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7:50 PM ET, November 18, 2017

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Christopher Harress / al.com:
Some Alabama pastors stand behind Roy Moore, cite “war on men”  —  Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against Senate candidate Roy Moore, many pastors in Alabama and other states in the Southeast are sticking by the twice-removed Chief Justice.  —  “This attack on Judge Moore is an attempt …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and CNN
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CBS News:
Flake, on hot mic, says GOP will be “toast” if it's the party of Trump and Moore
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:   When the Right Pushes Fake Jews
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Flake after hot mic: ‘No news here’
Discussion: Raw Story
KNXV:
Sen. Jeff Flake says Republicans may be ‘toast’, citing ‘the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump’
Discussion: Axios
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
GOP is ‘toast’ with Trump in control, Republican senator says
Discussion: The Hill
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Clinton blasts Trump, Moore for handling of sexual misconduct allegations
Discussion: RedState, Politicus USA and Mediaite
AC/DC:
Today it is with deep heartfelt sadness that AC/DC has to announce the passing of Malcolm Young.  —  Malcolm, along with Angus, was the founder and creator of AC/DC.  —  With enormous dedication and commitment he was the driving force behind the band.  —  As a guitarist, songwriter …
Discussion: The Current, Page Six, IJR, NBC News and Decider
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Malcolm Young, AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dead at 64  —  Musician who co-founded Australian rock legends in 1973 with brother Angus Young dies following battle with dementia  —  Malcolm Young, guitarist and co-founder of AC/DC, died Saturday at the age of 64.
sbs.com.au:
AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dead at 64
Discussion: AOL and Just Jared
Associated Press:
Moscow meeting in June 2017 under scrutiny in Trump probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this year, a Russian-American lobbyist and another businessman discussed over coffee in Moscow an extraordinary meeting they had attended 12 months earlier: a gathering at Trump Tower with President Donald Trump's son …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and emptywheel
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Week 26: Donald Jr. and WikiLeaks Talk Dirty
Discussion: NBC News, CBS News and ThinkProgress
CBS News:   Senate panel interested in Russians' request for Trump meeting during campaign
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Kushner received emails from Sergei Millian — an alleged dossier source who was in touch with George Papadopoulos
Discussion: emptywheel
CBS News:
Top general says he would resist “illegal” nuke order from Trump  —  The top U.S. nuclear commander said Saturday he would push back against President Trump if he ordered a nuclear launch the general believed to be “illegal,” saying he would hope to find another solution.
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
As We Rethink Old Harassers, Let's Talk About Clarence Thomas … Long suppressed talk about the sexual predation of men, in Hollywood, politics, business, the news industry, professional sports and life in general has swept across the country, exposing decades of dirty laundry and putting an entire nation of men on notice and on edge.
Discussion: twitchy.com
New York Times:
How Politics and Bad Decisions Starved New York's Subways  —  Disruptions and delays have roiled the system this year.  But the crisis was long in the making, fueled by a litany of errors, a Times investigation shows.  —  After a drumbeat of transit disasters this year …
Discussion: Mashable
Ivy League / ESPN:
LaVar Ball downplays Donald Trump's role in UCLA freshmen's release  —  LOS ANGELES — LaVar Ball downplayed his son's shoplifting incident in China, as well as President Donald Trump's involvement in getting LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA basketball players back to the United States earlier this week.
Jim Messina / Politico:
Trump's Tweets Are Hurting Him With the Voters He Needs Most  —  Trump's social media rampages aren't just damaging him, they're causing swing voters to reevaluate both his priorities and the very health of the economy.  —  It seems that virtually every day Donald Trump and his administration are embroiled in a new fiasco.
Discussion: Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Focus group: Trump risking supporters by picking Twitter fights
Discussion: RedState
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 …
mypalmbeachpost:
NEW: Russian yacht docks in port; Will Putin friend pay Trump a visit?  —  Highlights  —  Putin ally's yacht arrives at Port of Palm Beach just as Trump is coming for Thanksgiving  —  Days before President Trump flies into town for Thanksgiving, one of the world's most expensive yachts …
Discussion: The Hill and AOL
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump still loves polls  —  As a TV host, Donald Trump loved ratings.  As president, he loves polls—as long as they show him on the upswing.  —  He crowed on Twitter hours after landing back in Washington from his 12-day Asia tour about his Rasmussen number—46 percent—noting it was …
Discussion: Shareblue Media, Raw Story and Mediaite
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
Babylon Revisited: Melancholy Thoughts After a Short Trip to Washington, D.C.  —  As a young reporter in political Washington in the late 1980s, I noticed that there was a type of person who thrived in the driven, transactional environment of the capital.  —  As a young reporter …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Sean Spicer Is Resetting His Post-White House Career Strategy  —  The former press secretary didn't land a lucrative TV news pundit job.  Now both Spicer and Washington super lawyer/agent Bob Barnett are distancing themselves from each other.  —  At first, Sean Spicer's exit …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to quash sex scandal  —  Producer hired team to investigate 91 film industry figures in attempt to stop harassment claims going public  —  The Observer has gained access to a secret hitlist of almost 100 prominent individuals targeted by Harvey Weinstein …
Discussion: Deadline and Outside the Beltway
 
 
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Robert O'Harrow Jr. / Washington Post:
Law clerk by day, ghost hunter by night, now Trump's judiciary nominee
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Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
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Washington Post:
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Arthur C. Brooks / New York Times:
Let's Restart the Adoption Movement
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Kandace Redd / WXIA-TV:
Fire dept. refuses to remove confederate flag so county axes funding
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Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
A Great Migration From Puerto Rico Is Set to Transform Orlando
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Rep. Wilson's former intern caught on Grindr using racist epithets
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