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Variety:
Matt Lauer Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women (EXCLUSIVE) — As the co-host of NBC's “Today,” Matt Lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy as a present. It included an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her, which left her mortified.
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TMZ.com:
Matt Lauer Caught on Video Telling Meredith Vieira, ‘Keep Bending Over, Nice View’ (UPDATE) — Matt Lauer creepily whispered to Meredith Vieira ... “Keep bending over like that. It's a nice view” — and it happened on set, while cameras were rolling. — This all went down in October 2006 …
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Jared Kushner met with special counsel about Flynn — Washington (CNN)Jared Kushner met earlier this month with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team as part of the investigation into Russia's meddling in the election, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
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CNN:
Special counsel delays grand jury testimony amid signs of Flynn deal talks — Flynn lawyers cut off talks with Trump team — (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has postponed an anticipated grand jury testimony linked to his investigation into Michael Flynn amid growing indications of possible plea deal discussions.
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller's Prosecutors Are Said to Have Interviewed Jared Kushner on Russia Meeting — WASHINGTON — President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, met this month with investigators working for Robert S. Mueller, the special counsel, and answered questions about a meeting …
New York Times:
It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life. — The tax plan has been marketed by President Trump and Republican leaders as a straightforward if enormous rebate for the masses, a $1.5 trillion package of cuts to spur hiring and economic growth.
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Washington Post
Brandy Zadrozny / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bragged: ‘Nothing in the World Like First-Rate P**sy’ … In a previously unreported comment to the now-defunct Maximum Golf magazine, Donald Trump singled out a “young socialite” at his club at Mar-a-Lago by telling a reporter, “there is nothing in the world like first-rate pussy.”
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AARP:
Senate Bill: Millions of Older Americans Could See Higher Tax Bills — The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) recently passed its tax reform proposal — the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” This bill, like the House-passed tax legislation, warrants the attention of older Americans.
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Joint Committee on Taxation: 60 percent of households will get at least $100 tax cut
Joint Committee on Taxation: 60 percent of households will get at least $100 tax cut
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Politicus USA
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Senate's tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care
The Senate's tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care
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New York Times:
Senate Considers Making a Terrible Tax Bill Even Worse
Senate Considers Making a Terrible Tax Bill Even Worse
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The Hill:
Timing on tax vote slips amid intense talks
Timing on tax vote slips amid intense talks
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New York Times and National Review
Washington Post:
Trump veers past guardrails, feeling impervious to the uproar he causes — The Debrief: An occasional series offering reporters' insights — President Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One on Nov. 29, 2017, as he heads to Missouri to pitch the Republican tax plan.
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Editorials / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump is a madman: The President's Wednesday Twitter spasm confirms what many Americans have long suspected — After his latest spasm of deranged tweets, only those completely under his spell can deny what growing numbers of Americans have long suspected: The President of the United States is profoundly unstable.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
John Kelly's losing battle with Trump's Twitter feed
John Kelly's losing battle with Trump's Twitter feed
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Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed:
Trump's Counselor Kellyanne Conway Is Now His Opioids Czar — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced pollster Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, will lead White House initiatives against the opioid overdose epidemic. — Reporting From Washington, DC
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Kellyanne Conway officially under investigation for endorsing alleged pedophile
Kellyanne Conway officially under investigation for endorsing alleged pedophile
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The Hill and Joe.My.God.
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Roy Moore leads Doug Jones in another new Senate poll
Roy Moore leads Doug Jones in another new Senate poll
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run, Axios, Booman Tribune, Washington Monthly and Weekly Standard
Angie Andresen / Minnesota Public Radio:
STATEMENT FROM MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO REGARDING GARRISON KEILLOR AND A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies after recently learning of allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.
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Garrison Keillor / Washington Post:
Al Franken should resign? That's absurd.
Al Franken should resign? That's absurd.
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Neal Justin / Star Tribune:
Garrison Keillor fired by MPR: 'I put my hand on a woman's bare back,' he says
Garrison Keillor fired by MPR: 'I put my hand on a woman's bare back,' he says
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The Daily Caller
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Meet the man who deactivated Trump's Twitter account — s Twitter tries to figure out how to lock down the parts of its platform that enable harassment, as well as the spread of misleading information and illicit content, there have been a number of moments that highlight how the service …
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
This Is The Man Who Deactivated The President's Twitter Account
This Is The Man Who Deactivated The President's Twitter Account
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Raw Story
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
How Hateful Are the Democrats? This Hateful — You can't make this stuff up: Vogue, a reliable Democratic Party outlet, has gone crazy over First Lady Melania Trump's White House Christmas decorations: … White decorations at Christmas? The horror! — No, wait, that was the Obamas in 2015.
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Genevieve Glatsky / Politico:
News outlets split on whether to attend Trump's party
News outlets split on whether to attend Trump's party
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CNN:
New York radio personality was Roger Stone's WikiLeaks contact — (CNN)President Trump's longtime associate Roger Stone was in contact with a New York radio personality who had conversations with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during the 2016 campaign season, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Russia Investigators Subpoena a Comedian. No, Seriously.
Russia Investigators Subpoena a Comedian. No, Seriously.
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The Daily Caller
Damon Root / Hit & Run:
Trump Administration Lawyer Pummeled by Sotomayor and Gorsuch in Cellphone Tracking Case — Fans of the Fourth Amendment got a rare treat today at the U.S. Supreme Court. During oral arguments, both the liberal and conservative sides of the bench delivered a thorough pummeling …
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
People Are Getting Robocalls About Their “Derogatory” Trump Posts — Brett Vanderbrook was driving for Uber last week when he got a call from an unfamiliar number. He let it go to voicemail and when he listened to it later, he got a shock: It was a recorded message telling him to stop making …
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Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Textbook co-authored by Roy Moore in 2011 says women shouldn't run for office — Alabama Republican Senate Candidate Roy Moore co-authored a study course, published in 2011 and recently obtained by ThinkProgress, that instructs students that women should not be permitted to run for elected office.
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WDIV-TV:
Sources: Rep. John Conyers won't seek re-election in wake of sexual harassment claims — Sources say Conyers will not resign — DETROIT - The controversy swirling around Michigan Rep. John Conyers has intensified this week as former staff members accused him of sexual harassment.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dem lawmaker: Pelosi harassment response set women back ‘decades’
Dem lawmaker: Pelosi harassment response set women back ‘decades’
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Associated Press:
US, China hold low-key military talks amid NKorea tensions — U.S. and Chinese generals engaged in an unusual set of security talks on Wednesday, just hours after North Korea's most powerful missile test yet, focused on how the mighty American and Chinese militaries might communicate in a crisis.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's behavior raises questions of competency
Trump's behavior raises questions of competency
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