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Some Lines, On the Occasion of Discovering That One of Donald Trump’s Border Plans Was a Moat Filled With Snakes – Slate

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

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North Korea May Have Taken Step Toward Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile – NPR

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a newscast showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch. North Korea on Wednesday fired projectiles toward its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the United States this weekend. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a newscast…

Deadline For Real ID Is One Year Away – NPR

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

A person opens the door of a Department of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or other accepted form of ID to pass through airport security. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP A person opens the door of a Department of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL…

Who Leads Peru? Power Struggle Creates Worst Political Crisis in Decades – The New York Times

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

To many Peruvians, particularly the young and the left-leaning, Mr. Vizcarra’s move is a chance to wipe the slate clean and finally reform the corrupt political system, which allowed the country’s traditional political parties to divvy up power and economic patronage at the expense of the country’s development for decades. A less vocal section of Peruvians, however, has expressed concern about repeating the mistakes of 1992, when the country last…

Adam Schiff too ‘biased’ to lead Trump impeachment probe, Rep. Jim Jordan tells Hannity – Fox News

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Video Is the Democrats’ Ukraine investigation a rehashing of the Russia probe? Reaction and analysis from Reps. Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes and Mark Meadows. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is too “biased” to lead a Trump impeachment inquiry, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Tuesday. “[House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi putting Adam Schiff in charge of this impeachment inquiry is exactly what [former FBI Director] Jim Comey did when he put…

Adam Schiff too ‘biased’ to lead Trump impeachment probe, Rep. Jim Jordan tells Hannity – Fox News

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Video Is the Democrats’ Ukraine investigation a rehashing of the Russia probe? Reaction and analysis from Reps. Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes and Mark Meadows. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is too “biased” to lead a Trump impeachment inquiry, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Tuesday. “[House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi putting Adam Schiff in charge of this impeachment inquiry is exactly what [former FBI Director] Jim Comey did when he put…

Poll: Only 4 in 10 Republicans think Trump mentioned Biden on Ukraine call even though he acknowledged doing so – USA TODAY

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

CLOSE President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate 2020 presidential challenger Joe Biden is increasingly drawing comparisons to former president Nixon’s Watergate scandal. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – A new poll shows that only four in 10 Republicans believe President Donald Trump talked to the Ukrainian president about investigating political rival Joe Biden, even though Trump has acknowledged doing so. That compares with 85% of Democrats and 61% of independents surveyed by…

Michael Moore says Biden ‘afraid to be out there’ talking about son Hunter and Ukraine – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden is “afraid” to confront allegations that, while vice president, he may have pressured the Ukrainian government to fire a top prosecutor who was investigating a gas company that employed his lobbyist son Hunter. During an interview Tuesday on MSNBC, Moore was asked about his thoughts on Biden, whom President Trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani want to be investigated…

Hunter Biden, Burisma, Ukraine, and Joe Biden explained – Vox.com

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Hunter Biden is at the center of the fake misconduct accusations against his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, that generated real misconduct by President Donald Trump. The way to understand him is to know that he’s not Beau Biden. Hunter is the younger of Joe Biden’s two sons. He never showed as much promise as his brother Beau, stumbling through life and often trading on his dad’s name and…

North Korea launches unidentified projectile – CBS News

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

North Korea on Wednesday fired at least one projectile toward its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the U.S. this weekend.

Trump tax returns: California will appeal decision blocking state law – Los Angeles Times

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

California’s chief elections officer said Tuesday he will appeal a federal judge’s order to block a law that would require President Trump to release his tax returns for access to the state’s primary election ballot. The decision by Secretary of State Alex Padilla came just hours after U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr.’s ruling became final. England made a tentative ruling almost two weeks ago to block the new California…

Maxine Waters says Trump ‘needs to be imprisoned’ and put in ‘solitary confinement’ – CNN

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

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Pompeo accuses House Democrats trying to "bully" diplomats – CBS News

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to a request from House Democrats demanding depositions from five officials involved in President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. Pompeo called the demand an “attempt to intimidate, bully, and treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the Department of State”

Shoot Them in the Legs, Trump Suggested: Inside His Border War – The New York Times

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Among those in the room were Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary at the time; Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state; Kevin K. McAleenan, the Customs and Border Protection chief at the time; and Stephen Miller, the White House aide who, more than anyone, had orchestrated Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda. Mick Mulvaney, the acting chief of staff was also there, along with Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, and other senior…

Obama, Bidens ‘should’ve known better’ than to have Joe as the ‘point man’ for Ukraine while Hunter worked … – Fox News

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Video Brit Hume on whether Joe and Hunter Biden could have avoided corruption allegations Brit Hume on whether Joe and Hunter Biden could have avoided corruption allegations Hunter Biden’s work on the board of a Ukrainian energy company is not corrupt on its face, but he and his father should have avoided being put in a situation where corruption accusations could fly, according to Brit Hume. The 49-year-old son of…

Bill Barr has questions for Australia, Italy, the UK, and Ukraine – Vox.com

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

News reports this week have clarified that Attorney General William Barr’s promised investigation into the origins of the FBI investigation of links between Russia and the Trump campaign is very real, and has involved high-level talks and meetings with the governments of four countries — Ukraine, Italy, Australia, and the United Kingdom. That’s a motley assortment of nations whose links and relevance may not be obvious to someone who gets…

Ex-Rep. Chris Collins Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Charges – The New York Times

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

The congressman called his son several times in quick succession before they finally connected on the seventh try, according to call logs. The tip helped Cameron Collins avoid more than $570,000 in losses when the company’s stock price later plummeted, prosecutors said. “Collins admitted to, among other things, illegally tipping his son while standing on the White House lawn,” the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman, said in…

Here’s what happened in another wild day of the Trump-Ukraine scandal – CNN

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

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Another Trump call with a world leader is raising questions – CBS This Morning

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

There’s new information about President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president that triggered the House impeachment investigation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was listening to that phone call. This indicates he knew months ago that the president wanted Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Paula Reid reports. Watch “CBS This Morning” HERE: http://bit.ly/1T88yARDownload the CBS News app on iOS HERE: https://apple.co/1tRNnUyDownload the CBS News app on Android HERE: https://bit.ly/1IcphuXLike…

Only 11 percent of network news coverage of Ukraine controversy referenced Bidens, right-leaning watchdog claims – Fox News

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Video Ukraine’s former prime minister says Hunter Biden must be investigated Robin Biro and Rachel Bovard debate whether or not Joe Biden will still be able to win the 2020 Democratic nomination if there is a probe into his son’s business dealings. Major broadcast network news shows only spent 11 percent of its Ukraine coverage referencing the controversy surrounding former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings, right-leaning media watchdog Newsbusters reported…