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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 World War I. A way to decry nationalism …
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New York Times, Althouse and The Guardian
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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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Politico, The Moderate Voice, Mother Jones, Hullabaloo, BBC and NBC News
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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One America News Network, Associated Press, Breitbart, Mediaite, Politico and Axios
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
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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Mother Jones, Power Line, miamiherald and Breitbart
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Scott claims Nelson embraces ‘fraud to win’ Florida Senate race
Scott claims Nelson embraces ‘fraud to win’ Florida Senate race
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Political Wire
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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ABC News, Politico, Breitbart, Washington Post and Power Line
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Nadler: Whitaker will be first witness summoned by the Judiciary Committee
Nadler: Whitaker will be first witness summoned by the Judiciary Committee
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Political Wire, The Daily Caller and NPR
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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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
Al Jazeera:
'I'm suffocating': Khashoggi's last words, says Turkish reporter — Senior Turkish journalist tells Al Jazeera what Khashoggi's last words were, according to unpublished audio recording. — The head of investigations at the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has told Al Jazeera that Jamal Khashoggi's …
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rbc.ru and Al Jazeera English
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Amir Vera / CNN:
President Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities — (CNN)President Donald Trump's tweet blaming “gross mismanagement” for the devastating California wildfires is sparking a backlash from top firefighters' associations, politicians and celebrities.
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TheBlaze, New York Times, USA Today and AOL
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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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ThinkProgress, Political Wire and HuffPost
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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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Nic Garcia / Denver Post:
Colorado Republicans' conundrum: Donald Trump and the unaffiliated voters who loathe him — Insiders say Cory Gardner's re-election prospects are grim unless GOP can develop new message — Before the election, Colorado Republicans controlled the state Senate, occupied three …
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 …
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
Farnoush Amiri / NBC News:
Stacey Abrams' campaign disputes number of uncounted provisional ballots — Abrams has refused to concede, with her camp claiming that Kemp has not been transparent about the number of outstanding votes. — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams' campaign disputed on Saturday …
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Washington Examiner, Townhall and New York Times
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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POLITICUSUSA
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.
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