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12:30 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.
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.
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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.
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 …
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
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore says allegations ‘completely false,’ gets standing ovations at north Alabama rally  —  Updated at 7:57 p.m.: Roy Moore spoke for 29 minutes Monday night in rural northeast Alabama, took no questions from his audience or the media, left the room 20 seconds after he spoke his final word and received two standing ovations.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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: Political Wire
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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
Discussion: Political Wire
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
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls Warren ‘Pocahontas’ at event honoring Native American veterans  —  President Trump on Monday referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren  —  (D-Mass.) as “Pocahontas” at an event honoring Native American “code talkers” who served in World War II.  —  “You were here long before any of us were here …
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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.
Associated Press:
Trump, honoring Navajos, revives ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Warren
Discussion: Power Line and Axios
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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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
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.
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 …
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
Sen. Rand Paul / Fox News:
Here's why I plan to vote for the Senate tax bill (and my colleagues should step up)  —  One of the fundamental problems in Washington is the attitude that the money that people make belongs to the government.  That's why you hear arguments about how much a tax cut “costs,” …
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CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
Can Tax Reform Generate 0.4% Additional Growth?
Discussion: Axios and National Review
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.”
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 …
Patrick Lawrence / Salon:
American policy totally failed in Syria — let's be thankful  —  Despite media obfuscation, last week's meeting between Putin and Assad suggests a new order in the Middle East  —  I kept hearing National Public Radio programs this week to the effect that liberals and “progressives,” …
 
 
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Ben White / Politico:
Trump doesn't know what's next after taxes
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Colin Campbell / Baltimore Sun:
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Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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