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10:50 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
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.
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 …
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: CNBC and Washington Press
Dillon Mullan / Tupelo Daily Journal:
TUPELO  • Over the weekend, tailgate tents stocked with Trump merchandise began popping up around Tupelo.  The vendors signaling the President's imminent arrival knew his fans would want shirts, hats, flags and buttons.  —  So, in front of gas stations and beside roads, they cashed in.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure
Discussion: Washington Post
Morgan Howard / WLBT-TV:
Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump jokes about youthful resemblance to Elvis
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Dara Lind / Vox:
How a march at the US-Mexico border descended into tear gas and chaos  —  The border crisis is real.  But it's not the crisis Trump thinks it is.  —  A planned peaceful march by the migrant “caravan” broke down on Sunday at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, as groups of desperate people attempted …
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Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Border Patrol Chief Said You Could Put Pepper Spray On Your Nachos, And Actual Medical Experts …
Washington Post:
‘These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.’
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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
Allan Smith / NBC News:   Democrats flip 39 seats in latest tally as losing GOP Rep. Mia Love tears into Republicans over treatment of minorities
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 talks about the border and debt — and won't rule out a 2020 bid  —  EL PASO — Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who built a national following and a deep fundraising base during his unsuccessful bid for the Senate from Texas, would not rule out a run for the presidency Monday …
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal
Discussion: CNBC
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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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 …
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 …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Goodlatte: 'It's awfully tough' for Ivanka Trump to comply with email standards  —  The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), said on Monday that it was “awfully tough” for government officials such as Ivanka Trump to comply with agency standards for secure communications when sending emails.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Los Angeles Times:
Democrat TJ Cox grabs lead over Republican David Valadao in nation's last remaining undecided House race  —  Democrat TJ Cox slipped past Republican incumbent David Valadao on Monday to take the lead in the country's sole remaining undecided congressional race, positioning Democrats to pick …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and KTLA
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump buried a climate change report because 'I don't believe it'  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a study produced by his own administration, involving 13 federal agencies and more than 300 leading climate scientists, warning of the potentially catastrophic impact of climate change.
Discussion: Daily Wire, Raw Story and ThinkProgress
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P.J. Gladnick / NewsBusters:
CNN's Phil Mudd: Hamburgers Are Going to Kill Us
Discussion: Instapundit and twitchy.com
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 …
Tony Davis / Arizona Daily Star:
Video shows explosion at border agent's gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire  —  The Sawmill Fire is shown erupting from an exploding target — with blue smoke curling off the fire's fringes — in a video just obtained by the Arizona Daily Star.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
TWITTER VS. SCIENCE: Twitter Changes Rules, Will Bar People Who ‘Misgender,’ ‘Deadname’  —  On Sunday, Twitter changed its terms of service to allow for the suspension or banning of anyone who engages in “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.”
Discussion: RedState, twitchy.com and Politico
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.
 
 
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Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
The Proud Boys Are Imploding
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Maya Lau / Los Angeles Times:
In historic upset, Alex Villanueva beats incumbent Jim McDonnell in race for Los Angeles County sheriff
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Michael Bloomberg to visit Iowa as he considers a 2020 presidential run
OpenSecrets.org:
Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump's first year in office as lawsuit heats up
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
How Marco Rubio Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Trump
Tim Carman / Washington Post:
José Andrés is nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, congressman confirms
NorthJersey.com:
Central Park's famed Mandarin Duck spotted in North Jersey
Discussion: Gothamist
CREW:
CREW and Former Ethics Officials File Whitaker Amicus Brief
 Earlier Items: 
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Why Katie Arrington really lost her SC congressional race to Democrat Joe Cunningham
Imogen Blake / The Sun:
AMAZ-SCHLONG Amazon slammed for selling hardcore porn DVD in ‘Dad Gifts’ category
Discussion: Daily Wire and Breitbart
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Trump nominee sunk by ‘Fat Leonard’ corruption scandal
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Mark Wilson / Fast Company:
I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
Discussion: Scripting News
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Democrats Learn a Big Lesson for 2020 Vote About Taking on Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Trans Woman Was Beaten in ICE Custody Before Death, Autopsy Finds
Discussion: Rewire.News, ThinkProgress and Splinter
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
How a Liberal Couple Became Two of N.Y.'s Biggest Trump Supporters
Discussion: Splinter and Raw Story
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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