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Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Roy Moore's Communications Director Resigns — John Rogers confirms he's left the Alabama Senate candidate's campaign. — John Rogers has resigned as communications director from Roy Moore's Senate campaign, according to a source familiar with the matter. — Reached by phone on Wednesday, Rogers confirmed his resignation.
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Meg Kelly / Washington Post:
President Trump and accusations of sexual misconduct: The complete list — “Women are very special. I think it's a very special time, a lot of things are coming out and I think that's good for our society and I think it's very, very good for women and I'm very happy a lot of these things are coming out.
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New York Daily News and The Moderate Voice
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Roy Moore campaign refuses to substantiate claims about accuser — Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore's campaign refused Wednesday to substantiate a key claim it made as part of an effort to raise doubts about one of the candidate's accusers. — The campaign has claimed to have found documents …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alabama ex-cop says she was tasked with keeping Roy Moore away from cheerleaders at high school games
Alabama ex-cop says she was tasked with keeping Roy Moore away from cheerleaders at high school games
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The Moderate Voice
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Former Alabama police officer: We were told to make sure Moore didn't hang around cheerleaders
Former Alabama police officer: We were told to make sure Moore didn't hang around cheerleaders
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Political Wire
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Cowardly GOP leaders go silent after Trump endorses accused child molester for Senate
Cowardly GOP leaders go silent after Trump endorses accused child molester for Senate
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RedState, Political Wire and Washington Times
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Republican Case for Doug Jones
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton apologizes for graphic online photo — Texas Congressman Joe Barton released a statement Wednesday apologizing for a graphic nude photo of him that circulated on social media earlier this week. He announced his re-election bid earlier this month.
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TMZ.com:
Texas Congressman Joe Barton Apologizes for Sending Nude Pic to Woman, Not His Wife — Texas Congressman Joe Barton sent nudes and illicit text messages to a woman, and he's apologizing for the graphic image first revealed by a Twitter user. — Barton, a Republican, sent the nude photo showing his penis.
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Dallas Morning News, Vox, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Eve Fairbanks / BuzzFeed:
Mark Halperin Poisoned Our Politics — Reports of sexual harassment destroyed his reputation and his career. But I want to talk about the deeper, subtler, more insidious effect Mark Halperin had on our politics. — In mid-2005 I packed two duffel bags and took a train to Washington …
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Mother Jones, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
How Sarah Sanders humiliated the press — Sarah Sanders encouraged reporters to say what they're thankful for before she'd answer questions on Monday — John Kirby: Her aw-shucks stunt was part of administration's effort to undermine credibility, stature of a free press
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Degrading Ritual of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Pre-Thanksgiving Press Briefing — The President of the United States is a bully who makes a mockery of his office, democratic institutions, and the English language. So is his press secretary. On Monday, during the last briefing …
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Kelley Paul / CNN:
Since the attack, my husband Rand Paul hasn't taken a single breath without pain — Kelley Paul is the wife of Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. — (CNN)The average person takes 20,000 breaths a day. Since November 3, my husband, Rand Paul, has not taken a single one without pain.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Legal complaint filed over Kellyanne Conway's comments on Roy Moore race — A prominent government ethics expert has filed a complaint against White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, alleging that she violated federal law Monday by appearing to oppose Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's Democratic opponent.
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Facebook:
Continuing Transparency on Russian Activity — A few weeks ago, we shared our plans to increase the transparency of advertising on Facebook. This is part of our ongoing effort to protect our platforms and the people who use them from bad actors who try to undermine our democracy.
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ProPublica:
Here Are the White House Visitor Records the Trump Administration Didn't Want You to See — The Trump White House tried to block public access to visitor logs of five federal offices working directly for the president even though they were subject to public disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act.
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Minutes after saying he's hard at work, Trump goes to his golf club for the 50th time
Minutes after saying he's hard at work, Trump goes to his golf club for the 50th time
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The Guardian
Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Hillary Rodham Clinton on “What Happened” — Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton joined me for an in-depth conversation about her new book, “What Happened”: — The audio: — 11-22hhs-clinton — The transcript: — HH: So pleased to welcome Hillary Rodham Clinton to the program.
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New York Times:
Trump Organization Will Walk Away From Its Struggling SoHo Hotel in New York — The announcement came on his television show, “The Apprentice.” Donald J. Trump would open his second luxury hotel in New York, a “work of art” in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan that would become “an awe-inspiring masterpiece.”
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Half think Franken should resign — A majority of voters think the Senate Ethics Committee should investigate Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), and half think Franken should resign from the Senate, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. — The poll was conducted …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
LaVar Ball fires back at Trump: 'If you help, you shouldn't have to say anything' — LaVar Ball, the father of UCLA basketball player LiAngelo Ball, fired back at President Trump on Monday night, saying Trump “shouldn't have to say anything” if he helped engineer the college student's release from China following his arrest.
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Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
The Young Turks and Reporter Abruptly Part Ways Following Sexual Assault Allegations — The progressive online news outlet the Young Turks abruptly cut ties with reporter Jordan Chariton, according to an email obtained by The Intercept, after initially placing him on administrative leave following allegations …
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Politico and The Daily Caller
Detroit Free Press:
U.S Rep. John Conyers must resign — John Conyers Jr. has a long and complicated legacy in southeast Michigan and the U.S. Congress. — He has been an undisputed hero of the civil rights movement, a legislator of uncommon influence and power, and an aging icon whose felonious wife …
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Voices in Blue America's Head — For years, liberals have tried, and failed, to create their own version of conservative talk radio. Has Crooked Media finally figured it out? — It was early November, the day before Virginia's elections, and the Democratic cavalry …
Tory Newmyer / Reuters:
The Finance 202: There is something very strange about the GOP tax plan — THE TICKER — President Donald Trump talks to reporters Tuesday before departing with his family to Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) … Here's one way to tell whether …
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Washington Post, New York Times and ThinkProgress
George Joseph / ProPublica:
Extreme Digital Vetting of Visitors to the U.S. Moves Forward Under a New Name — The Department of Immigration & Customs Enforcement is taking new steps in its plans for monitoring the social media accounts of applicants and holders of U.S. visas. At a tech industry conference last Thursday in Arlington …
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Joe Berkowitz / GQ:
It's Your Civic Duty to Ruin Thanksgiving by Bringing Up Trump — This Turkey Day, consider making life HELL for a few of your relatives. — It's late-November 2017, and you know what that means: Every man you've ever seen on TV for any reason has just been unmasked as a woman-hating sewer ghoul.
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Balloon Juice, Fox News Insider, The Gateway Pundit and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Jeremy Gorner / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago cop faces discipline for insensitive, threatening posts on Facebook — Chicago police Officer Brian J. Hansen was cited by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability for more than 60 rule violations, including inflammatory Facebook posts. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
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New York Post and The Daily Caller