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Katie McDonough / Splinter:
Horse Twitter Comes for Roy Moore — Roy Moore, a bigot and alleged serial predator, rode a horse to the polls on Tuesday to cast his ballot in the Alabama Senate special election. — Soon after, Horse Twitter came for him.
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Hullabaloo
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
McConnell still confident there will be ethics investigation into Moore if he wins — McConnell on Roy Moore: Let the voters decide — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Montgomery, Alabama (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is privately telling colleagues he will not back off …
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Political Wire and Business Insider
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Roy Moore should be kicked out of Senate if he wins — A majority of voters nationwide say Republican Roy Moore should be expelled from the Senate if he wins a seat in the chamber in Tuesday's special election in Alabama, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
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Axios, The Week, TheBlaze, Political Wire and ABC News
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Kayla Moore: ‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’
Kayla Moore: ‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’
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Talking Points Memo, RedState, Salon, New York Post, Washington Post, twitchy.com, EconLog, VICE News and The Daily Caller
Evan Siegel / The Daily Beast:
Who Won the Alabama Special Election? Watch the Live Results Here
Who Won the Alabama Special Election? Watch the Live Results Here
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Politico, Vox, ABC News, Talking Points Memo and Axios
Hannah Keyser / Deadspin:
Roy Moore Doesn't Even Ride A Horse Well
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Roy Moore Emerges From Hiding for Election Eve Rally, and Good Lord, Was It Weird
Roy Moore Emerges From Hiding for Election Eve Rally, and Good Lord, Was It Weird
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The Guardian, The Week, BillMoyers.com, Daily Kos, Politico, Taylor Marsh and VICE News
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Roy Moore arrives to vote on horseback
Roy Moore arrives to vote on horseback
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Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, New York Post, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and IJR
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Either outcome in Alabama is a self-inflicted wound by Senate GOP
Either outcome in Alabama is a self-inflicted wound by Senate GOP
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Outside the Beltway
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Alabama drama nears an explosive end
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Jim Acosta cites access threat from White House's Sarah Huckabee Sanders — President Trump's tweeting Tuesday morning set off the usual scramble among White House reporters for all manner of clarifications and amplifications. Look at the tweet, and it's not hard to understand why:
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump attacks Gillibrand in tweet critics say is sexually suggestive and demeaning — President Trump attacked Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in a sexually suggestive tweet Tuesday morning that implied Gillibrand would do just about anything for money, prompting a swift and immediate backlash.
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New Republic, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, TIME, Roll Call, CNN, RedState, Boston Globe, CNBC, Associated Press, Deadline, Real Clear Politics, Shareblue Media, Mother Jones, IJR, Mediaite, New York Post, WNYC News, Vox, theGrio, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, The Federalist, Jamie Dupree - AJC and twitchy.com
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Already on the 2020 radar, Kirsten Gillibrand catapulted into the spotlight by President Trump
Already on the 2020 radar, Kirsten Gillibrand catapulted into the spotlight by President Trump
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Talking Points Memo and IJR
New York Times:
Trump Says Gillibrand ‘Would Do Anything’ for Campaign Donations
Trump Says Gillibrand ‘Would Do Anything’ for Campaign Donations
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Washington Post, IJR, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, CNBC, Business Insider, Deadline and The Gateway Pundit
Reuters:
Senator Gillibrand calls Trump Twitter post ‘sexist smear’
Senator Gillibrand calls Trump Twitter post ‘sexist smear’
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The Atlantic and CNN
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump and Gillibrand face off on Twitter
Trump and Gillibrand face off on Twitter
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Mother Jones, RedState, Politico, Little Green Footballs and ABC News
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump lawyers want second special counsel appointed now — President Trump's legal team believes Attorney General Jeff Session's Justice Department and the FBI — more than special counsel Robert Mueller himself — are to blame for what they see as a witch hunt.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP congressman to Trump: Mueller probe ‘infected with bias’
GOP congressman to Trump: Mueller probe ‘infected with bias’
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CNBC and Political Wire
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's legal team: Trying to protect the president from Mueller's ‘killers’
Inside Trump's legal team: Trying to protect the president from Mueller's ‘killers’
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Vox, Business Insider, Daily Kos and Roll Call
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Donald Trump Claims He ‘Never Met’ Accusers Like PEOPLE's Natasha Stoynoff, But We Have the Photo — President Donald Trump claims he doesn't know — and has never met — the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct or assault. But PEOPLE has the photo showing …
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The Hill, Politico, NBC News, Al Jazeera English, RedState, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Mother Jones, Shareblue Media, IJR, Mediaite, Washington Times, Axios and AOL
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Demands Leak Probe of House Intelligence Committee — Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, has asked the House Intelligence Committee to open an investigation into leaked information related to his closed interview with the committee last week.
Discussion:
Axios, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
U.S. House Democratic women seek probe of Trump misconduct accusations
U.S. House Democratic women seek probe of Trump misconduct accusations
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ThinkProgress, Boing Boing, NBC News and Brave New Films
Connor Sheets / al.com:
In final-hour order, court rules that Alabama can destroy digital voting records after all — Alabama is allowed to destroy digital voting records created at the polls during today's U.S. Senate election after all. — At 1:36 p.m. Monday, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge issued …
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electionlawblog.org and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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Washington Post:
Congress could finalize deal to reconcile House and Senate tax bills as soon as today, top Republican says — Lawmakers are on the verge of striking a tentative agreement that would reconcile tax bills passed separately by the House and Senate, and an announcement could come later Tuesday …
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Bloomberg, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Mother Jones, National Review, mikeallen, Shakesville and Daily Kos
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Tax bill negotiators agree to reduce mortgage interest deduction
Tax bill negotiators agree to reduce mortgage interest deduction
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Politico and Northern Star Online
CNN:
Exclusive: Grassley urges Trump to reconsider controversial judicial picks — Trump packing courts with conservatives — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley issued a rare rebuke Tuesday of two of President Donald Trump's …
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Washington Post, Axios, ThinkProgress, Business Insider and Political Wire
D.C. McAllister / The Federalist:
Can We Be Honest About Women? — Here's a little secret we have to say out loud: Women love the sexual interplay they experience with men, and they relish men desiring their beauty. — David French of National Review recently wrote an article asking, “Can we be honest about men?”
Karma Allen / ABC News:
Boy behind viral anti-bullying video amazed by support, celebrity responses — A young Tennessee boy whose story gained national attention after his mother posted a heart-wrenching video of him addressing his bullies said he is amazed by all the support he's received on social media this week.
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New York Times:
Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment — Natalie Saibel, a longtime server at the Spotted Pig, a West Village restaurant with celebrity investors, didn't quit in 2015 after the owner, Ken Friedman, ran his hands over her buttocks and then her groin in a room crowded …
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New York Post, Washington Post, grubstreet, IJR, Eater NY, Eater SF and Eater
Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
Why Melania, Ivanka and Jared's mayoral election votes didn't count — Good thing last month's mayoral election wasn't close because if New Yorkers needed the Trump family to decide the outcome, they would have been out of luck. — President Trump and his family of New Yorkers …
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump objects to Russia provisions as he signs $700 billion defense bill — WASHINGTON — President Trump signed a $700 billion defense policy bill Tuesday, saying the United States military “has got to be perfecto.” But less than three hours later, he pointed out the bill's imperfections in a signing statement.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This is the list of ‘eyewitnesses’ the White House says exonerate Trump — On Monday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders promised that she would produce a list of eyewitnesses to exonerate President Trump from allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
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The White House, Shareblue Media, IJR, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Raw Story, New York Daily News, Vox, Breitbart, TheBlaze and Washington Post
Transparency International e.V. / Transparency …:
Corruption in the USA: The difference a year makes — New public opinion survey compares 2017 with 2016 — The US faces a wide range of domestic challenges related to the abuse of entrusted power for private gain, which is Transparency International's definition of corruption.
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TalkLeft and Sunlight Foundation
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Marist Poll:
12/12: Majority Views Tax Bill as Adding Financial Injury... POTUS Favors Wealthy, Say Americans — The tax reform bill is highly unpopular among the American people. — The tax reform bill is highly unpopular among the American people. In fact, a majority of U.S. residents (52%) …
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Business Insider and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi