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Washington Post:
Phone logs in impeachment report renew concern about security of Trump communications — President Trump has routinely communicated with his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, and other individuals speaking on cellphones vulnerable to monitoring by Russian and other foreign intelligence services …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi and that four-letter word — One of the things every Catholic child is taught is that the word “hate” should never be used in connection with another human being. — This admonition flows from the expansive Catholic interpretation of the Fifth Commandment.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Pelosi's Leap on Impeachment: From No Go to No Choice
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The Wrap
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Does Pelosi have the votes for impeachment?
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Associated Press, Spectator USA and Disrn
Wall Street Journal:
Doubts Surface Over Giuliani-White House Budget Office Calls — Number associated with OMB is also linked to several other offices in the White House — WASHINGTON—House Democrats earlier this week released records asserting that Rudy Giuliani was in contact with a phone number associated …
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The Daily Caller and New York Post
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Real Clear Politics:
White House: Adam Schiff Has Wrong OMB Number — Who called Rudy Giuliani from the White House, and who took his calls in the administration? Those question have been buzzing around the White House after phone logs were released Wednesday detailing how President Trump's personal lawyer back-channeled diplomacy to Ukraine.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Schiff: No, We Didn't Subpoena John Solomon's Phone Records
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Townhall, New York Post and BizPac Review, more at Mediagazer »
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'You're a damn liar, man': Biden lashes out at Iowan over Hunter claim — NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — Joe Biden lashed out at an Iowa town hall Thursday after a man suggested the former vice president helped his son get a sweetheart deal in Ukraine and was “selling access” like President Donald Trump does.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
John F. Kerry endorses Joe Biden, as the former vice president seeks a boost for his candidacy
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The Hill, Boston.com, The Guardian, PJ Media Home, The Daily Caller, HotAir, National Review, Raw Story, NBC News, Orlando Sentinel, Disrn, New York Post and Axios
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Voter attacked by Biden calls him ‘senile’ and says he should drop out of 2020 race
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Fox News, Breitbart, American Greatness, New York Post, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, IJR, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and ENM NEWS
Chrissy Clark / The Federalist:
Biden Fat Shames Iowa Voter Who Says Hunter's Ukraine Work Is Disqualifying
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The Stranger, Althouse, Power Line and The New Neo
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Democrats offering passion over proof in Trump impeachment — The most dangerous place for an academic is often between the House and the impeachment of an American president. I knew that going into the first hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on the impeachment of Donald Trump.
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Republicans' Star Impeachment Scholar Is a Shameless Hack
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NBC News
Julian Epstein / USA Today:
Facts will help Democrats win Trump impeachment debate even if Senate doesn't remove him
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Bulwark and Washington Monthly
ProPublica:
Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care — Video obtained by ProPublica shows the Border Patrol held a sick teen in a concrete cell without proper medical attention and did not discover his body until his cellmate alerted guards. The video doesn't match the Border Patrol's account of his death.
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New York Times, Associated Press, Common Dreams, The American Independent, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Daily Kos
Jake Zuckerman / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
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WCHS-TV, HuffPost, VICE, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime and New York Post
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Rudy Giuliani Made A Surprise Visit To Kyiv And Nobody There Is Happy About It — KYIV — Rudy Giuliani has made a surprise visit to Kyiv — but the city isn't buzzing with his arrival, it's groaning. — Giuliani arriving with his shady band of conspiracy theorists …
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NBC News, Contemptor, Raw Story, Slate and Law & Crime, more at Mediagazer »
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The murder story involving the ‘Ukrainian Putin,’ who just met with Rudy Giuliani
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Daily Kos
Psychology Today:
Disgraced “Peloton Husband” Speaks Out — The psychological impact of being at the centre of worldwide controversy. — Few people know what it's like to be thrust into the public eye amidst worldwide controversy quite like the actor who plays the “tone-deaf” husband in a recent controversial Peloton ad.
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HotAir and New York Post
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New revelations about Barr and Giuliani strengthen case against Trump — One of the strongest arguments made by experts testifying against President Trump is that he poses a present and continuing threat to our democracy. By adopting the stance that extorting a foreign leader into helping …
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Redstate, Law & Crime, Vox, Washington Monthly, Breitbart, The Resurgent and KTVZ-TV
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NBC News:
Russian agents planned hit from assassins' lairs in French Alps, say intel officials — Western intelligence agencies tracked up to 15 members of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, including 2 who poisoned a defector in London. — WASHINGTON — A group of elite Russian military …
Nicole Hong / New York Times:
R. Kelly Married Aaliyah at Age 15 by Using Bribes, Charges Allege — He bribed a government employee in 1994 so that he could obtain a fake ID for the singer Aaliyah, a person familiar with the matter said. — One persistent question has dogged R. Kelly's two-decade music career …
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The Daily Caller, SPIN, Associated Press, The Wrap, PAPER, TMZ.com and News Breaking LIVE
Associated Press:
Duncan Hunter's exit unsettles US House race in California — 1 of 5 — LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter has indicated he's on his way out of office after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, a break for California's beleaguered GOP that increases the chances …
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The Hill
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Nelson Oliveira / New York Daily News:
Boy invites entire kindergarten class to his adoption hearing — and it's adorable — This boy's definition of family will warm your heart. — A Michigan kindergartner brought his entire class to witness his adoption hearing Thursday in an adorable courtroom scene marking Kent County's annual Adoption Day.
New York Times:
Buttigieg's Untenable Vow of Silence — He needs to give voters more information about his work for the consulting firm McKinsey. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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CNN, HuffPost, The Guardian and The Hill
Josh Owens / New York Times:
I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It. — I dropped out of film school to edit video for the conspiracy theorist because I believed in his worldview. Then I saw what it did to people. — On Election Day 2016, I sat in the passenger seat of Alex Jones's Dodge Hellcat as we swerved through traffic …
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Nuclear Diner, VICE, Right Wing Watch, Contemptor, Mediaite and Boing Boing, more at Mediagazer »
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Infowars Staffer: We Made Up Shariah Law Threat Stories
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Raw Story
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Uber disclosed 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. rides last year in its long-awaited safety report — Uber disclosed 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. rides last year in its long-awaited safety report, amidst widespread criticism of its safety practices and pressure to increase its transparency …
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New York Times, Boing Boing, Balloon Juice and Fox News, more at Techmeme »
Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Warren and Biden lose ground, Sanders moves ahead in California's shifting 2020 Democratic race — The Democratic presidential contest in California remains extremely fluid — but not enough, at least so far, to provide an opening for Michael Bloomberg, who entered the race two weeks ago …
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The Hill, Common Dreams, Breitbart, Axios and Washington Times
Alyssa Goodman / AP Images Spotlight:
Top AP photos of 2019 range from the epic to the intimate — Ours is a world of sweeping vistas, and intimate scenes. In 2019, Associated Press photographers captured both. — A single Border Protection officer stands in the rain at the border; pieces of heavy equipment …
David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
Brett Kavanaugh Wrote That Hiding Evidence From Congress Is an Impeachable Offense — Back when he worked for Ken Starr, the future justice had no tolerance for anything that could be construed as obstructing Congress. — BEAST INSIDE — Law Professor Jonathan Turley …
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Daily Kos
Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
Trump's Other Lawyer Much more powerful than Giuliani, William Barr is exercising the Justice Department's full force to defend a president in crisis. — Photo: David Williams for New York Magazine — Shortly before 5 p.m. on November 15, Attorney General William P. Barr arrived …
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Talking Points Memo
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Is Melania Trump sending coded messages, or are we just talking to ourselves? — A new unauthorized biography of Melania Trump is titled “Free, Melania,” and although the words refer to the left-wing fantasy meme that the first lady is a prisoner begging for liberation, the comma demands unpacking.
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Newsweek, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, Sputnik International, Washington Times and Twitchy
Neal Katyal / DemCast:
Every American Must Fear What Trump Has Done — I've now had the chance to go through the House Impeachment Report. My take thus far is it is a very solid, comprehensive piece of work. Amazing they produced it with this velocity. — Specifically, I'd isolate a few things:
Daily Mail:
Revealed: Billionaire Russian oligarch killed in mystery Surrey car crash while walking dog is linked to murky dealings in his native Volgograd where his business partner is behind bars — A Russian billionaire has died after he was knocked down by a car while out walking his dog near his Surrey home …
New York Times:
Indictment Details How Emirates Sought Influence in 2016 Campaign — In charges unsealed this week, the Justice Department laid out new elements of an effort by an American ally to buy access in Washington. — The donors referred to their campaign contributions as baked goods, usually “baklava.”
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Sara A. Carter, TheBL.com and New York Post
Jeremy Frankel / The Daily Wire:
The Bongino Report: The Newest Conservative News Aggregator — Yesterday, conservative commentator and Fox News contributor Dan Bongino released his new news aggregating website, the Bongino Report. — Advertised as an alternative to the Drudge Report, likely the most prominent extant …
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The Wrap, Washington Times, BizPac Review and American Greatness
The Guardian:
Revealed: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib targeted in far-right fake news operation — Israeli-based group uses Facebook to spread disinformation to more than a million followers around the world, singling out Muslim US congresswomen — Two Muslim US congresswomen have been targeted …
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TechCrunch, Common Dreams and Balloon Juice
Molly Jong-Fast / Washington Post:
Why Lisa Page has been such an intense and constant target of Trump's ire — Molly Jong-Fast is a contributor for the Daily Beast and an author. — President Trump has never been shy about going after those he perceives as his political enemies. Some are well-known …
Axios:
Scoop: Sen. Cramer blocks Armenian genocide bill at request of White House — The White House directed Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to block an effort by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday to pass a resolution via unanimous consent formally recognizing Turkey's genocide …
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KTVZ-TV, NBC News, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, National Review and The Hill
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Wall-to-wall impeachment coverage is not changing any minds. Here's how journalists can reach the undecided. — The diplomats have been inspiring, the legal scholars knowledgeable, the politicians predictable. — After endless on-air analysis and written reporting, pundit panels, and emergency podcasts, not much has changed.
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