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New York Times:
Flynn to Plead Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, will plead guilty on Friday to lying to the F.B.I. about a conversation with the Russian ambassador last December.  —  The plea was the latest indication …
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Flynn has promised special counsel ‘full cooperation’ in Russia probe: Source  —  Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn has promised “full cooperation” in the special counsel's Russia investigation and, according to a confidant, is prepared to testify that Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Kushner Is Said to Have Ordered Flynn to Contact Russia  —  Now that the retired general has pleaded guilty, the president's son-in-law could be one of the next dominoes to fall.  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea Friday for lying to the FBI is alarming news for Donald Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
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 …
CNBC:
Stocks fall sharply on report that Michael Flynn was directed by Trump to talk to Russians  —  Stocks fell Friday on a report that Michael Flynn was directed by President Trump to talk to Russians.  —  ABC News reported that Flynn, the former national security adviser …
Discussion: Vox and The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
The Latest: WH cancels Trump media event after Flynn plea  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigations into Trump campaign associates and Russian election interference (all times local):  —  The White House has cancelled a scheduled opportunity for reporters to question President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Business Insider, Axios and AOL
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Flynn charged with one count of making false statement  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has charged former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn with “willfully and knowingly” making “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” to the FBI regarding conversations with Russia's ambassador.
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn charged with making false statement to the FBI  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was charged Friday with making a false statement to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, marking another monumental development in the wide-ranging probe of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
David French / National Review:
The Michael Flynn Charge: Monstrous Injustice or Prelude to Bigger Things?  —  There's not much middle ground here.  In reading the single-count criminal information against Michael Flynn, I was struck by an immediate thought.  If this is all there is, then Flynn is the victim of a monstrous injustice.
The Daily Beast:
‘Very Senior’ Trump Official Authorized Flynn's Russia Outreach … Everything President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn discussed last December with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. — everything that led to his dramatic guilty plea and cooperation agreement Friday …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn's guilty plea: a comprehensive timeline
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation tops $5 million
Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState, Axios and IJR
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Lawmaker behind secret $84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked  —  Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) used taxpayer funds to end a dispute with his communications director in 2014.  —  Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman …
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Ben Siegel / ABC News:
Since 2012, Congress has paid out $84,000 to settle one sexual harassment claim
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Vice fires three employees amid investigations into sexual harassment
Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Working to Address Deficit Concerns (8:14 a.m.)  —  Senate Republicans made a lot of progress overnight in crafting a new approach to address deficit concerns in their sweeping tax legislation, according to a Senate GOP aide.  —  More work remains in the next few hours …
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Leaders Claim They've Sewn Up 50 Votes For Tax Bill  —  When you're ramming a massive tax bill through Congress at record speed, there are bound to be a few speed bumps.  —  But after some drama on the Senate floor Thursday night, with a handful of Republican deficit hawks withholding …
Discussion: Slate and Balloon Juice
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Top GOP senators say they have the votes to pass tax bill
Washington Post:
McConnell says Senate has the votes to pass GOP tax bill
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Why it's such a big deal the Senate tax bill would add $1 trillion to debt
CNN:
Uncertainty looms over Senate's tax bill
Discussion: The Daily Caller and WTVR-TV
Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
Have We Been Lied to About the Kate Steinle Case?  —  The illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle in 2015 was found not guilty of her murder by a San Francisco jury today.  Outrageous, right?  —  Before the killing, Garcia Zarate had been released from a San Francisco jail despite a standing federal deportation order.
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Vivian Ho / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kate Steinle trial: Garcia Zarate acquitted in San Francisco pier killing
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump White House Faces Prospect of More Senior Departures  —  Secretary of State Tillerson is most likely to leave as first anniversary approaches, say officials  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is facing the prospect of another round of senior departures in the coming weeks …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Tillerson says reports of his demise ‘laughable’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
NPR:
Transcript: Paul Ryan's Full Interview With NPR's Steve Inskeep  —  President Trump wants a tax overhaul plan passed by Christmas.  Both the Senate and the House have versions of the plan with the goal of cutting taxes.  Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep talks to House Speaker Paul Ryan …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump to recognize Jerusalem the capital of Israel on Wednesday  —  President Trump is giving a speech Wednesday recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, according to two sources with direct knowledge.  —  A White House spokesman refused to confirm the report: “The President has always said it is a matter of when, not if.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
N.Y. Times Scales Back Free Articles to Get More Subscribers  —  Users will access only five stories before being asked to pay  —  Move marks first change to Times online pay model since 2012  —  The New York Times, seeking to amass more paid subscriptions in an era of non-stop …
Claire Spellberg / Decider:
Meredith Vieira Found A “Huge Bag Of Sex Toys” In Matt Lauer's Office  —  When it rains, it pours.  Today, TMZ unearthed a video of Meredith Vieira calling out ex-NBC host Matt Lauer for having a “huge bag of sex toys” hidden in his office closet.  —  Back in 2016, Lauer …
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Trump's mind-numbing media manipulation machine  —  There is a very specific — and dangerous — formula for manipulating the media and hijacking the Twitter/cable/conventional media industrial complex.  Trump sets this formulaic trap increasingly often.  And news organizations keep falling for it.
RTDNA Recent Articles:
Walmart pulls threatening shirt at RTDNA's urging  —  UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after Walmart removed the shirt from its website, Teespring.com, the third-party seller that had been offering the shirt on Walmart.com removed it from its site as well.  —  The nation's largest retailer Wednesday removed …
Ben Strauss / Politico:
The Trick-Shot QB Who Played His Way Into Trump's Inner Circle  —  On the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's upset victory, the president commemorated the occasion, as he likes to do, with a tweet.  —  His 140-character message included a photo of him, sitting at his desk on Air Force One …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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