memeorandum: Steve Bannon And Allies Have Second Thoughts About Roy Moore, Sources Say (The Daily Beast)

8:05 PM ET, November 14, 2017

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Bill Riales / WKRG-TV:

LISTEN: Curious Robocall Seeks ‘Damaging’ Information on Moore — UPDATE 3:31 p.m. (WKRG) — The Executive Editor, Marty Baron, of the Washington Post released the following statement: — “The Post has just learned that at least one person in Alabama has received a call from someone falsely claiming to be from The Washington Post.

Discussion: Axios, Business Insider, Washingtonian, Raw Story, Political Wire and Mediaite

The Daily Beast:

Steve Bannon And Allies Have Second Thoughts About Roy Moore, Sources Say … Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon is keeping the door open to ditching Roy Moore as the sexual-assault allegations against the Alabama Republican Senate candidate continue to pile up.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, PinkNews, Bloomberg, Washington Post, The Resurgent, Mashable, Politico, The Ringer, USA Today, Bangor Daily News, TVNewser and Washington Free Beacon

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

RNC cuts off Moore — The national party pulls out of a fundraising pact with the Alabama candidate, further isolating him. — The Republican National Committee is withdrawing its support for besieged Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, leaving him increasingly isolated as he confronts charges of sexual misconduct with teenagers.

Discussion: Axios, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Political Wire, TheBlaze, Mediaite and The Hill

Jon Swaine / The Guardian:

Roy Moore challenged Alabama law that protects rape victims, documents reveal — Cases were among 10 where Moore, as Alabama's top judge, dissented from court's majority view and sided with alleged offenders, Guardian review finds … Roy Moore challenged the scope of an Alabama law …

Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:

McConnell Says Roy Moore Should Abandon ‘Collapsing’ Senate Bid — Senate majority leader wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to seek his old Alabama seat — WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell deepened his bid to persuade Roy Moore to drop out of the race …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Political Wire

Bob Grip / WALA-TV:

Exclusive FOX10 Poll: Undecided voters may hold key to Moore/Jones race — Undecided voters may decide the Alabama U.S. Senate race between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore. The FOX10 News/Strategy Research statewide poll of 3,000 likely voters, taken on November 13, shows Moore leading Jones 49% to 43% with 8% undecided.

Discussion: Political Wire

Howard Koplowitz / al.com:

Mo Brooks sticking by Moore: GOP agenda ‘vastly more important than contested sexual allegations’ — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, is sticking with Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, arguing Monday that the conservative agenda is …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Salon, The Hill, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, Roll Call, Big League Politics, Shareblue Media, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Politico

al.com:
Our view: Roy Moore grossly unfit for office

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, Raw Story, Mediaite and The Hill

Associated Press:
The Latest: McConnell: GOP still hopes to keep Alabama seat

Discussion: Politico, Washington Times and ABC News

New York Times:
Roy Moore, Long Divisive in His Hometown, and Even More So Now

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and HuffPost

Brian Naylor / NPR:
Ryan, Sessions Add To GOP Voices Saying Moore Accusers Are Credible

Discussion: WHNT-TV and Politicus USA

Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Alabama Senate: One Hot Mess Moves to Toss Up

Discussion: Philly.com, CNN, Politico, PinkNews, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Weekly Standard, Washington Times, New York Magazine and Axios

Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Alabama GOP Moves Toward Deciding Roy Moore's Fate Later This Week

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNN, Townhall.com, Towleroad, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Joe.My.God., Denver Post, al.com, Washington Post and Washington Monthly

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Whether Roy Moore wins or loses, there is no good outcome for Senate Republicans

Discussion: Daily Kos

Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
If Republicans believe Roy Moore's accusers, why not Trump's?

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:

Secret Finding: 60 Russian Payments “To Finance Election Campaign Of 2016” — The FBI is scrutinizing more than 60 money transfers sent by the Russian foreign ministry to its embassies across the globe, most of them bearing a note that said the money was to be used “to finance election campaign of 2016.”

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, Axios, Raw Story, Mediaite, Business Insider and Mashable

Redding Record Searchlight:

Five people confirmed dead in Rancho Tehama shooting — Five people have been killed, including the shooter, in a small community about 15 miles southwest of Red Bluff. — Undersheriff Phil Johnston with the Tehama County Sheriff's Office said there were seven shooting scenes and there may be more victims.

Discussion: KHSL News, CW33 NewsFix, CBS13, The Trace, No More Mister Nice Blog, NBC News, twitchy.com, Business Insider, KQED News, AOL, RT, RedState, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Jezebel

Los Angeles Times:

3 dead after shooting at elementary school in Northern California — Rancho Tehama School near Corning (KTLA) — Authorities said at least three people are dead following a shooting at an elementary school in Northern California on Tuesday morning. — Among the dead are the gunman, who was killed by police, authorities said.

Discussion: KQCA-TV, KTLA, Snopes.com, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Mother Jones, Bearing Arms and TheBlaze

Washington Post:

At least 4 dead after gunman ‘randomly picking targets’ shoots at California school and other locations, police say — Authorities said at least four people were killed Tuesday morning in Northern California after a gunman shooting at random opened fire at an elementary school and several other locations.

Discussion: New York Magazine and Shakesville

Haleigh Pike / KRCR-TV:
Five dead, seven scenes being investigated after Rancho Tehama shooting

Discussion: Fox News, ABC News, Townhall.com, Faithwire and New York's PIX11

Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
At Least 4 Killed in Shooting in Northern California

Discussion: CBS San Francisco

The Daily Beast:

Troll Smearing Roy Moore's Accuser Stole Dead SEAL's Identity … The rightwing blog The Gateway Pundit pushed a single-sourced rumor from the anonymous Twitter account @Umpire43 that claimed one of Roy Moore's accusers was offered $1,000 by The Washington Post to go public with her claims.

Discussion: Media Matters for America and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Media Matters for America:

Fox News' Shepard Smith debunks Uranium One lie peddled by his own network — Smith: “The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale. She did not.” — From the November 14 edition of Fox News' Shepard Smith Reporting: — Loading the player reg...

Discussion: Politicus USA

Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:

What Is the Uranium One Deal and Why Does the Trump Administration Care So Much? — What is Uranium One? — Uranium One, with headquarters in Canada, is one of the world's largest producers of uranium with holdings in the United States. It is a subsidiary of the Russian nuclear agency, Rosatom.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Washington Free Beacon, RT, RedState and bizpacreview.com

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Sessions Insists ‘Factual Basis’ Will Determine Appointment of Counsel, Not Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Vox, CBS News, Althouse, ThinkProgress, IJR, Washington Monthly, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider and The Resurgent

Politico:
Sessions casts doubt on need for Hillary Clinton special counsel

Discussion: ABC News, Townhall.com, Towleroad, RedState and New York Times

Louis Nelson / Politico:
What you need to know about Clinton and the Uranium One deal

Discussion: ABC News, The Daily Signal and The Gateway Pundit

CNN:

‘Nothing about it felt right’: More than 50 people describe sexual harassment on Capitol Hill — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Be extra careful of the male lawmakers who sleep in their offices — they can be trouble. Avoid finding yourself alone with a congressman or senator in elevators …

Discussion: New York Post, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Axios, CBS San Francisco, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Shakesville and New York Times

Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Congresswoman Says At Least 2 Members Of Congress Are Sexual Harassers

Discussion: CNN, Business Insider, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and IJR

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Female Dem says at least two current members engaged in sexual harassment

Discussion: IJR

Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:

Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act's requirement that most people have health insurance in a sprawling overhaul of the tax code, merging the fight over health care with the high-stakes effort to cut taxes.

Discussion: CNBC, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, taxpolicycenter.org, New York Magazine and The Daily Signal

Washington Post:
Senate GOP to add repeal of Obamacare insurance mandate into tax bill

Discussion: Mother Jones, New Republic, The Daily Signal and Axios

Paul Karp / The Guardian:

Australia says yes to same-sex marriage in historic postal survey — Marriage equality could be legal by Christmas after 61.6% of participants in the voluntary survey approve a change to the law … Australia has taken a decisive step towards legislating marriage equality by Christmas …

Discussion: Vox and Joe.My.God.

New York Times:
Australians Say ‘Yes’ to Same-Sex Marriage, Clearing Path for Legalization

Discussion: ABC, Washington Blade, Mashable and Joe.My.God.

Niv Elis / The Hill:

GOP tax bill could spur $25 billion in Medicare cuts: CBO — The GOP tax bill could trigger automatic cuts worth $136 billion from mandatory spending in 2018, including $25 billion in Medicare cuts, if Congress doesn't find another way to offset its deficit increases, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and National Review

CBO's Publications:
Effects of legislation that would raise deficits by an estimated $1.5 trillion over the 2018-2027 period

Discussion: Vox, AOL and IJR

BBC:

Bryan Cranston: ‘There may be a way back for Weinstein’ — Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has told the BBC there may be a way back for Harvey Weinsten and Kevin Spacey, if they show they are “truly sorry”. — Speaking to the BBC's Will Gompertz, he added “it would take a society to forgive them”.

Discussion: Mediaite, IndieWire and TheBlaze

BBC:
Cranston: There could be a return for Weinstein and Spacey

Discussion: USA Today, IJR and The Daily Caller

Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo:

Arianna Huffington Ignored Sexual Misconduct at The Huffington Post — When Susan Fowler rocked Uber's world with a meticulous account of the company's sexual harassment and gender discrimination issues, the ride-sharing service turned to its only female board member to help clean up its culture (and its image).

Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller

Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:

Reflections of an Affirmative-Action Baby — In 1991, the African American Yale Law School professor Stephen Carter wrote a book called Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby. I remember reading part of it at the time. Little did I realize that the book's title applied to me.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and bradford-delong.com

Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:

EXCLUSIVE: Voice of America Reporter Posts Racist Reddit Memes While Receiving Taxpayer Money — While posting on his Reddit account UncleSam4200, Voice of America reporter Josh Fatzick bragged on the infamous pro-Trump subreddit r/TheDonald that he worked in Washington media …