Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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Examining Trump’s Claims About Democrats and Ukraine

Linda Qiu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 25 minutes ago
Over the past week, the president has accused Democratic lawmakers of lying and hypocrisy on dealings with Ukraine. Here are the facts behind his claims.
 
There is no conspiracy.
 

House Subpoenas Giuliani, Trump’s Lawyer, for Ukraine Records

Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Rudolph W. Giuliani is at the center of an alleged pressure campaign to enlist Ukraine’s help in investigating the president’s political rivals.
 
Demand the records.
 

Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry’s Origins

Mark Mazzetti and Katie Benner at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The discussion was another instance of the president using American diplomacy for potential personal gain.
 
What is under rocks can be found.
There are many rocks.
 

With Sanctions on Russians, U.S. Warns Against Foreign Election Meddling

Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The penalties were announced as Congress investigates whether President Trump tried to enlist Ukraine’s leader in a smear campaign against one of his top Democratic challengers in 2020.
 
Again and again.
 

Tax Law’s Cap on State and Local Deductions Is Upheld by Court

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
A federal judge rejected a suit by four states, including New York, over a part of the 2017 tax overhaul that they said penalized Democratic states.
 
It has become a political court again.   1935

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Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower’s Identity

Annie Karni and Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

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What Democrats Could Lose With Their Left Turn

Alexander Agadjanian at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
   
Partisan.

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In Death Penalty Cases, Sotomayor Is Alone in ‘Bearing Witness’

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
   
Killing is not a solution.

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Impeaching Trump: Why One N.Y.C. House Democrat Is a Holdout

Vivian Wang at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

He is a good representitive.

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Pelosi Pushes for Simple Message on Impeachment as Inquiry Barrels Ahead

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
“Our tone must be prayerful, respectful, solemn, worthy of the Constitution,” the House speaker privately told her colleagues as Democrats planned more subpoenas, including to Rudy Giuliani.
 
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U.S. Sees Rising Threat in the West From Qaeda Branch in Syria

Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
American counterterrorism officials are voicing alarm about a Qaeda affiliate in Syria that they say is plotting attacks from the country’s northwest.
 
Syria  is sovereign.
 
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Back Home, House Democrats Tread Carefully on Impeachment and 2020

Jonathan Martin and Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
A tricky balancing act is underway for Democrats in battleground districts: protecting political gains from 2018 while selling voters on an inquiry into the president.
 
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Biden Campaign Urges TV Networks to Stop Booking Giuliani

Michael M. Grynbaum at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Advisers to the former vice president wrote to executives at ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News to “demand” that Mr. Giuliani not be invited on the air to discuss Ukraine and President Trump.
 
Drama sells.
 
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How Mark Milley, a General Who Mixes Bluntness and Banter, Became Trump’s Top Military Adviser

Helene Cooper at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
As the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley must manage the most consequential professional relationship of his life, with President Trump.
 
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Edward Wong and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The inquiry is examining whether the employees used secure channels and the proper classification designations for what appeared to be routine emails at the time.
 
A Zombi.
 
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Inside the F.B.I. File of Trump’s Mentor, Roy Cohn

Ed Shanahan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president isn’t mentioned in just-released documents. Still, the thick file is a timely reminder of the unusual realm his feared mentor inhabited.

Another Zombi.


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