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NBC News:
Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal during a gathering this past summer of the nation's highest ranking national security leaders …
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Politico:
Trump suggests challenging NBC's broadcast license  —  His tweet follows a story by NBC News Wednesday that the president calls ‘pure fiction, made up to demean.’  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that NBC's broadcast license should be pulled as punishment after NBC News published …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump threatens to cancel NBC's broadcast license over critical reporting  —  A terrifying threat, if it were remotely credible.  —  Another day, another casual threat from the president of the United States to abuse the powers of his office in order to stymie reporting that he doesn't like.
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
GOP official imagines Kelly and Mattis discussed tackling Trump if he ‘lunges for the nuclear football’: report
Discussion: twitchy.com
CNNMoney:
President Trump threatens NBC over critical coverage
Washington Post:
Undisclosed deal guaranteed Roy Moore $180,000 a year for part-time work at charity  —  Former Alabama judge Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, once said publicly that he did not take a “regular salary” from the small charity he founded to promote Christian values because he did not want to be a financial burden.
People.com:
Harvey Weinstein's Wife Georgina Chapman Is Leaving Him: ‘My Heart Breaks for All the Women Who Have Suffered’  —  Harvey Weinstein's wife, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman, is leaving him — as more women continue to step forward to accuse the movie mogul of decades of sexual harassment and assault.
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein Flying to Europe Tonight for Sex Addiction Rehab  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Harvey Weinstein is boarding a private jet Tuesday night, bound for a rehab center in Europe for sex addiction ... sources connected with the former mogul tell TMZ.
Page Six:   A ‘defiant’ Harvey Weinstein said he's already planning a comeback
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Mitch McConnell Goes to the Mattresses for Trump's Judicial Nominees  —  The Senate majority leader takes charge of the confirmation process.  —  The Republican drive to confirm federal judges has gained momentum from a series of actions by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mitch McConnell Is Keeping The Senate Rule That Lets Dems Block Trump's Judges  —  The GOP leader may not personally be a fan of blue slips, but he's not getting rid of them, says his spokesman.  —  WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will continue to honor the blue slip rule …
Scott Johnson / Power Line:   Goodbye, blue slips!?
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How NBC ‘Killed’ Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Exposé … Freelance NBC News correspondent Ronan Farrow, whose months-long investigation into reports of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct was spiked by the network but morphed into a journalistic blockbuster at The New Yorker …
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Ronan Farrow Says He Was Threatened Personally With a Lawsuit by Harvey Weinstein
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump expected to name Kelly's White House deputy as DHS secretary  —  Kirstjen Nielsen, who also served as Kelly's No. 2 at DHS, was his pick to fill his old job, which has been vacant since July.  —  President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Axios and IJR
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Erin Mershon / STAT:
An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful  —  ASHINGTON — If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won't be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu.
Discussion: Vox
Washington Post:
‘Pure devastation’: At least 17 dead, with hundreds missing, as California wildfires spread  —  SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A series of historically deadly Northern California wildfires regained momentum Wednesday as winds whipped back up, pushing blazes through parched hills and vineyards and prompting …
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CNN:
California fires: At least 17 dead as hundreds reported missing
Discussion: Q13 FOX News and The Daily Caller
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, Allow Them to Earn Eagle Scout Rank  —  The Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday that girls will soon be allowed to become Cub Scouts and to earn the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, the organization's highest honor.  —  “We believe it is critical to evolve …
Deena Zaru / CNN:
Eminem unleashes on Trump: The 11 fiercest lines  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  " to a “racist grandpa” in an explosive 4.5-minute freestyle rap.  —  The Detroit rapper challenged his fans at the BET Hip Hop Awards to “decide who you like more” — Eminem or Trump.
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YouTube:
Eminem Rips Donald Trump In BET Hip Hop Awards Freestyle Cypher
Discussion: Vox
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
'He's better than this,' says Thomas Barrack, Trump's loyal whisperer  —  NEW YORK — Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a billionaire who is one of President Trump's oldest friends, had spent weeks trying to smooth the way for a May presidential meeting in Saudi Arabia with Gulf leaders.  —  All initially went well.
Discussion: Business Insider, CNBC and ABC News
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Puerto Rico Relief Bill Cancels $16 Billion in Debt — But Not for Puerto Rico  —  House Republicans unveiled a $36.5 billion disaster relief supplemental package Tuesday night, intended to pay for relief and rebuilding efforts for the floods, hurricanes, and wildfires of the past several months.
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Richard Wolffe / The Guardian:
Puerto Rico: US officials privately acknowledge serious food shortage
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Pledge to Impeach Trump, a Key Donor Demands of Democrats  —  One of the Democratic Party's most prominent financial backers is demanding that lawmakers and candidates on the left support removing President Trump from office, putting pressure on Democrats to make Mr. Trump's ouster a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections.
Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:
Trump's Benghazi?  Ambush of U.S. soldiers in Niger goes unnoticed  —  Four dead Americans.  —  It's been five years since terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, leaving four Americans dead.  Last week, as CIA officers disguised in wigs and mustaches testified …
Washington Post:
Black man attacked by white supremacists in Charlottesville faces felony charge  —  The black man beaten in a Charlottesville parking garage by white supremacists after a “Unite the Right” rally has been charged with a crime in connection with the incident, even as police continue searching …
Gavin Haynes / The Guardian:
Can IQ tests settle whether Trump is a moron or not?  —  Following reports that Rex Tillerson questioned the US president's brain power, the latter has offered to settle the matter with an IQ test.  But are they really a way to reliably quantify intelligence?
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and Washington Post
ESPN:
Gerald McCoy: 'It's going to be an uproar' if players forced to stand  —  Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy, speaking on Adam Schefter's Know Them From Adam podcast, said he thinks there might “be an uproar” if NFL players are forced to stand for the national anthem.
Politico:
Zinke's travels: Ski resort and Alaskan steakhouse  —  Two newly revealed political fundraising appearances by the Interior secretary add to questions about Trump Cabinet members' taxpayer-funded trips.  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has attended at least two additional political fundraisers …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
For Republicans, ‘Failure Is Not an Option’ on Tax Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are staggering, knocked off kilter by internecine conflict between President Trump and his own party in Congress.  Incumbents are under aggressive challenge from conservative activists.  Frustrated veteran lawmakers are bailing out.
Discussion: Splinter, Daily Kos and Washington Post
 
 
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Joe Murphy / London Evening Standard:
Donald Trump set to come to the UK next year - but it won't be the formal State Visit he was promised
Shannon Hall / New York Times:
A Surprise From the Supervolcano Under Yellowstone
Discussion: CBS Dallas and Althouse
Shawn Snow / Army Times:
‘ISIS is in shambles,’ says 82nd Airborne brigade commander
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Uber Pushed the Limits of the Law. Now Comes the Reckoning
Washington Times:
ESPN host compares Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to a slave owner
Dylan Scott / Vox:
How Trump set up Obamacare to fail
Donna Borak / CNNMoney:
Inspector general launches second review of Steven Mnuchin's travels
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Ken Starr praises Mueller's Trump-Russia probe
Discussion: RedState
USA Today:
VA conceals shoddy care and health workers' mistakes
Discussion: baker
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Iran's secret sites linked to nuclear weapons development revealed
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The real fix for gerrymandering is proportional representation
Cory Bennett / Politico:
Senate Democrats worry Russia could jeopardize reelection bids
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The Dalai Lama speaks on Trump and ‘America first’
Los Angeles Times:
New disclosure shows a casino guard alerted hotel to gunman before Vegas massacre began.
Discussion: Townhall.com
 

 
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