor, Fox confirmed to Mediaite.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:   Rudy Giuliani Won't Be On the Sunday News Shows
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.  —  In an email to the associate vice chancellor …
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
Romney Republicanism could never win  —  This article is in The Spectator's inaugural US edition.  Subscribe here to get yours.  —  As Donald Trump strides toward his fourth year in the White House, his enemies have yet to answer the most basic questions of 2016.  Why is Trump president?
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Susan Collins: Trump made ‘big mistake’ in asking China to probe Biden  —  Susan Collins on Saturday became the latest Republican senator to criticize President Donald Trump for calling on foreign countries to investigate a political rival, saying he made a “big mistake.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: The Last Refuge
Rowena Chiu / New York Times:
‘Harvey Weinstein Told Me He Liked Chinese Girls’
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
GOP senator says diplomat told him Trump was withholding aid to ensure investigations
Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Anti-Trump Fraternity and NeverTrump Sorority Collude in Impeachment Scam
Discussion: Althouse, BuzzFeed News and NPR
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
If the House Won't Vote, Impeachment Inquiry Is Just a Democratic Stunt
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies
 Earlier Items: 
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Top Biden Donors Gather Amid Storm Clouds Over Campaign
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
For House Democrats, impeachment probe widens the divide they hoped to bridge
Discussion: Political Wire and CNN
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Blue collar voters fear the Democrats have abandoned them
Richard V. Reeves / New York Times:
Now the Rich Want Your Pity, Too  —  If the wealthy are so stressed …
Will Englund / Washington Post:
Russia looks for leverage as Ukraine slides deeper into impeachment probes
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Antifa protester who attacked Trump supporter pleads guilty to assault
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Kurt Volker, Ukraine and a Turbulent End in the Trump Administration
Sally Lockwood / Sky News:
‘Hundreds’ of young trans people seeking help to return to original sex
Discussion: Breitbart and Big League Politics
 

 
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