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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fate of The Weekly Standard is uncertain, editor tells staff — New York (CNN Business)The fate of The Weekly Standard, the conservative magazine that has staked out a position as a publication on the right still critical of President Donald Trump, is uncertain, Editor-in-Chief Stephen Hayes told staff …
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Jane Coaston / Vox:
“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down — “This is not about dwindling subscribers. This is about strip-mining TWS for its assets.” — The future of the conservative magazine the Weekly Standard is at risk as the magazine's ownership, MediaDC …
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Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: The Weekly Standard Expected To Shutter In Coming Weeks — The Weekly Standard is not expected to survive going into 2019 and is preparing to shut down permanently, according to several former and current staff members who spoke to The Daily Caller News Foundation.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack — The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 midterm campaigns, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.
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Protect Democracy Press:
DOJ Alumni Statement Regarding the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker and the Rule of Law — We, the undersigned, are proud alumni of the United States Department of Justice. We have served under Senate-confirmed Attorneys General who come from both political parties.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Over 400 ex-Justice Department employees oppose Trump appointee Whitaker as attorney general
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
No clarity on whether Whitaker sought ethics advice on potential conflicts in Russia probe
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP senators come out and say it: The Trump administration is covering up Khashoggi's killing — Republican senators emerged from a briefing Tuesday about journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing and essentially accused the Trump administration of misleading the country about it — and even covering it up for Saudi Arabia.
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Trish Turner / ABC News:
After CIA briefing, Republicans say ‘no question’ Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder — Following a briefing to senators by CIA director Gina Haspel Tuesday on the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi leading Republicans told reporters that there was “zero question” …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep. Chris Stewart Defends Trump on Khashoggi: ‘Journalists Disappear’ All the Time
GOP Rep. Chris Stewart Defends Trump on Khashoggi: ‘Journalists Disappear’ All the Time
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans rage at ‘guilty’ Saudi crown prince
Republicans rage at ‘guilty’ Saudi crown prince
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Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS — WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part …
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Stocks Battered by Trade, Yield Concerns: Markets Wrap — Thirty-year bonds lead rise in Treasuries after inversion — Pound erases gain as push to avoid hard Brexit may be at risk — U.S. stocks plunged, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 800 points …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Special counsel notes Flynn's cooperation — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former national security adviser Michael Flynn (all times local): — The special counsel's office is calling Michael Flynn's cooperation “substantial” and is recommending no prison …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
New White House counsel to arrive as Democrats, Mueller close in
New White House counsel to arrive as Democrats, Mueller close in
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Mikhaila Fogel / The Atlantic:
Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency
Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency
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Washington Post:
How Trump appointees curbed a consumer protection agency loathed by the GOP — Mick Mulvaney struck a jovial tone as he introduced the political appointees who would run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. One was nicknamed Dreamboat, he said in an email. Another was Mumbles.
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Joe Bruno / WSOC-TV:
Second woman claims she was paid to pick up ballots in U.S. House District 9 race — BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. - A second woman Channel 9 spoke with on Tuesday said she was paid by an electioneer in Bladen County to pick up absentee ballots in the U.S. House District 9 race.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrats could refuse to seat North Carolina Republican, Hoyer says
Democrats could refuse to seat North Carolina Republican, Hoyer says
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
President Trump traveled 250 yards to greet George W. Bush. He used a stretch limo and an eight-vehicle motorcade to make the trip. — President Trump traversed a wide political chasm Tuesday evening when he personally welcomed George W. Bush, his occasional foil, to Blair House …
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Rep. Mark Pocan / HuffPost:
‘No Labels’ Needs A Warning Label — I was duped. — When I was elected to Congress in 2012, I attended the Bipartisan Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress at Harvard University. I was so excited to be a member of a branch of government for the most awesome country on the planet.
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Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Nikki Haley sells SC home, plans to stay in New York, reportedly writing book — COLUMBIA — Former Gov. Nikki Haley is not coming straight back to the Palmetto State after she leaves the United Nations at year's end. — She plans on staying in New York where her son attends high school.
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuser of dozens of girls, settles case, apologizes. Now what? — A trial that could have allowed the victims of serial molester Jeffrey Epstein to finally tell their stories from a witness stand was aborted Tuesday when it was announced in court that the case had been settled.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke met with Barack Obama as he ponders a 2020 presidential campaign — Beto O'Rourke, weighing whether to mount a 2020 presidential bid, met recently with Barack Obama at his post-presidency offices in Washington. — The meeting, which was held on Nov. 16 at the former president's offices …
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Justin Miller / The Texas Observer:
'Damn Right, I'm a White Nationalist' Declares Texas GOP Platform Committee Member — At the Texas Republican Party's 2018 convention, Ray Myers was a part of a select group of activists charged with crafting the platform for the biggest and most influential state party in the country.
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Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Get this b***h under control!’ Joy Behar tears into Meghan McCain off-air after the conservative host lashed out at her for throwing shade on President Trump during The View's tribute to George H. W. Bush — Whoopi Goldberg was forced to cut to commercial break during another …
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Is Considering Charging A Fee To Apply For Asylum — The US has never charged a fee to apply for asylum before. Immigration advocates are outraged. — The Trump administration is considering charging immigrants a fee to apply for asylum protections in the United States …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Stone pleads the Fifth to snub Senate document request — Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone is under scrutiny in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. — President Donald Trump's longtime political ally Roger Stone invoked …
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden believes he is the “most qualified person in the country to be president” — Biden: We must reset our nation's moral compass — (CNN)During a stop for his book tour in Missoula, Montana, Monday night, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his 2020 prospects …
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Another High-Ranking FBI Official to Depart — Bill Priestap, who currently serves as assistant director of the bureau's counterintelligence division, will leave his post by year-end — WASHINGTON—A top FBI official who helped oversee two politically sensitive investigations related …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Born in Philadelphia, U.S. citizen says he was held for deportation to Jamaica at ICE's request — When Peter Sean Brown turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in April, he expected to be back to work in no time at Fogarty's, a laid-back restaurant in Key West, Fla., where diners flock for the Cajun chicken.
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John D. Dingell / The Atlantic:
I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone. Here's How to Fix It. — In my six decades in public service, I've seen many changes in our nation and its institutions. Yet the most profound change I've witnessed is also the saddest. It is the complete collapse in respect for virtually every institution …
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Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
Michelle Obama Tells a Secret: ‘I Have Been at Every Powerful Table You Can Think of... They Are Not That Smart’ — Former first lady Michelle Obama confessed she still suffered from “imposter syndrome,” even as her memoir, Becoming, broke sales records last month and became the year's best-selling book 15 days after it was published.
Justice News:
Four Defendants Charged In Panama Papers Investigation — Indictment Unsealed Today Charges Four Defendants for Their Roles Global Law Firm's Decades-Long Scheme to Defraud the United States in Panamanian-Based — Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
‘Who is Scott Free?’ A search for meaning after Trump's misuse of a medieval idiom. — From the moment he tweeted “covfefe” in the middle of the night, President Trump has been perplexing his millions of Twitter followers with cryptic messages ranging from vague threats to North Korea …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Black Man Killed by Police in Alabama Was Shot From Behind, Autopsy Shows — A black man killed by the police in an Alabama mall in November was shot three times from behind, according to a forensic examination commissioned by the man's family. — The finding, announced in a news conference on Monday …
Ryan OConnell / Montana Kaimin:
BREAKING: Bannon “unavailable,” Missoula debate cancelled — Steve Bannon will no longer be speaking at a UM, the latest and third event to be canceled following the announcement he would be a keynote speaker at a joint conference on sex robots this month. — An email sent to people registered …
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