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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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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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CNN:
Trump on North Korean missile launch: ‘We will take care of it’
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David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
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
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Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
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
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New York Times:
Republicans Clear Major Hurdle as Tax Bill Advances — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans took a significant step toward passing a sweeping tax overhaul on Tuesday, with a key panel giving its approval and several wavering senators indicating they would support the tax package …
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Wall Street Journal:
Senate Tax Revamp Gains Traction — Budget Committee votes 12-11 to advance measure to the floor — WASHINGTON—Republican efforts to overhaul the U.S. tax code gained momentum Tuesday when two key Senate Republicans expressed optimism about supporting the bill and a congressional committee advanced …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Senate committee advances GOP tax bill, moving closer to floor vote
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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
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Court sides with Trump in consumer agency fight
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Associated Press:
House to vote on mandatory sexual harassment training — Rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct, the House is moving ahead on legislation to require anti-sexual harassment training for all members and their staffs. — The vote comes amid a wave of accusations against lawmakers …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Conyers faces new pressure to resign after fourth accuser alleges harassment
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CNN:
Several black caucus members in talks with Conyers to get him to resign
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Promises Undercut by CEO Plans to Reward Investors — Corporate leaders say tax cut proceeds will go to shareholders — President has said corporate tax cut will boost hiring, wages — Major companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. say they'll turn …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations — NBC has fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer over sexual harassment allegations, the network's president for news said in a memo to staff on Wednesday. — “On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague …
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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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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democratic group will invest $4 million to train 50k candidates in 2018 — The National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC), which makes a free online candidate training program, plans to spend $4 million in 2018 in the hopes of getting 50,000 Dems to use their services to run for office.
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