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CNN:
Cohen believed Trump would pardon him, but then things changed  —  Washington (CNN)Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney for President Donald Trump who is now a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, was under the impression Trump would offer him a pardon …
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Philip Ewing / NPR:
Cohen's Account Of Russia Talks Raises Questions About Trump Jr. 2017 Testimony  —  Updated at 4 p.m. ET … This week's guilty plea by Donald Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen has raised questions about Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony to Congress regarding his family's real estate negotiations with powerful Russians.
John R. Schindler / Observer:
As Trump Panic-Tweets, Putin Cracks His Whip and Shows Him Who's Boss  —  This was the week that the bottom fell out of Donald Trump's presidency.  After almost two years of White House denials that Candidate Trump had any ties to Russia in 2016, that turns out to be just one more Trumpian lie.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
What long-ago ‘favor’ made Trump keep Michael Cohen around?  Here are my guesses.  —  Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about a real estate project in Moscow that the president was pursuing while he campaigned for office.
Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:
Sen. Richard Burr on Cohen plea: 'If you lie to us, we're going to go after you'  —  Senate Intel chairman says committee has made multiple referrals for criminal prosecutions to Mueller  —  AUSTIN, Texas — A day after President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
NPR Blatantly Lies About Donald Trump Jr.'s 2017 Senate Testimony
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94  —  George Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, who steered the nation through a tumultuous period in world affairs but was denied a second term after support for his presidency collapsed under the weight …
Discussion: Axios, LGBTQ Nation and KyivPost
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
George H.W. Bush dies at 94  —  Former President George Herbert Walker Bush, who navigated the United States through the end of the Cold War and a realignment of American relations with the Middle East, died Friday.  He was 94.  —  His death was confirmed in a statement released by his office.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94  —  George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, was a steadfast force on the international stage for decades, from his stint as an envoy to Beijing to his eight years as vice president …
Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush dies at 94.  The 41st president of the United States helped guide the world out of a four-decade Cold War.  —  Bush was a steadfast force on the international stage for decades, from his stint as an envoy to Beijing to his eight years as vice president and his one term as commander in chief from 1989 to 1993.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
George H.W. Bush, 41st President, Dead at 94
Discussion: Politico
Michael Graczyk / Associated Press:
Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Beast
Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
CIA Intercepts Underpin Assessment Saudi Crown Prince Targeted Khashoggi  —  Conclusion that Mohammad ‘probably ordered’ killing relies in part on 11 messages he sent to adviser who oversaw hit squad around time it killed journalist  —  WASHINGTON—Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent …
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New York Times:   Dodging Friends, Chased by Legal Troubles, Trump Navigates G-20
Michael Sykes / Axios:
In photos: Trump, Putin and MBS collide at the G20
Associated Press:
The Latest: AP retracts call in North Carolina Congress race  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a North Carolina congressional race that remains in dispute more than three weeks after election day (all times local):  —  The Associated Press is retracting its call of a winner for U.S. House …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Washington Post:
N.C. election officials plan hearing over fraud concerns in U.S. House race, raising possibility of new election
Bloomberg:
Acting AG Appears to Have Misled FTC Over Actions at Miami Firm  — FTC emails show Whitaker denied communicating with customers  — Officials also expressed surprise at AG's hiring of Whitaker  —  New documents released by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission suggest …
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Washington Post:
Trump's acting attorney general once referred to the president's behavior as 'a little dangerous …
Associated Press:
Republican takes House race by 1 vote after recount  —  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Bart LeBon has won an Alaska state House race by one vote after a ballot recount, officials said.  —  Before Friday's recount, LeBon and Democrat Kathryn Dodge were tied with 2,661 votes apiece.
Discussion: Juneau Empire
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Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:   Iowa Dem who lost state House race by 9 votes sues to have absentee ballots counted
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
GOP seeks to limit Wisconsin early voting, strip powers from Tony Evers and Josh Kaul in lame-duck session  —  MADISON - Republican lawmakers are seeking to limit voter turnout and want to take away key powers from the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general before GOP Gov. Scott Walker leaves office in January.
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump defender Alan Dershowitz is deeply involved in the sordid Jeffrey Epstein scandal  —  Attorney Alan Dershowitz's name appears 19 times in an investigative report on the ways billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the legal system to torment his accusers and escape serious punishment.
Discussion: The Intellectualist
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Raul M. Grijalva / Associated Press:
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke must resign.  His multiple scandals show he's unfit to serve.  —  Ryan Zinke needs to resign immediately as Secretary of the Interior.  —  I take no pleasure in calling for this step, and I have resisted it even as questions have grown about Mr. Zinke's ethical and managerial failings.
Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Leads Opposition to Coal Puppet Joe Manchin for Top Senate Energy Slot  —  Incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is troubled by the prospect of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a staunch ally of the fossil fuel industry, becoming the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Discussion: Politico and BuzzFeed News
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Arjun Singh / wgbh.org:
Moulton Calls Ocasio-Cortez's Tweet Defending Nancy Pelosi ‘Offensive’
Discussion: Townhall and Splinter
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
A low-key Colorado Democrat is trying to settle the Nancy Pelosi speaker dispute
Discussion: Daily Herald and Politico
Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed News:
Mike Pence Tweeted, Then Deleted, A Picture With A Florida Deputy Wearing A QAnon Conspiracy Patch  —  Vice President Mike Pence on Friday tweeted, and then quickly deleted, a picture of himself and a Florida sheriff's deputy wearing a QAnon conspiracy patch on his uniform.
TMZ.com:
KC Chiefs Release Kareem Hunt Over Video of Him Brutalizing Woman  —  6:27 PM PT — Hunt just made a statement to ESPN about our video, saying, “I want to apologize for my actions.  I deeply regret what I did.  I hope to move on from this.”  —  5:50 PM PT — The Chiefs have cut Kareem Hunt …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mia Love pans Trump and the GOP for failure to make women and minorities feel welcome  —  Having lost her reelection bid, Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, is unloading on the Republican Party and its leader, chiding President Trump for making women and minorities feel unwelcome and warning …
Women in the World:
Dominatrix specializes in turning ‘white, right-wing men’ into socialists  —  A growing wave of sex-positive feminists are working to usher in what they describe as a “pleasure revolution” in which women's sexuality is embraced, rather than stigmatized, by both individuals and society at large.
Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo News:
How one accountant links Whitaker's nonprofit to network of dark money groups  —  The offices of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), the nonprofit once headed by acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, are located at a shared workspace on K Street in Washington, D.C., a couple blocks from the White House.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Scott suspends Broward's controversial election chief before she can quit early  —  MIAMI — Before she could retire early in January, Gov. Rick Scott decided Friday to suspend Brenda Snipes, Broward County's troubled election supervisor, from office following a series of voting …
pasadenanow.com:
Pasadena Republican Club Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City, Western Justice Center  —  [UPDATED] The Pasadena Republican Club is suing the Pasadena Western Justice Center and the City of Pasadena, alleging discrimination based on political and religious viewpoints.
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
 
 
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Final House Breakdown and Challenges for the New Chairs
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Judge rules against Trump administration in sanctuary cities case
Phoenix New Times:
In Latest Racist Remarks, Rep. David Stringer Says Black People Don't ‘Blend In’
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