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3:30 PM ET, November 26, 2019

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Washington Post:
Former Clinton strategist Mark Penn counsels President Trump on impeachment  —  As President Trump's White House battles impeachment, he turned to a familiar face last week: Mark Penn, one of President Bill Clinton's top strategists.  —  Penn came to the Oval Office for more than an hour last Monday …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Judiciary Committee to hold first impeachment hearing next week  —  The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing next week on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, as Democrats move quickly to the next stage of a process that is likely to lead to the third-ever presidential impeachment before the end of the year.
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
CNN:
House Judiciary Committee slates first public impeachment hearing next week
Discussion: Daily Kos and Joe.My.God.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:   White House Invited to Participate in Impeachment Hearing Next Week
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
The Return of Jerry Nadler
Discussion: The Wrap and New York Times
CNN:
CNN Poll: No change in views on impeachment after public hearings  —  Analyst: Trump doesn't care how illegal his actions may be  —  (CNN)After five days of public hearings in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, public opinion over whether the President ought to be impeached …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Notes on the New CNN Impeachment Poll
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Waiting for Obama  —  Today, almost every Democratic presidential campaign starts with what one close adviser to Barack Obama calls “The Pilgrimage”: the journey to the West End to meet the former president.  —  The West End of Washington, D.C., sandwiched between the better-known districts …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Obama warned he would intervene to stop Bernie, had cutting words for Biden: report
The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him  —  Fallout from the clemency cost the Navy secretary Richard Spencer his job, but a former Pentagon deputy chief backs the ousted official.  —  If Donald Trump gets his wish, he'll soon take the three convicted …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Richard Spencer's stark new warning about Trump unmasks a deeper truth  —  The battle that culminated in President Trump's firing of Richard V. Spencer once again illustrates an ugly truth about the Trump presidency: The only core value Trump aspires to in public service is that there are no core values.
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change  —  “We need to catch up on the years in which we procrastinated,” a top official says.  —  The world has squandered so much time mustering the action necessary to combat climate change that rapid …
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Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
‘Bleak’ U.N. Report Finds World Heading to Climate Catastrophes  —  Four years after countries struck a landmark deal in Paris to rein in greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to avert the worst effects of global warming, humanity is headed toward those very climate catastrophes …
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF  —  Seven thousand three hundred twenty-two dollars.  —  I hid it in a white Piggly Wiggly bag in the back of the dishwasher.  Every single time I returned to that tiny apartment, I opened up that Navajo-white Kenmore dishwasher and made sure it was there.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Ephraim Mirvis / The Times:
What will become of Jews in Britain if Labour forms the next government?  —  Elections should be a celebration of democracy.  However, just weeks before we go to the polls, the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety.  —  During the past few years …
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Washington Post:
Britain's chief rabbi blasts Labour Party for anti-Semitic ‘poison’
Discussion: Financial Times and Politico
BBC:   General election 2019: No apology from Jeremy Corbyn over Labour anti-Semitism claims
CNN:
Trump administration officially put hold on Ukraine aid same day as Trump call  —  (CNN)The Office of Management and Budget's first official action to withhold $250 million in Pentagon aid to Ukraine came on the evening of July 25, the same day President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President …
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  November 26, 2019 - Biden Retakes Lead As Warren Plunges, Buttigieg Rises, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Not Swayed By Impeachment Hearings  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden has retaken the lead in the Democratic primary race for president …
Wall Street Journal:
Georgia Governor, Trump Appear at Odds Over Senate Pick  —  In a White House meeting, Brian Kemp pushed Kelly Loeffler, while president prefers Rep. Doug Collins  —  President Trump quietly met Sunday in the White House with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and the governor's preferred pick to fill …
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and Raw Story
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Melania Trump booed at youth opioid summit in Baltimore  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump took her “Be Best” initiative to the Baltimore area on Tuesday, where she was met with a chorus of boos from attendees at a youth summit aimed at raising awareness about the nation's opioid crisis.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Ruling Will Not Lead John Bolton to Testify Soon, Lawyer Says  —  Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry have been seeking John Bolton's testimony, but his lawyer said the ruling in the case of another former White House aide did not apply to him.  —  WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton …
Discussion: NBC News, CNN, Axios, IJR and Occupy Democrats
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump defends move to block impeachment testimony, says he is protecting ‘future presidents’
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
DOJ moves to halt judge's ruling that McGahn must testify
Discussion: The Hill
Media Matters for America:
Fox News guest Micheal Blake: “Why the hell does Tucker Carlson still have a job here?”  —  Michael Blake: “Why the hell does Tucker Carlson have a job here in the first place?  The reality is this is someone who said white supremacy is a hoax and why does Fox allow him to still be here in the first place?”
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:   DNC vice chair tussles with Fox anchor over Tucker Carlson
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
The birth of a Trumpist: How Elise Stefanik became one of the president's most ferocious supporters  —  WASHINGTON — On Nov. 7, Elise Stefanik, the third-term Republican congresswoman from upstate New York,  —  introduced legislation to fund upkeep for veterans' cemeteries.
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John McCormack / National Review:
What's Next for Elise Stefanik?
Discussion: Jezebel
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
Suicides and overdoses among factors fueling drop in U.S. life expectancy  —  It's official: Americans are dying much sooner in life.  —  Preliminary signals of declining health were neither a false alarm nor a statistical fluke.  A reversal of American life expectancy …
Discussion: USA Today and KTLA
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oversight panel sues William Barr, Wilbur Ross over 2020 census documents  —  The House Oversight and Reform Committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to enforce the panel's subpoenas seeking information about the Trump …
Discussion: Vox, Breitbart and Raw Story
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Axios:
House Oversight Committee sues Barr and Ross to enforce Census subpoenas
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and Slate
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh's latest opinion should terrify Democrats  —  Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on September 4, 2018.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images  —  The Supreme Court now has five votes to sabotage the next Democratic presidency.
Discussion: Portland Mercury
Washington Post:
A wealthy Venezuelan hosted Giuliani as he pursued Ukraine campaign.  Then Giuliani lobbied the Justice Department on his behalf.  —  When Rudolph W. Giuliani went to Madrid in August to meet with a top aide to the Ukrainian president and press for political investigations sought by President Trump …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘The hubris is unbelievable’: Dems seethe over Bloomberg GOP donations  —  Michael Bloomberg's debut 2020 campaign ad touts that he “took charge” of New York in the wake of 9/11.  —  What Bloomberg doesn't mention: He leaned heavily on an endorsement from Rudy Giuliani …
Discussion: Daily Kos and VICE
New York Times:
They Voted Democratic.  Now They Support Trump.  —  Two-thirds of battleground state voters who chose Trump in 2016 but selected Democrats in the midterms say they will return to the president next year.  —  Midterm victories in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin gave Democrats hope …
Discussion: The Federalist
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Timeline: Rep. Devin Nunes and Ukraine Disinformation Efforts  —  Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Ca) and his top aide, Derek Harvey, have allegedly been working in part with Rudy Giuliani and his associates, including indicted businessman Lev Parnas, to get dirt from Ukraine on Joe Biden and to pursue …
Talia Richman / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland Rep. Cummings' daughters endorse his longtime staffer for his congressional seat  —  The late Rep. Elijah Cummings' daughters are supporting one of the congressman's longtime staffers in the crowded race for his seat — a race that also includes Cummings' widow and nearly three-dozen others.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Nancy Grace joins Fox Nation streaming service  —  FILE - This Jan. 10, 2014 file photo shows Nancy Grace of HLN posing at the CNN Worldwide All-Star Party in Pasadena, Calif. Former CNN mainstay Nancy Grace is joining the Fox Nation streaming service.  She'll begin offering her podcast and radio show …
Discussion: The Hill
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Turkey Corruption Is Way Worse Than You Realize  —  An idiot's guide to the Trump Turkey scandal that no one is paying attention to.  —  Earlier this month, Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, the moustachioed one, the unlikeliest of potential #Resistance heroes …
 
 
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert Redford Says Trump's “Monarchy in Disguise” Must End
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart and The Wrap
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
New anti-Brexit group forms after People's Vote row
Dan Zhong / U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Chinese Diplomat and Head of U.S. Operations for Chinese Construction Business Sentenced …
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
‘Jew Coup’: Impeachment Effort Prompts Another Anti-Semitic Tirade from Rick Wiles
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Will Evans / Indianapolis Star:
Indiana manipulated report on Amazon worker's death to lure HQ2, investigation says
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Here's Why Buttigieg Wants To Eliminate The FDA's Warnings On Abortion Drugs
 Earlier Items: 
Jack Holmes / Esquire:
ChopperTalk: Where the White House Press Corps Goes to Get Ritually Abused by Donald Trump
Discussion: Mediaite
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Bloomberg's 2020 Pollster Dumps His Ukrainian Oligarch Client
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The post-Christian culture wars
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Signal
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
They Wanted to Save Their 119-Year-Old Village. So They Got Rid of It.
Ruben Navarrette Jr / USA Today:
Millions of Latinos are Trump supporters. Here's what they're thinking.
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Inside Story of Christopher Steele's Trump Dossier
Discussion: Althouse
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
A ‘Farm Kid’ Thwarts the Coup