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9:50 PM ET, November 30, 2019

Top Items:

Jeffrey Epstein, Blackmail and a Lucrative ‘Hot List’ — The man who called himself Kessler first contacted a Florida lawyer, Bradley J. Edwards, who was in the news for representing women with claims against Mr. Epstein. It was late August, about two weeks after the financier killed himself …

Discussion: The Week

Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:

Ahead of a Chicago rally, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren gets endorsement from Rep. Jan Schakowsky — Ahead of her Saturday night town hall on Chicago's North Side, Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren received the endorsement of 10-term U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston.

Discussion: The Hill

Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:

Joe Biden munches wife Jill's finger at Iowa campaign stop — She must have looked good enough to eat. — A jovial Joe Biden nipped his wife Jill's finger onstage Saturday at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as she introduced him at the first stop of an eight-day, 800-mile road trip through the first-to-caucus state.

Discussion: Twitchy

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The Democratic presidential campaign has produced confusion rather than clarity

Discussion: The Hill

Washington Post:
How a fight over health care entangled Elizabeth Warren — and reshaped the Democratic presidential race

Discussion: The Hill

Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters: Biden to blitz Iowa back roads by bus in 800-mile hunt for support

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

Liberty University opens Falkirk Center to fight attacks on Jesus, Constitution — Growing concerns in conservative circles that liberals are trying to convert young Christians into socialists by distorting the Bible and U.S. Constitution have prompted Virginia's Liberty University to form …

Discussion: Joe.My.God.

Dan Coles / Mirror.co.uk:

London Bridge terrorist ‘preached with ISIS flags after being bullied at school’ — Usman Khan's former classmate said he became a recluse with only one friend at school - but just a year later preached about his hate ideologies on the streets of Stoke-on-Trent

Discussion: Jihad Watch

Laura Italiano / New York Post:

London Bridge stabber belonged to jihadist group that admired Hitler — The knife-wielding terrorist who was subdued by civilians, then shot dead by police on London Bridge on Friday was a paroled bomb plotter who once hoped to start a jihadist training camp in Kashmir …

Discussion: The Guardian, Small Dead Animals, ITV, Jihad Watch, CNN and WPIX 11 New York

Sarah Marsh / The Guardian:
Narwhal tusk and fire extinguisher used to tackle London Bridge attacker

Discussion: NPR, Jihad Watch, Breitbart, The Last Refuge, New York Times, UPI, Vanity Fair and Althouse

Gregory Katz / Associated Press:
UK police: Suspect in attack had served time for terrorism

Discussion: Metro.co.uk, Townhall, Slate and The Guardian

RT:
London Bridge attacker's prior ‘terrorist’ conviction revealed as BoJo calls for ‘appropriate sentences’

Discussion: BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit

Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:

Newsweek fires reporter who published inaccurate story on Trump's Thanksgiving Day plans — The Newsweek reporter who published an inaccurate story about President Trump's Thanksgiving Day plans has been fired. The outlet's original story claimed the president only planned on tweeting …

Discussion: Breitbart, Redstate, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Power Line, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Trump has surrounded himself with ‘failsons’ starting with ‘dimwitted’ Don Trump Jr. and Kushner: columnist — In a biting piece for the Daily Beast, acerbic columnist Molly Jong-Fast accuses Donald Trump of stocking his administrations with “failsons” — which she described as …

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Jessica Campisi / The Hill:

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse — Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley on Friday predicted that public support for President Trump will collapse as House Democrats continue their impeachment inquiry against him. — “It just tells you what deep …

Discussion: News and Politics Home and POLITICUSUSA

Tal Axelrod / The Hill:

Poll: Majority of Republicans say Trump better president than Lincoln — A majority of Republicans say President Trump is a better leader than former President Abraham Lincoln, according to this week's Economist/YouGov weekly tracking poll. — Fifty-three percent of Republicans said Trump …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:

German government in doubt after shock SPD vote — Merkel's junior partner picks leaders who want big changes. — BERLIN — German politics were thrust into disarray late Saturday after a surprise decision by the Social Democrats (SPD) to elect a leadership duo that has expressed deep reservations …

Discussion: One America News Network

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

McConnell once called Biden ‘a real friend’ and a ‘trusted partner.’ Now he's quiet as Trump, GOP attack him. — Three years ago, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell paid tribute to a former colleague in the most personal of ways. Leading off tributes from the Senate floor …

Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Why Republicans Will Sidestep Their Garland Rule for the Court in 2020

Discussion: Law & Crime

Ella Nilsen / Vox:
House Democrats have passed nearly 400 bills. Trump and Republicans are ignoring them.

Discussion: Hullabaloo and POLITICUSUSA

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

The job no GOP senator wants: 'I'd rather have a root canal' — A prime chairmanship is poised to come open in the Senate next year. The problem? No GOP senators seem to want it. — Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is set to retire in approximately a month, creating an opening atop …

Scott Shane / New York Times:

Prime Mover: How Amazon Wove Itself Into the Life of an American City — For most people, it's the click that brings a package to their door. But a look at Baltimore shows how Amazon may now reach into Americans' daily existence in more ways than any corporation in history.

Stephen Cunningham / Yahoo Finance:

U.S. Posts First Month in 70 Years as a Net Petroleum Exporter — (Bloomberg) — The U.S. solidified its status as an energy producer by posting the first full month as a net exporter of crude and petroleum products since government records began in 1949. — The nation exported 89,000 barrels …

Grace Segers / CBS News:

Pelosi to lead delegation to climate summit amid U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of members of Congress to the annual international climate summit known as COP25 in Madrid, Spain, next week. While the delegation will include members …

Discussion: The Hill, The Week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and New York Post

Lauren Zanolli / The Guardian:

Whistleblower in New Orleans hotel collapse is deported to Honduras — Delmer Joel Ramirez Palma reported safety lapses to supervisors before the Hard Rock hotel disaster that killed three — A Honduran construction worker injured during the Hard Rock hotel collapse in New Orleans …

Discussion: Fox News