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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, The Gateway Pundit, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and Raw Story
BBC:
General election 2019: Tories on course to win majority - exit poll — The Conservatives are set to win an overall majority of 86 in the general election, according to an exit poll for the BBC, ITV and Sky News. — The survey taken at UK polling stations suggests the Tories will get 368 MPs …
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CNN, BBC, PJ Media Home and CNBC
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New York Times:
U.K. General Election 2019: A Big Night for Conservatives, Exit Poll Shows — Boris Johnson appears empowered to lead Britain through Brexit in January, its most momentous transition since World War II. — RIGHT NOW The first officials returns are trickling in. Watch for updates here.
The Guardian:
UK general election 2019: exit poll predicts 86-seat Tory landslide majority - live news
UK general election 2019: exit poll predicts 86-seat Tory landslide majority - live news
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Common Dreams, DNyuz, Townhall and Balloon Juice
BBC:
LIVELatest as Conservatives gain in Labour heartlands
LIVELatest as Conservatives gain in Labour heartlands
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Redstate, The Gateway Pundit and DNyuz
Charlotte Ryan / Bloomberg:
Pound Surges to 19-Month High as Poll Points to Conservative Win
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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Center for Public Integrity
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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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 …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Report: Trump's Ukraine Extortion Scheme Was Financed by Russia — President Trump is facing impeachment primarily for abusing his power for political gain, extorting a foreign country to discredit his political rivals. The secondary aspect of the plot is that the target of his extortion is hardly random.
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Daily Kos, Progress Pond, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
New York Times:
Republicans Are Now ‘the Beer and Bluejeans Party’ Because of Trump. So Says the Trump Campaign. — Jared Kushner, who is overseeing his father-in-law's re-election campaign, said the Republican Party was being redefined with the “old guard cycling out” and the people coming in “inspired by the Trump revolution.”
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Raw Story
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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
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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Washington Post and The Hill
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 and Washington Post
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.
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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Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Fact check: Was Devin Nunes ‘vindicated’ by report on FBI's Trump investigation?
Fact check: Was Devin Nunes ‘vindicated’ by report on FBI's Trump investigation?
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Raw Story
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gaetz brings up Hunter Biden's past substance issues — and it immediately backfired — Debate surrounding the next amendment to be introduced quickly divulged into a tit-for-tat involving allegations of cocaine usage and driving under the influence charges.
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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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Slate, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and NBC News
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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NBC News
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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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PJ Media Home
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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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 …
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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Every Democrat is tied with Trump in the state he must win — It's widely assumed that the 2020 voting in Wisconsin will go a long way toward determining whether President Trump serves a second term. And a new poll finds that every single leading Democratic candidate is roughly tied with him in the state.
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The Recombobulation Area
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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.
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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Reason
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 …
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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Contemptor
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Kentucky's new Democratic governor allows 140,000 ex-felons to vote — Andy Beshear signs executive order allowing those with non-violent felony convictions to vote after completing their sentences — Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky signed an executive order on Thursday that will allow people …
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German Lopez / Vox:
Kentucky's new governor is giving the right to vote back to 140,000 ex-felons
Kentucky's new governor is giving the right to vote back to 140,000 ex-felons
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Des Moines Register, Washington Post, Fox News and Iowa Starting Line
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?