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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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Sadiq Khan / business.facebook.com:
Sadiq Khan  —  This general election result is nothing short of a catastrophe for the Labour Party, for London and for the United Kingdom.  —  For the fourth general election in a row the Labour Party has failed to put forward a compelling case to the British people.
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
All Shall Gaze Upon the Future—and Despair  —  The warning from Britain.  —  Amazingly, the coveted AOC endorsement of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party failed to flip the British election.  Who knew that a passionate and aggressive leftward turn would prove to be political poison?
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Why Bernie Sanders Is No Jeremy Corbyn  —  Even though the polls always suggested the likelihood of Jeremy Corbyn's defeat in yesterday's British elections, his continued presence as the head of the Labour Party filled me with a great sense of foreboding.  The local press excavated from Corbyn's …
Tom McTague / The Atlantic:
It's Boris Johnson's Britain Now  —  The Britain that has emerged today is different from the one that came before, its old political map erased, its economic model upended, its prospects uncertain—even its very unity in doubt.  The Britain built by Tony Blair is gone …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Vox and BBC
The Economist:   Jeremy Corbyn's crushing defeat
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
POLITICO London Playbook, presented by BP: Life becoming a landslide — Boris' Britain — Exit stage left
Discussion: Fortune, New York Post and Politico
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The Biden fever
Discussion: Politico, HotAir and Associated Press
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   In a Polarized Era, Will Impeachment Become a ‘New Normal’?
Savannah Behrmann / USA Today:   McConnell: In ‘total coordination’ with White House for impeachment trial
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
McConnell: 'There's no chance' Trump is removed from office
Discussion: Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
‘Just Having Fun’: Giuliani Doubles Down on Ukraine Probes  —  Trump's personal attorney escalates his push for investigations—the effort that helped spark impeachment inquiry  —  Some of Rudy Giuliani's friends told him to keep a low profile.  —  Instead, Mr. Giuliani is escalating …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Talking Impeachment to Death  —  A report from the House Judiciary Committee's epic markup.  —  The House Judiciary Committee approved House Resolution 755, a measure “impeaching Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors,” on Friday morning.  After a long, acrimonious Republican defense …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In unrelenting tweetstorm, Trump praises GOP anti-impeachment ‘warriors,’ hits Pelosi  —  The president tweeted or retweeted more than 115 times on Thursday.  On Friday, he picked up right where he left off.  —  President Donald Trump resumed his impeachment-fueled tweetstorm on Friday morning …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Judiciary Committee to Vote on Articles of Impeachment
Discussion: DNyuz
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Judiciary Committee nears vote on impeachment articles against Trump
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders endorses a Californian who defends crude sex ratings of women  —  Bernie Sanders endorsed a California congressional candidate Thursday with a long history of making crude and degrading comments about women and provocative statements about Jews, Muslims and other groups.
Discussion: Fortune and The Gateway Pundit
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NBC News:
Corbyn's UK defeat was bad news for Sanders, Warren and America's left  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — Always beware of drawing conclusions from one country's election to another.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Poll: Biden continues to dominate among black voters
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
U.S., China strike partial trade deal that cuts tariffs  —  President Donald Trump has signed off on a mini-trade deal with China, four people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday, marking another trade victory he can tout as he faces impeachment led by House Democrats.
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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 …
Severin Carrell / The Guardian:
Sturgeon demands Scottish independence referendum powers after SNP landslide  —  First minister tells Boris Johnson she has renewed mandate after winning 47 of Scotland's 59 seats  —  Play Video  —  Nicola Sturgeon has challenged Boris Johnson to give Scotland the powers to hold …
Discussion: Politico
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Robert Shrimsley / Financial Times:
Brexit will now happen but Boris Johnson's win puts future of the UK in doubt
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Democracy Grief Is Real  —  Seeing what Trump is doing to America, many find it hard to fight off despair.  —  The despair felt by climate scientists and environmentalists watching helplessly as something precious and irreplaceable is destroyed is sometimes described as “climate grief.”
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 …
Discussion: ABC News
Tom Benning / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas Rep. Colin Allred, a Democrat facing tough 2020 race, will vote to impeach Trump  —  The freshman Democrat had been one of the few Texas Democrats to not yet announce their position on impeachment  —  WASHINGTON - Dallas Rep. Colin Allred on Friday announced that he will vote …
Jeff Goldman / New Jersey Online:
Shooters may have been targeting 50 children in yeshiva, Jersey City mayor suggests  —  Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said Friday it's his opinion that the shooters who killed a police officer and three civilians on Tuesday afternoon had an even more sinister objective - killing students at a religious school next door.
Discussion: New York Post
Irina Ivanova / CBS News:
World must hit “peak meat” by 2030 to avoid climate crisis, scientists say  —  With livestock production contributing to climate change, people need to drastically reduce how much meat they eat to help stave off ecological disaster, a group of scientists warn.
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Rep. Tom O'Halleran, a moderate Arizona Democrat, says he will vote to impeach Trump  —  Rep. Tom O'Halleran said Friday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump next week, keeping intact support from all five of Arizona's Democratic House members.  —  O'Halleran, a political moderate …
Dan Merica / CNN:
Tulsi Gabbard makes fans of Trump supporters in New Hampshire  —  Buttigieg and Gabbard spar over experience, foreign policy  —  Nashua, New Hampshire (CNN)Voters asking questions at Democratic presidential campaign events don't often profess their love for Donald Trump or privately weigh whether …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
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Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Trump's slurs against the FBI endanger agents, former employee says
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New York Post:
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
DOJ quietly posts internal legal opinions about immunity from congressional testimony
Discussion: New York Times
Paul Van Osdol / WTAE:
Rep. Conor Lamb says he plans to vote to impeach President Donald Trump
Discussion: Breitbart, Vox and The Hill
CNN:
US prosecutors turn to possible bribery charges in investigation over Ukrainian natural gas company
The Hill:
Bill Weld: As many as six GOP senators privately support convicting Trump
Discussion: IJR, HuffPost and Contemptor
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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