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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller — Washington (CNN)The House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel said in federal court Monday.
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Washington Post:
House is investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller, its general counsel told a federal appeals court — BREAKING: The statement came in arguments before appeals court judges in Washington, D.C., over Congress's request to have secret grand jury evidence from former special counsel Robert …
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Vanity Fair, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Balloon Juice, New York Post and The American Independent
CNBC:
Supreme Court temporarily halts court order requiring accountants to turn over Trump's tax returns to Congress — The Supreme Court temporarily blocks a ruling requiring accounting firm Mazars to turn President Donald Trump's tax returns over to House Democrats.
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Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges suggest court shouldn't solve dispute over Mueller's evidence
Judges suggest court shouldn't solve dispute over Mueller's evidence
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The Hill and Associated Press
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Impeachment Investigators Exploring Whether Trump Lied to Mueller
Impeachment Investigators Exploring Whether Trump Lied to Mueller
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The Gateway Pundit and Vanity Fair
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Politico, DNC at odds over Democratic debate moderator — Politico and PBS are scheduled to co-host the sixth Democratic primary debate on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles. — The Democratic National Committee and the news organization Politico are locked in an argument over the ideological credentials …
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
White House official sues Politico, targets Schiff's role in impeachment — EXCLUSIVE: The impeachment inquiry against President Trump has triggered a wave of charges, countercharges, court battles, subpoenas and legal threats. — Now it has produced its first libel suit.
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Breitbart, The Federalist, BizPac Review, PEN, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Redstate, The Gateway Pundit, American Greatness and New York Post
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Sen. Ron Johnson responds to Republican request for Ukraine information
Sen. Ron Johnson responds to Republican request for Ukraine information
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ABC News, Associated Press and NBC News
Washington Post:
IRS whistleblower case advances as Senate staff looks at whether political appointee meddled with audit of Trump or Pence — Senate aides spoke to the whistleblower and follow-up interviews are expected. — Two Senators are looking into a whistleblower's allegations that at least …
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New York Times, CNN, Axios, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, IJR, Law & Crime, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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BuzzFeed News:
A “Potential Insider Threat” Worked At The Treasury Department In 2016 — Just As Fellow Employees Warned — The Treasury Department's inspector general has confirmed reporting by BuzzFeed News that found that a former analyst, who was accused by whistleblowers of accessing sensitive financial data in 2016 …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
State Department staffer resigns after allegations she inflated her resume — Mina Chang was accused of creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it, which she denies. — The State Department seal. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — Mina Chang, a high-ranking State Department staffer …
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CNN, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost and The Hill
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NBC News:
Senior Trump admin official Mina Chang resigns after NBC News report — Mina Chang resigned Monday, 6 days after an NBC News report about her resume inflation and hours after NBC asked her about newly discovered false claims. — WASHINGTON — Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned …
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The Week and Political Wire
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
A G.O.P. Star Emerges in Impeachment Hearings. Democratic Donors Notice. — As Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, took a leading role in Friday's impeachment hearing, donations came pouring in to her Democratic challenger. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Shortly …
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
George Conway: Let's Face It, This Elise Stefanik Character Is ‘Trash’
George Conway: Let's Face It, This Elise Stefanik Character Is ‘Trash’
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Redstate, Fox News, Mediaite, Breitbart, Raw Story, Occupy Democrats, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime, NB Blog and Twitchy
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Spotlight on Stefanik catapults quiet 2020 race onto national stage
Spotlight on Stefanik catapults quiet 2020 race onto national stage
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Washington Post and Redstate
Washington Post:
Trump's health under scrutiny again after unplanned visit to Walter Reed — President Trump's impromptu weekend visit to a doctor remained shrouded in secrecy Monday as he stayed away from the public eye and the White House dodged questions about his health.
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NBC News and Political Wire
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Yes, It's OK to Speculate on the President's Health
Yes, It's OK to Speculate on the President's Health
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Salon, Vox and Talking Points Memo
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Let's get half-physical! — The good news is that everything is completely normal.
Let's get half-physical! — The good news is that everything is completely normal.
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Press Watch, Raw Story, NBC News and Twitchy
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
Trump's Hospital Visit Is Still a Mystery
Trump's Hospital Visit Is Still a Mystery
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CNN, Breitbart, Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit
NBC News:
Trump's impeachment ire turns on Pompeo amid diplomats' starring roles — Impeachment hearings have created a rift between the president and one of his staunchest allies in the administration. — WASHINGTON —The Ukraine impeachment inquiry has created the first rift between President Donald Trump …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Mike Pompeo: Last in His Class at West Point in Integrity
Mike Pompeo: Last in His Class at West Point in Integrity
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Redstate
Lisa Kaczke / Argus Leader:
'Meth. We're On It.': South Dakota spends $449K on new anti-meth ad campaign — Gov. Kristi Noem has a message for South Dakota: “Meth. We're On It.” — Noem launched her new anti-meth campaign on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota that will include a new TV ad, billboards, posters and website.
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CBS News:
Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News — A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas.
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Vox, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, Politico, HuffPost, Occupy Democrats, The Week, The American Independent, POLITICUSUSA and Gothamist
Washington Post:
Prosecutors preparing to file charges against Epstein prison guards — Federal prosecutors in New York are preparing to file criminal charges as early as this week against two Bureau of Prisons workers who were supposed to check regularly on millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the night …
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine's Trump anxiety — WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump Administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before his July phone call with President Donald Trump that has led to impeachment hearings.
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Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
McConnell: Lack of civility is country's biggest problem — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bemoaning the country's lack of civility, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that both sides of the political spectrum need to defuse the anger surrounding political discourse.
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Hullabaloo and The American Independent
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Bisnow:
EXCLUSIVE: Chick-fil-A To Stop Donations To Charities With Anti-LGBT Views — Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major players at one of our upcoming national events! — As Chick-fil-A expands globally and into more liberal parts of the U.S., the chicken chain plans …
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James Barrett / The Daily Wire:
Chick-Fil-A To Stop Donating To Christian Charities Branded ‘Anti-LGBT’
Chick-Fil-A To Stop Donating To Christian Charities Branded ‘Anti-LGBT’
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Power Line, Friendly Atheist, Occupy Democrats and Faithwire
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Top National Security Council Lawyer Fielded Officials' Ukraine Complaints — Investigators assess John Eisenberg's handling of internal White House concerns about Trump's dealings with country
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Law & Crime
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
70% of Americans say Trump's actions tied to Ukraine were wrong: POLL — An overwhelming 70% of Americans think President Donald Trump's request to a foreign leader to investigate his political rival, which sits at the heart of the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry, was wrong, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Chart: Side-by-Side Comparison of Kurt Volker's vs Other Witnesses' Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry — Introduction by Ryan Goodman: — Ambassador Kurt Volker faces a serious credibility problem for having denied knowledge or involvement in President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani's efforts …
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Raw Story
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Chairman Graham Announces Hearing on DOJ Inspector General's Report on FISA Abuse Investigation — DOJ Inspector General Horowitz to Testify Publicly on Dec. 11 — WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Justice Department inspector general to testify on FISA investigation
Justice Department inspector general to testify on FISA investigation
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The Hill
The Daily Beast:
Paul Erickson, Russian Agent Maria Butina's Boyfriend, Pleads Guilty to Fraud — Erickson admits he conned someone called only “D.G.” into wiring him $100,000, under the pretense that the money was for a real estate investment in North Dakota. It was not.
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Raw Story
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
What Does Rudy Giuliani's Son Do? — It's hard to turn on cable news or scroll through Twitter these days without catching the name “Giuliani.” Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, is a central character in the House's impeachment inquiry.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump advisory board member: Women should strive to be “handmaidens,” stay out of the workplace — Trump surrogate Clarence Mason Weaver on women: “We don't care how smart you are. We don't care how strong you are” — Right-wing pundit and recently announced Trump advisory board member …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How Soledad O'Brien Became CNN and the Mainstream Media's Most Outspoken Critic — For Soledad O'Brien, the presidency of Donald Trump has ripped the cover off a lot of things, including the fragility of American democracy, the cravenness of many of our elected officials, and …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How Not to Plot Secret Foreign Policy: On a Cellphone and WhatsApp — American officials expressed wonderment that Rudolph W. Giuliani was running his “irregular channel” of diplomacy over open cell lines and communications apps penetrated by the Russians. — Rudolph W. Giuliani …
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
U.S. has world's highest rate of children in detention: U.N. study — GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has the world's highest rate of children in detention, including more than 100,000 in immigration-related custody that violates international law, the author of a United Nations study said on Monday.