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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack  —  The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.  —  The email accounts of four senior aides …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP senators come out and say it: The Trump administration is covering up Khashoggi's killing  —  Republican senators emerged from a briefing Tuesday about journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing and essentially accused the Trump administration of misleading the country about it — and even covering it up for Saudi Arabia.
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Trish Turner / ABC News:
After CIA briefing, Republicans say ‘no question’ Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi murder  —  Following a briefing to senators by CIA director Gina Haspel Tuesday on the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi leading Republicans told reporters that there was “zero question” …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep. Chris Stewart Defends Trump on Khashoggi: ‘Journalists Disappear’ All the Time
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Shrugs Off Khashoggi Assassination: ‘Journalists Disappear All Over The Country’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part …
Discussion: Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and NPR
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Protect Democracy Press:
DOJ Alumni Statement Regarding the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker and the Rule of Law
Discussion: Raw Story and Law & Crime
Pete Williams / NBC News:   Over 400 ex-Justice Department employees oppose Trump appointee Whitaker as attorney general
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
More Than 400 Justice Department Alumni Said They're “Disturbed” By Matthew Whitaker's Appointment
Discussion: Mediaite
Bloomberg:
U.S. Stocks Battered by Trade, Yield Concerns: Markets Wrap  — Thirty-year bonds lead rise in Treasuries after inversion  — Pound erases gain as push to avoid hard Brexit may be at risk  —  U.S. stocks plunged, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 800 points …
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow drops 150 points on fears of slowing economic growth, Toll Brothers falls
Discussion: Vox and USA Today
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Stock market plunges as Wall Street gives Trump's China deal another look
Washington Post:
Dow plunges more than 600 points on confusion over status of U.S.-China trade deal
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
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Associated Press:
Politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settles suit, averting victim testimony  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A last-minute settlement was reached Tuesday in a long-running Florida lawsuit involving a politically connected financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls …
Mikhaila Fogel / The Atlantic:
Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency  —  “Today is the first day I actually thought Donald Trump might not finish his term in office,” said the legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin on CNN last Thursday.  —  “This is the beginning of the end for Trump,” declared Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general, on MSNBC.
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Adam Schiff / USA Today:
Trump is compromised. What else is he hiding and who else knows about it?
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Salon
Associated Press:
The Latest: US to suspend arms pact over Russia's ‘cheating’  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on a meeting of foreign ministers from NATO nations: (all times local):  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will suspend its obligations under a landmark nuclear treaty in 60 days …
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Gardiner Harris / New York Times:   Pompeo Questions the Value of International Groups Like U.N. and E.U.
Washington Post:   Trump administration gives Russia an ultimatum on Cold War-era arms treaty
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
New White House counsel to arrive as Democrats, Mueller close in  —  Pat Cipollone will start his new job as White House counsel on Monday, following a nearly two-month delay since his appointment, with dwindling time to prepare for a coming onslaught of House Democratic oversight demands.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump handles Bush's death with abnormal normality
Emily Stewart / Vox:
How to watch President George H.W. Bush's funeral services
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and C-SPAN.org
Justin Miller / The Texas Observer:
'Damn Right, I'm a White Nationalist' Declares Texas GOP Platform Committee Member  —  At the Texas Republican Party's 2018 convention, Ray Myers was a part of a select group of activists charged with crafting the platform for the biggest and most influential state party in the country.
Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Get this b***h under control!’  Joy Behar tears into Meghan McCain off-air after the conservative host lashed out at her for throwing shade on President Trump during The View's tribute to George H. W. Bush  — Whoopi Goldberg was forced to cut to commercial break during another …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Republicans plan vote Tuesday on curbing powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, limiting early voting  —  MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers are set to take up plans Tuesday to diminish the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general that brought opponents to the state Capitol this week …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Black Man Killed by Police in Alabama Was Shot From Behind, Autopsy Shows  —  A black man killed by the police in an Alabama mall in November was shot three times from behind, according to a forensic examination commissioned by the man's family.  —  The finding, announced in a news conference on Monday …
Discussion: Breitbart, NBC News, NPR and The Week
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Born in Philadelphia, U.S. citizen says he was held for deportation to Jamaica at ICE's request  —  When Peter Sean Brown turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in April, he expected to be back to work in no time at Fogarty's, a laid-back restaurant in Key West, Fla., where diners flock for the Cajun chicken.
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden believes he is the “most qualified person in the country to be president”  —  Biden: We must reset our nation's moral compass  —  (CNN)During a stop for his book tour in Missoula, Montana, Monday night, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his 2020 prospects …
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
‘Who is Scott Free?’  A search for meaning after Trump's misuse of a medieval idiom.  —  From the moment he tweeted “covfefe” in the middle of the night, President Trump has been perplexing his millions of Twitter followers with cryptic messages ranging from vague threats to North Korea …
Shubham Saharan / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Student organizers boot SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive  —  Patel, 32, was the first Indian-American writer for SNL, and has since been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing.  —  Saturday Night Live writer and comedian Nimesh Patel …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrats could refuse to seat North Carolina Republican, Hoyer says  —  The incoming House majority leader said Democrats might refuse to seat a North Carolina Republican next year unless and until “substantial” questions about the integrity of his election are resolved.
John D. Dingell / The Atlantic:
I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone.  Here's How to Fix It.  —  In my six decades in public service, I've seen many changes in our nation and its institutions.  Yet the most profound change I've witnessed is also the saddest.  It is the complete collapse in respect for virtually every institution …
Discussion: Vox, Fox News Insider, Splinter and HuffPost
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's $21 trillion mistake  —  “$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions ‘could not be traced, documented, or explained.’ $21T in Pentagon accounting errors.  Medicare for All costs ~$32T.  That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.”
Ryan OConnell / Montana Kaimin:
BREAKING: Bannon “unavailable,” Missoula debate cancelled  —  Steve Bannon will no longer be speaking at a UM, the latest and third event to be canceled following the announcement he would be a keynote speaker at a joint conference on sex robots this month.  —  An email sent to people registered …
Discussion: Political Wire and twitchy.com
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Is This It?:  A Trump-Hater's Guide to Mueller Skepticism  —  Mueller's comportment suggests a man who's fallen prey to the same state of mind that warped Ken Starr—namely disgust over the people you're investigating and a desire to justify the sunk capital.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Wary of repeating 2016 mistakes, Democrats prepare to shake up 2020 presidential debate plan  —  The Democratic National Committee is close to finalizing a 2020 primary debate plan that would give lesser-known candidates a chance to share the same stage as the party's front-runners …
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
What Washington Post Employees Actually Think About Amazon  —  “Our values are wildly out of sync with [Jeff Bezos'] s****y treatment of his own workers.”  —  A little over five years ago, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Guardian offered a bombshell story about Paul Manafort.  It still hasn't detonated.  —  It seemed to be another bombshell story amid all the revelations about the investigation of the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.  —  The Guardian newspaper reported last week that Paul Manafort …
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic:
The Reason Many Ultrarich People Aren't Satisfied With Their Wealth  —  As the number of millionaires and billionaires in the world climbs ever higher, there are a growing number of people who possess more money than they could ever reasonably spend on even the lushest goods.
Discussion: Splinter
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
End to Manafort plea deal could put Palm Beach Gardens home at risk  —  Paul Manafort's efforts to make sure his wife could continue living in the couple's Palm Beach Gardens home should he go to prison fizzled after special counsel Robert Mueller III filed court papers last week asking a judge …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Where's Trump's Wall?  Republicans Refused to Pay for It  —  The politics behind building the wall proved too tough for the president.  —  President Donald Trump has issued countless threats to shut down the government unless Congress approved money for the border wall.
Julianna Goldman / The Atlantic:
It's Almost Impossible to Be a Mom in Television News  —  It was the only time I had cried in front of one of my bosses at CBS News.  —  As we sat in my office, door closed, I was struggling to explain why I was uncertain whether to sign a new three-year contract with the network.
Discussion: TVNewser
 
 
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
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Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
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Discussion: CNN, RedState and Townhall
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
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Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
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Kate Riga / Associated Press:
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