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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 …
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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 …
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.
Tara Fowler / ABC News:
Jury finds undocumented immigrant not guilty of murder of Kate Steinle
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
CNN:
White House wanted to publicly shame Tillerson, source says
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Cotton to CIA? The move would say a lot about how the GOP star views his party's future
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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Wall Street Journal:
Senate Bill Hits Obstacle Over Deficit Concern
Discussion: Mother Jones and Business Insider
Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to the deficit, Congress' analysts conclude
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Corker: No agreement yet on debt trigger in tax bill
Discussion: RedState
Ivana Hrynkiw / al.com:
Minister who sang for Roy Moore lied for son accused of molesting Honduran orphans  —  One of the ministers who serves a Theodore church where Roy Moore spoke Wednesday night was federally convicted of trying to block an investigation involving claims his son molested children in Honduras.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., AOL, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump isn't going to Alabama to campaign for Moore — but plans to hold a rally next door
Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:   Pro-Trump Group's Survey Shows Close Alabama Senate Race
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
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.
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
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 …
Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Inspector general launches inquiry into whether Treasury hid Republican tax bill analysis  —  The Treasury Department's inspector general has launched an inquiry into whether the department hid an analysis of the Republican tax bill — or even did one at all.
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Saleha Mohsin / Bloomberg:
Treasury Watchdog Probes Mnuchin's Missing Tax Analysis
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
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
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 …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Vice fires three employees amid investigations into sexual harassment  —  Vice Media fired three employees on Thursday amid a probe into sexual harassment and improper workplace conduct, according to a memo obtained by CNNMoney.  —  Vice did not name the employees.
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.
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.
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Trump draws embarrassingly tiny crowd for National Christmas Tree lighting  —  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.  —  His holiday party was marred by the awkwardness of his petty exclusion of prominent black and LGBT journalists.
Discussion: IJR, Mediaite and TMZ.com
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.
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.
Emily Chang / Bloomberg:
Uber Investor Shervin Pishevar Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Multiple Women  —  Five women tell Bloomberg the venture capitalist used his position of power to pursue romantic relationships and unwanted sexual encounters.  —  In December 2014, Uber held its annual holiday party …
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
 
 
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John Bowden / The Hill:
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump to donate part of his salary to combat opioid addiction
Discussion: Townhall.com
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Drone Maker D.J.I. May Be Sending Data to China, U.S. Officials Say
Discussion: BGR and Gizmodo
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
YouTube Is Disabling Predatory Comments — But Leaving Up The Predators' Accounts
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CNN:
Erik Prince details Seychelles meeting with Russian banker
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Self-Destruction of American Democracy
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Associated Press:
As sex allegations roil Congress, Senate opens Franken probe
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Kim Severson / New York Times:
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Conservatives and Higher Education
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Yvonne Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Four men allege sexual misconduct by Senate president's husband
Discussion: Political Wire
Amber Tamblyn / New York Times:
I'm Not Ready for the Redemption of Men
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