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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, New York Times, 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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Washington Press, The Guardian, Axios, 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, One America News Network and Politico
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, Raw Story, CBS San Francisco and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump contradicts CIA on killing of Khashoggi, says agency ‘had feelings’ …
Trump contradicts CIA on killing of Khashoggi, says agency ‘had feelings’ …
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Axios
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump Dares Congress to Do What He Won't on Saudi Arabia
Trump Dares Congress to Do What He Won't on Saudi Arabia
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Washington Post, middleeastmonitor.com and IJR
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.
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Political Wire
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Reuters:
Trump warns of government shutdown next month over border security — PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Thursday there could be a government shutdown next month over security on the border with Mexico, suggesting he could hold up negotiations if no more money …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Clock Ticks on Trump Intel Picks Stalled by Republicans — Senators keeps nominations on hold for leverage on other matters, as deadline nears — WASHINGTON—Two of President Trump's picks for top national security posts are being held up by Senate Republicans over issues unrelated …
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Raw Story
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.
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 …
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
Harry Litman / New York Times:
How Long Before Trump Destroys the Rule of Law? — The only thing blocking his plan to prosecute Hillary Clinton was Don McGahn. Think about that. — Mr. Litman is a former United States attorney and deputy assistant attorney general. — Tuesday's revelation that the president …
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The Daily Beast, RedState, Reason, Hot Air and Raw Story
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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
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
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 Mashable, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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.
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
Ann Coulter / Official:
JARED: THE BIRDBRAIN OF ALCATRAZ — In the systematic dismantling of common sense in America, Jared Kushner's “sentencing reform” bill is the coup de grace — a Mack Truck hurtling down the highway about to take out thousands of Americans. The Idiot Army is already in place to fight and win this battle.
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Townhall