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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
William Taylor testifies about deep-seated push for Ukraine quid pro quo  —  President Donald Trump's top envoy to Ukraine told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday of intense efforts by administration officials to secure politically-motivated investigations of Trump's rivals in exchange …
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Washington Post:
U.S. envoy says he was told release of Ukraine aid was contingent on public declaration to investigate Bidens, 2016 election  —  BREAKING: William Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, gave “damning” testimony before impeachment investigators Tuesday about what Democrats have called …
Washington Post:
Opening statement of Ambassador William B. Taylor  —  William B. Taylor, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified before impeachment investigators Tuesday.  Read the story here.  —  Don't see the document?  Click here to download the pdf.
New York Times:
Ukraine Envoy Testifies Trump Linked Military Aid to Investigations, Lawmaker Says  —  In closed-door testimony, a Democratic lawmaker said, William B. Taylor Jr., the top American diplomat in Ukraine, drew a “direct line” between President Trump's withholding of security aid and his demand for investigations.
NBC News:
Graham and Fox News expert showed Trump a map to change his mind about Syria withdrawal  —  It wasn't the first time Trump has been shown a map detailing economic assets to convince him not to order U.S. troops home, officials said.  —  WASHINGTON — In the days after President Donald Trump paved …
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Politico:
We're talking about the president's racial rhetoric again  —  DONALD TRUMP, more than any modern-day president, has employed racially charged rhetoric.  Whether he means it or not, it forces a day of news coverage, standing up his allies against his foes.  And in this instance, for this day …
Discussion: CANVAS, Associated Press, CNN and The Hill
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Rallies Aren't a Sideshow.  They Are the Campaign.  —  The president is banking on base-pleasing campaign events to counter impeachment and power his 2020 reelection bid  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is closer to his second Election Day than his first, and an impeachment probe threatens his political future.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Anonymous author of Trump ‘resistance’ op-ed to publish a tell-all book  —  The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the “resistance” inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
Discussion: ABC News
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
White House to cancel Times, Post subscriptions after Trump's ‘Hannity’ comments  —  The White House said Tuesday it will not be renewing subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post, two papers the president frequently attacks as “fake” and which he suggested canceling the previous night in a TV appearance.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed has a book coming out  —  (CNN)The anonymous senior Trump administration official whose 2018 New York Times op-ed was called treasonous by President Donald Trump has written a new book about Trump titled “A Warning” that will be published next month, CNN has learned.
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
New York Times:
In Hungary, a Freewheeling Trump Ambassador Undermines U.S. Diplomats  —  He brokered a White House meeting for Hungary's prime minister.  He spends $320,000 on parties and takes positions at odds with American policy.  He says he knows what President Trump wants.
Discussion: Washington Post
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New York Times:
Hungary's Orban Gave Trump Harsh Analysis of Ukraine Before Key Meeting  —  The discussion at the White House between President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban was held over objections from Mr. Trump's national security adviser.  —  WASHINGTON — Just 10 days before a key meeting on Ukraine …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
It's Easy to Overlook the Faults of Our Leaders When We Catastrophize the Alternative
Discussion: twitchy.com and New York Times
New York Times:
Boris Johnson Loses a Critical Brexit Vote, Throwing the Process Into Disarray  —  Lawmakers voted down a measure to compress the timetable to debate the new withdrawal deal, in a rebuke to the prime minister  —  LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a damaging setback Tuesday …
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BBC:   Boris Johnson's Brexit bill clears first hurdle
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Blow for Boris Johnson as MPs reject his Brexit timetable
CNN:
CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office  —  (CNN)Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Lawmakers outraged after Trump compares impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’  —  “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching,” Trump tweeted.  “But we will WIN!”  —  President Donald Trump has called the House impeachment inquiry a “coup,” a “witch hunt” and a …
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Politico:
Republicans quit trying to rein in Trump after ‘lynching’ tweet
Discussion: National Review
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘lynching’ comparison shows there's no bottom to his sense of victimhood
Discussion: Shareblue Media, CNN and The Hill
Bloomberg:
Trump Floats Mulvaney Replacements Including Mnuchin and Conway  — Mulvaney's standing is unsteady following news conference  — Removing Mnuchin from Treasury could disturb volatile markets  —  Donald Trump has for weeks been privately testing the idea of replacing his chief of staff …
Washington Post:
Russia, Turkey agree to jointly remove Kurdish fighters along Turkey's border in northern Syria as U.S. withdraws troops  —  The agreement followed a deal between the United States and Turkey that forced the retreat of Syrian Kurdish fighters who had allied with the U.S. military in the fight against the Islamic State militant group.
Discussion: The Week
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New York Times:
Putin and Erdogan Announce Plan for Northeast Syria, Bolstering Russian Influence
Discussion: Political Wire and National Review
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Freshman Dem Katie Hill denies improper relationship with aide  —  Freshman Democratic Rep. Katie Hill (Calif.) is denying allegations that she had an improper relationship with a congressional staffer, and blamed the controversy on an “abusive husband” that she is in the midst of divorcing.
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell introduces Syria resolution urging Trump to end troop pullout  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he will introduce his own resolution urging President Donald Trump to end the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.  —  The resolution comes days …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Thune calls Trump remarks on lynching ‘inappropriate’
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
The Washington Blob Rejects Change On American Interventionism  —  No arena of public discussion in Washington is less representative of what the American people want than the debate about foreign policy.  The elected representatives make their argument largely at a great remove from the preferences of the American people.
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
This Is Why Hillary Is Attacking Tulsi
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Vox and CNN
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's quest for vengeance against John Brennan  —  President Donald Trump's obsession with former CIA director John Brennan could be on a collision course with an ongoing Justice Department probe as Attorney General Bill Barr takes a more hands-on approach to examining the intelligence community's actions in 2016.
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Flashback: Jerry Nadler in 1998 Accused Republicans of Running a ‘Lynch Mob’ Against Bill Clinton  —  Democrats are expressing outrage over President Trump's comparison of the ongoing impeachment inquiry to “lynching,” but a top House Democrat — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Leaked Video Shows Elizabeth Warren Backing Away From Bernie's Medicare for All Plan  —  Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren backed off of Bernie Sanders' “Medicare for All” plan in leaked video of a private meeting with union officials, saying …
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
wvlt.tv:
Sevier County Commission meeting overshadowed by controversial comments  —  SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — Comments made by a Sevier County Commissioner sparked anger and support at a meeting on Monday night.  —  Commissioner Warren Hurst took to the floor on Oct. 21 to speak …
Center for Public Integrity:
Conservative political fundraiser pleads guilty to felony  —  One of Washington's most controversial political fundraisers today pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Federal Election Commission.  —  Scott B. Mackenzie “caused the submission of a number of materially false …
New York Times:
Why Baby Elijah Lost Medicaid, and a Million Fewer Children Have It  —  Officials point to rising employment, but the uninsured rate is climbing as families run afoul of new paperwork and as fear rises among immigrants.  —  HOUSTON — The baby's lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
With Impeachment Looming, Trump Is Threatening to Sue ‘Everybody Who Pisses Him Off’  —  The president is reverting back to old habits.  —  Last week, as the White House struggled to grapple with an accelerating impeachment probe and a bloodbath in Syria, President Donald Trump's mind drifted to old …
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Tim Fitzsimons / NBC News:
Rosario Dawson and her family sued over alleged transphobic assault  —  The actor and girlfriend of presidential candidate Cory Booker allegedly attacked a transgender employee in Los Angeles, the lawsuit claims.  —  A transgender man alleges that actor Rosario Dawson and her family subjected …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mark Levin: 'Hasn't Even Been a Hint of Scandal' in Trump's Presidency  —  “But I will say this about our president,” the conservative blowhard continued: “While he's been president there hasn't even been a hint of scandal.  Not a hint!”  —  Right-wing talker and Fox News host Mark Levin hilariously claimed …
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Obamacare Premiums to Fall and Number of Insurers to Rise Next Year  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly three years into President Trump's aggressive efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act, prices for the most popular type of health insurance plan offered through the health law's federal marketplace …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Salt-of-the-earth GOP senator humiliates a ‘smug, rich liberal elitist’  —  Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri just attacked your humble blogger as a “smug, rich liberal elitist” who is part of a movement that has “utter, open contempt for the people of the heartland.”
 
 
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Emily Bloch / Teen Vogue:
My Journalism Organization Is Trying to Trademark “Fake News” to Stop Donald Trump From Using It
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Peter Kirsanow / National Review:
A License to Discriminate
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Zuckerberg says he's willing to delay digital currency to satisfy regulators
CNN:
Exclusive: Defense secretary says troops in Syria will ‘temporarily’ go to Iraq before returning to US
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
emersonpolling.com:
Biden, Sanders, Warren Maintain Front Runner Status in Democratic Primary
Discussion: The Hill
CNBC:
WeWork's Adam Neumann offered package worth up to $1.7 billion to step down from board
Jessica Valenti / gen.medium.com:
Time to Put Trump in the Same League as Weinstein, Epstein, Cosby
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump unironically says his sons receiving foreign payments “would be the biggest story of the century”
Discussion: Political Wire and Hullabaloo
David Catanese / The State:
Buttigieg focus groups found being gay “a barrier” for some black South Carolina voters
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Proud Boys Maxwell Hare, John Kinsman Sentenced to Four Years for Upper East Side Brawl
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Robby Soave / Reason:
Seattle Public Schools Will Start Teaching That Math Is Oppressive
Miami Herald:
Despite reversal, Trump's Doral promotion will now be used against him in court
Discussion: CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Fighting Extradition, Ukrainian Tycoon Aligns Legal Strategy With Trump Camp