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9:50 AM ET, November 18, 2017

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New York Times:
Top Russian Official Tried to Broker ‘Backdoor’ Meeting Between Trump and Putin  —  WASHINGTON — A senior Russian official who claimed to be acting at the behest of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia tried in May 2016 to arrange a meeting between Mr. Putin and Donald J. Trump, according to several people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Axios, CNN, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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NBC News:
Kushner failed to disclose outreach from Putin ally to Trump campaign  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, failed to disclose what lawmakers called a “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite” involving a banker who has been accused of links …
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
CNN:
Kushner testified he did not recall any campaign WikiLeaks contact  —  Washington (CNN)White House senior adviser Jared Kushner told congressional Russia investigators that he did not communicate with WikiLeaks and did not recall anyone on the Trump campaign who had, a source with knowledge of his testimony told CNN.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:   Trump begins paying legal bills from own pocket
Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
Trump to Pay His Own Legal Bills, Set Up Fund to Cover Staff
Discussion: Politico, CNBC and KTLA
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Mocking Franken Over Claims of Sexual Misconduct, Trump Joins a Debate He Started  —  WASHINGTON — Last fall, Donald J. Trump inadvertently touched off a national conversation about sexual harassment when a recording of him boasting about groping women was made public at the same …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Clinton blasts Trump and Moore over sexual misconduct allegations  —  Hillary Clinton slammed President Donald Trump and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore on Friday over their alleged sexual misconduct, criticizing them for not “accepting responsibility” and “apologizing” for their reported transgressions as Sen. Al Franken did.
Mike Cason / al.com:
Gov. Kay Ivey to vote for Roy Moore in U.S. Senate race
Discussion: New York Magazine
Annie Karni / Politico:
Aides give up on trying to control Trump's tweets
Discussion: Raw Story
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Roy Moore's wife: President Trump ‘owes us a thank you’ for diverting attention from Russia probe
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Axios
Alayna Treene / Axios:
White House on sexual allegations: Franken admitted wrongdoing, Trump hasn't
Discussion: ABC News
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Greg Gianforte misled police after assault of Guardian journalist, report reveals … US congressman Greg Gianforte misled police after his assault of Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs in May, falsely stating that Jacobs had initiated physical contact and that the “liberal media …
Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
How a conservative group dealt with a fondling charge against a rising GOP star  —  On a fall evening two years ago, donors gathered during a conference at a Ritz-Carlton hotel near Washington to raise funds for a 31-year-old candidate for the Ohio legislature who was a rising star in evangelical politics.
Discussion: Raw Story, BuzzFeed and Joe.My.God.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump halts Interior's elephant trophy decision  —  President Trump abruptly reversed his administration's Thursday decision to allow elephants shot for sport in Zimbabwe and Zambia to be imported back to the United States as trophies, saying in a tweet Friday night that he was putting the decision “on hold” until further review.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
GOP chairman breaks with Trump on elephant trophy imports
New York Times:
Republican Governors' 2018 Dilemma: What to Do About Trump?  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — For nearly a decade, meetings of the Republican Governors Association were buoyant, even giddy, affairs, as the party — lifted by enormous political donations and a backlash against the Obama administration …
The Wrap:
‘Girls’ Writer Murray Miller Accused of Raping Underage Actress Aurora Perrineau (Exclusive)  —  “Passengers” star says she woke up in 2012 with Murray “on top of me having sexual intercourse with me”  —  Actress Aurora Perrineau has gone to police to accuse “Girls” writer …
Shoshana Weissmann / Wall Street Journal:
Al Franken Doesn't Get the Joke  —  The Senate grills a judicial nominee, Don Willett, about his corny tweets.  —  Washington  —  Democratic senators didn't have many questions for Justice Don Willett about his decisions and dissents as a member of the Texas Supreme Court.
Discussion: Townhall.com
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump releases updated short list of potential Supreme Court nominees
Discussion: Axios
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Sitting Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill, responding to Franken allegations, claims bedding 50 women
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
LIFE UNDER KIM JONG UN  —  Recent North Korean escapees relate how the secretive country has changed under the “Great Successor.” … When Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea almost six years ago, many North Koreans thought that their lives were going to improve.
Misty White Sidell / WWD:
Vanity Fair Fashion Staff Nonplussed by New Editor's Personal Style  —  Radhika Jones joins the magazine next month with extensive literary and editorial experience.  —  New Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones.  —  WELCOME TO CONDÉ NAST: Radhika Jones is learning the ways of One World Trade.
Ryan Collingwood / Spokesman.com:
Navy says it will hold Whidbey Island aircrew accountable for tracing giant phallus over Okanogan County  —  ryanc@spokesman.com  —  (509) 598-0014  —  Look!  Up in the sky!  —  It's a bird.  —  It's a plane.  —  No, it's a phallic skydrawing, and a military aircraft is the culprit.
Discussion: The Root, KRQE-TV and RT
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Tegna / KREM-TV:
Graphic: Navy admits to being involved in obscene skydrawings spotted in Okanogan Co.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Rep. Wilson's former intern caught on Grindr using racist epithets  —  At a time of growing concern about racism in gay social media apps, a former campaign intern for Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) was recently caught using racist epithets on Grindr while on Capitol Hill.
Discussion: Raw Story
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Kushner received emails from Sergei Millian — an alleged dossier source who was in touch with George Papadopoulos  — Jared Kushner was copied on emails sent to the Trump campaign last year from Sergei Millian, a Belarus-born businessman who was reportedly a key source in the explosive dossier alleging ties between Trump and Russia.
Discussion: emptywheel
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Ryan Seacrest Denies Behaving “Inappropriately” To E! Stylist, Channel Investigating  —  As more and more allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct emerge in Hollywood, Ryan Seacrest today took the preemptive move of denying acting badly before any accusation went public.
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles
Amy Sherman / @politifact:
No, Bowe Bergdahl didn't wander off during court  —  Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, held for about five years by the Taliban after disappearing in Afghanistan, has taken off again — this time during his own court proceeding, says Duffel Blog.  —  “Bowe Bergdahl wanders off during court-martial,” said the October headline in Duffel Blog.
Discussion: twitchy.com, NewsBusters and BizzyBlog
Alex Tabarrok / Marginal REVOLUTION:
The Uber Tipping Equilibrium  —  What is the effect of tipping on the take-home pay of Uber drivers?  Economic theory offers a clear answer.  Tipping has no effect on take home pay.  The supply of Uber driver-hours is very elastic.  Drivers can easily work more hours when the payment per ride increases …
 
 
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
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Associated Press:
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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr / NBC Chicago:
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Discussion: NBC News and The Root
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Howard Altman / Tampa Bay Times:
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Discussion: Faithwire, IJR and TheBlaze
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Sessions jokes about Russian meetings in Federalist Society address
Discussion: ABC News
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed:
The NFL Is Investigating Jameis Winston For Allegedly Groping An Uber Driver In 2016
Trisha Thadani / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump administration has plans to wipe out work permits for H-1B spouses
Discussion: Axios
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
There's a Digital Media Crash. But No One Will Say It
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‘A lot of boob stuff:’ Fla. Democratic Party chair apologizes after six women complain of ‘demeaning’ behavior
 

 
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