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8:55 AM ET, November 17, 2019

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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Pete Buttigieg rockets to the top of the 2020 field as a clear front-runner  —  November's closely-watched poll results indicate who voters might choose for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses.  A new candidate leads the pack.  —  CONNECT  —  Pete Buttigieg has rocketed to the top …
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Washington Post:   Buttigieg surges ahead of his Democratic primary rivals in Iowa, new poll shows
New York Times:
In Louisiana, a Narrow Win for John Bel Edwards and a Hard Loss for Trump  —  John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, a rare Democratic governor in the South, was re-elected for a second term, beating back a challenger heavily supported by President Trump.  —  BATON ROUGE, La. …
Discussion: Political Wire, CNBC and HuffPost
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards wins reelection in Louisiana  —  Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards won reelection Saturday, the second gubernatorial victory for Democrats in a red state this month.  —  Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, narrowly defeated Republican …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Edwards speaks to supporters after victory  —  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the Louisiana governor's election (all times local):  —  Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has appeared before a crowd of supporters and declared victory in a tight race for reelection.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Louisiana delivers Trump a black eye
Discussion: Breitbart and The Advocate
New York Times:
Live: Louisiana Governor Election Results
Discussion: The Guardian and Axios
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:   Why the Louisiana Governor's Race Is So Close
Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Trump Chest Discomfort Claim After Walter Reed Visit  —  A contributor for the Hill who writes on veterans issues and used to work for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is claiming that President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed National Medical Center due to chest discomfort.
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CNN:
President Trump's medical exam was unscheduled, source said  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump underwent a “quick exam and labs” as part of his annual physical exam on Saturday, out of anticipation of a “very busy 2020,” the White House said.  —  Trump, 73, made an unannounced visit …
Discussion: PEN, The Hill and Raw Story
CNN:   White House budget official lays out unusual process in freeze of Ukraine aid for impeachment investigators
New York Times:
Bolton and Trump Met Privately Over Withheld Aid, White House Official Testified  —  John R. Bolton, who left the White House in September, has emerged as perhaps the most conspicuous witness who has evaded House Democrats as they build their case.  —  WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton …
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:   Pence aide testified that Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine were ‘inappropriate’
Washington Post:
Sondland discussed sensitive matters with Trump on phone from Kyiv restaurant as waiters circled  —  Waiters were coming and going as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland spoke on the phone with President Trump on July 26 from the outdoor section of a central Kyiv restaurant …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Fox News
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
‘ABUSIVE CREEP’: George Conway Blasted For Smearing Elise Stefanik With Alleged Doctored Image, Calling Her ‘Trash’  —  George Conway, husband of White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway, faced intense backlash on Saturday for calling Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY) “lying trash …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Impeachment inquiry: Trump ally must choose between loyalty and saving himself  —  Gordon Sondland may try to balance fealty to Trump with the fate that has befallen others in the president's circle: prison time  —  Donald Trump's fate in the impeachment inquiry could rest in the hands …
Discussion: CNN
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
New witness reveals he overheard damning phone call because Trump was yelling so loudly
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Far right network orchestrated synagogue attacks, FBI says  —  Richard Tobin of New Jersey directed group's members hundreds of miles away to deface synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin  —  Federal authorities allege that a member of a far right network orchestrated the vandalism of synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin last September.
Discussion: The Root and Inquirer.com
The Daily Beast:
The Alleged Russian Mobsters in Trump World's Orbit: A Dirty Dozen  —  The impeachment investigations will have as constant background Trump's most important and long lasting connections to Russia—through alleged mobsters.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  Donald Trump knows absolutely everybody …
Michael A. Robinson / Washington Post:
Trump's pardon of two former Army officers has sparked new controversy.  Here's why  —  Some ex-military are applauding Trump's decision.  Some are condemning it.  —  On Friday, the White House announced that President Trump would issue executive grants of clemency — full pardons …
Discussion: New York Times, HuffPost and Vox
 
 
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Impeachment poll: Trump's approval rating back up to 50%
Discussion: Townhall
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Action on gun violence depends on Trump: Be very afraid
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump administration ousts top homelessness official as White House prepares broad crackdown
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's View of Ukraine as Corrupt Took Shape Early
Discussion: The Week
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
In Triggered, Don Jr. Tries and Fails to Prove That He's Not Mad, He's Actually Laughing
Wall Street Journal:
White House Official Feared Trump Transcript Leak Could Be Politically Damaging
 Earlier Items: 
Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
NATO ally expels undercover Russian spy
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A New York Times reporter dug into Ukraine and the Democrats. Critics are still howling.
Discussion: Salon and Breitbart
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House backs Stephen Miller amid white nationalist emails
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
BuzzFeed News:
“Revenge Porn” Is Neither Pornography Nor Revenge
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Calls for AG Barr's Impeachment Intensify After ‘Lunatic Authoritarian’ Federalist Society Speech
Kurt Bardella / NBC News:
Trump's impeachment tantrums reveal a fragile ego obsessed with saving his legacy
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
Stefanik embraces spotlight at impeachment hearings
 

 
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