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11:40 AM ET, November 11, 2019

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Andrew Gumbel / The Guardian:
Donald Trump Jr walks out of Triggered book launch after heckling - from supporters  —  Event at University of California is cut short amid anger at his refusal to take questions from the audience  —  Donald Trump Jr ventured on to the University of California's overwhelmingly liberal Los Angeles campus …
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. went to UCLA to decry ‘triggered’ liberals.  He was heckled offstage by the far right.  —  Donald Trump Jr. and Trump campaign senior adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle came prepared with snappy rejoinders for liberal protesters who might taunt them on Sunday at the University …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Donald Trump Jr. talk marked by anger over no questions  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.'s appearance Sunday at a university to talk about his new book on liberals and free speech was marked by an argument between him and the audience over why he would not take questions, the Guardian newspaper reported .
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and The Week
Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:   President's Eldest Son Relishing His Part in 2020 Campaign
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Pete Buttigieg outlasts the pundits by emerging as the alternative to Biden  —  As other presidential candidates promise free healthcare, college debt relief and sweeping new taxes on the ultra-rich, Pete Buttigieg is drawing large crowds with a different angle.
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Buttigieg hopes to name 1st female VA secretary
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Political Wire
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Buttigieg praises Obama after reporter acknowledges misquoting candidate
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A monumental week for Trump
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Democrats on edge as Iowa points to chaotic race
Discussion: Althouse
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
‘The new candidate of the young elite’: Buttigieg battles Biden and Bloomberg for the center lane
Discussion: Washington Post
Pete King:
I have decided not to be a candidate for re-election to Congress in 2020.  I made this decision after much discussion with my wife Rosemary; my son Sean; and my daughter Erin.  The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C. …
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Nicole Darrah / Fox News:
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, will not seek reelection in 2020  —  Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., the powerful 14-term congressman who once chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security, announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020.  —  King, in a statement Monday, said his “prime reason” …
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Axios
Matthew Chayes / Newsday:   Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection in 2020
Devan Cole / CNN:   Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King announces retirement
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pete King, longtime New York Republican congressman, announces retirement
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Giuliani Associate Says He Gave Demand for Biden Inquiry to Ukrainians  —  The claim by the associate, Lev Parnas, is being vigorously disputed.  —  Not long before the Ukrainian president was inaugurated in May, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani's journeyed to Kiev to deliver a warning …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:   The key impeachment question: What did Trump want from Ukraine — and what exactly did he do?
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:   The Other Quid Pro Quo Scandal in Ukraine
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:   Ukrainians Contacted U.S. Officials in May About Aid Fears
Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
The GOP's new ‘defense’ of Trump actually makes the case against him  —  If the president was acting in good faith on Ukraine, that means Joe Biden was, too.  —  Just under the deadline, Republicans turned in on Saturday the list of witnesses they'd like to have testify at impeachment hearings beginning this week.
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James Downie / Washington Post:
A typical GOP senator's shell game
Discussion: NBC News and CBS News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Nikki Haley's real disclosure: Concerns about Trump's dangerousness went right to the top  —  Ever since September 2018, we've been trying to figure out who the “senior administration official” was who wrote that anonymous New York Times op-ed. This official described a “resistance” …
Discussion: New York Times, CNBC, The Hill and Townhall
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Trump's Road to Impeachment Paved by All the President's Yes Men
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   Republicans admit they have no fact witnesses — and Trump did it
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook's top news executive has her own media outlet — and it's been savaging Elizabeth Warren  —  Former NBC News anchor Campbell Brown is a top Facebook executive who was hired in January 2017 to lead the company's “news partnerships team.”  That means Brown is in charge of “Facebook News …
Associated Press:
After push from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country's new president.
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
No more fire in the kitchen: Cities are banning natural gas in homes to save the planet  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Fix global warming or cook dinner on a gas stove?  —  That's the choice for people in 13 cities and one county in California that have enacted new zoning codes encouraging or requiring all-electric new construction.
Discussion: American Greatness
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Republicans used to ignore Trump's resorts.  Now they're spending millions.  —  In 2017, Sen. Steve Daines' campaign dropped $281 at Trump's hotel in Las Vegas.  The following year, the Iowa Republican Party paid $945 for rooms at a Trump resort in Miami.  And four months later …
Discussion: The Hill
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Alan Zibel / Public Citizen:   Catering to Conflicts: Influence and Self-Dealing at Trump's Businesses
New York Times:
How Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader  —  Madagascar has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power.  But Russians were there during an election, offering bribes, spreading disinformation and recruiting an apocalyptic cult leader.
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
Progressive veterans group launches campaign labeling Trump as a ‘national security threat’  —  One of the largest progressive veterans groups in the country is launching a new campaign against President Trump on Monday that seeks to raise pressure on several Republican senators up for reelection next year.
Discussion: Axios
Alice Fung / Associated Press:
Hong Kong police shoot protester, man set on fire  —  HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong anti-government protester was shot by police Monday in a dramatic scene caught on video as demonstrators blocked train lines and roads in a day of spiraling violence fueled by demands for democratic reforms.
Discussion: South China Morning Post and VICE
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
A Surprising Finding on Paid Leave: ‘This Is Not the Way We Teach This’  —  One of the biggest arguments for paid leave for new parents has been an economic one: Research has repeatedly shown that women with paid time off after childbirth are more likely to keep working.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Preview: “A Warning,” by the “Anonymous” Trump official  —  “Axios on HBO” last night aired a preview of “A Warning,” by the senior administration official who penned a New York Times op-ed that infuriated President Trump and sparked an ultimately fruitless leak investigation.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
 
 
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican: You Can't Impeach Trump for a Crime He Does ‘All the Time’
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Associated Press:
Trump to offer a Veterans Day Parade tribute in New York
NBC News:
QAnon candidates: Fringe conspiracy theory moves closer to political mainstream
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Is the Supreme Court's Fate in Elena Kagan's Hands?
Discussion: Jewish Insider
Nicole Hemmer / New York Times:
Don't Expect Polls to Change Republican Minds
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
House Dems Deal Death Blow to Domestic NSA Phone Spying
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Whodunit in the Library: Someone Keeps Hiding the Anti-Trump Books
New York Times:
Biden's Attacks on Warren Turn Personal, Drawing Some Complaints of Sexism
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Transcript: Senator John Kennedy on “Face the Nation,” November 10, 2019
Discussion: NPR
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
Trump's House GOP is down 100 members ahead of impeachment fight
Discussion: IJR
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court weighs fate of DACA, 700,000 young immigrants
Discussion: Vox and NBC News
New York Times:
Close Election in Kentucky Was Ripe for Twitter, and an Omen for 2020
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
You Must Never Vote for Bloomberg
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Contributor Causes Scene When She Names Alleged Whistleblower on Air
Discussion: Mediaite