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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Army Officer Who Heard Trump's Ukraine Call Reported Concerns  —  The top Ukraine expert at the White House will tell impeachment investigators he twice reported concerns about President Trump's pressure tactics on Ukraine, acting out of a “sense of duty.”  —  WASHINGTON — A White House …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
NSC official to testify Trump undermined national security with Ukraine pressure  —  A senior White House official plans to tell House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he believed President Donald Trump undermined U.S. national security when he appealed to Ukraine's president …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
House impeachment vote scrambles Senate Republicans' Trump defense  —  Senate Republicans quickly coalesced behind an effort to condemn the House's impeachment inquiry late last week.  Now their plans are up in the air.  —  After House Democrats announced they'd vote to establish the next steps …
NBC News:
Internal White House debate stifles release of Pence-Zelenskiy call  —  Nearly three weeks after the vice president said he had “no objection” to releasing a transcript, administration is divided on whether it could help or hurt Trump's cause.  —  WASHINGTON — It's been almost three weeks …
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:   House to take first vote on impeachment inquiry of Trump, forcing lawmakers on record
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Next Steps in House's Ongoing Impeachment Inquiry
Washington Post:
House will vote on impeachment procedures Thursday to ‘ensure transparency,’ Democrats say
The Daily Beast:
Trump Officials Had No Clue Where He Got ‘Whimpering’ Detail in His Baghdadi Raid Account  —  Five officials told The Daily Beast that they were perplexed watching Trump's Sunday morning victory lap.  And Pentagon officials are confused too.  —  The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marked …
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NBC News:
Officials cringe as Trump spills sensitive details of al-Baghdadi raid  —  Some details the president has revealed are inaccurate, others are classified.  Officials say they worry what to put in briefings for a man with no filter.  —  IRBIL, Iraq — President Donald Trump painted a vivid picture …
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Classified Name Revealed of Special Operations Dog Wounded in Syria Raid that Killed ISIS Leader Baghdadi  —  When U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers with the secretive Joint Special Operations Command flew into Syria's northwestern Idlib province to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi …
The Daily Beast:
Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower's Name, Sources Say  —  Derek Harvey, a former intelligence analyst, has also been spreading disinformation about an aide to Adam Schiff.  —  A top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes has been providing conservative politicians and journalists with information …
Discussion: Raw Story, Contemptor, Hullabaloo and Salon
CNN:
Trump is preparing to squander his al-Baghdadi victory  —  Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President.”  Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Baghdadi's death could have been Trump's finest hour. He messed it up anyway.
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
'We're keeping the oil' in Syria, Trump says, but it's considered a war crime
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Joshua Keating / Slate:
After Betraying the Kurds, the U.S. Isn't Leaving Syria After All
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
I am no longer a Republican  —  I just came back from city hall, where I switched my voter registration from Republican to unenrolled (aka independent).  Two reasons:  —  First, the Republican Party has largely become the Party of Trump.  Too many Republicans in Congress are willing …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads  —  In an open letter, the social network's employees said letting politicians post false claims in ads was “a threat” to the company.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The letter was aimed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, and his top lieutenants.
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Reporter on Katie Hill scandal promotes GOP candidates for her seat  —  Shortly after Rep. Katie Hill announced her resignation from Congress on Sunday night, the RedState reporter who published damaging allegations involving the Democratic rising star, along with a nude photo …
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Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
Media Tries To Suggest Katie Hill Did Nothing Wrong, Even Though Congress Passed Bill Last Year Banning What She Did
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Sessions strongly considering bid for old Senate seat in Alabama  —  Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is strongly considering jumping into the race for his old Senate seat in Alabama, according to multiple Republican sources familiar with the matter.  —  Sessions would scramble …
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Associated Press:
Sources: Jeff Sessions exploring possible Ala. Senate run
Discussion: Axios
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
New maps ordered for NC 2020 congressional races, in win for Democrats  —  North Carolina's 2020 elections for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives must happen under new maps, a panel of judges ruled Monday evening, saying that the current Republican-drawn maps are unfair to many voters.
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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Judge reopens Covington Catholic teen's $250 million lawsuit against Washington Post  —  A federal judge in Kentucky has reopened the $250 million defamation case filed by a Covington Catholic student against the Washington Post after dismissing it in July, allowing the lawsuit to proceed but narrowing its focus.
Joan Van Tassel / DemCast:
How 9 sweet-faced, white-haired elders suppressed 500+ students' votes in one college town  —  This piece is based on an interview of Joe Schmitz by the author.  —  Joe Schmitz, then a professor at Western Illinois University, was an election judge in 2008 in the small, rural college town of Macomb, Illinois.
The Charlotte Observer:
Former US Senator Kay Hagan dead at 66 after three-year battle with encephalitis  —  Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a one-time Capitol Hill intern who went on to become North Carolina's first Democratic female senator, died Monday at her Greensboro home.  She was 66.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Evangelicals have been reshaped into the image of Trump himself  —  It has always struck me as strange that a narrative about genocide — Noah and the ark — should be employed as a children's story.  As the other boys and girls in Sunday school focused on the cuteness of the rescued animals …
Discussion: Raw Story
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
Getty fire: Housekeepers and gardeners go to work despite the flames  —  Carmen Solano didn't know a brush fire had erupted Monday near the neighborhood where she worked.  She simply left at 6 a.m. for her job cleaning a house on a street of multimillion-dollar homes.
Discussion: Fox News
Diana Falzone / Vanity Fair:
AFTER CATCH AND KILL FALLOUT, FORMER FOX NEWS STAFFERS DEMAND TO BE RELEASED FROM THEIR NDAS  —  NBC News, attempting to do damage control, says it will release former employees from nondisclosure agreements if they want to speak up about sexual misconduct at the network.
Discussion: The Wrap
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Purge of about 300,000 voter registrations planned in Georgia  —  About 330,000 voter registrations in Georgia could soon be canceled because registrants haven't participated in elections for several years.  —  The purge comes after Georgia canceled 534,119 registrations in July 2017 …
Charles Sykes / Politico:
Dear GOP, Some Scary Advice on How to Survive Your Impeachment Nightmare  —  Take it from the movies, denying reality is not going to slay the monster.  —  To: Senate Republicans  —  By now it should have dawned on you that there is no escape.  You are going to have to render a verdict …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Sylvie McNamara / The Cut:
Did Emma Sulkowicz Get Redpilled?  At the very least, she's found a new social set.  —  “This story starts with me being on Tinder,” Emma Sulkowicz explains.  “I don't have TV, so all I can do is swipe left and right on men.”  It's mid-afternoon, and we're in a deserted Vietnamese restaurant …
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
General Motors Sides With Trump in Emissions Fight, Splitting the Industry  —  Breaking with some of their biggest rivals, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota said Monday they were intervening on the side of the Trump administration in an escalating battle with California over fuel economy standards for automobiles.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Matt Dixon / Politico:
‘Unprecedented’: Florida GOP postpones biggest annual fundraiser  —  TALLAHASSEE — The Republican Party of Florida on Monday postponed its biggest annual fundraiser, a move that some officials blamed on lackluster interest from donors.  —  Planners were having difficulty selling table sponsorships …
 
 
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Financial Times:
‘Davos in the desert’ begins as Saudi Arabia seeks to put aside Khashoggi affair
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Trump's Brilliant Syria Strategy Fooled Everyone
Discussion: Townhall and The Federalist
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Former Boston College Student Charged in Boyfriend's Suicide
Jeff Coltin / CSNY:
DAs trained how to keep people in jail despite new bail law
Jared Keller / gen.medium.com:
Her Name Is Conan: Military Dogs Like the One in the Syria ISIS Raid Have a Long Pedigree
Yuichiro Kakutani / Washington Free Beacon:
Hunter Biden's China Entanglements Spark Concern in Senate
Discussion: Sputnik International
 Earlier Items: 
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes
Discussion: Gothamist
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
Impeachment Ad to Air on ‘Fox & Friends’, Task Force Says They ‘Want Trump to See It’
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
FBI's killing of Detroit Muslim leader 10 years ago haunts communities
Bloomberg:
U.K. to Destroy Commemorative 50p Coins in Brexit Meltdown
Discussion: Politico
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
G/O Media Tells Deadspin Staff in Leaked Memo: Stick to Sports
Bloomberg:
Trump Explored Cutting Grants for Schools Tied to Erdogan Foe
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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