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Kamala Harris / Medium:
I am suspending my campaign today  —  Eleven months ago at the launch of our campaign in Oakland I told you all: “I am not perfect.  But I will always speak with decency and moral clarity and treat all people with dignity and respect.  I will lead with integrity.  I will speak the truth.”
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Kamala Harris cancels big-money fundraiser at New York law firm amid reports of campaign turmoil  — The event was canceled due to what was described by the campaign as a “personal matter,” according to people familiar with the situation.  — An invitation shows that the fundraiser …
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Sen. Kamala D. Harris is ending presidential bid  —  Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to multiple people with knowledge of the campaign's plans.  —  Harris had qualified for the December debate but was in single digits in both national and early-state polls.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘One of the hardest decisions of my life’: Kamala Harris ends once-promising campaign  —  Kamala Harris is ending her presidential campaign after months of failing to lift her candidacy from the bottom of the field — a premature departure for a California senator once heralded as a top-tier contender for the nomination.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Good Riddance to Kamala Harris  —  Per Edward-Isaac Dovere, Kamala Harris is no longer running for president.  This is excellent, welcome news — the cause for celebration.  Good riddance!  May Harris's failed attempt to find higher office destroy her career and sully her reputation for all time.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Federalist
YouTube:   Expose  —  Kamala Harris exposes Republicans - leaving them unable …
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Impeachment Investigators Got Rudy Giuliani's Phone Records—And They're Quite Revealing  —  Trump's lawyer was in talks with, among others, Devin Nunes and officials at OMB as the president pursued a political agenda in Ukraine.  —  Rudy Giuliani and one of his indicted Ukrainian associates exchanged …
Discussion: The Hill
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Call records show Devin Nunes in contact with indicted Giuliani associate  —  Call records included in an impeachment report released by House Democrats Tuesday show that House Intelligence ranking member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had a number of contacts in April with Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas …
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Devin Nunes Sues CNN For Defamation Following False Vienna Collusion Story  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), sued CNN for defamation today over its report falsely claiming he traveled to Vienna last year …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump abused power of presidency, Dems conclude in impeachment report  —  President Donald Trump abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his political rivals, House Democrats concluded in a highly anticipated report released Tuesday.
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Devin Nunes slaps CNN with $435 million defamation lawsuit  —  Rep. Devin Nunes on Tuesday filed a defamation suit against CNN for its Nov. 22 “demonstrably false hit piece” that said the California Republican traveled to Vienna in 2018 to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden.
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:   Report Reveals Call Records Between Giuliani, White House and Nunes
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Nunes sues CNN over ‘demonstrably false’ Ukraine report
CNBC:
Trump loses appeal to block Deutsche Bank, Capital One from handing his financial records to Congress  — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Deutsche Bank and Capital One can hand over years of President Donald Trump's financial records in compliance with House Democrats' subpoenas.
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David Enrich / New York Times:
Trump Loses Appeal on Deutsche Bank Subpoenas  —  A federal court ruling is a victory for House Democrats who are investigating President Trump's relationship with the German bank.  —  A federal appeals court said Tuesday that Deutsche Bank must turn over detailed documents …
Discussion: CNN, National Review and Gothamist
Axios:
Appeals court orders Trump's banks to turn financial records over to Congress
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: A December curveball?
New York Times:
Impeachment Report Says Trump Solicited Foreign Election Interference  —  The House Intelligence Committee concluded that President Trump tried to “use the powers of his office to solicit foreign interference on his behalf in the 2020 election.”  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday released …
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CNN:
Graham says he's ‘1,000% confident’ Russia meddled in 2016 US election — not Ukraine
Discussion: Slate, The Root and Political Wire
Carol Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's personal attorneys remain largely on the sidelines as the president contends with impeachment inquiry
Discussion: Redstate and The Gateway Pundit
NBC News:
Democrats' impeachment report cites Trump obstruction and withholding aid, warns of ‘grave harm’
Discussion: MSNBC
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Impeachment report details ‘scheme’ by Trump to pressure Ukraine for his benefit
Discussion: Breitbart and KyivPost
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Trump says he doesn't know Britain's Prince Andrew.  They had a breakfast meeting in June.  —  LONDON — President Trump said at a news conference on Tuesday that he “doesn't know” Britain's Prince Andrew, despite photos of the two taking a walk side by side in June, smiling at Westminster Abbey during …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and SPIN
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Denies Knowing Prince Andrew, Despite Numerous Photos of Them Together
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Beast and VICE
Iliana Magra / New York Times:
'I Don't Know Prince Andrew,' Trump Says. Photos Say Otherwise.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Trump Is Waging War on America's Diplomats  —  And the impeachment inquiry is only making things worse.  With new figures and fresh horror stories, Julia Ioffe reports on how the president is politicizing our embassies, alienating our allies, and decimating the ranks of the foreign service.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
NBC News:
State Dept. undersecretary counters GOP claims Ukraine meddled in 2016  —  Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, criticized his fellow Republicans for spreading the debunked theory, telling reporters Tuesday that “we have to adhere to the facts.”  —  Longtime U.S. diplomat David Hale on Tuesday disputed …
Discussion: Washington Post, Law & Crime and MSNBC
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:   Highlights from the Intelligence Committee's impeachment report
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Rep. Hunter enters plea in federal campaign finance case, telling judge, ‘Guilty’  —  Admission comes after East County Republican accused prosecutors of engaging in political witch hunt  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter, the Republican congressman and former U.S. Marine who with his namesake father …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico and UPI
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds: ‘I made mistakes’
Discussion: Associated Press and Law & Crime
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg blows up his strategy to win black voters  —  ALLENDALE, S.C. — When Pete Buttigieg goes to Iowa or New Hampshire, he's a Democratic presidential frontrunner who packs campaign venues.  But when Buttigieg goes to South Carolina, he's far from the top — and his campaign is shaking …
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Washington Post:
The Mueller Report Illustrated: Chapter 1  —  ‘This Russia thing is far from over’ The president fires the FBI director Mueller's arrival pushes Trump to the brink Trump turns to a loyal ally for help 'Maybe I'll have to get rid of him' The president goes after Mueller's witnesses
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Washington Post:
Mueller Report Illustrated
Discussion: Sean Hannity
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze in July, Says Ex-Top Official in Kyiv  —  Ukraine's government learned of the military aid freeze during the Trump administration's pressure campaign — and tried to keep that knowledge from going public, says an ex-deputy foreign minister.
New York Times:
China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West  —  Beijing's pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.  —  TUMXUK, China — In a dusty city in the Xinjiang region on China's western frontier, the authorities are testing the rules of science.
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Quietly recruiting megadonors, Pompeo eyes a massive Senate campaign war chest  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reached out to Sheldon Adelson, the Republican Party's largest donor, in recent weeks to “gauge interest” in his potential run for an open Senate seat in Kansas next year …
Chris White / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton was Jeffrey Epstein's closest ‘celebrity mate’ and a frequent guest at his New Mexico ranch with wife Hillary, staying at the pedophile's cowboy-themed village, say estate workers  — Bill and Hillary Clinton would stay at Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch frequently …
Discussion: Big League Politics
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Laughable new GOP report: Yes, Trump did it.  But his motives were pure!  —  Boiled down to its essence, the Ukraine scandal is really a tale about a president who has subverted the interests of the nation to his own by putting our foreign policy at the disposal of his naked personal and political needs.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Laura Ingraham Still Charging Fans for a Podcast That Apparently No Longer Exists  —  The Fox News star left radio for a podcast.  And now that's quietly been ditched as well.  But fans can still pay $49.95 per year for commercial-free access to it.  —  Before hosting a Fox News primetime show …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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