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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Lev Parnas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes' Investigations … The indicted Giuliani associate helped arrange meetings and calls in Europe for the Republican congressman in 2018. — Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, helped arrange meetings and calls in Europe for Rep. Devin Nunes in 2018 …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Fiona Hill criticizes Republicans for pushing ‘fictional narrative’ on Ukraine — President Donald Trump's former top Russia aide sparred with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, accusing them of emboldening Moscow by pushing a “fictional narrative” that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She's an Impeachment Witness. — Ms. Hill's decision to be the president's top adviser on Russia and Europe strained friendships, made her a target of conspiracy theories — and landed her in the center of the tumult over Ukraine.
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CNN:
Former top Russia adviser sharply disputes GOP claims on Ukraine
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NBC News:
Fiona Hill to say partisan politics drove a ‘fictional’ narrative on Ukraine
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fiona Hill tells Devin Nunes to his face that his Ukraine conspiracy theory is ‘harmful’
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Impeachment hearings putting Trump through emotional wringer — One day, he's up. One day, he's down. Other days he's just angry. — President Donald Trump has gone through a range of emotions since House Democrats started their public impeachment hearings last week about whether …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The huge Gordon Sondland revelation almost everyone missed — (CNN)Gordon Sondland made a LOT of news in his opening statement to the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. There was a quid pro quo between the Americans and the Ukrainains. Everybody in the White House knew about it.
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Washington Post:
Sondland's bombshell testimony leaves Trump's Republican allies scrambling
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Trump took credit for opening a Mac factory. It's been open since 2013.
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HuffPost:
Sondland's Testimony Was A Bombshell. Republicans Pretended It Was A Dud.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP defense of Trump is in slow-motion collapse. It's about to get worse.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: ‘Buckle up’: Last day of the impeachment show ... for now
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New York Times:
Pompeo Emerges as a Major Trump Enabler in Ukraine Affair
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump cozies up to GOP during impeachment — including Mitt Romney and Susan Collins
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NBC News:
Democrats are winning impeachment inquiry on substance but can they win on politics?
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Gordon Problem
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Andrew McCarthy / New York Post:
Gordon Sondland's testimony frees Team Trump to adopt the best defense: the truth
New York Times:
Sondland Has Implicated the President and His Top Men
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Sondland was devastating. But Republicans don't care about the facts.
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Netael Bandel / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Charged With Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust, Capping a Dramatic Political Year — Netanyahu becomes first sitting prime minister in Israel's history to be charged with bribery, in case involving quid-pro-quo with telecom tycoon — >> All of Netanyahu corruption cases, explained
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel's Netanyahu Indicted on Charges of Fraud, Bribery and Breach of Trust — The first prosecution of a sitting Israeli premier deepens the political paralysis in a country that has had two inconclusive elections this year, and may be headed to a third vote.
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NBC News:
Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust — The Israeli prime minister has denied any wrongdoing and said he is the victim of a politically orchestrated “witch hunt.” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on charges of bribery …
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Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu indicted: A-G to charge PM with bribery, fraud, breach of trust — Mandelblit and his team had been working on drafting the indictments to charge Netanyahu before a third election would begin. — Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit announced his final indictment on Thursday …
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Amy Teibel / Bloomberg:
Benjamin Netanyahu to Face Trial on Charges of Bribery and Fraud — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stand trial for bribery and fraud, an unprecedented development that could doom his career and shape the political crisis that's gripped Israel this past year.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges
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The Daily Beast
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say — His eyes fall to the floor when I ask him to describe it. We've been tiptoeing toward it for 45 minutes, and so far, every time he seems close, he backs away, or leads us in a new direction. There are competing theories in the press, but Joe Biden has kept mum on the subject.
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NBC News:
Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October — The meeting took place during Zuckerberg's most recent visit to Washington, where he testified before Congress about Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra. — President Donald Trump hosted a previously undisclosed dinner …
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Iowa State University:
Warren slipping as Buttigieg continues to surge — AMES, Iowa - Support for Sen. Elizabeth Warren has dropped by nearly 10% over the past month, according to the latest Iowa State University/Civiqs poll of Democratic presidential candidates. At the same time, the percentage of likely Iowa caucus-goers …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg Is in Bad Shape With Black Democrats. Here's How Bad.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Lost Debate — There are winners and losers, even when no one watches.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five takeaways from the Democratic debate
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Trump Reverses Navy Decision to Oust Edward Gallagher From SEALs — The president said Chief Gallagher, who has been at center of a high-profile war crime case, would not lose his membership in the elite commando force. — President Trump on Thursday reversed a decision by the Navy seeking …
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Washington Post:
Jim Jordan used to torment GOP leaders. Now he's leading them in defending Trump. — It's easy to picture Jim Jordan in a locker room, standing jacketless on a cooler or folding chair, rolling up his sleeves and rallying the troops before a crucial showdown.
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Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2020 House: Assessing the Open Seats So Far — Openings won't match the volume of 2018, but Democrats may once again benefit more than Republicans — Dear Readers: The Crystal Ball will be away next week. Our next issue will be released on Thursday, Dec. 5. We wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving.
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Americans Steal Kremlin's Playbook, for Clicks and Profit — An investigation found that a former Fox News executive hired Macedonians to write culturally and politically divisive content for his websites. — SAN FRANCISCO — At first glance, the websites Conservative Edition News …
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