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11:30 AM ET, November 27, 2018

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The Guardian:
Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy  —  Exclusive: Trump ally met WikiLeaks founder months before emails hacked by Russia were published  —  Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort held secret talks with Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London …
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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.
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: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Robert Mueller be about to tell us something big?  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has voided his cooperation agreement with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, accusing Manafort of violating it by lying.  —  The episode appears to be a setback for Mueller's efforts …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Political Wire
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.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Trump Targets ‘Rogue’ Mueller After Manafort News: ‘Doing TREMENDOUS Damage to Criminal Justice System’  —  President Donald Trump opened fire on Robert Mueller once again Tuesday, accusing the special counsel of “ruining lives” — the morning after Paul Manafort was accused of lying to the FBI after his plea deal.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
‘Fox & Friends’ Fed Interview Script to Trump's EPA Chief, Emails Show  —  The president's favorite cable-news show shared its interview scripts and its oh-so-hard-hitting questions in advance with an embattled Trump official.  —  Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt …
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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Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:
The Mother In This Iconic Photo Of Sunday's Border Teargassing Was Thinking Only Of Getting Her Children To Safety  —  TIJUANA, Mexico — The woman running with her two daughters in front of tear gas in the widely published photo from Sunday's confrontation at the border between some members …
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Trump's critics were dead wrong about the caravan after all  —  It's been about three weeks since CNN reporter Jim Acosta repeatedly told President Trump at a news conference that the migrant caravan is “hundreds and hundreds of miles away” and “not an invasion.”
Discussion: Townhall
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trump loves kids. So his border guards are firing tear gas at them.
San Francisco Chronicle:
More clashes, shutdowns expected at border
Discussion: Daily Wire
Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Border Patrol Chief Said You Could Put Pepper Spray On Your Nachos, And Actual Medical Experts …
Discussion: Townhall and Vox
David Alire Garcia / Reuters:   Mexico asks U.S. to investigate use of tear gas at border
Brian Faler / Politico:
House Republicans unveil giant tax package  —  House Republicans on Monday evening unexpectedly released a 297-page tax bill they hope to move during the lame-duck session of Congress.  —  The legislation would revive a number of expired tax provisions known as “extenders,” …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Shutdown fight over border wall nears
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms
Discussion: Axios and 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
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Jerome Corsi Says He Has Defense Agreement With Trump, Received Limited Immunity From Mueller  — Jerome Corsi makes several stunning disclosures in a new book about his interactions with the special counsel's office  — The right-wing author also writes that he received 'limited use immunity …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
CNN:
A Shadow Over Europe  —  Anti-Semitic stereotypes are alive and well in Europe, while the memory of the Holocaust is starting to fade, a sweeping new survey by CNN reveals.  More than a quarter of Europeans polled believe Jews have too much influence in business and finance.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Who's the Mystery Man Behind the Latest Pelosi Putsch?  It's Mark Penn.  —  A small group of billionaire-backed Democrats, part of the so-called Problem Solvers Caucus in Congress, has launched a last-ditch effort that threatens to derail Rep. Nancy Pelosi's election as House speaker.
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
Pelosi seen closing in on House speakership
Discussion: Politico
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Gillum, Abrams speak out against controversial judicial nominee from North Carolina  —  Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams, two black candidates who fell short in high-profile gubernatorial races this month, spoke out Tuesday against President Trump's nominee for a North Carolina judgeship …
Discussion: Politico
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator John Cornyn On The Next Year In The Senate  —  Senate GOP Whip John Cornyn of Texas joined me this morning:  —  11-27hhs-cornyn  —  Transcript:  —  HH: So pleased to welcome back United States Senator John Cornyn from the great state of Texas.  He is the GOP whip …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
Farm bankruptcies on the rise in Upper Midwest  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing across the Upper Midwest, following low prices for corn, soybeans, milk and beef, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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.
Discussion: Althouse
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William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Mississippi's black Republicans stick with Hyde-Smith
The Hill:
Trump makes final push for Hyde-Smith
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Maybe They're Just Bad People  —  Not all Trump support is ideological.  —  Seven years ago, a former aide to Ralph Reed — who also worked, briefly, for Paul Manafort — published a tawdry, shallow memoir that is also one of the more revealing political books I've ever read.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Splinter
David Brooks / New York Times:
Liberal Parents, Radical Children  —  The generation gap returns.  —  When I meet someone who runs an organization in a blue state, I often ask: Do you have a generation gap where you work?  The answer — whether the person leads a college, a nonprofit, a tech company …
Michelle Kosinski / CNN:
US ‘slams the brakes’ on UN Yemen ceasefire resolution  —  Aid groups to US: Stop Yemen's suffering  —  Washington (CNN)The US has “slammed the brakes on” a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a limited ceasefire and increased humanitarian aid in Yemen over concerns about angering Saudi Arabia, two sources tell CNN.
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Kirsten Fontenrose / i24NEWS:   EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. WH aide for Gulf affairs joins top Saudi-linked DC lobbying firm
Emma Best:
Technical report shows Russian hacking began hours after WikiLeaks mentioned a reward  —  Hours before Russian hacking operations targeted Hillary Clinton's campaign in the spring of 2016, WikiLeaks discussed offering a monetary reward for transcripts of her speeches at Goldman Sachs.
Discussion: Just Security
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Millennial poll: America ‘racist,’ not ‘great,’ Obama better than Washington  —  Younger Americans are turning on the country and forgetting its ideals, with nearly half believing that it isn't “great,” and many eyeing the U.S. flag as “a sign of intolerance and hatred,” according to a new and disturbing survey.
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 …
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 …
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: ThinkProgress and Political Wire
Alex Traub / The New York Review of Books:
India's Dangerous New Curriculum  —  From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, the Mughal Empire did much to create modern-day India.  It consolidated the country into a sovereign political unit, established a secular tradition in law and administration, and built monuments such as the Taj Mahal.
Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis woman did 20 days in jail for speeding; now rural Missouri judge wants her for 6 more months  —  It was Mother's Day weekend in 2017.  —  Precious Jones was in a hurry to get to her sister's house in Kansas City.  —  Too much of a hurry.  —  Jones, 34, lives in the Baden neighborhood in north St. Louis.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
 
 
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Russia's latest attack on the Ukrainians is a warning to the West
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William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Christian Apologists Are Unchristian
Discussion: National Review
John Carney / Breitbart:
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CNN:
GAO to look into whether Mar-a-Lago trio inappropriately influenced VA
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Politico
Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
The Proud Boys Are Imploding
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Maya Lau / Los Angeles Times:
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OpenSecrets.org:
Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump's first year in office as lawsuit heats up
Discussion: Raw Story
Tony Davis / Arizona Daily Star:
Video shows explosion at border agent's gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire
Discussion: Gizmodo and Raw Story