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6:00 PM ET, November 27, 2017

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
2 Bosses Show Up to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  —  WASHINGTON — On Monday, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, brought in doughnuts.  Around the same time, Leandra English, the agency's other acting director, sent an all-staff email thanking employees for their service.
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David Dayen / The Intercept:
White House Memo Justifying CFPB Takeover Was Written by Payday Lender Attorney  —  The lawyer who wrote the Office of Legal Counsel memo supporting the Trump administration's viewpoint that the president can appoint Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau represented …
Erica Pandey / Axios:
The laws that will determine who will lead the CFPB
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump wants to destroy Elizabeth Warren's brainchild. In a new interview, Warren hits back.
Reuters:
White House's Mulvaney tells CFPB staff to ‘disregard’ Leandra English: memo
Discussion: The Hill, Shareblue Media and Axios
Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Consumer bureau's top lawyer sides with Trump in leadership clash
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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Bloomberg:
Here's Where the GOP Tax Plan Stands Right Now  —  The Senate tax bill is headed for a marathon debate this week with the aim to hold a floor vote as early as Thursday.  Should it pass, Republican leaders will have to hammer out a compromise between different provisions in the House and Senate bills.
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, CBO finds  —  The Senate Republican tax plan gives substantial tax cuts and benefits to Americans earning more than $100,000 a year, while the nation's poorest would be worse off, according to a report released Sunday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump could personally benefit from last-minute change to Senate tax bill
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  — James Woolsey, the former CIA director who has been cooperating with the special counsel Robert Mueller, had a “lengthy conversation” with President Donald Trump over dinner last weekend at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
SPOTTED at Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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.
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James LaPorta / The Daily Beast:
Marine Colonel Announces He's Running 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 …
Caroline Kenny / CNN:
Graham rues Trump's support for Roy Moore
Mike Cason / al.com:
Today is the last day to register to vote in Alabama Senate election
Discussion: Daily Kos and Associated Press
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 …
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
While honoring Native American veterans, Trump lobs his favorite Native American insult
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.
David Usborne / Esquire:
THE LAST DETAIL  —  When Donald Trump won the presidency, many Americans hoped John McCain would live up to his maverick image and resist his agenda.  But after the senator was diagnosed with brain cancer in July, his contrarian resolve revealed itself in unexpected ways that may shape his legacy—and our future.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump White House ethics lawyer exits  —  The ranks of former White House ethics lawyers available to comment on the ongoing controversies engulfing President Donald Trump's administration has just grown by one — an attorney who's certain to offer a much different perspective …
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Associated Press:
First lady goes with classic, traditional Christmas decor
Discussion: Politico
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Meghan Markle's title expected to be the Duchess of Sussex - and the controversial name the Queen will probably reject  —  Meghan Markle is tipped to become the first Duchess of Sussex when she marries Prince Harry next year.  By tradition, male members of the Royal family receive a title …
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John Hilliard / BostonGlobe.com:
Tufts postpones Scaramucci event after he threatens to sue student, paper  —  Tufts University postponed a Monday event featuring Anthony Scaramucci, a former Trump White House spokesman, after he threatened to sue a student and the school newspaper for defamation following the publication of an op-ed column criticizing him.
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Claire McCaskill Took Action to Hide Travel on Private Plane From Public  —  Email records show FAA was asked to hide tracking data of Democratic senator's plane in April  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) took action earlier this year to make her family's private plane untrackable by the public …
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Dating Tips For Prominent Democrats  —  Editor's note: This column is satire.  —  We've learned so much about what women face in the last few weeks, and you liberal men should take this as an opportunity to change - specifically, out of your flapping bathrobes and into some Dockers.
 
 
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Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress:
Breitbart writer caught running secret, virulently racist Facebook group
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Marc Williams / Colorado.gov:
Families to Begin Receiving Letters on Future of CHP+
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Al Franken apologizes for past sexual misconduct
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Morrissey: I would kill Trump ‘for the safety of humanity’
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Republicans' latest plan to repeal Obamacare's insurance requirement could wreak havoc in some very red states
Discussion: Vox, New York Magazine and Mother Jones
Anushka Shah / Washington Post:
The mainstream media didn't care about Puerto Rico until it became a Trump story
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn's role in Mideast nuclear project could compound legal issues
Discussion: Arutz Sheva
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Trump's Russian Schizophrenia
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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