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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller  —  Washington (CNN)The House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel said in federal court Monday.
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Washington Post:
House is investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller, its general counsel told a federal appeals court  —  BREAKING: The statement came in arguments before appeals court judges in Washington, D.C., over Congress's request to have secret grand jury evidence from former special counsel Robert …
CNBC:
Supreme Court temporarily halts court order requiring accountants to turn over Trump's tax returns to Congress  — The Supreme Court temporarily blocks a ruling requiring accounting firm Mazars to turn President Donald Trump's tax returns over to House Democrats.
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Politico, DNC at odds over Democratic debate moderator  —  Politico and PBS are scheduled to co-host the sixth Democratic primary debate on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles.  —  The Democratic National Committee and the news organization Politico are locked in an argument over the ideological credentials …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
White House official sues Politico, targets Schiff's role in impeachment  —  EXCLUSIVE: The impeachment inquiry against President Trump has triggered a wave of charges, countercharges, court battles, subpoenas and legal threats.  —  Now it has produced its first libel suit.
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Chart: Side-by-Side Comparison of Kurt Volker's vs Other Witnesses' Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry  —  Introduction by Ryan Goodman:  —  Ambassador Kurt Volker faces a serious credibility problem for having denied knowledge or involvement in President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani's efforts …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Sen. Ron Johnson responds to Republican request for Ukraine information
Discussion: ABC News and NBC News
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
US official in Kiev added to Thursday's public impeachment hearing
NBC News:
How to watch week 2 of the impeachment hearings: Schedule, witnesses and more
Discussion: Associated Press, CNN and Vox
Washington Post:
IRS whistleblower case advances as Senate staff looks at whether political appointee meddled with audit of Trump or Pence  —  Senate aides spoke to the whistleblower and follow-up interviews are expected.  —  Two Senators are looking into a whistleblower's allegations that at least …
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BuzzFeed News:   A “Potential Insider Threat” Worked At The Treasury Department In 2016 — Just As Fellow Employees Warned
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
State Department staffer resigns after allegations she inflated her resume  —  Mina Chang was accused of creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it, which she denies.  —  The State Department seal.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images  —  Mina Chang, a high-ranking State Department staffer …
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NBC News:
Senior Trump admin official Mina Chang resigns after NBC News report  —  Mina Chang resigned Monday, 6 days after an NBC News report about her resume inflation and hours after NBC asked her about newly discovered false claims.  —  WASHINGTON — Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
NBC News:
Trump's impeachment ire turns on Pompeo amid diplomats' starring roles  —  Impeachment hearings have created a rift between the president and one of his staunchest allies in the administration.  —  WASHINGTON —The Ukraine impeachment inquiry has created the first rift between President Donald Trump …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Mike Pompeo: Last in His Class at West Point in Integrity
Discussion: Redstate
CNN:
Pompeo announces reversal of longstanding US policy on Israeli settlements
Discussion: National Review and Jihad Watch
CBS News:
Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News  —  A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas.
Lisa Kaczke / Argus Leader:
'Meth.  We're On It.': South Dakota spends $449K on new anti-meth ad campaign  —  Gov. Kristi Noem has a message for South Dakota: “Meth.  We're On It.”  —  Noem launched her new anti-meth campaign on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota that will include a new TV ad, billboards, posters and website.
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
A G.O.P. Star Emerges in Impeachment Hearings.  Democratic Donors Notice.  —  As Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, took a leading role in Friday's impeachment hearing, donations came pouring in to her Democratic challenger.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Shortly …
Discussion: Townhall, Washington Post and Raw Story
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
George Conway: Let's Face It, This Elise Stefanik Character Is ‘Trash’
Politico:
Spotlight on Stefanik catapults quiet 2020 race onto national stage
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Trump's health under scrutiny again after unplanned visit to Walter Reed  —  President Trump's impromptu weekend visit to a doctor remained shrouded in secrecy Monday as he stayed away from the public eye and the White House dodged questions about his health.
Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
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Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine's Trump anxiety  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the Trump Administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before his July phone call with President Donald Trump that has led to impeachment hearings.
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Top National Security Council Lawyer Fielded Officials' Ukraine Complaints  —  Investigators assess John Eisenberg's handling of internal White House concerns about Trump's dealings with country
Washington Post:
Prosecutors preparing to file charges against Epstein prison guards  —  Federal prosecutors in New York are preparing to file criminal charges as early as this week against two Bureau of Prisons workers who were supposed to check regularly on millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the night …
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
McConnell: Lack of civility is country's biggest problem  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bemoaning the country's lack of civility, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that both sides of the political spectrum need to defuse the anger surrounding political discourse.
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NBC News:
McConnell suggests House impeachment timing could push Senate trial to 2020
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
70% of Americans say Trump's actions tied to Ukraine were wrong: POLL  —  An overwhelming 70% of Americans think President Donald Trump's request to a foreign leader to investigate his political rival, which sits at the heart of the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry, was wrong, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Chairman Graham Announces Hearing on DOJ Inspector General's Report on FISA Abuse Investigation  —  DOJ Inspector General Horowitz to Testify Publicly on Dec. 11  —  WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Justice Department inspector general to testify on FISA investigation
Discussion: The Hill
Bisnow:
EXCLUSIVE: Chick-fil-A To Stop Donations To Charities With Anti-LGBT Views  —  Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals?  Meet the major players at one of our upcoming national events!  —  As Chick-fil-A expands globally and into more liberal parts of the U.S., the chicken chain plans …
The Daily Beast:
Paul Erickson, Russian Agent Maria Butina's Boyfriend, Pleads Guilty to Fraud  —  Erickson admits he conned someone called only “D.G.” into wiring him $100,000, under the pretense that the money was for a real estate investment in North Dakota.  It was not.
Discussion: Raw Story
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
North Korea snubs Trump, saying he hasn't earned a new summit to ‘brag about’  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  President Trump's transactional approach to foreign policy assumes that everything has a price.  The problem for him in his nuclear gamble …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
What Does Rudy Giuliani's Son Do?  —  It's hard to turn on cable news or scroll through Twitter these days without catching the name “Giuliani.”  Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, is a central character in the House's impeachment inquiry.
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story and Gothamist
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How Soledad O'Brien Became CNN and the Mainstream Media's Most Outspoken Critic  —  For Soledad O'Brien, the presidency of Donald Trump has ripped the cover off a lot of things, including the fragility of American democracy, the cravenness of many of our elected officials, and …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How Not to Plot Secret Foreign Policy: On a Cellphone and WhatsApp  —  American officials expressed wonderment that Rudolph W. Giuliani was running his “irregular channel” of diplomacy over open cell lines and communications apps penetrated by the Russians.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani …
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump advisory board member: Women should strive to be “handmaidens,” stay out of the workplace  —  Trump surrogate Clarence Mason Weaver on women: “We don't care how smart you are.  We don't care how strong you are”  —  Right-wing pundit and recently announced Trump advisory board member …
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Professor Who Wrote Book on Drug Crime Is Accused of Money Laundering  —  A Miami-area college professor who wrote a book about illegal drug trafficking turned his expertise to crime as part of a scheme to wash corrupt cash from Venezuela, prosecutors said.  —  Bruce Bagley, 73 …
Discussion: Redstate, Justice News and Law & Crime
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
U.S. has world's highest rate of children in detention: U.N. study  —  GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has the world's highest rate of children in detention, including more than 100,000 in immigration-related custody that violates international law, the author of a United Nations study said on Monday.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
New York Times editor says Trump has put his reporters' lives at risk  —  Dean Baquet decries abuse of journalists and defends not calling president racist  —  The executive editor of the New York Times has accused Donald Trump of putting his reporters' lives at risk by subjecting …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Retribution Against the Washington Post Owner Is His Gravest Abuse of Power  —  The saga of President Trump's reprisals against Amazon has lurked on the margin of the news, largely overshadowed by the Ukraine scandal.  Late Thursday night, Amazon revealed it had filed a protest …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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Talia Kaplan / Fox News:
US Embassy in Israel issues travel warning to Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza after settlement shift
Discussion: Axios and The Times of Israel
Kevin Landrigan / UnionLeader.com:
Prominent Gold Star father backs Biden, heads to NH
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
The Daily Beast:
Private Prison Exec Pursues Federal Cash, Spends at Trump Hotel
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Robby Soave / Reason:
Young America's Foundation Excommunicates Michelle Malkin for Defending Nick Fuentes
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Atlanta may have its own AOC
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to Terminate Longstanding Legal Rules for Movie Distribution
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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Elliot Ackerman / TIME:
President Trump's Pardons of Soldiers Shows How Little He Knows About War
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Has Never Explained a Mysterious $50 Million Loan. Is It Evidence of Tax Fraud?
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges suggest court shouldn't solve dispute over Mueller's evidence
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
House staffers on a summer trip to Ukraine learned U.S. aid was frozen.  Stunned, here's what they did next.
Discussion: The Hill and MSNBC
Murray Waas / Vox:
The wolves are coming for Kurt Volker
Discussion: The Hill