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Aris Folley / The Hill:
DeSantis: Florida voters shouldn't ‘monkey this up’ by voting for Gillum  —  (R) on Wednesday warned Florida voters not to “monkey this up” by voting for his Democratic gubernatorial opponent Andrew Gillum.  —  “You know, this is a guy, although he's much too liberal for Florida …
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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Even Fox News isn't OK with this Trump-backed nominee's casual racism  —  Republican nominee Ron DeSantis somehow managed to be too racist for Fox News.  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) couldn't even wait 24 hours after winning the Republican nomination for the Florida governor's race …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
DeSantis says Florida voters would ‘monkey this up’ if they elect Gillum as governor  —  Rep. Ron DeSantis, the newly christened Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida, said Wednesday that voters would “monkey this up” if they elect his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first African American governor.
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Andrew Gillum's Win Is Great News for All Democrats—Despite What the Media May Tell You
Axios:
Scoop: Don McGahn's coming White House exit  —  Top White House officials and sources close to White House counsel Don McGahn tell Axios that McGahn will step down this fall — after Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court, or after the midterms.  —  The big picture …
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed News:
Inside The Trump Administration's Secret War On Weed  —  The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat …
Discussion: Splinter, The Week and CNBC
Murray Waas / NYR Daily:
The Flynn Tapes: A New Tell  —  In early February 2017, a senior White House attorney, John Eisenberg, reviewed highly classified intelligence intercepts of telephone conversations between then-National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump says White House Counsel Donald McGahn will leave his job in the fall  —  White House Counsel Donald McGahn, who has led the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the judiciary while confronting turmoil in the West Wing surrounding the ongoing special counsel probe …
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question  —  PHARR, Tex. — On paper, he's a devoted U.S. citizen.  —  His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas.
BuzzFeed News:
“Suspicious” Transactions At Russian Embassy Sparked Deeper Bank Probe Than Previously Known  —  When BuzzFeed News reported earlier this year on dozens of suspicious financial transactions by Russian diplomats living in Washington, Kremlin officials objected with ferocity.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Charges dismissed against 3 in New Mexico compound case  —  TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed child neglect charges against three of five people arrested at a remote desert compound in northern New Mexico where 11 children were found living in filth and the body of a 3-year-old boy was discovered.
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EndPlay / WSB-TV:   Judge dismisses charges against 3 arrested at NM compound where Georgia boy died
CNN:
Sources: Second Trump Org employee discussed immunity deal  —  (CNN)A second Trump Organization employee discussed a potential immunity deal with the federal prosecutors who charged Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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MJ Lee / CNN:   Michael Cohen is resigned to going to prison to protect his family
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
New U.S. Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of Accused, Protect Colleges  —  WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is preparing new policies on campus sexual misconduct that would bolster the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape, lessen liability for institutions …
Alex Ward / Vox:
Exclusive: Trump promised Kim Jong Un he'd sign an agreement to end the Korean War  —  He hasn't followed through yet — and North Korea talks may have stalled because of it.  —  President Donald Trump told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their Singapore summit in June that he'd sign …
Jay Cassano / Sludge:
Cuomo Received $25,000 From Weinstein Lawyer's Firm as He Suspended Probe  —  The contribution from Weinstein's former lawyer was made the same month Cuomo suspended an investigation into the New York district attorney's failure to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015.  —  EDITED BY
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP eyes another shot at ObamaCare repeal after McCain's death  —  Senate Republicans say they would like Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to appoint a successor to late Sen. John McCain  —  (R-Ariz.) who, unlike McCain, would support GOP legislation to repeal ObamaCare.
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Associated Press:
FBI: No evidence Clinton server hacked despite Trump tweet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it has no evidence Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised even though President Donald Trump tweeted a news report that alleged the Chinese had hacked it.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
FBI pushes back on unfounded Trump claim that China hacked Hillary Clinton's email
Alex Burness / The Colorado Independent:
Body-cam vid shows Denver cops cuffed Indy editor as she photographed their badges  —  Police body camera footage released today shows two Denver officers told The Colorado Independent's editor, Susan Greene, to “act like a lady” as they handcuffed and detained her in July for attempting …
Discussion: YouTube and The Republic
Allison Prang / Wall Street Journal:
Dick's Says Under Armour, New Gun-Sales Policy Dragged on Results  —  Dick's Sporting Goods said weaker sales of Under Armour apparel and a decision to pull back from the hunting business dragged on the retailer's latest quarterly results.
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CNBC:
Dick's Sporting Goods' shares slide as sales miss expectations and company blames Under Armour
Discussion: Daily Wire
Foreign Policy:
In Tacit Rebuke, U.S. Embassy in South Africa Rejects Trump Tweet  —  Internal cable cites report that farm murders in South Africa are at their lowest level in 19 years.  —  President Donald Trump incensed South Africa by wading into a politically fraught debate on land reform issues …
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
BREAKING: Day After Ohr's Testimony, Congress Seeks to Question His Wife  —  Lawmakers are also seeking all communications - texts and emails - between Bruce Ohr and top officials at the FBI  —  Numerous congressional sources are telling SaraACarter.com that after Department …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Russian oligarch, Justice Department and a clear case of collusion
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Probing Whether Malaysian Fugitive Laundered Funds to Pay Chris Christie and Trump Lawyer  —  Jho Low under investigation for alleged embezzlement of $4.5 billion from 1MDB fund  —  The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether a fugitive Malaysian financier laundered tens …
Discussion: Shakesville and Washington Post
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Several Women Say Airlines Don't Do Enough To Protect Them From Men Who Masturbate On Flights  —  Mikaela Dixon was sitting in the middle seat on a United flight from Orange County to Chicago on August 11 when she realized the stranger next to her was masturbating.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Maria Butina: Private Messages Reveal Accused Russian Spy's True Ties to D.C. Wise Man … When federal prosecutors charged Maria Butina with covertly infiltrating the conservative movement on behalf of the Kremlin, questions began to swirl around a Washington think tank that had published …
Alex Pareene / HuffPost:
Southerners Tore Down Silent Sam.  Now Northerners Need to Tear Down Confederate Flags.  —  Contrary to what a Confederate sympathizer would tell you, it is not an erasure of history to remove a Confederate monument.  It is the opposite: a long-overdue acknowledgment of history and an attempt …
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
The New Lobbying: Qatar Targeted 250 Trump ‘Influencers’ to Change U.S. Policy  —  Blockaded by Mideast neighbors, the emirate deployed an unconventional lobbying campaign to win over an unconventional U.S. president  —  Longtime New York restaurateur Joey Allaham visited Manhattan's Park East Synagogue late …
Politico:
Trump lawyer Giuliani got paid to lobby Romanian president  —  Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was being paid by a global consulting firm when he sent a letter to the president of Romania last week that contradicted the U.S. government's official position.
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
The Diver Elon Musk Called A “Pedo” Is Preparing A Libel Claim  —  “You published through three different tweets to your twenty-two million followers that Mr. Unsworth engages in the sexual exploitation of Thai children, and you did so at a time when he was working to save the lives of twelve Thai children.”
Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
Tabloid that kept Trump secrets faces losses, legal trouble  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Enquirer has long explained its support for Donald Trump as a business decision based on the president's popularity among its readers.  But private financial documents and circulation figures obtained …
Daisy Alioto / Vox:
The big problem with the animal crackers “cage free” box redesign  —  The new art doesn't address any of the underlying issues about ethics, exploitation, and corporate greed.  —  Nabisco's animal crackers are a staple of American snack food aisles, and the box — a red …
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Outline
 
 
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ScooterSchaefer / Competitive Enterprise Institute:
CEI Report Details Campaign to Privately Fund State Attorney General Offices to Advance Climate Change Legal Positions
Discussion: Instapundit
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
Sarah Palin is not invited to John McCain's funeral: report
Discussion: The Political Insider, IJR and Reuters
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Oklahoma Teachers Just Purged the Statehouse of Their Enemies
Discussion: Raw Story and The Mahablog
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
A New Book Details the Damage Done by the Right-Wing Media in 2016
Tom Sietsema / Washington Post:
La Vie on the Wharf is so bad I'm only writing about it as a warning
Discussion: Washingtonian and DCist
Richard Sokolsky / Politico:
What Is Trump Getting for Sucking up to Saudi Arabia?
Crime Russia:
Senior executive of steel plant in Russia, Bruno Charles de Kooman, falls out of window in Moscow
 Earlier Items: 
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Jerry Brown just abolished bail in California
BuzzFeed News:
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Liker, a Facebook Alternative for Liberals, Is Hive of False Claims About Trump
Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
Trump Has Changed How Teens View the News
Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First
Discussion: Shakesville
New York Times:
Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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