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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying  —  The move raises new doubts about whether President Trump's closest aides will be able to cooperate with the inquiry.  —  WASHINGTON — A key witness in the impeachment investigation filed a lawsuit Friday asking …
Discussion: NBC News, CNN and MSNBC
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Washington Post:
Trump frustrated as White House effort to defy impeachment inquiry fails to halt witness testimony, advisers say  —  After weeks of dismissing the impeachment inquiry as a hollow partisan attack, President Trump and his closest advisers now recognize the snowballing probe poses a serious threat …
New York Times:
Impeachment Inquiry Is Legal, Judge Rules, Giving Democrats a Victory  —  The finding came in an order directing the Justice Department to hand over secret grand jury evidence from the Mueller investigation to House impeachment investigators.  —  Breaking News Update: The House is legally engaged …
Discussion: Washington Press
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge rules DOJ must turn over Mueller grand jury material to House Democrats  —  A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Justice Department must turn over former special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury evidence to the House Judiciary Committee, a groundbreaking victory for Democrats …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ: Negotiations with House for McGahn interview are ongoing  —  Negotiations to make former White House counsel Don McGahn available for a House interview have been active throughout October, the Justice Department indicated Friday, revealing that it has had discussions with the Judiciary Committee five times since Oct. 8.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump dismisses need for impeachment team: 'I'm the team'
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:   U.S. judge orders Mueller grand jury materials released to House Judiciary Committee in impeachment inquiry
Washington Post:
White House restores trade benefits for Ukraine after more than two months of delay
Discussion: Изв …, CNBC and HuffPost
Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani butt-dials NBC reporter, heard discussing need for cash and trashing Bidens  —  “The problem is we need some money,” Giuliani says to unidentified man during accidental call to NBC News writer.  —  Late in the evening on Oct. 16, Rudy Giuliani made a phone call to this reporter.
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ProPublica:
How a Veteran Reporter Worked with Giuliani's Associates to Launch the Ukraine Conspiracy  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Arrested Giuliani associates were VIPs at Ron DeSantis' inauguration  —  Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman attended the January celebration and were on a special list to get seats near the front, according to an email.  —  The two Rudy Giuliani associates accused of violating federal campaign laws attended …
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
CNN:
Feds blow door off safe, issue subpoenas as probe into Giuliani associates escalates  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed the brother of one of the recently indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani, according to two people familiar with the matter, as they escalate their investigation in the campaign-finance case.
The State:
Few students of SC black college invited to attend Trump's visit to their campus  —  Hours before the event is about to begin, the shroud of mystery surrounding who will get to attend President Donald Trump's speech Friday afternoon on the criminal justice system — taking place …
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Kamala Harris skipping South Carolina forum over Trump award
Discussion: The Hill
Sarah Westwood / CNN:
Only 10 students invited to Trump's speech at historically black college
Discussion: HuffPost
Power Line:
More Bombshells From the Flynn Prosecution  —  General Michael Flynn still awaits sentencing.  Meanwhile his new lawyer, Sidney Powell, is tormenting the prosecutors and the FBI, uncovering corruption in the FBI and the Department of Justice that, she credibly alleges, included the framing of General Flynn.
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emptywheel:   13 Routine Aspects of FBI Investigations Sidney Powell Says Should Not Be Used with Mike Flynn
Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Exploring Sale of Marquee Washington Hotel  —  Move is motivated partly by ethical criticisms concerning profiting on the property  —  The Trump Organization is exploring a sale of the rights to the company's opulent Washington, D.C., hotel, a move it says is motivated partly …
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump Organization said to be weighing sale of D.C. hotel lease
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Could This Straight Shooter Bring Trump One Step Closer to Impeachment?  —  “He's been at this a long time and he's not about to give that all up to protect anyone,” one State Department official told The Daily Beast.  —  There's a new character about to take the stage in the impeachment drama.
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Biden throws his campaign a lifeline  —  By reversing course and dropping his opposition to super PACs, Joe Biden has all but admitted he's getting swamped in fundraising.  —  But it was a strategic retreat that could end up paying big dividends for his cash-starved campaign.
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The Intercept:
For Some Reason, We Can't Find a Single Leftist Mark Zuckerberg Invited to His Dinners With Pundits From “Across the Spectrum”  —  During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Mark Zuckerberg about his “ongoing dinner parties with far-right figures.”
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
McAleenan says he won't testify before House panel despite subpoena  —  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says he will not testify in front of Congress next week even after the House Homeland Security Committee issued a subpoena for his appearance.
Discussion: House Committee …
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Giuliani Is Drawing Attention to Hunter Biden's Work in Romania.  But There's a Problem.  —  Hunter Biden worked to help a Romanian executive facing corruption charges.  But so did the former New York mayor — and a former F.B.I. director.  —  WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Impeachment hearings depict a quid pro quo that evolved over time  —  After some 65 hours of testimony along with public comments from Trump, his aides and allies, a clear portrait is emerging.  —  WASHINGTON — Grilled under oath for dozens of hours on Capitol Hill, at least three current …
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CNN:
A mystery that's baffling investigators: What changed Trump's mind on $400 million in Ukraine aid?
Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Microsoft snags hotly contested $10 billion defense contract, beating out Amazon  — IBM and Oracle are among the companies that also sought the contract but ended up getting ruled out.  —  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Digital-Life-Design conference in Munich, Germany, on January 16, 2017.
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Kansas City Star:
Mike Pompeo, either quit and run for U.S. Senate in Kansas or focus on your day job  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  If Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is running to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, Republican of Kansas, then he should quit his rather important day job and do that.
Discussion: CNN and Wichita Eagle
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Matthew Kelly / The Sunflower:
Pompeo offers reserved vote of confidence in top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CNN Fails To Disclose Key Facts About Andrew McCabe In Interview About DOJ Criminal Investigation  —  CNN interviewed Andrew McCabe on Friday about developments in a Justice Department criminal investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, but the network failed to disclose …
Discussion: American Greatness
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump and Barr's big counterattack: Actually, they're still covering up the Russia conspiracy
Washington Post:
We represent the whistleblower.  Their identity is no longer relevant.  —  The public now knows more about the call with Ukraine than what was in the complaint.  —  Our client's whistleblower complaint about President Trump's efforts to solicit interference from Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. election …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
As Impeachment Heats Up, a Trump Family Anniversary Party for Jared and Ivanka at Camp David  —  It's no Bedminster—Trump called it “very rustic”—but presidents have often retreated there when trouble looms.  Afterward, Jared is off to Israel and MBS's “Davos in the Desert.”
Discussion: CNN and POLITICUSUSA
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Cummings pallbearer skips McConnell handshake at memorial  —  A pallbearer at Rep. Elijah Cummings's (D-Md.) memorial on Thursday shook hands with all top congressional leaders except Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).  —  Video captured the pallbearer, who has been identified …
Just Security:
George Washington's Advisors Agreed: Impeachment Did Away with Executive Privilege  —  President George Washington's decision to withhold diplomatic papers from the House of Representatives with respect to the Jay Treaty has become an important precedent in current debates over executive privilege.
 
 
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The Guardian:
Make no mistake: Medicare for All would cut taxes for most Americans
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
'If I threaten someone, you'll know it': Kellyanne Conway is sounding like Donald Trump
CNN:
Republican campaigns unload donations from Giuliani's indicted associates
Greg Bensinger / Washington Post:
Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust
NBC News:
Americans split down party lines on Trump impeachment
Discussion: Breitbart, MSNBC and RedState
NBC News:
U.S. bans all flights to Cuba outside Havana in latest crackdown
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Trumps ‘frustrated’ at inability to pursue ‘foreign investment’ deals, says Trump Org executive
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Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
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Associated Press:
Trump critic gets 1st pitch at Series game Trump to attend
Washington Post:
Trump campaign urges White House to soften proposed flavored vape ban
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump should be very worried about Senate Republicans
Discussion: Raw Story, PJ Media Home and Reason
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Warren cutting into Biden's lead in new SC 2020 Democratic poll
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Trump Administration Responsible For More Than 5,400 Child Separations, ACLU Says
Discussion: Axios
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC raises thresholds for December debate
 

 
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The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says the UK is working on rules around the use of creative work for training AI after media and arts executives voiced concerns

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

 
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