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David Brooks / New York Times:
Who Killed The Weekly Standard? — The bureaucratic mind has a temporary triumph. — I've only been around Phil Anschutz a few times. My impressions on those occasions was that he was a run-of-the-mill arrogant billionaire. He was used to people courting him and he addressed …
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Outside the Beltway and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Ace of Spades HQ:
Weekly Standard Shuts Down — There's a lot of whining by NeverTrumpers that this is terrible because we need dissenting voices in media, and the closing of the Weekly Standard means that we must all “kneel” to one rich arrogant man's ego. — Well, you know who might agree with that?
Mark Scott / Politico:
British officials line up for second referendum: reports — LONDON — Theresa May, the British prime minister, faces renewed domestic pressure over Brexit after a series of high-profile U.K. politicians threw their support behind a second referendum, according to media reports.
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The Guardian, One America News Network, The Times & The Sunday Times and Telegraph
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Caroline Wheeler / The Times & The Sunday Times:
No-deal Brexit travel warning: don't go on holiday after March 29 — Families will be advised not to book holidays after next March, according to contingency plans being drawn up to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. — The proposed guidance, which will shock the travel industry …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Senior Tories urge free vote on second referendum
Senior Tories urge free vote on second referendum
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Political Wire and One America News Network
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
The Special Counsel Is Fighting a Witness in Court. Who Is It? — WASHINGTON — For the past several months, journalists, legal experts and close followers of the special counsel's investigation have been trying to uncover one particular secret about the inquiry: Is the special counsel …
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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Stephanie Grisham / CNN:
Melania Trump's spokeswoman speaks out — Stephanie Grisham is first lady Melania Trump's deputy chief of staff for communications. Formerly a deputy press secretary in the West Wing, Stephanie has been with the President and Mrs. Trump since July 2015, right after he announced his candidacy for president of the United States.
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Biden, Sanders top early look at possible Democratic hopefuls in 2020 caucuses — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders top the list of potential presidential candidates preferred by Iowa's likely Democratic caucusgoers, reflecting their belief that it will take political experience to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020.
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Townhall
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
The 7-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody was healthy before she arrived, father says — Guatemalan girl's family is calling for an “objective and thorough” investigation into her death, a representative for the family said Saturday. — The 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died …
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New York Times, BuzzFeed News and Times of San Diego
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Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Jakelin Caal Was Held at Border Patrol Base Previously Cited for Contaminated Water — Seven-year-old girl who died in U.S. custody stayed at one of several facilities where agents refused to touch repulsive water, according to government watchdogs. — By JUSTIN GLAWE12.15.18 6:17 PM ET
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BuzzFeed News
Washington Post:
Mounting legal threats surround Trump as nearly every organization he has led is under investigation — Two years after Donald Trump won the presidency, nearly every organization he has led in the past decade is under investigation. — Trump's private company is contending with civil suits digging …
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, IJR, Patterico's Pontifications, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Agence France-Presse:
UN calls for ‘credible’ probe into Khashoggi murder — Doha (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for a “credible” probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. — “It is absolutely essential to have a credible investigation …
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Politico
New York Times:
How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments — This year's McKinsey & Company retreat in China was one to remember. — Hundreds of the company's consultants frolicked in the desert, riding camels over sand dunes and mingling in tents linked by red carpets.
The Daily Beast:
Ryan Zinke's Scandal-Plagued Run as Trump's Interior Secretary Comes to an End — In less than two years as Secretary of the Interior, Zinke has faced investigations into his tax-payer funded travel bills and conflicts of interest. — Embattled Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is resigning …
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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Zinke's likely replacement has been ‘the man behind the curtain’
Zinke's likely replacement has been ‘the man behind the curtain’
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New York Times, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
A Guide to the Ryan Zinke Investigations
A Guide to the Ryan Zinke Investigations
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HuffPost, WREG-TV, BuzzFeed News and Mediaite
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Climate Negotiators Reach an Overtime Deal to Keep Paris Pact Alive — KATOWICE, Poland — Diplomats from nearly 200 countries reached a deal on Saturday to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a detailed set of rules to implement the pact. — The deal, struck …
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Vox
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump makes first trip to Arlington National Cemetery since Veterans Day criticism — President Donald Trump on Saturday made an unannounced trip to Arlington National Cemetery to pay his respects to deceased veterans. — Trump's rainy-day outing coincided with “National Wreaths Across America Day …
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Townhall and Times of San Diego
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New York Times:
As the Trumps Dodged Taxes, Their Tenants Paid a Price — They were collateral damage as Donald J. Trump and his siblings dodged inheritance taxes and gained control of their father's fortune: thousands of renters in an empire of unassuming red-brick buildings scattered across Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
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POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Vox
New York Times:
What the Lawless Obamacare Ruling Means — It's not based on a solid legal argument. It's an exercise in raw judicial power. — Mr. Adler is a professor of law at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Abbe R. Gluck is a professor of law and the faculty director …
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Reason, Washington Post, Power Line, Wall Street Journal, ACA Signups, Daily Kos, Balkinization and The Incidental Economist
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David Nather / Axios:
You should take the Obamacare ruling seriously
You should take the Obamacare ruling seriously
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New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Breitbart, Politico and The Mahablog