Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Pompeo Confirms He Listened to Trump’s Call to Ukraine President

Jason Horowitz and Richard Pérez-Peña at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 45 minutes ago
“I was on the phone call,” the American secretary of state said at a news conference in Rome — the first time he has addressed the topic publicly.
 
Fog. 
 
Trump made the call and the request.
Pompeo should have filed a whistle blower report.
 

China’s Global Message: We Are Tough but Not Threatening

Edward Wong at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 45 minutes ago
Leaders in Beijing have declared their aims are peaceful, but developments in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet and elsewhere — as well as a military parade — indicate otherwise.
 
China is a sovereign nation.
 

Recession Panic May Have Passed. But the Economy Is Still at Risk.

Neil Irwin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The underlying forces that fueled worry a few weeks ago haven’t gone anywhere.
 
I continue to worry.
 

Republicans Changing Delegate Rules to Prevent Discord at Convention

Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
President Trump’s political advisers have been working for months to get states to adjust their plans to ensure that nothing disrupts next year’s convention.
 
Discord is why conventions exist.
Autocracy is an enemy.
 

Impeachment Rules Say Senate Must Act, but Its Act Might Be a Swift Dismissal

Carl Hulse at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
As both sides prepare for a potential Senate impeachment showdown, the focus is on how quickly Republicans might move to jettison the accusations.
 
The Republican party will own the action.
 

Prosecutors Face Increased Pressure to Make Decision in McCabe Case

Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
A federal judge urged prosecutors to decide whether to charge the former deputy F.B.I. director Andrew G. McCabe in a politically charged case.
 
There appears to only be a political case.
 

Sanders Posts Biggest Money Haul of Quarter. Will Warren Top Him?

Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
In the last three months, Bernie Sanders raised $25.3 million. Pete Buttigieg raised $19.1 million and Kamala Harris $11.6 million, at a time when donations signal viability.
 
The horse race is not a proper model for the contest.
 

Trump Campaign and R.N.C. Raise $125 Million in Third Quarter

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The huge infusion of money confirms that President Trump is building an enormous war chest heading into the 2020 election.
 
Votes should be more costly.
 

As Impeachment Moves Forward, Trump’s Language Turns Darker

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
“Treason” is a word the president has increasingly used when talking about his critics.
 
Kings loose their heads for less.
 
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Shoot Migrants’ Legs, Build Alligator Moat: Behind Trump’s Ideas for Border

Michael D. Shear and Julie Hirschfeld Davis at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Over a frenzied few days in the spring, an internal White House debate led to turnover in staff and a turning point for the president’s immigration agenda.
 
The right of refuge is well established.
 
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Robert Mueller Rejoins Law Firm to Conduct Corporate Investigations

Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Mr. Mueller’s return to private practice at WilmerHale followed his more than two-year stint as special counsel in the Russia investigation.
 
He is a lawyer.
 
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Kamala Harris, Trailing Top Rivals, Raises $11.6 Million in Third Quarter

Astead W. Herndon at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The California senator raised about half of her total funds from digital fund-raising, a campaign spokesman said.
 
Ok.
 
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As Impeachment Fights Begin, Administration and Congress Clash Over Deposition

Nicholas Fandos and Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
House investigators postponed their first impeachment deposition amid a bitter back-and-forth with the secretary of state over access and transparency.
 
Congress has the right and the power.
 
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Who Are the Main Characters in the Whistle-Blower’s Complaint?

Sarah Kerr and David Botti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
President Trump’s personal lawyer. The prosecutor general of Ukraine. Joe Biden’s son. These are just some of the names mentioned in the whistle-blower’s complaint. What were their roles? We break it down.
 
Yes.
 
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Zuckerberg Hates Warren’s Plan to Break Up Facebook. She Doesn’t Care.

Matt Stevens at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg said he would sue over Elizabeth Warren’s antitrust plan if she was elected president. She responded in kind.
 
  Mark Zuckerberg would not have the power.
Antitrust is tested law.
 
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Trump Wants to ‘Interview’ Whistle-Blower

Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The focus on the whistle-blower is one of several ways the White House has addressed the complaint and the phone call at the center of it.
 
No.
He cani be allowed that.  
 
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D.E.A. Let Opioid Production Surge as Crisis Grew, Justice Dept. Says

Jacey Fortin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The department’s inspector general said the agency, which is also under the umbrella of the Justice Department, authorized large increases in the production of painkillers even as drug-related deaths soared.
 
Legal drugs were not its responsibility. 
 
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Cory Booker Lags Leaders but Hits Fund-Raising Goal to Stay in Race

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Mr. Booker raised $6 million in the past three months, and he met a $1.7 million goal over 10 days that he said was needed to keep his campaign alive.
 
Horse racing.
 
Listen to the potential candidates.
The next responsibility is the primary.
 
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Impeachment Polls Show a Steady Rise in Support

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Increasing numbers of Democrats and independents support the inquiry into President Trump, while Republicans are lining up behind him.
 
People do not listen well.
 
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Homeland Security Dept. Affirms Threat of White Supremacy After Years of Prodding

Zolan Kanno-Youngs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
While President Trump has expressed skepticism about violent white nationalism in the past, his Department of Homeland Security is now highlighting the issue.
 
The constitutionality of Homeland Security is doubtful.
 
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