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4:15 AM ET, December 10, 2019

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James Comey / Washington Post:
The truth is finally out.  The FBI fulfilled its mission.  —  James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general.  —  For two years, the president of the United States and his followers have loudly declared that the FBI acted unlawfully in conducting …
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Julia Macfarlane / ABC News:
‘Dossier’ author Chris Steele met Ivanka Trump years before Russia scandal, source says  —  Steele has been at the center of the Russia investigation firestorm  —  Nearly a decade before the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka met a British intelligence officer who ran …
ABC News:
FBI Director Chris Wray reacts to DOJ watchdog report on Russia investigation: Exclusive  —  In a broadcast exclusive, Wray reacted to a Justice Department watchdog report.  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray offered mixed reactions to a Justice Department watchdog report that uncovered …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Lies, Damned Lies and Washington  —  As President Trump faces impeachment by the House, it is the very concept of truth that often seems to be on trial.  —  WASHINGTON — There are days in Washington lately when it feels like the truth itself is on trial.  Monday was one of those days.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of the Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation  —  Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:  —  “Nothing is more important …
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Horowitz report is damning for the FBI and unsettling for the rest of us  —  The analysis of the report by Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz greatly depends, as is often the case, on which cable news channel you watch.  Indeed, many people might be excused for concluding …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Another Inquiry Doesn't Back Up Trump's Charges.  So, on to the Next.  —  By the time the Justice Department inspector general's report was released, the president and his supporters had moved on in their effort to convince Americans of the enemies arrayed against him.
Discussion: Mediaite and KyivPost
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:   The ‘Vindication’ of James Comey
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:   How The DOJ Watchdog Forced Barr To Scramble To Undermine Trump-Russia Probe
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:   Attorney general reschedules Trump hotel holiday party. DOJ won't disclose the date.
Washington Post:
In opening an investigation of the Trump campaign, the FBI felt it had reached a ‘tipping point,’ IG finds
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
New report reveals past relationship between Ivanka Trump and Russia “pee tape” dossier author Christopher Steele
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
New York Times:
Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Finds Serious Errors but Debunks Anti-Trump Plot
Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump was friends with former British spy Christopher Steele, according to person familiar with the situation
Washington Post:
Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment against Trump, focusing on abuse of power, obstruction of Congress  —  Democrats are expected to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday that will focus on abuse of power and obstructing Congress and would be voted …
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Susan Hennessey / Lawfare:
The One Episode From the Mueller Report That Democrats Must Include in Impeachment  —  Things are moving quickly.  Just last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats would begin drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Democrats to unveil 2 articles of impeachment Tuesday morning  —  House Democrats plan to unveil two articles of impeachment Tuesday, charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, according to multiple lawmakers and aides.  —  The Judiciary Committee plans …
Discussion: HuffPost and Breitbart
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The GOP's bottom-line Trump defense: Get over it
NBC News:
Democrats to announce articles of impeachment against Trump on Tuesday
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and Washington Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:   GOP Lawyer Refuses to Admit Trump Even Wanted to Discredit Biden
CBS News:
House attorneys spar over arguments for and against impeachment
Discussion: ABC News, Hullabaloo and Contemptor
Brent Lang / Variety:
Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’: Atlanta Newspaper Demands Disclaimer on Depiction of Female Reporter  —  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is asking Warner Bros. and the makers of “Richard Jewell” to release a statement acknowledging it took dramatic license when it portrayed journalist Kathy Scruggs as trading sex for tips.
Washington Post:
Memo from 1990s pollution case shows Elizabeth Warren in action as corporate consultant  —  The memo from then-Professor Elizabeth Warren was written on Harvard Law School letterhead, a symbol of gravitas for a scholar renowned as a champion for consumers victimized by predatory banks and other big businesses.
Discussion: Power Line, CNN and Politico
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Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Away replaces CEO Steph Korey after Verge investigation  —  Former Lululemon COO Stuart Haselden is stepping in  —  Away CEO Steph Korey is stepping down, just four days after an investigation from The Verge highlighted the company's toxic culture.  Korey, one of the luggage brand's co-founders …
Foreign Policy:
Desperate to Save Diplomacy, White House Blocks U.N. Meeting on North Korean Atrocities  —  As tensions rise between Washington and Pyongyang, Trump tries to avert a complete breakdown in relations.  —  The White House has killed off plans to convene a meeting of the United Nations Security Council …
Wendy Fry / San Diego Union-Tribune:
CBP denies access to doctors seeking flu vaccinations for migrant children  —  A group of doctors, who last month pressured U.S. Customs and Border Protection to allow them to give flu vaccines to detained migrant children, have now taken their fight to the driveway of a detention facility …
Michelle Iracheta / Houston Chronicle:
Acevedo calls out Cornyn, Cruz, McConnell after Houston sergeant fatally shot by ‘domestic abuser’  —  Just two days after a Houston police sergeant was fatally shot in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call, Chief Art Acevedo is once again challenging lawmakers …
Discussion: Houston Chronicle and Raw Story
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Houston police chief rips ‘smug’ Cruz and McConnell, who 'don't want to piss off the NRA'
NPR:
Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Joe Biden  —  Morning Edition host Rachel Martin interviews former Vice President Joe Biden aboard his campaign bus en route to Decorah, Iowa, about his bid for the Democratic nomination and the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
New York Deepens Its Investigation Into the N.R.A.  —  The New York State attorney general has issued a new subpoena to the National Rifle Association, deepening her eight-month investigation and providing fresh clues about where it is headed, according to people with knowledge of the document.
John Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Schiff Threatens Press Freedom  —  When the surveillance state exposes a journalist and his sources, there's an instant chilling effect.  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, the bible for agents, has long recognized that journalists …
Discussion: Instapundit
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
A Perennial Congressional Candidate Beloved by Trump World Was Just Arrested on Stalking Charges  —  “He would have stolen my cats,” Navarro's accuser alleges.  —  A perennial Republican House candidate whose doomed bids against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) have become a cause celebre on the right …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
NBA Ratings Are Down This Year And The Association Can't Figure Out Why.  Here's A Theory.  —  Ratings for NBA games are down across the three major networks that show the games - ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV, and the National Basketball Association isn't totally sure why.  Here's a theory: China.
Discussion: TheBlaze
 
 
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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Despite Warnings, Trump Moves to Expand Migrant Family Detention
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
For impeachment, quick and narrow is the way to go
David W. Blight / The Atlantic:
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren's New Ad Reminds Voters Of Her Alliance With Obama
Bloomberg:
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Only About 3% Of Americans Actually Fought About Politics On Thanksgiving
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate looks for holiday truce on impeachment trial
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