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Bloomberg:
State Department Freed Ukraine Money Before Trump Says He Did — Department lawyers found the White House lacked authority — Chain of events undercuts Trump's account of freeing the funds — President Donald Trump says he lifted his freeze on aid to Ukraine on Sept. 11 …
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Occupy Democrats, The Mahablog, The Hill, Political Wire and Detroit News
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
John Bolton went around Mick Mulvaney — and released aid to Ukraine before resigning: report — The timeline in the administration's Ukraine scandal changed again on Saturday with a bombshell new report from Bloomberg News. — “President Donald Trump says he lifted his freeze on aid …
New York Times:
How the State Dept.'s Dissenters Incited a Revolt, Then a Rallying Cry — Shock, anger and sadness are giving way to pride among career diplomats that they are defending American ideals and holding the Trump administration accountable. — WASHINGTON — State Department Foreign Service …
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Raw Story
CNN:
We read all 2,677 pages of impeachment inquiry testimony released to date. Here's what's clear. — (CNN)To President Donald Trump, the whole flap with Ukraine is over a “perfect” phone call. — “It's based on a single phone call of congratulations to the President of Ukraine …
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WTVR-TV, Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, New York Times, Vox and Politico
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mulvaney moves for ruling on House impeachment probe subpoena — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is asking to join a pending lawsuit aimed at clarifying whether the House of Representatives can require senior advisers to President Donald Trump to testify in the ongoing impeachment probe related to Ukraine.
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Vox, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Democrats engineer multiple chances to make the case for Trump's impeachment — It's rare in politics to get a second chance, let alone a third, at making a first impression. But that is the opportunity presented to House Democrats in the week ahead, as they take their impeachment inquiry public …
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Raw Story
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump says transcript of “second” Ukraine call will “probably” be released Tuesday — President Trump said Saturday that a transcript of another call he had with the president of Ukraine will “probably” be released on Tuesday. The call took place in April after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was elected.
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The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Republicans want Hunter Biden, Ukraine whistleblower as impeachment inquiry witnesses
Republicans want Hunter Biden, Ukraine whistleblower as impeachment inquiry witnesses
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Washington Post, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, Law & Crime, The Week, New York Post, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Sara A. Carter and The Gateway Pundit
Nikki Carvajal / CNN:
Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine ‘probably’ Tuesday
Trump says White House will release transcript of another call with Ukraine ‘probably’ Tuesday
Jason Del Rey / Vox:
Jeff Bezos asked Mike Bloomberg months ago if he'd consider running for president — Billionaires make calls just like us. — Sometime after Amazon pulled the plug on plans for a New York City headquarters in February of this year, the city's former mayor Mike Bloomberg received a call from a top company executive.
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New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, HuffPost and Vanity Fair
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Shane Croucher / Newsweek:
Michael Bloomberg Could ‘Immediately Become a Heavyweight’ …
Michael Bloomberg Could ‘Immediately Become a Heavyweight’ …
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The Daily Beast and New York Times
New York Times:
Why Pete Buttigieg Annoys His Democratic Rivals — His success, especially in Iowa, has grated on rival campaigns that say his record in government is not commensurate with the attention he's receiving. — WAVERLY, Iowa — Joseph R. Biden Jr. was mingling with a handful of mayors backstage …
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CNN, Althouse and The Guardian
Tamara Keith / NPR:
The Whistleblower Complaint Has Largely Been Corroborated. Here's How. — When the House impeachment inquiry began more than a month ago, much of the focus was on a complaint from a whistleblower that drew attention to a July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President …
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Hullabaloo
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Republican who sparked Trump's criticism of Elijah Cummings and Baltimore announces run for his seat in Congress — The Baltimore County Republican official whose social media posts about trash in West Baltimore prompted President Donald Trump to verbally attack the late Rep. Elijah Cummings …
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Redstate and New York Post
Washington Post:
In Virginia, Republicans confront a fearful electoral future — RICHMOND — As Virginia election returns rolled in Tuesday night, Republican campaign manager Daniella Propati quickly realized two things: Her candidate for the House of Delegates, GayDonna Vandergriff, would lose, and calling their opponent a “socialist” hadn't worked.
New York Times:
Child Abusers Run Rampant as Tech Companies Look the Other Way … How PhotoDNA Works — The uploaded image — in this instance a photograph of Dr. Farid — is turned into a square and colors are removed, making the process faster and consistent across images.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
John Bolton has a book deal, publishing officials tell AP — NEW YORK (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. — The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements with President Donald Trump.
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Mother Jones, Political Wire, New York Times, ABC7 and Associated Press
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort's former son-in-law gets 9 years for array of scams — Paul Manafort's former son-in-law was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Friday for a wide-ranging series of fraud schemes the court said bilked victims out of more than $6 million. — As U.S. District Judge Andre …
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Associated Press and Law & Crime
Mohammed Tawfeeq / CNN:
Iraq protests death toll rises to 300 with nearly 15,000 injured — Protesters try to scale walls of Iranian consulate — Baghdad (CNN)At least 301 people have been killed and nearly 15,000 have been injured in Iraq since the start of anti-government protests in October …
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The Daily Caller
William Saletan / Slate:
The Ukraine Depositions Have Destroyed Trump's “Corruption” Defense — Republicans say the president wanted to clean up Ukraine. Witness testimony shows he didn't. — According to Republican senators, President Donald Trump had a very good reason to press Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The United States is being run by a toddler
The United States is being run by a toddler
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National Review
CNN:
Virginia Democrats elect first female speaker of the House — Washington (CNN)For the first time in Virginia's 400-year legislative history, a woman will become speaker of the House. — Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, the current Democratic House leader, won a competitive race for the top spot …
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Plane crashes after unloading 350 gallons of pink water in gender reveal stunt — A recent plane crash in Texas was caused by a gender reveal stunt that went completely off the rails, authorities said Friday. — The pilot of the plane was flying at a low altitude on Sept. 7 in the town of Turkey …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Cindy McCain: John would be ‘disgusted’ — Cindy McCain: John would be disgusted by this — Washington (CNN)Cindy McCain said that her husband, the late Sen. John McCain, would be “terribly upset” about several recent events and she lamented the unwillingness of Republicans in Congress to speak out.
MSNBC:
Robert De Niro says impeachment inquiry of Trump must proceed — Actor Robert De Niro lights up the screen in the blockbuster movie, ‘Joker,’ and also stars in the new movie, ‘The Irishman,’ films that portray criminals during a troubling time in American politics.
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The Hill
Quartz:
Berliners are trolling Trump by shipping him a 2.7-ton piece of the Berlin Wall — US president Donald Trump will be receiving a special gift from Berlin residents on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall—a 2.7-ton section of the wall itself.
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Fox News
New York Times:
Roman Polanski Accused of 1975 Rape — A French photographer said the director hit her and assaulted her when she was 18. She is the sixth woman to publicly accuse him of sexual abuse. — PARIS — A French photographer has accused the director Roman Polanski of violently raping her in 1975 …