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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Giuliani associate wants to testify that Nunes aides hid Ukraine meetings on Biden dirt from Schiff  — Lev Parnas, a business associate of Rudy Giuliani, wants to testify to Congress that aides to Rep. Devin Nunes called off a trip to Ukraine this year when they realized they would be required …
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New York Times:
Why Giuliani Singled Out 2 Ukrainian Oligarchs to Help Dig Up Dirt  —  VIENNA — They were two Ukrainian oligarchs with American legal problems.  One had been indicted on federal bribery charges.  The other was embroiled in a vast banking scandal and was reported to be under investigation by the F.B.I.
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas  —  The House Intelligence Committee is in possession of audio and video recordings and photographs provided to the committee by Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney …
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Energy Official Says Giuliani Associates Tried to Recruit Him  —  Naftogaz executive Andrew Favorov told federal prosecutors that Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman tried to recruit him to help take over Ukraine's gas company  —  Two associates of Rudy Giuliani tried to recruit …
Discussion: HuffPost
Bloomberg:
Rudy Giuliani Sought Role in Ukraine Bank Case While He Dug for Dirt
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Nunes denies allegation he met with top Ukrainian prosecutor about Bidens
Washington Post:
Navy secretary forced out by Pentagon chief over handling of Navy SEAL's war crimes case  —  The decision comes after intervention from Trump.  —  Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer on Sunday after losing confidence in him over his handling …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
In firing Richard Spencer, Trump recklessly crosses another line  —  ​President Trump's attempt to manipulate military justice had a sorry outcome Sunday with the firing of Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer.  For the past nine months, Spencer had tried to dissuade Trump …
Washington Post:   Trump undercuts his military leadership — and dishonors troops who uphold our values
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy
Discussion: The Week, Fox News and Understandably
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's review moving forward without WH interference, officials say
Washington Post:
White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine military aid  —  A confidential White House review of the President Trump's decision to place a hold on military aid to Ukraine has turned up hundreds of documents that reveal extensive efforts …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
ANALYSIS: Why did Trump release Ukraine aid?  The answer is simple  —  Why did President Trump release aid to Ukraine on Sept. 11 after holding it up for 55 days?  Democrats and Republicans have been fighting over the answer throughout the impeachment debate.
South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong elections: pro-Beijing camp left reeling from landslide defeat  —  By 9am, pro-democracy camp has won 17 out of 18 district councils, all of which were previously under pro-establishment control Result set to give pan-democrat bloc significant increase in seats on election committee …
Discussion: NPR, Political Wire and Politico
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Politico:
Pro-democracy candidates prevail in key Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post:
How Hong Kong's district council elections have captured global attention
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
University to Students on Medicaid: Buy Private Coverage, or Drop Out  —  Emily and Kullen Langston were enrolling in classes for the winter semester at Brigham Young University-Idaho when they hit an unexpected roadblock.  —  The school, like many others, requires all students to have health coverage.
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:   ‘Public Option’ Draws Voters Unsure About ‘Medicare for All’
Nathan Robinson / The Guardian:   Progressives, trust your gut: Elizabeth Warren is not one of us
Allison Kaplan Sommer / Haaretz:
WeWork Founder Adam Neumann ‘Helped Kushner Craft Mideast Peace Plan’  —  The now disgraced ex-CEO reportedly claimed that three people would save the world: Mohammed bin Salman, Jared Kushner and Neumann himself  —  The rise and catastrophic downfall of WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: White House directed block of Armenian genocide resolution  —  Many were perplexed and outraged when, right after clashing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a heated Oval Office meeting on Nov. 13, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham hurried back to the Senate floor …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Her Battles With the Press Corps Behind Her, Sanders Plans a Political Future  —  President Trump's former press secretary has returned to Arkansas a bona fide star eager to play a new role in a post-Trump Republican Party.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It has been less than six months since …
Discussion: The Guardian and Political Wire
New York Times:
Biden Is Struggling in Iowa and His Supporters There Know Why  —  The former vice president's backers have noted a lack of enthusiasm and a spotty campaign operation as reasons Joe Biden is lagging in Iowa, not to mention a formidable moderate competitor in Pete Buttigieg.
Discussion: NBC News
Politico:
To defeat Trump, Dems rethink the Obama coalition formula  —  Stirred by fears that Democrats might fail to patch together the broad coalition necessary to defeat Donald Trump next year, the late stages of the Democratic primary have taken an abrupt turn.  —  Suddenly, a contest …
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ABC News:   Why some black voters want more from the 2020 Democratic field
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
How Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election  —  Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party's computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates.  Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them
Discussion: Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bumbling Congress gives Trump the budget freeze he wanted  —  White House budget hawks who have failed to rein in government spending in the Trump era might get a major win — by default.  —  Top Republicans and Democrats are fumbling in their attempts to clinch a deal to fund the government over the next year.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / ICIJ:
Exposed: China's Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By Algorithm  —  A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents has uncovered the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region's Orwellian system of mass surveillance and “predictive policing.”
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Rachel Morris / HuffPost:
Wall, After All  —  OF HARDLINERS HAS PUT UP BUREAUCRATIC BARRIERS
Douglas Schoen / The Hill:
Why this impeachment will simply give President Trump exoneration
Discussion: Washington Post
Peter Stubley / Yahoo News:
Donald Trump Jr makes ‘ignorant’ joke about people with HIV
Discussion: PinkNews and LGBTQ Nation
Reuters:
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite U.S. pressure: media
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Immigrant Witnesses of the Impeachment Hearings
Reuters:
Special report: ‘Time to take out our swords’ - Inside Iran's plot to attack Saudi Arabia
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Reuters:
No ‘phase two’ U.S.-China deal on the horizon, officials say
Algemeiner.com:
Oberlin College Students Erect Memorial to Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists
Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
The mystery of President Trump's unannounced hospital visit
Discussion: HuffPost
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Gordon Sondland's pay-to-play power grab
Discussion: Breitbart
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Bud Cummins Tried To Interest US Law Enforcement In Ukraine Dirt On Bidens In 2018
Discussion: ABC News and Hullabaloo
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Financial Times:
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