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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump's border wall  —  SAN DIEGO — Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump's border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads …
Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
'It's like nothing we have come across before': UK intelligence officials shaken by Trump administration's requests for help with counter-impeachment inquiry  —  As impeachment inquiries heat up, president's people are busy pursuing a counter offensive aimed at discrediting Mueller's findings that Russia interfered in 2016 election
Discussion: Daily Kos and POLITICUSUSA
Jesse Dougherty / Washington Post:
Sean Doolittle on declining White House invite: 'I don't want to hang out with somebody who talks like that'  —  Ever since Sean Doolittle was traded to the Washington Nationals in the summer of 2017, the reliever was often asked whether he would visit the White House after winning the World Series.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
RNC pays face value for Trump party's luxury seats at World Series game
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
In Trump's Twitter Feed: Conspiracy-Mongers, Racists and Spies  —  In September, an obscure Twitter account promoting a fringe belief about an anti-Trump cabal within the government tweeted out a hashtag: #FakeWhistleblower.  —  It was typical for the anonymous account …
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New York Times:
How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets  —  With a single tweet last fall, Mr. Trump sent his administration into a tailspin.  “I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught,” he wrote in October 2018, angry about a caravan of migrants from Central America.
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Drops Out of the Presidential Race  —  The former Texas congressman, who energized Democrats in a Senate race last year, began his White House run to great fanfare but failed to build significant support.  —  Former Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas announced that he is dropping …
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Beto O'Rourke:
Thank you.  —  Our campaign has been about seeing clearly …
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Beto O'Rourke's Campaign Failed
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Nancy Pelosi Is Worried 2020 Candidates Are on Wrong Track  — Speaker questions appeal of Medicare For All, Green New Deal  — Ideas could repel voters in swing Midwestern states, she says  —  Nancy Pelosi is issuing a pointed message to Democrats running for president in 2020 …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
In Iowa, Biden confronts a growing threat: Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart, The Hill and CNN
Daily Mail:
'He thinks he still has Mike Pence's job!' …
Washington Post:
Growing number of GOP senators consider acknowledging Trump's quid pro quo on Ukraine  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are ready to acknowledge that President Trump used U.S. military aid as leverage to force Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his family …
New York Times:
The Whimpering Terrorist Only Trump Seems to Have Heard  —  President Trump offered a vivid account of the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “crying and screaming” in the final minutes before his death.  The only problem: No one else knows what he's talking about.
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KCRW:   The al-Baghdadi raid  —  Listen 56 min MORE  —  In a near …
CNN:
Top White House official tried to find out if ambassador went rogue or acted at Trump's direction on Ukraine  —  Top WH Russia adviser finishes closed-door testimony, says he was worried about call transcript leaking  —  (CNN)A top White House official told lawmakers he tried to find …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Washington Post:
White House official who heard Trump's call with Ukraine leader testified that he was told to keep quiet
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Testimony: White House lawyer told Vindman not to discuss Ukraine call
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Experts on Trump's conduct: ‘Plainly an abuse of power, plainly impeachable’  —  Republicans may argue Trump's actions were not impeachable - but scholars say it's a solid example of a high crime  —  Was what he did really so bad?  And even if it was bad - was it truly impeachable?
CNN:
'I'm the best-paid interpreter in the world': Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas touted windfall from Ukrainian oligarch  —  New York (CNN)Earlier this year, Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, received a sudden windfall of money from a prominent Ukrainian oligarch …
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Ema O'Connor / BuzzFeed News:   A Lawyer For Giuliani's Ukrainian Associate Tried To Argue He Was Not A Flight Risk.  It Did Not Go Well.
Everton Bailey Jr / Oregonian:
Baton attack during June protests in downtown Portland lands man in prison for nearly 6 years  —  June 29 2019 downtown Portland baton attack  —  A 24-year-old man who hit another man over the head with a baton in June during dueling downtown Portland demonstrations was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in prison.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Record support for Trump impeachment  —  Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday.  —  A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached …
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
‘Divorced from the facts’: DOJ shoots down claims Strzok and the FBI trapped Flynn  —  The Justice Department shot down claims by former Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn's lawyers that former FBI agent Peter Strzok and others at the bureau “set up” their client in a court filing.
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Adam Neumann and the Art of Failing Up  —  WeWork's chief risk-taker found a kindred spirit with an open checkbook: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son.  Now he's walking away from the wreckage with more than $1 billion.  —  Adam Neumann stood on the 57th floor of the Woolworth Building …
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Rules of impeachment, then and now: ANALYSIS  —  Republicans say the impeachment process isn't fair.  Democrats say it's the fairest ever.  —  The cleanest answer to this question is that the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.  —  When it comes to these new impeachment rules …
Discussion: Vox and Breitbart
Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Devin Nunes in Twitter lawsuit demands emails from Democratic strategist  —  Rep. Devin Nunes wants to compel a former Democratic National Committee employee and a Democrat-supporting law firm to turn over their communications with anonymous writers who criticize him on Twitter.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump says Chad Wolf now acting Homeland Security chief, adding to confusion about transition  —  President Trump told reporters Friday evening that Chad Wolf is the new acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, but it was unclear whether a formal appointment had occurred …
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog and Axios
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Associated Press:
DHS official Wolf named acting head of Homeland Security
Discussion: Politico
HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Sheds Significant Portion Of Staff In New Hampshire  —  The 2020 presidential candidate is down to a “skeleton staff,” an aide confirmed.  —  California Sen. Kamala Harris' presidential campaign laid off the vast majority of its field staff in New Hampshire this week, sharply limiting her presence in the Granite State.
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CNN:   Kamala Harris closes campaign offices and fires staff in New Hampshire
Peter Suderman / Reason:
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Pay for Medicare for All With a $9 Trillion Tax That Will Hit the Middle Class  —  For months, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D—Mass.) has hedged on the question of whether she would raise middle class taxes to pay for Medicare for All, the single-payer health care plan she says she supports.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The NeverTrump Vindication
Associated Press:
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Polina Ivanova / Reuters:
Exclusive: Overhaul of Ukraine prosecution agency buries Manafort inquiries - investigators
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke exits — and leaves broken hearts in his wake
ABC News:
Federal prosecutors examining possible contacts between Giuliani and former Rep. Bob Livingston over Ukraine: Sources
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Impeachment investigators ask Rick Perry to testify
Discussion: The Hill
Steven Perlberg / Patreon:
The New Republic's Newest Editor Moves Left
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Kim Janssen / Los Angeles Times:
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Sophie Tatum / ABC News:
HHS rule could allow faith-based adoption agencies to reject LGBTQ families
Discussion: Friendly Atheist, The Hill and Politico
Brian Faler / Politico:
What Trump might gain as newest Florida Man
Discussion: Fox News
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
'Why I'm Leaving New York,' by Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
YouTube:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi On Donald Trump's Future As President
Discussion: National Review
James Cusick / openDemocracy:
Johnson and Cummings under fire as police hand criminal evidence on Vote Leave to prosecution agency
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Trump refuses to defend Mick Mulvaney, heightening indications chief of staff on the way out
U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Navy Officer, His Wife, and Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle …
Discussion: Task & Purpose