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3:50 PM ET, November 12, 2017

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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Everyone Knew Roy Moore Dated High School Girls, Says Former Colleague  —  And they thought it was “weird,” according to former deputy district attorney.  —  A former prosecutor who worked in Alabama with GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore in the early 1980s told CNN on Saturday that it was …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Moore backers stand by their man
Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP fears Roy Moore will cost them a Senate seat
Discussion: Politico
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump dominates the GOP base. Party leaders live with the consequences.
Discussion: Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump on Russia sanctions: ‘Having Russia in a friendly posture’ is an asset  —  President Trump on Sunday said Russia has been “heavily” sanctioned and he would rather have the country “in a friendly posture.”  —  “What I believe is that we have to get to work.  And I think everybody understood this that heard the answer.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and RedState
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump clarifies Putin comments: 'I'm with our agencies' on election meddling … President Trump clarified his comments Sunday on whether he believes Russia meddled in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, saying, “I believe in our intel agencies.”  —  Trump had told reporters on Air Force …
Discussion: The Atlantic
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Former U.S. intelligence officials: Trump being ‘played’ by Putin  —  Two top former U.S. intelligence officials said Sunday that President Trump is being “played” by President Vladi­mir Putin on Russia's interference in the 2016 election and accused him of being susceptible to foreign leaders who stroke his ego.
Discussion: Vox and The Daily Caller
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's chief of staff: ‘I do not follow the tweets’  —  Hours after President Trump provoked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, suggesting he is “short and fat,” the White House chief of staff said he tells aides not to react to Trump's comments on social media.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
After a Disciplined Week in Asia, Trump Unloads on Critics  —  HANOI, Vietnam — For the last week on the road, President Trump had been measured, disciplined and studiously scripted as he picked his way through the geopolitical minefields of Asia.  —  Then came the weekend.
Discussion: Refinery29
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Tom Perez: ‘I am not talking about impeachment’  —  Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez  —  said Sunday he's not focusing on impeaching President Trump despite a $10 million ad campaign from a Democratic mega-donor.  —  “I am not talking about impeachment,” Perez said on ABC's “This Week.”
Discussion: Politico
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Nicki Zink / ABC News:
Democrats can ‘compete and win everywhere,’ DNC chair says
Discussion: Politico
Ekow N. Yankah / New York Times:
Can My Children Be Friends With White People?  —  My oldest son, wrestling with a 4-year-old's happy struggles, is trying to clarify how many people can be his best friend.  “My best friends are you and Mama and my brother and ...” But even a child's joy is not immune to this ominous political period.
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Douglas Jacobs / New York Times:   We're Sick of Racism, Literally
Scott Shane / New York Times:
In ‘Watershed Moment,’ YouTube Blocks Extremist Cleric's Message  —  WASHINGTON — For eight years, the jihadist propaganda of Anwar al-Awlaki has helped shape a generation of American terrorists, including the Fort Hood gunman, the Boston Marathon bombers and the perpetrators of massacres in San Bernardino, Calif., and Orlando, Fla.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bannon Put a Target on His Back.  McConnell's Answer: ‘Ha-Ha.’  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the taciturn Republican leader, watched stoically from across the Capitol two years ago as Speaker John A. Boehner resigned rather than contend with mounting troubles …
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
Is There Nothing Republicans Can't Screw Up?  —  If you'd told me last year that complete Republican control of Congress and the White House would lead to nothing getting done, I would have laughed at you.  Of course, last year I would have laughed at the idea of complete Republican control of government …
Joi-Marie McKenzie / ABC News:
Carrie Underwood suffers broken wrist after ‘hard fall,’ rep says  —  Carrie Underwood is recovering after suffering a broken wrist and other injuries, her rep told ABC News.  —  The accident happened Friday, two days after the country music singer hosted the 51st annual CMA Awards in Nashville.
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case  —  A 36-year-old lawyer who has never tried a case and who was unanimously deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association has been approved for a lifetime federal district judgeship by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary. Here's How.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Brady guarantees state and local deductions won't be eliminated
Discussion: Politico
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Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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