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New York Times:
In North Korea, Missile Bases Suggest a Great Deception  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed …
Discussion: VICE News, The Week and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump calls for halting recounts in Florida races for governor and Senate  —  TALLAHASSE — President Trump on Monday called for halting the just-launched recounts in the Florida races for Senate and governor, alleging without evidence that many ballots were missing and forged and that a valid tally was no longer possible.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
'It's impossible' to finish recount by deadline, Palm Beach county election supervisor says  —  (CNN)The election overseer for a critical county in Florida confirmed to CNN on Sunday what observers in both parties had begun to predict: There is no way Palm Beach County's machine recount will be finished by the Thursday deadline.
Kirby Wilson / miamiherald:
In 26 recounts in major races around the nation since 2000, only 3 outcomes changed  —  The races for governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture and consumer services are close — even for Florida.  —  But are they so close that a recount is likely to change the result?
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Incompetence’: Broward election chief likely to be forced from office by Scott, DeSantis
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats load “subpoena cannon” with 85+ Trump targets  —  House Democrats plan to probe every aspect of President Trump's life and work, from family business dealings to the Space Force to his tax returns to possible “leverage” by Russia, top Democrats tell us.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Democratic hit list: At least 85 Trump investigation targets  —  Now that they're set to assume control of the House, there are at least 85 topics that Democrats have said they'd target — or are expected to target — in the forthcoming torrent of investigations and subpoenas to be directed …
Discussion: Townhall, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Washington Post:   Democrats signal aggressive investigations of Trump while resisting impeachment calls
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
House Democrats to Probe Trump's Role in Hush Payments
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
As Dems consider impeaching Trump, GOP leaders regret pursuing Clinton  —  If Democrats are trying to reassure anyone that they won't impeach President Trump, they're aren't doing a very good job of it.  —  Just days after her party won control of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi made clear …
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RealClearInvestigations:
The Silence of Mueller's Trump-Russia ‘Canaries’  —  No evidence has surfaced indicating that President Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election.  Still, two years later, the president's opponents insist the truth is out there and they know where - in the memory banks …
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Rep. Jerry Nadler says hush payments ‘might very well be an impeachable offense’
Discussion: RedState
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Richard Ojeda, West Virginia Lawmaker Who Led Teacher Strikes, Will Run for President  —  Richard Ojeda is running for president.  Ojeda, a West Virginia state senator and retired U.S. Army major, lost his congressional bid in the state's 3rd District on Tuesday, but saw the largest swing …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Should the Press Boycott Trump?  Political Strategists Weigh In  —  The CNN chief Jeff Zucker gave his troops unexpected orders the day after President Trump snatched the press credential away from Jim Acosta, one of the network's White House correspondents.  —  The temptation to play it big was strong.
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway on Jim Acosta video: 'That's not altered.  That's sped up.  They do it all the time in sports.'  —  Kellyanne Conway doesn't think the controversial video shared by the White House of CNN reporter Jim Acosta refusing to let go of the microphone during President Trump's news conference last week was altered.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wants no more relief funds for Puerto Rico  —  President Trump doesn't want to give Puerto Rico any more federal money for its recovery from Hurricane Maria, White House officials have told congressional appropriators and leadership.  This is because he claims, without evidence …
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Will Run Again  —  Reinventing herself as a liberal firebrand, Mrs. Clinton will easily capture the 2020 nomination.  —  Get ready for Hillary Clinton 4.0.  More than 30 years in the making, this new version of Mrs. Clinton, when she runs for president in 2020, will come full circle …
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Critics rebuke Mississippi senator's ‘public hanging’ remark  —  A newly published video shows a white Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi praising someone by saying: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row.”  —  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who faces a black Democratic challenger …
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Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:   Cindy Hyde-Smith blasted for ‘public hanging’ comments; she calls criticism ‘ridiculous’
Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Joked About Going to a ‘Public Hanging’
Discussion: Jackson Free Press and Splinter
Saphora Smith / NBC News:
Trudeau acknowledges Canada has listened to Khashoggi tapes  —  Trudeau is the first Western leader to confirm that his country's intelligence services have heard the recordings of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi.  —  LONDON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday …
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
‘Being silenced is not acceptable’: Doctors express outrage after NRA tells them ‘to stay in their lane’  —  At first, Judy Melinek didn't know how to respond when she learned about a National Rifle Association tweet last week telling doctors who dared enter the gun debate “to stay in their lane.”
Discussion: Yahoo
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Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
After NRA Mocks Doctors, Physicians Reply: ‘This Is Our Lane’
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘A 5-alarm fire’: GOP desperate to match Dems' online ATM  —  Mitch McConnell stood before a roomful of Republican donors on Wednesday night to thank them for their help in the midterms.  But the Senate leader also issued a dire warning: Democrats had just thumped them in the all-important online donor game …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Paris, a relatively understated Trump finds he's still the center of the world's attention — and outrage  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  PARIS — President Trump likes to throw Twitter bombs that explode in concentric circles of offensiveness.
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Rachel Withers / Vox:
Macron denounces nationalism as avowed “nationalist” Trump stands steps away
John Bresnahan / Politico:
'You can't beat somebody with nobody': Pelosi foes struggle to find a leader  —  The House Democratic rebels trying to keep Nancy Pelosi from becoming speaker have a big problem: They can't seem to find someone to run against her.  —  The naysayers claim they have the 15 to 20 votes it would take to block Pelosi on the House floor.
Steve Phillips / New York Times:
Democrats Can't Play It Safe.  They Need Inspiring Candidates.  —  Learning the right lessons from the 2018 midterms is key for the party as it looks ahead to the 2020 elections.  —  Mr. Phillips is the author of “Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority.”
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:   Florida, Georgia testing strength of new Dem coalition
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Pair survived the Las Vegas massacre.  A California shooting took one away.  —  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The first frantic message buzzed Brendan Hoolihan's phone at about midnight Wednesday, and for hours the messages continued to flood his Snapchat group text.
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Leila Fadel / NPR:   Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script
 
 
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Phil McCausland / NBC News:
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Teri Whitcraft / ABC News:
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Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Let the People Vote  —  America finally has a pro-democracy movement …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

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