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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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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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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
CHEAT SHEET: The next week in D.C. …
Washington Post:
Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked — In the final days before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his inner circle pleaded with him to acknowledge publicly what U.S. intelligence agencies had already concluded — that Russia's interference in the 2016 election was real.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump described admitting Kremlin hacked Dem emails as a ‘trap’: report
Trump described admitting Kremlin hacked Dem emails as a ‘trap’: report
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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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Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
Why I Secretly Wanted Moore To Lose: Brooks 2020! — Rep. Mo Brooks was the true Trumpian candidate in Alabama, which is why I endorsed him in the primary (here, here and here). When the accusations against Roy Moore first arose, I proposed that the president make a deal to replace Moore with Brooks.
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Alan Abramowitz / Washington Post:
2018 looks like a Democratic wave
2018 looks like a Democratic wave
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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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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Enthusiastic Democratic voters delivered Doug Jones a victory
Enthusiastic Democratic voters delivered Doug Jones a victory
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Wall Street Journal:
The FBI's Trump ‘Insurance’ — More troubling evidence of election meddling at the bureau. — Democrats and the media are accusing anyone who criticizes special counsel Robert Mueller as Trumpian conspirators trying to undermine his probe. But who needs critics when Mr. Mueller's team …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After mysterious ‘insurance policy’ text, will Justice Department reveal more on FBI agent bounced from Mueller probe?
After mysterious ‘insurance policy’ text, will Justice Department reveal more on FBI agent bounced from Mueller probe?
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CNN:
Rod Rosenstein: No good cause to fire Mueller
Rod Rosenstein: No good cause to fire Mueller
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
DOJ fuels doubts about integrity of Mueller probe
DOJ fuels doubts about integrity of Mueller probe
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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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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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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Omarosa Manigault speaks out about WH exit: ‘I have seen things that have made me uncomfortable’ — Former reality-TV star turned White House staffer Omarosa Manigault today tried to set the record straight on her reportedly dramatic exit from the White House Tuesday, and alluded to situations …
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Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
White House Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to Depart in January
White House Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to Depart in January
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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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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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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Outlook for the 2018 U.s. House Elections
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Outlook for the 2018 U.s. House Elections
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CNN:
Pence's visit to Israel delayed — Trump touts tax win after GOP loss in Alabama — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)US Vice President Mike Pence has delayed his upcoming visit to Israel for several days, spokespeople for the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament and Foreign Ministry told CNN on Thursday.
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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
He was a renowned surgeon — until a doctor found his initials burned on a patient's liver — Patients often can't help but wonder what doctors and nurses are doing while they're sedated. — Some suspect trash talking. Others are wary of racially charged comments.
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Tom McKay / Gizmodo:
Ajit Pai Thinks You're Stupid Enough to Buy This Crap — On Thursday, the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission and its chairman, Verizon BFF Ajit Pai, will hold a vote on whether to repeal Barack Obama-era net neutrality rules. If passed, the FCC would allow ISPs …
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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 …
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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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Connor Sheets / al.com:
How a former sharecropper in an SUV helped drive Doug Jones to victory in Alabama's Black Belt — If you live in Lowndes County and are of voting age, it's a safe bet that Perman Hardy has spoken with you about voting at some point in the past 25 years. — As one of the thousands …
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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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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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New York Times:
Trump's Lies vs. Obama's — In his first 10 months, Trump told nearly six times as many falsehoods as Obama did during his entire presidency — In his first 10 months, Trump told nearly — After we published a list of President Trump's lies this summer, we heard a common response from his supporters.
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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.
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Security detail loses Wilbur Ross in Hamptons takeout joint — It was the case of the missing cabinet member in the Hamptons last week when — well-heeled sources tell us — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross seemed to lose his security detail leading to an awkward search at a tony takeout joint.
Ken Blackwell / Townhall.com:
Sessions' First Year: A Breath of Fresh Air After Years of Obama Scandals — A year ago the Department of Justice was finishing up eight long years of a scandal-plagued term under Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, as President Obama's political arm.