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New York Times:
White House Envisions Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo, Within Weeks  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has developed a plan to force out Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, whose relationship with President Trump has been strained, and replace him with Mike Pompeo …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Interrogators Blast Trump's ‘Clueless’ CIA Pick Tom Cotton … The Central Intelligence Agency is set to receive an advocate of waterboarding, sweeping surveillance powers, jailing journalists, and conflict with Iran as its next director.  —  A combat veteran and first-term Arkansas GOP senator …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The Rex situation is simple  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been politically dead for months; the only question is when they're going to hold his funeral.  —  Sound smart: CIA Director Mike Pompeo — as we first telegraphed — is an obvious choice for Trump as a replacement …
Discussion: ABC News
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
We'll take Pompeo over Tillerson, frustrated diplomats say
Madeleine K. Albright / Washington Post:
The national security emergency we're not talking about
Discussion: WTVR-TV
MJ Lee / CNN:
Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)An Army veteran says Sen. Al Franken groped her in December 2003, telling CNN that while she was deployed in Kuwait, the Minnesota Democrat cupped her breast during a photo op.
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Anna Merlan / The Slot:
New England Elected Official Says Al Franken Tried to Give Her A ‘Wet, Open-Mouthed Kiss’ Onstage  —  A former elected official in New England who has requested anonymity tells Jezebel that Al Franken attempted to give her a “wet, open-mouthed kiss” onstage at an event in 2006, shortly before he ran for Senate.
New York Times:
It Started as a Tax Cut.  Now It Could Change American Life.  —  The tax plan has been marketed by President Trump and Republican leaders as a straightforward if enormous rebate for the masses, a $1.5 trillion package of cuts to spur hiring and economic growth.
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Robert S. McElvaine / Washington Post:
I'm a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton, whose private life came under national scrutiny after sexual images he shared in an extramarital relationship were made public, won't seek re-election.  —  The Ennis Republican announced his retirement in an interview …
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Washington Post:
Woman's effort to infiltrate The Washington Post dated back months … The failed effort by conservative activists to plant a false story about Senate candidate Roy Moore in The Washington Post was part of a months-long campaign to infiltrate The Post and other media outlets in Washington and New York …
CBS Detroit:
John Conyers Hospitalized For Stress-Related Illness Amid Sex Scandal  —  DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - U.S. Congressman John Conyers is hospitalized for a “stress-related” illness.  —  Family spokesperson Sam Riddle confirmed Thursday morning that the 88-year-old Detroit Democrat is seeking treatment at a local hospital.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Pelosi ‘sure as hell’ won't decide resignation, Conyers lawyer says
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and Political Wire
Jenny Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me (Guest Column)  —  The screenwriter of ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and ‘The Mummy’ (and the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet) details a terrifying encounter with the legendary music producer, who says he is stepping down from his businesses in the wake of the new claims.
Washington Post:
Britain furious, Trump unapologetic as fallout swells from anti-Muslim videos … LONDON — The British backlash to President Trump picked up steam Thursday with parliament members openly deriding him and Britain's prime minister standing by her denunciations of Trump's retweets of a fringe anti-Muslim group.
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Yohana Desta / Vanity Fair:
Graphic, Disturbing Details of Matt Lauer's Alleged Sexual Misconduct  —  A bombshell Variety report alleges Lauer gave one female colleague a sex toy, and more.  —  Shocking new allegations have emerged about the sexual misconduct scandal that is quickly enveloping Matt Lauer.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
“Everybody Knew”: Inside the Fall of Today's Matt Lauer
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Scarborough: Trump allies told me he has dementia  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said on Thursday that people close to President Trump told him during the campaign that Trump has “early stages of dementia.”  —  During MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” Scarborough said Trump is “completely detached from reality.”
Discussion: RedState
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
‘Art of the Deal’ co-author: Trump ‘losing his grip on reality’
Discussion: RedState
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private “Rendition” And Spy Network  —  A private company has proposed that the US government pay it millions to undertake intelligence and covert operations.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC  —  WASHINGTON — The White House and CIA …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
The White House expects Trump to get even more outrageous  —  Exhausted by the Trump presidency?  Brace yourself: White House officials expect Trump to be even more outrageous and cocksure in coming months.  —  What we're hearing: Officials tell us Trump seems more self-assured …
Tully Borland / The Federalist:
Why Alabamians Should Vote For Roy Moore  —  I am going to argue for the very unpopular, even shocking, view that, even if Roy Moore did what he is accused of doing, Alabamans are within their rights to vote for him, and they shouldn't let Democrats and Never Trumpers shame them into not voting.
Tracey Longo / fa-mag.com:
Rubio: Offset Tax Cuts By Reducing Social Security, Medicare Benefits  —  Tax reform is only one piece of the overall puzzle needed to revitalize the American economy, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told a group of Washington, D.C., lobbyists and policy analysts this morning at a Politico Playbook …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Rubio-Schumer Amendment  —  Florida's Republican tries …
Discussion: National Review
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain a yes on tax reform, boosting Republicans  —  (R-Ariz.) said on Thursday that he will support the Senate Republicans' tax plan, which GOP leadership wants to pass this week.  —  “After careful thought and consideration, I have decided to support the Senate tax reform bill.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins: Health-care fix will pass before tax bill
Ashley Michels / FOX31 Denver:
Aurora 10-year-old takes her own life after suspected bullying incident caught on camera  —  AURORA, Colo. — An Aurora couple are dealing with an unimaginable loss as they prepare to lay their 10-year-old daughter to rest.  —  “She was just a child of joy and she brought joy to everyone,” her father Anthony Davis said.
Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
Nine Women Accuse Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Mentor, of Sexual Misconduct  —  In 1986, Maddie Corman was a 16-year-old actress performing Off Broadway as her mother lay dying in a hospital bed, hours after having a stroke.  Backstage, Ms. Corman was consoled by Israel Horovitz, the show's 47-year-old playwright and her mentor.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The case for normalizing impeachment  —  Impeaching an unfit president has consequences.  But leaving one in office could be worse.  —  In recent months, I have grown obsessed with a seemingly simple question: Does the American political system have a remedy if we elect the wrong person to be president?
Discussion: New York Times
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Manafort Reaches Bail Deal With Mueller  —  A month after turning himself in for charges he faces connected to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort reached a bail deal with Mueller's team, according to court documents filed by Manafort's lawyers Thursday.
 
 
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Fox News:
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sessions hints at crackdown on recreational pot, affecting California, other states
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Minister who sang for Roy Moore lied for son accused of molesting Honduran orphans
Discussion: AOL, Raw Story and RedState
Matt Labash / Weekly Standard:
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Los Angeles Times:
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