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Caitlin Andrews / Bangor Daily News:
Jared Golden will vote with Democrats on one Trump impeachment article, not the other  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine's 2nd District said Tuesday he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump for abusing the power of his office, but not on a second impeachment that charges …
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New York Times:
Read Trump's Letter to Pelosi Protesting Impeachment  —  President Trump sent a letter on Tuesday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing his “most powerful protest” against the impeachment process.  The House is expected to vote on two articles of impeachment against Mr. Trump on Wednesday.
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Trump sends scorching letter to Pelosi ahead of House impeachment vote  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump sent a letter on Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, excoriating the House Democrats' pursuit of an impeachment inquiry just a day before the full House is set to vote.
Discussion: The Hill, KTLA and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Writes Insane Letter to Pelosi Showing Why He's Unfit For Office  —  If you worked in print media, you became accustomed to receiving long, unhinged letters from agitated members of the general public.  Often these letters tied together facts, pseudo-facts, paranoid insinuations …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Denounces ‘Partisan Impeachment Crusade’ on Eve of House Vote  —  In an irate, six-page letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Trump denounced the impeachment inquiry in scathing terms, asserting that he had done nothing wrong and that Democrats would pay a political price in 2020.
Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: House Democrats have enough votes to impeach Trump, according to a Post analysis
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump presents his own impeachment defense
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and The Hill
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump savages impeachment proceedings in letter to Pelosi
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Congressman Jared Golden / Facebook:   How I Plan to Vote  —  This week, the House will vote …
Axios:
Trump sends letter to Pelosi railing against impeachment
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and The Hill
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell on impeachment: 'I'm not impartial about this at all'
Reuters:
Associate of Rudy Giuliani received $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch -prosecutor  —  U.S. prosecutors said in court on Tuesday that Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
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Erica Orden / CNN:
Judge won't jail indicted Giuliani associate pending trial
Discussion: HuffPost and Politico
Jerusalem Post:   Associate of Rudy Giuliani received $1 million from Ukrainian Oligarch
NBC News:
Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas can stay free on bail after prosecutors argue he hid money
BBC:
Trump says Armenia massacres were not genocide, directly contradicting Congress  —  President Trump has said he does not consider the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 to be a genocide, contradicting a unanimous vote by the US Senate.  —  The historic vote last week incensed Turkey …
Discussion: Mediaite and Twitchy
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Adam Driver Walks Out of NPR ‘Fresh Air’ Interview Over ‘Marriage Story’ Clip  —  The star actor allegedly left after expressing displeasure with listening to a clip of his own acting—a fear Driver has repeatedly voiced in the past.  —  In the midst of promoting three of his latest starring turns …
ABC News:
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort hospitalized for cardiac event: Sources  —  Manafort is slated to be released from prison Christmas Day 2024.  —  President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been hospitalized for a cardiac event while serving …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Jeff Van Drew Was ‘Almost Obsessively Anti-Trump’ Before He Considered Joining His Party  —  Democrats heard the New Jersey freshman call President Trump crazy and unfit to be commander-in-chief.  —  For months, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a freshman Democrat from New Jersey …
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Politico:
Rep. Jeff Van Drew says Democratic staff had no choice but to quit
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated  —  The president and his enablers have replaced conservatism with an empty faith led by a bogus prophet.  —  The authors have worked for and supported Republican campaigns.  —  Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes …
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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Trump slashed Puerto Rico's Medicaid money as part of budget deal  —  President Donald Trump intervened to cut the federal government's Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico as part of a larger government spending deal, according to four sources with knowledge of the discussions.
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
House swiftly advances behemoth $1.4T spending deal
Discussion: Breitbart
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Buttigieg omitted high-powered bundlers from disclosure  —  Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign omitted more than 20 high-level fundraisers from a list of top “bundlers” it disclosed to the public last week.  —  The public list of bundlers, featuring more than 100 people who have raised …
Discussion: IMPORTANTVILLE
Melissa Malamut / New York Post:
Men are showing up to The Wing and women are pissed  —  Ladies, leave your man at home.  —  The Wing was supposed to be the ultimate sanctuary for women: decidedly feminine in design, with walls and furniture in shades of millennial pink and a thermometer set at a women's-clothing-friendly 72 degrees.
Wall Street Journal:
Peter Thiel at Center of Facebook's Internal Divisions on Politics  —  Billionaire investor thinks political-ad policy shouldn't change; some directors and executives disagree  —  Facebook Inc. FB 1.96% 's senior leadership is increasingly divided over how to address criticism of the company's effect …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Secret FISA Court issues highly unusual public rebuke of FBI for mistakes  —  The criticism comes after a report by the DOJ inspector general that found “so many basic and fundamental errors.”  —  WASHINGTON — The secret court that approves orders to conduct surveillance on suspected foreign terrorists …
Joseph Cox / VICE:
We Tested Ring's Security.  It's Awful  —  It's not so much being watched.  It's that I don't really know if I'm being watched or not.  —  From across the other side of the world, a colleague has just accessed my Ring account, and in turn, a live-feed of a Ring camera in my apartment.
Discussion: Vox, more at Techmeme »
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls for President Trump's censure  —  She remains undecided on impeachment on eve of House vote.  —  Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is calling for President Donald Trump's censure on the eve a full House vote Wednesday on the articles of impeachment.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Family emergency sidelines Jerry Nadler day before expected impeachment vote  —  Nadler is expected to return to Washington late Tuesday or early Wednesday.  —  House Judiciary Jerry Nadler on Friday.  Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler …
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Karol Sanchez, 16, Snatched Off Street as Mother Fought Kidnappers, Video Shows  —  She told police she had set up the kidnapping because of her “overprotective” mother, an official said.  —  The grainy black and white video showed a nightmarish scene in the Bronx.
Discussion: Fox News, New York Post, The Root and CNN
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows … President Donald Trump received a loud ovation when he participated in the coin toss ahead of Saturday's Army-Navy football rivalry game in Philadelphia.  But troops' actual feelings about the commander …
Discussion: Raw Story
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Protesters Clamor for President Trump's Impeachment on Eve of House Vote  —  A coalition of liberal groups that included MoveOn.org and Indivisible organized hundreds of rallies across the country.  —  From Boston Common to the French Quarter in New Orleans, a series of protests unfolded across …
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Military Documents about US-Mexico Border are Now Classified to Prevent Leaks, Limit Media Coverage  —  The Defense Department is seeking to stamp out leaks and limit media coverage of military operations at the U.S.-Mexico border by making what historically have been unclassified orders …
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
He was sexually abusing underage girls.  Then, police said, one of them killed him. … KENOSHA, Wis. — Metal cuffs strained against her ankles as she shuffled down the courthouse hallway.  She passed her mother, who had grown used to seeing her teen daughter in a jail uniform.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Sen. Susan Collins during 1999 impeachment: ‘I need witnesses ... to get to the truth’  —  Now that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has flatly refused Democratic demands for witnesses to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial, it could create an uncomfortable situation …
Discussion: DSCC, Bloomberg and Associated Press
Pew Research Center:
In a Politically Polarized Era, Sharp Divides in Both Partisan Coalitions  —  Partisanship remains biggest factor in public's political values  —  Partisanship continues to be the dividing line in the American public's political attitudes, far surpassing differences by age, race and ethnicity …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘Vile and disturbing’: Army unit marks Battle of the Bulge with picture of Nazi war criminal who massacred Americans  —  On the 75th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's final major push in World War II, a U.S. Army unit shared a tribute to the “greatest battle in American history” …
Kriston Capps / CityLab:
Trump's Plan to Criminalize Homelessness Is Taking Shape  —  As the advocates and service providers brace for an executive order on homelessness, HUD Secretary Ben Carson heads to Houston.  —  The White House is taking steps toward decisive new action on homelessness, bucking policies favored …
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Devan Cole / CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump's calls to stop impeachment: ‘The President is not a lawyer’  —  The reasons behind RBG's most recent hospitalizations  —  Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday weighed in on President Donald Trump's assertion that the impeachment proceedings …
Discussion: WWD, Breitbart and Raw Story
 
 
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Schiff says Pence's office may have purposefully misled panel about contents of his Zelensky call
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Elaine Chao under scrutiny for $67 million grant to her husband's home state
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
BBC:
Russian network used BuzzFeed's Community site to spread false news stories
Discussion: Washington Post
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
In Tulsa, an investigation finds possible evidence of mass graves from 1921 race massacre
Discussion: The Root and Mother Jones
Stacy Fernández / The Texas Tribune:
Midland County officials just found a missing ballot box.  It may change the result of a $569 million bond election.
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Will Be Impeached but Trumpism Will Fuck Us Forever
Discussion: Raw Story
Megh Wright / Vulture:
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
American democracy's Senate problem, explained
Discussion: Mother Jones
Kate Krader / Bloomberg:
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Maya Kosoff / GEN:
The Human Toll of the 2019 Media Apocalypse
Discussion: Gothamist
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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