memeorandum: Trump supporters greet tax law with shrugs and measured hope (Associated Press)

10:50 AM ET, December 24, 2017

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President Trump finishes out the year at Mar-a-Lago, tax reform accomplished — President Trump kicked off his holiday weekend at Mar-a-Lago Friday night at a dinner where he told friends, “You all just got a lot richer,” referencing the sweeping tax overhaul he signed into law hours earlier.

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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump ratchets up feud with FBI

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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump's angry tweets about FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, explained

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Washington Post:
Facing Republican attacks, FBI's deputy director plans to retire early next year

Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Andrew McCabe, F.B.I.'s Embattled Deputy, Is Expected to Retire

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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
McCabe to leave FBI in coming months: report

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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:

A teen is charged with killing his girlfriend's parents. They had worried he was a neo-Nazi. — Buckley Kuhn-Fricker was so disturbed by what she discovered about her teenage daughter's boyfriend that she spent a tumultuous week pushing for a breakup. By Thursday, she texted a friend saying the …

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Susan Carroll / Houston Chronicle:

Woman accuses United of giving her seat to Houston's Sheila Jackson Lee — A passenger on a flight from Houston to Washington D.C. has accused United Airlines of giving her first-class seat to U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. D-Houston, and then threatening to remove her from the plane …

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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:

WSJ: The Democratic Party Is Rooting Against The American Worker And Our Country's Success — We all know the left wing lurch the Democratic Party has taken over the past for years. You saw that with the energized progressive cohorts that flocked to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the 2016 Democratic primaries.

abc7.com:

Manure-filled package sent to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin sends bomb squad to Bel Air — A package filled with manure and addressed to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin prompted a check from the bomb squad in Bel Air Saturday.

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Mwenzke / KTLA:

LAPD Confirms Someone Sent Horse Manure in Holiday Gift Wrap to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — Someone sent a package wrapped in holiday gift paper and filled with horse manure that was addressed to United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and placed on a street in Bel-Air …

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Raw Story:

Christians in Holy Land say Trump and Pence have killed tourism and put their lives at risk — Bethlehem. A week before Christmas, there was only a handful of tourists snapping photos of the huge decorated tree in Manger Square, with its strings of red and white lights.

Justin Baragona / Mediaite:

Trump Retweets Meme Showing Him With CNN-Labeled Blood Spot on Sole of Shoe — Well, here we go again. — President Donald Trump began his Christmas Eve morning on Twitter, firing off tweets about FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe (again) and “Fake News.”

John Sharp / al.com:

The color purple: How millennials and Gen X after electing Doug Jones could change a red state — Beth Clayton believes that she saw her home state's political future in the exit polls from the Dec. 12 Senate election. And it's not an Alabama that anyone has known lately.

The Guardian:

FBI investigates Russian-linked Cyprus bank accused of money laundering — Request for financial information may be connected to inquiries into possible conspiracy between Trump and Kremlin … The FBI has asked officials in Cyprus for financial information about a defunct bank that was used …

Associated Press:

Trump supporters greet tax law with shrugs and measured hope — WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ask someone like Sam Banks about the tax plan President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, and you hear something other than the effusive joy Republicans in Congress put on display this week.

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Kathleen Joyce / Fox News:

Pennsylvania family ordered to take down Jesus Christmas display after neighbor said it was ‘offensive’ — Family fighting back and keeping their Christmas display in Pennsylvania. — A Pennsylvania family was ordered by their homeowner's association to take down their Jesus Christmas display …

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WGAL-TV:

Harrisburg gunman had ties to Middle East; Authorities ask anyone with information to call 911 — Device found near body has been removed — HARRISBURG, Pa. — An active shooter was loose in downtown Harrisburg Friday afternoon, firing shots at police officers in multiple locations.

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