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New York Times:
How Kamala Harris's Campaign Unraveled — Ms. Harris is the only 2020 Democrat who has fallen hard out of the top tier of candidates. She has proved to be an uneven campaigner who changes her message and tactics to little effect and has a staff torn into factions.
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Susan Simpson / Just Security:
Here's the Proof that Trump's “No Quid Pro Quo” Call Never Happened — At the heart of the impeachment inquiry, members of Congress may have been mistakenly led to believe that there were two phone calls between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland in early September …
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
House GOP members are ‘absolutely disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump's behavior, former GOP congressman says — (CNN)Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent said Thursday some of his former colleagues in the House of Representatives have privately told him they are “absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the President's behavior.”
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-GOP House Member Reveals What Republican Lawmakers Say About Donald Trump In Private — Former Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania lifted the lid on what many of his ex-colleagues are saying — and explained why they won't yet speak out against Trump. — A former GOP lawmaker on Thursday spilled …
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Washington Monthly
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Why Are Democrats Shrinking From the Impeachment Fight?
Why Are Democrats Shrinking From the Impeachment Fight?
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Raw Story
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face ‘abortion murder’ charges — Ohio introduces one of the most extreme bills to date for a procedure that does not exist in medical science — A bill to ban abortion introduced in the Ohio state legislature requires doctors to …
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Trump has turned the suburbs into a GOP disaster zone. Does that doom his reelection? — For decades, there was an unvaried rhythm to life in America's suburbs: Carpool in the morning, watch sports on weekends, barbecue in the summer, vote Republican in November. — Then came President Trump.
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Republican running to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar has Twitter account permanently suspended — (CNN)A Republican candidate running to challenge Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota had her Twitter account permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter rules, according to a Twitter spokesperson.
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Twitter Bans GOP Rival Of Rep. Ilhan Omar Who Called For Her Lynching — Candidate Danielle Stella, a Trump supporter, said Omar should be tried and hanged if she's found guilty of treason. — Twitter has banned the Republican candidate seeking to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) …
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Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
In Afghanistan, Trump Creates Confusion Over U.S. Policy on Taliban — During a Thanksgiving visit with troops, the president called for a cease-fire with the Taliban in stalled talks that he said were back on — something his negotiators had deemed unrealistic.
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Kristin Fisher / Fox News:
Inside President Trump's secret trip to Afghanistan
Inside President Trump's secret trip to Afghanistan
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Behind Trump's secret war-zone trip: A Mar-a-Lago escape, a twin Air Force One and a Twitter plan
Behind Trump's secret war-zone trip: A Mar-a-Lago escape, a twin Air Force One and a Twitter plan
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Dems ask Trump if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings — 1 of 2 — WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is asking President Donald Trump to say whether he'll send his attorneys to participate in impeachment proceedings before the panel.
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Democrats set December 6 deadline for White House to say if it will participate in impeachment proceedings
Democrats set December 6 deadline for White House to say if it will participate in impeachment proceedings
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Your impeachment questions, answered
Your impeachment questions, answered
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BBC:
London Bridge: Two killed in stabbing attack — Two members of the public have died after a stabbing attack at London Bridge, in which police also shot dead the suspect. — The Met Police has declared the attack a terrorist incident. — The suspect, who died at the scene …
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Brittany Vonow / The Sun:
TERROR RETURNS TO LONDON London Bridge attack …
TERROR RETURNS TO LONDON London Bridge attack …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is First to Use PATRIOT Act to Detain a Man Forever — Never in 18 years has the government used Section 412 of the PATRIOT Act, which permits indefinite detention of resident aliens on national-security grounds. Until now. — For the 18-year lifespan of the war on terrorism …
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
‘A Warning’ By Anonymous Topples Donald Trump Jr.'s ‘Triggered’ Book As No. 1 Bestseller — A tell-all book about the Trump administration penned by an anonymous senior White House official appears to have taken the top spot on The New York Times' bestseller list for non-fiction, toppling Donald Trump Jr.'s own tome, Triggered.
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New York Times:
Warren Wealth Tax Has Wide Support, Except Among One Group — Senator Elizabeth Warren's plan to tax the assets of America's wealthiest individuals continues to draw broad support from voters, across party, gender and educational lines. Only one slice of the electorate opposes it staunchly: Republican men with college degrees.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia gov expected to tap finance exec to US Senate next week — Gov. Brian Kemp plans to tap financial executive Kelly Loeffler to a U.S. Senate seat next week as he pushes to expand the Georgia GOP's appeal to women who have fled the party in recent years.
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Louis C.K. tells Israeli crowd 'I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City' — Disgraced comedian Louis C.K.'s comeback trail took him through Israel where he talked about how brutal the bright lights of New York City can be. — “I'd rather be in Auschwitz than New York City,” he joked.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Celebrations after Iraqi PM says he'll resign — 1 of 7 — BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on anti-government protests in Iraq (all times local): — Celebrations have erupted in Iraq's Tahrir Square, where anti-government protesters have been camped out for nearly two months following …
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Why Baby Yoda should scare Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick — Baby Yoda, the juggernaut character from Disney+'s Star Wars series “The Mandalorian,” is driving almost twice as many average social media interactions on news stories about it as any 2020 Democrat, according to data from NewsWhip exclusively provided to Axios.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of United States Citizen For Assisting North Korea In Evading Sanctions — Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John Brown …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
There's at least one Republican who's not afraid to stand up to Trump — NEW YORK — It takes either a brave man or a delusional one to mount a primary challenge against a president with 90 percent approval in his own party. That's what former Massachusetts governor William Weld has done in taking on President Trump.