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William Webster / New York Times:
I Headed the F.B.I. and C.I.A. There's a Dire Threat to the Country I Love.  —  And President Trump and William P. Barr are wrong to say that it is.  —  Mr. Webster is a former federal judge and the former director of both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A.  —  The privilege of being the only American …
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The Crime Report:   Ex-FBI Chief Webster Assails Trump's ‘Slur’ on Bureau
Elissa Slotkin / Detroit Free Press:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin: How I reached my decision on impeachment  —  (Photo: Nick King/Lansing State Journal)  —  On September 23, I wrote in an op-ed column for the Free Press that I believed President Trump's actions regarding Ukraine, by his own admission, warranted the opening of an impeachment inquiry.
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic field, pulling in together about half of the support of Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independents, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.
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QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  December 16, 2019 - Trump Job Approval And Economy Rating Hit Highs, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; On Ukraine: 52 Percent Say Trump Pursued Personal Interest  —  Within days of a historic impeachment vote in the House of Representatives …
NBC News:
There are two ways to look at Trump's unchanging poll numbers on impeachment
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Slate
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Have a Problem: Each Other
Discussion: Washington Post
Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Ally Says $1 Million From Russia Was Loan to Wife  —  Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani indicted on U.S. campaign finance charges, said a $1 million transfer into his wife's bank account from Russia was the proceeds of a loan — and not an attempt to conceal his assets.
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Why Is Mitch McConnell Afraid of This Man?
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Carly Fiorina says it is ‘vital’ Trump be impeached, but doesn't rule out voting for him in 2020  —  Carly Fiorina: It is “vital” Trump be impeached  —  (CNN)Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said she thinks it is “vital” that President Donald Trump be impeached …
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Abbey Marshall / Politico:
Carly Fiorina calls for impeaching Trump — but doesn't rule out voting for him in 2020
Discussion: Associated Press
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
In Impeachment, Tribalization of Politics Becomes Almost Complete
Discussion: Disrn
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Adam Entous / New Yorker:
The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind Trump's Impeachment  —  How the efforts of Yuriy Lutsenko and Rudy Giuliani to smear Joe Biden led to a Presidential crisis.  —  Of all the names featured in the private depositions and public testimonies of the Presidential impeachment inquiry …
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Admits He ‘Needed Yovanovitch Out of the Way’ in Ukraine
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn's sentencing set for Jan. 28 after judge rejects his attacks on the FBI, Justice Department  —  A federal judge on Monday rejected Michael Flynn's attacks against the FBI and the Justice Department, setting a long-delayed sentencing for President Trump's former national security adviser for Jan. 28.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russia's State TV Calls Trump Their ‘Agent’  —  Russian commentators note, rightly, that “sooner or later, the Democrats will come back into power,” and they're already joking about offering Trump asylum.  —  Sometimes a picture doesn't have to be worth a thousand words.  Just a few will do.
Saira Asher / BBC:
Barack Obama: Women are better leaders than men  —  If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said.  —  Speaking in Singapore, he said women aren't perfect, but are “indisputably better” than men.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Barack Obama Says Women Are ‘Indisputably Better’ Than Men
Discussion: Twitchy
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court lets stand ruling that protects homeless who sleep on sidewalk  —  The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a major case on homelessness, letting stand a ruling that protects homeless people's right to sleep on the sidewalk or in public parks if no other shelter is available.
Discussion: Fox News and Disrn
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless
Discussion: National Review
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court won't disturb ruling against anti-homeless law
Discussion: Washington Post
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC's U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham to vote in favor of impeaching Trump  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham said Monday he plans to vote in favor of both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, concluding after weeks of deliberation that Trump's conduct was “unacceptable.”
Discussion: Politico, Roll Call, HotAir and POLITICUSUSA
Paul Jurgens / The Mighty 790 KFGO:
Peterson undecided on impeachment vote, has been approached about becoming Republican  —  WASHINGTON, DC (KFGO) - Congressman Collin Peterson says he's leaning against voting in favor of impeachment for President Trump, but he has yet to make a final decision.
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
You Don't Know Bernie  —  i.  —  He doesn't bother explaining why he's here.  —  This is early on, late May, a few months into the race, but he is already of the belief that he is doing something extraordinary with his presidential campaign — something that's never been done before.
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David Siders / Politico:   What Would the Bernie Presidency Really Look Like?
Just Security:
Federal Criminal Offenses and the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump  —  Table of Contents  —  Editor's note from co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman: This collection of leading legal experts discusses a range of federal crimes that apply to the conduct of President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Politico:
Congress to permanently repeal 3 major health taxes in year-end spending deal  —  Congress is expected to permanently repeal three major health industry taxes that were supposed to help pay for Obamacare in a final year-end spending agreement, in a big win for the health care industry.
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
A black woman faces prison because of a Jim Crow-era plan to ‘protect white voters’  —  Lanisha Bratcher voted in the 2016 presidential election.  Three years later she was arrested because she had broken a law she didn't know about.  —  The fight to vote is supported by  —  About this content
Discussion: The Root
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Why Trump's path to reelection is totally plausible  —  If President Donald Trump wins reelection in 2020, there will not be lots of people — unlike in 2016 — gasping with surprise at the outcome.  But there are plenty of people who remain utterly bewildered by the prospect.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Nadler / Associated Press:
Federal judge puts pause on Georgia voter roll purges  —  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday put a pause on Georgia's planned mass purge of its voting rolls, following an emergency request from a voting rights group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams.  U.S. District Judge Steve Jones …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Van Drew Party Switch Moves NJ-02 from Toss Up to Lean Republican  —  Freshman Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) set off a political earthquake over the weekend when he informed his staff that he plans to become a Republican after meeting with President Trump and losing support …
John Ness / SBNation.com:
Thank You, California  —  This is a bittersweet note of thanks to our California independent contractors.  In 2019, SB Nation contractors who live in California or contribute to California's team sites did some truly amazing work: They ran 25 different communities, with all of the sites …
Associated Press:
Surging Netanyahu rival launches party leadership challenge  —  OR YEHUDA, Israel (AP) — Upstart Israeli politician Gideon Saar officially launched his bid to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the ruling Likud party.  —  Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving leader …
Bloomberg:
Banks May Get Leeway to Label NFL Stadium Funding as Aid to Poor  — U.S. is shifting what qualifies as helping poor under 1977 law  — But one example, stadium financing, is already controversial  —  For decades, the U.S. has required banks to steer a portion of their money to people in poor neighborhoods.
Agence France-Presse:
Holocaust architect's grave dug up in Berlin  —  Berlin (AFP) - The grave of a top Nazi who helped plan the Holocaust and was assassinated by British-trained agents during World War II has been dug up in Berlin, German police said on Monday.  —  The grave of Reinhard Heydrich was …
Parker Yesko / APM Reports:
Curtis Flowers to be released on bail  —  After 23 years behind bars, Curtis Flowers may soon — at least temporarily — walk free.  —  Circuit Judge Joey Loper granted Flowers' request for bail at a Monday morning hearing in Winona, Mississippi.  Loper set bail in the amount of $250,000.
Discussion: New York Times
ABC News:
30 years later, Bloomberg continues to grapple with raunchy booklet  —  The book of quotes is reopening an inconvenient chapter in Bloomberg's career.  —  When Mike Bloomberg's friends and admiring colleagues compiled a small booklet of his “wit and wisdom” nearly 30 years ago …
Bob Bauer / The Atlantic:
The FBI Needs to Be Reformed  —  Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report last week told a complex story about extraordinary events related to the investigation of officials in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.  Its publication predictably ignited a contest between Democrats …
Discussion: American Greatness
 
 
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USA Today:
USA TODAY poll: Narrow majority opposes removing Trump from office if he is impeached
Discussion: Townhall, Althouse and Fox News
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
‘Obamacare’ tax repeal added to $1.4T wrap-up spending bill
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that gave them PTSD
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump's 199 wildest lines of 2019
Discussion: Althouse
Guy Benson / Townhall:
Devastating: Chris Wallace Grills, Dismantles Comey on IG Report
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Progressive In Colorado Senate Race Raises Eyebrows With Apocalyptic Climate Ad
Discussion: Denver Post
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Congress poised to ban tobacco sales to anyone under 21
Discussion: Politico and New York Post
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
New Defenses of Trump Are as Bad as the Old Ones
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Thousands of Ohio absentee applications denied
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: These Obama/Trump voters are just Trump voters now
Discussion: Breitbart
Alexander Heffner / USA Today:
Trump impeachment: Pelosi reclaims the Constitution for liberals and today's America