News Blast      (updated several times a week)

 

 

Impeachment report finds 'stark evidence of misconduct'

By Alexander Nazaryan    Yahoo News    12/3/2019

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Trump's High Crime Was to Assault Every American's Right to Free and Fair Elections

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    12/4/2019

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The ‘most dangerous politician of my lifetime’ may not be Donald Trump: Robert Reich

By Robert Reich    Raw Story    12/2/2019

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Hundreds of Thousands Are Losing Access to Food Stamps

By Lola Fadulu    NY Times    12/4/2019

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The Most Ridiculous Ways the GOP Tried to Defend Trump in Its Impeachment Report

By Ryan Bort    Rolling Stone    12/3/2019

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Ex-RNC Chair Rips ‘Irrelevant’ GOP With Screaming Donald Trump Analogy

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    12/3/2019

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Fox News Judge Andrew Napolitano: Trump Can’t Say Impeachment ‘Unfair’ if He Won’t Participate

By Matt Wilstein    Daily Beast    12/2/2019

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Nicolle Wallace Quips Putin Must Have ‘Lots Of Pee Tapes’ For GOP To Push Kremlin Line

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    12/2/2019

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Republicans in congress ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump and want to impeach him, former GOP congressman says

By Chris Riotta    The Independent    12/2/2019

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Chuck Todd to GOP Senator: You’re Selling the Same Argument as Putin!

By Justin Baragona    Daily Beast    12/1/2019

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Republicans in congress ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump and want to impeach him, former GOP congressman says

By Chris Riotta    The Independent    12/2/2019

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Chuck Todd to GOP Senator: You’re Selling the Same Argument as Putin!

By Justin Baragona    Daily Beast    12/1/2019

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Gardner ends any suspense, sets primary for Feb. 11, 2020

By Kevin Landrigan    Union Leader    11/25/2019

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Trump Has Begun the Process of Selling Out Rudy Giuliani

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    11/27/2019

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Republican Group Hits Donald Trump With Critical Ad: ‘What Is He Afraid Of?’

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    11/28/2019

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Net support for impeachment grew steadily during U.S. congressional hearings, poll shows

By Chris Kahn    Reuters    11/26/2019

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Trump Has Spent $115 Million On Golf Trips ― Or 287 Years Of Presidential Salary

By S.V. Date    Huffington Post    11/27/2019

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Carl Bernstein Issues Ominous Warning To GOP Over ‘Amazing’ Donald Trump Support

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    11/23/2019

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Barr's Legal Views Come Under Fire From Conservative-Leaning Lawyers

By Katie Benner    NY Times    11/23/2019

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Fiona Hill Kinda Wrecked House Republicans at an Impeachment Hearing

By Jay Willis    GQ    11/21/2019

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Adam Schiff: Trump’s ‘Death Penalty’ Threat Was One Reason We Didn’t Have Whistleblower Testify

By Justin Baragona    The Daily Beast    11/24/2019

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Ex-RNC Chair Shreds ‘Pathetic’ Republicans

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    11/22/2019

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Fox Anchor Chris Wallace: Sondland Just Ran the Bus Over Trump, Pence, Pompeo, Giuliani and Mulvaney

By Justin Baragona    The Daily Beast    11/20/2019

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Fox News Impeachment Expert Ken Starr Says Trump Is In Deep Trouble

By Luke Darby    GQ    11/20/2019

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McGrath: ‘You can’t drain the swamp until you get rid of Mitch McConnell’

By Zack Stanton    Politico    11/20/2019

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Nancy Pelosi invites Trump to testify in the impeachment inquiry and 'speak all the truth that he wants'

By Rosie Perper    Business Insider    11/18/2019

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Trump committed an impeachable offence during his impeachment hearing — is that enough pizzazz for you?

By Lucy Anna Gray    The Independent    11/15/2019

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John Dean Reveals Just How Bad This Week’s Been For Trump

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    11/14/2019

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Remember the Applause That Followed Marie Yovanovitch Out of That Hearing Room

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    11/15/2019

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William Barr’s Partisan ‘Authoritarian’ Trump Defense Triggers Calls For His Impeachment

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    11/16/2019

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Obama cautions Democratic hopefuls on tacking too far left

By Brian Slodysko    Associated Press    11/15/2019

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What Impeachment Will Cost the GOP

By John F. Harris    Politico    11/13/2019

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Dan Rather Exposes Shady GOP Tactic That ‘Jumped Out’ In Impeachment Hearings

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    11/14/2019

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MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Rips Into Fellow Republicans: They ‘Know Better’

By Matt Wilstein    The Daily Beast    11/14/2019

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George Conway mocks Republicans' 'ridiculous' impeachment arguments in rare cable news appearance

By Brendan Morrow    The Week    11/13/2019

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Fox News’ Andrew Napolitano Challenges Trump’s Fitness For Office

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    11/11/2019

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U.S. alleges Russian operatives sought to undermine U.S. election agency

By Susan Heavey; Bernadette Baum    Reuters    11/12/2019

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Trump allies received hundreds of thousands of dollars under federal health contract

By Dan Diamond and Adam Cancryn    Politico    11/12/2019

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The Richest 1% Is Close To Amassing As Much Wealth As The Entire Middle Class

By Mary Papenfuss    Huffington Post    11/9/2019

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'Stunned, amused, and embarrassed': Anonymous author describes what it's like working for Trump

By Dylan Stableford    Yahoo News    11/8/2019

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The Simplest Explanation Is That William Barr Sees the Writing on the Wall

By Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    11/7/2019

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NYC Bids Adieu to Trump (in song)

YouTube    11/7/2019

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Kentucky election: Republican appears to suffer stunning defeat one day after Trump visited and begged supporters ‘you can’t let that happen to me!’

By Zamira Rahim    The Independent    11/6/2019

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Suburbs swing hard to Democrats in state contests

By Andrew Romano and Christopher Wilson    Yahoo News    11/6/2019

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Election 2019 takeaways: What we learned from Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi

By Ledyard King    USA Today    11/6/2019

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She flipped off Trump and lost her job. Now, she just won an election in Virginia

By Ryan W. Miller    USA Today    11/6/2019

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Bombshell Impeachment Testimony Perfectly Underscores Lindsey Graham’s Hypocrisy

By Ryan Grenoble    Huffington Post    11/5/2019

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Former Republican unleashes on the ‘rotten to the core’ politicians of the GOP

By ShawnLanglois     MarketWatch    11/5/2019

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The More We Learn, the Worse Things Look for Trump

By David A. Graham    The Atlantic    11/6/2019

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Absentee ballots soar ahead of Tuesday elections

By Rick Green    Laconia Daily Sun    11/1/2019

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Laconia prime hot spot for visiting presidential candidates

By Adam Sexton    WMUR    10/2/2019

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You need a laugh...

Randy Rainbow’s ‘Mamma Mia’ Parody Of Rudy Giuliani Is A Showstopper

By Ron Dicker    Huffington Post    10/18/2019

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AP-NORC poll: 61% say Trump doesn't respect democratic norms

By Julie Pace and Hannah Fingerhut    Associated Press    10/31/2019

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Have Kentuckians finally had enough of Mitch McConnell?

By Margaret Carlson     Daily Beast    11/1/2019

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Donald Trump Jr: I Wish I Was Like Hunter Biden So I Could ‘Make Millions Off of My Father’s Presidency’

By Justin Baragona    Daily Beast    10/30/2019

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Is the anti-Trump suburban revolt escalating? Watch Virginia

By Steve Peoples and Alan Suderman    Associated Press    11/2/2019

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How Trump Corrupted the American Presidency in Every Imaginable Way

By Alex Shultz, Jay Willis    GQ    11/1/2019

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Since they realized insulting an army officer isn't a good look, Republicans are changing their impeachment strategy

By Andrew Feinberg    The Independent    10/29/2019

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How Many Times Can These Brain-Diseased Olds Faceplant Mid-Crime Before They Get Caught?

By Jack Holmes    Esquire    10/31/2019

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Trump impeachment: Ukraine expert gives ‘extremely disturbing’ evidence to inquiry

By Alex Woodward    The Independent    10/29/2019

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Republicans enabled the impeachment process they're now criticizing

By Jon Ward    Yahoo News     10/25/2019

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Pelosi: Trump Told Russia About Baghdadi Raid Before Congressional Leaders

By Amy Russo    Huffington Post    10/27/2019

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Trump actively tried to derail the 3 biggest things that helped take out ISIS leader al-Baghdadi

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    10/27/2019

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Republican's mockery of Sanders and socialism backfires

By Poppy Noor    The Guardian    10/29/2019

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Ex-Ethics Chief Erupts Into Fury Over Trump Administration: ‘I Am Walt’s Untempered Rage’

By Mary Papenfuss     Huffington Post     10/26/2019

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Republicans ‘Are Having Trouble With the Facts’ Says Fox News’ Chris Wallace

By Peter Wade    Rolling Stone    10/26/2019

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Donald Trump met with boos and 'lock him up' chant at World Series Game 5

By Mark Townsend    Yahoo Sports    10/27/2019

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It’s Official: House Republicans Have Become the O.J. Simpson Jury of the 21st Century

By Matt Lewis    The Daily Beast     10/25/2019

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Court Ruling on Trump Impeachment May Defuse Constitutional Crisis

By Noah Feldman    Bloomberg    10/26/2019

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Forget Smoking Gun. Harvard Law Professor Says There’s A ‘Smoking Howitzer’ On Trump.

By Lee Moran    Huffington Post    10/24/2019

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Judge Napolitano Schools ‘Fox & Friends’ on Impeachment: Schiff Just ‘Following the Rules’ Written by GOP

By Matt Wilstein    The Daily Beast    10/24/2019

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Ukraine just threw a huge wrench into Trump's key defense denying a quid pro quo

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    10/23/2019

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New testimony on Ukraine could be a game changer. Here’s why

By Anne Flaherty    ABC News    10/23/2019

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Impeachment deposition delayed after Republicans storm proceedings

By Andrew Desiderio and Melanie Zanona    Politico    10/23/2019

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Putin and Hungary reportedly 'poisoned' Trump’s view on Ukraine and reinforced his belief that the country was 'hopelessly corrupt'

By Rosie Perper    Business Insider    10/22/2019

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Private Instagram account of indicted Giuliani associate shows Trump letter thanking him for friendship

By Negar Mortazavi    The Independent    10/22/2019

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U.S. diplomat testifies Trump tied Ukraine aid to politically motivated probes

By Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay    Reuters    10/22/2019

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Democrats Slow Impeachment Timeline to Sharpen Their Public Case

By Michael D. Shear and Nicholas Fandos    N Times    10/22/2019

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Trump is shooting holes in the Constitution. Will Republicans let him get away with it?

By Chris Truax    USA Today    10/20/2019

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Ex-Ethics Chief: If Trump Resort Hosting G-7 ‘Is Not Corrupt, Nothing Is’

By Sara Boboltz    Huffington Post    10/18/2019

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Surprised over Doral flap, Trump thinks he's still in hospitality business -Mulvaney

By Susan Cornwell    Reuters    10/20/2019

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The Unraveling of Donald Trump

By Peter Nicholas    The Atlantic    10/18/2019

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‘This Is Really Bad’: Rick Santorum Has An Ominous 2020 Warning For Trump

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    10/18/2019

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Why Firing Mick Mulvaney Is Riskier Than Keeping Him

By Elaina Plott & Peter Nicholas    The Atlantic    10/18/2019

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White House confirms it tied Ukraine aid to help in pursuing conspiracy theory on DNC hack

By David Knowles    Yahoo News    10/17/2019

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Majority of Americans Support Removing Trump Through Impeachment, Echoing Nixon Polls

By Tim Dickinson    Rolling Stone    10/17/2019

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Russia Gloats Over Trump’s Syria Debacle and Putin’s ‘Victory’

By Anna Nemtsova    The Daily Beast    10/17/2019

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Trump defends his Syria retreat as 'strategically brilliant,' saying the Kurds are 'no angels' and that they have 'a lot of sand they can play with'

By John Haltiwanger    Business Insider    10/16/2019

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Impeachment Polls - chart (click on "New Hampshire" to see breakdown)

Civiqs    10/16/2019

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Ambassador Sondland Throws Trump Under the Bus

By Jamie Ross, Betsy Swan, Spencer Ackerman    The Daily Beast    10/17/2019

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GOP Group’s New TV Ad Urges Republican Lawmakers To Speak Out Against Trump

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    10/17/2019

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The floodgates are opening as Trump officials publicly defy his orders and more whistleblowers come out of the shadows

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    10/15/2019

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The spiraling president adds self-impeachment to his repertoire

By George F. Will     Washington Post    10/10/2019

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There Are Plenty Of Anti-Trump Republicans — You Just Have To Know Where To Look

By Perry Bacon Jr.    FiveThirtyEight    10/14/2019

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2020 Vision Monday: Polls show a 17-point swing toward impeaching Trump, which could drag down his reelection bid

By Andrew Romano    Yahoo News    10/14/2019

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Trump has delivered what Russia wants in Syria — at zero cost — and 'Putin likely can't believe his luck'

By Mitch Prothero    Business Insider    10/14/2019

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Fed-Up Farmer’s Message To Trump: I Wouldn’t Vote For You If You Walked On Water

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    10/15/2019

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Trump Just Enlisted America in a New Axis of Evil

By David Rothkopf    The Daily Beast    10/13/2019

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Pentagon officials deemed withholding of aid to Ukraine was illegal

By Alexander Nazaryan    Yahoo News    10/11/2019

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Jake Tapper Exposes Pompeo, Graham and Giuliani’s ‘Stunning’ Hypocrisy

By Matt Wilstein    The Daily Beast    10/13/2019

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The Impeachable Tweets

By Tom Nichols    The Atlantic    10/11/2019

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Trump says he doesn't know if Rudy Giuliani is still his lawyer amid reports that Giuliani is under federal investigation

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    10/11/2019

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The Ex-Ambassador Who Wouldn’t Endorse Trump’s Conspiracy Theories Eviscerated Him in Congress

By Andy Kroll    Rolling Stone    10/11/2019

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Laconia schools to use grant to bolster families, mental health services

By Bea Lewis    Union Leader    10/6/2019

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'Republicans in Congress believe he is wildly unfit to be president': Trump impeachment would be supported by GOP in secret ballot, House expert says

By Conrad Duncan    The Independent    10/6/2019

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Chris Cuomo Shares A Republican Quote That Could Haunt GOP

By Ed Mazza    Huffington Post    10/9/2019

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Syria Update: Turkey Is Blowing the Hell Out of It and the Russians Are Cheering

By  Charles P. Pierce    Esquire    10/9/2019

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'Buckle up': Abrupt Syria policy shift is sign of Trump unchained

By Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and Arshad Mohammed    Reuters    10/8/2019

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Trump's approach to the impeachment inquiry bears a striking resemblance to how the mafia operates

By Sonam Sheth    Business Insider    10/9/2019

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Founders: Removal from office is not the only purpose of impeachment

By Clark D. Cunningham     The Conversation    9/26/2019

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It’s a mad world: but these great thinkers may help you understand the current political mess

By Michael Hauskeller    The Conversation    10/7/2019

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Trump walks away from Syria -- and Republican allies

AFP    10/7/2019

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Trump reportedly left staffers 'genuinely horrified' in his phone calls with Putin, Saudi Arabia

By Ellen Cranley    Business Insider    10/7/2019

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Chuck Todd: ‘Let’s Be Frank, a National Nightmare Is Upon Us’

 By Justin Baragona    The Daily Beast    10/3/2019

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GOP Sen. Johnson says Trump blocked Ukraine aid

Associated Press    10/4/2019

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2020 Vision: More Americans are lining up behind impeachment — and the next step, conviction

By Dylan Stableford and Christopher Wilson    Yahoo News    10/4/2019

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Do You Want to Preen on Camera, Democrats, or Do You Want to Take Down Trump?

By Margaret Carlson    The Daily Beast    10/3/2019

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Why Trump is increasingly desperate to avoid an impeachment conviction and win in 2020

By Michael J. Stern    USA Today    9/30/2019

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Stephen Colbert Knows Why Trump Keeps Admitting His Crimes in Public

By Matt Wilstein    The Daily Beast    10/4/2019

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Romney: Trump requesting Biden investigation from China, Ukraine 'wrong and appalling'

By Jordain Carney    The Hill    10/4/2019

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Trump suggests he could launch state-run media: ‘We ought to start our own network’

By Zamira Rahim    The Independent    10/4/2019

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Trade war damage is 'more significant than most Americans ever realized'

By Adriana Belmonte    Yahoo Finance    10/4/2019

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Shepard Smith Dunks Trump: President 'May Have Violated Federal Law... On Live TV'

By Josephine Harvey    Huffington Post    10/3/2019

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Diplomats pushed Ukraine to investigate, dangled Trump visit

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick    Associated Press    10/4/2019

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Uh oh: Trump’s attorney general asks Facebook for ‘backdoor’ messaging access

By Andy Meek    BGR.com   10/3/2019

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If Republicans Ever Turn On Trump, It’ll Happen All At Once

By Lee Drutman    FiveThirtyEight    10/3/2019

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2020 Vision Thursday: How a tough impeachment vote could threaten the GOP's Senate majority

By Andrew Romano    Yahoo News    10/3/2019

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Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano says Trump's Ukraine call was both criminal and impeachable

By William Cummings    USA Today    10/3/2019

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Trump asking foreign countries for help against Biden violates law, Election Commission chair warns

By David Knowles    Yahoo News    10/3/2019

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In The End, Nixon Walked Away For The Good Of His Party. Would Trump?

By S.V. Date    Huffington Post     10/2/2019

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Trump's foreign policy is for sale. That threatens our national security

By Michael H Fuchs    The Guardian    10/2/2019

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President Trump talked about shooting migrants, using alligators at the border, according to new book

By Savannah Behrmann    USA Today    10/2/2019

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Late-day bombshells erupt as Trump impeachment inquiry gets underway

By David Knowles    Yahoo News    9/30/2019

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White House staff reportedly needed to 'babysit' Trump's phone calls with world leaders because he was often unprepared

By Rosie Perper    Business Insider    10/1/2019

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