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Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
More than 30 women come forward to accuse director James Toback of sexual harassment — Writer-director James Toback attends the premiere of his latest movie, “The Private Life of a Modern Woman,” at the Venice Film Festival last month. (Filippo Monteforte / AFP / Getty Images)
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World Health Organization:
Director General rescinds Goodwill Ambassador appointment — Over the last few days, I have reflected on my appointment of H.E. President Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for NCDs in Africa. As a result I have decided to rescind the appointment. — I have listened carefully …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Washington Post:
WHO rescinds ‘goodwill ambassador’ appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe
WHO rescinds ‘goodwill ambassador’ appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Senator slams “white supremacists” in Trump admin, defends congresswoman and Gold Star family — Sen. Sherrod Brown made it very clear: Rep. Frederica Wilson was right about white supremacists in the White House. — Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown slammed the white nationalism …
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Haley Britzky / Axios:
Brown: ‘Goldman Sachs’ types near Trump pressuring him to slash taxes on rich
Brown: ‘Goldman Sachs’ types near Trump pressuring him to slash taxes on rich
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC reeling financially after brutal 2016 — LAS VEGAS — The Democratic National Committee is reeling, facing a turnaround that's proving a much bigger lift than anyone expected as it struggles to raise enough money to cover its basic promises. — Many donors are refusing to write checks.
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
The Trump Budget Legacy: A Permanent $1 Trillion Federal Deficit — The U.S. Treasury Department reported last Friday that the federal budget deficit for the just-completed fiscal year had risen by $80 billion over fiscal 2016 to the ominous-sounding $666 billion, a number many people …
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
John James could be the future Republicans have been waiting for — DETROIT — John James emerges with confidence from a former Detroit elementary school that has been transformed into a charter high school in the northwest side of the city. It is a stride any parent would hope to see in a son …
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
OPIOID LOBBYIST LEFT A DIGITAL FINGERPRINT ON A CAMPAIGN BY “PATIENT ADVOCATES” — In the wake of the 60 Minutes/Washington Post story on the drug industry using its political influence to pass a law to undercut Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to police pill mill suppliers …
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
House GOP Fears Wave in 2018 as Money Woes Grow — The odds of Nancy Pelosi becoming speaker again are rising as Republican donors show frustration over the party's stalled agenda on Capitol Hill. — House Republicans are growing increasingly alarmed that some of their most vulnerable members …
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Washington Post:
‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein's fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him? — Almost a year after New Yorker Jessica Leeds and other women stepped forward with harrowing accounts of being sexually assaulted by a powerful man, another scandal with similar elements exploded.
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
Lawrence Summers: One last time on who benefits from corporate tax cuts — I recently asserted that Kevin Hassett deserved a failing grade for his “analysis” projecting that the Trump administration proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent would raise the wages …
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Supply and Demand, New York Times and The Grumpy Economist
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
John Kelly and the Dangerous Moral Calculus of Working for Trump — Anyone in politics or government who works for Donald Trump, whether on the payroll or in some other supporting role, is forced to make a sacrifice. Working for Trump means that one's credibility is likely to be damaged …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Every investor in Trump's Toronto tower lost money except Trump : report — Every investing partner working with President Trump's company on a project to build luxury condominiums in Toronto lost money on the project, save for Trump himself, according to an investigation published by the Toronto Star.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Jimmy Carter Lusts for a Trump Posting — PLAINS, Ga. — Most people would run away screaming at the thought of working for a boss who humiliates subordinates in public, throttles them in private, demands constant flattery, spends all day watching cable TV and behaves in a wildly unpredictable way.
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The Hill:
GOP Senate hopefuls reluctant to back McConnell as leader — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — (R-Ky.) has become a flashpoint for Republicans running for Senate in 2018. — The Hill asked nearly two-dozen Senate candidates this week if they would support McConnell as leader if elected.
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Tennessean.com:
Exclusive: Former Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher enters Tennessee U.S. Senate race — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is entering next year's U.S. Senate race in Tennessee, a move that pits him against one of his former GOP congressional colleagues in the election to replace retiring Sen. Bob Corker.
Donald Trump / USA Today:
President Trump: With tax reform we can make it morning in America again — With my plan in place, jobs will grow, family incomes will rise and we will make America great again. — Today is the anniversary of former president Ronald Reagan signing into law the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Bush and Kelly: Truth Tellers — We all have something to learn from the two speeches, not least Donald Trump. — EDITOR'S NOTE: — The following is Jonah Goldberg's weekly “news"letter, the G-File. Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays. — D — ear Reader,
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The Resurgent, Washington Post and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Senators ask Mattis for more information on Niger attack — After meeting separately with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, both Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain said the military should do more to keep members of Congress aware of its counterterrorism operations around the world.
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