memeorandum: More than two dozen Democratic senators call on Franken to resign (Seung Min Kim/Politico)

4:55 PM ET, December 6, 2017

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Heather Caygle / Politico:

Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her — A former Democratic congressional aide said Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, three years before he became a U.S. senator. — The aide, whose name POLITICO is withholding to protect her identity …

Tina Dupuy / The Atlantic:

I Believe Franken's Accusers Because He Groped Me, Too — In mid-November, a Los Angeles radio host named Leeann Tweeden stepped forward to claim that Senator Al Franken had shoved his tongue down her throat under the pretext of a rehearsal for a sketch he'd written.

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Kirsten Gillibrand:

Senator Franken Should Step Aside — I have been shocked and disappointed to learn over the last few weeks that a colleague I am fond of personally has engaged in behavior towards women that is unacceptable. I consider Senator Franken to be a friend and have enjoyed working with him in the Senate …

Seung Min Kim / Politico:
More than two dozen Democratic senators call on Franken to resign

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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Aide says Warren told Franken he should resign

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New York Times:

Flynn Said Russian Sanctions Would be ‘Ripped Up,’ Whistle-Blower Says — WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, told a former business associate that economic sanctions against Russia would be “ripped up” as one of the Trump administration's first acts …

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New York Times:

Read the Letter That Cummings Sent on Flynn Whistle-Blower — Representative Elijiah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, wrote a letter on Wednesday to Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina and the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee …

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House Oversight Dems / Oversight Democrats:

Flynn Text to Business Colleague During Trump Inauguration — Whistleblower Provides Key Info — Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter informing Chairman Trey Gowdy about a whistleblower who has come forward …

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Flynn texted partners about nuclear plan during inauguration, whistleblower says

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Maegan Vazquez / CNN:

Bannon on Romney: ‘You hid behind your religion’ to avoid Vietnam — Bannon hits Romney for avoiding Vietnam — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Steve Bannon bashed Mitt Romney Tuesday night for, as he put it, hiding behind his religion to avoid getting drafted into the Vietnam War.

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Joe Concha / The Hill:
NYT's Bret Stephens says he can never vote Republican again

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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Privately Decided the Sexual-Assault Allegations Against Roy Moore Are Bunk

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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Utah senators defend Romney after Bannon attack

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Associated Press: The Latest: Moore campaign complains about super PAC ad

Mark Landler / New York Times:

Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing nearly seven decades of American foreign policy and setting in motion a plan to move the United States Embassy …

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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Schumer says he advised Trump to declare Jerusalem Israel's ‘undivided’ capital

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Bloomberg:
Jerusalem Divides Trump's Team and Complicates Kushner's Peace Plan

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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's Israel-Palestine policy is at war with itself

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Associated Press:
Transcript: Trump's remarks on Jerusalem

Discussion: Axios

New York Times:
Full Video and Transcript: Trump's Speech Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

Discussion: The Atlantic, The Daily Caller and IJR

CNN:

Fire closes I-405, rages near Bel Air, Getty museum in Los Angeles — Los Angeles (CNN)A new wildfire closed Interstate 405 early Wednesday near Los Angeles' posh Bel Air area and prompted evacuations — one in a series of blazes that have scorched more than 83,000 acres …

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Los Angeles Times:
Several homes burning in Bel-Air as fire closes the 405 Freeway and forces evacuations

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Bloomberg:

Deutsche Bank Records Said to Be Subpoenaed by Mueller — Corrects Dec. 5 story that said subpoena ‘zeroed in’ on Trumps — Subpoena is said to seek information on affiliated people — Deutsche Bank AG provided records to special prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigation after receiving …

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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Double-crossing FBI agent must be held accountable

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Brian Faler / Politico:

‘Holy crap’: Experts find tax plan riddled with glitches — Republicans' tax-rewrite plans are riddled with bugs, loopholes and other potential problems that could plague lawmakers long after their legislation is signed into law. — Some of the provisions could be easily gamed, tax lawyers say.

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CNN:

Trump Jr. says he communicated with Hope Hicks, not his father, about Trump Tower response — (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. told House investigators that did not communicate directly with his father when confronted with news reports about his June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, according to multiple sources with knowledge of his testimony.

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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:

The Silence Breakers are TIME's 2017 Person of the Year — TIME has named The Silence Breakers, the individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment, as its 2017 Person of the Year. — The magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal revealed …

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Politico:

Trump impeachment vote fails overwhelmingly — The measure drew the support of 58 House Democrats. — House Democrats overwhelmingly joined Republicans on Wednesday to defeat an attempt to impeach President Donald Trump. But 58 Democrats supported the bid to consider impeachment …

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump says government shutdown ‘could happen’

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Linda Blackford / Lexington Herald-Leader:

Kim Davis denied him a marriage license. Now he wants to take her job. — MOREHEAD — David Ermold, one of the men denied a same-sex marriage license by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in 2015, hopes to challenge her for the clerk's seat next year, he announced Wednesday.

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Adam Beam / Associated Press:
Gay man who was denied marriage license by Kim Davis is running for her job

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Oobah Butler / VICE:

I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor — Once upon a time, long before I began selling my face by the acre for features on VICE dot com, I worked other jobs. There was one in particular that really had an impact on me: writing fake reviews on TripAdvisor.

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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:

Doctors identify brain abnormalities in Cuba attack patients — WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors treating the U.S. Embassy victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain the hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned.

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Diana Falzone / Fox News:

Corey Feldman's 1993 audio files naming alleged sexual predators found by Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office — Has Corey Feldman been vindicated? — The former child actor claimed in October that he had given the names of sexual predators in Hollywood to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office …

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Eliana Dockterman / TIME:

‘I Was Angry.’ Taylor Swift on What Powered Her Sexual Assault Testimony — Before the Harvey Weinstein allegations broke, and before #MeToo swept the Internet, Taylor Swift testified in court on Aug. 10 about being assaulted in a room full of people. Swift, who TIME recognized …

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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
Republicans Are Less Likely Than Democrats to Believe Women Who Make Sexual Assault Accusations: Survey

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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:

Conyers faced mounting sexual misconduct allegations as he weighed his future — As Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) this week weighed calls for his resignation from a Michigan hospital bed, more women were coming forward with accounts of sexual misconduct by the lawmaker.

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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Accuser: Conyers brought up Chandra Levy when I turned down his advances

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Washington Examiner:

Court records suggest Roy Moore dated wife while she was still married — Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore's account of when he began dating his wife Kayla would place the start of their courtship before her divorce from her first husband, according to court documents.