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6:35 AM ET, November 29, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real.  Now He's Not Sure.  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after his victory last year, Donald J. Trump began revisiting one of his deepest public humiliations: the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of him making vulgar comments about women.
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Washington Post:
From ‘Access Hollywood’ to Russia, Trump seeks to paint the rosiest picture … President Trump has expressed certainty that the special-counsel probe into his campaign's possible collusion with Russia will be finished by the end of the year, complete with an exoneration from Robert S. Mueller III …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Conservative media critic: O'Keefe is ‘hurting the conservative movement’  —  Conservative writer Brent Bozell slammed conservative activist James O'Keefe on Tuesday after his botched undercover sting on The Washington Post, saying O'Keefe should be “condemned” for trying to plant a fake story …
Discussion: ABC News, RedState and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
Trump on North Korean missile launch: ‘We will take care of it’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)North Korea issued a direct challenge to President Donald Trump with the launch of an ICBM missile that Defense Secretary James Mattis said demonstrates it has the ability to hit “everywhere in the world.”
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea's latest missile launch appears to put U.S. capital in range  —  TOKYO — North Korea claimed the entire United States mainland was within reach after “successfully” testing a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called the Hwasong-15, and said could carry a “super large heavy warhead.”
Discussion: The Week
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Hawaii Brings Back a Cold War-Era Nuclear Warning System
Discussion: Gizmodo
Amna Nawaz / ABC News:
North Korea expert says ‘global catastrophe’ looms
Discussion: Axios
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
CNN to boycott White House Christmas party  —  Adding fuel to its growing feud with President Donald Trump, CNN told POLITICO it will be boycotting the White House Christmas party for the media this year.  —  “CNN will not be attending this year's White House Christmas party,” a CNN spokesperson said.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump, next to empty chairs, tears into Dems for skipping meeting
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Victorious Trump moves to reshape consumer bureau  —  Hot off a legal victory handing him control of the government's top consumer watchdog, President Donald Trump is moving rapidly to nominate a permanent director to rein in the agency's reach.  —  A U.S. District Court judge in Washington …
Discussion: The Atlantic and New Republic
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Senate committee advances GOP tax bill, moving closer to floor vote  —  The Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday approved the Republican tax bill, a crucial procedural step toward a vote by the full chamber later this week.  —  With the party-line 12-11 vote to advance the plan …
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Associated Press:
Senate gives Trump another victory on judges
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
Revenue Trigger Looms as Source of Friction (5:20 p.m.)
Discussion: CNBC, The Week and Business Insider
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Tax Revamp Gains Traction
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Conyers faces new pressure to resign after fourth accuser alleges harassment  —  The political future of Congress's longest-serving member, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), appeared precarious late Tuesday as leaders pressured him to resign over allegations he sexually harassed multiple female aides.
Discussion: Detroit News
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New York Times:
Conyers Scandal Highlights Divisions, Generational and Gender
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn's Promotion of Nuclear-Plant Project Went Deep Into the White House  —  Project backers drafted memos for President Trump and Flynn allies continued to push the plan after the Trump security adviser was ousted  —  Private-sector backers of a controversial Middle East nuclear plan worked …
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Inside the White House, Michael Flynn pushed proposal from company he had advised
Discussion: The Week, Salon and Hullabaloo
Stuart Rothenberg / sturothenberg.com:
Why Evangelicals Stick with Donald Trump & Roy Moore  —  Nobody should be surprised that evangelical voters are sticking with the GOP.  —  I've been watching evangelical voting behavior since I worked for Paul Weyrich's Free Congress Foundation in the 1980s, and I've come to believe that …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
BuzzFeed:
Mueller's Russia Probe May Now Include Flynn's DIA Tenure  —  BuzzFeed News requested documents relating to Michael Flynn from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014.  The agency denied the request this month, citing ongoing “law enforcement investigative activities.”  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Rebecca Lurye / Hartford Courant:
Lucian Wintrich, White House Correspondent For Gateway Pundit, Arrested After Altercation At UConn Talk  —  Lucian Wintrich, a writer for Gateway Pundit, spoke at UConn Tuesday night.  (Handout)  —  Lucian Wintrich, White House correspondent for the far-right, pro-Trump website Gateway Pundit …
Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Big contracts, no storm tarps for Puerto Rico  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Trump's FCC chairman accuses Twitter of silencing conservatives  —  Alt-Tech  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission is going on the offensive against tech companies in an effort to make his case for repealing net neutrality rules.  —  FCC chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday accused Twitter …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Reality scores a win over the perverse drive to discredit honest reporting  —  (Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post)  —  In the right-wing campaign to discredit the truth, every day brings a new low.  —  I don't mean Roy Moore's campaign for U.S. Senate, though that certainly has been at the center, lately, of the broader crusade.
Lawrence Summers / Financial Times:
A modest proposal: time to rethink the impact of US tax reform  —  You recently wrote an open letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin quantifying the economic impact of tax reform.  We are interested in and surprised by your analysis.  We share your commitment to the idea that well-designed tax reform …
Goyfundme:
Hovater Support Fund … As many of you are already aware, the New York Times released an article profiling Tony Hovater, the Chief Operations Officer, and a founding member, of the Traditionalist Worker Party.  Despite the incessant claims that the author was attempting to “humanize” …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
Colorado governor's office won't renew contract with powerful lobbying firm after chief of staff rejoins them
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
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Rebecca Berg / CNN:
First on CNN: Bannon to campaign with Roy Moore next week
Discussion: ABC News and New York Magazine
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Manhattan DA Schedules Interviews With Manafort Associates
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
Air Force failed to report dozens of criminals to federal database
Discussion: Axios
Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg:
Uber Criminal Probe Shines Light on Vanishing Message System
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Foreign Policy:
This Beijing-Linked Billionaire Is Funding Policy Research at Washington's Most Influential Institutions
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Selling New Merchandise Made in China and Bangladesh
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Sebastian Gorka is working at the Heritage Foundation as a lecturer and consultant
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
PELOSI and SCHUMER pull out of W.H. meeting after Trump tweet …
CBS News:
Uzbekistan incident raises suspicions of Russian involvement in Cuba attacks
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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”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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