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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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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Stalemate on Trump's wall amid threat of shutdown
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Democratic voters back Pelosi as speaker by wide margin
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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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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.
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Crude Realpolitik — His statement about the Saudis had no mention of America's values. — By The Editorial Board — President Trump did himself and the country no favor with his crude statement Tuesday on the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of Jamal Khashoggi's murder by Saudi agents.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
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
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
The DC Establishment Gets Almost Everything Wrong About Trump's Saudi Posture
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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
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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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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
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Trump Is Losing His War Against the Courts
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Washington Post:
British academic jailed for life in United Arab Emirates on spying charges — LONDON — The British government warned Wednesday of “repercussions” after the United Arab Emirates sentenced a British academic to life in prison on accusations of spying. — Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old student …
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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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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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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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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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New Republic
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Trump's Yearning to Prosecute His Political Enemies — The president of the United States reportedly tried to use the full force of the country's law-enforcement apparatus to prosecute his political enemies—and Justice Department veterans are calling it everything from “incredibly” alarming to “flat-out un-American.”
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New York Times:
Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton
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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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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 …
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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BBC:
Russia loses Interpol presidency vote — Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the Russian frontrunner who had been accused of abusing the international police body's arrest warrant system. — Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol's 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai.
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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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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
‘We are in a state of chaos’: Milwaukee girl cut down by gunfire wrote of senseless violence — Two years before her death, by bullets that shattered her bedroom window Monday night, 13-year-old Sandra Parks wrote about the violence that plagues many Milwaukee neighborhoods.
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