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10:30 AM ET, December 10, 2018

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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's next chief of staff may be walking into a nightmare  —  (CNN)The job of White House chief of staff is close to impossible at the best of times, but President Donald Trump's new West Wing enforcer faces an even tougher mission — one that may eventually evolve into an effort to save his presidency itself.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump considering Mark Meadows for chief of staff  —  Over the past 24 hours, President Trump has been privately asking many people who they think should be his new chief of staff, according to three sources with direct knowledge.  —  What's happening: Trump has asked confidants …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump's Chief of Staff  —  Nick Ayers, President Trump's top choice to replace John F. Kelly as chief of staff, has declined to take the job, according to three people familiar with the talks.  —  Mr. Ayers, 36, the chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence …
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Pence Chief of Staff Nick Ayers Won't Be Next White House Staff Chief
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Steven Mnuchin is under consideration to become Trump's next chief of staff, but he has indicated …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Resurgent and CBS News
Nic Robertson / CNN:
'I can't breathe.' Jamal Khashoggi's last words disclosed in transcript, source says  —  Khashoggi messages reveal sharp criticism of MBS  —  (CNN)"I can't breathe."  These were the final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi hit squad at the country's consulate in Istanbul …
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Just Security:
Declassify the Khashoggi Assessment  —  There was no shortage of outrage on Capitol Hill this week when CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed a select group of Senators on her agency's reported judgement that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “probably” ordered the killing of U.S. resident …
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo swaggers his way to failure
New York Times:
Done With Michael Cohen, Federal Prosecutors Shift Focus to Trump Family Business  —  When federal prosecutors recommended a substantial prison term for President Trump's former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, they linked Mr. Trump to the crimes Mr. Cohen had committed in connection with the 2016 presidential campaign.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump: Payments to silence women were a ‘simple private transaction,’ not illegal campaign contributions  —  President Trump asserted Monday that payments to buy the silence of two women about alleged affairs were not illegal campaign contributions, as federal prosecutors contend, but instead a “simple private transaction.”
Discussion: Mediaite, Bloomberg and Political Wire
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Michael Cohen Wanted to Cooperate in His Own Way. Prosecutors Had Other Ideas.
Discussion: HuffPost
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again  —  It was President Trump's signature campaign promise: He would build a wall along the nation's southern border, and Mexico would pay for it.  —  Shortly after becoming president, Trump dropped the Mexico part …
Discussion: Splinter and Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They're Not Keeping It Secret  —  Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds.  They say it's anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.  —  The millions of dots on the map trace highways …
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New York Times:   How to Stop Apps From Tracking Your Location
Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi sues Mueller, Justice, CIA, FBI, NSA for $350 million  —  The suit accuses the special counsel of blackmailing him to lie as part of a “legal coup d'etat” against President Donald Trump.  —  The conservative writer and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi filed …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Conspiracy theorist sues Mueller alleging illegal leaks and surveillance
Discussion: Townhall
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Jerome Corsi suing Robert Mueller, claims he's being unfairly targeted
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Comey calls on Americans to ‘use every breath we have’ to oust Trump in 2020  —  New York (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey asked American voters Sunday night to end Donald Trump's presidency with a “landslide” victory for his opponent in 2020.  —  “All of us should use every breath …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Paul Ryan's long con  —  He betrayed his promises and left a legacy of debt and disappointment.  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan's legacy can be summed up in just one number: $343 billion.  —  That's the increase between the deficit for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2018 — that is …
Charles Duhigg / The Atlantic:
The Real Roots of American Rage  —  I. An Angry Little Town  —  Soon after the snows of 1977 began to thaw, the residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts, received a strange questionnaire in the mail.  “Try to recall the number of times you became annoyed and/or angry during the past week,” the survey instructed.
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren forges a 2020 machine  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren has the core of her 2020 team in place if she runs for president.  She has the seed money — there's $12.5 million ready to go, left over from her recent Senate run — and a massive email list she's amassed over years …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:   2020 Democratic primary: California and Texas look to become the new Iowa and New Hampshire
Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
May Said to Pull Parliament Vote on Her Deal: Brexit Update  —  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has called off a crucial vote in Parliament on whether to approve her Brexit deal, after being warned she was on course for a devastating defeat, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Politico:
UK can withdraw Brexit notification, ECJ rules
Robby Mook / Washington Post:
The sad truth about Russian election interference  —  Robby Mook, a CNN political commentator, was Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign manager.  —  New filings by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Friday provided fresh clues about where the investigation into Russian interference …
Discussion: Shakesville
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Washington Post:
Russians interacted with at least 14 Trump associates during the campaign and transition
Heather Caygle / Politico:
'His word isn't good': Dems don't trust Trump to make shutdown deal  —  Donald Trump's meeting Tuesday with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer may go a long way toward determining whether the government enters a partial shutdown before Christmas.  —  But as Democrats seriously re-engage with Trump …
Discussion: Splinter
 
 
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New York Times:
Battered ISIS Keeps Grip on Last Piece of Territory for Over a Year
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Cambridge Analytica's Real Role in Trump's Dark Facebook Campaign
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Talk About Pizzagate  —  The former Clinton campaign chairman …
Paul Dallison / Politico:
UN members back controversial migration pact
Discussion: Pew Research Center and Reuters
Matt Phillips / New York Times:
Wall St. Ignored Signs of Trouble for Months. Now It Sees Risks Everywhere
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Campaign finance fraud accusations haunt Spano, congressional office
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans are responsible for the most unethical and incompetent administration ever
Discussion: Raw Story
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Dylan Malyasov / Defence Blog:
Satellite imagery shows hundreds of Russian tanks near the border with Ukraine
Discussion: News Agency UNIAN
Victoria Toensing / Fox News:
Why has Mueller ignored Obama administration crimes?
CBS News:
Dog that survived historic California wildfire guarded home for weeks
WDSU-TV:
CDC issues warning: Say no to raw cookie dough
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles and WGN-TV
Washington Post:
Trump administration resists global climate efforts at home and overseas
Discussion: CNN
New York Daily News:
Homophobic Queens straphanger sucker-punches woman, breaks her spine: cops
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Trump reverses course, tells Pentagon to boost budget request to $750 billion
Discussion: Task & Purpose, CNN and AOL