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2:55 AM ET, November 28, 2017

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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore.  She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.  —  A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservative Tries to Prove the Washington Post Is Fake News, Proves Opposite by Mistake  —  James O'Keefe is a celebrated right-wing pseudo-journalist whose job consists largely of attempting to prove various conservative conspiracy theories but, instead, accidentally disproving them.
Scott Bland / Politico:
Moore buried under TV ad barrage  —  The Alabama airwaves are flooded with ads — and the embattled Republican can't keep pace.  —  Doug Jones and Roy Moore both released new television ads on Monday.  But many Alabama voters will only see one of them.  —  That's because of the massive disparity …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Moore campaign official turns violent, attacks reporter  —  As the Alabama Senate race enters its final weeks, supporters of GOP candidate and accused child molester Roy Moore are fighting for their political lives.  —  And on Monday night, one campaign official took that all too literally.
James LaPorta / The Daily Beast:
Marine Colonel Announces Run Against Roy Moore: ‘Hold My Beer’ … When retired Marine Col. Lee Busby read it was too late for a write-in candidate for the Alabama senate race, he said, “Hold my beer, we will just see about that.”  —  Busby told The Daily Beast on Monday he is launching …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Retired Marine colonel to launch Senate write-in campaign in Alabama  —  A retired Marine colonel who once served as a top aide to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly plans to launch a long-shot write-in campaign Monday afternoon to become Alabama's next senator, with just 15 days left in the campaign.
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore says allegations ‘completely false,’ gets standing ovations at north Alabama rally
Discussion: Axios
Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Graham rues Trump's support for Roy Moore
New York Times:
Senators Scramble to Advance Tax Bill That Increasingly Rewards Wealthy  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican tax bill hurtling through Congress is increasingly tilting the United States tax code to benefit wealthy Americans, as party leaders race to shore up wavering lawmakers who are requesting more help for high-earning business owners.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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The Hill:
Two Budget Committee GOP senators threaten to vote against tax bill
Discussion: Politicus USA
Bloomberg:
Here's Where the GOP Tax Plan Stands Right Now
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Montana Republican is second to oppose current Senate tax bill
Discussion: Mother Jones
Bernie Becker / Politico:   Senate GOP making last-ditch changes to tax plan
Jessica Arp / WISC-TV:
Without changes, Johnson still a no vote on tax reform measure in Congress
Discussion: Business Insider
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas’ at event honoring Native Americans  —  President Donald Trump revived his derogatory nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Monday, referring to her as “Pocahontas” during an event honoring Native American veterans at the White House.
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Associated Press:
Trump, honoring Navajos, revives ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Warren
Discussion: Power Line and Axios
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Michael Flynn's lawyer meets with members of special counsel's team, raising specter of plea deal  —  The lawyer for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn met Monday morning with members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, the latest indication …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
A key witness in the Russia probe had a ‘lengthy conversation’ with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Politico:
SPOTTED at Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Gutierrez won't seek reelection  —  Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) a leading national voice on immigration reform, will not seek reelection, three Democratic sources with knowledge of the decision told POLITICO.  —  Gutierrez, who has held his seat since 1993, is expected …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, longtime advocate for immigration reform, is set to retire, Democrats say
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Enjoying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's romance doesn't make you a bad American  —  The Prince of Wales announced early this morning that his son Prince Harry is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle.  In England, the much-anticipated news set off a storm of speculation about Markle's eventual title …
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Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal  —  In 1980, under pressure to begin construction on what would become his signature project, Donald J. Trump employed a crew of 200 undocumented Polish workers who worked in 12-hour shifts, without gloves, hard hats or masks …
Bloomberg:
White House Weighs Personal Mobile Phone Ban for Staff  —  The White House may ban its employees from using personal mobile phones while at work, raising concerns among staff including that they'll be cut off from family and friends, according to five administration officials.
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Tillerson's Redesign Chief Quits After Three Months  —  Maliz Beams had been overseeing Tillerson's signature effort  —  Redesign plan has run into stiff opposition from Congress  —  The senior State Department official charged with overseeing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's effort …
Discussion: IJR
Fox News:
‘Blowback’: Clinton campaign planned to fire me over email probe, Obama intel watchdog says  —  A government watchdog who played a central role in the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the Obama administration told Fox News that he, his family and his staffers faced an intense backlash …
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Russian jet makes ‘unsafe’ intercept of US Navy aircraft  —  (CNN)A Russian Su-30 fighter jet made an “unsafe” intercept of a US P-8A Poseidon aircraft Saturday while it was flying over the Black Sea, the Pentagon told CNN Monday.  —  “The US aircraft was operating in international airspace …
Shannen W. Coffin / Weekly Standard:
The Definitive Explanation of Why Trump Is Right on Mulvaney, English, and the CFPB  —  Democrats are trying to play shenanigans with the CFPB, but the president has the law on his side.  —  On his way out the door, Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
2 Bosses Show Up to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
D.J.'s open letter to the VA  —  Sporting a fresh hole in his stomach, a veteran is informed the VA will not pay for his feeding tube liquid. … Dear VA,  —  On Saturday you had me go to the emergency room at my local hospital to place a feeding tube in my stomach because …
Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Cokie Roberts: Oh, We All Knew To Avoid Getting in An Elevator With Rep. Conyers  —  Speaking on ABC's “This Week,” Cokie Roberts made a startling admission: “every female in the press corps knew” to avoid being in an elevator with Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), and has apparently known about this “for years.”
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
FreedomWatch sues to remove Mueller  —  A conservative group filed suit on Monday seeking to remove special counsel Robert Mueller from the Justice Department's investigation into Russian meddling.  —  Conservative lawyer Larry Klayman, the founder of the watchdog group FreedomWatch …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Anthony Colangelo / The Age:
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Thomas Mulier / Bloomberg:
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The White House:
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 Earlier Items: 
Ben White / Politico:
Trump doesn't know what's next after taxes
Discussion: Politicus USA
Colin Campbell / Baltimore Sun:
Citing ‘escalating violence,’ Carroll County school officials halt field trips to Baltimore
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS Baltimore
Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
Chaos Erupts In VA House Weeks After Wrong Ballots Given To Crucial District
Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress:
Breitbart writer caught running secret, virulently racist Facebook group
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Long Divided, Iran Unites Against Trump and Saudis in a Nationalist Fervor
Sen. Rand Paul / Fox News:
Here's why I plan to vote for the Senate tax bill (and my colleagues should step up)
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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