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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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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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National Review, Townhall, Breitbart, Bloomberg, The Hill, Axios, The Week, Boston Herald, Vox, Joe.My.God., HuffPost and The American Independent
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Richard Spencer's stark new warning about Trump unmasks a deeper truth — The battle that culminated in President Trump's firing of Richard V. Spencer once again illustrates an ugly truth about the Trump presidency: The only core value Trump aspires to in public service is that there are no core values.
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Foreign Policy and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures
Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
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HuffPost, The Hill, Mediaite, Breitbart, Raw Story, Common Dreams, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Obama warned he would intervene to stop Bernie, had cutting words for Biden: report
Obama warned he would intervene to stop Bernie, had cutting words for Biden: report
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Lunch Break
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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Blue Virginia, Common Dreams, WPIX 11 New York, Axios, The Week, World Meteorological …, Sputnik International and Electrek
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Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
‘Bleak’ U.N. Report Finds World Heading to Climate Catastrophes — Four years after countries struck a landmark deal in Paris to rein in greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to avert the worst effects of global warming, humanity is headed toward those very climate catastrophes …
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unfccc.int, Rolling Stone, Salon, Electrek and UNEP
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 …
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.
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Joe.My.God.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Ruling Will Not Lead John Bolton to Testify Soon, Lawyer Says — Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry have been seeking John Bolton's testimony, but his lawyer said the ruling in the case of another former White House aide did not apply to him. — WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton …
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NBC News, CNN, Axios, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway and Political Wire
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
DOJ moves to halt judge's ruling that McGahn must testify
DOJ moves to halt judge's ruling that McGahn must testify
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The Hill
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Former White House counsel Don McGahn must obey subpoena to testify before Congress, judge rules
Former White House counsel Don McGahn must obey subpoena to testify before Congress, judge rules
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Occupy Democrats, The Root, Reason, Slate and POLITICUSUSA
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 in the wake of 9/11. — What Bloomberg doesn't mention: He leaned heavily on an endorsement from Rudy Giuliani …
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VICE
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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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ABC News, NBC News, The Hill, Outside the Beltway and Maggie’s Newsletter
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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National Review, The Independent, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, HuffPost, Law & Crime and Axios
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oversight panel sues William Barr, Wilbur Ross over 2020 census documents — The House Oversight and Reform Committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to enforce the panel's subpoenas seeking information about the Trump …
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Raw Story
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Washington Post:
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 …
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
DNC vice chair tussles with Fox anchor over Tucker Carlson — The dust-up came as Trump has been increasingly critical of Fox News for giving Democrats a platform. — DNC Vice Chairman Michael Blake. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit — Democratic National Committee …
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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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Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and The Hill
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.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh's latest opinion should terrify Democrats — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on September 4, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — The Supreme Court now has five votes to sabotage the next Democratic presidency.
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Portland Mercury
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Turkey Corruption Is Way Worse Than You Realize — An idiot's guide to the Trump Turkey scandal that no one is paying attention to. — Earlier this month, Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, the moustachioed one, the unlikeliest of potential #Resistance heroes …
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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Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, Daily Kos, Raw Story, TVNewser, The Hill and Mediaite
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 …
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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Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, LewRockwell, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE and Power Line
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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Financial Times, Politico, MelaniePhillips.com, New York Times, Breitbart, National Review, Jewish News, Bloomberg and Fox News
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
The birth of a Trumpist: How Elise Stefanik became one of the president's most ferocious supporters — WASHINGTON — On Nov. 7, Elise Stefanik, the third-term Republican congresswoman from upstate New York, — introduced legislation to fund upkeep for veterans' cemeteries.
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, HotAir and The Gateway Pundit
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Jason Cornellier / No BS News Hour with Charlie LeDuff:
No BS News Hour - November 24th, 2019
No BS News Hour - November 24th, 2019
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Fox News, Redstate, CNN, National Review, The Daily Caller, News & Views …, Townhall and War Room
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 …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The post-Christian culture wars — Attorney general William Barr speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a press conference about the 2020 census at the White House on July 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chen Mengtong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images
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Raw Story and The Daily Signal
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.
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Here's Why Buttigieg Wants To Eliminate The FDA's Warnings On Abortion Drugs — South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg suggested eliminating Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings on the abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone in a NYT survey.
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US Food and Drug … and New York Times