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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: The Week
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:
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: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:   White House Invited to Participate in Impeachment Hearing Next Week
CNN:   Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings
Todd S. Purdum / The Atlantic:
The Return of Jerry Nadler
Discussion: The Wrap and New York Times
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
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 …
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
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
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CNBC:
Here's why Mike Bloomberg thinks he can defy the odds and win the Democratic nomination  —  John Ellis, editor of online publication News Items  — Mike Bloomberg's candidacy isn't as hopeless as some have suggested, writes former Boston Globe columnist John Ellis.
Discussion: The Nation and Rolling Stone
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Deval Patrick adds a half-dozen staffers to his campaign
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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: Coffee House
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: CNN, Axios, The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
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’ 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 …
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 …
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?”
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
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: VICE, Daily Kos and The Hill
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HuffPost:
Democrats In A Key Swing State Already Don't Trust Mike Bloomberg
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mother Jones and Joe.My.God.
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.
Discussion: Political Wire 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.
Discussion: Portland Mercury
New York Times:
Minority Voters Chafe as Democratic Candidates Abandon Charter Schools  —  The front-runners for the presidential nomination are moving away from the charter school movement, and black and Latino families ask why their concerns are lost.  —  ATLANTA — The night before Democratic presidential candidates took …
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
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘Anonymous’ to answer public questions — anonymously  —  The mysterious author of the famous op-ed and new book will answer questions for the first time in a Reddit AMA.  —  Copies of “A Warning” by Anonymous.  Scott Olson/Getty Images  —  “Anonymous,” the senior Trump administration official …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Week
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump's strain with Pentagon inspires talk of more departures  —  President Donald Trump came into office vowing to unshackle his military commanders from years of Obama-era micromanagement.  But now he's facing a rupture with his Pentagon leaders after steamrolling them on a series of decisions …
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 …
 
 
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Val Demings / Newsweek:
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Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
Sister Toldjah / Redstate:
Michigan Democrat Makes Stunning Reversal on Impeachment, Becomes First One to Suggest Censure Instead …
Discussion: Fox News and No BS News Hour …
James LaPorta / Newsweek:
After Gallagher, military activists lobby Trump to intervene in these other cases
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Sky Palma / DeadState:
Christian televangelist: Trump's impeachment is an effort to ‘prevent the return of Christ’
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Nancy Grace joins Fox Nation streaming service
Discussion: The Hill
Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
Here's Why Buttigieg Wants To Eliminate The FDA's Warnings On Abortion Drugs
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Richard Spencer's stark new warning about Trump unmasks a deeper truth
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Turkey Corruption Is Way Worse Than You Realize