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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke Drops Out of the Presidential Race  —  The former Texas congressman, who energized Democrats in a Senate race last year, began his White House run to great fanfare but failed to build significant support.  —  Former Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas announced that he is dropping …
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Beto O'Rourke:
Thank you.  —  Our campaign has been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly and acting decisively in the best interests of America.  —  Though it is difficult to accept, it is clear to me now that this campaign does not have the means to move forward successfully.
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Warren Leads Tight Iowa Race as Biden Fades, Poll Finds  —  Ms. Warren garnered 22 percent in a New York Times/Siena College poll, to 19 percent for Bernie Sanders.  Pete Buttigieg has surged, while Mr. Biden's travails have put the race in flux.  —  Which of these Democrats would be your first choice in the Iowa caucuses?
Bloomberg:
Warren Derides Biden as Running in ‘Wrong Presidential Primary’  — Senator hits back over criticism of $21 trillion health plan  — Warren-Biden rift comes as Democratic hopefuls descend on Iowa  —  Elizabeth Warren swatted back at Joe Biden's criticism of her $21 trillion Medicare …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
ABC News:
Beto O'Rourke ends 2020 presidential campaign
Axios:
Beto O'Rourke drops out of 2020 presidential race
Discussion: Politico and KFOR-TV
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Beto O'Rourke ends 2020 presidential bid
Discussion: Power Line
Bronson Stocking / Townhall:
BREAKING: Beto O'Rourke Is Dropping Out of the Presidential Race
Discussion: FOX 61
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Testimony: White House lawyer told Vindman not to discuss Ukraine call  —  The senior White House lawyer who placed a record of President Donald Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's president in a top-secret system also instructed at least one official who heard the call not to tell anyone about it …
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Washington Post:
White House official who heard Trump's call with Ukraine leader testified that he was told to keep quiet  —  Several days after President Trump's phone call with the leader of Ukraine, a top White House lawyer instructed a senior national security official not to discuss his grave concerns …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Isn't Ready for the Impeachment Hearings  —  He's always been more comfortable with chaos than teamwork and preparation.  —  After weeks of damaging testimony from current and former White House advisers and career diplomats, the House of Representatives voted on Thursday to publicly endorse …
Washington Post:
As Trump moves to bully witnesses and derail impeachment, Democrats see obstruction
Discussion: Hot Air
Meghann Myers / Military Times:
How the Army officer who testified against Trump could end up in a court-martial
Fox News:
Warren's $52T ‘Medicare-for-all’ plan revealed: Campaign still claims no middle-class tax hikes needed  —  EXCLUSIVE: Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's long-awaited “Medicare-for-all” funding plan projects the government-run health care system would cost a staggering sum of …
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The issue that Obama alums think could doom Elizabeth Warren  —  An Elizabeth Warren event is like the candidate herself: well-organized, precise, unpretentious.  The candidate, almost always clad in her campaign uniform of black sneakers, black pants and a black camisole covered …
Sean McElwee / Memos:
Memo: Polling Medicare for All
Discussion: Raw Story
Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
Ending the Stranglehold of Health Care Costs on American Families
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources  —  NEW YORK/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co's $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly …
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U.S. Department of Justice:   U.S. Navy Officer, His Wife, and Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle …
New York Times:
TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review
CNN:
'I'm the best-paid interpreter in the world': Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas touted windfall from Ukrainian oligarch  —  New York (CNN)Earlier this year, Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, received a sudden windfall of money from a prominent Ukrainian oligarch …
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ThinkNow:
Progressive Latino pollster: 98% of Latinos do not identify with “Latinx” label  —  One of the greatest challenges facing marketing departments and political campaigns today is the inability to discern signals from noise.  As a professional market researcher, I see this on a daily basis.
Discussion: The Federalist
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Trump refuses to defend Mick Mulvaney, heightening indications chief of staff on the way out  —  President Trump declined to defend embattled acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, an indication he is considering a change.  —  Asked during an Oval Office interview with the Washington Examiner …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and The Hill
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP defense of Trump is getting more corrupt.  Here's what's next.  —  President Trump, who possesses supreme confidence in his mesmerizing charisma and powers of persuasion, is considering a plan to recite the text of his corrupt call with the Ukrainian president on live national television.
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Americans divided 49% to 47% on impeachment, with criticism for both sides: POLL
Washington Post:
Americans sharply divided over whether to impeach and remove Trump from office, Post-ABC poll finds
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Kamala Harris shutters offices throughout New Hampshire  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Kamala Harris' campaign has almost completely shuttered its New Hampshire campaign, with no visible activity at any of her offices in the state.  —  The campaign confirmed it is largely abandoning New Hampshire …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Week and Political Wire
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Ben Jacobs / Jewish Insider:
Harris laying off campaign staff in New Hampshire
Discussion: Axios, NBC News, Slate and Redstate
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
How Deadspin Imploded  —  The last meeting for many of Deadspin's journalists took place on Wednesday in a conference room adorned with fake black cobwebs, a large spider and bloody handprints beside the words: “HELP US.”  —  The plea, it seemed, went unanswered.
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Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
The Mavening of Sportswriting  —  Deadspin staffers resigned …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Revealed: Trump wanted to build a megachurch  —  Of all the projects real estate mogul Donald Trump wanted to build, here's one that nobody saw.  —  According to his long-time personal pastor, Paula White-Cain, Trump, in 2006 was taking steps to build a glass cathedral.
Washington Post:
K Street's newest star built business on dubious claims of Trump ties  —  Since President Trump took office, the lobbyist Michael Esposito has been wildly successful, turning a family business that once focused on municipal transportation issues into one of the fastest-growing lobbying firms in Washington.
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Pelosi Expects Public Impeachment Hearings to Begin This Month  — House speaker discusses inquiry with Bloomberg News after vote  — Investigation becomes a battleground in the 2020 election  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she expects the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
In His Dealings with Ukraine, Did Donald Trump Commit a Crime?  —  It's long been clear that Presidents can be impeached for “high crimes and misdemeanors” that are not actual violations of federal criminal law.  In an oft-cited passage from Federalist No. 65, Alexander Hamilton wrote …
Apple Podcasts:
Apple Podcasts Preview  —  The impeachment of Donald Trump is one of the biggest political stories of our lifetimes.  It's a test of whether accountability, election integrity, and the rules of our democracy can withstand the corrupt acts of powerful people.  It's also a story that's unfolding at such a break-neck pace, it's absurd.
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
RNC pays face value for Trump party's luxury seats at World Series game  —  The Republican National Committee paid $465 per seat in a luxury suite for President Trump, 11 members of Congress and senior White House staff to attend Sunday night's World Series game after the president said he wanted to attend …
Discussion: Raw Story
James Cusick / openDemocracy:
Johnson and Cummings under fire as police hand criminal evidence on Vote Leave to prosecution agency  —  Exclusive: After 16-month investigation, Met Police refer Vote Leave to the CPS for possible criminal charges.  But will the timing of the election mean further delay?
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
2020 Meme Team, Assemble … A long time ago, on a different internet — where Photoshopped images of “God Emperor” Donald Trump riding atop a velociraptor were just a faint glimmer in a young meme lord's eye — the Republicans were in trouble.  Barack Obama's 2008 win over John McCain was heralded as a digital over an analog.
GOP.com:
Internal RNC Polling: More Want Biden Investigated Than Trump  —  Ahead of Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff driving the Democrat Party off a cliff today, see below for a breakdown of internal RNC polling that should serve as a warning to Democrats as they further politicize their bogus impeachment agenda.
 
 
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
'Why I'm Leaving New York,' by Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Niv Elis / The Hill:
US debt surpasses $23 trillion for first time
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Axios:
Scoop: Trump ready to ban vape flavors except tobacco, menthol
Caroline Haskins / BuzzFeed News:
Gaggle Knows Everything About Teens And Kids In School
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Florida GOP hired Marvel-linked security consultant for internal probe
Discussion: Florida Politics
Adam Jentleson / GQ:
Trump Is Normalizing the Unthinkable—Booing Him Is a Civic Responsibility
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Why Low-Polling 2020 Democrats Still Have a Chance
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump: The Soviet Witch Coup Has Found Me Innocent
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending?
Charles Sykes / USA Today:
The Republican Party must choose between Donald Trump and the party's fundamental values
Discussion: R Street and Washington Post
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Police officer retires after far-right group ties revealed
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Texas voters evenly split on impeachment of Donald Trump, UT/TT Poll finds
 

 
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