The impeachment inquiry moves to a new phase, Republican Congressman Devin Nunes may be implicated in the scandal he’s supposed to be investigating, and Michael Bloomberg officially enters the Democratic primary. Then Democratic digital strategist Tara McGowan talks to Dan about why Democrats need to focus more on digital advertising.

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Impeachment Updates

CNN : Congress Nunes met with ex-Ukrainian official to get dirt on Biden

CNBC : Giuliani associate wants to testify that Nunes aides hid Ukraine meetings on Biden dirt from Schiff

Daily Beast : Lev Parkas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes’ Investigations

Vox : Devin Nunes was directly involved in the push for Biden Ukraine investigations, says Lev Parnas

WaPo : Top House Democrat says ethics probe of Nunes is likely over alleged meeting with Ukrainian about Bidens

ABC News : House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas

LA Times : California’s Nunes, impeachment inquisitor, dodges question over alleged meeting with Ukrainian ex-prosecutor

Axios : Nunes suggests CNN, Daily Beast committed crimes with reporting on Ukraine prosecutor

Politico : Top Dem says ethics investigation into Devin Nunes likely

Bloomberg : Nunes Defiant as Giuliani Associate Connects Him With Biden Dirt

NYT : New Documents Reveal Details of Pompeo’s Role in Ukraine Affair

Vox : As Pompeo faces scrutiny over his role in Ukraine, documents further tie him to Giuliani

WSJ : Trump’s Assistant Put Giuliani in Touch With Pompeo in March, Documents Show

Daily Beast : Trump’s Gatekeeper Put Rudy in Touch With Pompeo: Emails

NPR : State Department Files Show Giuliani, Pompeo Contact Before Ukraine Ambassador’s Exit

Slate : Documents Show Giuliani-Pompeo Contacts Before Ukraine Ambassador’s Ouster

WaPo : Schiff says Democrats will press forward despite lack of testimony from key impeachment witnesses

WaPo : White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block Ukraine military aid

BLOOMBERG : Giuliani Says Biden Documents Released ‘If I Disappear’

Business Insider : Rudy Giuliani says he has ‘files’ on the Bidens that will be released ‘if I disappear’

Politico : Giuliani: Talk of having an ‘insurance policy’ on Trump is sarcasm

ABC News : Before working with Giuliani, Ukrainian official hired Trump-linked lobbyist to relay anti-Biden claims in US

LA Times : Rudy Giuliani’s motivations come into sharper focus in newly released documents

NYT : The Double-Barreled Dream World of Trump and His Enablers

NY Mag : Fusion GPS Lights a Candle for the ‘Pee Tape’

Mother Jones : Trump Keeps Pushing His Ridiculous “CrowdStrike” Theory. Not Even Fox Is Buying It.

NYT : Trump’s Long List of Inaccurate Statements on ‘Fox & Friends’

CNN : Trump makes at least 18 false claims in ranting Fox & Friends interview

Axios : Trump repeats Ukraine conspiracy theory on 53-minute “Fox & Friends” call

Politico : ‘A lot of things are the matter with me’: The best lines from Trump’s Fox interview

NYT : Charges of Ukrainian Meddling? A Russian Operation, U.S. Intelligence Says

Axios : Senators briefed that CrowdStrike theory is Russian-backed disinformation campaign

Politico : Graham requests Biden-Ukraine records from State Department

WaPo : Graham launches probe of Bidens, Burisma and Ukraine

CNN : Graham asks State Department for documents related to the Bidens and Ukraine

HuffPo : Lindsey Graham Begins Senate Investigation Into The Bidens

WaPo : Joe Biden unloads on Lindsey Graham amid signs GOP senators will target Hunter

NYT : Russia Inquiry Review Is Said to Criticize F.B.I. but Rebuff Claims of Biased Acts

Vox : An inspector general reportedly finds that FBI employee altered a document in Russia investigation

WaPo : Justice Dept. watchdog finds political bias did not taint top officials running the FBI’s Russia probe but documents errors

WaPo : Justice Dept. inspector general’s draft Russia report finds FBI lawyer may have altered document

CNN : Exclusive: Former FBI lawyer under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe

Politico : Inspector general report on FBI’s Trump-Russia probe due out in December

The Hill : Kennedy on Russia probe IG report: ‘I’m not going to draw conclusions based on the anonymous source’

Wired : The GOP Is Mired in Conspiracies—and It’s About to Get Worse

WaPo : The 24 defenses Trump’s allies have floated on Ukraine and impeachment

WaPo : Trump opens up Camp David as an ‘adult playground’ to woo GOP lawmakers during impeachment

WaPo : White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block Ukraine military aid

CNN : What to expect this week in impeachment deliberations”

Reuters : Senior Democrat says next step underway in Trump impeachment probe

The Hill : Democrats look to next steps in impeachment

Politico : Vulnerable Democrats spooked by GOP impeachment ad onslaught

Politico : Questions over next steps as Judiciary moves into impeachment spotlight

NBC News : Officials handed the House a pile of evidence for impeachment

WSJ : House Judiciary Committee Awaits Impeachment Report as Proceedings Move to Next Stage

NYT : Legal Experts Say U.S. Court Ruling on White House Counsel Could Encourage Witnesses to Talk in Impeachment Probe

LA Times : Will John Bolton fill in the gaps on Ukraine as an impeachment witness?

NYT : The Impeachment Witnesses Not Heard

AP : Absent witnesses close to Trump hover over impeachment

CNN : House Democrats move closer to impeaching Trump

Talking Points Memo : Adam Schiff Seems to Agree

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CNN : Schiff doesn’t rule out impeachment articles on matters beyond Ukraine

Politico : Impeachment is about to get a Robert Mueller reprise

NYT : Impeachment Investigators Exploring Whether Trump Lied to Mueller