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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
A Conversation With Rudy Giuliani Over Bloody Marys at the Mark Hotel — As the black SUV came to a stop on 33rd Street in Manhattan, its lights flashing, a pale hand stretched through the open window of the passenger door and gave a little wave. It was attached to Rudy Giuliani, who smiled from behind his tortoiseshell sunglasses.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again — The House is open to the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump a second time, lawyers for the Judiciary Committee said Monday. — House Counsel Douglas Letter said in a filing in federal court that a second impeachment …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
With an odd lie about the FBI, the GOP's McCarthy stoops lower — It's been a couple of weeks since Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued his report on the origins of the investigation into the Russia scandal, and the IG's findings continue to haunt Republican conspiracy theorists.
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Richard Harris / NPR:
For Her Head Cold, Insurer Coughed Up $25,865 — Toggle more options — Alexa Kasdan had a cold and a sore throat. — The 40-year-old public policy consultant from Brooklyn, N.Y., didn't want her upcoming vacation trip ruined by strep throat. So after it had lingered for more than a week, she decided to get it checked out.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama talks up Warren behind closed doors to wealthy donors — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has spent her presidential campaign railing against the donor class, making it known she doesn't want their help. — She has publicly bashed millionaires, has sworn off high-dollar fundraisers and has refused large checks from Democratic bundlers.
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden answers Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez with Cárdenas, others
Biden answers Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez with Cárdenas, others
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What Trump was talking about in his baffling rant about wind energy — President Trump's political speeches are shaped by two tendencies. The first is that he pays attention to the lines that get the best response, and he'll eventually narrow his rhetoric to highlight those zingers.
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Conrad Duncan / The Independent:
Trump launches into latest bizarre rant against windmills: ‘I never understood wind’ — President repeats exaggerated claims about wind turbines threatening bald eagles — Donald Trump renewed his long-running attack on wind power during a rambling speech to conservative students over the weekend.
Sarah Westwood / CNN:
Trump again airs dubious claims in latest attacks on windmills
Trump again airs dubious claims in latest attacks on windmills
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Impeachment live updates: McConnell, Pelosi dig in on impasse over Trump's Senate trial — Both sides dug in Monday in the impasse over a Senate trial of President Trump, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) chiding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) for the delay …
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Elizabeth Warren held fundraisers at upscale restaurant offering $6,600-a-bottle wine — Elizabeth Warren recently made headlines jabbing 2020 Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg over his Napa Valley “wine cave” fundraiser. But the Massachusetts senator's own campaign fundraisers …
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Associated Press:
Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi's killing — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death on Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents.
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Reuters:
Special Report: Iran's leader ordered crackdown on unrest - ‘Do whatever it takes to end it’ — (Reuters) - After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it takes to stop them.
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Steve Chapman / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Trump's tax cut was a mammoth fraud — Decades from now, many Americans will have to consult history books to gain an appreciation of the lowest point of Donald Trump's presidency: his impeachment. But they will be able to feel the effects of his highest point: the 2017 tax bill, which he signed into law two years ago Sunday.
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Inside Christmas Card, Girl Finds Plea From Chinese Prison Laborers — A 6-year-old found the note in London while writing Christmas cards to her classmates. “Forced to work against our will,” the message read. — A 6-year-old girl in London preparing Christmas cards for her classmates found …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Bannon's Work With Wanted Chinese Billionaire Began Shortly After He Left White House — Stephen K. Bannon, once President Trump's top political adviser, struck up a business relationship with a mysterious and wanted Chinese billionaire just after his White House job ended.
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Jamie Micklethwaite / Dailystar.co.uk:
China orders Christians to rewrite the Bible for the era of President Xi
CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg is plowing millions of dollars into a secretive tech firm he founded months ago as he seeks the White House — A technology company called Hawkfish, with former executives from Facebook and Foursquare, is helping Bloomberg's 2020 presidential bid.
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Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Pentagon warns military members DNA kits pose ‘personal and operational risks’ — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is advising members of the military not to use consumer DNA kits, saying the information collected by private companies could pose a security risk, according to a memo co-signed …
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Trump campaign plagued by groups raising tens of millions in his name — As President Donald Trump raises money for his reelection campaign, he's competing for cash with a growing mass of pro-Trump PACs, dark money groups and off-brand Facebook advertisers neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Trump's campaign.
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David Uberti / VICE:
How Breitbart Is Crushing Mainstream Media on Facebook — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — Soon after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in 2017, Breitbart appeared to be on the ropes. — BuzzFeed exposed its star writer's ties to white nationalists.
Blaze Lovell / Honolulu Civil Beat:
Former Hawaii Governor Calls On Tulsi Gabbard To Resign — Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday called on U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her seat in Congress. — “I feel very strongly the 2nd District of Hawaii must be fully represented,” said Abercrombie, who served 20 years in Congress before becoming governor.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Russia is trying to starve 4 million innocent Syrians — As the Assad regime slaughters its way to victory on the ground in Syria, its partner Russia is using the United Nations to try to cut off crucial humanitarian aid to millions of innocent Syrians still living outside the government's control.
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Wall Street Journal:
Two Giuliani Associates Used Washington Connections to Chase Ukraine Gas Deal — Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman leveraged ties to seek a natural gas deal with Naftogaz — Last fall, as Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas barnstormed Ukraine on behalf of President Trump's personal lawyer …
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