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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Stephen Miller's Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails — In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories and obsessed over the loss of Confederate symbols …
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Mother Jones, Little Green Footballs, Contemptor and The Guardian
NBC News:
In private speech, Bolton suggests some of Trump's foreign policy decisions are guided by personal interest — The former national security director was especially critical of the president's handling of Turkey, according to multiple sources present for his remarks.
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Politico, Political Wire and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Behind Trump's Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power — Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey's leader. — ISTANBUL — Behind President Trump's accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel …
NBC News:
Senior Trump official embellished resume, had face on fake TIME cover — State Dept. official Mina Chang claimed to be a Harvard Business School “alumna” who ran a nonprofit that worked in 40 countries. — WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official has embellished her resume …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Axios:
GOP to argue Trump's “state of mind” on impeachment — Confronted with a mountain of damaging facts heading into tomorrow's opening of the public phase of impeachment, House Republicans plan to argue that “the President's state of mind” was exculpatory. — The state of play …
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Shareblue Media, Politico, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Axios:
Scoop: GOP outlines theory of impeachment defense in memo to members — Republicans on the three House committees conducting the Trump-Ukraine investigation have settled on “four key pieces of evidence” that they claim will undermine Democrats' arguments for why the president should be impeached …
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Washington Monthly, The Guardian, Washington Post, New York Post, Raw Story, New York Times, The Hill, Contemptor, TheBlaze, Mediaite and Political Wire
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
To Exonerate Trump, Republicans Embrace Russian Disinformation
Discussion:
Hullabaloo
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
There's a Surprisingly Plausible Path to Removing Trump From Office — By most everyone's judgment, the Senate will not vote to remove President Donald Trump from office if the House impeaches him. But what if senators could vote on impeachment by secret ballot?
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National Review, Daily Kos, IJR, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit against gun manufacturer brought by Sandy Hook families — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to shield a major arms manufacturer from potential liability in the 2012 school shooting that left 26 students and educators dead in Newtown, Conn.
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
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Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, The Week, NPR and Political Wire
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program
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Redstate, Vox, The Hill, CBS Los Angeles, Political Wire and The Stranger
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford has dropped out of presidential race … Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff File … Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Talking Points Memo, National Review, Roll Call, The Daily Caller, IJR, Political Wire and Bloomberg
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Polls:
Few Caucusgoers Tied to 2020 Choice — Buttigieg joins a crowded pack of front-runners; No groundswell of support for Bloomberg — West Long Branch, NJ - South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has joined former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont …
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CNN, Axios, Political Wire, The Hill and Politico
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Nikki Haley says Trump was always “truthful” — Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley told NBC's “Today” on Tuesday that she never had any doubts about President Trump's truthfulness or fitness for office during her tenure. … The big picture: Haley was promoting her new book “With All Due Respect …
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Fox News, The Hill, IJR, New York Post, Washington Post, Patterico's Pontifications and Breitbart
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Trump allies received hundreds of thousands of dollars under federal health contract — At least eight former White House, presidential transition and campaign officials for President Donald Trump were hired as outside contractors to the federal health department at the cost of hundreds …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
133 foreign policy officials endorse Joe Biden — In 2016, dozens of foreign policy experts and former officials signed public letters warning against electing Donald Trump president. This time around, foreign policy experts and former officials are rushing to endorse Joe Biden.
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NBC News
CNN:
Inauguration galas, an intimate dinner, and a White House party: Trump's 10 interactions with indicted Giuliani associates — (CNN)President Donald Trump has had at least 10 encounters with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani the President has adamantly claimed not to know.
Discussion:
Salon and Political Wire
Joe Sonka / USA Today:
Thousands of Twitter ‘bots’ targeted Kentucky with fake news on election night — LOUISVILLE — As the final votes trickled in during last week's Kentucky gubernatorial election, a network of automated Twitter accounts suddenly sprang into action. — They spread misinformation about the election …
Fox News:
Schiff sets stage for impeachment hearings, warns GOP about going after Bidens — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff set the stage for the first public hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry by vowing to keep questions at Wednesday's lead-off session focused on the Ukraine controversy …
Discussion:
The Hill
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New York Times:
Bloomberg Heads to Arkansas to File for 2020 Presidential Primary — Michael Bloomberg is taking another step toward entering the 2020 race, filing paperwork to meet early deadlines for Democratic primaries. — Michael R. Bloomberg flew to Arkansas on Tuesday morning to personally file paperwork …
Discussion:
The Federalist, The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine
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The Daily Northwestern:
Addressing The Daily's coverage of Sessions protests — Last week, The Daily was not the paper that Northwestern students deserve. — On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on campus at a Northwestern University College Republicans event.
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Townhall, Washington Post, The Federalist, National Review, Reason, Poynter, The Outline, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, The Wrap, The Hill, Power Line, Instapundit, Mediaite and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
ICIG complaint alleges Trump-Ukraine whistleblower may be soliciting illicit donations — Democratic staffer emailed Ukraine ambassador to discuss ‘delicate’ issue following whistleblower complaint — EXCLUSIVE: A newly filed complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General …
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Redstate, The Federalist, Townhall, Power Line, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, PJ Media Home and The Gateway Pundit
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
ANALYSIS: Democrats have a Col. Vindman problem — House Democrats conducted their impeachment interviews in secret, but Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman still emerged as star of the show. Appearing at his October 29 deposition in full dress uniform, the decorated Army officer …
CBS News:
Poll finds negative views of Democrats' and Trump's handling of impeachment inquiry — Congressional Democrats and Republicans each appear to face a challenge moving public opinion on impeachment as public hearings begin, since many Americans say their views are already locked in.
Discussion:
Washington Post and Tangle
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress — Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, is running for her husband's seat, arguing Monday she is the best option to carry out his legacy and continue his vision.
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ABC News, Washington Post, Breitbart, NPR, CNN, The Week, The Daily Caller, MSNBC, RRH Elections, New York Times, The Root, The Hill, HuffPost, NBC News, Fox News, Daily Kos, Axios, New York Post and Washington Times
Washington Post:
A Trump administration strategy led to the child migrant backup crisis at the border — When thousands of migrant children ended up stranded in U.S. Border Patrol stations last spring, President Trump's administration characterized the crisis as a spontaneous result of the record crush …
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Miller focuses on racial identity of killer with ‘alt-right’ beliefs — In his emails to Breitbart, Miller also discussed the coverage surrounding another killer who espoused racist beliefs. Chris Harper-Mercer, a student at Umpqua Community College, killed nine people at the Roseburg, Oregon, school Oct. 1, 2015.
Washington Post:
The climate chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific — SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Japan — Lined up along the side of their boat, the fishermen hauled a huge, heavy net up from swelling waves. At first, a few small jellyfish emerged, then a piece of plastic. Then net, and more net.
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Stone previewed WikiLeaks bounty to Trump campaign in April 2016 — Roger Stone first told one of Donald Trump's top aides in April 2016 that WikiLeaks had plans to dump information in the heat of the presidential race, kickstarting a scramble inside the campaign to take advantage of the expected releases.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Jack Crosbie / gen.medium.com:
The Progressive Press is Facing Mass Extinction — Deadspin, Splinter, and ThinkProgress are gone. The mainstream media is hopelessly neutral. Who's left to check capitalism? — bout a month before Deadspin was throttled by its new private equity owners, those same owners shut down Splinter …
Glamour:
Megan Rapinoe: ‘Lending Your Platform to Others Is Cool’ — Megan Rapinoe has had one hell of a year: She dominated at the World Cup (scoring the most goals and casually earning the award for best player), became the first openly gay woman to pose for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue …
Dan Witters / Gallup:
Millions in U.S. Lost Someone Who Couldn't Afford Treatment — WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 13% of American adults — or about 34 million people — report knowing of at least one friend or family member in the past five years who died after not receiving needed medical treatment …
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