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2:35 AM ET, November 27, 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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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: Law & Crime, Raw Story and Hullabaloo
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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:   Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Lying to FBI After Plea Agreement
NBC News:   Special counsel Mueller's team says Paul Manafort lied to investigators, breaking plea deal
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure  —  Some Senate Republicans are still weighing whether to confirm one of President Donald Trump's judicial picks, raising Democratic hopes that they can defeat a nominee who they say is hostile to voting rights.
Discussion: Washington Post
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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.
Joseph Spector / lohud.com:   Andrea Stewart-Cousins makes history as first woman Senate leader
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump, Pence seek to rescue embattled Republican in Mississippi
Discussion: HuffPost
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump jokes about youthful resemblance to Elvis
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Associated Press:   Trump rallies Hyde-Smith voters as Espy pushes turnout
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Tear gas used once a month at border under Obama  —  DHS data shows deployments dating back years  —  The same tear-gas agent that the Trump administration is taking heat for deploying against a border mob this weekend is actually used fairly frequently — including more than once a month during …
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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:
Trump suggests without evidence that some tear-gassed migrants were ‘grabbers’ who took others' children
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: Axios and 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  —  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
Allan Smith / NBC News:   Democrats flip 39 seats in latest tally as losing GOP Rep. Mia Love tears into Republicans over treatment of minorities
Kirsten Fontenrose / i24NEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. WH aide for Gulf affairs joins top Saudi-linked DC lobbying firm  —  After President Donald J. Trump has clearly stated his intention to side with Saudi Arabia despite intelligence reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi …
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Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal  —  President discusses U.S.-China trade, including the possibilities of additional tariffs; plant closures at GM, and Fed Chairman Jay Powell  —  President Trump spoke by phone Monday with Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis …
Discussion: CNBC and Washington Press
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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 …
John Carney / Breitbart:
Watch: Six Years Ago Obama Promised to Buy a Chevy Volt.  Now It Is Dead  —  Six years ago, President Barack Obama promised to buy a Chevy Volt after his presidency.  —  “I got to get inside a brand-new Chevy Volt fresh off the line,” Obama announced to a cheering crowd of United Auto Workers activists.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Threatening GM Over Its Plant Closure Is the Real ‘Gangster Government’
Discussion: Axios, CNBC and CBS News
New York Times:
Argentine Prosecutors Consider Charges Against Saudi Crown Prince Ahead of G-20  —  BUENOS AIRES — Argentine authorities are looking into possible criminal charges against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he prepares to attend an international summit meeting of world leaders …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Middle East Eye
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Human Rights Watch:
G20: Saudi Crown Prince Faces Legal Scrutiny
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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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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
William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Christian Apologists Are Unchristian  —  Polls show that on immigration, race, and poverty, white evangelical Protestants have surrendered moral judgment and social responsibility.  —  Ed Stetzer is grappling with a moral crisis.  Stetzer, the director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College …
Discussion: National Review
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
Sara Sanchez / El Paso Times:
Will Beto run for president in 2020?  He's not saying ‘no’ at El Paso town hall  —  Will Beto O'Rourke run for president in 2020?  He's not saying “no.”  —  At his 102nd town hall as congressman — and one of his first public appearances since his loss to Sen. Ted Cruz on Nov. 6 …
Discussion: Townhall
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Maya Lau / Los Angeles Times:
In historic upset, Alex Villanueva beats incumbent Jim McDonnell in race for Los Angeles County sheriff  —  Alex Villanueva will replace Jim McDonnell as Los Angeles County sheriff, marking a stunning upset for a seat that hasn't seen an incumbent lose in more than a hundred years.
Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
The Proud Boys Are Imploding  —  The extremist gang's leader is trying to bail, its members are in jail, and the FBI is on its tail.  —  The Proud Boys, a punch-happy extremist gang whose members spend their time harassing people online and attacking them in real life …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Devan Cole / CNN:
Mia Love slams Trump in concession speech: ‘No real relationships, just convenient transactions’  —  GOP Rep. Mia Love: Trump comments racist  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Mia Love sharply criticized President Donald Trump during a concession speech on Monday, saying Trump's vision of the world is …
OpenSecrets.org:
Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump's first year in office as lawsuit heats up  —  During his first year in office, President Donald Trump was listed as president of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which was entirely funded by a half-million dollar donation …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
GAO to look into whether Mar-a-Lago trio inappropriately influenced VA  —  (CNN)The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether individuals connected to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida have had inappropriate influence over the Department of Veterans Affairs …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Associated Press:
Farm bankruptcies on the rise in Upper Midwest
Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
Carole Cadwalladr wins Foreign Press award for Trump and Brexit work
New York Times:
How Trump Is Ensuring That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Rise
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
TWITTER VS. SCIENCE: Twitter Changes Rules, Will Bar People Who ‘Misgender,’ ‘Deadname’
Discussion: twitchy.com, Politico and Hot Air
NorthJersey.com:
Central Park's famed Mandarin Duck spotted in North Jersey
Discussion: Gothamist
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Netflix for Conservatives? Fox News Introduces Fox Nation, a Streaming App
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Why Katie Arrington really lost her SC congressional race to Democrat Joe Cunningham
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Imogen Blake / The Sun:
AMAZ-SCHLONG Amazon slammed for selling hardcore porn DVD in ‘Dad Gifts’ category
Discussion: Daily Wire and Breitbart
Emily Saul / New York Post:
El Chapo's wife caught with banned cellphone in court
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
Washington Post:
Democratic rebel seeks negotiations with Pelosi on races for leadership
 

 
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Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
New emails released as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI show Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever had serious concerns about Sam Altman as early as 2017

Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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