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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Enthused Democrats give Jones lead over Moore in Alabama  —  Democrat Doug Jones holds a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore among likely voters in deep red Alabama.  —  Greater party loyalty plus higher interest in the election among Democrats combined …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
What The Hell Is Happening With These Alabama Polls?  —  Somebody's going to be wrong in Alabama.  —  We've already urged caution when interpreting polls of Alabama's special election to the U.S. Senate, which will be held on Tuesday.  Some of that is because of the media's usual tendency …
Jeremy Gray / al.com:
Condoleezza Rice: Alabama Senate election one of history's most significant  —  Former U.S. Secretary of State and Birmingham native Condoleezza Rice today urged Alabamians to vote in tomorrow's special Senate election.  —  “This week's special election will be one of the most significant in Alabama's history.
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
First on CNN: Obama tells Alabama voters to reject Roy Moore  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Secret super PAC backing Jones in Alabama exposed  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A mystery super PAC backing Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama is controlled by a pair of groups closely aligned with the national Democratic Party, even as the candidate strives to dissociate himself from Washington interests.
Discussion: Vox and The Gateway Pundit
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Alabama  —  Turnout Big Question in Senate Race  —  Voters' fundamental partisanship helps Moore  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Slight differences in turnout could change the outcome of tomorrow's special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Scott Douglas / New York Times:
The Alabama Senate Race May Have Already Been Decided
Discussion: New Republic and Mother Jones
Jen Kirby / Vox:
Alabama's Republican senator says he couldn't vote for Roy Moore
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
MeToo spotlight increasingly pointed at past Trump conduct  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sailed past a raft of allegations of sexual misconduct in last year's presidential election.  —  Now the national #MeToo spotlight is turning back to Trump and his past conduct.
Discussion: Axios, ThinkProgress, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Mick Krever / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls on Trump to resign  —  (CNN)Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.  —  “President Trump should resign,” Gillibrand told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview.
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Woman: Donald Trump Groped Me and Called Me a ‘C*nt’
Discussion: VICE News, Axios, ABC News and Politico
New York Post:
Suspected bomber in custody after explosion at Port Authority  —  A suicide bomber set off a device at the Port Authority bus terminal Monday morning, law enforcement sources said.  —  The suspected bomber - who had wires attached to him - was armed with a pipe bomb and a battery pack, sources said.
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New York Times:
Pipe Bomb Explodes in New York Subway Walkway
Washington Post:
Explosion reported in Manhattan; New York police say one person is in custody
NBC News:
Focus on Flynn, Trump timeline suggests obstruction is on Mueller's mind  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to piece together what happened inside the White House over a critical 18-day period that began when senior officials were told that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This big development in the Mueller probe could put Trump in danger  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  On Jan. 24, President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, lied to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during the transition.
Discussion: IJR
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Trump officials were warned about Mike Flynn at least 6 separate times before removing him
Discussion: AOL
David French / National Review:
The Comprehensive Case against Roy Moore  —  There is no good reason for a faithful conservative to support this man.  —  Partisan politics does strange things to human minds.  I continue to see Twitter, Facebook, and my email inbox light up with the most bizarre comparisons.
Discussion: The Federalist and The Week
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Irene Plagianos / Eater NY:
Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  Four women accuse the chef of inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades, according to dozens of Eater interviews  —  About 10 years ago, at the after-party …
Washington Post:
‘Journalism for rent’: Inside the secretive firm behind the Trump dossier … Fusion GPS bills itself as a corporate research firm, but in many ways it operates with the secrecy of a spy agency.  No sign marks its headquarters above a coffee shop in Northwest Washington.
more at Mediagazer »
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
The New Yorker Fires Star Reporter Ryan Lizza Over ‘Improper Sexual Conduct’ … The New Yorker has let go of its star reporter Ryan Lizza amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the magazine confirmed Monday.  —  “The New Yorker recently learned that Ryan Lizza engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Transgender people can enlist in military Jan 1  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition.  —  The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats seek alleged evidence of anti-Clinton ‘bias’ at the FBI  —  Turning the tables on Republican charges that the FBI's Russia probe is tainted by political bias, two top House Democrats are demanding Justice Department documents they say could reveal “politically-motivated misconduct” …
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Woke Conservatives And The Awesome Power Of Not Caring  —  Have you noticed that if you fail to do, think, and vote exactly the way that the liberals and their Fredocon minions demand, you're a racist, sexist, homophobic, child molesting, greedy, NRA terrorist determined to murder kids?
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former Flynn associate says phone records contradict whistleblower's account  —  A former business associate of Michael Flynn told lawmakers that phone records contradict an anonymous whistleblower's allegation that the ex-national security adviser sent an Inauguration Day text declaring …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Ex-Spy Chief: Russia's Election Hacking Was An ‘Intelligence Failure’  —  Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  The politics of spying in America has never been more intense.  President Trump has taken to publicly bashing his intelligence agencies …
Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Is the Supreme Court finally ready to tackle partisan gerrymandering?  Signs suggest yes  —  The Supreme Court in Washington.  (Olivier Douliery / TNS)  —  Is the Supreme Court about to cause great political upheaval by getting into the business of policing the worst partisan gerrymanders?
The Guardian:
Dennis Rodman asks Trump for formal role as North Korea envoy  —  Ban on US passport holders travelling to Pyongyang stops former basketball star from making sixth trip  —  Dennis Rodman, the American basketball star turned freelance diplomat , has urged Donald Trump to sign him up as a peace envoy …
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
One chart shows Democrats are now more eager than ever to run for office  —  It's too early to tell if Democrats can flip the House in 2018.  But hundreds of candidates are already lining up.  —  When Michael Malbin started crunching Federal Elections Committee data this summer …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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