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2:00 PM ET, November 16, 2017

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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 …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Franken apologizes after woman says he groped her  —  Mitch McConnell is calling for an Ethics Committee investigation of the Minnesota senator.  —  Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) apologized Thursday after a female broadcaster said the lawmaker groped and kissed her without her consent during a 2006 trip overseas.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Ethics Committee should review Franken allegations
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
‘Al Franken kissed and groped me without my consent,’ Leeann Tweeden says. The senator apologized.
Discussion: Vox, Townhall.com and Joe.My.God.
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
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   6 scenarios for GOP disaster in Roy Moore Senate race
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
How Doug Jones could pull off a stunner in Alabama
CNN:
Bob Menendez jury deadlocked on all counts  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Newark, New Jersey (CNN)The jury in the corruption trial of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday it is deadlocked on all charges and is now being interviewed by the judge, one-by-one.
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Mistrial declared in Menendez corruption case  —  A mistrial was declared in the corruption case of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) after jurors remained deadlocked following four days of deliberations.  —  The mistrial is a blow to the Justice Department, and means that nearly three years …
Washington Post:
Judge declares mistrial in Menendez prosecution  —  NEWARK —The bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) ended in a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked on corruption charges against the lawmaker and a wealthy Florida eye doctor.
Discussion: IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Mistrial Is Declared in Corruption Trial of Senator Menendez  —  NEWARK — The judge in the corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey declared a mistrial on Thursday after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict, bringing an inconclusive end to the first federal bribery trial …
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Senate tax bill cuts taxes of wealthy and hikes taxes on families earning under $75,000 over a decade  —  The tax bill Senate Republicans are championing would give large tax cuts to millionaires while raising taxes on American families earning $10,000 to $75,000 over the next decade …
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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
GOP Tax Plan Puts Lawmakers in Bind Over Medicare Spending Cuts
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
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Jim Siegel / The Columbus Dispatch:
‘Inappropriate behavior’ with man in his office led to Ohio lawmaker's ouster  —  State Rep. Wes Goodman, who consistently touted his faith and conservative values, abruptly resigned late Tuesday after being confronted with evidence of inappropriate conduct with another man inside his Riffe Center office …
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: Bloomberg, Raw Story and emptywheel
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: The Trump administration is also surprised by sky-high Obamacare enrollment  —  THE PROGNOSIS  —  Are you shocked by the huge Obamacare sign-ups of the last two weeks?  Guess what — the Trump administration is scratching its head, too.  —  Officials with the Centers …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
The tax bill drama in the Senate
Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Rapper Lil Peep dies aged 21 of suspected overdose  —  The New York rapper, who discussed drug use in his music, posted a video online hours before his death  —  Lil Peep, a fast-rising rapper whose emotional tracks charted depression and drug use, has died aged 21.  His UK representative confirmed the news to the Guardian.
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 …
New York Times:
The Uncounted  —  Photographs by Giles Price/Institute, for The New York Times  —  Late on the evening of Sept. 20, 2015, Basim Razzo sat in the study of his home on the eastern side of Mosul, his face lit up by a computer screen.  His wife, Mayada, was already upstairs in bed …
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 …
Joel Schectman / Reuters:
Exclusive: Secret witness in Senate Clinton probe is ex-lobbyist for Russian firm  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans say their investigation of Hillary Clinton's role in approving a deal to sell U.S. uranium mines to a Russian company hinges in part on the testimony of a secret informant …
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
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Hispanic Caucus denies membership to Republican Curbelo  —  The Congressional Hispanic Caucus denied Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo's membership bid Thursday, the latest volley in a nasty dispute between the Florida lawmaker and some members of the all-Democratic caucus.
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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