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MJ Lee / CNN:
Exclusive: Ex-Farenthold aide shares new details of vulgar and abusive behavior — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — WARNING: This story contains graphic language. — (CNN)A former senior aide to Rep. Blake Farenthold has approached the House Ethics Committee to share a damning account of working …
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The Texas Tribune, Shareblue Media, Crooks and Liars, The Right Scoop, The Week, Raw Story, Axios, Mediaite and Splinter
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
CHEAT SHEET: The next week in D.C. …
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democratic lawmaker: Women's clothing an ‘invitation’ to harassment
Democratic lawmaker: Women's clothing an ‘invitation’ to harassment
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CNN, Business Insider, IJR, Vox, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze, The Week, Axios, Boing Boing, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite
WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Kentucky State Rep. Dan Johnson died of ‘probable suicide’ on bridge in Mt. Washington — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky State Rep. Dan Johnson, who was under investigation for alleged sexual molestation, died of a “probable suicide,” the Bullitt County coroner said.
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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
Kentucky lawmaker who was accused of molesting a teenage girl likely killed himself, coroner says
Kentucky lawmaker who was accused of molesting a teenage girl likely killed himself, coroner says
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Sputnik International, IJR, ABC News and New York's PIX11
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After mysterious ‘insurance policy’ text, will Justice Department reveal more on FBI agent bounced from Mueller probe? — Yes, the release of texts sent between top FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page show that both loathed Donald Trump while they were working on investigations involving Trump …
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Patterico's Pontifications and Power Line
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Ken Blackwell / Townhall.com:
Sessions' First Year: A Breath of Fresh Air After Years of Obama Scandals
CNN:
Rod Rosenstein: No good cause to fire Mueller
Rod Rosenstein: No good cause to fire Mueller
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Washington Post, The Last Refuge, Washington Free Beacon, Infowars and twitchy.com
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
DOJ releases provide fodder to Mueller critics
DOJ releases provide fodder to Mueller critics
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Mother Jones, Business Insider and Vox
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Ugly as Mueller's investigation may look, it's on track to clear Trump
Ugly as Mueller's investigation may look, it's on track to clear Trump
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The Gateway Pundit and JustOneMinute
New York Times:
Music Mogul Russell Simmons Is Accused of Rape by 3 Women — Mr. Simmons, a powerful gatekeeper in the entertainment and media worlds, damaged careers and self-confidence with his pattern of sexual assault and harassment, the women say. — In 1995, Drew Dixon was working her dream job …
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Los Angeles Times:
Five more women accuse Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct across three decades — Beneath the gaze of a Hindu goddess statue, a room full of beautiful young women took a deep breath as the instructor at Russell Simmons' yoga studio asked the students to focus on November's theme: “Karmic duty.”
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New York Times and KTLA
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Roy Moore turns refusal to concede into religious crusade: ‘Immorality sweeps over the land’ — A day after losing the Senate race in Alabama to Democrat Doug Jones, Roy Moore has issued a new statement refusing to concede the election until completion of the final count.
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
How Doug Jones lost in nearly every congressional district but still won the state
How Doug Jones lost in nearly every congressional district but still won the state
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Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Special Elections So Far Point To A Democratic Wave In 2018
Special Elections So Far Point To A Democratic Wave In 2018
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USA Today, mikeallen, Politicus USA, Washington Post and thecut
Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
White House Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to Depart in January — The former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ was director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison — Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former star of “The Apprentice” and one of President Donald Trump's …
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New York Post, Vox, Townhall.com, Splinter, Mediaite and ABC News
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April Ryan / American Urban Radio Networks:
Omarosa Out of the White House
Omarosa Out of the White House
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Weekly Standard, Hot Air, Hullabaloo, IJR, Business Insider, Washington Post, Splinter, theGrio and CBS New York
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
PBS Suspends ‘Tavis Smiley’ Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation (EXCLUSIVE) — PBS has suspended late-night talk show “Tavis Smiley” amid misconduct allegations against its host and namesake. — “Effective today, PBS has indefinitely suspended distribution of 'Tavis Smiley …
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Washington Examiner, Instapundit, Hollywood Life, The Root, NBC News, AOL, The Daily Caller, The Right Scoop, IndieWire, RedState, The Week, Mediaite and TMZ.com
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CNN:
The blame game begins inside the White House after Alabama stunner — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)As a cold morning broke at the White House on Wednesday, questions mounted about who was to blame for the remarkable loss of Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
In 2010, Trump supported letting Scott Brown vote on health care
In 2010, Trump supported letting Scott Brown vote on health care
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Mother Jones, USA Today, FOX6Now.com, KTLA, Vox, The Hill and The Ringer
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
When Will Paul Ryan Step Down? — It's a question lawmakers are asking. — WASHINGTON As Republicans finish their long-sought rewrite of the tax code, some lawmakers are beginning to wonder just how much longer Rep. Paul Ryan intends to remain speaker. — “There's a whole lot of rumors …
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Political Wire and New York Magazine
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: 60 percent of Iowans disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance — Iowans believe the country's headed in the wrong direction and that President Donald Trump isn't doing a good job. — Sixty percent of respondents to this month's Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll …
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Political Wire
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Second woman accuses Kihuen of persistent, unwanted sexual advances — Once-rising Democratic star Rep. Ruben Kihuen made repeated and unwanted sexual advances toward a female lobbyist while he was a state senator, the woman told The Nevada Independent. — The woman, who requested anonymity …
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The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
Alabama Loss Exposes Republican Fissures Amid a Democratic Surge — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The once-unimaginable Republican defeat in Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday tore open divisions between the party's establishment and populist wings, inciting bitter recriminations …
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
This Is The Daily Stormer's Playbook — A leaked style guide reveals they're Nazis about grammar (and about Jews). — Back in September, Vox Day, a Gamergate holdover who has assumed the position of racist alt-right figurehead, published a handful of brief excerpts from what he described as the “Andrew Anglin” style guide.
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Boing Boing and Raw Story
Morgan Spurlock / TwitLonger:
I am Part of the Problem — As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realization of their past indiscretions, I don't sit by and wonder “who will be next?” I wonder, “when will they come for me?” — You see, I've come to understand after months of these revelations …
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twitchy.com, AOL, Mashable, NPR, NBC News, Mediaite, Hollywood Life and IndieWire
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Nikki Haley Stuck a Knife in His Back”: Roger Stone Is Already Writing the Story of Trump's Downfall — One of Trump's closest allies believes the president could be removed from office by disloyal Cabinet members—and he's writing a book about it. — In the closing days …
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AOL, The Atlantic and Raw Story
Salma Hayek / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too — HARVEY WEINSTEIN was a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster. — For years, he was my monster. — This fall, I was approached by reporters, through different sources, including my dear friend Ashley Judd …
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Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Disney buys much of Fox in megamerger that will shake world of entertainment and media — NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Company, an entertainment firm as sprawling as one of its landmark theme parks, has pulled off one of the largest media mergers in history by acquiring the majority of assets from rival 21st Century Fox.
Vogue:
Mimi O'Donnell Reflects on the Loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Devastation of Addiction — Photographed by Anton Corbijn, Vogue, January 2018 — The first time I met Phil, there was instant chemistry between us. It was the spring of 1999, and he was interviewing me to be the costume designer …
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The Daily Beast and AOL