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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Lisa Page Speaks: 'There's No Fathomable Way I Have Committed Any Crime at All'  —  STRIKING BACK  —  The former FBI lawyer and ongoing Trump target breaks two years of silence in this exclusive interview.  And she has quite a lot to say.  —  It's not often that you interview a subject who has no interest in being famous.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House won't take part in first House Judiciary impeachment hearing  —  The White House informed House Democrats on Sunday that it will not participate in the Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing, excoriating Democrats' impeachment inquiry as a “baseless” and “partisan” …
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Bob Bauer / New York Times:
Trump Is the Founders' Worst Nightmare  —  The very conduct that necessitates presidential impeachment also supplies the means for the demagogue to escape it.  —  Mr. Bauer served as a White House counsel under President Barack Obama.  —  Donald Trump's Republican congressional allies …
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Washington's December nightmare
Stephen Collinson / CNN:   Democrats escalate impeachment bid in end-of-year dash
Washington Post:
Trump's counsel says president won't participate in House Judiciary's first impeachment panel, calling it unfair
Discussion: The Hill, New York Times and Axios
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock drops out of presidential race  —  Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who pitched himself to Democratic voters as a campaign finance reformer who could win in red states, is ending his bid for the party's presidential nomination.  —  “While there were many obstacles …
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Steve Bullock drops out of Democratic presidential race  —  The two-term governor of Montana fell short of qualification requirements for multiple debates and failed to gain traction in polling.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock, the two-term governor of Montana …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Niall Stanage / The Hill:   The Memo: Trump faces uphill 2020 climb
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The impeachment process is starting to get very real  —  (CNN)With 64 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election will be here before you know it.  Every Sunday, I deliver to your inbox the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: The electorate that Biden and Buttigieg see  —  In this edition: Biden's hands-on pitch to Iowa, the Working Families Party drama, and the Warren-Buttigieg battle that wasn't.  —  There are simply not enough stuffing-centric holidays on the calendar, and this is The Trailer.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Andrew Yang raises $750,000 in 24 hours
Discussion: The Hill
Ken Moritsugu / Associated Press:
China to suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong over new law  —  1 of 6  —  HONG KONG (AP) — China said Monday it will suspend U.S. military ship and aircraft visits to Hong Kong and sanction several American pro-democracy and human rights groups in retaliation for the signing into law …
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Bloomberg:
China Spares Trade in First Retaliation to U.S.'s Hong Kong Law
Discussion: Political Wire
Simon Shuster / TIME:
CBS News:
300+ Trump ads taken down by Google, YouTube  —  60 Minutes finds over 300 video ads for President Trump were taken down, mostly over the summer, for violating company policy  —  How to handle political ads on social media has become a growing concern as the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaches.
Discussion: Townhall and Althouse
Tim Baker / London Evening Standard:
Apostrophe society shuts down because ‘ignorance and laziness have won’  —  ES News email  —  The latest headlines in your inbox Enter your email address Continue  —  Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account.
New York Times:
With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years  —  What started as a protest over a surprise increase in gasoline prices turned into widespread demonstrations met with a systematic repression that left at least 180 people dead.  —  Iran is experiencing …
Discussion: Power Line
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
Nancy Pelosi Pushes the House to Pass USMCA, but Neglects a Bill With Broad Support to Strengthen Unions  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made no secret of her desire to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the end of the year, telling reporters recently that it would be her goal for the House to vote on it before Christmas.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   The bad-faith impeachment  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Mike Allen / Axios:
The House GOP's next impeachment move  —  House Republicans will try to go on the offensive this week, as both sides make closing arguments for and against the impeachment of President Trump.  —  The big picture: A senior House GOP aide told Axios to look for Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia …
Discussion: Political Wire and ABC News
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Washington Post:
Ukraine's Zelensky is making headway against corruption.  But the fight risks angering Trump.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — By the end of this month, more than 500 Ukrainian prosecutors will be out of their jobs as part of sweeping professional reviews under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
NATO allies spooked by Trump despite White House soothing  —  This week's NATO meeting in London will be “a celebratory leaders' meeting,” according to a White House talking point ahead of President Trump's trip.  But European officials aren't betting on it, and Trump has been privately complaining …
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
POLITICO London Playbook, presented by Lloyds Banking Group: Security week — Echoes of 2017 — Enter the Donald  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, bleary-eyed but back in the hot seat with 10 days to go until election day.  —  Eternal thanks: To top colleague Charlie Cooper …
Discussion: The Guardian and The Sun
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Real News Crisis Isn't Fake News  —  In the aftermath of the twin shocks of 2016—Brexit on one side of the Atlantic, Donald Trump on the other—many in the media identified “fake news” as the culprit and as one of the emergent evils of the modern world.
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Democrat Joe Sestak drops out of 2020 presidential race  —  Admiral Joe Sestak announced Sunday evening that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, leaving the total number of Democrats left in the field at 17.  —  The big picture: Sestak was one of the last Democrats to join the race …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Former congressman Joe Sestak ends 2020 presidential bid
 
 
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Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Trump's Other Personal Lawyer: Close to the Right, but Far From Giuliani
Elana Schor / Associated Press:
Buttigieg turns to black pastor to discuss racism, poverty
Discussion: Breitbart
Ina Jaffe / NPR:
The White House Says Nursing Home Regulations Are Too Tough
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Legal storm clouds gather over Rudy Giuliani, America's tarnished mayor
Discussion: DemCast
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Fox News' Judge Napolitano outlines likely articles of impeachment against Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos