Top Items:
Washington Post:
Two OMB officials resigned in part over concerns about Ukraine aid hold, official testifies — Mark Sandy, a career official at the White House Office of Management and Budget, revealed the resignations in testimony to impeachment investigators — Two officials at the White House Office …
Discussion:
Greensburg Tribune-Review, POLITICUSUSA, Political Wire, The Week, Bloomberg and Mediaite
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Former Clinton strategist Mark Penn counsels President Trump on impeachment — As President Trump's White House battles impeachment, he turned to a familiar face last week: Mark Penn, one of President Bill Clinton's top strategists. — Penn came to the Oval Office for more than an hour last Monday …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, National Review, CNN, The Hill, Common Dreams, The Daily Caller and Balloon Juice
CNN:
Trump administration officially put hold on Ukraine aid same day as Trump call — (CNN)The Office of Management and Budget's first official action to withhold $250 million in Pentagon aid to Ukraine came on the evening of July 25, the same day President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President …
Discussion:
Law & Crime, NBC News, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Hullabaloo, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
White House Budget Official Said Two Aides Resigned Amid Ukraine Aid Freeze Concerns
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Dems move rapidly on impeachment with first Judiciary Committee hearing
Dems move rapidly on impeachment with first Judiciary Committee hearing
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Axios:
2 budget officials allegedly resigned over handling of Ukraine aid freeze
2 budget officials allegedly resigned over handling of Ukraine aid freeze
Discussion:
The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Knew of Whistle-Blower Complaint When He Released Aid to Ukraine — White House lawyers briefed President Trump in late August about the complaint, people familiar with the matter said. — WASHINGTON — President Trump had already been briefed on a whistle-blower's complaint …
Discussion:
CNN, The Hill, Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
QU Poll:
Release Detail — November 26, 2019 - Biden Retakes Lead As Warren Plunges, Buttigieg Rises, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Not Swayed By Impeachment Hearings — Former Vice President Joe Biden has retaken the lead in the Democratic primary race for president …
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
CNN, Axios, New York Times, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God. and Instapundit
RELATED:
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Pete Buttigieg Called Me. Here's What Happened — The first thing you should know about me is that I absolutely hate talking on the phone. — My friends, family and co-workers all know this about me. It's not the talking that bothers me, it's the anticipation angst from waiting for a phone call.
Discussion:
Joe.My.God. and Lunch Break
New York Times:
They Voted Democratic. Now They Support Trump. — Two-thirds of battleground state voters who chose Trump in 2016 but selected Democrats in the midterms say they will return to the president next year. — Midterm victories in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin gave Democrats hope …
Discussion:
Breitbart and The Federalist
RELATED:
CNBC:
Here's why Mike Bloomberg thinks he can defy the odds and win the Democratic nomination
Here's why Mike Bloomberg thinks he can defy the odds and win the Democratic nomination
Discussion:
The Nation and Rolling Stone
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Pete Buttigieg's PAC Was Supposed To Help Elect Democrats. It Mostly Touted Him.
Pete Buttigieg's PAC Was Supposed To Help Elect Democrats. It Mostly Touted Him.
Discussion:
The Guardian
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump Denies Sending Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine for Biden Probe — President discusses Giuliani in interview with Bill O'Reilly — Giuliani has said he conducted Ukraine investigation for Trump — Donald Trump denied directing Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine to look for dirt on his political rivals …
Discussion:
Axios, Political Wire, Joe.My.God., Hullabaloo and The Week
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Melania Trump booed at youth opioid summit in Baltimore — (CNN)First lady Melania Trump took her “Be Best” initiative to the Baltimore area on Tuesday, where she was met with a chorus of boos from attendees at a youth summit aimed at raising awareness about the nation's opioid crisis.
Discussion:
Associated Press, The American Independent, The Guardian, Mercury News, Deseret News, The Daily Caller, CNBC and VICE
RELATED:
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Melania Trump Was Booed By Middle And High School Students At A “Be Best” Event — First lady Melania Trump was met with loud boos from an audience of mostly middle and high school students at an event in Baltimore on Tuesday. — Trump was addressing students at the B'More Youth Summit …
Discussion:
Joe.My.God., Occupy Democrats, The Independent, Common Dreams and Sputnik International
Sacramento Bee:
Cows don't have fingers and can't insult Devin Nunes on Twitter, court filing says — A Democratic strategist is refusing to disclose communications that could reveal the identity of anonymous Twitter users who criticize Rep. Devin Nunes, arguing in a new court filing that the accounts …
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 …
Discussion:
BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Politico, The Federalist, Jewish News, Financial Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Breitbart, New York Times, MelaniePhillips.com and National Review
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Britain's chief rabbi blasts Labour Party for anti-Semitic ‘poison’
Britain's chief rabbi blasts Labour Party for anti-Semitic ‘poison’
Discussion:
Politico, Breitbart, Financial Times and Bloomberg
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
UNC to update policies following complaint of anti-Semitism
UNC to update policies following complaint of anti-Semitism
Discussion:
National Review and The Hill
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 …
Reuters:
Trump says U.S. will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Tuesday that he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists over their role in drug and human trafficking.
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Progress Pond, Common Dreams, Blue Virginia, WPIX 11 New York, Axios, The Week, Sputnik International, UNEP, World Meteorological … and Electrek
RELATED:
Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
‘Bleak’ U.N. Report on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks
‘Bleak’ U.N. Report on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks
Discussion:
Salon and Rolling Stone
Reed Galen / USA Today:
Stefanik's impeachment dive into Trump's MAGA nihilism reveals dark Republican future — Nihilism is neither a governing ethos nor a foundational ideology. When it's over, there's nothing to fall back on. This is 21st century Republicanism. — Rep. Elise Stefanik's sudden dive this month …
Discussion:
Jezebel
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Net support for impeachment grew steadily during U.S. congressional hearings, poll shows — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Public support for impeaching President Donald Trump has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks while a U.S. House of Representatives committee held a series …
Media Matters for America:
Fox News guest Micheal Blake: “Why the hell does Tucker Carlson still have a job here?” — Michael Blake: “Why the hell does Tucker Carlson have a job here in the first place? The reality is this is someone who said white supremacy is a hoax and why does Fox allow him to still be here in the first place?”
Discussion:
Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, HotAir, Mother Jones and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Texas Republicans Mistakenly Email 2020 Strategy to Democrats, Seek to Reduce ‘Polarizing Nature’ of Trump — POLITICS TEXAS REPUBLICANS EMAIL 2020 — Texas Republicans blamed a “staffer” Monday after their blueprint for winning 2020 elections and plans to mitigate President Donald Trump's …
Discussion:
Dallas Morning News, The Independent, Occupy Democrats and Progress Pond
Wall Street Journal:
Georgia Governor, Trump Appear at Odds Over Senate Pick — In a White House meeting, Brian Kemp pushed Kelly Loeffler, while president prefers Rep. Doug Collins — President Trump quietly met Sunday in the White House with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and the governor's preferred pick to fill …
Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Trump's top border official broke FBI rules to fund happy hours — WASHINGTON — President Trump's top border official broke federal ethics rules in a previous job by seeking sponsors to buy alcohol and fancy food for FBI happy hours, according to a watchdog report exclusively obtained by The Chronicle.
Discussion:
Axios, Raw Story, The Hill and Political Wire
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump heads where everybody loves him — and hates impeachment — Goodbye, New York. Hello, Florida. — That'll be part of President Donald Trump's mantra as he returns to the Sunshine State for a campaign rally in the city of Sunrise, before starting his Thanksgiving break at his private club, Mar-a-Lago.
Discussion:
Associated Press and The Hill
Matt Berman / BuzzFeed News:
Anthony Weiner Is The Most Important Politician Of The 2010s — Anthony Weiner changed the course of American history when he tweeted out a picture of his dick on May 27, 2011. — This is not an exaggeration. There is a direct line between Anthony Weiner's penis and the rise of far-right media …
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 …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On centennial coins, Trump struggles with how time works — There was a point last year at which Harley-Davidson announced plans to move some of its production overseas as a result of Donald Trump's trade policies. The president. outraged, responded that customers were so angry …
Discussion:
Raw Story, Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
NBC News:
Influential neo-Nazi eats at soup kitchens, lives in government housing — In his writings, James Mason advocates waging war against “the system.” But at 67 and living in Denver, he's now dependent on it. — A fan of Charles Manson and follower of Hitler, James Mason published essays …
Discussion:
CANNONFIRE
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
Suicides and overdoses among factors fueling drop in U.S. life expectancy — It's official: Americans are dying much sooner in life. — Preliminary signals of declining health were neither a false alarm nor a statistical fluke. A reversal of American life expectancy …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Tech Companies Prop Up China's Vast Surveillance Network — Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others aided and profited from China's multibillion-dollar surveillance industry, used in its Muslim crackdown — Critical pieces of China's cutting-edge surveillance state share a connection.