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9:20 PM ET, November 26, 2018

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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says  —  WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, repeatedly lied to federal investigators in breach of a plea agreement he signed two months ago, the special counsel's office said in a court filing late on Monday.
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Washington Post:
Mueller says Manafort lied after pleading guilty, should be sentenced immediately  —  Prosecutors with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III said Monday that Paul Manafort breached his plea agreement by lying repeatedly as they questioned him in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
emptywheel:
Mueller Just Guaranteed He Can Issue a Public Report  —  Back when Paul Manafort first entered a plea agreement, I argued the effects of it could not be pardoned away. … Since that time, Mueller has been busy finishing up the Roger Stone indictment, Trump has finally finished his open book test …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller says Manafort breached plea deal by lying  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of violating the plea deal he agreed to earlier this year by repeatedly lying to prosecutors and FBI agents during recent debriefing sessions.
Discussion: Vox and The Gateway Pundit
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
A New Indictment Looms in the Mueller Probe  —  A far-right conspiracy theorist who landed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's crosshairs over his friendship with the longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone now says that Mueller has offered him a plea deal on one count of perjury related …
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi says he is rejecting a plea deal from Robert Mueller  —  Jerome Corsi, an associate of former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone, has decided to reject a plea deal he says was offered to him by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office says Paul Manafort broke his cooperation deal by lying
Discussion: Townhall
NBC News:   Special counsel Mueller's team says Paul Manafort lied to investigators, breaking plea deal
Associated Press:
The Latest: GM to slash 14,700 jobs in North America  —  DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on General Motors' restructuring plans (all times local):  —  General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Threatening GM Over Its Plant Closure Is the Real ‘Gangster Government’
Discussion: Washington Press and CNBC
Washington Post:
Democratic rebel seeks negotiations with Pelosi on races for leadership  —  A high-profile critic of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi signaled on Monday that he is seeking to hold negotiations with her about changes to her leadership team, a development that makes her ascendancy …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Centrist Group Behind Pelosi Holdouts Plotted to Make Her ‘Bogeyman’  —  No Labels contemplated turning the incoming House Speaker into a political punching bag during a primary fight.  —  As incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi works to consolidate votes for her leadership bid …
Rachael Bade / Politico:   Anti-Pelosi forces stumble over strategy
Washington Post:
‘These children are barefoot.  In diapers.  Choking on tear gas.’  —  A little girl from Honduras stares into the camera, her young features contorted in anguish.  She's barefoot, dusty, and clad only in a diaper and T-shirt.  And she's just had to run from clouds of choking tear gas fired across the border by U.S. agents.
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
WATCH: Brilliant Video Shows You Just How WRONG Jim Acosta Was About the Migrants Storming the Border
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Jared Kushner pushed to inflate Saudi arms deal to $110 billion: Sources  —  President Donald Trump's reluctance to hold Saudi leadership accountable for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi stemmed from a partly aspirational $110 billion arms deal between the U.S. and Saudia Arabia …
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Kirsten Fontenrose / i24NEWS:   EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. WH aide for Gulf affairs joins top Saudi-linked DC lobbying firm
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Rep. Beto O'Rourke won't rule out a 2020 presidential bid  —  EL PASO — Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who built a national following and a deep fundraising base during his unsuccessful bid for the Senate, would not rule out a run for the presidency, telling constituents at an El Paso town hall that he and his wife were considering next steps.
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David Siders / Politico:
Beto O'Rourke changes his mind: He's not ruling out 2020 anymore
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms  —  Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent.  —  Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
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Los Angeles Times:
Democrat TJ Cox grabs lead over Republican David Valadao in nation's last remaining undecided House race
Discussion: KTLA
Allan Smith / NBC News:   Democrats flip 39 seats in latest tally as losing GOP Rep. Mia Love tears into Republicans over treatment of minorities
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump: Hyde-Smith feels ‘very badly’ about hanging comments  —  President Donald Trump defended embattled Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Monday, saying just hours before he was supposed to campaign for her that she felt bad for past comments she made about attending a public hanging and that she was still “respected in the Senate.”
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump jokes about youthful resemblance to Elvis
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Video shows driver trying to run over Jews near Los Angeles synagogue  —  Los Angeles police over the weekend arrested a man who was allegedly caught on video repeatedly trying to run over two men near a synagogue.  —  Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, CBS Los Angeles reported.
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Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expects to Move Ahead With Boost on China Tariffs  —  President, in interview, calls it ‘highly unlikely’ that U.S. would hold off on increase to 25% on $200 billion of goods  —  WASHINGTON—Four days before a summit with China's leader, President Trump said he expects to move ahead …
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Franken scandal haunts Gillibrand's 2020 chances  —  Just a month after Al Franken formally resigned from the Senate amid sexual misconduct allegations, the former senator met with an intimate group of Bay Area supporters at the home of major Democratic Party financiers Mary and Steve Swig.
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
How a Liberal Couple Became Two of N.Y.'s Biggest Trump Supporters  —  In some ways, they are a typical political power couple seeking to “Make America Great Again.”  —  They are throwing a $5 million fund-raiser for President Trump this winter, and are quick to make it known …
Discussion: Splinter and Raw Story
Emily Saul / New York Post:
El Chapo's wife caught with banned cellphone in court … El Chapo's beauty-queen wife was caught with a cellphone in the Brooklyn federal courthouse where his case has been playing out — and electronics are strictly forbidden.  —  Emma Coronel Aispuro was ratted out by prosecutors …
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Trump nominee sunk by ‘Fat Leonard’ corruption scandal  —  A retired two-star admiral who had been nominated for a senior job in the Trump administration has been torpedoed for his involvement in the Fat Leonard corruption scandal, according to Navy officials.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
 
 
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