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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.”

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 …

Discussion: Progress Pond

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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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.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Washington Post

Catie Edmondson / New York Times:

Where's Lindsey? After G.O.P. Outcry, Graham Emerges as a Trump Defender — After initially resisting calls to lead Republicans' impeachment counteroffensive, the senator has now taken on the role with zeal. — WASHINGTON — Late last month, as damaging revelations about President Trump began piling …

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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Democrats set December 6 deadline for White House to say if it will participate in impeachment proceedings

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James Walker / Newsweek:
White House ‘Obstruction’ of Impeachment ‘Worse’ than Nixon During Watergate, Says Former Acting Solicitor General

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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Your impeachment questions, answered

Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Hill

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 …

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, emptywheel, Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Law & Crime

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.

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.

Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Twitter Bans GOP Rival Of Rep. Ilhan Omar Who Called For Her Lynching

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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 …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller, NBC News and New York Post

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and HuffPost

Kristin Fisher / Fox News:
Inside President Trump's secret trip to Afghanistan

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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.

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story

CNN:

Russian mercenaries fight shadowy battle in gas-rich Mozambique — (CNN)A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to the Kremlin, has sustained casualties in its fight against Islamist militants in Mozambique, multiple sources have told CNN. — In another example of Russia's growing reach …

Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:

Party like a spy: Spookstock is intel world's hush-hush bash — In this image provided by Mark Kelton, Lenny Kravitz, the headliner at this years Spookstock concert poses with Army Gen. Tony Thomas, former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the annual Spookstock event …

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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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:

Top human rights post goes vacant as Trump nominee confronts links to post-9/11 torture program — President Trump's decision to nominate an official involved in the Pentagon's post-9/11 use of harsh interrogation techniques to the State Department's top human rights post has sparked a standoff …

Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. / Breitbart:

Alarmists Propose Rebranding ‘Climate Change’ for Greater Shock Value — Climate change alarmists are pushing for a change in vocabulary to scare people into taking global warming more seriously, starting with terms like “global meltdown” and “climate collapse.”

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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 …

Reuters:

Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey's Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit — ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron's warning that NATO was dying reflects a “sick and shallow” understanding, telling the French president “you should check whether you are brain dead”.

Rebecca Buck / CNN:

Booker super PAC to air new Iowa ads comparing senator with the ‘other Rhodes Scholar mayor’ — Cory Booker: A street fighter with a message of love — (CNN)"He's a Rhodes Scholar. A successful mayor. A uniter," says the narrator in a new television ad set to air in Iowa.

Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire

Sydney Ember / New York Times: O.K., Mayor: Why 37-Year-Old Pete Buttigieg Is Attracting Boomers

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 …