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8:40 AM ET, November 30, 2018

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BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Organization Planned To Give Vladimir Putin The $50 Million Penthouse In Trump Tower Moscow  —  President Donald Trump's company planned to give a $50 million penthouse at Trump Tower Moscow to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the company negotiated the luxury real estate development during …
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Washington Post:
‘Individual 1’: Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe  —  In two major developments this week, President Trump has been labeled in the parlance of criminal investigations as a major subject of interest, complete with an opaque legal code name: “Individual 1.”
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Was Totally Caught Off Guard by the Cohen Plea”: Inside Trumpworld, Some Fear Mueller Has Laid a Perjury Trap  —  Rudy Giuliani is frustrated at Mueller's tactics.  The White House is in a defensive crouch.  “It's an untethered situation,” a person close to the president said.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and ThinkProgress
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Mueller eyes Ivanka and Don Jr.'s work on Trump Tower Moscow  —  WASHINGTON - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to build a skyscraper in Moscow has led him to ask questions about the role two of the president's children played in attempting …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump Is Compromised by Russia  —  Michael Cohen's latest plea is proof.  —  One of the chief questions in the Trump-Russia scandal has been whether Vladimir Putin has leverage over the president of the United States, and, if so, what that leverage looks like.
New York Times:
Trump's Recall of Moscow Deal Matches Cohen's, President's Lawyers Say  —  The latest criminal charges against Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's longtime fixer, for lying about a Moscow hotel deal raised questions of whether Mr. Cohen created new legal risks for Mr. Trump or his family members …
Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
Cohen's Plea Suggests Russians Held ‘Kompromat’ on Trump  — Kremlin knew of real-estate bid as Cohen publicy downplayed it  — Moscow tower bid was active until mid-2016, Cohen now says  —  Michael Cohen's latest guilty plea revealed a closely guarded Trump business secret.
David French / National Review:
Trump's Unacceptable Campaign Conduct and Two Other Takeaways from the Cohen Plea  —  Today, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen surprised America by pleading guilty to lying to Congress.  You can read the complete criminal information here, but the summary is simple.
Discussion: Vox and Viking Pundit
New York Times:
How a Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Trump Tower Deal  —  When Donald J. Trump took a run at building a tower in Moscow in the middle of his 2016 presidential campaign, it was the high point of a decades-long effort to plant the “Trump” flag there.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump talked up Russia during now-revealed secret Moscow project talks  —  Thanks to a new plea agreement that Michael Cohen has reached with the special counsel, we now know that Donald Trump and his company were pursuing a real estate deal in Russia up until June 2016 …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Conservatives, Prepare Yourself Now for What Mueller May Find
Discussion: Raw Story
Garrett M. Graff / Axios:
Mueller's coming attractions
Discussion: ABC News
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
In Argentina, Trump keeps Mueller on his mind
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
Politico:
‘The perfect witness’: Dems want Cohen to testify on the Hill
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Gave Russia Leverage Over His Presidency
Discussion: Vox
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:   Manafort lawyers fed confidential Mueller probe info to Trump's legal team, Giuliani says, raising criminal concerns
Washington Post:
‘We will be in Moscow’: The story of Trump's 30-year quest to expand his brand to Russia
New York Times:
Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros  —  Sheryl Sandberg asked Facebook's communications staff to research George Soros's financial interests in the wake of his high-profile attacks on tech companies, according to three people with knowledge of her request …
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
Sheryl Sandberg Requested Research On Billionaire George Soros  —  Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg requested research on a perceived company enemy, the billionaire George Soros, according to an internal email described to BuzzFeed News, and confirmed by Facebook.
Discussion: Financial Times
The State:
Scott to oppose Farr nomination to federal bench in NC, ending chances of confirmation  —  Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the federal bench, assuring the controversial pick will not be confirmed.  —  The South Carolina Republican was the deciding vote …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate Republicans unload on Flake
Discussion: Vox, Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Trump Judicial Nominee Set To Fail Amid Voter Suppression Charges
Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and Politico
Washington Post:
Certification in limbo in N.C. House race as fraud investigation continues  —  Mounting evidence of voter fraud in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District could indefinitely delay the certification of a winner, as state election officials investigate whether hundreds of absentee ballots were illegally cast or destroyed.
Discussion: HuffPost
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Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:   ‘Tangled web’ in Bladen County has questions swirling about votes in the 9th District
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan isn't saying there was voter fraud in California.  But . . .  Outgoing House Speaker Paul D. Ryan suggested Thursday that the stream of post-Election Day Republican losses in California was suspect at best, piling on to growing claims from the right that the way the state counts ballots is somehow improper.
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Wall Street Journal:   Marriott Says Up to 500 Million Affected by Starwood Breach
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Google Employees Debated Burying Conservative Media In Search  — Google employees debated whether to bury The Daily Caller and other conservative media outlets in the company's search function as a response to President Donald Trump's election  — “Let's make sure …
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Trump scores political win with signing of new North American trade pact at G-20, but deal still faces a hurdle in Congress  —  BUENOS AIRES — President Trump celebrated a major political win Friday, joining the leaders of the Mexican and Canadian governments in signing a new North American trade deal …
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Meridith McGraw / ABC News:   Vice President Mike Pence heading to Mexico for inauguration amid border tension
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
On the Trump-Mood Beat — But Why?  —  “Let's start with the state of Donald Trump,” Fox News's Chris Wallace said at the outset of the president's latest on-camera interview, on Nov. 17, in the manner of a support-group facilitator pausing for a little check-in before an unpacking of recent events.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: CNN Fires Marc Lamont Hill Following Israel Comments  —  CNN severed ties with contributor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following comments the university professor made about Israel and Palestine in a speech at the United Nations.  —  “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The enduring miracle of the American Constitution  —  This column is excerpted from Charles Krauthammer's forthcoming posthumous book, “The Point of It All.”  The book and column were edited by his son, Daniel Krauthammer.  —  In October 1981, when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated …
Axios:
Michelle Obama's “Becoming” is 2018's best-selling book  —  Michelle Obama's memoir, which was released on Nov. 13, is already the best-selling book of 2018, based on NPD BookScan data, her publisher Penguin Random House announced this morning.  —  Details: The hardcover edition of “Becoming” …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
In Yemen, Lavish Meals for Few, Starvation for Many and a Dilemma for Reporters
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Raids Home Of Whistleblower On Clinton Foundation, Lawyer Says
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP governors call out Trump after midterm drubbing
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Robert Mueller and His Prosecutors: Who They Are and What They've Done
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Making of Elizabeth Warren
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House Democrats to unveil political reform legislation as ‘H.R. 1’
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Politico:
Donald & Jean-Claude, a (kinda) love story
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Christina Tudor / American Oversight:
New Guidance for Federal Employees' Political Activity Goes Too Far
Discussion: Washington Post
TIME:
'The World Moves On And You Don't.' Parents Who Lost Children in School Shootings Find Comfort …
Bernard E. Harcourt / The New York Review of Books:
How Trump Fuels the Fascist Right
Parker Molloy / New York Times:
How Twitter's Ban on ‘Deadnaming’ Promotes Free Speech
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Joe Crowley's Parting Shot: Ousted by Ocasio-Cortez, He Undermined Barbara Lee in House Leadership Race
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Splinter
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
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Wall Street Journal:
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