News / MN Newsletter // October 19

October 19, 2019

Russia Ukraine Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned - The New York Times Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair - NPR Fox on cleanup job after Mulvaney admits Ukraine quid pro quo - Salon EU: All foreign armed formations and mercenaries must be removed from Ukraine - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Editorial: Mick Mulvaney and Gordon Sondland fill in the blanks on quid pro quo in Ukraine - Los Angeles Times Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned - The New York Times The New York Times WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors reviewing the origins of the Russia investigation have asked witnesses pointed questions about any anti-Trump bias among former F.B.I. officials who are frequent targets of President Trump and about the earliest steps they took in the Russia inquiry, according to former officials and other people familiar with the review. Read More Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair - NPR NPR Rudy Giuliani, attorney for President Trump, addresses a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., in August 2018. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Rudy Giuliani, attorney for President Trump, addresses a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., in August 2018. Read More Fox on cleanup job after Mulvaney admits Ukraine quid pro quo - Salon Salon Several Fox News hosts embarked on a large cleanup effort Thursday night in the hours after acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged that President Donald Trump withheld millions in military aid to Ukraine in an attempt to pressure the country to launch an investigation that could benefit him politically. Read More EU: All foreign armed formations and mercenaries must be removed from Ukraine - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news The European Union commends the Ukrainian leadership for its unwavering commitment to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Donbas. This is underscored in the EU Statement on “Russia’s Ongoing Aggression against Ukraine and Illegal Occupation of Crimea” which was made public at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. Read More Editorial: Mick Mulvaney and Gordon Sondland fill in the blanks on quid pro quo in Ukraine - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Two of President Trump’s presumably loyal appointees painted an alarming picture Thursday of how Trump and lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani turned up the pressure on Ukraine to ensure its help with two politically oriented investigations. Read More

Top News N.F.L. Week 7 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread - The New York Times Trump is hanging Israel and Netanyahu out to dry - CNN Pixel 4 versus Galaxy Note 10: Biggest letdowns and best killer features - CNET Live Commentary - England vs Australia | 19 Oct 2019 - Sky Sports Thoughts on a Campaign That Failed to Inspire - The New York Times N.F.L. Week 7 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread - The New York Times The New York Times After Week 6’s series of improbable results, Week 7 can bring some normalcy back to the N.F.L. It offers a terrific quarterbacks matchup between Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson, a chance for both the 49ers and the Patriots to stay undefeated, and the possibility of Teddy Bridgewater finishing his run as the Saints’ starting quarterback with a perfect record. Read More Trump is hanging Israel and Netanyahu out to dry - CNN CNN The ceasefire and agreement with Turkey that Trump vaunted Thursday as "a great day for civilization," had already been demonstrated to be a potentially epic challenge to one corner of the world—Israel. Read More Pixel 4 versus Galaxy Note 10: Biggest letdowns and best killer features - CNET CNET The Note 10 may not be alone at the top for long. Sarah Tew/CNET A few weeks ago, I gave the Galaxy Note 10 a CNET Editors' Choice award, calling it out as one of the best phones for most people. Read More Live Commentary - England vs Australia | 19 Oct 2019 - Sky Sports Sky Sports England 40-16 Australia: Rugby World Cup quarter-final recap Recap on the action as England thrashed Australia and gained a place in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals. Read More Thoughts on a Campaign That Failed to Inspire - The New York Times The New York Times Canada’s size and its sparsely settled population make national political leaders’ campaign sometimes an exercise in logistics as much as politics. ImagePrime minister Justin Trudeau at an Ottawa rally for Liberal party volunteers.CreditIan Austen/The New York TimesAlong with my colleague Dan Bilefsky, I began traveling around to report on the vote long before the official campaign started, when summer was still in full force. Read More

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