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2:20 PM ET, November 22, 2017

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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.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alabama ex-cop says she was tasked with keeping Roy Moore away from cheerleaders at high school games  —  A retired Alabama police officer told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday that she had to keep an eye on Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore in the 1980s at local high school football games …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump privately doubted Moore's female accusers
Associated Press:
The Latest: 2 groups that dumped Moore not reconsidering him
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Cowardly GOP leaders go silent after Trump endorses accused child molester for Senate
Discussion: RedState, Feeds and New York Times
Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Roy Moore weighing legal action against women accusing him of harassment
Discussion: RedState and Splinter
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:   The Republican Case for Doug Jones
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Minutes after saying he's hard at work, Trump goes to his golf club for the 50th time
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Politico and twitchy.com
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.
David McCabe / Axios:
Facebook will tell users if they followed Russian pages  —  Facebook will tell users whether they followed pages set up by Russian operatives as part of a broad campaign to interfere in the 2016 election.  The company, along with Twitter and Google, have faced pressure from lawmakers …
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Ali Breland / The Hill:   Facebook will let users see Russian content they've interacted with
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Mediaite
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KSTP-TV:
KSTP/SurveyUSA: Franken Job Approval Plummets, Many Say He Should Resign
Discussion: RedState and National Review
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Murkowski says she backs Obamacare mandate repeal  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she supports GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, the Alaska Republican wrote in an op-ed for a local newspaper Tuesday.  —  “I have always supported the freedom to choose,” …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Splinter
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski / www.newsminer.com:
Alaskan senator supports free choice for health care
Geoffrey Rowland / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Ball, says he is an ‘Ungrateful fool!’  —  President Trump early Wednesday morning lashed out at the father of one of three UCLA basketball players arrested for shoplifting earlier this month, referring to LaVar Ball a “poor man's version of Don King” and an “Ungrateful fool!”
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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 …
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 …
Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Cold War drama caught on video as N. Korean soldier escapes  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It's 3:11 p.m. on a cold, gray day on the North Korean side of the most heavily armed border in the world, and a lone soldier is racing toward freedom.  —  His dark olive-green jeep speeds down a straight …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Charlie Rose accused of sexual harassment by three CBS employees  —  Three CBS employees are accusing Charlie Rose of sexual harassment.  —  The new allegations come after Rose was fired from CBS News and PBS following a report in The Washington Post in which eight women accused Rose of sexual misconduct.
Discussion: RedState, CBS News and Axios
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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.
Variety:
Rashida Jones Denies That She Left ‘Toy Story 4’ Over Unwanted Advance From John Lasseter  —  Rashida Jones has denied a Hollywood Reporter article that claimed she left “Toy Story 4” as a writer, along with writing partner Will McCormack, over an unwanted advance from Pixar and Disney animation chief John Lasseter.
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
John Lasseter's Pattern of Alleged Misconduct Detailed by Disney/Pixar Insiders
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Kelly Has Clipped his Wings”: Jared Kushner's Horizons Are Collapsing within the West Wing  —  The West Wing princeling's portfolio had been shrunk largely to the Middle East—but then his Saudi Arabia trip caused problems for the chief of staff.  —  When Donald Trump appointed John Kelly …
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Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Mueller Probes Jared Kushner's Contacts With Foreign Leaders
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
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)
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Alexis Egeland / Arizona Republic:
Prescott Valley police chief's gun missing after he left it in library bathroom
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Jason Marks / WAVY-TV:
Mom charged after putting recording device in daughter's backpack
Discussion: WATE-TV and Raw Story
Ronald A. Klain / Washington Post:
Conservatives have a breathtaking plan for Trump to pack the courts
Discussion: The Daily Signal
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Weekly Enrollment Snapshot: Week Three
Discussion: Mother Jones and ACA Signups
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
NY AG probing ‘massive scheme’ to influence FCC with fake net neutrality comments
Sandee LaMotte / CNN:
A portrait of pain  —  The Kennedy clan closely guarded …
Discussion: Business Insider and AOL
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Mariko Paulson / Issues:
The Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Amended (11/15/17): The Byrd Rule
Discussion: Business Insider and Mother Jones
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: 2018 could be the ‘Year of the Woman’ …
Mark Bauerlein / Politico:
This Is What It's Like to Be the Only Trump Fan at Thanksgiving Dinner
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
This man is about to launch himself in his homemade rocket to prove the Earth is flat
 

 
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