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.

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 …

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 …

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.

North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet  —  After more than two months without a missile launch, North Korea did a middle-of-the-night test (3:17 a.m. in Japan) today that appears to be its longest yet.  —  Reports are saying that the missile test was highly lofted and landed in the Sea of Japan some 960 km …

Several black caucus members in talks with Conyers to get him to resign  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Several Congressional Black Caucus members are in talks to get veteran Rep. John Conyers to resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct, several Democratic sources told CNN on Tuesday.

Revenue Trigger Looms as Source of Friction (5:20 p.m.)  —  Shortly after Republican Senator Bob Corker told reporters that he thought he had a deal with Senate leaders to add a revenue trigger to tax legislation that's awaiting a floor vote this week, at least one fellow Republican heaped disdain on the idea.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Rick Scott Consultant Denies He Used Ice Penis to Hump Mannequin … Joshua Cooper, a Tallahassee political consultant paid more than $500,000 by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to dig up dirt on Scott's enemies over the years, swears the photo above was simply a snapshot taken at an unfortunate angle.

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.

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 …

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 …

Uzbekistan incident raises suspicions of Russian involvement in Cuba attacks  —  A newly revealed incident reported by a USAID officer who is based at the American embassy in Uzbekistan is raising suspicions Russia may have been involved and could have had a hand in bizarre attacks targeting U.S. diplomats …

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 …

Air Force failed to report dozens of criminals to federal database  —  An Air Force review has identified several dozen instances in which it failed to share convictions of service members with a federal database used to help prevent criminals from purchasing firearms, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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” …

Colorado governor's office won't renew contract with powerful lobbying firm after chief of staff rejoins them  —  Hickenlooper's office began its lobbying contract with Brownstein in February 2017  —  The office of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper won't renew a yearlong …