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9:50 AM ET, November 11, 2019

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Andrew Gumbel / The Guardian:
Donald Trump Jr walks out of Triggered book launch after heckling - from supporters  —  Event at University of California is cut short amid anger at his refusal to take questions from the audience  —  Donald Trump Jr ventured on to the University of California's overwhelmingly liberal Los Angeles campus …
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. went to UCLA to decry ‘triggered’ liberals.  He was heckled offstage by the far right.  —  Donald Trump Jr. and Trump campaign senior adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle came prepared with snappy rejoinders for liberal protesters who might taunt them on Sunday at the University …
Associated Press:
Donald Trump Jr. talk marked by anger over no questions  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.'s appearance Sunday at a university to talk about his new book on liberals and free speech was marked by an argument between him and the audience over why he would not take questions, the Guardian newspaper reported .
New York Times:
Giuliani Associate Says He Gave Demand for Biden Inquiry to Ukrainians  —  The claim by the associate, Lev Parnas, is being vigorously disputed.  —  Not long before the Ukrainian president was inaugurated in May, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani's journeyed to Kiev to deliver a warning …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
The key impeachment question: What did Trump want from Ukraine — and what exactly did he do?  —  In the nearly 3,000 pages of interviews from the House impeachment inquiry released last week, President Trump often seems like a supporting character in someone else's drama.  —  Aides struggle to please him.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   Republicans admit they have no fact witnesses — and Trump did it
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:   Ukrainians Contacted U.S. Officials in May About Aid Fears
New York Times:
The Disorienting Defenses of Donald Trump
Discussion: The Week
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Giuliani associate Lev Parnas confesses to delivering bribery message to Ukraine for Trump
Pete King:
I have decided not to be a candidate for re-election to Congress in 2020.  I made this decision after much discussion with my wife Rosemary; my son Sean; and my daughter Erin.  The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C. …
Discussion: Gothamist, The Hill and HuffPost
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Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, will not seek reelection in 2020  —  Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., the powerful 14-term congressman who once chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security, announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020.  —  King, in a statement Monday, said his “prime reason” …
Matthew Chayes / Newsday:   Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection in 2020
Devan Cole / CNN:   Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King announces retirement
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Pete Buttigieg outlasts the pundits by emerging as the alternative to Biden  —  As other presidential candidates promise free healthcare, college debt relief and sweeping new taxes on the ultra-rich, Pete Buttigieg is drawing large crowds with a different angle.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A monumental week for Trump
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Buttigieg praises Obama after reporter acknowledges misquoting candidate
Discussion: Political Wire
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
‘The new candidate of the young elite’: Buttigieg battles Biden and Bloomberg for the center lane
Discussion: Washington Post
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Democrats on edge as Iowa points to chaotic race  —  Democrats are on edge less than three months out from the Iowa caucuses, as a four-candidate pile-up and Michael Bloomberg's potential candidacy injects a new level of uncertainty into an already chaotic race.
Discussion: Althouse
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Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:   The GOP's new ‘defense’ of Trump actually makes the case against him
CNN:   Joe Biden fights two-front war with Trump and Democratic rivals
CBS News:
Transcript: Senator John Kennedy on “Face the Nation,” November 10, 2019  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. John Kennedy that aired Sunday, November 10, 2019, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to “Face the Nation.”  It's a big week here in Washington.
Discussion: NPR
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James Downie / Washington Post:
A typical GOP senator's shell game
Discussion: CBS News
NBC News:   Meet the Press - November 10, 2019
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook's top news executive has her own media outlet — and it's been savaging Elizabeth Warren  —  Former NBC News anchor Campbell Brown is a top Facebook executive who was hired in January 2017 to lead the company's “news partnerships team.”  That means Brown is in charge of “Facebook News …
Associated Press:
After push from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country's new president.
Discussion: Political Wire
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Contributor Causes Scene When She Names Alleged Whistleblower on Air  —  Host Howard Kurtz, clearly startled, immediately shot back that he didn't know if that person was actually the whistleblower.  —  Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway caused a scene on Sunday morning …
Discussion: Mediaite
Mike Allen / Axios:
Preview: “A Warning,” by the “Anonymous” Trump official  —  “Axios on HBO” last night aired a preview of “A Warning,” by the senior administration official who penned a New York Times op-ed that infuriated President Trump and sparked an ultimately fruitless leak investigation.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Alice Fung / Associated Press:
Hong Kong police shoot protester, man set on fire  —  HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong anti-government protester was shot by police Monday in a dramatic scene caught on video as demonstrators blocked train lines and roads in a day of spiraling violence fueled by demands for democratic reforms.
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Republicans used to ignore Trump's resorts.  Now they're spending millions.  —  In 2017, Sen. Steve Daines' campaign dropped $281 at Trump's hotel in Las Vegas.  The following year, the Iowa Republican Party paid $945 for rooms at a Trump resort in Miami.  And four months later …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
New York Times:
How Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader  —  Madagascar has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power.  But Russians were there during an election, offering bribes, spreading disinformation and recruiting an apocalyptic cult leader.
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
No more fire in the kitchen: Cities are banning natural gas in homes to save the planet  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Fix global warming or cook dinner on a gas stove?  —  That's the choice for people in 13 cities and one county in California that have enacted new zoning codes encouraging or requiring all-electric new construction.
New York Times:
Close Election in Kentucky Was Ripe for Twitter, and an Omen for 2020  —  A few hours after polls closed in Kentucky last Tuesday, a Twitter user writing under the handle @Overlordkraken1 posted a message to his 19 followers saying he had “just shredded a box of Republican mail-in ballots.”
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republicans plot counterattack for impeachment hearings  —  House Republicans are gearing up for a blockbuster showdown with Democrats as the impeachment probe enters its most visible phase yet, with GOP lawmakers and staffers from key committees plotting with leadership to launch their counterattack.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
 
 
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AOC Flies in a Jet to Fight Climate Change, Uses ‘Indigenous Wisdom’ …
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Sonia Elks / Reuters:
Hillary Clinton says abuse of female politicians on social media is ‘viral’
Discussion: ITV and Axios
Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
Schiff's Committee Published Name Of Alleged Whistleblower Last Week
Discussion: David Harris Jr, Breitbart and Townhall
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Jamie Dimon, head of America's biggest bank, on politics, his company's role in the 2008 financial …
Discussion: Redstate and Axios
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Media beware: Impeachment hearings will be the trickiest test of covering Trump