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4:40 PM ET, November 26, 2019

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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 …
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 …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Dems move rapidly on impeachment with first Judiciary Committee hearing  —  The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing next week on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, as Democrats move quickly to the next stage of a process that is likely to lead to the third-ever …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
White House Invited to Participate in Impeachment Hearing Next Week  —  The House Judiciary has invited the White House to question witnesses in its first impeachment hearing next week, featuring constitutional scholars testifying on what is impeachable conduct.
CNN:   Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
The Return of Jerry Nadler
Discussion: The Wrap and New York Times
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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Notes on the New CNN Impeachment Poll
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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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Obama warned he would intervene to stop Bernie, had cutting words for Biden: report
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.
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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 …
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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Washington Post:
Britain's chief rabbi blasts Labour Party for anti-Semitic ‘poison’  —  LONDON — The chief rabbi in Britain launched a blistering rebuke of the Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday, saying anti-Semitism was a “poison” inside the party and raising deep worries about the country's …
Discussion: Politico and Financial Times
BBC:
General election 2019: No apology from Jeremy Corbyn over Labour anti-Semitism claims
Discussion: Coffee House
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: The Federalist
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CNBC:
Here's why Mike Bloomberg thinks he can defy the odds and win the Democratic nomination
Discussion: The Nation and Rolling Stone
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘The hubris is unbelievable’: Dems seethe over Bloomberg GOP donations
Discussion: Daily Kos and VICE
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: The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
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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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 …
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 …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump pokes fun at impeachment inquiry in annual turkey pardoning  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday dubbed Butter the National Thanksgiving Turkey, sparing both Butter and its alternate Bread from the holiday table while managing to crack a joke about the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Richard Spencer's stark new warning about Trump unmasks a deeper truth
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?”
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:   DNC vice chair tussles with Fox anchor over Tucker Carlson
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 …
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 …
Discussion: USA Today and KTLA
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.
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John McCormack / National Review:
What's Next for Elise Stefanik?
Discussion: Jezebel
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, Joe.My.God. and Mother Jones
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.
Discussion: Portland Mercury
Talia Richman / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland Rep. Cummings' daughters endorse his longtime staffer for his congressional seat  —  The late Rep. Elijah Cummings' daughters are supporting one of the congressman's longtime staffers in the crowded race for his seat — a race that also includes Cummings' widow and nearly three-dozen others.
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 …
Val Demings / Newsweek:
As a former police chief, I'm troubled watching my Republican colleagues forsake the law to protect Trump  —  President Donald Trump's Ukraine scandal is a big deal.  Don't let anyone say otherwise.  It's unethical, immoral and illegal.  Congress has a constitutional duty to act.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
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 …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, NBC News, CNN, IJR, Axios and The Hill
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: The Hill
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Redford Says Trump's “Monarchy in Disguise” Must End  —  “Leaders on both sides lack the fundamental courage to cross political aisles on behalf of what is good for the American people,” the actor writes.  —  Robert Redford has had enough of Donald Trump.
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart, Fox News and The Wrap
Sky Palma / DeadState:
Christian televangelist: Trump's impeachment is an effort to ‘prevent the return of Christ’  —  During an appearance on the Charisma podcast, televangelist and POTUS Shield founder Frank Amedia said that when it comes to opposition to President Trump, it's not just a matter …
 
 
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Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Pelosi: Compromise on trade deal ‘within range’
Discussion: Breitbart and Reuters
Sister Toldjah / Redstate:
Michigan Democrat Makes Stunning Reversal on Impeachment, Becomes First One to Suggest Censure Instead …
Discussion: Fox News and No BS News Hour …
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
After Gallagher, military activists lobby Trump to intervene in these other cases
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
When to Peak? Amy Klobuchar Has Given It Some Thought
Reed Brewer / Arkansas Democrats:
Democratic Party of Arkansas Provides Update on U.S. Senate Race
Discussion: Redstate
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Nancy Grace joins Fox Nation streaming service
Discussion: The Hill
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
New anti-Brexit group forms after People's Vote row
 Earlier Items: 
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Here's Why Buttigieg Wants To Eliminate The FDA's Warnings On Abortion Drugs
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Turkey Corruption Is Way Worse Than You Realize
Ruben Navarrette Jr / USA Today:
Millions of Latinos are Trump supporters. Here's what they're thinking.
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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