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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump's border wall  —  SAN DIEGO — Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump's border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads …
Discussion: Slate, Axios, POLITICUSUSA and News Breaking
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   Killed That Wall! Smugglers Defeating Trump's New Replacement Border Fence with $100 Power Saws
Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
'It's like nothing we have come across before': UK intelligence officials shaken by Trump administration's requests for help with counter-impeachment inquiry  —  As impeachment inquiries heat up, president's people are busy pursuing a counter offensive aimed at discrediting Mueller's findings that Russia interfered in 2016 election
Discussion: Daily Kos and POLITICUSUSA
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Nancy Pelosi Is Worried 2020 Candidates Are on Wrong Track  — Speaker questions appeal of Medicare For All, Green New Deal  — Ideas could repel voters in swing Midwestern states, she says  —  Nancy Pelosi is issuing a pointed message to Democrats running for president in 2020 …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
In Iowa, Biden confronts a growing threat: Pete Buttigieg  —  DES MOINES — Joe Biden dropped to fourth place in Iowa, according to a new poll released Friday, his worst showing to date in the pivotal early state.  —  A few hours later, at the largest gathering to date for any 2020 event, it was clear why.
Harry Enten / CNN:
Iowa is anyone's game in a historically messy field
Discussion: Vox
Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From the Latest Iowa Poll
Daily Mail:
'He thinks he still has Mike Pence's job!' …
New York Times:
In Trump's Twitter Feed: Conspiracy-Mongers, Racists and Spies  —  In September, an obscure Twitter account promoting a fringe belief about an anti-Trump cabal within the government tweeted out a hashtag: #FakeWhistleblower.  —  It was typical for the anonymous account …
Discussion: Political Wire
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New York Times:
How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets  —  With a single tweet last fall, Mr. Trump sent his administration into a tailspin.  “I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught,” he wrote in October 2018, angry about a caravan of migrants from Central America.
Discussion: The Hill and Althouse
Jesse Dougherty / Washington Post:
Sean Doolittle on declining White House invite: 'I don't want to hang out with somebody who talks like that'  —  Ever since Sean Doolittle was traded to the Washington Nationals in the summer of 2017, the reliever was often asked whether he would visit the White House after winning the World Series.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
RNC pays face value for Trump party's luxury seats at World Series game
New York Times:
The Whimpering Terrorist Only Trump Seems to Have Heard  —  President Trump offered a vivid account of the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “crying and screaming” in the final minutes before his death.  The only problem: No one else knows what he's talking about.
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump to Mississippi rally crowd: Impeachment is an affront to you
Discussion: Vox, Political Wire and Bloomberg
Associated Press:   The Latest: Trump cites impeachment in Miss. campaign pitch
KCRW:   The al-Baghdadi raid  —  Listen 56 min MORE  —  In a near …
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Drops Out of the Presidential Race  —  The former Texas congressman, who energized Democrats in a Senate race last year, began his White House run to great fanfare but failed to build significant support.  —  Former Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas announced that he is dropping …
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Beto O'Rourke's Campaign Failed
Beto O'Rourke:
Thank you.  —  Our campaign has been about seeing clearly …
Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke quits presidential race amid financial strains and lagging popularity
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   Beto O'Rourke exits — and leaves broken hearts in his wake
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Experts on Trump's conduct: ‘Plainly an abuse of power, plainly impeachable’  —  Republicans may argue Trump's actions were not impeachable - but scholars say it's a solid example of a high crime  —  Was what he did really so bad?  And even if it was bad - was it truly impeachable?
Washington Post:
Growing number of GOP senators consider acknowledging Trump's quid pro quo on Ukraine  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are ready to acknowledge that President Trump used U.S. military aid as leverage to force Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his family …
Everton Bailey Jr / Oregonian:
Baton attack during June protests in downtown Portland lands man in prison for nearly 6 years  —  June 29 2019 downtown Portland baton attack  —  A 24-year-old man who hit another man over the head with a baton in June during dueling downtown Portland demonstrations was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in prison.
CNN:
'I'm the best-paid interpreter in the world': Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas touted windfall from Ukrainian oligarch  —  New York (CNN)Earlier this year, Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, received a sudden windfall of money from a prominent Ukrainian oligarch …
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Ema O'Connor / BuzzFeed News:   A Lawyer For Giuliani's Ukrainian Associate Tried To Argue He Was Not A Flight Risk.  It Did Not Go Well.
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Adam Neumann and the Art of Failing Up  —  WeWork's chief risk-taker found a kindred spirit with an open checkbook: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son.  Now he's walking away from the wreckage with more than $1 billion.  —  Adam Neumann stood on the 57th floor of the Woolworth Building …
John McDermott / New York Times:
Those People We Tried to Cancel?  They're All Hanging Out Together  —  Depriving people of a platform works — in unexpected ways.  —  Katie Herzog was a largely unknown freelance journalist living in Seattle.  Then she published an article in The Stranger about trans people who halt or reverse transitions.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The NeverTrump Vindication  —  They may be on respirators.  But conscientious conservatives still count.  —  Even by Donald Trump's standards, his tweet of Oct. 23 — the one that called NeverTrumpers “human scum” — plumbed new depths in the debasement of presidential speech.  —  But what else has changed?
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Rules of impeachment, then and now: ANALYSIS  —  Republicans say the impeachment process isn't fair.  Democrats say it's the fairest ever.  —  The cleanest answer to this question is that the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.  —  When it comes to these new impeachment rules …
Discussion: Vox and Breitbart
CNN:
Facebook will allow UK election candidates to run false ads  —  Facebook's political ad policy under pressure  —  London and New York (CNN Business)A controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the country prepares to vote …
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
‘Divorced from the facts’: DOJ shoots down claims Strzok and the FBI trapped Flynn  —  The Justice Department shot down claims by former Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn's lawyers that former FBI agent Peter Strzok and others at the bureau “set up” their client in a court filing.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Record support for Trump impeachment  —  Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday.  —  A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached …
Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
George Soros: ‘Brexit hurts both sides - my money was used to educate the British public’  —  The philanthropist who has spent billions promoting democracy talks populism, Trump and powerful enemies  —  Around three decades ago, George Soros was introduced to a brash property magnate …
 
 
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Radley Balko / Washington Post:
A Louisiana DA will let you out of your community service obligation — if you donate to his nonprofit
Axios:
GOP worries banned political ads could upend Trump's 2020 campaign
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Alex Bollinger / LGBTQ Nation:
Trump administration to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ people
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Virginia Is On The Brink Of Cementing Its Democratic Status
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Critiques Mueller in New Book
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Politico:
Andrew Yang adds experience to his pirate-ship campaign
Discussion: Political Wire
The Hill:
GOP argues whistleblower's name must be public
Polina Ivanova / Reuters:
Exclusive: Overhaul of Ukraine prosecution agency buries Manafort inquiries - investigators
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump says Chad Wolf now acting Homeland Security chief, adding to confusion about transition
ABC News:
Federal prosecutors examining possible contacts between Giuliani and former Rep. Bob Livingston over Ukraine: Sources
Steven Perlberg / Patreon:
The New Republic's Newest Editor Moves Left
CNN:
Top White House official tried to find out if ambassador went rogue or acted at Trump's direction on Ukraine
Discussion: Alternet.org
Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Devin Nunes in Twitter lawsuit demands emails from Democratic strategist
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
White House official who heard Trump's call with Ukraine leader testified that he was told to keep quiet
ThinkNow:
Progressive Latino pollster: 98% of Latinos do not identify with “Latinx” label
Discussion: The Federalist
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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