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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:
A Sliver of the Electorate Could Decide 2020. Here's What These Voters Want. — A demographically disparate group values both moderation and great change. — Figures are rounded. — Today's America is so deeply polarized that it can be hard to imagine there are people …
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Washington Post, Fortune, National Review, Townhall, Reason and Louder With Crowder
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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The Daily Caller, The Hill, National Review and New York Post
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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Shareblue Media, Vanity Fair, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times and The Hill
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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Breitbart, TVNewser, NB Blog, PJ Media Home, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and Conservative Review
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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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National Review, The Hill, The Wrap, Breitbart, Contemptor and Althouse
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Mulvaney Summoned to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry — House investigators asked President Trump's acting chief of staff to voluntarily appear on Capitol Hill for a deposition. It's unlikely he'll comply. — WASHINGTON — Impeachment investigators on Tuesday asked President Trump's acting chief …
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ABC News:
House Democrats call on Mick Mulvaney to give deposition in impeachment probe — House Democrats have requested that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney give a deposition in the impeachment probe, according to a letter released Tuesday. — In the letter, the three chairmen …
Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Pence aide likely to testify in impeachment inquiry — Washington (CNN)A senior adviser to Vice President Mike Pence is likely to comply with a request to testify on Thursday in front of the committees leading the impeachment inquiry, multiple sources say. — Jennifer Williams …
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Greg Olear / Newsweek:
Mike Pence knew | Opinion — The Zelensky call accomplished what the Mueller report could not. Once again, the president abused his power and tried to cover it up. This time, it will cost him. As a consequence of the Ukraine scandal, the House will impeach Donald Trump, and the Senate will find ample cause to convict him.
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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POLITICUSUSA and Mother Jones
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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Townhall, Breitbart, Bloomberg, Fox News and American Greatness
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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Washington Post and DCist
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NBC News:
Here's how to watch tonight's elections in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia
Here's how to watch tonight's elections in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia
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Politico, Washington Post and Mississippi Today
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
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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The Federalist, Fox News, The Texas Tribune, CNN, The Hill, The Week, National Review, Breitbart, News Breaking, CBS News and Washington Free Beacon
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW, NSA and SHAFR Sue Pompeo and State Department Over Recordkeeping Failure — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Department of State broke the law by conducting an off-the-record shadow diplomacy in Ukraine, according to a lawsuit filed today …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how.
The scope of Trump's corruption is mind-boggling. New developments show how.
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New York Times, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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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Washington Monthly, emptywheel, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Slate, Shareblue Media, Vanity Fair, Reuters, Fox News, Politico, Alternet.org, The Daily Caller and ABC News
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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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New York Times, Bloomberg and Vox
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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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Big League Politics, Reason and The Stranger
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Allies Are Spreading Dirt About Bannon Behind the Scenes — Trump's former chief strategist is coming under attack from allies of the president's personal attorney, with one memo calling Bannon “THE FOX IN THE TRUMP HOUSE.” — Allies of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani …
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Raw Story
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Source for ‘Ukraine Collusion’ Allegations Met Devin Nunes
Source for ‘Ukraine Collusion’ Allegations Met Devin Nunes
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Talking Points Memo, BuzzFeed News, Alternet.org, NBC News and Vanity Fair
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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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.
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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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Alternet.org, House Committee …, The Resurgent, Townhall and Balloon Juice
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.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The desperate search for the Ukraine scandal's Peter Strzok — There was no small amount of irony to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) standing next to President Trump at a rally in Kentucky on Monday evening and railing about the corrupting nature of family connections.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Donald Trump and Rand Paul get totally wrong about whistleblowers
What Donald Trump and Rand Paul get totally wrong about whistleblowers
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The Hill, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
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 …
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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Political Wire
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.