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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House  —  The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington …
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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:   The liberal world order helped Israel flourish. Now, the state is pushing back.
Dahlia Scheindlin / Washington Post:
Here's what the Israeli public thinks about Netanyahu's campaign promise to annex parts of the West Bank.
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
‘Simply Unacceptable’: 145 Executives Demand Senate Action on Gun Violence  —  “Doing nothing about America's gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable,” the corporate chiefs urged senators in a letter.  —  In a direct and urgent call to address gun violence in America …
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’
Ed Rendell / Washington Post:
I like Elizabeth Warren.  Too bad she's a hypocrite.  —  Ed Rendell, a Democrat, is the former governor of Pennsylvania.  —  I like Elizabeth Warren.  I like her a lot.  Too bad she's a hypocrite.  —  I think Warren (D-Mass.) has been a great senator, and her work in setting …
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Elizabeth Warren has been the only big winner in polling after 2 debates
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll
Discussion: Political Wire
Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Wall Street is freaking out at the thought of President Liz Warren
Discussion: Mediaite and Splinter
The Daily Beast:
Trump Flirts With $15 Billion Bailout for Iran, Sources Say  —  Trump says he hates the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran.  But he's toying with a French proposal to get the Iranians to comply with it: a $15 billion line of credit to Tehran.  —  President Donald Trump has left the impression …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Two names who would give Trump an all-star security team after Bolton
Discussion: Breitbart
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Going Anti-Trump Would Cost Bolton His Access to the World of Rightwing Grift
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to complete the legal repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation, which had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies.
Discussion: Earther
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Washington Post:
Administration finalizes repeal of 2015 water rule Trump called ‘destructive and horrible’
Discussion: Common Dreams
Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
Expanding Social Security  —  I've dedicated most of my career to studying what's happening to working families in America.  One thing is clear: it's getting harder to save enough for a decent retirement.  —  A generation of stagnant wages and rising costs for basics like housing …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Warren Plan Would Close Tax Loophole Joe Biden Uses
Discussion: Eschaton and The Intercept
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
House committee votes to take steps toward impeachment as Democrats mull potential charges against Trump  —  A group of Judiciary Committee Democrats has begun privately mapping a list of possible charges against President Trump, sketching out the contours of potential articles of impeachment …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:   Why Are Democrats in Disarray Over Impeachment?
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Approves Procedures for Trump Impeachment Probe
Discussion: Daily Wire
NBC News:   Impeachment inquiry ramps up as Judiciary panel adopts procedural guidelines
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Why Are You Pissing In Our Face?’:  Inside Warren's War With the Obama Team  —  Elizabeth Warren was in the president's head.  —  From the summer of 2010 through summer of 2011, the usually unflappable Barack Obama spent long hours agonizing over the then-Harvard Law professor …
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Trump officials tour unused FAA facility in California in search for place to relocate homeless people  —  A team of Trump administration officials toured a California facility once used by the Federal Aviation Administration this week as they searched for a potential site to relocate homeless people …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as ‘retarded,’ police chief as ‘half-wit’ in emails  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In emails to his colleagues over the years, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr has denigrated students and staff at the Christian university he runs …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Michael Shellenberger / Forbes:
Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse  —  I write about energy and the environment.  —  On Tuesday, fifteen officials from the White House toured Skid Row in Los Angeles with the head of a local homeless shelter.  “Four or five of them were from the Environmental Protection Agency …
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
David French, Sohrab Ahmari, and the Battle for the Future of Conservatism  —  One evening in early September, the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., hosted a debate between Sohrab Ahmari, the op-ed editor of the New York Post, and David French, a constitutional lawyer …
Gordon Witkin / Center for Public Integrity:
You donated to kids with cancer.  This Vegas telemarketer cashed in.  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The telemarketer asked Eric Thomas a question: Would he consider donating money to the Children's Leukemia Support Network?  —  Thomas himself was battling a rare and incurable form of leukemia.
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
The FBI is investigating a venture capital fund started by Peter Thiel for financial misconduct  —  Mithril Capital raised over $1 billion on the name of Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's biggest celebrities.  Now federal investigators are looking under the hood.
Brandon Morse / RedState:
Marianne Williamson Heard Praising Conservatives Over Leftists for Civility During Hot Mic Moment  —  Democratic 2020 candidate and author Marianne Williamson was invited onto Fox News for an interview and she came away with a realization that she voiced when she thought no one was listening.
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Ron DeSantis' political team planned $25K golf games, $250K ‘intimate gatherings,’ memos say  —  Internal documents from DeSantis' political committee provide a rare peek into the inner workings of the main political operation behind Florida's top elected official.
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Ted Cruz warns Texas will be ‘hotly contested’ in 2020  —  Sen. Ted Cruz is sounding the alarm on Texas.  —  During a Christian Science Monitor breakfast on Thursday, Cruz warned that Texas will be “hotly contested” in 2020.  He said that while he had confidence his colleague Republican …
Discussion: National Review and Political Wire
The Federalist:
Christine Blasey Ford's Father Supported Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation  —  After Christine Blasey Ford publicly alleged that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her, her father repeatedly communicated to Kavanaugh's father that he supported Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Ominous signs could sink Republicans' chances of retaking the House  —  A parade of Republican retirements.  Red flags about the economy.  President Donald Trump's approval ratings under water.  A nail-biter race in a GOP stronghold.  —  House Republicans are grappling with a string …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pence's Doonbeg detour cost nearly $600K in ground transportation fees  —  Pence's stay at Trump's Irish golf resort has reinvigorated the debate about whether the president is using his position to enrich himself.  —  Ground transportation for Vice President Mike Pence's stay …
Discussion: PinkNews
Jack Crosbie / Splinter:
How High Are the Stakes Tonight for Each Democratic Candidate?  —  The third Democratic primary debate, live tonight on ABC News and Univision, will be the first time all of the major candidates have been together on one stage, and also Beto O'Rourke made it in.  Many, many pundits are asking: How high are the stakes tonight?
Discussion: NPR, The Federalist and Vanity Fair
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Ohio lawmaker wants to slap Rep. Jim Jordan with a subpoena  —  State Rep. Tavia Galonski wants to grill Jordan about the Ohio State sex abuse scandal.  —  An Ohio lawmaker is seeking to compel powerful Republican Rep. Jim Jordan to testify under oath about whether he was aware that the wrestlers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
'You're a prop in the back': Advisers struggle to obey Trump's Kafkaesque rules  —  In President Trump's renegade orbit, there are unspoken rules he expects his advisers to follow.  He tolerates a modicum of dissent, so long as it remains private; expects advisers to fall in line and defend his decisions …
 
 
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Voters are off-the-charts excited about voting in an election that's still 14 months away
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Democrats should give Trump a win on his trade deal with Mexico and Canada
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
'I don't blame Kim Jong Un': In dismissing Bolton, Trump sides with North Korean leader — again
Andrew Perez / Tarbell:
Expect More Health Industry Spin At Thursday's Democratic Debate
Discussion: The Week and The Guardian
The Charlotte Observer:
Full Video: Rep. Deb Butler leads Democrat protest of surprise veto override vote
Bloomberg:
Trump Advisers Consider Interim China Trade Deal to Delay Tariffs
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Top Democrat attempts to block Trump from paying farm bailout money, setting up battle over trade war tactics
Discussion: Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
U.S. Core Inflation Exceeds Forecasts as Medical-Care Costs Jump
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
What Kamala Harris Needs to Do Tonight
Discussion: National Review
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: White House may have given up on health plan it says it is writing
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Daily Kos
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
ICE Is Building A ‘State-Of-The-Art’ …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Philippe Reines / Politico:
Why Only a Woman Can Win a Debate Against Trump
Discussion: USA Today
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Lou Dobbs Ominously Warns of George Soros' Financial ‘Tentacles’ Spreading Around the World
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Daily Beast
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
How Fan Culture Is Swallowing Democracy
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Girls who appeared to be 11 to 12 seen with Jeffrey Epstein getting off his plane in 2018 …
 

 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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