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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
American Leftists Believed Corbyn's Inevitable Victory Would Be Their Model — The British election results, like any election result, is the result of unique circumstances and multiple factors. It is also, however, a test of a widely articulated political theory that has important implications for American politics.
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BBC:
Election results 2019: Conservatives win overall majority — The Conservatives have won an overall majority in the general election, passing the 326-seat threshold with constituencies still to declare. — The BBC forecasts that Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a majority of 74.
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Mikey Smith / Mirror.co.uk:
Ken Livingstone says it's ‘the end’ for Jeremy Corbyn and blames ‘Jewish vote’ — The former London mayor said Jeremy Corbyn would “have to resign tomorrow” - adding the “Jewish vote wasn't very helpful” — Ken Livingstone said tonight's brutal election result is “the end” for Jeremy Corbyn …
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New York Times:
For Trump, Impeachment May Be a Political Plus but Also a Personal Humiliation — As the House moves toward what even he says is an inevitable vote to impeach him for high crimes and misdemeanors, President Trump toggles between self-pity and combativeness.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans try to avoid an impeachment trial civil war — Senate Republicans are keeping their impeachment trial options open — officially, at least. — The party is uniting around a strategy that could quickly acquit President Donald Trump of articles of impeachment while giving …
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
McConnell: 'There's no chance' Trump is removed from office
McConnell: 'There's no chance' Trump is removed from office
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Daily Kos
Center for Public Integrity:
Trump administration resists Ukraine disclosures ordered by court — The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our stories. — The Trump administration has refused to disclose how key officials at the Department …
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ABC News:
Heavily redacted communications on withholding of Ukraine aid released by Trump administration — The holdup on the Ukraine aid has been at the center of the impeachment inquiry. — The Trump administration released heavily redacted documents Thursday evening that, without the redactions …
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Los Angeles Times:
Millions in military aid at center of impeachment hasn't reached Ukraine — More than $20 million of the Pentagon aid at the center of the impeachment fight still hasn't reached Ukraine. — The continued delay undermines a key argument against impeachment from President Trump's Republican allies …
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Law & Crime, ABC News, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos and Townhall
New York Times:
Will Trump Debate a Democrat in 2020? He's Not So Sure. — The president's concern is not so much whom he will be debating but the commission that runs the debates. — WASHINGTON — President Trump is discussing with his advisers the possibility of sitting out the general election debates …
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and Raw Story
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
The Man Who Stopped Obama From Filling Many Judicial Vacancies in Exchange For Nothing — I think you can make a case that Pat Leahy did more damage to liberal interests than any individual Democratic senator of the Obama era, including the red state moderates:
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Alex Moe / NBC News:
Live Blog / Live updates: Judiciary Committee to vote on articles of impeachment
Live Blog / Live updates: Judiciary Committee to vote on articles of impeachment
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New York Times:
Republicans Are Now ‘the Beer and Bluejeans Party’ Because of Trump. So Says the Trump Campaign.
Republicans Are Now ‘the Beer and Bluejeans Party’ Because of Trump. So Says the Trump Campaign.
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Raw Story
HuffPost:
House Judiciary Republicans Tried To Protect Nixon Too, And Got Crushed For It
House Judiciary Republicans Tried To Protect Nixon Too, And Got Crushed For It
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Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats face post-impeachment dilemma: What if Trump offends again?
Democrats face post-impeachment dilemma: What if Trump offends again?
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Associated Press, HuffPost, One America News Network and Washington Post
Cristina Gallardo / Politico:
What Boris Johnson's victory means for Brexit — LONDON — Boris Johnson's victory puts Brexit on track — but this is just the beginning. — After winning a strong majority in the December 12 general election, Johnson returns as prime minister with the political capital to pull the U.K …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Inspector General's Report on 2016 FBI Spying Reveals a Scandal of Historic Magnitude: Not Only for the FBI but Also the U.S. Media — Just as was true when the Mueller investigation closed without a single American being charged with criminally conspiring with Russia over the 2016 election …
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Bookworm Room, Reason and Lawfare
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump is getting played by China on trade — The Trump administration seems to have reached terms with Beijing over a “Phase One” China trade deal, which President Trump will surely tout as a victory for himself and the United States. But if the president strikes the deal on the terms being reported …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Examiner:
Revealed: Hunter Biden ‘possession of controlled substance’ charge kept under wraps while father led drug war from Senate — Joe Biden's son Hunter was arrested on Jersey Shore drug charges in 1988 and had his record expunged at a time when his father was pushing for the incarceration …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gaetz brings up Hunter Biden's past substance issues — and it immediately backfired
Gaetz brings up Hunter Biden's past substance issues — and it immediately backfired
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘Pot calling the kettle black’: Rep. Gaetz gets scolded for bringing up Hunter Biden's substance abuse
‘Pot calling the kettle black’: Rep. Gaetz gets scolded for bringing up Hunter Biden's substance abuse
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Washington Post, Salon, Slate and NBC News
CNN:
US prosecutors turn to possible bribery charges in investigation over Ukrainian natural gas company — New York (CNN)Federal prosecutors investigating associates of Rudy Giuliani have focused on a Ukrainian state-owned natural gas company, a move that suggests authorities are exploring whether …
Paul Van Osdol / WTAE:
Rep. Conor Lamb says he plans to vote to impeach President Donald Trump — Democratic congressman from western Pennsylvania says he will vote for both articles of impeachment against Trump — U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb will vote for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump …
VICE:
Inside the Podcast that Hacks Ring Camera Owners Live on Air — A blaring siren suddenly rips through the Ring camera, startling the Florida family inside their own home. — “It's your boy Chance on Nulled,” a voice says from the Ring camera, which a hacker has taken over. “How you doing?
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
A Child's Forehead Partially Removed, Four Deaths, The Wrong Medicine: A Secret Report Exposes Health Care For Jailed Immigrants — BuzzFeed News has obtained a memo in which an ICE whistleblower says two immigrants got preventable surgeries and two were given the wrong drugs.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
DOJ quietly posts internal legal opinions about immunity from congressional testimony — How much will the House debate influence voters? — (CNN)The Justice Department on Thursday quietly published on its website some never-before-seen internal legal opinions that could help President …
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Daniel Desrochers / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Bevin pardons a KY man convicted of beheading a woman and stuffing her in a barrel — It's not clear if Betty Carnes was killed by asphyxiation or by the eight blows to her head that Delmar Partin delivered with a metal pipe. The coroner couldn't tell which killed the mother of three first …
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Biden's SC firewall in danger? 2020 front-runner's lead shrinks to new low. — Joe Biden might need to check his firewall. — The former vice president's lead in South Carolina keeps shrinking in Post and Courier-Change Research polls as the 2020 Democratic presidential primary gets closer …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Anything new? McClintock says what many are thinking — As we approach the 12th hour of this debate, a frustrated Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., had somewhat of a breaking-the-fourth-wall moment and said what many are thinking: Does anyone have anything new to say?
The Hill:
Bill Weld: As many as six GOP senators privately support convicting Trump — Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld (R) said Thursday that as many as a half-dozen GOP senators are privately in favor of voting to convict President Trump at a likely impeachment trial.
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