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New York Times:
Hungary's Orban Gave Trump Harsh Analysis of Ukraine Before Key Meeting — The discussion at the White House between President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban was held over objections from Mr. Trump's national security adviser. — WASHINGTON — Just 10 days before a key meeting on Ukraine …
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Putin and Hungary's Orban helped sour Trump on Ukraine — President Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine for information he could use against political rivals came as he was being urged to adopt a hostile view of that country by its regional adversaries, including Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Power Line, National Review, Hullabaloo, Progress Pond, CNN, Daily Kos, Just Security, The Week, Mediaite and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Mediagazer »
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Democrats Want to Impeach Trump. They Haven't Decided Why.
Democrats Want to Impeach Trump. They Haven't Decided Why.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’ — Party leaders who are fatalistic about Democrats' chances in 2020 are musing about possible late entrants to the race. Sherrod Brown? Michelle Obama? — WASHINGTON — When a half-dozen Democratic donors gathered …
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NBC News, National Review, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, The Week, The Guardian and twitchy.com
CNN:
CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office — (CNN)Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support …
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Washington Post, The Hill, New York Post, Roll Call, Common Dreams, Shareblue Media, Washington Times, The Week, The Atlantic and New York Times
NBC News:
Graham and Fox News expert showed Trump a map to change his mind about Syria withdrawal — It wasn't the first time Trump has been shown a map detailing economic assets to convince him not to order U.S. troops home, officials said. — WASHINGTON — In the days after President Donald Trump paved …
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Mediaite and Task & Purpose
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
This Is Why Hillary Is Attacking Tulsi — There's no evidence that Tulsi Gabbard has embraced Russia—but there IS evidence that Russia has embraced her. — Hillary Clinton stumbled back into the public spotlight last week by suggesting that Russia is “grooming” Tulsi Gabbard …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explained
The Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explained
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Townhall, New York Times and The Hill
Naveed Jamali / Newsweek:
Tulsi Gabbard Is Being Used by the Russians, and to a Former US Double Agent, the Evidence Is Clear |
Tulsi Gabbard Is Being Used by the Russians, and to a Former US Double Agent, the Evidence Is Clear |
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Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Astros Staffer's Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB's Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence — After the Astros clinched the AL pennant, a staffer looked at female reporters and shouted “Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so f— glad we got Osuna!
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Lawmakers outraged after Trump compares impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’ — “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching,” Trump tweeted. “But we will WIN!” — President Donald Trump has called the House impeachment inquiry a “coup,” a “witch hunt” and a …
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Miami Herald:
Despite reversal, Trump's Doral promotion will now be used against him in court — Congressional Democrats will file a legal brief in federal court on Tuesday asserting that President Trump's promotion of his Doral resort for the G-7 summit was further evidence he has violated the Emoluments Clause …
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Rallies Aren't a Sideshow. They Are the Campaign. — The president is banking on base-pleasing campaign events to counter impeachment and power his 2020 reelection bid — WASHINGTON—President Trump is closer to his second Election Day than his first, and an impeachment probe threatens his political future.
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans rip Mick Mulvaney's ‘rough patch’ — Fighting for President Donald Trump is one thing. But Republicans aren't eager to defend a struggling White House acting chief of staff they've never really loved. — Mick Mulvaney's two stumbling public appearances over the past week …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Thune calls Trump remarks on lynching ‘inappropriate’
Thune calls Trump remarks on lynching ‘inappropriate’
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Salt-of-the-earth GOP senator humiliates a ‘smug, rich liberal elitist’ — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri just attacked your humble blogger as a “smug, rich liberal elitist” who is part of a movement that has “utter, open contempt for the people of the heartland.”
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
With Impeachment Looming, Trump Is Threatening to Sue ‘Everybody Who Pisses Him Off’ — The president is reverting back to old habits. — Last week, as the White House struggled to grapple with an accelerating impeachment probe and a bloodbath in Syria, President Donald Trump's mind drifted to old …
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year — WASHINGTON — Nearly three years into President Trump's aggressive efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, prices for the most popular type of health insurance plan offered through the health law's federal marketplace …
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Dan Goldberg / Politico:
Premiums for popular Obamacare plans to drop 4 percent
Premiums for popular Obamacare plans to drop 4 percent
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Axios, Political Wire and Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Why Baby Elijah and a Million Other Children Lost Medicaid — The uninsured rate for children is climbing as families run afoul of new paperwork from states and as fear rises among immigrants. — HOUSTON — The baby's lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen in the blood when his mother …
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Common Dreams and Daily Kos
wvlt.tv:
Sevier County Commission meeting overshadowed by controversial comments — SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — Comments made by a Sevier County Commissioner sparked anger and support at a meeting on Monday night. — Commissioner Warren Hurst took to the floor on Oct. 21 to speak …
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LGBTQ Nation, New York Post, PinkNews and Raw Story
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's quest for vengeance against John Brennan — President Donald Trump's obsession with former CIA director John Brennan could be on a collision course with an ongoing Justice Department probe as Attorney General Bill Barr takes a more hands-on approach to examining the intelligence community's actions in 2016.
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Breitbart, Slate, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Facebook takedowns show new Russian activity targeted Biden, praised Trump — The company disabled a network of accounts that posed at times as locals in swing states to post on divisive political issues and the upcoming presidential election. — Facebook on Monday said it removed a network …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The embarrassing epilogue to the media's obsession with Hillary Clinton's emails — Democratic Nominee for President Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to journalists during a hastily formed press conference to comment on the new FBI investigation concerning Clinton's private emails on October 28, 2016.
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Mother Jones, New York Times, twitchy.com, The Register and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
Fighting Extradition, Ukrainian Tycoon Aligns Legal Strategy With Trump Camp — Dmytro Firtash says his prosecution by the U.S. is politically motivated and has enlisted Trump allies to fight it, drawing the attention of House impeachment investigators.
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
New York Times:
Justin Trudeau Headed to Second Term as Canada's Prime Minister — The Liberal Party is projected to lose its majority but keep enough seats to form a government. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was headed to a second term on Monday after an often ugly campaign that became …
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Foreign Policy, twitchy.com, RedState, The Week, Outside the Beltway and The American Conservative
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Catherine Boudreau / Politico:
Trudeau outlasts challengers to gain second term
Trudeau outlasts challengers to gain second term
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NBC News, Breitbart, One America News Network, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Beast
Madeleine Jacob / LifeSiteNews:
Jury rules against dad trying to save his 7-year-old from gender ‘transition’ — A jury in Dallas, Texas has ruled against Jeffrey Younger, the father who is trying to protect his seven-year-old son, James, from chemical castration via a gender “transition.”
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RedState, Breitbart, Jane the Actuary, The Gateway Pundit, Louder With Crowder and twitchy.com
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
A video caught white students saying the n-word. Amid outcry, they've been criminally charged. — The three people walking through a dimly lit parking lot near a University of Connecticut student apartment complex probably didn't know they were being watched.
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National Review, The Daily Campus and New York Times
Robby Soave / Reason:
Seattle Public Schools Will Start Teaching That Math Is Oppressive — Math is a deeply frustrating subject for many elementary and high school students. But Seattle public schools are gearing up to accuse math of a litany of more serious crimes: imperialism, dehumanization, and oppression of marginalized persons.
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Media Attempt to School Republicans Is a Disingenuous Fraud — If you haven't had your daily dose of petulant surreality, swivel over to read this astounding editorial at what used to be America's paper of record. This curious effusion warns that “The G.O.P. will not be able to postpone …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The smoking gun has already been revealed — The impeachment of President Trump has reached an early point of absurdity. — Just about everyone in Washington believes that a quid pro quo — in which Trump used American clout to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into an investigation …
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New York Times, Press Herald, The Guardian and Raw Story
CNN:
Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in angry Cabinet monologue — (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered a blistering and rambling monologue to the journalists he allowed into his Cabinet meeting for more than 70 minutes on Monday. His press secretary, Stephanie Grisham …
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Washington Post and PolitiFact
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Intends To Ban Copies Of NYT, WaPo Newspapers From White House — President Trump plans to bar copies of the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers from the White House. — During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday evening, in which he spouted off on the same litany …
CNN:
Bill Taylor plans to fill in the gaps of Ukraine text messages at closed-door impeachment deposition — CNN: Key witness initially hesitant to take Ukraine role — (CNN)Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor plans to fill in the gaps of his text messages with US diplomats about Ukraine …
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Alex Gibney: How Donald Trump Is Morphing Into Vladimir Putin — “Citizen K” is ostensibly about Mikhail Khodorkovsky—one of Putin's most hated opposition figures—but the film sounds a powerful alarm over Trump's growing authoritarianism. — LONDON—One of America's leading documentary-makers set off …
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