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9:05 AM ET, November 23, 2019

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Vicky Ward / CNN:
Giuliani associate willing to tell Congress Nunes met with ex-Ukrainian official to get dirt on Biden  —  (CNN)A lawyer for an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani tells CNN that his client is willing to tell Congress about meetings the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee …
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Michael Wilner / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Records show contact between Pompeo and Giuliani ahead of Ukraine ambassador's ouster  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had several phone calls with President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, toward the end of March, weeks before U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch …
Simon Shuster / TIME:
Exclusive: CEO of Ukraine State Gas Firm Preparing to Testify in Giuliani Probe  —  The CEO of Ukraine's state gas company, Naftogaz, is ready to give evidence in a U.S. federal investigation that is reportedly probing the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani, the CEO said in an exclusive interview on Friday.
Discussion: Axios
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Devin Nunes to Sue CNN, Daily Beast over Fake News Attacks  —  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) intends to file lawsuits against both CNN and the Daily Beast over fake hit pieces the outlets have published about him in recent days …
New York Daily News:   Giuliani Ukraine pal gave ‘hard evidence’ to Trump impeachment investigators, wants to testify
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
State Department Releases Ukraine Documents to American Oversight  —  On Friday evening, the State Department released nearly 100 pages of records in response to American Oversight's lawsuit seeking a range of documents related to the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine.
Discussion: Fox News, Mediaite and Balloon Juice
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Gatekeeper Put Rudy in Touch With Pompeo: Emails
NBC News:   Documents released to ethics group show Giuliani, Pompeo contacts before Ukraine ambassador ousted
New York Times:
Russia Inquiry Review Is Said to Criticize F.B.I. but Rebuff Claims of Biased Acts  —  A watchdog report will portray the pursuit of a wiretap of an ex-Trump adviser as sloppy, but it also debunks some accusations by Trump allies of F.B.I. wrongdoing.  —  WASHINGTON — A highly anticipated report …
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. watchdog finds political bias did not taint top officials running the FBI's Russia probe but documents other errors  —  The Justice Department's internal watchdog is expected to find in a forthcoming report that political bias did not taint top officials running the FBI investigation …
Discussion: Law & Crime, Townhall and Raw Story
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Senate Trial Could Put Trump's Use of Aggressive Defense Tactics to Their Biggest Test  —  The president's campaign against the Mueller report and its author is a road map of what is likely to lie ahead.  —  WASHINGTON — Over four decades in public life, President Trump has sought to bend business …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Tom Vilsack / USA Today:
Joe Biden has stood the test of time.  He should be the next president  —  A former Iowa governor says Joe Biden can help heal our nation and return a sense of normalcy and decency to the White House.  —  In one of the early episodes of “Wolf Hall,” a PBS Masterpiece Theatre presentation …
Discussion: The Hill
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden: Lindsey Graham will ‘regret his whole life’ doing Trump's bidding on Ukraine  —  Watch “CNN Tonight” at 10 p.m. ET to see Don Lemon's full interview with former Vice President Joe Biden.  —  Abbeville, South Carolina (CNN)Joe Biden said he is “embarrassed” for South Carolina …
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Path for Senate impeachment proceedings unclear as Trump says ‘I want a trial’
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Steve Scherer / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. Navy secretary backs SEAL's expulsion review, despite Trump objection  —  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said on Friday a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force …
Discussion: Navy Times and The Gateway Pundit
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Ryan Browne / CNN:   Navy Secretary says review of SEAL should proceed despite Trump's opposition
Sébastien Roblin / NBC News:   Navy defies Trump's clemency of SEAL Edward Gallagher to save its institutional integrity
Doyle Hodges / Washington Post:
Trump said the Navy can't take away Eddie Gallagher's SEAL qualification. That could be a problem.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Redstate
New York Times:
Charges of Ukrainian Meddling?  A Russian Operation, U.S. Intelligence Says  —  Moscow has run a yearslong operation to blame Ukraine for its own 2016 election interference.  Republicans have used similar talking points to defend President Trump in impeachment proceedings.
Washington Post:
Trump opens up Camp David as an ‘adult playground’ to woo GOP lawmakers during impeachment  —  President Trump, partial to gold and marble elegance, never took a shine to rustic Camp David.  So acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney pitched him on an unusual idea at the start of the House impeachment inquiry …
Discussion: ABC News, Breitbart, HuffPost and The Hill
Sydney Morning Herald:
Defecting Chinese spy offers information trove to Australian government  —  A Chinese spy has risked his life to defect to Australia and is now offering a trove of unprecedented inside intelligence on how China conducts its interference operations abroad.  —  Wang “William” Liqiang …
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The Age:
The moment a Chinese spy decided to defect to Australia
Discussion: Instapundit
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘Tuesday Afternoon Impeachment’ Is as Big as ‘Monday Night Football’  —  TV's impeachment drama is drawing big ratings, but a Democratic debate on MSNBC sank to a viewership low.  —  On the third day that impeachment hearings blanketed American televisions, from morning talk shows to late-night monologues …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Althouse
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Tobin Smith / New York Times:
Why Fox News Slimed a Purple Heart Recipient
Discussion: NB Blog
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The United States Is Starting to Look Like Ukraine  —  Why the president must be impeached and removed.  —  Donald Trump ought to be impeached and removed from office.  This isn't what I thought two months ago, when the impeachment inquiry began.  I argued that the evidence fell short of the standards of a prosecutable criminal act.
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Wall Street Journal:
Bolton Claims White House Blocked His Access to Twitter Account  —  President Trump denies allegation regarding former national security adviser's handle  —  WASHINGTON—Former National Security Adviser John Bolton broke his silence on Friday with a claim that the White House blocked access …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
After a damaging week and a bizarre Fox rant, psychiatrists and GOP strategists are worried for Trump  —  'He has terrible judgment, and if he had real lawyers they would've hit him with a cattle-prod before they let him do that interview'  —  For a man who craves the spotlight …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Washington Free Beacon:
Warren Confronted by School Choice Activist Over Sending Son to Private School  —  The Democratic presidential candidate elided the inconvenient fact that her son attended a tony private school  —  Confronted by a school-choice activist Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) …
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
In rollicking 53-minute conversation, Trump embraces conspiracies, spreads falsehoods and insults opponents  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  Speaking to his favorite morning television hosts Friday, President Trump offered a window into his state …
Discussion: The Hill
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump riffs for an hour, Bloomberg's big buy
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and New York Times
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr's Legal Views Come Under Fire From Conservative-Leaning Lawyers  —  A speech by Mr. Barr last week, in which he argued that Mr. Trump had never overstepped his authority, so alarmed a group of lawyers that they felt compelled to push back publicly.  —  WASHINGTON — A group …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Amazon's formal challenge to massive Pentagon award uses videos that mark potential influence exerted by Trump  —  The e-commerce giant followed through with the threat it made week ago, challenging the Defense Department's decision to award the lucrative contract to rival Microsoft.
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
Trump makes at least 18 false claims in ranting Fox & Friends interview  —  Washington (CNN)Fox & Friends tried harder than usual — not especially hard, but harder than usual — to challenge President Donald Trump.  —  It did not work very well.  —  Trump ranted dishonestly …
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Geoff Bennett / NBC News:
Yovanovitch's lawyers rate Trump's embassy portrait claim Pinocchio worthy
 
 
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David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump's legal strategy: If you can't beat the case, beat the system
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
How Republicans Won Phase One Of Impeachment
Discussion: Summit News and The Gateway Pundit
The Daily Beast:
Facebook Executive Joel Kaplan ‘Helped Quarterback’ His Pal Brett Kavanaugh's SCOTUS Nomination
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
When a deep red town's only grocery closed, city hall opened its own store.  Just don't call it ‘socialism.’
Yelena Dzhanova / CNBC:
Rep. Alcee Hastings, who faces House ethics probe, paid his girlfriend more than his chief of staff
Washington Post:
The 66-year alliance between the U.S. and South Korea is in deep trouble
Darwin BondGraham / The Appeal:
In a Private Facebook Group, California Police Brag About Breaking State Law to Help ICE
 Earlier Items: 
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
‘Delete your account traitor’: GOPer Marsha Blackburn slammed for ugly smear of Lt. Col. Vindman
Seth Cousins / Washington Post:
I was a juror in Roger Stone's trial. I am proud of how we came to our decision.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Chick-fil-A Caves to the Left, the Cartoon
Discussion: American Greatness
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
‘1984’ arrives 35 years late: Republicans like Devin Nunes are intent on making 2 plus 2 equal whatever …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Awful Truth About Impeachment
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
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