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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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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 …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The FBI Inspector General's Report Has Bad News for Democrats, Too — The party is increasingly becoming the chief defender of the national surveillance state. — The long-awaited report from the Justice Department's inspector general on the origins of the FBI's investigation …
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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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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Small group of Democrats floats censure instead of impeachment — A small group of vulnerable House Democrats is floating the longshot idea of censuring President Donald Trump instead of impeaching him, according to multiple lawmakers familiar with the conversations.
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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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Washington Post, PBS NewsHour and Deseret News
Gabriella Muñoz / Washington Times:
Progressive groups unhappy with articles of impeachment
Progressive groups unhappy with articles of impeachment
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump to rally voters after impeachment articles unveiled
Trump to rally voters after impeachment articles unveiled
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Pelosi, progressive caucus clash over drug pricing legislation
Pelosi, progressive caucus clash over drug pricing legislation
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Congressman Mike Kelly, The Hill and Common Dreams
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 …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Washington, Obama, and Trump, Oh My! — Biden, Sanders, Warren continue to jockey for 2020 pole position — West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans agree that George Washington was a better president than either Donald Trump or Barack Obama - but there are some interesting partisan divisions in that opinion.
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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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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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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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New York Post, Sputnik News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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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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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Axios, MSNBC, Breitbart, ProPublica, New York Post, The Atlantic and Slate
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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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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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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Megan Cassella / Politico:
‘We ate their lunch’: How Pelosi got to ‘yes’ on Trump's trade deal
‘We ate their lunch’: How Pelosi got to ‘yes’ on Trump's trade deal
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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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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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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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Raw Story and Spectator USA
Mediaite:
Megan Rapinoe Calls Out Sports Illustrated's Lack of Diversity in Sportsperson of the Year Award Speech — USA Women's Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe was named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year on Monday, joining the likes of athletes and teams that have put on stunning displays …
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump pays $2 million in damages ordered by judge over misuse of charity funds, according to NY attorney general — President Trump has paid $2 million in court-ordered damages for misusing funds in a tax-exempt charity he controlled, the New York Attorney General said Tuesday.
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Carly Stern / Daily Mail:
‘Our values are the same’: Michelle Obama defends her friendship with George W. Bush, insisting they have the same views about ‘humanity and love’ despite ‘disagreeing on policy’ — The former first lady, 55, said that while she and Bush, 73, disagree on ‘policy,’ they don't disagree on ‘humanity,’ ‘love,’ or ‘compassion’
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NBC News:
Pentagon IG opens review into troop deployment at U.S.-Mexico border — Troop levels at the border have at times surpassed 5,000 since President Donald Trump began deploying them there in the fall of 2018. — The Pentagon inspector general has launched a review to determine whether …
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Law & Crime, ABC News and Axios
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Mike Bloomberg wins backing in California and an event with Jerry Brown — Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg makes his first presidential campaign trip Wednesday in California, a state where few people support his White House run, many don't know who he is, and those who do think little of him.
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