memeorandum: The Latest: Jones says Moore hiding in Alabama Senate race (Associated Press)

12:00 PM ET, December 11, 2017

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Enthused Democrats give Jones lead over Moore in Alabama — Democrat Doug Jones holds a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore among likely voters in deep red Alabama. — Greater party loyalty plus higher interest in the election among Democrats combined …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, IJR, The Right Scoop, Politicus USA, Washington Times and The Week

Jeff Zeleny / CNN:

First on CNN: Obama tells Alabama voters to reject Roy Moore — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Axios, theGrio, IJR, Raw Story, The Week, Washington Times and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, TheBlaze, Daily Kos, The Week, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Business Insider, Splinter, Raw Story, Mediaite and Politico

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 …

Discussion: The Hill, Weekly Standard, The Week, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Raw Story and Mediaite

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

Rise of the Roypublicans — If Alabama voters on Tuesday elect Roy Moore to the Senate, the Donald Trump-diseased party once known as the Republicans may as well call themselves Roypublicans. — There will be no way to shake the stench of this homophobic, Islamophobic, sexist, racist apologist and accused pedophile.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and al.com

Associated Press:

The Latest: Jones says Moore hiding in Alabama Senate race — The Latest on the Alabama Senate race (all times local): — Democratic candidate Doug Jones says Republican Roy Moore is hiding in the closing days of Alabama's U.S. Senate campaign. — Jones stopped by a breakfast spot in Birmingham early Monday to greet voters.

Discussion: Politico and ABC News

Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Doug Jones Coalition

Discussion: BuzzFeed and New York Times

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Nebraska RNC official resigns to protest support of Moore

Discussion: Axios

Scott Douglas / New York Times: The Alabama Senate Race May Have Already Been Decided

al.com:
Our view: Conservatives should consider Senator Shelby's example

Discussion: Political Insider, Washington Post and YouTube

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Did Roy Moore spend the final weekend of the campaign in Philly?

Discussion: New Republic, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Right Wing Watch, The Daily Caller, New York Times, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, VICE News, ABC News, Washington Monthly and The Montgomery Advertiser

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.

New York Times:

New York Explosion Empties Port Authority; Suspect Is in Custody — A peaceful beginning to the workweek was shattered Monday after an explosion rattled through one of the busiest transit hubs in New York City, causing the authorities to evacuate hundreds of commuters and throwing the morning into chaos.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Business Insider, Hollywood Life, CityLab, Althouse and Shakesville

CBS News:

Explosion reported at Port Authority bus terminal in New York City - live updates — NEW YORK — The New York Police Department says it is responding to a report of an explosion near Times Square. — The response is centered in the area of the Port Authority bus terminal.

Discussion: Townhall.com, NPR, New York Daily News, Business Insider, abc7ny.com, Hollywood Life, CBS New York, The Daily Caller, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, twitchy.com, The Root, The Week, CBS Boston and Shot in the Dark

Fox News:
Port Authority explosion: Suspect ID'd in ‘attempted terrorist attack’

Discussion: Fox News Insider, The Right Scoop, mandiner.hu and Faithwire

Washington Post:
Explosion reported in Manhattan; New York police say one person is in custody

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Sputnik International and The Daily Caller

CBS News:
Explosion rocks NYC commuter hub in attempted terror attack - live updates

Discussion: Politico, CNBC and Hollywood Life

Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Explosive detonates below Port Authority bus terminal in New York City, suspect in custody

Discussion: Mother Jones, Faithwire and Index

Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS - ‘Possible pipe bomb explodes’ at New York's Port Authority: Suspect 'wearing wires …

Discussion: RedState, NewsBusters, Scared Monkeys, Mediaite and CANNONFIRE

NBC News:

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 …

Discussion: New York Magazine, BillMoyers.com, Axios, The Week and Raw Story

Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Why Conservatives Should Embrace Bob Mueller

Discussion: National Review

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
As Russia probes progress, one name is missing: Bannon's

Discussion: Raw Story

Irene Plagianos / Eater NY:

Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations — Four women accuse the chef of inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades, according to dozens of Eater interviews — About 10 years ago, at the after-party …

Discussion: Fox News, RedState, USA Today, KTLA, Washington Post, IJR, grubstreet, twitchy.com, Mashable, Eater, New York Times, AOL, Splinter, Mediaite, Hollywood Life, The Week and TMZ.com

The Daily Beast:

Trump's Accusers to Demand Probe at Monday Press Conference — Several women who have accused President Trump of sexual harassment and assault will call for a congressional investigation into the allegations at a press conference Monday. A press release from Brave New Films late Sunday …

Discussion: IJR, VICE News, Politico and The Week

Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Female accusers of Trump call for Congressional investigation into misconduct

Discussion: Politicus USA, FOX6Now.com, CBS New York and KTLA

Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Accusers Tell Megyn Kelly: 'Let's Try Again' to Prove He's a ‘Pervert’

Discussion: Axios and Politico

Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:

Four thoughts on the story that almost broke the #ToddlerinChief thread — Regarding the sixty-source New York Times story confirming that the president has the emotional maturity of a four-year old. — The hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts has taken great pains to curate …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, IJR and AOL

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 …

Discussion: Reuters, Washington Post, Althouse and The Week

Meduza.io:

Jailed Russian hacker says the FSB coordinated his cyber-attacks on Hillary Clinton and the DNC — This summer, Konstantin Kozlovsky, a Yekaterinburg resident accused of working with the hacker group “Lurk,” reportedly declared in court that he acted “under the command of Russian Federal …

Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:

What Putin Really Wants — I. The Hack — The large, sunny room at Volgograd State University smelled like its contents: 45 college students, all but one of them male, hunched over keyboards, whispering and quietly clacking away among empty cans of Juicy energy drink.

Discussion: Raw Story

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 …

Aileen Graef / CNN:

Two senators call for Trump's resignation over sexual assault, harassment allegations — (CNN)Two Democratic senators called for President Donald Trump's resignation over the weekend, citing the multiple accusations from women of sexual harassment and assault against him.

Discussion: CNBC and IJR

Joshua Green / Bloomberg:

How Steve Bannon Rescued Roy Moore's Campaign Against All Odds — Alabama Senate candidate calls Bannon ‘the master strategist’ — Polls show most Republicans now don't believe Moore's accusers — On the night of Nov. 14, Roy Moore's campaign for an Alabama Senate seat looked all but finished.