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It’s No ‘Glengarry’: A Times Theater Critic Reviews ‘Eyes Only’
As a work of high drama, Jesse Green writes, the Trump-Zelensky script
lacks stagecraft and subtlety.
The show needs a director.
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How CrowdStrike Became Part of Trump’s Ukraine Call
President Trump mentioned an American cybersecurity firm that is at the
center of a conspiracy theory in a call with Ukraine’s president.
Voice recognition software is not evidence.
3
What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t)
Until now, it was clearly unpopular with the public. Now it’s hard to
predict.
Produce the tape.
4
The Best Words: Trump, Zelensky and a Very Explosive Phone Call
How the president deploys his “buddy-buddy” diplomatic vernacular.
The words are mot in evidence.
5
Trump Meets With Ukraine’s President and Denies Pressuring Him to Investigate Biden
Mr. Trump received some backing from the president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as
the two took questions from reporters on the sidelines of the United
Nations General Assembly.
I have never credited Trump with subtlety.
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Trump Meets With Ukraine’s President and Denies Pressuring Him to Investigate Biden
Mr. Trump received some backing from the president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as
the two took questions from reporters on the sidelines of the United
Nations General Assembly.
Ukraine needs arms and other aid.
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Senate Again Rejects Trump’s Border Emergency, but Falls Short of a Veto-Proof Majority
The vote forced Republicans to go on record about a choice between
asserting Congress’s power of the purse and supporting President Trump’s
border wall.
Trump needs his wall.
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Full Whistle-Blower Complaint Heads to the House: Live Updates
A whistle-blower’s private expressions of concern about President Trump’s
actions kicked off an extraordinary series of revelations that have
prompted Democrats in Congress to officially begin an impeachment inquiry.
Investigation is enough.
Blood is better.
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Trump and 2020 Democrats Agree: Impeachment Fight Is a Chance to Rake In Cash
The president and the Democrats may be girding for a constitutional clash,
but their campaigns are working to capitalize on the moment with
fund-raising appeals.
Attack or defend; it all takes money.
Partisans are glad to contribute.
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Employer Health Insurance Is Increasingly Unaffordable, Study Finds
A relentless rise in premiums and deductibles is putting insurance out of
reach for many workers, especially those with low incomes.
Those responsible for making the payments should be glad to stop.
Insurance companies need their profits.
Government does not need a profit.
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The Trump-Zelensky Phone Call: Key Takeaways From Two New Documents
A reconstructed transcript showed President Trump pressing Ukraine to
investigate the Bidens, and a Justice Department memo added new details
about a whistle-blower’s concerns.
Trump and his minions are known to lie.
12
Pelosi Tells Trump: ‘You Have Come Into My Wheelhouse’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was once the top Democrat on the House Intelligence
Committee. She is drawing on that experience as she opens an impeachment
inquiry into President Trump.
The president continues to display bad judgment.
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What a Trump Impeachment Battle Means for Financial Markets
Political drama seldom alters economic fundamentals. But it can influence
presidential behavior, which in turn can affect economic policy.
Presidents can try to buy supporters.
This one has.
14
Biden’s Strategy for Controlling the Ukraine Story
Wary of the way Republicans and President Trump attacked Hillary Clinton in
2016, the Biden camp is looking for ways to control the story line.
Joseph Goebbels understood what he did.
His lessons persist.
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2020 Democrats Say Trump’s Ukraine Call Is a ‘Smoking Gun’ for Impeachment
The party’s presidential contenders said that Mr. Trump’s attempt to
pressure a foreign leader to find dirt on a political rival constituted an
impeachable offense.
I can hope.
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6 Key Moments in the Trump-Ukraine Phone Call
A reconstructed transcript released on Wednesday showed President Trump
pressing Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and pushing assistance from
Attorney General William Barr and Rudolph Giuliani, his personal lawyer.
A reconstruction is not necessarily a fact.
The facts are to be established.
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Trump Asks Ukraine’s Leader to ‘Do Us a Favor’ and Also Urges Inquiry of Biden
Separately, two intelligence officials referred Mr. Trump’s activity to the
Justice Department for a possible investigation. Law enforcement officials
declined to open an inquiry.
These should be facts.
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Why an Impeachment Inquiry Now? Democrats Cite the Clarity of the Case
After months of internal division over whether to begin a formal effort to
oust President Trump, Democrats say his actions gave them no choice.
Memories have not faded.
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Pelosi on Trump: ‘He Does Not Care About Ethics’ — Live Updates
The White House released a reconstructed transcript that showed President
Trump urged Ukraine’s leader to contact Attorney General William Barr about
opening an inquiry tied to Joseph R. Biden Jr. Two intelligence officials
referred Mr. Trump’s activity to the Justice Dept. for a possible criminal
inquiry. It declined to open one.
Yes.
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