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Washington Post:
Trump trails Democratic rivals in national survey as independents move away — One year out from the 2020 election, President Trump trails some potential Democratic rivals in head-to-head matchups, with his national support level currently fixed at about 40 percent, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Meet the Swing Voters Who Might Decide the 2020 Election — These figures represent all of the registered voters in six battleground states won by President Trump in 2016: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona and North Carolina. — But one year ahead of the 2020 election, few of these voters are actually up for grabs.
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Times' Nate Cohn on Elizabeth Warren's Odds Against Donald Trump — On Monday, the New York Times and Siena College released a poll of how Donald Trump is faring against three leading Democratic Presidential opponents—Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren—in six critical swing states, all of which Trump won in 2016.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump's well-oiled campaign has everything planned — except Trump — President Donald Trump fiddled for months with a 2020 election message that would be ready for primetime. His top two campaign aides — Jared Kushner and Brad Parscale — sought a message that would resonate …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
A year from Election Day, Democratic presidential contenders extend leads over Donald Trump: POLL
A year from Election Day, Democratic presidential contenders extend leads over Donald Trump: POLL
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
2020 Democrats lead Trump by virtually unprecedented margins in a new poll. Here's another key finding.
2020 Democrats lead Trump by virtually unprecedented margins in a new poll. Here's another key finding.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Revenge of the Human Scum
Revenge of the Human Scum
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New York Times:
Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Opens Talks With Impeachment Investigators — Mr. Parnas could offer Congress a vein of information about a political pressure campaign in Ukraine. — An associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani who was involved in a campaign to pressure Ukraine …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: We've read the transcripts. Do they help Trump? — DRIVING THE DAY — ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION: Since the release of the first two transcripts from the impeachment inquiry Monday, have you seen a single stitch of information that helps President DONALD TRUMP?
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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Exclusive: Giuliani associate now willing to comply with Trump impeachment inquiry - lawyer
Exclusive: Giuliani associate now willing to comply with Trump impeachment inquiry - lawyer
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Julián Castro to lay off New Hampshire, South Carolina teams
Julián Castro to lay off New Hampshire, South Carolina teams
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
How Kamala Harris Went From ‘Female Obama’ to Fifth Place
How Kamala Harris Went From ‘Female Obama’ to Fifth Place
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The Week
YouTube:
VIDEO: Leaked ABC News Insider Recording EXPOSES #EpsteinCoverup “We had Clinton, We had Everything” … • “I've Had This Story for Three Years... (ABC) Would Not Put It on The Air” says Good Morning America Breaking News Anchor, and 20/20 Co-Anchor Amy Robach.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
ABC Anchor: We Had Epstein Three Years Ago — And ABC Spiked It; Update: “Private Moment Of Frustration,” Says Robach
ABC Anchor: We Had Epstein Three Years Ago — And ABC Spiked It; Update: “Private Moment Of Frustration,” Says Robach
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
ABC News Anchor Caught on Mic Saying Network Quashed Jeffrey Epstein Story
ABC News Anchor Caught on Mic Saying Network Quashed Jeffrey Epstein Story
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Adam Schiff / USA Today:
Schiff: Trump betrayed America. Soon the public will hear from patriots who defended it. — The Ukraine call was one piece of a larger operation to redirect US foreign policy to benefit Trump's personal interests, not the national interest. — A little over one month has passed since …
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Inside Adam Schiff's Impeachment Game Plan — Democrats believe the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee could be the man to bring down President Trump. This is how he's running his investigation. — 'This president, he's like a planetary object," Adam Schiff said. “ He warps time.
Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Republicans consider moving Jim Jordan to House Intelligence Committee
Republicans consider moving Jim Jordan to House Intelligence Committee
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USA Today:
At least 10 members of Mormon family brutally killed in Mexico; about a dozen still missing — Daniel Gonzalez Adrianna RodriguezArizona Republic — MEXICO CITY — At least 10 members of a prominent Mormon family, three mothers and their young children, were killed in a shooting attack …
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New York Times:
9 Members of Mormon Family in Mexico Are Killed in Ambush
9 Members of Mormon Family in Mexico Are Killed in Ambush
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Daniel González / Arizona Republic:
Queen Creek woman says at least 10 relatives murdered in an ambush in Mexico
Queen Creek woman says at least 10 relatives murdered in an ambush in Mexico
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Ryan Lizza / The Dispatch:
The French Press: Elizabeth Warren's Fantastical Potpourri of Absurd Assumptions and Outright Falsehoods — Even progressives wonks are (politely) asking, “Wait. What?” — There are two things you have to understand about media coverage of Elizabeth Warren.
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Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
Warren's plan to finance Medicare-for-all pushes into dangerous and uncharted territory
Warren's plan to finance Medicare-for-all pushes into dangerous and uncharted territory
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Redstate, New York Times and The Week
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Liberalism's Latinx Problem
Liberalism's Latinx Problem
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how. — At this point, the broad contours of the Ukraine scandal are well understood. President Trump appears to have used hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money appropriated as military aid to extort …
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Josh Fiallo / Tampa Bay Times:
Commissioners call New York Times ‘fake news,’ deny library funding for digital subscriptions — 'I don't agree with it, I don't like ‘em,’ said one Citrus County commissioner who said he agrees with President Donald Trump that the newspaper prints ‘fake news.’
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The State Of The Polls, 2019 — Polls just had one of their best election cycles, ever — but challenges abound in the industry — Much maligned for their performance in the 2016 general election — and somewhat unfairly so, since the overall accuracy of the polls was only slightly below average …
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Alex Roarty / Wichita Eagle:
Trump wants to win even more rural votes in 2020. Democrats are scrambling to catch up — Corey Bauch is eager to explain why he regrets not voting for Donald Trump. — The 44-year old-agreed to meet with me last week in this rural Wisconsin town (population of 1,500), where he has lived most of his life.
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump called woman who says he sexually assaulted her, phone records show — More than a decade ago, Donald Trump made phone calls from his cell phone to a former candidate on “The Apprentice” around the same time that she says he sexually assaulted her, according to phone records made public Tuesday.
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YouTube:
Sun Comes Up | Pete Buttigieg for President … To stay connected with the campaign: — About Pete: — Pete Buttigieg is a husband, Afghanistan veteran, and the Mayor of his hometown, South Bend, Indiana. — Pete is running for president because this is a now or never moment for our nation.
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Martin Scorsese / New York Times:
I Said Marvel Movies Aren't Cinema. Let Me Explain. — Cinema is an art form that brings you the unexpected. In superhero movies, nothing is at risk, a director says. — Mr. Scorsese is an Academy Award-winning director, writer and producer. — When I was in England in early October, I gave an interview to Empire magazine.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump ally Alan Dershowitz and ex-FBI Director Louis Freeh are lobbying for an Israeli billionaire the US has accused of corruption — Defense attorney Alan Dershowitz and former FBI Director Louis Freeh have registered to lobby the U.S. government on behalf of an Israeli businessman …
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Tom Steyer aide stole Kamala Harris' SC volunteer data from 2020 presidential voter file — COLUMBIA — A South Carolina aide for Tom Steyer's 2020 presidential campaign stole valuable volunteer data collected by Kamala Harris' campaign using an account from when he worked with the S.C. Democratic Party …
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Politico:
Trump rallied for Kentucky governor, but impeachment was on his mind — The president's speech in Lexington on behalf of Gov. Matt Bevin continually circled back to his own grievances. — President Donald Trump and Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin at a rally Monday.
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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Democrats, You're About to Go to Trial. This Is How You Win. — The House impeachment inquiry into President Trump has already uncovered damning evidence that proves the “quid pro quo” the president continues to deny. But none of that evidence will matter if House Democrats don't present …
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John Ismay / New York Times:
Victim of Milwaukee Acid Attack Says He Was Told to ‘Go Back to Your Country’ — Mahud Villalaz, a U.S. citizen who received second-degree burns to his face, recalled his attacker saying, “You came here to invade.” — The police in Milwaukee on Monday were investigating an attack …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
YouTube Bans Gorka Because He Won't Stop Playing Imagine Dragons — The notoriously combative Trump ally has regularly played Imagine Dragons songs on his radio show, “America First.” — YouTube banned Sebastian Gorka from its platform on Monday, apparently because the former Trump White …
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