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Rachel Donadio / The Atlantic:
Trump's Bromance With Macron Fizzles Spectacularly — PARIS—The ceremony was planned long in advance. A chance for French President Emmanuel Macron to welcome world leaders to mark the centenary of the Armistice that ended the hostilities of the World War I. A way to decry nationalism …
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New York Times:
Trump's Nationalism Rebuked at World War I Commemoration — PARIS — President Trump's brand of “America First” nationalism was repudiated on Sunday as leaders from around the globe gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I and reaffirm …
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The Moderate Voice, Mother Jones, BBC, NBC News, NPR and Outside the Beltway
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Macron takes implicit dig at Trump, denouncing ‘nationalism’ — PARIS — It was a day to remember the bloodshed that ultimately made European solidarity a political imperative, a matter of survival. — Scores of presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries from around the world gathered under …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's rain decision casts dark clouds over his Paris trip
Trump's rain decision casts dark clouds over his Paris trip
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Politico, Political Wire, Sky News, PoliticsHome.com and One America News Network
Washington Times:
Macron rips nationalism as Trump looks on: ‘Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism’
Macron rips nationalism as Trump looks on: ‘Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism’
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The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press
David Jackson / USA Today:
Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony
Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony
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Washington Post
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Churchill's grandson slams Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of weather
Churchill's grandson slams Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of weather
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Mediaite, HuffPost, ThinkProgress, CNBC and The Guardian
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Dana Rohrabacher Loses, Eroding Republican Foothold in California — Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican fixture in California who represented Orange County for 15 terms, lost his bid for re-election. His defeat underlines the party's setbacks in a part of the state that was long a symbol of its political dominance.
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Los Angeles Times:
GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher loses, and the Republicans' ‘bad year’ may get worse yet
GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher loses, and the Republicans' ‘bad year’ may get worse yet
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Roll Call, Associated Press and Hullabaloo
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat
Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat
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Splinter, One America News Network, BuzzFeed News and Political Wire
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Dan Crenshaw started the week as an SNL joke and ended it as a GOP star. The real story came before that. — HOUSTON — Dan Crenshaw's good eye is good enough, but it's not great. The iris is broken. The retina is scarred. He needs a special oversized contact lens, plus bifocals sometimes, to correct his vision.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
SNL's Pete Davidson Apologizes to Rep.-Elect Dan Crenshaw's Face: 'I'm a Dick'
SNL's Pete Davidson Apologizes to Rep.-Elect Dan Crenshaw's Face: 'I'm a Dick'
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Gothamist
Daniel Moritz-Rabson / Newsweek:
Proud Boys, Laura Loomer Join Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists, Celebrity Trolls, in Florida to Stop Votes Being Counted — Far-right agitators and conspiracy theorists are protesting outside the Broward County Board of Elections, claiming that Democrats are trying to steal Florida's senate race, The Daily Beast reported.
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Monica Showalter / American Thinker:
Two fists: Trump and Rubio fight Florida election fraud united
Two fists: Trump and Rubio fight Florida election fraud united
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Power Line, Zero Hedge, France 24 and Breitbart
Zachary Basu / Axios:
What we're watching: Dems preview investigation onslaught on Sunday shows — In the first round of Sunday morning talk shows since the midterm elections, Democrats warned of the coming storm of investigations that they plan to unleash against the Trump White House now that they have taken control of the House of Representatives.
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Sunday on ‘This Week’: Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Kellyanne Conway
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Kellyanne Conway
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Almost everything about Matthew Whitaker's appointment is problematic
Almost everything about Matthew Whitaker's appointment is problematic
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Conservative magazine posts recording of King using derogatory language against immigrants — Conservative policy magazine The Weekly Standard on Saturday posted audio of Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) using derogatory language to apparently refer to Mexican immigrants at a campaign event after King …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Steve King
A Note on Steve King
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Axios:
Scoop: Democrats to probe Trump for targeting CNN, Washington Post — House Democrats plan to investigate whether President Trump abused White House power by targeting — and trying to punish with “instruments of state power” — The Washington Post and CNN, incoming House intelligence committee …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Karl Rove sounds the alarm about GOP losses in the suburbs — SEA ISLAND, Ga. — Republican guru Karl Rove is sounding the alarm after steep losses in suburbs across America cost his party control of the House of Representatives. — Rove, chief adviser to George W. Bush during …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Bob Bauer / The Atlantic:
An Open-and-Shut Violation of Campaign Finance Law — It is a strange turn of events when a president famous for denouncing “fake news” is discovered to have entered into an agreement with a media organization to finance the concealment of very real, but politically unfavorable, newsworthy information.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Broward recount delayed because of problem — The Latest on the Florida election recount (all times local): — The recounting of Senate and gubernatorial ballots has been delayed in Florida's second most-populous county because of problems with the machines.
New York Times:
A White House Challenge: Balancing the Roles of the First Lady and First Daughter — WASHINGTON — When Melania Trump's chief of staff announced at a staff meeting months ago that the first lady would be traveling to Africa for her first solo journey abroad, aides to Ivanka Trump …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Resistance Strikes Back — Two years of progressive organizing built the blue wave. — In April 2017, progressives across America turned toward Georgia's Sixth District for the race to fill the House seat vacated by Tom Price, who'd become President Trump's (short-lived) secretary of health and human services.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Nancy Pelosi: Mueller Doesn't Have to Indict Trump for Congress to Impeach Him — Nancy Pelosi really does not want to impeach Donald Trump—and she's prepared to take all the heat from her party and the new House Democratic majority she's hoping to lead, unless she sees something wildly different emerge.
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Sinema lead grows again as Arizona Senate vote count continues — Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has expanded her lead over GOP Rep. Martha McSally in Arizona after another day of ballot-counting in the state's Senate race. — Sinema stretched her lead to 28,688 votes on Saturday evening …
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
McSally-Sinema update: As uncounted ballots dwindle, Kyrsten Sinema's lead falls slightly
McSally-Sinema update: As uncounted ballots dwindle, Kyrsten Sinema's lead falls slightly
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Political Wire and Splinter
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
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Talking Points Memo and Breitbart