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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Giuliani associate Parnas 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 …
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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.
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Patterico's Pontifications, Law & Crime, Progress Pond and Raw Story
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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and HuffPost
ABC News:
House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas
House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas
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Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone, NPR, The Week, Daily Kos, Newsweek, Law & Crime and Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Rudy Giuliani Sought Role in Ukraine Bank Case While He Dug for Dirt
Rudy Giuliani Sought Role in Ukraine Bank Case While He Dug for Dirt
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
What we still don't know about the Ukraine affair
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 …
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The Moderate Voice, CNN, The Hill, Politico, Political Wire, New York Post, Redstate and Task & Purpose, more at Mediagazer »
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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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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.
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Mediaite and Contemptor
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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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Rick Perry says Trump is the ‘chosen one’ sent ‘to do great things’ — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a portion of an interview released by Fox & Friends this past weekend that he believes President Trump is the “chosen one.” — “God's used imperfect people all through history.
Francis Wilkinson / Yahoo Finance:
This White Wisconsin County Has No Time for Trump — (Bloomberg Opinion) — White voters were the key to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory. Their continued support for him is the main reason he is unlikely to be removed from office by impeachment. They are the foundation of his political support heading into 2020.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's impeachment trial will be a sham. Here's how to blow up his lies. — President Trump's coming impeachment trial in the Senate will be awash in Russian propaganda. Literally. — Senate Republicans are planning to use the trial to promote the conspiracy theory that Ukraine …
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Alex Finley / Just Security:
Clear Goal of Barr/Durham Probe is to Scare Off Intelligence Community
Clear Goal of Barr/Durham Probe is to Scare Off Intelligence Community
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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 …
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Raw Story, Bloomberg and Mother Jones
Laura Barrón-López / 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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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 …
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Eschaton and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dennis Jett / The Atlantic:
As the Rich Get Richer, the Ambassadors Get Worse — No other developed democratic country—and perhaps no other country in the world—would entrust any part of its foreign policy to someone like Gordon Sondland. A wealthy West Coast hotel owner, Sondland donated $1 million …
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Douglas Schoen / The Hill:
Why this impeachment will simply give President Trump exoneration
Why this impeachment will simply give President Trump exoneration
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Washington Post
Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal:
In Cincinnati Suburb, Some Republicans Are Uneasy About Trump's Tone — Support for GOP candidates has slipped; ‘I am not anti-Trump, but I am anti-incivility’ — FORT THOMAS, Ky.—Some Republicans in this Cincinnati suburb of tidy homes and tree-lined streets, long a GOP stronghold …
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Raw Story
Associated Press:
AP to add 14 statehouse reporters in collaboration with Report for America — The Associated Press, through an unprecedented collaboration with Report for America, will bolster its 50-state presence with the addition of 14 statehouse reporters, providing local newsrooms with essential …
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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.
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Washington Post:
White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine military aid
White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine military aid
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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.
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The Daily Caller
Politico:
German minister defends criticism of ‘untrustworthy’ US as backlash grows — BERLIN - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Monday defended describing the United States as “unreliable and untrustworthy” in a debate over whether Chinese companies should be banned from providing equipment for Germany's 5G telecoms network.
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Associated Press:
Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case — FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2016 file photo, Adnan Syed enters Courthouse East in Baltimore prior to a hearing. Supreme Court justices on Monday left in place a Maryland court ruling that denied a new trial to Adnan Syed …
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Washington Post, ABC News, Vox, Rolling Stone and The Hill
Maya Kosoff / GEN:
Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class — These $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them — his fall, Stephen Thompson began his first year of teaching Algebra 2 …
Ryu Spaeth / New Republic:
The Strange Liberal Backlash to Woke Culture — There is a certain kind of liberally inclined writer who sees Donald Trump's America as a nation in crisis. At every turn, in every tweet, she is confronted by the signs of an ongoing catastrophe, from which it may be too late to escape.
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 …
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Political Wire, Politico, HuffPost, Outside the Beltway, The Hill, New York Post, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Reuters:
Special report: ‘Time to take out our swords’ - Inside Iran's plot to attack Saudi Arabia — (Reuters) - Four months before a swarm of drones and missiles crippled the world's biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified compound in Tehran.
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
The Chronicles of Nunes: How His Impeachment Speeches Created an Alternate Reality for GOP — Over the course of seven opening statements—totaling some 6,300 words—Nunes crafted a narrative that was often at odds with the facts. — House Democrats' public impeachment hearings were designed …
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Raw Story