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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
The art of the G-20, by Donald Trump — President Donald Trump said his trade agreement with China was “one of the largest deals ever made.” He dubbed his new accord with Canada and Mexico the “most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history.”
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Media Roasts Trump: Russia ‘Should Spit’ on Him and the United States — The on-again-off-again non-meeting with Putin at the G20 was played for laughs in the Kremlin's official media—but with an angry edge. — Following the abrupt cancellation of Donald Trump's G20 meeting …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How December could define Trump — One night in Buenos Aires could define Donald Trump's presidency. Within a few hours, Trump telegraphed ambivalence about the two issues that have defined his time in politics: China and the wall. — Why it matters: Trump's comments mean the next three months may define his presidency.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Despite Big House Losses, G.O.P. Shows No Signs of Course Correction — WASHINGTON — With a brutal finality, the extent of the Republicans' collapse in the House came into focus last week as more races slipped away from them and their losses neared 40 seats.
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New York Times:
Intercepts Solidify C.I.A. Assessment That Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing — The C.I.A. has evidence that Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, communicated repeatedly with a key aide around the time that a team believed to have been under the aide's command assassinated Jamal Khashoggi …
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Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing — London (CNN)In his public writings, Jamal Khashoggi's criticism of Saudi Arabia and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was measured. In private, the Washington Post columnist didn't hold back.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story — My faithful correspondent, Poppy Bush, scribbling and typing notes through decades of history. — Nobody understood our relationship — least of all us. — It was, admittedly, odd. — “I like you,” the first President Bush wrote …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Government shutdown on ice after Bush's death
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Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
George H.W.'s World Modeled the American Greatness Trump Only Talks About
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
The Last WASP President — The world overflows with affection …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Alan Dershowitz says he's still advising Jeffrey Epstein — Alan Dershowitz still provides legal advice to serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, he confirmed to Axios. — What he's saying: “He has called me a couple of times about legal issues, because I'm still technically his lawyer,” …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds plan unusual appeal in emoluments suit vs. Trump — The Justice Department is planning an unusual appeal to stop the governments of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia from using a federal lawsuit to demand access to information about whether President Donald Trump is using …
Felix Onuah / Reuters:
Nigeria's Buhari denies dying and being replaced by lookalike — ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumor that has circulated on social media for months.
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Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
Comey Reaches Agreement With Republicans to Testify Behind Closed Doors — The former director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, has reached an agreement with Republican lawmakers to testify behind closed doors about investigations into Hillary Clinton's email server and whether President Trump's …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
James Comey reaches deal with Congressional Republicans to testify about 2016 investigations, drops legal challenge
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The Daily Beast:
Paris Is Burning as French Say, ‘Macron, Listen to Us!’ — Increasingly violent confrontations have startled the nation, but they may be even more shocking to a global audience for whom Macron has become an icon of reason and prudence. — PARIS—The little girl in the designer parka walking …
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Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Macron Returns to Turmoil, as France Weighs State of Emergency
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Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
Trump first: U.S. foreign policy is now in the service of one man — President Trump's body flew to Argentina for the G20 meeting of national leaders on Friday, but his mind was clearly elsewhere. If Trump's Twitter account is a Fitbit of his mental health, his latest flurry of panicky tweets …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
News Networks Fall Short on Climate Story as Dolphins Die on the Beach — NAPLES, Fla. — Most people from the Northeast move to Florida to get out of the cold. Colleen Gill came to Naples because she heard the call of the wild. — She had vacationed on this slice of coastal paradise for 20 years.
Garrett M. Graff / Axios:
Mueller's breadcrumbs suggest he has the goods — Everyone's waiting for the “Mueller Report.” But it turns out that special counsel Robert Mueller is writing a “report” in real time, before our eyes, through his cinematic indictments and plea agreements, Garrett M. Graff reports for Axios.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Pope Francis Goes Full Homophobe, Now ‘Very Worried’ About Homosexuality in the Church — The pontiff once adorned the cover of Advocate magazine for his seemingly liberal stance on gay priests. Now he's changing his tune. — ROME—Remember back in 2013, shortly after Pope Francis …
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David Siders / Politico:
'Nothing's invisible now': How the 2020 contenders are trampling the old rules — From Bernie Sanders to Elizabeth Warren to Kamala Harris, the emerging 2020 Democratic field Is taking a new approach to the early presidential campaign. — For decades, the most critical early stages …
Genie Gratto / NBC News:
Sen. Kamala Harris nears decision on 2020 presidential bid — “Over the holiday, I will make that decision with my family,” she told Mika Brzezinski at the Know Your Value conference in San Francisco on Saturday. — Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California announced on Saturday …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Harris to make 2020 decision ‘over the holiday’
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