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The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him  —  Fallout from the clemency cost the Navy secretary Richard Spencer his job, but a former Pentagon deputy chief backs the ousted official.  —  If Donald Trump gets his wish, he'll soon take the three convicted …
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
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CBS News:
Ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer defends handling of Navy SEAL case  —  Richard Spencer, the former Navy secretary who was forced to step down over his handling of a controversial case involving a Navy SEAL, defended his actions in an interview with CBS News correspondent David Martin on Monday, his first since he was fired Sunday.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Mediaite and New York Post
William Cummings / USA Today:
‘Rule of law is what sets us apart’: Richard Spencer's scathing final letter as Navy secretary
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump defends intervention in war crimes cases
Discussion: Navy Times, NBC News and Vox
Ben Finley / Associated Press:   Bloomberg says he's a problem-solver who can rebuild America
Hope Hodge Seck / Military.com:
SecDef: I Was ‘Flabbergasted’ to Learn about Spencer's Secret Deal with Trump
Discussion: Townhall
Wall Street Journal:
Federal Subpoenas Seek Information on Giuliani's Consulting Business  —  Subpoenas are issued for information on Giuliani's associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
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Washington Post:
Investigators scrutinize Giuliani firm and donations to Trump super PAC as part of broad probe  —  The federal investigation into two associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani is exploring a wide range of potential crimes — including wire fraud and failure to register as a foreign agent …
New York Times:
Why Giuliani Singled Out 2 Ukrainian Oligarchs to Help Look for Dirt
Aram Roston / Reuters:   U.S. prosecutors seek information on payments to Trump lawyer Giuliani: subpoena
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Administration Will Appeal  —  A judge rejected the Trump administration's argument that senior White House officials were immune from congressional subpoenas.  —  WASHINGTON — The former White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II must testify …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Don McGahn must testify about time as White House lawyer, judge rules  —  Don McGahn must testify to Congress about his time as the White House's top lawyer, a federal judge ruled Monday — a decision that will put pressure on other reluctant Trump administration witnesses to testify about President Donald Trump's actions.
Washington Post:
Former White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with House subpoena, judge rules
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Federal Judge Rules That McGahn Must Testify, Delivering Blow To White House
Discussion: Townhall
Associated Press:
Supreme Court shields Trump's financial records for now  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump's financial records from House Democrats for now.  —  The delay allows the justices to decide how to handle the House subpoena and a similar demand from the Manhattan district attorney at the same time.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court blocks subpoena for Trump financial records  —  The ruling blocks a House subpoena directing Trump's accounting firm to turn over financial documents, giving the president a temporary legal victory.  —  The US Supreme Court late Monday blocked a House subpoena directing Donald …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court blocks House committee from immediately reviewing Trump's financial records
Discussion: The Week
Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Suspends House Subpoena Seeking Trump's Financial Information
Discussion: Washington Times and Townhall
CNN:
National Enquirer company chief David Pecker talking with New York prosecutors  —  (CNN)David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, has spoken with prosecutors with the New York district attorney's office as part of its investigation into the Trump Organization's handling …
The Boston Globe:
Suffolk/Globe poll finds Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Biden in tight race in N.H.  —  A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters shows a tight, four-way contest, with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on top but statistically tied …
Discussion: Political Wire
Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
Gov. Matt Bevin pardons man serving life sentence for sex abuse of 6-year-old stepdaughter  —  Gov. Matt Bevin has pardoned a man serving a life sentence for sexually abusing and sodomizing his 6-year-old stepdaughter 20 years ago.  —  In his pardon and commutation order on Friday …
Discussion: Raw Story, Vox, The Hill and Joe.My.God.
David Kusnet / New Republic:
Could This Be the Guy Who Wrote Anonymous's Warning?  —  Back in September 2018—an eternity ago in the Trump administration—a self-described “senior official” came forward with a counterintuitive but comforting message.  —  In an op-ed in The New York Times, the anonymous author decried Trump's …
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / The Post Millennial:
BREAKING: Twitter suspends journalist Andy Ngo  —  Prominent journalist Andy Ngo, who is the Editor-at-large at The Post Millennial, has been temporarily suspended from Twitter following a response tweet to human rights campaigner, Clinton Foundation operator, and political heir Chelsea Clinton regarding trans murder rates.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden's senior Latina adviser quits in frustration  —  A senior Joe Biden campaign staffer in charge of outreach to Latino, African-American and women's groups has quit her post, telling two allies she was frustrated over her lack of input and with the presidential candidate's immigration rhetoric.
BBC:
‘Indian food is terrible’ tweet sparks hot debate about racism  —  A tweet from a US academic calling Indian food “terrible” has sparked a hot debate about cultural intolerance and racism in international cuisine.  —  “Indian food is terrible and we pretend it isn't,” said international affairs professor Tom Nichols.
Discussion: Instapundit
William Cummings / USA Today:
'God's used imperfect people all through history': Perry shares why he thinks Trump is the ‘chosen one’  —  Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in an interview that he told President Donald Trump that he was God's “chosen one” to lead the United States, just as he chose the kings to lead Israel in the Old Testament.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
A Reporter's Guide to Texting With Rudy Giuliani  —  Everyone who texts with Rudy Giuliani knows the hands of fate control the fingertips.  Digital communication with President Trump's 75-year-old personal attorney is a delicate exercise in optimism and patience.
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
What Impeachment Is Revealing About the Republican Party  —  The House Intelligence Committee brought impeachment onto the public stage over the past two weeks.  But now Congress has scattered for Thanksgiving, cable news is picking over the remnants of the hearings in search of content …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and Mother Jones
Marcus Green / WDRB:
Bill would strip Kentucky governor's power to name state Transportation Secretary  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - State Senate leaders are backing a bill that would limit the governor's power to name a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet secretary, essentially shifting that role to a citizen board nominated …
Discussion: Political Wire
Slade Gorton / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans, Please Follow the Facts  —  It seems clear to me that the president of Ukraine was subjected to a shakedown.  —  Mr. Gorton is a former Republican senator from Washington.  —  In March of 1974, as a young state attorney general, I reluctantly called …
Donna Rachel Edmunds / Jerusalem Post:
Ilhan Omar ‘working for Qatar’, Florida court hears  —  The Democratic Congresswoman is said to have passed information to Qatar which was subsequently handed along to Iran.  —  Ilhan Omar was recruited by a foreign government, received funding from a foreign government …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Joseph Cox / VICE:
The California DMV Is Making $50M a Year Selling Drivers' Personal Information  —  The California Department of Motor Vehicles is generating revenue of $50,000,000 a year through selling drivers' personal information, according to a DMV document obtained by Motherboard.
Washington Post:
Jared Kushner's new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump's border wall  —  President Trump has made his son-in-law Jared Kushner the de facto project manager for constructing his border wall, frustrated with a lack of progress over one of his top priorities as he heads …
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Yang lashes out at MSNBC  —  Andrew Yang thinks MSNBC has it out for him.  —  The entrepreneur-turned-presidential candidate has spent the better part of a week accusing the network of “systematic bias” against his campaign after he had the least amount of speaking time at last week's debate.
Rory Cellan-Jones / BBC:
Sir Tim Berners-Lee attacks Tories over misinformation  —  The inventor of the World Wide Web has accused the Conservatives of spreading misinformation during the general election campaign.  —  Sir Tim Berners-Lee described the renaming of a Tory Twitter account as a fact checking body as “impersonation”.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Contractor that holds migrant children scraps plans for holiday party at Trump golf club  —  The invitations were out and RSVPs were due.  But Caliburn International, a corporation with billions of dollars in government contracts, has scrapped plans to host a holiday party at the Trump National Golf Club …
 
 
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Kayla Epstein / Washington Post:
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Bloomberg warns that Trump is positioned to win reelection, in first presidential campaign appearance
Discussion: Politico
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Stacey Abrams Producing CBS Drama Based on Her Novel
Discussion: Breitbart, NB Blog and The Daily Caller
Matt Zarrell / ABC News:
President Trump to sign animal cruelty bill into law, making it a federal felony
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Are Trump's Critics Demonically Possessed?
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
People Are Doubling Down On Their Opinions On Impeachment, Poll Finds
Discussion: HotAir
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Emails Confirm Miller's Twin Obsessions: Immigrants and Crime
Discussion: Washington Post
Joe Light / Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered Review of U.S. Sanctions on Turkey's Halkbank
Rolling Stone:
That Uplifting Tweet You Just Shared? A Russian Troll Sent It
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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