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18 crucial days: What did the president know and when did he know it? — WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to piece together what happened inside the White House over a critical 18-day period that began when senior officials were told that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Why Conservatives Should Embrace Bob Mueller — Conservatives have strong reasons to embrace—rather than try to discredit—Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. An effort appears underway to damage the credibility of Mueller's team in anticipation that damning evidence may emerge …
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National Review
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
The Trump-Russia Probe Is About to Get Uglier — Unpleasant facts are spilling out. Republicans don't want to know them. — Here are two certainties about the Trump-Russia investigation. It won't end soon. It will get uglier. — A new shoe drops almost daily in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
As Russia probes progress, one name is missing: Bannon's — As special Russia counsel Robert Mueller wraps up interviews with senior current and former White House staff, one name has been conspicuously absent from public chatter surrounding the probe: Steve Bannon.
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would ‘eliminate many problems’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore appeared on a conspiracy-driven radio show twice in 2011, where he told the hosts in an interview that getting rid …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Did Roy Moore spend the final weekend of the campaign in Philly? — MOBILE, Ala. — In the last weekend of Alabama's wild special Senate election, Doug Jones barnstormed the state with A-list Democrats in a bid to turn out black voters he desperately needs to win in the deep-red state.
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Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
Shadowy Facebook Ads That Pushed Trump Are Back for Roy Moore … BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—Yvonne Trosclair doesn't know who's behind America First Action—which keeps running pro-Roy Moore ads here on television and on Facebook ahead of the U.S. Senate election on Tuesday—but she knows they're not from Alabama.
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Raw Story
Alexandra Jaffe / VICE News:
Trump should resign over sexual harassment allegations, Booker says
Trump should resign over sexual harassment allegations, Booker says
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Business Insider, New York Times, Roll Call and Washington Post
New York Times:
Liberal Outsiders Pour Into Alabama Senate Race, Treading Lightly
Liberal Outsiders Pour Into Alabama Senate Race, Treading Lightly
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / VICE News:
He's disappeared the weekend before Alabama's special election
He's disappeared the weekend before Alabama's special election
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New York Magazine
Washington Post:
As Alabama prepares to vote, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says state ‘deserves better’ than Moore
As Alabama prepares to vote, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says state ‘deserves better’ than Moore
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Roy Moore Was Nowhere To Be Found On The Last Weekend Of The Alabama Senate Race
Roy Moore Was Nowhere To Be Found On The Last Weekend Of The Alabama Senate Race
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Washington Monthly, IJR and The Guardian
Ellie Smith / ABC News:
Roy Moore win would ‘harken us back to days of segregation’: Alabama congresswoman
Roy Moore win would ‘harken us back to days of segregation’: Alabama congresswoman
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The Daily Beast, Associated Press and The Daily Caller
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
The Taxman Cometh: Senate Bill's Marginal Rates Could Top 100% for Some — Certain high-income business owners would face backwards incentives; lawmakers work to bridge gap — WASHINGTON—Some high-income business owners could face marginal tax rates exceeding 100% under the Senate's tax bill …
Bloomberg:
Trump Takes Credit for Killing Hundreds of Regulations That Were Already Dead — As the Trump administration nears its one-year mark, White House officials are touting cuts to regulations as one of their top achievements. — “In the history of our country, no president, during their entire term …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Says Women Who Accuse Trump of Misconduct ‘Should Be Heard’ — WASHINGTON — Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard,” a surprising break from the administration's …
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Trump UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Wishes Jewish Host Jake Tapper A ‘Merry Christmas’
Trump UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Wishes Jewish Host Jake Tapper A ‘Merry Christmas’
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Nikki Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone “should be heard” and “dealt with”
Nikki Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone “should be heard” and “dealt with”
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twitchy.com, FOX6Now.com, KTLA and CBS New York
The Boston Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
BOSTON. RACISM. IMAGE. REALITY. — The Spotlight team takes on our hardest question — Google the phrase “Most racist city,” and Boston pops up more than any other place, time and time again. — It may be easy to write that off as a meaningless digital snapshot of what people say about us …
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New York Post:
Suspected bomber in custody after explosion at Port Authority — A suicide bomber set off a device at the Port Authority bus terminal Monday morning, law enforcement sources said. — The suspected bomber - who had wires attached to him - was armed with a pipe bomb and a battery pack, sources said.
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RedState, New York's PIX11, Hollywood Life and Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
How Trump came around to an accused child molester — Mitch McConnell had publicly disavowed Roy Moore when the Senate majority leader received one of several phone calls from President Donald Trump. McConnell wanted Trump's help to push Moore out of the Alabama Senate race after he'd been accused …
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Weekly Standard and Raw Story
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
PUTIN in Syria — WSJ: Some will pay 100 percent marginal rate — WHERE IS ROY MOORE? — SPOTTED: Jared and Ivanka take the kids skating — B'DAYS: John Kerry and Max Baucus — DRIVING THE DAY — NEW IN THE MIDDLE EAST — AP at 3:41 a.m.: “RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Most Americans doubt GOP bill will cut their taxes or boost the economy — WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are poised to pass the biggest tax overhaul in a generation, but Americans remain unconvinced that the measure will cut their own taxes or significantly boost the economy.
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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Precision sacrificed for speed as GOP rushes ahead on taxes — Republicans are moving their tax plan toward final passage at stunning speed, blowing past Democrats before they've had time to fully mobilize against it but leaving the measure vulnerable to the types of expensive problems popping up in their massive and complex plan.