Nicely put by @davidfrum –
The president "is a walking constitutional crisis, and emboldened by extra Senate seats, he has lunged for the path of confrontation."https://t.co/2UYXH3Bd0O
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 7, 2018
It is impossible to read Attorney General Sessions’ firing as anything other than another blatant attempt by @realDonaldTrump to undermine & end Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 7, 2018
President Trump just removed Jeff Sessions. He wants an Attorney General to serve his interest, not the public.
Mueller's investigation and the independence of the DOJ must be protected. Whitaker and any nominee must commit to doing both.
We will protect the rule of law.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 7, 2018
"I have no doubt" Trump firing Sessions becomes part of obstruction probe
Fmr. Federal Prosecutor @JonFlan pic.twitter.com/4Cnbdq1664
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) November 7, 2018
a fearful, anxious president approaches legal/political turning point. my @cnbc column https://t.co/ymbTgoZFvy
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 7, 2018
jeff sessions is the only confederate monument trump was willing to take down
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) November 7, 2018
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) November 7, 2018
Hopefully Alexander means it when he says he won't confirm an AG who will shut Mueller down. But in the meantime, he doesn't get a vote on Whitaker. https://t.co/gfM1B9Mum4
— James Downie (@jamescdownie) November 7, 2018
Matthew Whitaker, who Trump has tapped to replace Jeff Sessions, will oversee the Mueller's investigation, which Whittaker has said was "going too far" and risked becoming a "mere witch hunt"https://t.co/NzZ6BxkcHl
— Axios (@axios) November 7, 2018
Here is the CNN Op-Ed piece that Matthew Whittaker, the new Acting Attorney General wrote about the Russia inveistationhttps://t.co/qBd8hZ7rLy
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) November 7, 2018
The politicization of the rule of law is an incredibly dangerous thing. Trump has been threatening to investigate his political enemies for a while now. Now he has an AG who might act on those impulses. pic.twitter.com/XOxUVajb68
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 7, 2018
This would explain the rush:
“In recent days, according to three sources, Don Jr. has been telling friends he is worried about being indicted as early as this week.” https://t.co/7mEWmyjU9W— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 7, 2018
“When you report fake news, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people.”
President @realDonaldTrump attacks @CNN reporter Jim Acosta at a press conference following the Midterms pic.twitter.com/6cx7bbbjWa
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) November 7, 2018
CNN’s response to @realDonaldTrump’s press conference today: pic.twitter.com/tJ3nZDnYwO
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) November 7, 2018
That entire press conference was just Trump trying to drown out the Jaws soundtrack emanating from the House of Representatives. https://t.co/6ZqnElLR7X
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) November 7, 2018
Agree, @RonaldKlain: instead of insta-investigations and subpoena mania, introduce bills to raise the minimum wage to $15, strengthen ACA, restore the Voting Rights Act, massively rebuild infrastructure, and grant legal status to DACA Dreamers. https://t.co/7LX7CziKe6
— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) November 7, 2018
Maxine Waters: Deutsche Bank AG's lending to Trump is likely to be a focus of scrutiny for House Democrats. https://t.co/aylR8IcP6j
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 7, 2018
NEWS: House Democrats Are Going After Donald Trump’s Phone Recordshttps://t.co/Ht1CjEbFIt pic.twitter.com/MQz6mIg03q
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) November 7, 2018
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WORLD
UPDATE: "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's planned meeting with his North Korean counterpart in New York has been called off, the State Department announced Wednesday, without giving any explanation or new date." https://t.co/cnRUjS6B9T https://t.co/Xc0ls94Ktz
— David Gura (@davidgura) November 7, 2018
An observation that should chasten a lot of people, but won’t: The caravan has already been forgotten.
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) November 7, 2018
Some good news about a new antibiotic. We need more wins like this. https://t.co/j6sUx8a81O
— Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) November 7, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Irish PM sees fading chance of Brexit deal in November https://t.co/F986AwX7Nj pic.twitter.com/MCVfx3GT1m
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) November 7, 2018
And it only took two years for a tweet like this https://t.co/NiKmaIaFBF
— Good Friday Agreement (@BelfastAgmt) November 7, 2018
BBC News – Brexit: United Ireland only way to avoid 'negative economic impact' https://t.co/HYqqrx6AnU
— Mark Devenport (@markdevenport) November 7, 2018
Der Spiegel accuses the UK of making it up:
"None of these reports has anything to do with reality-to the astonishment of Brussels. EU Diplomats suspect that the British Govt is spreading the optimism- but is at a loss to understand the reasons." https://t.co/F90qWIYK5C— Duncan Morrow (@duncan_morrow) November 7, 2018
Excellent from @robertshrimsley @FT who I am delighted will be @Kilkenomics this weekend Brexit is teaching Britain its true place in the world
via @IrishTimeshttps://t.co/MIOAKRyChR— David McWilliams (@davidmcw) November 7, 2018
Brilliant news from Scotland!
Overwhelming support from Scottish Parliament tonight for a #PeoplesVote
Increasingly clear that only way to avoid disaster of either No Deal or Government’s Dreadful Deal is to put the issue back to the people https://t.co/tr7IEAi3oe
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) November 7, 2018
Not just Putin's favourite congressman. He's also @nigel_farage's. Hugely excited as I get the chance to post my favourite EVER Twitter thread…stand by… https://t.co/sgopqDgvT0
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) November 7, 2018
The Overnight Note 