memeorandum: Founder of Florida's Biggest Megachurch Accused of Molesting a 4-Year-Old (Tim Elfrink/Miami New Times)

8:45 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, Gizmodo, AOL, 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: Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Bloomberg, PinkNews, Weekly Standard, The Resurgent, HuffPost, Politico, Mashable, The Ringer, USA Today and Bangor Daily News

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: Townhall.com, RedState, Axios, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Business Insider, IJR, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Mediaite and The Hill

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

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: Axios, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and Political Wire

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 …

Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Mo Brooks sticking by Moore: GOP agenda ‘vastly more important than contested sexual allegations’

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

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

Discussion: Politico, Washington Times and ABC News

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

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

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

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, CNN and Washington Post

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

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

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, Washington Post, CNN, Politico, Snopes.com, PinkNews, New York Magazine, Washington Times and Axios

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

Discussion: ThinkProgress

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

Discussion: Daily Kos

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, Raw Story, Mediaite, Business Insider, Axios and Mashable

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 »

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

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

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

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, CBS News, Althouse, ThinkProgress, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Hullabaloo, Business Insider, The Resurgent, Mediaite and Fox News

Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Sessions admits GOP's phony Clinton scandal doesn't meet “factual basis” for special counsel

Discussion: CNN, IJR and Washington Monthly

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, NBC News, twitchy.com, Business Insider, KQED News, No More Mister Nice Blog, RT, AOL, 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: New York Times, KQCA-TV, KTLA, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit, Snopes.com, IJR, Bearing Arms, Mother Jones 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, CBS San Francisco 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

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, CBS San Francisco, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, Shakesville and New York Times

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

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

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

Discussion: IJR

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 …

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: IndieWire, Mediaite and TheBlaze

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

Discussion: USA Today, IJR and The Daily Caller

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, National Review and twitchy.com

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

Tim Elfrink / Miami New Times:

Founder of Florida's Biggest Megachurch Accused of Molesting a 4-Year-Old … The call came from California. A woman told Coral Springs Police she had recently learned something terrible: A South Florida man had molested her daughter for years. It began when the girl was just 4 years old.

Discussion: Raw Story

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: bradford-delong.com and Weekly Standard, more at Mediagazer »

Shaun Walker / The Guardian:

Russia's ‘irrefutable evidence’ of US help for Isis appears to be video game still — The Russian defence ministry used social media to claim US connivance in Syria - using screenshot from AC-130 Gunship Simulator, online sleuths say — Russia's defence ministry has tried to pass off …

Discussion: Business Insider, Conflict Intelligence Team, Meduza.io and IJR

Max Jaeger / New York Post:

De Blasio staffer says pizza from Chicago is better than New York — This was clearly a half-baked idea. — The press secretary for the mayor of New York City — America's pizza epicenter — took to Twitter to claim that a Chicago pizzeria makes better pies than all of New York.

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.