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7:00 PM ET, November 15, 2019

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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘Witness intimidation in real-time’: Democrats see more evidence of Trump obstruction  —  House Democrats are calling Donald Trump's decision to attack Marie Yovanovitch mid-hearing on Friday a blatant example of witness intimidation, further building the case to charge the president …
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BuzzFeed News:
Twitter Has Suspended Several Accounts That Tweeted “I Hired Donald Trump To Fire People Like Yovanovitch”  —  The phrase “I hired Donald Trump to fire people like Yovanovitch” trended on Twitter on Friday morning as Marie Yovanovitch, former US ambassador to Ukraine, testified in front …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The devastating day Trump's presidency came into sharp focus — in Congress, the White House and court  —  Analysis: Yovanovitch testified, Roger Stone got convicted, Trump tweeted.  It's all right there.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's worlds collided in devastating fashion …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Why Fox News has gone wobbly on anti-Semitism  —  Circumstances have conspired to create a once-in-a-lifetime laboratory test for the integrity of Fox News.  The results aren't encouraging.  —  Sample No. 1: In October 2018, Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch appeared on the Fox Business show …
Emily Tillett / CBS News:   Nancy Pelosi says Trump's attacks on witnesses “very significant” to impeachment probe
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive |  Federal Prosecutors Probe Giuliani's Links to Ukrainian Energy Projects  —  Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating whether Rudy Giuliani stood to personally profit from a Ukrainian natural-gas business pushed by two associates who also aided his efforts …
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Ukraine Is Just A “Dildo” To Washington, A Key Ukraine Figure Said  —  “DC does not give a shit about Ukraine.  It is a tool in their political fight.  An object.  A dildo with which Dems and GOP fuck each other,” Konstantin Kilimnik told BuzzFeed News.  —  KYIV — Late on Thursday …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Impeachment and the Stone Verdict Show Trump Is Surrounded by Criminals
New York Times:
Roger Stone Is Found Guilty in Trial That Revived Trump-Russia Saga  —  Mr. Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, obstructed one of Congress's Russia investigations and lied to lawmakers.  —  WASHINGTON — Roger J. Stone Jr., a former aide and longtime friend of President Trump …
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Washington Post:
Roger Stone guilty on all counts in federal trial of lying to Congress, witness tampering
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:   Trump's honesty was on trial in the Roger Stone case. The verdict was harsh.
CNN:
Trump associate Roger Stone found guilty of lies that protected Trump
Discussion: The Root, Reason and Axios
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Transcript Shows WH Made Up Details of Trump's Zelensky Call  —  The transcript released on Friday doesn't even mention the word “corruption.”  —  The release of the transcript of President Donald Trump's first call in April with Ukrainain president-elect Volodomyr Zelensky was meant …
Discussion: Gothamist
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:   Rough transcript of call shows Ukraine leader wanted Trump to attend inauguration
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Embassy Official Confirms Trump Asked About Ukraine Investigations  —  The official, David Holmes, also said that he was told President Trump cared more about the investigations than about Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — An official from the United States Embassy in Kiev confirmed …
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CNN:
State Department official: Sondland told Trump that Ukrainian President ‘loves your ass’ and would do ‘anything you ask him to’  —  (CNN)US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told President Donald Trump that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “loves your ass” …
Discussion: fox13now.com and Coffee House
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
The GOP Rolls Out Trump's “It Wasn't Me” Defense
Discussion: Raw Story and The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Jackie Speier erupts at reporter for The Hill  —  Angered by the testimony of ousted ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, California Rep. Jackie Speier upbraided a reporter for The Hill and ripped the outlet's publication of columns by John Solomon, the conservative journalist whose work is at the center …
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Washington Post:
Trump intervenes in three military justice cases involving war-crimes accusations, issuing pardons  —  President Trump notified the service members involved by phone, according to one of their lawyers and a U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump issues pardons in war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move  —  President Trump intervened in three military justice cases involving war-crimes accusations Friday, issuing at least two pardons that will prevent the Pentagon from pursuing future charges against the individuals involved …
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
DHS Officials Blast Stephen Miller Emails As “Sickening” And “Proof” Of A Racist Immigration Policy  —  “Not that it wasn't clear before — these emails just confirm what we all know,” a DHS official said.  “I'm disgusted that my venerable agency has turned into his personal tool for hate.”
Discussion: New York Times
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Secret Service Records Contradict Trump's Claim on Doral G-7  —  CREW received records from the United States Secret Service that, along with emails from Doral city officials, undermine President Trump's dubious claim that members of the Secret Service wanted the 2020 G-7 Summit to be hosted at Trump's Doral resort in Miami.
Discussion: HuffPost, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results  —  The internet giant uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and an army of contractors to shape what you see  —  Every minute, an estimated 3.8 million queries are typed into Google, prompting its algorithms to spit …
Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
My First Term Plan for Reducing Health Care Costs in America and Transitioning to Medicare for All  —  I spent my career studying why families went broke.  I rang the alarm bells as the costs for necessities skyrocketed while wages remained basically flat.  And instead of helping …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Warren details how she'd transition country to ‘Medicare for All’
Discussion: New Republic, Slate and The Hill
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Vows to Expand Health Coverage in First 100 Days
Discussion: National Review
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Deval Patrick pushed out officials who wanted to put his brother-in-law on sex offender registry  —  Deval Patrick's entry into the Democratic presidential contest has focused new attention on his 2014 decision as governor to push out two members of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board …
New York Times:
Rodney Reed Case: Texas Appeals Court Blocks Execution  —  Mr. Reed was scheduled to die next week.  A court issued a ruling late Friday saying new evidence of his innocence must be considered.  —  HOUSTON — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a ruling on Friday blocking the execution …
Discussion: HuffPost and Jacobin
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Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:   Texas parole board recommends Greg Abbott delay Rodney Reed execution
 
 
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow jumps more than 200 points to 28,000, posts 4-week winning streak
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Support for Trump's impeachment unchanged after hearings begin: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ben White / Politico:
Why markets don't care about impeachment
Discussion: Breitbart, Fortune and Slate
Ben Armstrong / WSAU:
Breaking News -Senator Ron Johnson Says He WILL Subpoena the Bidens, Schiff and Whistleblower!!!
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Pete Buttigieg's Work At McKinsey Is A Secret
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
What Do Republican Voters Want?  —  Column: Rising GOP stars play pin …
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the single leading source of anti-vax ads on Facebook
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Trump appeals to Supreme Court again, this time to block House committee's subpoena seeking his financial records
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
‘No discipline. No plan. No strategy.’: Kamala Harris campaign in meltdown
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Police knew a war veteran was a U.S. citizen. ICE detained him anyway.
Discussion: TheBlaze and New York Post
The New York Times Company:
Elaina Plott Joining Politics
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Maryland congressman condemns “moral degeneration” of GOP behavior in impeachment inquiry
 

 
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Financial Times:
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