White House Declares War on Impeachment Inquiry




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Nicholas Fandos, Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The White House declared war on the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, announcing that it would not cooperate with what it called an illegitimate effort 'to overturn the results of the 2016 election' and setting the stage for a constitutional clash with far-reaching consequences."
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An unofficial ad made by a fan contrasts what pundits say about him with the warms felt towards him by his supporters. (photo: Olivier Douliery/Getty Images)
An unofficial ad made by a fan contrasts what pundits say about him with the warms felt towards him by his supporters. (photo: Olivier Douliery/Getty Images)

The Pundit Class Continues to Misunderstand Bernie Sanders - and It Shows
Nathan Robinson, Guardian UK
Robinson writes: "In part, the media underestimates Bernie because it can't understand Bernie."
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A U.S. Border Patrol officer detains migrants near Mission, Tex., last month (photo: Jabin Botsford/WP)

Nearly 1 Million Migrants Arrested Along Mexico Border in Fiscal Year 2019, Most Since 2007
Nick Miroff, The Washington Post
Miroff writes: "The number of migrants taken into custody along the southern U.S. border soared to nearly 1 million during the government's fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Tuesday."
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A protest outside the Supreme Court.
A protest outside the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court's Landmark LGBTQ Rights Hearing Was Full of Conservative Idiocy
Jack Mirkinson, Splinter
Mirkinson writes: "The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a set of potentially landmark LGBTQ rights cases. So how did it go? The answer, it seems, is 'a hell of a lot shakier than anyone who believes in LGBTQ rights should be comfortable with.'"
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Voters casts their ballots at ChiArts High School on March 15, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Why Voter Turnout Is So Low in the United States
Adele Oltman, Jacobin
Oltman writes: "In recent years, states around the country have passed numerous laws restricting the right to vote. But this effort to contract the franchise - a fundamental assault on political democracy - is not unprecedented."
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Indigenous people who traveled from their communities arrive by foot to join anti-government protests in Quito, Ecuador, on Oct. 7, 2019. (photo: Dolores Ochoa/AP)
Indigenous people who traveled from their communities arrive by foot to join anti-government protests in Quito, Ecuador, on Oct. 7, 2019. (photo: Dolores Ochoa/AP)

Ecuador's President Moves Seat of Government to Escape Protests
Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press
Solano writes: "Thousands of indigenous people, some carrying long sticks, converged on Ecuador's capital Tuesday as anti-government protests and clashes led the president to move his besieged administration out of Quito."
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Emperor penguins need a reliable and stable platform of sea-ice. (photo: SPL)

Climate Change: Emperor Penguin 'Needs Greater Protection'
Jonathan Amos, BBC News
Amos writes: "Researchers are calling for the conservation status of Emperors to be upgraded."
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