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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Report Reveals Call Records Between Giuliani, White House and Nunes — Draft impeachment report shows president's lawyer and top Republican lawmaker in frequent contact — WASHINGTON—Call records obtained by impeachment investigators revealed new details about Rudy Giuliani's interactions …
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New York Times:
A Mysterious ‘-1’ and Other Call Records Show How Giuliani Pressured Ukraine — House Democrats' impeachment report showed the president's personal lawyer executing an irregular foreign policy. — WASHINGTON — In the two days before President Trump forced out the American ambassador to Ukraine in April …
Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:
Adam Schiff Has Crossed a Line: He's Obtained Phone Records of Devin Nunes, Nunes' Aide, Rudy Giuliani and John Solomon — As promised, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff released the Democrats' report on the Trump impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. If anyone is so inclined, the report can be viewed here.
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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.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Intelligence Committee's report is a triumph — Some observers of the impeachment hearings conducted under the auspices of the House Intelligence Committee bizarrely concluded that the proceedings lacked “pizzazz.” While that is a ridiculous metric for evaluating an inquiry …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Nunes sues CNN over ‘demonstrably false’ Ukraine report — Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has filed a $435 million defamation suit against CNN over a story that alleged Nunes met with a fired Ukrainian prosecutor in an effort to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Call records show Devin Nunes in contact with indicted Giuliani associate
Call records show Devin Nunes in contact with indicted Giuliani associate
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and National Review
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Impeachment Investigators Got Rudy Giuliani's Phone Records—And They're Quite Revealing
Impeachment Investigators Got Rudy Giuliani's Phone Records—And They're Quite Revealing
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Mother Jones, The Hill, The Mahablog and NBC News
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Democrats obtained phone records showing how Trump allies coordinated ‘false narratives’
Democrats obtained phone records showing how Trump allies coordinated ‘false narratives’
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump abused power of presidency, Dems conclude in impeachment report
Trump abused power of presidency, Dems conclude in impeachment report
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Giuliani mystery phone calls, texts uncovered by Democrats' impeachment report
Giuliani mystery phone calls, texts uncovered by Democrats' impeachment report
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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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Nidhi Prakash / BuzzFeed News:
Julián Castro Said Kamala Harris's Campaign Suffered Because The Media Holds Candidates …
Julián Castro Said Kamala Harris's Campaign Suffered Because The Media Holds Candidates …
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David Byler / Washington Post:
Why Kamala Harris's failure echoes Marco Rubio's
Why Kamala Harris's failure echoes Marco Rubio's
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Kamala Harris cancels big-money fundraiser at New York law firm amid reports of campaign turmoil
Kamala Harris cancels big-money fundraiser at New York law firm amid reports of campaign turmoil
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris's Long Road to an Early Exit Inside her promising rise and painful fall.
Kamala Harris's Long Road to an Early Exit Inside her promising rise and painful fall.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Good Riddance to Kamala Harris
Good Riddance to Kamala Harris
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
The spectacular collapse of Kamala Harris
The spectacular collapse of Kamala Harris
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Washington Post, Mother Jones and Breitbart
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Lefty Pundits Rage At Whiteness Of Democrats' 2020 Candidates After Kamala Drops Out
Lefty Pundits Rage At Whiteness Of Democrats' 2020 Candidates After Kamala Drops Out
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Redstate, Townhall and New York Post
CNN:
Former official says Trump often refused to believe his intelligence briefings — (CNN)One of President Donald Trump's most common responses to intelligence briefings is to doubt what he's being told, former Deputy Director of Intelligence Susan Gordon said Tuesday.
U.S. Department of Justice:
California CEO and Seven Others Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conduit Campaign Contribution Case — Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed against the CEO of an online payment processing company, and seven others, charging them with conspiring to make and conceal conduit …
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Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Key Mueller witness, major Clinton and Trump donor charged with funneling $3.5 million in illegal contributions in 2016 U.S. elections — A key witness in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election has been indicted with seven others …
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republican bomb-throwers prep impeachment spectacle — They've gotten into shouting matches over whether socialists are Nazis. They've clashed with the parents of children who died from gun violence. And they've insinuated that a key witness was having an affair on the eve of a marquee hearing.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
'I'm not going to take any sh—': Nadler girds for battle — House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler had a blunt message as he privately addressed Democrats the day before his panel assumes a starring role in the impeachment inquiry. — “I'm not going to take any shit,” …
Emma Dumain / The State:
Top House Democrat wants Mueller findings in impeachment articles against Trump
Top House Democrat wants Mueller findings in impeachment articles against Trump
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Brakkton Booker / NPR:
Rep. Adam Schiff: ‘The Uncontested Facts Show This President Solicited A Bribe’
Rep. Adam Schiff: ‘The Uncontested Facts Show This President Solicited A Bribe’
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Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:
U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins tangled in voter fraud, perjury allegations for listing UPS store as residence — U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins' decision to sign a Kansas voter registration form and two other election documents that asserted his residential address was a United Parcel Service store in Topeka …
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Ian MacDougall / New York Times:
How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Carry Out Its Immigration Policies — Newly uncovered documents show the consulting giant helped ICE find “detention savings opportunities” — including measures the agency's staff sometimes viewed as too harsh on immigrants.
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
Trump Loses Appeal on Deutsche Bank Subpoenas
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Mark Hannah / Politico:
It's Not Just Trump. The American People Are Skeptical of NATO, Too. — The public is split about whether the United States should honor its NATO commitments—a sign that the alliance has lost its sense of purpose. — Evan Vucci/AP Photo — When it was created in 1949 …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Extorted Ukraine in 2017 and 2018 Before Getting Caught This Year — The House Intelligence Committee's impeachment inquiry report demonstrates in exhaustive detail that President Trump and numerous aides pressured Ukraine to open investigations for Trump's political benefit.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Folksy John Kennedy gets serious pushback on Ukraine mess
Folksy John Kennedy gets serious pushback on Ukraine mess
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The Hill
Mark Landler / New York Times:
For Trump and Europe, a Surprising Role Reversal — Where the president once kept European leaders off balance, Europe's shifting landscape now has the Great Disrupter on his back foot. — LONDON — President Trump has always relished throwing European leaders off balance, antagonizing allies …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Administration Moves to End Food Stamps for 750,000 — New rule makes it harder for states to waive work requirements — Additional proposed cuts would halt food aid to 3 million more — The Trump administration will announce a plan Wednesday to end food stamps benefits …
Rose Dommu / Out Magazine:
Pete Buttigieg Volunteered for the Homophobic Salvation Army … It's nice to see politicians using their platforms to give back to their communities during the holiday season — except when they do it with organizations that historically exclude LGBTQ+ people.
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
What Pete Buttigieg really said about being gay, prejudice and blacks
What Pete Buttigieg really said about being gay, prejudice and blacks
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell: Senate could pass partisan rules package for impeachment trial — Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that if he's unable to reach a deal with Democrats to set the rules for a Senate impeachment trial then he will try to to do so solely with GOP votes.
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Benjamin Preston / Road & Track:
These Guys Just Drove an E63 AMG Across America in a Record 27 Hours 25 Minutes — Three guys you've probably never heard of recently — most people don't care about—the New York to Los Angeles run referred to colloquially among aficionados as the Cannonball.
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Daniel Estrin / NPR:
Syrians Say U.S. Helicopter Fire Killed Civilians During The Raid On Baghdadi — Toggle more options — A Syrian farmer says his arm was blown off and his two friends were killed by U.S. helicopter fire in the village where American special forces were attacking the compound of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox can't shake anti-Semitism — Lou Dobbs has no excuse whatsoever. — In October 2018, a guest on his Fox Business program — Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch — made a bizarre claim about a connection between the Central American migrants moving through Mexico and Hungarian-born Jewish philanthropist George Soros.
Wall Street Journal:
Watchdog Report Details Problems Between FBI and Justice Department — Report on early steps in Russia investigation could lead to changes in bureau's culture