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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Roberts criticizes Trump for “Obama judge” asylum comment — WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump's description of a judge who ruled against Trump's new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” — It's the first time that the leader …
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Chief Justice Roberts defends judiciary in rare statement after Trump criticism
Chief Justice Roberts defends judiciary in rare statement after Trump criticism
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rebuking Trump's criticism of ‘Obama judge,’ Chief Justice Roberts defends judiciary as ‘independent’
Rebuking Trump's criticism of ‘Obama judge,’ Chief Justice Roberts defends judiciary as ‘independent’
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Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
Rep. Brian Higgins, in a reversal, will back Nancy Pelosi for speaker — WASHINGTON - Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo reversed course Wednesday and said he will support Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to be the speaker of the House, delivering a devastating blow to a weakening rebellion …
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Washington Post:
New York congressman who signed letter against Pelosi now says he'll support her — A House Democrat who signed a letter this week declaring his opposition to Rep. Nancy Pelosi as speaker reversed course Wednesday and said he would support her as Democrats enter the majority next year.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Democratic voters back Pelosi as speaker by wide margin
Poll: Democratic voters back Pelosi as speaker by wide margin
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Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and CNN
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Opposition to Pelosi slowly collapsing
The Daily Beast:
House Intelligence Panel Hiring Money-Laundering Sleuths — One of President's biggest foes is taking steps to chase the Trump-Russia money trail. — The House intelligence committee's incoming Democratic majority is taking its first steps to follow Donald Trump's money, The Daily Beast has learned.
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Tara Copp / Military Times:
White House approves use of force, some law enforcement roles for border troops — The White House late Tuesday signed a memo allowing troops stationed at the border to engage in some law enforcement roles and use lethal force, if necessary — a move that legal experts have cautioned may run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act.
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Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Mattis: New White House directive doesn't change border mission
Mattis: New White House directive doesn't change border mission
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
No, Trump isn't putting ‘America first.’ He's putting himself first. — President Trump's extraordinary response to the horrifying murder of Jamal Khashoggi has renewed attention to what is widely described as his “America first” doctrine. But an error of logic has seeped into the coverage …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators demand Trump say whether Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing — The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is demanding a definitive determination from President Donald Trump about whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As controversy brews, Trump publicly ‘thanks’ Saudi Arabia
As controversy brews, Trump publicly ‘thanks’ Saudi Arabia
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Ali Kucukgocmen / Reuters:
Turkey accuses U.S. of turning blind eye to Saudi killing of Khashoggi
Turkey accuses U.S. of turning blind eye to Saudi killing of Khashoggi
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
The DC Establishment Gets Almost Everything Wrong About Trump's Saudi Posture
The DC Establishment Gets Almost Everything Wrong About Trump's Saudi Posture
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Power Line, Just Security, Bloomberg and LobeLog
India Today:
American killed on Andaman island home to uncontacted people, body yet to be recovered — The murder took place on an island inhabited by the Sentinelese people, who are protected under Indian law — A rare photo of two members of the Sentinelese tribe, which is protected under Indian law …
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Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Tax returns reveal one six-figure donor accounts for entirety of “dark money” funding Whitaker's nonprofit — A single six-figure donor accounted for 100 percent of funding raised by a nonprofit run by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker before he became Jeff Sessions' chief of staff last year …
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Number of abortions in U.S. hit historic low in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available — Fewer U.S. women are having abortions today than at any time since Roe v. Wade, according to new government figures released Wednesday. — In 2015, a total of 638,169 abortions were reported …
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Cdcmmwr / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2015
Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2015
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Marshall Allen / ProPublica:
You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True — Millions of sleep apnea patients rely on CPAP breathing machines to get a good night's rest. Health insurers use a variety of tactics, including surveillance, to make patients bear the costs. Experts say it's part of the insurance industry playbook.
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Daily Kos
BBC:
Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge — A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for spying. — Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, has said he is innocent, and that he had been researching the country's security strategy.
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Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Trump: Don't think about troops who can't spend Thanksgiving at home — As a result of Trump's racist pre-election border stunt, thousands of troops must spend Thanksgiving away from their families. — Many Americans feel sympathy for the thousands of troops who are missing Thanksgiving …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Special counsel urges judge to order former Trump campaign aide to prison Monday as scheduled — Prosecutors working for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III asked a federal judge Wednesday to order George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser to President Trump, to start serving time in prison on Monday as scheduled.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller urges court to reject Papadopoulos' bid to delay his prison sentence
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Mississippi Senate Special: It's All About Turnout — Lost amid recounts in Florida, uncertainty in Georgia and a handful of uncalled House races is the special election run-off in Mississippi to fill the remainder of former Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's term.
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Daniel Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The lessons my father, Charles Krauthammer, taught me about being thankful — Daniel Krauthammer is the editor of Charles Krauthammer's book “The Point of It All,” which will be published in December. — Thirty-three years ago, my father published a column in these pages that explored …
Christine Lennon / Wall Street Journal:
What to Wear to Work—When You Work at Home — Working remotely—long the territory of slobby creatives—has become newly social thanks to co-working spaces and teleconferencing. Here's how to upgrade your look without sacrificing comfort — I WAS STANDING in my closet …
Patti Domm / CNBC:
Economists see the Trump economy slowing drastically next year before a possible recession in 2020 — Economic growth popped in 2018, boosted by tax cuts, but those benefits should fade in 2019 and growth will get back to its longer term pace of near 2 percent.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Had Secret Plans to Build Five Nuclear Warheads — New report stirring Iran hawks on Capitol Hill, Trump administration — A new bombshell report based on a secret trove of seized Iranian nuclear documents shows the Islamic Republic had concrete plans to manufacture and build …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Democrats won House popular vote by largest midterm margin since Watergate — Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent. — Not since the Watergate scandal have Democrats run up such a large margin of victory in midterm House races, NBC News data showed.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump lobbies McConnell on criminal justice overhaul — President Donald Trump called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week to press for action on a criminal justice measure that has long divided McConnell's GOP, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.
The Guardian:
Steve Bannon's far-right Europe operation undermined by election laws — Exclusive: ambitious plan to campaign in EU elections would fall foul of laws in nine of 13 targeted states — Play Video — Steve Bannon's political operation to help rightwing populists triumph …
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Emanuella Grinberg / CNN:
Judge notes ‘sad irony’ of men deciding abortion rights as he strikes Mississippi's abortion law — (CNN)A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Mississippi state law that sought to forbid most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, writing a sharply worded opinion with implications for states weighing similar measures.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Stalemate on Trump's wall amid threat of shutdown — Congress just can't help itself: With a partial government shutdown potentially two weeks away, Democrats and Republicans are dug in, each side upping its demands and vowing not to buckle to the other. — President Donald Trump …
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
What did it take to launch the internet's most notorious neo-Nazi site? A little help from Dad — The white nationalists mailed their donations in dribs and drabs: Sometimes a $10 check, sometimes as money orders, sometimes in cash — often in U.S. dollars, but also in British pounds and other foreign currencies.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: Trump vs. Mueller — President Trump delivered to Robert Mueller handwritten answers about pre-election dimensions of the Russia probe but did not answer questions about his behavior as president, including allegations of obstruction of justice — and will resist doing so in the future …
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