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9:25 PM ET, November 30, 2017

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New York Times:
White House Envisions Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo, Within Weeks  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has developed a plan to force out Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, whose relationship with President Trump has been strained, and replace him with Mike Pompeo …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Interrogators Blast Trump's ‘Clueless’ CIA Pick Tom Cotton … The Central Intelligence Agency is set to receive an advocate of waterboarding, sweeping surveillance powers, jailing journalists, and conflict with Iran as its next director.  —  A combat veteran and first-term Arkansas GOP senator …
John Bowden / The Hill:
White House maintenance orders reveal cockroaches, ants and mice infestations
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Week
CNN:
White House wanted to publicly shame Tillerson, source says
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump over the summer repeatedly urged senior Senate Republicans, including the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to end the panel's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Newsweek
Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Kate Steinle's accused killer found not guilty of murder  —  Jurors have found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of killing Kate Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco in July 2015 in the trial that sparked a national debate over illegal immigration.  —  Jurors reached the decision Thursday …
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Vivian Ho / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kate Steinle trial: Garcia Zarate acquitted in San Francisco pier killing  —  A homeless man whose undocumented immigration status intensified a national debate over the ethics of sanctuary laws was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges Thursday in the shooting of Kate Steinle …
Discussion: Axios, The Gateway Pundit and Splinter
CNN:
Kate Steinle death: Garcia Zarate acquitted of homicide  — Kate Steinle's death spurred legislation called “Kate's Law,” though it has not passed the Senate  —  San Francisco (CNN) A jury on Thursday found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of homicide charges in the July 2015 death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Colin Wilhelm / Politico:
Republicans rewriting tax bill hours before expected vote  —  Senate Republicans have dropped a plan to create a so-called trigger for tax hikes meant to satisfy deficit hawks, leaving the GOP scrambling to change its plan and win over enough votes to pass their massive tax code overhaul.
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Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to the deficit, Congress' analysts conclude  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) … The Republican plan for a massive tax overhaul steamed toward Senate passage on Thursday, even as a nonpartisan congressional scorekeeper …
The Hill:
GOP to reduce tax relief by $350B to win over deficit hawks
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Ahead of Vote, Promised Treasury Analysis of Tax Bill Proves Elusive
MJ Lee / CNN:
Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)An Army veteran says Sen. Al Franken groped her in December 2003, telling CNN that while she was deployed in Kuwait, the Minnesota Democrat cupped her breast during a photo op.
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Anna Merlan / The Slot:
New England Elected Official Says Al Franken Tried to Give Her A ‘Wet, Open-Mouthed Kiss’ Onstage  —  A former elected official in New England who has requested anonymity tells Jezebel that Al Franken attempted to give her a “wet, open-mouthed kiss” onstage at an event in 2006, shortly before he ran for Senate.
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Megadonor Robert Mercer Funded Project Veritas  —  The Mercers, secretive billionaires who are among President Trump's most powerful donors, also helped to fund Project Veritas, the controversial activist organization, tax filings obtained by BuzzFeed News show.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Woman's effort to infiltrate The Washington Post dated back months
Yohana Desta / Vanity Fair:
Graphic, Disturbing Details of Matt Lauer's Alleged Sexual Misconduct  —  A bombshell Variety report alleges Lauer gave one female colleague a sex toy, and more.  —  Shocking new allegations have emerged about the sexual misconduct scandal that is quickly enveloping Matt Lauer.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:   Matt Lauer's lawyers trying to get him $30M payout after firing
Washington Post:
Trump tells confidants that a government shutdown might be good for him … President Trump has told others that a government shutdown could be good for him politically and is focusing on his hard-line immigration stance as a way to win back supporters unhappy with his outreach to Democrats this fall …
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Congress secretly paid near $100,000 to settle harassment claims against disgraced congressman  —  The Congressional Office of Compliance secretly paid close to $100,000 in taxpayer funds to settle sexual harassment claims from at least two young male staffers who worked for disgraced former …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to mandate sexual harassment training for members and staff
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Donald Trump's ‘working visit’ to UK dropped as tensions with Theresa May grow over president's far-Right retweets  —  US diplomats have dropped plans for Donald Trump to conduct a visit to Britain in January amid a war of words between the two countries' leaders.
Discussion: Business Insider and TheBlaze
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Washington Post:
Britain furious, Trump unapologetic as fallout swells from anti-Muslim videos
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
'I'm just waiting for a call from the White House with an apology.' Britain's ‘wrong’ Theresa May speaks out.
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private “Rendition” And Spy Network  —  A private company has proposed that the US government pay it millions to undertake intelligence and covert operations.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC  —  WASHINGTON — The White House and CIA …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Jenny Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me (Guest Column)  —  The screenwriter of ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and ‘The Mummy’ (and the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet) details a terrifying encounter with the legendary music producer, who says he is stepping down from his businesses in the wake of the new claims.
Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton, whose private life came under national scrutiny after sexual images he shared in an extramarital relationship were made public, won't seek re-election.  —  The Ennis Republican announced his retirement in an interview …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Roy Moore Campaign to Jimmy Kimmel: If You Want to ‘Mock Our Christian Values,’ ‘Come Down Here’ to Alabama to ‘Do It Man to Man’  —  THEODORE, Alabama — The U.S. Senate campaign of Judge Roy Moore is firing back at Jimmy Kimmel and his paid trickster Rich Barbieri—also known as …
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Rasmussen Reports:
The Winner of the 1st Annual Fake News Trophy Is ...  Voters agree with President Trump that so-called “fake news” is a serious problem in America today.  If a Fake News Trophy were to be awarded this year, the winners should be Fox News or CNN depending on which political party you're in.
Yvonne Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Four men allege sexual misconduct by Senate president's husband  —  He was a policy advocate who made his living trying to persuade legislators on Beacon Hill to help nonprofit groups.  He was exhausted after a working dinner with a group of senators and their spouses on that fall night in 2015.
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael Rosenberg / SI.com:
Colin Kaepernick Is Recipient of 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award  —  Created with Sketch.  — Steadfast in his fight for social justice and committed to his beliefs no matter the cost, Colin Kaepernick is the recipient of the 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
Discussion: USA Today, TheBlaze, KFOR-TV, bet.com and IJR
Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
Nine Women Accuse Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Mentor, of Sexual Misconduct  —  In 1986, Maddie Corman was a 16-year-old actress performing Off Broadway as her mother lay dying in a hospital bed, hours after having a stroke.  Backstage, Ms. Corman was consoled by Israel Horovitz, the show's 47-year-old playwright and her mentor.
Amber Tamblyn / New York Times:
I'm Not Ready for the Redemption of Men  —  Recently, I was sitting on my couch between two influential, Emmy-winning writers, one a man and one a woman.  We were talking about consequences.  The comedian Louis C.K.'s entire life seemed to have been canceled overnight.
Discussion: Mashable
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Trump draws embarrassingly tiny crowd for National Christmas Tree lighting  —  Once again, his is much smaller than Obama's.  —  As Donald Trump nears the end of his first year in office, it is clear that nothing about the man has changed since the election.
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Self-Destruction of American Democracy  —  President Trump has single-handedly done more to undermine the basic tenets of American democracy than any foreign agent or foreign propaganda campaign could.  —  “Trump is a political weapon of mass self-destruction for American democracy …
 
 
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HuffPost:
Vox Media Drops Open Bar From Holiday Party Amid Sexual Harassment Fears
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Cruz on whether Senate should expel Moore if he wins: ‘Of course not’
Discussion: RedState
Joe Perticone / Business Insider:
The Hispanic Caucus denied a Republican congressman membership because they use the group to strategize against Trump
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Top Conservative Predictions For The Rest Of 2017
Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
House Dems introduce bill to provide $45B for opioid epidemic
Discussion: Politicus USA
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Sunset Magazine Is Sold to a California Private Equity Firm
Discussion: Eater
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Top Intel Dem: Sessions refused to say whether Trump asked him to hinder Russia probe
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Trump Says G.O.P. Tax Bill Won't Benefit Him. That's Not True.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sessions hints at crackdown on recreational pot, affecting California, other states
Discussion: Axios and Hullabaloo
Robert S. McElvaine / Washington Post:
I'm a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Scarborough: Trump allies told me he has dementia
Discussion: Hullabaloo and RedState
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

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