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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Roberts criticizes Trump for “Obama judge” asylum comment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump's description of a judge who ruled against Trump's new migrant asylum policy as an “Obama judge.”  —  It's the first time that the leader …
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CNN:
Trump slams chief justice after Roberts chides the President  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump fired back Wednesday after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke of the President's disparaging remarks about federal judges.  —  “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges …
Washington Post:   Rebuking Trump, Chief Justice Roberts defends judiciary as ‘independent’ …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump hits back at Chief Justice Roberts, escalating an extraordinary exchange
The Daily Beast:
House Intelligence Panel Hiring Money-Laundering Sleuths  —  One of President's biggest foes is taking steps to chase the Trump-Russia money trail.  —  The House intelligence committee's incoming Democratic majority is taking its first steps to follow Donald Trump's money, The Daily Beast has learned.
Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
Rep. Brian Higgins, in a reversal, will back Nancy Pelosi for speaker  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo reversed course Wednesday and said he will support Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to be the speaker of the House, delivering a devastating blow to a weakening rebellion …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Stalemate on Trump's wall amid threat of shutdown
Discussion: SARAH PALIN
John Bresnahan / Politico:   Opposition to Pelosi slowly collapsing
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
No, Trump isn't putting ‘America first.’ He's putting himself first.  —  President Trump's extraordinary response to the horrifying murder of Jamal Khashoggi has renewed attention to what is widely described as his “America first” doctrine.  But an error of logic has seeped into the coverage …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As controversy brews, Trump publicly ‘thanks’ Saudi Arabia  —  In August 2017, in response to economic sanctions approved by the U.S. Congress, Vladimir Putin's Russian government announced it was expelling 755 people from the American embassy and consulate staff.
Ali Kucukgocmen / Reuters:
Turkey accuses U.S. of turning blind eye to Saudi killing of Khashoggi  —  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to turn a blind eye to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, and dismissed comments from President Donald Trump on the issue as “comic”.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators demand Trump say whether Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing  —  The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is demanding a definitive determination from President Donald Trump about whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Crude Realpolitik
Tara Copp / Military Times:
White House approves use of force, some law enforcement roles for border troops  —  The White House late Tuesday signed a memo allowing troops stationed at the border to engage in some law enforcement roles and use lethal force, if necessary — a move that legal experts have cautioned may run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act.
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Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Mattis: New White House directive doesn't change border mission  —  The 5,800 active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border will remain mostly unarmed and won't expand their duties to arresting migrants, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday — despite a new White House order giving …
India Today:
American killed on Andaman island home to uncontacted people, body yet to be recovered  —  The murder took place on an island inhabited by the Sentinelese people, who are protected under Indian law  —  A rare photo of two members of the Sentinelese tribe, which is protected under Indian law …
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Ashok Sharma / Associated Press:   American killed by isolated tribe on Indian island
Marshall Allen / ProPublica:
You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True  —  Millions of sleep apnea patients rely on CPAP breathing machines to get a good night's rest.  Health insurers use a variety of tactics, including surveillance, to make patients bear the costs.  Experts say it's part of the insurance industry playbook.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Tax returns reveal one six-figure donor accounts for entirety of “dark money” funding Whitaker's nonprofit  —  A single six-figure donor accounted for 100 percent of funding raised by a nonprofit run by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker before he became Jeff Sessions' chief of staff last year …
BBC:
Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge  —  A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for spying.  —  Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, has said he is innocent, and that he had been researching the country's security strategy.
Discussion: New Republic
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Washington Post:
British academic jailed for life in United Arab Emirates on spying charges
Discussion: NPR
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Trump: Don't think about troops who can't spend Thanksgiving at home  —  As a result of Trump's racist pre-election border stunt, thousands of troops must spend Thanksgiving away from their families.  —  Many Americans feel sympathy for the thousands of troops who are missing Thanksgiving …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Democrats won House popular vote by largest midterm margin since Watergate  —  Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent.  —  Not since the Watergate scandal have Democrats run up such a large margin of victory in midterm House races, NBC News data showed.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Mississippi Senate Special: It's All About Turnout  —  Lost amid recounts in Florida, uncertainty in Georgia and a handful of uncalled House races is the special election run-off in Mississippi to fill the remainder of former Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's term.
Discussion: Roll Call, Weekly Standard and Reuters
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Two journalists just revealed how they helped expose the Trump Russia affair  —  Producer Grant Stern interviews Miami Book Fair presenters and co-authors David Corn and Michael Isikoff, about their book Russian Roulette and their role as two of the journalists who played a pivotal role …
Daniel Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The lessons my father, Charles Krauthammer, taught me about being thankful  —  Daniel Krauthammer is the editor of Charles Krauthammer's book “The Point of It All,” which will be published in December.  —  Thirty-three years ago, my father published a column in these pages that explored …
Christine Lennon / Wall Street Journal:
What to Wear to Work—When You Work at Home  —  Working remotely—long the territory of slobby creatives—has become newly social thanks to co-working spaces and teleconferencing.  Here's how to upgrade your look without sacrificing comfort  —  I WAS STANDING in my closet …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Had Secret Plans to Build Five Nuclear Warheads  —  New report stirring Iran hawks on Capitol Hill, Trump administration  —  A new bombshell report based on a secret trove of seized Iranian nuclear documents shows the Islamic Republic had concrete plans to manufacture and build …
Patti Domm / CNBC:
Economists see the Trump economy slowing drastically next year before a possible recession in 2020  — Economic growth popped in 2018, boosted by tax cuts, but those benefits should fade in 2019 and growth will get back to its longer term pace of near 2 percent.
Emanuella Grinberg / CNN:
Judge notes ‘sad irony’ of men deciding abortion rights as he strikes Mississippi's abortion law  —  (CNN)A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Mississippi state law that sought to forbid most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, writing a sharply worded opinion with implications for states weighing similar measures.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump lobbies McConnell on criminal justice overhaul  —  President Donald Trump called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week to press for action on a criminal justice measure that has long divided McConnell's GOP, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
What did it take to launch the internet's most notorious neo-Nazi site?  A little help from Dad  —  The white nationalists mailed their donations in dribs and drabs: Sometimes a $10 check, sometimes as money orders, sometimes in cash — often in U.S. dollars, but also in British pounds and other foreign currencies.
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
‘Trump Imitation Syndrome’ is afflicting the president's liberal enemies  —  The malady known as Trump Derangement Syndrome is marked by a sudden explosion of crazy talk and sometimes actions coming from people formerly regarded as sane.  Its sufferers, most, but not all …
Discussion: New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: Trump vs. Mueller  —  President Trump delivered to Robert Mueller handwritten answers about pre-election dimensions of the Russia probe but did not answer questions about his behavior as president, including allegations of obstruction of justice — and will resist doing so in the future …
The Guardian:
Steve Bannon's far-right Europe operation undermined by election laws  —  Exclusive: ambitious plan to campaign in EU elections would fall foul of laws in nine of 13 targeted states  —  Play Video  —  Steve Bannon's political operation to help rightwing populists triumph …
Discussion: New Republic
 
 
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Everton Bailey Jr / Oregonian:
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CNN:
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Bridget Phetasy / Spectator USA:
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Kristen R. Ghodsee / Washington Post:
What the socialist Kama Sutra tells us about sex behind the Iron Curtain
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
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Reuters:
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