Twelve of the Democratic candidates for the presidential nomination met onstage on Tuesday for the fourth primary debate. The stage was the most crowded it has ever been, with the twelve candidates talking for three hours about their plans for the country. As an increasingly powerful frontrunner, Elizabeth Warren received a great deal of the attacks. In particular, she was criticized for her wealth tax and for refusing to say whether her Medicare for All plan would involve raising taxes for the middle class.

On Thursday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters that President Trump’s decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine was linked to his desire to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, providing Democrats with more evidence for impeachment.

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From the left: Aide's words on Ukraine upend impeachment strategy, New York Times
From the center: White House does damage control after Mulvaney remarks, The Hill
From the right: Trump impeachment inquiry deeply flawed and unfair, Fox News


Also in the news today: On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria, a move which led Turkey to invade Syria and attack the US’s Kurdish allies.

On Thursday, EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill as part of the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

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From the left: Trump held Ukraine aid pending investigation of Democrats, New York Times
From the center: Trump gave Giuliani the Ukraine portfolio & boxed out diplomats, NPR
From the right: Sondland says he was ‘disappointed’ Trump involved Giuliani, Fox News

Also in the news: On Thursday, the US and Turkey reached a deal for a five-day ceasefire deal in Turkey’s invasion of Syria, which would lift US sanctions against Turkey and require the Kurds to vacate the area of conflict in Northern Syria.

Following his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, President Trump made comments on Wednesday that downplay Turkey’s subsequent invasion of Syria. 

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From the left: Trump invoked devastation of military deaths to push policy, Washington Post
From the center: House Democrats Walk Out Of White House Syria Meeting, NPR
From the right: Poll: Majority of Republicans back Trump's Syria decision, Breitbart


Also in the news: Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) were two of the biggest winners from the fourth Democratic debate held in Ohio on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday, House Democrats’ ongoing impeachment investigation revealed that former national security advisor John Bolton was concerned with Rudy Giuliani’s actions in Ukraine.

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From the left: House Democrats focus on Mulvaney, Bolton, Washington Post
From the center: Bolton was concerned by Giuliani's activities in Ukraine reports say, NPR
From the right: Closed-door hill testimony shows Trump at odds with Giuliani, Daily Caller


Also in the news today: On Tuesday, Turkey advanced its invasion into northern Syria, after President Trumps decision to withdraw American forces from the region.

On Sunday, former vice president Joe Biden’s son Hunter announced that he will step down from the board of a Chinese company by the end of the month.

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From the left: Hunter Biden to leave Chinese company board, New York Times
From the center: Biden releases government ethics plan, NPR
From the right: Trump predicts the ‘fake news’ media will protect Hunter Biden, NY Post


Also in the news today: At a conference at the president’s Miami resort last week, Trump supporters showed a violent fake video of the president massacring critics and media.