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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
No, the Trump Administration Is Not Redefining Judaism as a Nationality — Its executive order on anti-Semitism won't change much at all. — The New York Times published a bombshell report on Tuesday claiming that President Donald Trump planned to sign an executive order that interpreted Judaism …
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New York Times:
Jersey City Shooting Suspect Linked to Black Hebrew Israelite Group — The Black Hebrew Israelites have been labeled a hate group. The suspect wrote anti-Semitic and anti-police posts, an official said. — RIGHT NOW Investigators are examining links to the Black Hebrew Israelite movement.
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Jared Kushner / New York Times:
President Trump Is Defending Jewish Students — With an executive order, he makes clear that anti-Semitism is not to be tolerated. — Mr. Kushner is a senior adviser to the president. — As the poison of anti-Semitism spreads with dangerous violence throughout Europe, the Middle East …
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Axios, The Hill, DNyuz, Lawyers, Guns & Money and FIRE
Melissa Weiss / Jewish Insider:
A first look at the language of Trump's executive order on antisemitism
A first look at the language of Trump's executive order on antisemitism
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DNyuz:
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Published Anti-Semitic and Anti-Police Posts, Official Says
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Published Anti-Semitic and Anti-Police Posts, Official Says
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NBC New York, The Times of Israel, Politico, New York Post and Breitbart
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
American Jews Are Terrified
American Jews Are Terrified
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Jewish Insider, The National Interest and New York Times
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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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Biden rebound continues, Warren falls to third
Biden rebound continues, Warren falls to third
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Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Buttigieg, Biden Top N.H. Primary Race, While Warren's Support Slips
WBUR Poll: Buttigieg, Biden Top N.H. Primary Race, While Warren's Support Slips
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CNN:
Whistleblower's team preparing for possibility of Senate testimony — Washington (CNN)The legal team for the whistleblower whose account kicked off the impeachment inquiry is preparing for the possibility that lawmakers will call their client to testify in the Senate, two people familiar told CNN.
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Bloomberg:
GOP Senators Leaning Toward Quick Impeachment Trial for Trump — Republicans question White House push for “a lot of witnesses” — House poised to vote on articles of impeachment next week — Senate Republicans say there is an early consensus building within their ranks …
Washington Post:
Senate Republicans look to hold short impeachment trial despite Trump's desire for a raucous show
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios:
Republican blocks election-meddling bill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
We Just Got a Rare Look at National Security Surveillance. It Was Ugly. — A high-profile inspector general report has served as fodder for arguments about President Trump. But its findings about surveillance are important beyond partisan politics. — WASHINGTON — When a long-awaited …
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Law & Crime, Los Angeles Times and NBC News
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Justice Department watchdog investigating possible FBI leaks to Giuliani in 2016
Justice Department watchdog investigating possible FBI leaks to Giuliani in 2016
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NBC News, Mother Jones and Washington Post
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Ukrainians: Trump Just Sent Us ‘a Terrible Signal’ — Kyiv officials were hoping for a statement of support from Trump in advance of Ukraine's big summit with Russia. Instead, the president hosted Putin's main man. — Ukrainian officials spent last weekend glued to Trump's Twitter feed.
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National Review, Raw Story, CNN and Washington Post
Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Associate Parnas Got $1 Million From Russia, U.S. Says — U.S. prosecutors asked a judge to return Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani indicted on campaign finance charges, to jail for lying about his income and concealing a $1 million payment he got from Russia in September, a month before he was charged.
New York Times:
Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative $25 Million Deal — After two years of legal wrangling, Harvey Weinstein and the board of his bankrupt film studio have reached a tentative $25 million settlement agreement with dozens of his alleged sexual misconduct victims, a deal that would not require …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
William Barr's deceptions are more dangerous than you think. Here's the latest. — President Trump is openly telegraphing that he fully expects his attorney general to validate one of his biggest lies: that the real crime in 2016 wasn't Russia's sabotaging of our election but rather the decision by law enforcement to investigate it.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Warns William Barr Will Try To Interfere In 2020 Election
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Watchdog report a ‘roadmap’ for Russian spooks, intel vets say
Watchdog report a ‘roadmap’ for Russian spooks, intel vets say
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Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Three better choices for Time's Person of the Year — In announcing Greta Thunberg as its person of the year, Time magazine argued, “The politics of climate action are as entrenched and complex as the phenomenon itself, and Thunberg has no magic solution. But she has succeeded in creating …
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Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
Greta Thunberg is Time's 2019 Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg is Time's 2019 Person of the Year
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The Federalist, Raw Story, Daily Kos, HuffPost, Common Dreams, Althouse, American Greatness, Mediaite and Axios
Washington Post:
After bipartisan pushback, Trump ditches effort to kill major federal agency — President Trump has abandoned his administration's faltering effort to dissolve a key federal agency, a major setback in his three-year battle to keep his campaign promise to make government leaner and more efficient.
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The Hill, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Claire Atkinson / NBC News:
Sinclair drops Boris Epshteyn and other political analysts — Sinclair, which owns 193 stations in the U.S., said it wants to focus on local news and investigative journalism. — Sinclair Broadcast Group is axing one of its biggest stars, Boris Epshteyn, the network's chief political analyst …
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ProPublica:
Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep — During a summer 2019 hunting trip, Donald Trump Jr. killed a rare argali sheep. The Mongolian government issued him a hunting permit retroactively and he met with the country's president.
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The Guardian, Hullabaloo and VICE
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump's children must undergo mandatory training to learn how to avoid defrauding charities — President Donald Trump's three eldest children have agreed to undergo a mandatory training seminar to ensure they don't fraudulently misuse charity funds in the future.
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Official and Liaison to Special Counsel to Step Down — Edward O'Callaghan worked closely with Rod J. Rosenstein to oversee the Russia investigation. — WASHINGTON — The primary liaison between the Justice Department and the special counsel's office is set to step down at the end …
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Which Senators Are Likely To Vote For Trump's Removal? — On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Soon, the U.S. House will almost certainly vote to pass those two articles.
Cory Turner / NPR:
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers — Audio will be available later today. — These borrowers — more than 200,000 of them — say some for-profit colleges lied to them about their job prospects and the transferability of credits.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump Treasury staffer leaves after getting embroiled in college admissions scandal — James Littlefair, an advance staffer who worked for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, has resigned from the department after his mother pleaded guilty to illegally helping him graduate from Georgetown University …
Vulture:
Every Movie of the 2010s, Ranked Our critics pored over 5,279 of the decade's films. Here's the best, worst, and mehst. — Want to feel old? In 2010, the No. 1 movie at the box office was Avatar. Hypercool indie darlings Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were the coupled-up stars of a lucrative supernatural teen romance.
Olivia Wilde / Hollywood Reporter:
Nancy Pelosi and Olivia Wilde: The Hollywood Reporter Conversation — One's the speaker of the house, the other's a filmmaker-actress-activist and daughter of a Democratic politico. Amid the impeachment drama, they spoke Nov. 26 about powerful women, whether Hollywood activism helps or hurts …
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Does Cory Gardner have a breaking point when it comes to Trump? The political climate suggests he better not. — Colorado's Republican senator is maintaining his broad support for Trump despite a changing electorate in Colorado. If he wants to return to Washington in 2020, that may be his only option.
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump's speech in Hershey revealed a presidency off the rails — It was one of his ugliest rallies yet — and put the stakes of 2020 in sharp relief. — As House Democrats prepare to vote on articles of impeachment related to his alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress …
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The Guardian:
Boris Johnson ‘hides in a fridge’ to avoid Piers Morgan interview — Tory aide swears at Good Morning Britain producer who approached PM during pre-dawn visit to dairy — Play Video — Boris Johnson retreated into a fridge as he sought to avoid a TV interview, amid rattled nerves at CCHQ over a narrowing in the opinion polls.
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Israel going to third election in one year — Almost no negotiations took place during the day, with last-ditch efforts to form a government abandoned earlier in the week, but MKs took the time to blame one another for the situation. — The Knesset missed its deadline to nominate a candidate …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Most Say Trump Hindered Inquiry, But Impeachment Opinion is Unmoved — Public hearings did not increase trust in process — West Long Branch, NJ - A majority of Americans feel that President Donald Trump withheld information from the House impeachment committees in an effort to hinder the investigation.
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The Federalist and The Hill