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11:20 AM ET, November 16, 2017

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Washington Post:
Two more women describe unwanted overtures by Roy Moore at Alabama mall  —  Kayla McLaughlin, left, and Gena Richardson worked together at Sears in the late 1970s.  The pair is seen in this image from 1977.  Richardson says Roy Moore, then in his 30s, visited her at Sears and that Moore later called her school to ask her out.
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Anna Claire Vollers / al.com:
New Roy Moore accuser: 'He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it'  —  A Gadsden woman says Roy Moore groped her while she was in his law office on legal business with her mother in 1991.  Moore was married at that time.  —  In the past week, Moore has been accused by five other women of a range …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
GOP leaders weigh drastic plan to save Alabama Senate seat  —  Republican leaders are exploring a dramatic remedy to salvage the Alabama Senate seat as fresh polling shows Roy Moore's prospects fading fast.  —  With less than four weeks until the special election and no sign …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump voters have buyer's remorse in North Carolina focus group  —  Supporters listen as Donald Trump speaks during a rally on the eve of the 2016 election in Raleigh, N.C. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)  —  THE BIG IDEA: Republican women who voted for President Trump …
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Mitch McConnell mulls having Luther Strange resign to force new special election  —  As sexual misconduct claims plague the campaign of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is considering a scenario where Sen. Luther Strange steps down from the seat …
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
The Latest Ploy GOP Considers to Avoid a Roy Moore Senate Problem Likely Violates the 17th Amendment
Discussion: New York Magazine
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
How Doug Jones could pull off a stunner in Alabama
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Roy Moore Is Pure Steve Bannon
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and RedState
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
NRSC poll: Moore trails Jones by 12
Aestep / KABC-AM:
Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There's Nothing Funny About It  —  In December of 2006, I embarked on my ninth USO Tour to entertain our troops, my eighth to the Middle East since the 9/11 attacks.  My father served in Vietnam and my then-boyfriend (and now husband …
Washington Post:
Trophies from elephant hunts in Zimbabwe were banned in the U.S. Trump just reversed that.  —  The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the remains of elephants legally hunted in Zimbabwe and Zambia can now be imported to the United States as trophies, reversing a ban under President Barack Obama.
Discussion: safariclub.org
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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Trump admin. to reverse ban on elephant trophies from Africa
Houston Chronicle:
Sheriff's warning to ‘F— TRUMP’ truck owner draws outrage on Facebook  —  Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls on Wednesday created a social media firestorm with a Facebook post threatening to bring disorderly conduct charges against the driver of a truck displaying a profane anti-Trump message on its rear window.
Discussion: Washington Post, AOL and Joe.My.God.
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Click2Houston.com:
‘F*** TRUMP’ truck sticker photo goes viral; driver speaks with KPRC 2  —  By Sophia Beausoleil - Reporter , Anoushah Rasta - Anchor/Reporter , Cory McCord - Digital News Editor , Lea Wilson - Digital News Editor  —  RICHMOND, Texas - A photo posted on social media showing a truck sticker …
Discussion: Washington Post, IJR and Raw Story
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
The tax bill drama in the Senate  —  Parts of the Senate's tax bill — like the repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and the sunset of the individual and small business tax cuts despite a permanent corporate tax cut — are endangering its passage.
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Opposes GOP Senate Tax Package
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Charles Manson hospitalized in Bakersfield; severity of illness unclear  —  Authorities confirmed Wednesday that mass murderer Charles Manson is back in a Bakersfield hospital, though the severity of his condition is unclear.  —  Kern County Sheriff's Lt. Bill Smallwood confirms that Manson …
Discussion: TMZ.com, The Daily Caller and KTLA
Carrie Severino / National Review:
Sleeper SCOTUS Blockbuster may be the Next Kelo  —  It took many people by surprise when the Supreme Court ignited a firestorm in the now-infamous Kelo case by giving cities the ability to seize personal property from a private owner and give it to a developer for the alleged “public purpose” of increasing tax revenues.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Hope Hicks may hold the keys to Mueller's Russia puzzle  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is preparing to interview the woman who's seen it all: Hope Hicks.  —  She's been part of Donald Trump's inner circle for years, first at Trump Tower and then as an omnipresent gatekeeper …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
At Least My Generation Will Have Our Revenge On The Millennials  —  With all the awful things happening now - the discord, the anger, the stupidity - at least those of my generation can rest easy knowing that the Millennials are going to suffer after we're gone.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Did the Feds Flip Turkish Businessman Reza Zarrab—and Could He Bring Down Michael Flynn? … A man who may be part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of alleged misdoings by President Donald Trump's campaign and administration was secretly removed from a federal prison earlier this month.
Discussion: emptywheel
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Joe Biden 2020 Is A Terrible Idea In A Post-Weinstein America  —  Biden mishandled the Anita Hill hearing in 1991 and is known for getting too close to women.  Is that what Democrats want?  —  Joe Biden is a man looking for his moment.  Behind those famous aviators, he's surveying …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Karl Rove Has Seen the Enemy and He Is Steve Bannon  —  Inside the feud between two men battling for the soul of the G.O.P.  —  To readers of Breitbart News these days, Karl Rove is a familiar, sinister presence.  The Republican strategist who twice helped George W. Bush win the Presidency is now …
Discussion: Politico
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Scarborough to release Trump-themed Christmas album  —  MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is set to release an album of Christmas music inspired by President Trump.  —  The EP - “A Very Drumpf Christmas” - is due out Friday, according to Business Insider, which obtained an advanced copy.
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's core supporters are about to be handed the bill for tax reform  — President Trump's white working-class supporters don't gain much from the Republican tax cut push.  — In a study following the 2016 election, Trump's core supporters expressed disdain for Wall Street and advocated higher, not lower, taxes on the wealthy.
Sean Illing / Vox:
“The fish rots from the head”: a historian on the unique corruption of Trump's White House  —  “Politicians lie, but this is different.”  —  “Politicians lie, but this is different,” says a historian who studies presidential history and estimates the Trump administration easily ranks among the most corrupt in American history.
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Donald Trump's UCLA tweet reveals about him  —  Washington (CNN)Think about this: You've just spent nearly two weeks halfway around the world.  You've spent most of the last 24 hours on a plane.  Your body clock is somewhere between 12-14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.  You are 71 years old.
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
White-on-White Voting  —  Dravosburg, Pa. is a small — population 1,746 — working-class suburb that lies along the Monongahela River 10 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.  If we want to understand what actually propelled Donald Trump to victory last November, presidential voting patterns there provide a vital clue.
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
The curious journey of Carter Page, the former Trump adviser who can't stay out of the spotlight  —  Carter Page, PhD, is texting us in big paragraphs, from somewhere in New York, about his upended life.  —  “It's sort of like an extended plebe year . . .” he writes.  —  “. . .
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
A notorious far-right blogger may have provoked WikiLeaks' outreach to Donald Trump Jr.  — Far-right blogger Charles Johnson may have played a role in WikiLeaks' eventual outreach to Donald Trump Jr.  — Trump Jr.'s exchanges with WikiLeaks over the course of 10 months have come under scrutiny …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Former Pentagon chiefs to Congress: If you're serious about defense, don't pass current GOP tax bill  —  Three former secretaries of defense are warning lawmakers not to enact proposed Republican tax restructuring plans, arguing they will jeopardize future military spending.
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
NFL Accuses Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones of Damaging the League  —  In a letter sent Wednesday, the league escalated its feud with the prominent owner in a dispute over commissioner Roger Goodell's contract  —  The National Football League accused Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of trying …
Discussion: Deadspin and ProFootballTalk
 
 
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CNN:
Congress paid out $15 million in settlements. Here's why we know so little about that money.
Discussion: IJR and Refinery29
Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Rapper Lil Peep dies aged 21 of suspected overdose
Discussion: Mashable, The Ringer and AOL
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
House G.O.P. Tax Writers Take Aim at College Tuition Benefits
Discussion: CNBC
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
In Reversal, Immigration Agency Will Consider Delayed DACA Requests
Discussion: Vox and The Daily Caller
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Exclusive: Steyer launches second $10 million anti-Trump ad buy
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Sarah Ellison joins The Washington Post as a media reporter
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Billionaires Desperately Need Our Help!
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Republican Tax Plans Put Corporations Over People
Discussion: AOL
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Vivian Gornick / New Republic:
Little House, Small Government
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Republican Governors Seek to Avoid 2018 Election Damage From Trump, Moore
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The IRS Is Building a Safe to Hold Trump's Tax Returns
Discussion: The Hill and AOL
New York Times:
Koch Brothers Said to Back Time Inc. Deal Talks With Meredith
Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump says child tax credit ‘not a pet project’