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New York Times:
Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real.  Now He's Not Sure.  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after his victory last year, Donald J. Trump began revisiting one of his deepest public humiliations: the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of him making vulgar comments about women.
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Washington Post:
From ‘Access Hollywood’ to Russia, Trump seeks to paint the rosiest picture … President Trump has expressed certainty that the special-counsel probe into his campaign's possible collusion with Russia will be finished by the end of the year, complete with an exoneration from Robert S. Mueller III …
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Exclusive: Accuser to Roy Moore, ‘Where does your immorality end?’  —  In an impassioned letter released exclusively today to AL.com, Leigh Corfman, who accused Roy Moore of undressing her when she was 14 and he was 32, demanded the Republican Senate candidate stop calling her a liar …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Conservative media critic: O'Keefe is ‘hurting the conservative movement’  —  Conservative writer Brent Bozell slammed conservative activist James O'Keefe on Tuesday after his botched undercover sting on The Washington Post, saying O'Keefe should be “condemned” for trying to plant a fake story …
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Victorious Trump moves to reshape consumer bureau  —  Hot off a legal victory handing him control of the government's top consumer watchdog, President Donald Trump is moving rapidly to nominate a permanent director to rein in the agency's reach.  —  A U.S. District Court judge in Washington …
Discussion: The Atlantic and New Republic
USA Today:
Siding with Trump, judge rules Mick Mulvaney to remain interim CFPB head
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
CNN to boycott White House Christmas party  —  Adding fuel to its growing feud with President Donald Trump, CNN told POLITICO it will be boycotting the White House Christmas party for the media this year.  —  “CNN will not be attending this year's White House Christmas party,” a CNN spokesperson said.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump, next to empty chairs, tears into Dems for skipping meeting  —  President Trump tore into Democratic leaders on Tuesday for skipping a legislative strategy session at the White House.  —  Trump said he is “not surprised” that Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer
David Wright / All Things Nuclear:
North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet  —  After more than two months without a missile launch, North Korea did a middle-of-the-night test (3:17 a.m. in Japan) today that appears to be its longest yet.  —  Reports are saying that the missile test was highly lofted and landed in the Sea of Japan some 960 km …
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CNN:
Trump on North Korean missile launch: ‘We will take care of it’
Amna Nawaz / ABC News:
North Korea expert says ‘global catastrophe’ looms
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
Several black caucus members in talks with Conyers to get him to resign  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Several Congressional Black Caucus members are in talks to get veteran Rep. John Conyers to resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct, several Democratic sources told CNN on Tuesday.
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BuzzFeed:
Former Congresswoman Who Oversaw Complaints Against Members Says She Didn't Sign Off …
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Conyers faces new pressure to resign after fourth accuser alleges harassment
Discussion: Detroit News
New York Times:
Conyers Scandal Highlights Divisions, Generational and Gender
Bloomberg:
Revenue Trigger Looms as Source of Friction (5:20 p.m.)  —  Shortly after Republican Senator Bob Corker told reporters that he thought he had a deal with Senate leaders to add a revenue trigger to tax legislation that's awaiting a floor vote this week, at least one fellow Republican heaped disdain on the idea.
Discussion: CNBC, Business Insider and The Week
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Senate committee advances GOP tax bill, moving closer to floor vote
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Tax Revamp Gains Traction
Axios:
Senate Budget Committee votes 12-11 to advance tax bill
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn's Promotion of Nuclear-Plant Project Went Deep Into the White House  —  Project backers drafted memos for President Trump and Flynn allies continued to push the plan after the Trump security adviser was ousted  —  Private-sector backers of a controversial Middle East nuclear plan worked …
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Inside the White House, Michael Flynn pushed proposal from company he had advised
Discussion: The Week, Salon and Hullabaloo
Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Big contracts, no storm tarps for Puerto Rico  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
Stuart Rothenberg / sturothenberg.com:
Why Evangelicals Stick with Donald Trump & Roy Moore  —  Nobody should be surprised that evangelical voters are sticking with the GOP.  —  I've been watching evangelical voting behavior since I worked for Paul Weyrich's Free Congress Foundation in the 1980s, and I've come to believe that …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
BuzzFeed:
Mueller's Russia Probe May Now Include Flynn's DIA Tenure  —  BuzzFeed News requested documents relating to Michael Flynn from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014.  The agency denied the request this month, citing ongoing “law enforcement investigative activities.”  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Rick Scott Consultant Denies He Used Ice Penis to Hump Mannequin … Joshua Cooper, a Tallahassee political consultant paid more than $500,000 by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to dig up dirt on Scott's enemies over the years, swears the photo above was simply a snapshot taken at an unfortunate angle.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Reality scores a win over the perverse drive to discredit honest reporting  —  (Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post)  —  In the right-wing campaign to discredit the truth, every day brings a new low.  —  I don't mean Roy Moore's campaign for U.S. Senate, though that certainly has been at the center, lately, of the broader crusade.
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Trump's FCC chairman accuses Twitter of silencing conservatives  —  Alt-Tech  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission is going on the offensive against tech companies in an effort to make his case for repealing net neutrality rules.  —  FCC chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday accused Twitter …
Rebecca Lurye / Hartford Courant:
Lucian Wintrich, White House Correspondent For Gateway Pundit, Arrested After Altercation At UConn Talk  —  Lucian Wintrich, a writer for Gateway Pundit, spoke at UConn Tuesday night.  (Handout)  —  Lucian Wintrich, White House correspondent for the far-right, pro-Trump website Gateway Pundit …
CBS News:
Uzbekistan incident raises suspicions of Russian involvement in Cuba attacks  —  A newly revealed incident reported by a USAID officer who is based at the American embassy in Uzbekistan is raising suspicions Russia may have been involved and could have had a hand in bizarre attacks targeting U.S. diplomats …
Lawrence Summers / Financial Times:
A modest proposal: time to rethink the impact of US tax reform  —  You recently wrote an open letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin quantifying the economic impact of tax reform.  We are interested in and surprised by your analysis.  We share your commitment to the idea that well-designed tax reform …
Jacqueline Klimas / Politico:
Air Force failed to report dozens of criminals to federal database  —  An Air Force review has identified several dozen instances in which it failed to share convictions of service members with a federal database used to help prevent criminals from purchasing firearms, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Discussion: Axios
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The Air Force failed to report dozens of violent service members to FBI gun databases
Discussion: New York Times and Splinter
Goyfundme:
Hovater Support Fund … As many of you are already aware, the New York Times released an article profiling Tony Hovater, the Chief Operations Officer, and a founding member, of the Traditionalist Worker Party.  Despite the incessant claims that the author was attempting to “humanize” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
Colorado governor's office won't renew contract with powerful lobbying firm after chief of staff rejoins them  —  Hickenlooper's office began its lobbying contract with Brownstein in February 2017  —  The office of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper won't renew a yearlong …
 
 
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Bari Weiss / New York Times:
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