memeorandum: Democrats give Warren's ‘Medicare for All’ plan the cold shoulder (Peter Sullivan/The Hill)

8:10 PM ET, November 6, 2019

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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:

The Trump-era realignment is a death sentence for the GOP — Gov. Matt Bevin's loss should send a message to embattled Republicans in Trump Country: President Trump is not going to save you if you're drowning. — Republicans' loss of both chambers of Virginia's legislature should send …

Discussion: Raw Story

Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:

The Suburban Backlash Against the GOP Is Growing — Donald Trump's strategy of revving up his rural base may not be worth the cost. — The shift of metro areas away from the Republican Party under President Donald Trump rumbled on in yesterday's elections, threatening the fundamental calculation of his 2020 reelection plan.

Discussion: National Review, Washington Post, The Resurgent and Denver Post

Julia Terruso / Inquirer.com:

The blue wave crashes down on Pennsylvania again, as voters from Philly to Delaware County turn left — The political forces that shaped last year's midterm elections showed no signs of abating Tuesday, as voters turned on Republicans and establishment Democrats alike in races from Philadelphia …

Associated Press:
Trump plows ahead despite fresh signs of trouble in 2020

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What GOP spin about last night's losses says about Trump's weakness

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Washington Post:

Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by digging into the accounts of kingdom critics — The Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia in a case that raises concerns about the ability of Silicon Valley to protect …

Discussion: Axios, The Wrap, Gizmodo, Engadget, The Week, New York Post, The Verge and News Breaking, more at Techmeme »

Daisy Nguyen / Associated Press:

US: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information of their critics, prosecutors said Wednesday. — A complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed …

Discussion: TechCrunch and Political Wire

New York Times:
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia

Discussion: The Wrap

Phillip M. Bailey / Courier-Journal:

Senate president: Kentucky governor's race could be decided by state legislature — Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers threw another wrench into the state's razor-thin gubernatorial outcome late Tuesday night, saying that the legislature could decide the race.

Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
A Bevin-Beshear recount? These are the possible next steps under Kentucky election law

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WKYT-TV:
Libertarian Party says it's happy to cause ‘delicious tears from Bevin supporters’

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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Gov. Matt Bevin campaign requests election recanvass

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New York Times:

Facing Investigation, Giuliani Needed a Lawyer, but Firms Stayed Away — After weeks of looking, Mr. Giuliani said he assembled a legal team to represent him as he comes under scrutiny from federal prosecutors. — President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and Raw Story

Michael Macagnone / Roll Call: Most Republicans on impeachment committees aren't showing up, transcripts reveal

Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post: President Trump's lawyer Giuliani hires his own lawyers, as investigations mount

Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Giuliani lawyers up as impeachment probe deepens

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Associated Press:
The Latest: Impeachment investigators release new transcript

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Tim O'Donnell / The Week:

Lindsey Graham claims Trump is too incompetent to pull off a quid pro quo — Well, it wasn't the most flattering defense. — While Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) has said it's actually becoming easier to defend President Trump amid the congressional impeachment inquiry, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had to dig deep to do so on Wednesday.

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Townhall, The Daily Caller and IJR

CNN: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon expected to testify against Roger Stone

Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones is trying to out the identity of a potential Roger Stone trial juror with the help of Stone's assistant

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Politico

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's chats with Roger Stone loom over trial's opening

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Sam Dorman / Fox News:

CIA staff complained about Obama White House's political correctness, new book claims — A new book claims that top CIA employees have compared President Trump favorably to his predecessor, indicating that former President Barack Obama's administration micromanaged intelligence matters and was too concerned with political correctness.

Discussion: Contemptor, The Mary Sue, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Alternet.org, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Raw Story

CNN:

Fox News brass to network hosts and personalities: Do not identify the whistleblower — New York (CNN Business)Fox News hosts and personalities have been instructed over the last several days not to identify the whistleblower whose complaint sparked an impeachment probe against President Trump …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Vanity Fair, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, Mediaite and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast: Trump Book Author Admits He Screwed Up by Wrongly Claiming Obama Held ‘Political Correctness’ Meetings

Leada Gore / al.com:

Alabama SGA warns groups: Protest Trump during LSU game, risk losing reserved seating — The Student Government Association at the University of Alabama is warning groups that protesting President Trump during the Tide's Saturday game vs. LSU could result in loss of reserved seating for the remainder of the season.

Discussion: Fox News, Sports Illustrated, CollegeFootballTalk, The Hill, IJR, Mediaite and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Natasha Korecki / Politico:

'We're going to be a force in this battle': Biden super PAC kicks into gear — Money is flowing into new Biden super PAC, which aims to air ads in Iowa by Thanksgiving. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Scott Olson/Getty Images — A newly formed super PAC supporting Joe …

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post, ABC News, CNN and Political Wire

Polls:
Trump 2020 Reelect Stable

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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed News:
Ayanna Pressley Broke With “The Squad” To Endorse Elizabeth Warren For President

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller and The Hill

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Democrats give Warren's ‘Medicare for All’ plan the cold shoulder

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Washington Post:

Jeff Sessions, ex-attorney general forced out by Trump, to run for former Senate seat in Alabama, say people familiar with his plan — Sessions, who resigned from the Senate to work in the Trump administration, plans to announce as soon as Thursday that he will vie for the Republican nomination …

The Hill:
Sessions inches closer to announcing Alabama Senate bid

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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump spotlights confirmation of 150-plus federal judges

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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:

Thanks to Rand Paul, Russian Media Are Naming the Alleged Whistleblower — Outing “the whistleblower” is the most egregious, but certainly not the only, example of Kremlin-funded media cheerleading the fight against impeachment. They love “their” Trump. — Standing beside an approving Donald Trump …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Alternet.org, The Week, VICE and Washington Post

Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
House GOP Lawyer Tried to Out Whistleblower in Bill Taylor Interview

Discussion: The Daily Caller and NBC News

Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:

Bill Gates Goes After Warren on Wealth Tax, Won't Commit to Backing Her Over Trump: Voting for Whoever's ‘More Professional’ — Wall Street has not been shy in expressing reservations over Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) presidential candidacy — given her desire to install a wealth tax.

Colby Hall / Mediaite: PA Swing Voters Tell CNN They Would Still Vote For Trump If He Shot Someone: 'You'd Have to Know Why He Shot Him'

Associated Press:

Halperin's ‘How to Beat Trump’ sells 502 copies in 1st week — NEW YORK — Mark Halperin's first book since his career was upended by allegations of sexual harassment is clearly no “Game Change.” — “How to Beat Trump” sold just 502 copies in its first week.

Brian Faler / Politico:

Federal judge raises possibility of compromise in House Democrats' suit for Trump's tax returns — A federal judge said Wednesday that he'd like to see if compromise is possible in House Democrats' lawsuit seeking President Donald Trump's long-hidden tax returns.

Discussion: The Hill

Laura Davison / Bloomberg:
Judge Signals Support for Democrats to Seek Trump's Tax Returns

Discussion: Raw Story

Yashar's Newsletter:

Scoop: ABC News/Epstein — I hope you'll subscribe to my newsletter by clicking the button above or the button at the end of this post. Please follow me on Twitter and Instagram. — Scoop: ABC News Executives Believe They Have Identified Former Employee Who Accessed Amy Robach Hot Mic Footage

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy

Yeganeh Torbati / ProPublica:

How Mike Pence's Office Meddled in Foreign Aid to Reroute Money to Favored Christian Groups — Officials at USAID warned that favoring Christian groups in Iraq could be unconstitutional and inflame religious tensions. When one colleague lost her job, they said she had been “Penced.”

Discussion: CNN, LGBTQ Nation, Shareblue Media and Friendly Atheist

Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:

U.S. victims in Mexico massacre were tied to family with a long history of violence — The roadside killings of nine U.S. citizens in northern Mexico has brought renewed attention to the scattered communities of Mormons who settled in the country more than a century ago to escape persecution.

Discussion: Twitchy, USA Today, Townhall, Louder With Crowder, New York Times and Redstate

Justin Sayers / Arizona Daily Star:

Tucson voters overwhelmingly strike down ‘sanctuary city’ proposal — From the 2019 election results: Regina Romero becomes Tucson's first Latina mayor, ‘Sanctuary city’ initiative rejected series — Tucson voters overwhelmingly opted against the “sanctuary city” initiative …

Discussion: KGUN-TV, Townhall, tucson.com, National Review, The Daily Caller, Conservative Review and Twitchy

Gregg Re / Fox News:

‘Coup has started,’ whistleblower's attorney said in 2017 posts calling for impeachment — Report: Lawyer for whistleblower says client is willing to answer GOP questions in impeachment probe — Mark Zaid, one of the attorneys representing the whistleblower at the center …

Discussion: Townhall, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Times

NBC News:

Leaked documents show Facebook leveraged user data to fight rivals and help friends — NBC News is releasing almost 7,000 pages of leaked documents showing how Facebook treated user data as a bargaining chip with external app developers. — A cache of leaked Facebook documents shows how the company's CEO …

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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:

White House Expected to Bolster Impeachment Strategy With Two New Hires — Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Treasury spokesman Tony Sayegh set to join White House as impeachment aides — WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to add two new aides to the White House dedicated …