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Jon Sharman / The Independent:
Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’, cancels press conference and leaves Nato summit early after video of world leaders making fun of him — 'I called him out on the fact he's not paying 2 per cent, and I guess he's not very happy about it,' says US president — Donald Trump has reacted furiously …
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Associated Press:
NATO leaders appear to gossip about Trump in unguarded chat — In this grab taken from video on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, France's President Emmanuel Macro, centre right, gestures as he speaks during a NATO reception. While NATO leaders are professing unity as they gather for a summit near London …
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Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
Of Course Trump Was Laughed Out of the NATO Summit — If America won't take care of our allies, Russia and China will. — Earlier today, President Donald Trump cancelled his press conference at the NATO summit, called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau two-faced …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump abruptly cancels NATO press conference after summit turns sour — “When today's meetings are over, I will be heading back to Washington. We won't be doing a press conference at the close of NATO because we did so many over the past two days. Safe travels to all!” Trump tweeted.
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Nicholas Burns / The Atlantic:
Trump Violates Diplomacy's Golden Rule — During a testy joint press conference at the NATO summit in London yesterday, President Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, argued openly over how the 70-year-old alliance should handle Russia, the Islamic State, and Turkey.
Rosie Perper / Insider:
Video appears to show world leaders mocking Trump after uncomfortable first day at NATO summit
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NBC News:
NATO summit braces for friction after bruising first day
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Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Boris Johnson holds late-night chat with Donald Trump
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Washington Post:
Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after video emerges of world leaders apparently mocking the president
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after hot mic catches NATO leaders speaking candidly
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
No, Mr. President, impeachment doesn't trigger NATO Article 5
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Mark Hannah / Politico:
It's Not Just Trump. The American People Are Skeptical of NATO, Too.
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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,” …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 early takeaways from the Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dems signal Mueller-related impeachment charges as witnesses assail Trump
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Founding Fathers would be ‘horrified’: Legal experts testify Trump should be impeached
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Washington Post:
‘Are you ready?’: Pelosi makes clear to Democrats that impeachment is coming
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Emma Dumain / The State:
Top House Democrat wants Mueller findings in impeachment articles against Trump
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Trump impeachment hearing live updates: Experts outline ‘serious abuse of power’
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump makes at least 21 false claims at NATO meetings
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republican bomb-throwers prep impeachment spectacle
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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
William Barr Says Those Who Don't Show More Respect To Cops May Not Get Police Protection — The remarks are the latest example of the U.S. attorney general's “tough on crime” approach that President Donald Trump has adopted. — U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday …
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
William Barr says ‘communities’ that protest cops could lose ‘the police protection they need’ — Speaking to a roomful of police officers and prosecutors on Tuesday, Attorney General William P. Barr drew a parallel between protests against soldiers during the Vietnam War and demonstrations against law enforcement today.
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New York Times:
Giuliani, Facing Scrutiny, Travels to Europe to Interview Ukrainians — President Trump's personal lawyer has been in Budapest and Kyiv this week to talk with former Ukrainian prosecutors for a documentary series intended to debunk the impeachment case. — WASHINGTON — Even as Democrats intensified …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Loeffler will cut huge check for Georgia special election — Soon-to-be Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler plans to spend $20 million of her own money on her 2020 Senate campaign in Georgia — a massive sum that could give potential rivals pause about trying to unseat her.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Kemp taps Kelly Loeffler, financial exec, to US Senate seat
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Battle for the GOP Starts in Georgia
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump's mental state is deteriorating dangerously due to impeachment with potentially ‘catastrophic outcomes’, psychiatrists urgently warn Congress — Exclusive: Statement to be accompanied by petition with at least 350 signatures from mental health professionals endorsing conclusions
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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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Zachary Evans / National Review:
Clinton Donors Charged in Massive Campaign-Finance Scheme
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Ryland Barton / 89.3 WFPL News Louisville:
Bevin Says He Lost Because Democrats ‘Harvested Votes In Urban Communities’ — During a series of interviews on talk radio shows Wednesday morning, outgoing Republican Gov. Matt Bevin said that he lost his race for reelection because the Democratic Party “harvested votes in urban communities.”
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.
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Sen. John Kennedy's full-Trump mode is just his latest stage persona — Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, now all over the news after a volatile verbal exchange with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, is a habitual shape-shifter. Pundits disappointed that the Oxford-educated media hound …
DW.COM:
Germany expels Russian diplomats after murder in Berlin — German prosecutors said evidence suggests Russia or Chechnya may have ordered the murder of a Georgian man in Berlin. Two Russian diplomats have been expelled, with the German government discussing further steps.
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 …
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Simon Rosenberg / GEN:
How to Impeach Trump Without Letting His Co-Conspirators Get Away — Congress needs to break Trump's impeachment into three tracks in order to remove him by the 2020 election — iven Republicans' stated intent to turn the Senate impeachment trial into a wildly partisan Sean Hannity-inspired circus …
Susan Walsh / Politico:
Doug Collins' opening statement — Thank you, Chairman Nadler. Welcome to Part Two of the Schiff impeachment show. Grab your popcorn, because today we have a rerun of the same hearing we already had in this committee in July. On July 12, we had a hearing with a panel of academics to talk …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Stop calling Trump a ‘Russian dupe.’ The truth is much worse. — You hear it constantly: President Trump is a “Russian dupe.” Republicans spreading lies about Ukrainian interference in 2016 are Vladimir Putin's “useful idiots.” By getting Trump to adopt those lies rather than admit …
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