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The House of Representatives votes to endorse the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, a parade of the President’s employees testify against him, and the Democratic candidates descend on Des Moines for the biggest event of the Iowa caucuses.

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House Vote to Formalize Impeachment 

• CBS News: “House Democrats unveil plan for public impeachment hearings” 
• WaPo: “What will the House impeachment inquiry resolution actually do?” 
• NYT: “Democrats Unveil Proposed Rules for Public Impeachment Proceedings” 
• LA Times: “House to take first vote on Trump impeachment inquiry this week” 
• CBS News: “”A footnote in history”: The uncharted road to the impeachment and removal of a president” 
• NYT: “Fact-Checking 5 Claims About the Impeachment Inquiry” 
• Politico: “Democrats’ internal squabbles overshadow damning testimony”
• Vox: “5 takeaways from House Democrats’ resolution on the impeachment inquiry” 
• The Atlantic: “The Democrats Call Trump’s Bluff” 
• NYT: “Impeachment Inquiry Is Legal, Judge Rules, Giving Democrats a Victory” 
• NYT: “Democrats Slow Impeachment Timeline to Sharpen Their Public Case” 
• CNN: “House vote won’t stop Republicans from railing against impeachment process” 
• The Hill: “Graham blasts new House impeachment process” 
• WaPo: “Live updates: Republicans press unfairness argument as Democrats push impeachment resolution forward, call more witnesses” 
• AP: “The Latest: White House blasts House impeachment resolution” 
• Politico: “House impeachment vote scrambles Senate Republicans’ Trump defense” 
• WaPo: “Live updates: House committees seek testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton in impeachment inquiry” 
• ABC News: “House Dems confident they’ll pass resolution on impeachment process on Thursday” 
• Vox: “What you need to know about the House impeachment inquiry resolution” 
• Politico: “House Democrats closing ranks behind impeachment inquiry vote” 
• LA Times: “House to take first vote on Trump impeachment inquiry this week” 

Vindman Testifies

• NYT: “Meet Alexander Vindman, the Colonel Who Testified on Trump’s Phone Call” 
• WaPo: “Vindman offers a firsthand account of critical episodes in alleged quid pro quo” 
• NPR: “Who Is Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman?” (10/29)
• ABC News: “Who is Alexander Vindman, the Army officer defying the White House to testify about Trump’s Ukraine call?” (10/29)
• CNN: “Missing words and a screaming match: Inside a wild day of impeachment testimony” 
• NBC News: “’Extremely disturbing’: Top Democrats alarmed over Vindman’s testimony on Trump-Ukraine call” 
• WaPo: “Firsthand account of Trump’s Ukraine call puts GOP in bind, emboldens Democrats” 
• PBS: “Vindman testified he tried to fill in omissions in Trump Ukraine transcript” 
• NYT: “White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call” 
• NPR: “READ: Ukraine Expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s Opening Statement” 
• NYT: “After Vindman’s Testimony Went Public, Right-Wing Conspiracies Fired Up” 
• The Intercept: “Republicans Accuse Colonel Vindman, a Jew Who Fled Soviet Persecution, of Dual Loyalty” 
• WaPo: “Trump and his allies attack Purple Heart recipient to defend against impeachment”
• Daily Beast: “Sean Duffy Goes After Decorated War Vet Alexander Vindman: ‘He Speaks Ukrainian’” 
• Vanity Fair: “TRUMPWORLD’S NEW IMPEACHMENT DEFENSE: SMEAR IRAQ WAR HERO AS A SPY” 
• Politico: “’He’s a patriot’: Republicans defend key impeachment witness from attacks” 
• NBC News: “’Shameful,’ ‘despicable’: Republicans and Democrats decry attacks on impeachment witness Vindman” 
• HuffPo: “Republicans Defend Key Witness Who Expressed Concern About Trump’s Ukraine Call” 
• CNN: “Liz Cheney calls attacks on White House Ukraine expert’s patriotism ‘shameful’” 
• Politico: “Top NSC Russia official to step down ahead of impeachment testimony” (10/30)
• WaPo: “The Latest: Bolton won’t testify without subpoena” 
• NPR: “Bolton Asked To Testify In Impeachment Probe But Likely Won’t Unless Courts Make Him” 
• NPR: “State Department Officials To Testify Giuliani Was Seen As ‘Obstacle’ On Ukraine” 
• NBC News: “State Department officials provide details about Giuliani’s role in Ukraine” 
• ABC News: “State Department officials testify in Trump impeachment probe; say Mulvaney put ‘informal’ hold on Ukraine aid” 
• WaPo: “Testimony from career diplomats outlines Trump’s dark view of Ukraine” 

2020 

• Bloomberg: Joe Biden in Danger of Humiliating Loss in Iowa, Top Democrats Warn 
• CNN: CNN Poll: Sanders and Warren fight for home field in New Hampshire

field in New Hampshire

• CNN: The changing Democratic electorate could upend Iowa’s role in 2020 
• Des Moines Register – Joe Biden describes his health care plan using Pete Buttigieg’s term, ‘Medicare for all who want it’
• NYT: The Many Ways That Joe Biden Trips Over His Own Tongue
• CNN: Ex-Biden aides lead newly launched super PAC
• CNN: Joe Biden was denied communion at Catholic church in South Carolina
• FiveThirtyEight – How Much Do Iowa And New Hampshire Really Matter For 2020? 
• The Hill – Biden insists he plans on doing ‘very well’ in Iowa, New Hampshire
• Politico: Kamala Harris to slash staff, restructure campaign as she hemorrhages cash 
• NYT: Kamala Harris Campaign Cuts Staff in Effort to Keep Up With Top Rivals 
• Axios: Kamala Harris will lay off dozens of campaign staffers  
• Politico: ‘The West barely exists’: California primary falls flat 
• Axios: Kamala Harris: “Of course” it’s different to run for president as a black woman 
• NYT: Democrats Have the Most Racially Diverse Field Ever. The Top Tier Is All White
• WaPo: Drawn-out impeachment process sparks concerns about disruptions to Democratic presidential primary
• WaPo: The Trailer: The Democrats’ fast shift to the left on Israel
• FiveThirtyEight – Buttigieg’s Centrist Pivot May Be Winning Him A New Base
• The Hill – Buttigieg campaign draws comparisons to Obama ahead of key Iowa event

2019 Elections

• Reuters – Virginia state elections offer early political test ahead of 2020 U.S. race 
• WAMU: Your Northern Virginia Voter Guide To The November Elections
• NYT: Kentucky Governor’s Race Tests Impact of Impeachment in States
•  Politico: Democrats flood Virginia legislative elections with cash