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7:45 PM ET, November 26, 2019

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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Two OMB officials resigned voicing concerns over Ukraine aid hold, official testifies  —  Mark Sandy, a career official at the White House Office of Management and Budget, revealed the resignations in testimony to impeachment investigators  —  Two officials at the White House Office …
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New York Times:
White House Budget Official Said Two Aides Resigned Amid Ukraine Aid Freeze Concerns  —  The official, Mark Sandy, testified that two of his colleagues resigned after expressing concerns about President Trump's decision to withhold the military aid.  —  WASHINGTON — Two officials …
Axios:   2 budget officials allegedly resigned over handling of Ukraine aid freeze
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 …
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John McCormack / National Review:
Quinnipiac Poll: Half of Warren's Supporters Have Abandoned Her in One Month
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Week
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.
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Michael Harriot / The Root:
Pete Buttigieg Called Me.  Here's What Happened  —  The first thing you should know about me is that I absolutely hate talking on the phone.  —  My friends, family and co-workers all know this about me.  It's not the talking that bothers me, it's the anticipation angst from waiting for a phone call.
The Intercept:
Pete Buttigieg Says Marijuana Arrests Signify “Systemic Racism.”  His South Bend Police Fit the Bill.
Discussion: Bad News
New York Times:
Trump Knew of Whistle-Blower Complaint When He Released Aid to Ukraine  —  White House lawyers briefed President Trump in late August about the complaint, people familiar with the matter said.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump had already been briefed on a whistle-blower's complaint …
Discussion: Raw Story
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: Breitbart and The Federalist
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CNBC:
Here's why Mike Bloomberg thinks he can defy the odds and win the Democratic nomination
Discussion: The Nation and Rolling Stone
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Pete Buttigieg's PAC Was Supposed To Help Elect Democrats. It Mostly Touted Him.
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Melania Trump Was Booed By Middle And High School Students At A “Be Best” Event  —  First lady Melania Trump was met with loud boos from an audience of mostly middle and high school students at an event in Baltimore on Tuesday.  —  Trump was addressing students at the B'More Youth Summit …
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump Denies Sending Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine for Biden Probe  — President discusses Giuliani in interview with Bill O'Reilly  — Giuliani has said he conducted Ukraine investigation for Trump  —  Donald Trump denied directing Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine to look for dirt on his political rivals …
Discussion: Axios, Joe.My.God. and Hullabaloo
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’
BBC:
General election 2019: No apology from Jeremy Corbyn over Labour anti-Semitism claims
Discussion: Bloomberg and Coffee House
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 …
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Dems move rapidly on impeachment with first Judiciary Committee hearing  —  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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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CNN:   Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings
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 …
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 on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks
Discussion: Salon and Rolling Stone
Reed Galen / USA Today:
Stefanik's impeachment dive into Trump's MAGA nihilism reveals dark Republican future  —  Nihilism is neither a governing ethos nor a foundational ideology.  When it's over, there's nothing to fall back on.  This is 21st century Republicanism.  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik's sudden dive this month …
Discussion: Jezebel
Sacramento Bee:
Cows don't have fingers and can't insult Devin Nunes on Twitter, court filing says  —  A Democratic strategist is refusing to disclose communications that could reveal the identity of anonymous Twitter users who criticize Rep. Devin Nunes, arguing in a new court filing that the accounts …
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Net support for impeachment grew steadily during U.S. congressional hearings, poll shows  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Public support for impeaching President Donald Trump has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks while a U.S. House of Representatives committee held a series …
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?”
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: Politico, Daily Kos, The Hill and Raw Story
NBC News:
Influential neo-Nazi eats at soup kitchens, lives in government housing  —  In his writings, James Mason advocates waging war against “the system.”  But at 67 and living in Denver, he's now dependent on it.  —  A fan of Charles Manson and follower of Hitler, James Mason published essays …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Trump's top border official broke FBI rules to fund happy hours  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's top border official broke federal ethics rules in a previous job by seeking sponsors to buy alcohol and fancy food for FBI happy hours, according to a watchdog report exclusively obtained by The Chronicle.
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 …
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
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On centennial coins, Trump struggles with how time works  —  There was a point last year at which Harley-Davidson announced plans to move some of its production overseas as a result of Donald Trump's trade policies.  The president. outraged, responded that customers were so angry …
Thomas Lecaque / Washington Post:
The apocalyptic myth that helps explain evangelical support for Trump  —  “God's used imperfect people all through history.  King David wasn't perfect.  Saul wasn't perfect.  Solomon wasn't perfect,” outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Parry said in an interview on “Fox & Friends” …
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Texas Republicans Mistakenly Email 2020 Strategy to Democrats, Seek to Reduce ‘Polarizing Nature’ of Trump  —  POLITICS TEXAS REPUBLICANS EMAIL 2020  —  Texas Republicans blamed a “staffer” Monday after their blueprint for winning 2020 elections and plans to mitigate President Donald Trump's …
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.
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump heads where everybody loves him — and hates impeachment  —  Goodbye, New York.  Hello, Florida.  —  That'll be part of President Donald Trump's mantra as he returns to the Sunshine State for a campaign rally in the city of Sunrise, before starting his Thanksgiving break at his private club, Mar-a-Lago.
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
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.
 
 
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump Says U.S. Will Designate Mexican Cartels as Terror Groups
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Newborn baby offered for sale in a Miami Craigslist ad. The state is investigating
Discussion: The Hill and CBS Miami
Josh Barbanel / Wall Street Journal:
New York Evictions Are Plunging Under New Rent Control Law
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘Anonymous’ to answer public questions — anonymously
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Week
Matt Berman / BuzzFeed News:
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Morgan Godvin / Washington Post:
My friend and I both took heroin. He overdosed. Why was I charged with his death?
Val Demings / Newsweek:
As a former police chief, I'm troubled watching my Republican colleagues forsake the law to protect Trump
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
After Gallagher, military activists lobby Trump to intervene in these other cases
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump pokes fun at impeachment inquiry in annual turkey pardoning
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill and Raw Story
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
The birth of a Trumpist: How Elise Stefanik became one of the president's most ferocious supporters
Discussion: CNN
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Turkey Corruption Is Way Worse Than You Realize