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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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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Exclusive: Accuser to Roy Moore, ‘Where does your immorality end?’ — In an impassioned letter released exclusively today to AL.com, Leigh Corfman, who accused Roy Moore of undressing her when she was 14 and he was 32, demanded the Republican Senate candidate stop calling her a liar …
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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 …
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
How James O'Keefe Made Himself Irrelevant
How James O'Keefe Made Himself Irrelevant
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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.”
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David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet
North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Hawaii Brings Back a Cold War-Era Nuclear Warning System
Hawaii Brings Back a Cold War-Era Nuclear Warning System
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Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
North Korean missile test travels 600 miles, Pentagon confirms
North Korean missile test travels 600 miles, Pentagon confirms
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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
Trump, next to empty chairs, tears into Dems for skipping meeting
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Washington Post:
Federal judge rules that Trump's choice can remain at head of consumer watchdog bureau — A federal judge refused to block President Trump's choice of budget director Mick Mulvaney from serving as acting director of the prominent federal consumer watchdog agency on Tuesday …
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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 …
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Court sides with Trump in consumer agency fight
Court sides with Trump in consumer agency fight
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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
Senate gives Trump another victory on judges
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Bloomberg:
Revenue Trigger Looms as Source of Friction (5:20 p.m.)
Revenue Trigger Looms as Source of Friction (5:20 p.m.)
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Wall Street Journal:
Senate Tax Revamp Gains Traction
Senate Tax Revamp Gains Traction
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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.
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CNN:
Several black caucus members in talks with Conyers to get him to resign
Several black caucus members in talks with Conyers to get him to resign
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BuzzFeed:
Former Congresswoman Who Oversaw Complaints Against Members Says She Didn't Sign Off …
Former Congresswoman Who Oversaw Complaints Against Members Says She Didn't Sign Off …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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” …
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