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Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Hillary Clinton: Europe must curb immigration to stop rightwing populists — Europe and centre left everywhere need tougher approach to phenomenon that fuelled Trump and Brexit, says Clinton — Europe must get a handle on immigration to combat a growing threat from rightwing populists …
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Axios, CNN, RT, Breitbart, Politico, Guido Fawkes and The Daily Caller
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Trump politicizes Thanksgiving call with troops to attack migrants, judges — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving morning call with military members to weigh in on a wide variety of sensitive political topics, a stark departure from typical holiday greetings from the commander in chief.
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Axios, The Guardian, fox13now.com, Refinery29 and Washington Post
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CBS News:
Trump defends Saudis, says “maybe the world” should be held accountable for Khashoggi's death — President Trump spent part of his Thanksgiving morning, after speaking with troops, to defend the Saudis following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. — Mr. Trump doubled …
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump brushes aside CIA assertion that crown prince ordered killing, defends him and Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Thursday contradicted the CIA's assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi …
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Axios, Politico and One America News Network
New York Times:
Trump Is Crude. But He's Right About Saudi Arabia. — On the strategic questions that matter in the Middle East, the president is cleareyed. — Mr. Doran is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Mr. Badran is research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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New Republic
Washington Post:
Trump plan would force asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as cases are processed, a major break with current policy — Central Americans who arrive at U.S. border crossings seeking asylum in the United States will have to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed under sweeping new measures …
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Politico, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Breitbart, VICE News, POLITICUSUSA, New York Times, HuffPost, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close US-Mexico border — PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost “control” on its side.
Reuters:
Trump warns of government shutdown next month over border security
Trump warns of government shutdown next month over border security
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Political Wire
Tara Copp / Military Times:
It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says
It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says
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Washington Post and Hullabaloo
Vanessa Romo / NPR:
Trump Resumes Spat With Roberts, Calls 9th Circuit ‘A Complete & Total Disaster’ — As of Thursday morning, President Trump was still ruminating on a rare upbraiding from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, continuing attacks against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and calling it “a complete & total disaster.”
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USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Harry Litman / New York Times:
How Long Before Trump Destroys the Rule of Law?
How Long Before Trump Destroys the Rule of Law?
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The Daily Beast, RedState, Reason, The Guardian and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Joseph diGenova / Fox News:
Justice Roberts' attack against President Trump was blatantly political and wrong
Justice Roberts' attack against President Trump was blatantly political and wrong
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Law & Crime
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Fiery West Wing meeting led to more power for military at U.S.-Mexico border — President Donald Trump this week presided over an explosive meeting on a new Cabinet order granting the troops deployed at the southern border the right to use lethal force to defend border patrol agents.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans subpoena Comey, Lynch for closed-door testimony — House Republicans served up some subpoenas with their Thanksgiving turkey this week, issuing last-minute demands for former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to appear for closed-door testimony on Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, respectively.
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Washington Post, ABC News, Axios, CNBC, The Guardian, Breitbart, Raw Story, Law & Crime and Mediaite
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Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
How to Talk to a Fox News Viewer — Those on the Left need to stop ignoring the science of Influence & Persuasion … The midterms are over, Presidential elections are 2 years away, and Thanksgiving Day is here. If your family is anything like mine, you have a few Fox News viewers in the crowd.
New York Times:
On Thanksgiving Eve, Facebook Acknowledges Details of Times Investigation — Joining a long tradition of companies and campaigns that drop bad news on holidays, Facebook on Thanksgiving eve took responsibility for hiring a Washington-based lobbying company, Definers Public Affairs …
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The Guardian, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Hill Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Of Monuments, Arguments, Vampires and Thanksgiving — John Wayne, Brett Kavanaugh, my brothers Michael and Kevin, and me. — My older brother Michael taught me many things. — He taught me to hold vinyl records gingerly at the edges, so I wouldn't smudge them, and how to wipe …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico and Althouse
Corina Knoll / Los Angeles Times:
As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye … This is how I die. — She is standing in the driveway of a sand-colored house — she doesn't know whose — and the air is choked with smoke. — The sky is a nuclear orange. Wind is hurling embers against her body and into her blond wavy hair.
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The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
With honey instead of vinegar, Pelosi steadily inches toward the speaker's gavel — Rep. Brian Higgins was one of 16 Democrats who signed a letter opposing Nancy Pelosi's bid for House speaker. The New Yorker had also called her “aloof, frenetic, and misguided” earlier this year.
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HuffPost
Joe Sanberg / The Nation:
This Thanksgiving, It's OK to Not Feel Thankful — While many of us may have much to be thankful for, many of us are also in pain. — Every Thanksgiving, Americans are inundated with images of beautiful smiling families, sitting around tables overflowing with food.
Cas Mudde / The Guardian:
How populism became the concept that defines our age — The spread of this idea reflects a deep and lasting change in the way we view ‘the people’ and ‘the elites’ — “Populism” as a term was rarely used in the 20th century; it was limited to US historians describing, in highly specific terms …
John Eligon / New York Times:
You Want to Feed the Hungry? Lovely. Let's See Your Permit. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — They unfurled colorful blankets on a grassy slope, and unloaded steaming trays of corn dogs, baked beans and vegetable beef soup. Every week for the past three years, the volunteers have gone to a park …
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
GOP exploring reasons for gender disparity in new Congress — WASHINGTON (AP) — For congressional Republicans, this month's elections ushered in the year of the woman — literally. — West Virginia's Carol Miller will be the only Republican woman entering the 435-member House as a newcomer in January.
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Axios
Diane Herbst / People.com:
These Five Women Were Bridesmaids in Each Other's Weddings — Now They're All State Senators — They are longtime friends who have been bridesmaids in each other's weddings, worked for and with each other for years, and supported one another with daily text chains and phone calls.
Jakob Hanke / Politico:
EU and China break ultimate trade taboo to hit back at Trump — Anger over U.S. President Donald Trump's steel tariffs is pushing Europe and China to rip up one of the most sacrosanct unwritten rules in international trade policy: Don't question national security.
Discussion:
One America News Network and Breitbart
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Why Lincoln, Eisenhower and Obama visited troops in combat — and Trump hasn't — On the second day of battle, the commander in chief stood within range of sharpshooters to survey the field. — Rounds snapped over his head. “Get down you fool!” a young officer shouted to President Abraham Lincoln.