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• Report: Sondland Has No Knowledge of Quid Pro Quo
  
  U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland will testify he did not have independent knowledge about whether there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine, MSNBC reported.
• Giuliani Scrutinized by US Attorney's Office in Manhattan
  
  Federal prosecutors for the U.S. attorney's office in the Southern District of New York are looking into documents and records of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• Bernie Kerik to Newsmax TV: Dems Staging a Coup
  
  Impeachment-seeking Democrats like Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and a whistleblower tied to Democrats have exposed the impeachment inquiry as an attempted presidential "coup," according to former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik on Newsmax TV....
• Senate Dems: Turkey Sanctions Not Enough to Reverse 'ISIS Jailbreak'
  
  Senate Democratic leaders Monday urged Republicans to support a resolution that asks President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to pull troops from northern Syria, saying that his call for strict sanctions on Turkey are not sufficient to reverse the damage withdrawing...
• O'Rourke, Buttigieg Spar Over Gun Buyback Program
  
  Suggesting he was picking a fight on the merits of a gun buyback program "in order to stay relevant," White House hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Monday snapped back at South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
• House Committees to Hear From State Asst Deputy Kent
  
  People being questioned in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will continue Tuesday, including a closed-door deposition scheduled for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent, according to USA Today.
• Trump Ex-Russia Adviser Testifies in Impeachment Inquiry
  
  President Donald Trump's former Russia adviser testified on Monday behind closed doors as the latest witness summoned in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump over his request that Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival.Fiona Hill, former senior...
• Rep. Gabbard Backs Down on Debate Boycott Threat
  
  After threatening to boycott Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, backed down Monday, saying she will now attend.
• Q-Poll: Sen. Warren Leading Biden by 3 Points
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is just ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden in the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Democratic presidential candidates.
• Mitch McConnell Slams Trump Again on Syria
  
  Saying "withdrawing American leadership" from the region "would only make a troubling situation much worse," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., again ripped President Donald Trump's decision on Syria on Monday.
• Former FDA Commissioner: Ban THC Vapes
  
  Products that allow people to vape THC, the psychoactive chemical found in marijuana, should be banned, according to former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Monday.
• Trump: Troops Leaving Syria to Fight ISIS Revival in Region
  
  The 1,000 American troops leaving Syria will remain in the region to help prevent revival of Islamic State, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter.
• Gizzi Remembers Mike Uhlmann: Unsung Knight of Postwar Conservatism
  
  Mike Uhlmann is gone now and, left to his own devices, he would not promote his life and legacy, but now that task is left to those whose lives he touched and who loved him, Newsmax's John Gizzi writes.
• Report: Michael Bloomberg May Run in '20 If Biden Quits
  
  If former Vice President Joe Biden quit early on amid struggles with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., billionaire Michael Bloomberg has reportedly told associates he was reconsidering a run for president next year.
• Trump Shooting Video Was Not Approved for Conference
  
  Young, overzealous video producers snuck a grotesque parody video depicting President Trump shooting and stabbing journalists and political figures into a pro-Trump event at his Doral golf resort in Miami, according to Newsmax TV's John Cardillo.
• Rep. Waltz Warns: Trump Actions Setting Stage for 'ISIS 2.0'
  
  President Donald Trump's administration is repeating ex-President Barack Obama's mistakes and setting the stage for "ISIS 2.0" by pulling troops out of Syria too soon, Rep. Michael Waltz said Monday. 
• Warren's Support Peaks in Latest Hill-HarrisX Poll
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has reached her highest scoring among the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in the Hill-HarrisX poll released Monday, though she remains far behind longtime leader former Vice President Joe Biden.
• Deutch: Blood Boiling Over Violent Trump Parody Video
  
  Rep. Ted Deutch Monday said his "blood is boiling" over a violent doctored video shown at a pro-Trump event over the weekend depicting President Donald Trump slaughtering his enemies, and called on him to condemn it. 
• Nunes Reporting $7 Million in War Chest
  
  Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has raised more than $7 million for his re-election campaign after bringing in over $2.5 million in the third quarter, the Washington Examiner reports.
• Rep. Matt Gaetz Kicked Out of Impeachment Hearing
  
  Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Monday was kicked out of a closed hearing of a former National Security Council expert on Russia who being questioned in the House impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.
• Graham: Planned Sanctions Will Break Turkey's Economy
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham, after criticizing President Donald Trump over pulling troops from Syria, said he blames Turkey and President Recep Erdogan for the deaths that have happened and warned that sanctions are planned that will cripple the NATO ally's economy.
• Firm Behind Steele Dossier to Publish Book on Trump, Russia
  
  The co-founders of Fusion GPS, the political research firm that helped compile the so-called Steele Dossier, are publishing a book on how they commissioned ex-spy Christopher Steele to write his report on President Donald Trump, the Guardian reports.
• Liz Cheney Blames Turkish Action on Impeachment Push
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney Monday said it was "not an accident" that Turkey crossed Syria's border, blaming Democrats for trying to weaken President Donald Trump's political standing through an impeachment inquiry.
• Rand Paul: Probe 3 Dems for 2018 Ukraine Letter
  
  Three Democratic senators should be investigated for threatening to withhold U.S. aid from Ukraine last year if its prosecutor did not help with Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Monday.
• In Ethics Plan, Biden Says Trump Abused Presidency
  
  Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden on Sunday rebuked President Donald Trump in revealing a new ethics plan that aims to reduce corruption in politics.

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