Pervaiz Shallwani

Editor

Pervaiz Shallwani is a former Senior Editor & Writer at The Daily Beast. He has served as a restaurant critic, food writer and an Emmy and IACP winning TV show host at Newsday, and a criminal justice reporter at The Wall Street Journal. His work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, New York Magazine and The New York Times. Send him tips: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

HOLD UP

Trump Admin Fights Bill Punishing Turkey for Its Russia Deal

The State Department laid out the administration’s opposition to sanctions on Turkey in a seven-page memo sent to the Senate, and obtained by The Daily Beast.

Betsy Swan

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NOW WHAT

Dems Fear They Wasted Their Best Shot on Impeachment

With the Ukraine inquiry complete and the ink long dry on their 300-page report on the matter, Democrats find themselves in a complicated position next year.

Sam Brodey

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SAD ENDING

Woman Who Made a Frantic Call Found Dead in 3 Feet of Water

Adrienne Quintal was last heard from 10 weeks ago when she made a frantic early morning call to a friend about male intruders in her remote cabin.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

CROSSED THE LINE

Rep. Debbie Dingell Says Trump’s ‘Hell’ Kick in the Stomach

Dingell also said, “social media is destroying our sense of community in this country,” before suggesting people start practicing “random acts of kindness.”

Barbie Latza Nadeau