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6:40 AM ET, December 20, 2017

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Public sours on GOP tax plan as Democrats regain lead on economy  —  WASHINGTON — The tax plan that Republicans are soon expected to pass has grown more unpopular in the last two months, with nearly two-thirds of Americans believing it's designed mostly to help corporations and the wealthy …
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Tax Bill Has Grown More Unpopular, Poll Shows  —  Overall, 41% of Americans in the survey said the tax plan was a bad idea, up from 35% in October.  —  The Republican tax-cut bill has grown more unpopular in the two months it has taken to usher it through Congress …
Discussion: Politico
CBS News:
House must revote on approved final GOP tax bill, fearing Byrd Rule objections  —  The House will revote on the bill it passed to much fanfare Tuesday afternoon, fearing procedural violations in the version it already passed.  —  The vote will likely take place Wednesday.
Chris Edwards / Cato Institute:
Final Tax Bill: Biggest Cuts for the Middle  —  The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has released its distributional analysis of the final Republican tax bill.  The bill provides even larger percentage cuts for middle earners than previous versions of the legislation.
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Reform, Trump Poised to Sign Historic Bill Into Law
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CNBC
U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget:
Parliamentarian Determines Three Provisions in Republican Tax Bill Are Impermissible
Heather Long / Washington Post:
The Republican tax bill was the easy part. The next debate could be much uglier.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
House will have to vote for tax-cut bill again
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Analysis from Left-Leaning Tax Policy Center: Actually, 80 Percent of Americans Get a Tax Cut Under GOP Plan
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote, creating 50-50 tie in legislature  —  NEWPORT NEWS — A Republican seat flipped Democratic in a wild recount Tuesday - with the Democrat winning by a single vote - creating a rare 50-50 tie between the parties in the House of Delegates …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
In Virginia, a 11,608-to-11,607 Lesson in the Power of a Single Vote  —  The Democratic wave that rose on Election Day in Virginia last month delivered a final crash on the sand Tuesday when a Democratic challenger defeated a Republican incumbent by a single vote, leaving the Virginia House …
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Outnumbered Guest Stuns Hosts After Suggesting FBI Deputy Director Plotted to Assassinate Trump  —  It appears there are some DEEP STATE conspiracies that are even too much for Fox News.  —  Over the past few weeks, we've witnessed a concerted effort by Fox News and conservative media figures …
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Joseph A. Wulfsohn / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Hits Media Over Mueller: Journalists Shouldn't Be ‘Cheerleaders For Prosecutions’  —  On Tuesday night, Tucker Carlson chided media critics who have slammed Fox News for their recent coverage of the Robert Mueller investigation.  —  The Fox News host began by mocking …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP chairmen seek to interview top FBI officials on Clinton, Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Media Matters for America:
Fox contributor floats conspiracy theory that the FBI might have planned to assassinate Donald Trump
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Democrats unlikely to force DACA vote this week, probably averting shutdown  —  Democrats are backing away from a pledge to force a vote this month over the fate of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children, angering activists but likely averting the threat …
Discussion: RedState, TheBlaze and Axios
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senators, White House lay groundwork for Dreamers deal  —  Top senators and White House officials are laying the groundwork for a major immigration deal in January to resolve the fate of young undocumented immigrants whose legal protections were put in limbo by President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Breitbart
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Collins decries coverage of her tax bill support as ‘unbelievably sexist’  —  The Maine Republican decried the media coverage as premature and unfair.  —  Sen. Susan Collins on Tuesday blasted coverage of her support for the GOP tax bill as “extremely discouraging” and “unbelievably sexist.”
Discussion: The Hill, Vox, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Republicans fight Democrats — and themselves — as shutdown looms
Discussion: Daily Kos
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Cornyn Says Tax Bill Mandate Repeal Makes Obamacare ‘Unworkable’  —  The No. 2 Senate Republican said Tuesday that the GOP's tax bill will make Obamacare “unworkable,” which he hopes will force Democrats into negotiations to replace the law.  —  Asked about the failure of the GOP's efforts …
Discussion: Political Wire
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Mueller's little surprise (4)  —  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson has now responded to Presidential Transition Team (or Trump for America) attorney Kory Langhofer's December 16 letter to him by letter to the Administrator of the General Services Administration.
Mary Ellen Klas / miamiherald:
Investigation concludes Florida Sen. Jack Latvala's conduct may be criminal  —  TALLAHASSEE  —  A Florida Senate investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Jack Latvala has been referred to law enforcement after a retired judge found that the Clearwater Republican …
Discussion: Raw Story
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Suspected House Hackers Ran Car Dealership With Markings Of A Hezbollah Front  —  The used car dealership known as CIA never seemed like an ordinary car dealership, with inventory, staff and expenses.  —  On its Facebook page, CIA's “staff” were fake personalities such as “James Falls O'Brien …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and IJR
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Hillary Clinton Favorable Rating at New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hillary Clinton's image has declined since June and is now the worst Gallup has measured for her to date.  Her favorable rating has fallen five percentage points since June to a new low of 36%, while her unfavorable rating has hit a new high of 61%.
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Page Six:
Koch heir sues ex-fiancée to get giant ring back  —  Wyatt Koch — the son of billionaire Bill Koch — is suing his ex-fiancée to get back an 8.24-carat ring after she broke off their engagement, according to court documents.  Wyatt's lawyers claim that he purchased …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
David Frum Proves My Point  —  At the Atlantic, David Frum has responded to my piece on Jennifer Rubin.  I say “responded,” because he hasn't refuted what I wrote so much as he has chosen to confirm it, and to then make excuses for those who have succumbed to the bad behavior I described.
 
 
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Associated Press:
9,000-plus died in battle with Islamic State group for Mosul
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Washington Post:
Trump cheers on a stock market he once called a ‘big, fat, ugly bubble’
New York Times:
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Sarah Horner / Twin Cities:
St. Catherine University security guard who falsely said black man shot him will avoid jail time, at least for now
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
EPA chief sweeps office for bugs, installs high-tech locks
Discussion: IJR
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Workers Paradise  —  I am not appalled that the Republican …
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Leahy regrets calling for Franken to resign
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
The Current Sex Panic Harks Back to the Era of Coddling Women
Discussion: Instapundit
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to prevent detainee from having abortion
Discussion: ABC News, Politico, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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