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Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Agent Removed From Russia Probe Held Dim Views of Holder, Sanders — Texts between agent and FBI lawyer reveal harsh words for several prominent figures — Two FBI employees who used to work for Special Counsel Robert Mueller have already been criticized by Republicans for texts they shared insulting President Donald Trump.
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The Federalist, The Hill, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, Axios, Shareblue Media, IJR, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Democrats want to know why Justice Department released FBI texts — Democrats pressed the Justice Department on Thursday to explain why it released salacious, anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI employees who are still under investigation for their work on the Russia special counsel investigation.
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Business Insider and ABC News
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
So, What's This ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump That These FBI Agents Discussed In Text Messages? — Editor's Note: Strzok was removed by Mueller in August, not July. Post has been corrected and updated. — Piggybacking off of Katie and Cortney on these texts between FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Reason and Lawfare
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Thoughts on Rod Rosenstein's Testimony
Thoughts on Rod Rosenstein's Testimony
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The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Bloomberg
Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
Full Texts: FBI Employees' Messages Bashed Trump, Sanders, Congress
Full Texts: FBI Employees' Messages Bashed Trump, Sanders, Congress
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Mother Jones
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Sought Emails of Trump Campaign Data Firm — Special counsel asked Cambridge Analytica to hand over employees' emails, in sign of investigators' interest in campaign data operation — Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Politicus USA and The Week
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Dustin Hoffman Accused of Exposing Himself to a Minor, Assaulting Two Women (EXCLUSIVE) — Cori Thomas was in high school when she says Dustin Hoffman exposed himself to her in a hotel room. Melissa Kester was a recent college graduate when Hoffman allegedly sexually assaulted her while recording audio for the film “Ishtar.”
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Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, IJR, Mediaite, The Week, Hollywood Life, IndieWire and CBS Los Angeles
Washington Post:
Trump allies say Tillerson has ‘not learned his lesson’ and cannot continue in job for long … Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seemed focused this week on rebooting his image as a beleaguered Cabinet member on the outs with his boss and his own employees — holding a rare town hall with employees …
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Political Wire
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BostonGlobe.com:
One last chance for Collins to reject bad GOP tax bill — It's becoming clear that Republican leaders in Congress won't meet the conditions that Senator Susan Collins of Maine set out in the tax legislation. So now what? — The final version of the GOP's tax bill, whose framework …
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Washington Post:
Rubio a ‘no’ on GOP tax bill unless tax credit for working poor is expanded
Rubio a ‘no’ on GOP tax bill unless tax credit for working poor is expanded
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ag.ny.gov:
A.G. Schneiderman: I Will Sue To Stop Illegal Rollback Of Net Neutrality — News from Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060 — nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov … Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released …
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Aaron Mak / Slate:
What Is Ajit Pai Doing in This Anti-Net Neutrality Video Next to a Proponent of Pizzagate?
What Is Ajit Pai Doing in This Anti-Net Neutrality Video Next to a Proponent of Pizzagate?
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New Republic, The Hill, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Common Dreams, The Verge, TheBlaze, BuzzFeed and Media Matters for America
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: 54 percent say Mueller has conflict of interest — A majority of polled voters say special counsel Robert Mueller has a conflict of interest because of his past ties to former FBI Director James Comey, according to the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris survey.
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The Right Scoop, Althouse and RedState
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Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
This Tax Bill Is a Trillion-Dollar Blunder — Congress and President Trump put politics ahead of smart reform. — Last month a Wall Street Journal editor asked a room full of CEOs to raise their hands if the corporate tax cut being considered in Congress would lead them to invest more.
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Reuters
Jenn Abelson / BostonGlobe.com:
At ESPN, the problems for women run deep — When ESPN canceled its new program with Barstool Sports this fall after just one episode, the network tried to distance itself from the men's blog that has stoked criticism for everything from calling Rihanna fat to saying girls wearing skinny jeans deserve to be raped.
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Business Insider, IJR, Deadspin, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and TVNewser
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Paul Ryan Sees His Wild Washington Journey Coming to An End — Spirits were high inside the House chamber on Thursday, November 16, when, in the early afternoon, the gavel fell and a measure to rewrite the American tax code passed on a partisan tally of 227 to 205.
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Bloomberg:
Ivanka Opens Her First Store Just In Time For Christmas — Located in the lobby of Donald Trump's tower in midtown Manhattan, the store is equal parts gift shop and tourist attraction. — To get to Ivanka Trump's store in Trump Tower, shoppers must first walk past metal barricades and police in body armor toting automatic weapons.
Jana Winter / Foreign Policy:
Head of Congressional Ethics Office Sued for Abusing Position, Accused of Assaulting Women — A key official involved in House investigations faces a federal lawsuit alleging misconduct. — A top congressional ethics official who oversees investigations into misconduct by lawmakers …
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Betsy's Page, Roll Call, Washington Free Beacon, Splinter and Vox
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Displays Weaponry It Says Proves Iran's Influence — A new United Nations report says investigators couldn't definitively conclude missiles came from Iran — The U.S. for the first time publicly displayed what officials said were Iranian-made missiles, drones and other weaponry …
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Just Security
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Kelly Cutrone: Russell Simmons tried to rape me — Furious about Russell Simmons denying rape allegations against him, Kelly Cutrone has come forward to say that Simmons attempted to rape her in 1991. — Cutrone, who founded fashion PR powerhouse People's Revolution and has starred in MTV's …
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The Guardian, CBS New York, WIVB-TV and The Root
David French / National Review:
What if America Won a War and No One Cared? — The momentous news of ISIS's defeat was greeted, in large part, with silence. Why? — The announcement came on Saturday. Just three days before the Alabama special election that transfixed the nation, and on the same day that President Trump fact-checked …
CNN:
Homeland Security senior adviser promoted birtherism, said Obama knew ‘nothing about the black American experience’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)A White House senior adviser at the Department of Homeland Security previously promoted conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama's birthplace …
Jordan Strauss / People.com:
Actresses to Protest Harassment in Hollywood by Wearing Black to the Golden Globes — The red carpet will be all-black at the 2018 Golden Globes. — Multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE that many major actresses — including presenters and nominees (Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep and Emma Stone …
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The Daily Beast, Page Six, The Daily Caller, Hollywood Life, Mashable, IndieWire, Full Feed and thecut
New York Times:
With Billions at Stake in Tax Debate, Lobbyists Played Hardball — WASHINGTON — As the largest tax rewrite in decades powered through Congress, lobbyists found themselves sprinting to keep up and find ways to persuade, influence or cajole the small group of lawmakers empowered to tweak language …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Omarosa's exit is headache for White House — Team Trump is bracing for negative revelations from Omarosa Manigault Newman after she resigned from the White House in disputed circumstances on Wednesday. — “She is a total press hog, so we will certainly see her say horrible things …
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Raw Story, CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
‘The Simpsons’ depicts Trump trying to bribe Mueller … “The Simpsons” released a new video Thursday mocking President Trump — that depicts him attempting to bribe special counsel Robert Mueller into not charging him for a crime. — The video, posted to the show's Twitter account, begins with Attorney General Jeff Sessions