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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 …
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Associated Press, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, The Independent, Breitbart, Joe.My.God., The Week, Raw Story, Vox, IJR and Vanity Fair
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Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures — President Donald Trump came into office vowing to unshackle his military commanders from years of Obama-era micromanagement. But now he's facing a rupture with his Pentagon leaders after steamrolling them on a series of decisions …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Political Wire
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.
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Washington Post, IJR, The Hill, New York Post, HuffPost, CNN, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump and the Military Do Not Share the Same Values
Trump and the Military Do Not Share the Same Values
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, Task & Purpose, Daily Kos, HuffPost and Talking Points Memo
James Stavridis / TIME:
We Trust the Navy SEALs to Protect America. Trump Should Trust Them to Judge Themselves
CNN:
CNN Poll: No change in views on impeachment after public hearings — Analyst: Trump doesn't care how illegal his actions may be — (CNN)After five days of public hearings in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, public opinion over whether the President ought to be impeached …
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The Hill, Political Wire, The Week, Washington Times, Joe.My.God., Contemptor, Twitchy and Mediaite
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Poll: Public hearings didn't do much to move the needle on impeachment
Poll: Public hearings didn't do much to move the needle on impeachment
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Bloomberg, The Hill, Axios, The Week, Boston Herald, Vox and Joe.My.God.
James Barragán / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Republican Party's 2020 election strategy document lands in Democrats' hands — Republicans expressed concern about ‘the polarizing nature’ of President Trump … AUSTIN — In a bizarre political blunder, a document laying out the Republican Party of Texas's election strategy …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Political Wire and The Hill
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 …
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Breitbart
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David Siders / Politico:
Bernie lets it rip against Bloomberg ‘arrogance’
Bernie lets it rip against Bloomberg ‘arrogance’
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Political Wire
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Why Bloomberg doesn't care about skipping the Democratic debates
Why Bloomberg doesn't care about skipping the Democratic debates
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Outside the Beltway, ABC News and Maggie’s Newsletter
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘The hubris is unbelievable’: Dems seethe over Bloomberg GOP donations — Michael Bloomberg's debut 2020 campaign ad touts that he “took charge” of New York City in the wake of 9-11. — What Bloomberg doesn't mention: He leaned heavily on an endorsement from Rudy Giuliani …
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New York Times and CNN
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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
If Michael Bloomberg Wants to Run for President, He Should Sell Bloomberg News.
If Michael Bloomberg Wants to Run for President, He Should Sell Bloomberg News.
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New York Post, The Week and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Waiting for Obama — Today, almost every Democratic presidential campaign starts with what one close adviser to Barack Obama calls “The Pilgrimage”: the journey to the West End to meet the former president. — The West End of Washington, D.C., sandwiched between the better-known districts …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
DOJ moves to halt judge's ruling that McGahn must testify — The Justice Department asked a federal judge Tuesday to put a temporary pause on her ruling that orders former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House impeachment probe, saying it needs the delay to pursue an appeal.
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Timeline: Rep. Devin Nunes and Ukraine Disinformation Efforts — Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Ca) and his top aide, Derek Harvey, have allegedly been working in part with Rudy Giuliani and his associates, including indicted businessman Lev Parnas, to get dirt from Ukraine on Joe Biden and to pursue …
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Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Stranger, New York Times and Occupy Democrats
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Wall Street Journal:
Federal Subpoenas Seek Information on Giuliani's Consulting Business
Federal Subpoenas Seek Information on Giuliani's Consulting Business
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National Review, Columbia Journalism Review, Daily Kos, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, CNN, HuffPost, Vanity Fair, Occupy Democrats, Hullabaloo, The Week, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, CNBC, Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God., Balloon Juice, Axios and VICE, more at Mediagazer »
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Inside Story of Christopher Steele's Trump Dossier — In a new book, the founders of the firm that compiled it defend their work. — For nearly three years, President Trump has spun an alternate reality in which he was not helped and tainted by Russia during the 2016 Presidential campaign but …
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Althouse
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans' Big Lie About Trump and Russia
Republicans' Big Lie About Trump and Russia
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Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, LewRockwell, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE and Power Line
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change — “We need to catch up on the years in which we procrastinated,” a top official says. — The world has squandered so much time mustering the action necessary to combat climate change that rapid …
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Salon, Common Dreams, WPIX 11 New York, Axios, World Meteorological …, The Week, Sputnik International and Electrek
Washington Post:
A wealthy Venezuelan hosted Giuliani as he pursued Ukraine campaign. Then Giuliani lobbied the Justice Department on his behalf. — When Rudolph W. Giuliani went to Madrid in August to meet with a top aide to the Ukrainian president and press for political investigations sought by President Trump …
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Law & Crime and Patterico's Pontifications
Will Oremus / OneZero:
Russian Trolls Aren't Actually Persuading Americans on Twitter, Study Finds — New research highlights a surprising barrier to hacking our democracy: filter bubbles — know that Russian agents have been using social media to try to influence other countries' politics since at least 2013.
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Tim Pearce / Washington Examiner:
House Democrat backs down from impeachment: 'I don't see the value of kicking him out of office' — Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan now favors censuring President Trump after backing impeachment proceedings over allegations that he withheld military aid from Ukraine for his personal benefit.
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Townhall, Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
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Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Swing State Dem Flips on Impeachment
Swing State Dem Flips on Impeachment
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No BS News Hour … and War Room
Ruben Navarrette Jr / USA Today:
Millions of Latinos are Trump supporters. Here's what they're thinking. — Despite his harmful rhetoric, President Trump's policies and fierce attitude have attracted a certain subset of those in the Latino community. — San Diego - It's like chickens for Colonel Sanders.
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 …
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Talking Points Memo, NBC News, Joe.My.God., Breitbart, Politico, The Hill, The Week and HuffPost
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The GOP's galling accommodation of Trump — “Thank God no one is accusing us anymore of interfering in the U.S. elections,” Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said. “Now, they're accusing Ukraine. Well, they should figure it out among themselves.” — Putin has every reason to gloat.
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Why Are Republicans So Anxious to Play Putin's Game on Ukraine?
Why Are Republicans So Anxious to Play Putin's Game on Ukraine?
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Raw Story
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village. So They Got Rid of It. — A feud over local taxes turned into a referendum on government itself. But Election Day left residents as divided as ever. — AMELIA, Ohio — There were allegations of suspicious political donations and rumors about fake social media accounts.
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 …
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The Big Picture, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, The Hill, Joe.My.God., Mediaite and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF — Seven thousand three hundred twenty-two dollars. — I hid it in a white Piggly Wiggly bag in the back of the dishwasher. Every single time I returned to that tiny apartment, I opened up that Navajo-white Kenmore dishwasher and made sure it was there.
Ephraim Mirvis / The Times:
What will become of Jews in Britain if Labour forms the next government? — Elections should be a celebration of democracy. However, just weeks before we go to the polls, the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety. — During the past few years …
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Politico, National Review, Financial Times, New York Times, Breitbart, Jewish News, Fox News and Bloomberg
Michelangelo Signorile / GEN:
Democrats Should Drag Out Trump's Impeachment as Long as Possible — There's a way to make Republicans pay for defending the president's abuses of power — fter two weeks of often explosive testimony in the impeachment inquiry, Democrats may try to wrap it up quickly …
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Vanity Fair, ABC News and Washington Post
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.
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PJ Media Home and Instapundit
ABC News:
White House and Capitol placed on lockdown after aircraft violates restricted airspace — The White House and U.S. Capitol were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after reports of an aircraft in restricted airspace. — Two law enforcement sources said an inbound aircraft was being tracked.
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Fox News
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
A ‘Farm Kid’ Thwarts the Coup — If a full and fair analysis of the Trump-Russian collusion hoax ever is conducted, it will reveal the collateral damage suffered by innocent people ensnared by the wicked, multi-faceted operation launched by Barack Obama's White House in the spring of 2016.