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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Goes Off on IG Report at Rally: ‘Scum’ at the FBI Destroyed People's Lives! — President Donald Trump unloaded on “scum” at the FBI at his rally in Pennsylvania tonight, following yesterday's IG report from DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz. — Horowitz's report concluded …
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Barr thinks FBI may have acted in ‘bad faith’ in probing Trump campaign's links to Russia — “I think our nation was turned on its head for 3 years based on a bogus narrative,” said the attorney general in an exclusive interview with Pete Williams. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump assaults facts to survive impeachment — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is looking to survive impeachment the same way he built his powerful presidency — by assaulting facts and seeking to expand the limitations of the office he is accused of abusing. — On the day that Democrats proposed …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The FBI Inspector General's Report Has Bad News for Democrats, Too
The FBI Inspector General's Report Has Bad News for Democrats, Too
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Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
‘Corroboration Zero’: An Inspector General's Report Reveals the Steele Dossier Was Always a Joke
‘Corroboration Zero’: An Inspector General's Report Reveals the Steele Dossier Was Always a Joke
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David French / TIME:
The Inspector General's FBI Report Should Disturb Republicans and Democrats Alike
New York Times:
Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses — The president's order would allow the government to withhold money from campuses deemed to be biased, but critics see it as an attack on free speech. — WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Why Democrats sidelined Mueller in impeachment articles — On Dec. 2, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi was on a trip to a climate change conference in Spain, she held a conference call with about a dozen of the most vulnerable Democrats who delivered her the House. — Their message to Pelosi …
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Megan Cassella / Politico:
‘We ate their lunch’: How Pelosi got to ‘yes’ on Trump's trade deal — Nancy Pelosi sat Mexico's top trade negotiator and foreign minister down in her office and gave the two men an ultimatum. — It was late September, and Democrats feared Mexico was not going to implement labor protections mandated …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Yahoo Finance:
Pelosi's Impeachment Plan Isn't Set in Stone Yet
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
AP Analysis: Trump faces narrow but consequential charges
AP Analysis: Trump faces narrow but consequential charges
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Two Articles of Impeachment for Trump Are Nowhere Near Enough
Two Articles of Impeachment for Trump Are Nowhere Near Enough
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did at McKinsey — Last month, a source emailed a colleague of mine with a complicated theory that, the source claimed, proved Pete Buttigieg had been in the CIA. “The American people have the right to know if he was ever an agent or officer,” the person wrote …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg releases names of consulting clients — Pete Buttigieg released a list of nine clients, including corporations and government agencies, he worked for during his tenure at McKinsey and Company, as his campaign tries to suppress attacks on his brief business record.
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New York Times:
3 Crime Scenes and 6 Dead: Rampage Stuns Jersey City — The violence ended at a kosher market where three bystanders were slain. The mayor said the shooters had “targeted the location.” — The shooting began outside a cemetery in Jersey City, N.J., on Tuesday when a 40-year-old detective tried …
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ABC News:
Officer, 3 civilians dead after massive gun battle breaks out in New Jersey — The New Jersey police officer was shot before the suspects fled to a store. — LIVE NOW — A New Jersey police officer and three civilians have died after a gun battle was prompted by what is believed …
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NBC New York:
Officer, 5 Others Dead in ‘Ambush’ NJ Active Shooter Situation
Officer, 5 Others Dead in ‘Ambush’ NJ Active Shooter Situation
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David Porter / Associated Press:
6 killed in New Jersey gunbattle, including police officer
6 killed in New Jersey gunbattle, including police officer
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — December 10, 2019 - Buttigieg Slips, While Biden And Sanders Gain In Primary, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Slightly More Than Half Of Voters Say Don't Impeach Trump — In the Democratic primary race for president, former Vice President Joe Biden …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Federal judge blocks Trump plan to spend $3.6 billion in military funds on border wall — A federal judge in El Paso on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration's plan to pay for border barrier construction with $3.6 billion in military funds, ruling that the administration does …
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build border wall
Federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build border wall
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Judge blocks Trump from using billions in Pentagon funds to build border wall
Judge blocks Trump from using billions in Pentagon funds to build border wall
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Politico:
United Kingdom — 2019 general election — The U.K. goes to the polls on December 12 to elect a new parliament. Here's the latest polling data and projections from POLITICO Poll of Polls.
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Annabelle Dickson / Politico:
Liberal Democrat leader stands by promise to cancel Brexit
Liberal Democrat leader stands by promise to cancel Brexit
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Giuliani says Trump asked him to brief Justice Dept. and GOP senators on his Ukraine findings — Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, said Tuesday that the president has asked him to brief the Justice Department and Republican senators on his findings from a recent trip …
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CNN:
Growing divide between Trump and McConnell over impeachment trial — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are both looking ahead to the Senate impeachment trial, but there is a growing divide between the two over what that trial should look like, CNN has learned.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Claims He's Heard FBI ‘Lovers’ Had a ‘Restraining Order,’ Admits He Has No Evidence — The president tosses out the baseless claim to supporters before admitting he doesn't “know if it's true.” But “it could be true,” he insists. — Not long after Donald Trump took to the stage …
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Gordon Ahl / Lawfare:
Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page Sues Justice Department and FBI
Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page Sues Justice Department and FBI
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term — Former Vice President Joe Biden's top advisers and prominent Democrats outside the Biden campaign have recently revived a long-running debate whether Biden should publicly pledge to serve only one term, with Biden himself signaling …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg to donate $10 million to House Democrats targeted by GOP — Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will donate $10 million Thursday to defend vulnerable Democratic House members against paid Republican attacks on their support for impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Small group of Democrats floats censure instead of impeachment
Small group of Democrats floats censure instead of impeachment
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Yahoo News:
FBI warned six months ago about loophole Pensacola shooter used to obtain a gun — WASHINGTON — More than six months before the Dec. 6 shooting at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., where a Saudi gunman used a weapon obtained using a hunting license exemption, the FBI issued a report warning about precisely this loophole.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump pays $2 million to resolve case over his fraudulent foundation — As a presidential candidate in 2016, Donald Trump took great pride in boasting to the public that he doesn't settle lawsuits. “I don't settle cases,” the Republican bragged during a primary debate in March 2016.
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The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Network OAN Tried to Get This Ukrainian Millionaire a Visa Before His Arrest — The Trumpiest of TV channels tried to bring a peddler of Biden dirt to America. The Ukrainian went to jail instead. — Before catching the eye of German law enforcement, former Ukrainian parliamentarian …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Impeachment is a ‘pattern and practice’ case — The argument from critics of a “narrow” impeachment ignores two critical considerations. First, these focused articles on Ukraine conduct and obstruction of the investigation were the ones able to get across-the-board support in the Democratic conference.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
TIME Set to Name Whistleblower, Impeachment Witnesses ‘Person of the Year’ — TIME magazine will name the anonymous federal employee whose whistleblower report set off President Donald Trump's impending impeachment its 2019 Person of the Year, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
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