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6:30 PM ET, December 13, 2017

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Eli Stokols / Wall Street Journal:
White House Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to Depart in January  —  The former contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ was director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former star of “The Apprentice” and one of President Donald Trump's …
Discussion: Splinter and Mediaite
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John Bowden / The Hill:
April Ryan: Omarosa fired by Kelly, escorted out of White House  —  White House aide Omarosa Manigault may have been escorted out of the White House shouting profanities after being told of her firing by chief of staff John Kelly  —  , according to a report by American Urban Radio Networks reporter April Ryan on Wednesday.
Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Omarosa Manigault reportedly escorted kicking and screaming from White House as resignation announced  —  The White House said Wednesday that Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former “The Apprentice” contestant turned political aide, is leaving the administration next month.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
White House: Nomination of Alabama Lawyer Brett Talley ‘Will Not Be Moving Forward’  —  The nomination of Brett Talley, the Justice Department official in line for a lifetime judicial appointment, “will not be moving forward,” a Trump administration official told NPR Wednesday.
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Omarosa Is Out At The White House
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Jones: In ‘gracious’ call, Trump invited me to the White House
Discussion: IJR
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
WH withdrawing Trump judicial pick who has never tried a case
Discussion: RedState and Splinter
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
‘We Are in a Trump-Driven Worst-Case Situation Right Now’  —  Roy Moore was a uniquely flawed and vulnerable candidate.  But what should worry Republicans most about his loss to Democrat Doug Jones in Tuesday's U.S. Senate race in Alabama was how closely the result tracked with the GOP's big defeats …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Republicans Shouldn't Assume Roy Moore Was An Outlier  —  I've been covering American elections at FiveThirtyEight for almost 10 years.  During that time, by far the most remarkable outcomes — of course — were Barack Obama being elected president in 2008 and Donald Trump being elected in 2016.
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Special Elections So Far Point To A Democratic Wave In 2018
Discussion: Politicus USA and thecut
New York Times:
Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Some winners and losers in the Alabama Senate race
Discussion: Politico, ThinkProgress and VICE
Salma Hayek / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too  —  HARVEY WEINSTEIN was a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster.  —  For years, he was my monster.  —  This fall, I was approached by reporters, through different sources, including my dear friend Ashley Judd …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Trump's Moore endorsement sunk the presidency to unplumbed depths  —  The first time ended badly, so when, 156 years later, Alabamians were incited to again try secession, this time from the national consensus that America is a pretty nice place, they said: No. No, that is, to rubbish like this:
Discussion: Splinter and The Guardian
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Sarah Kendzior / Globe and Mail:   Alabama proves that appealing to Trump voters is a lost cause. The power is elsewhere
Brittany Packnett / thecut:
Black Women Kept Roy Moore Out of Office.  Here's How to Actually Thank Them.  —  Late on Tuesday night, America was once again reminded of the power of Black women.  Thanks in large part to overwhelmingly high turnout among Black voters and Black women in particular, Alabama managed to elect …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
In stunning upset, Democrat Doug Jones is projected winner over Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Many Alabama voters want Jones to represent them — and to stand up to Trump
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Trump Rating Hits Record Low  —  Democrats have 15 point edge in generic House vote  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump's current job approval rating is the lowest registered in the Monmouth University Poll since he took office, with the biggest drop coming from independent women.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump approval at lowest ever after losing support from women
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Republicans Say They Have a Deal on Tax Bill  —  WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans have reached an agreement, in principle, on a consensus tax bill on Wednesday, keeping the party on track for final votes next week with the aim of delivering a bill to President Trump's desk by Christmas, according to people briefed on the deal.
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The Hill:
Negotiators strike deal in principle on tax bill
Discussion: IJR
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
This Is The Daily Stormer's Playbook  —  A leaked style guide reveals they're Nazis about grammar (and about Jews).  —  Back in September, Vox Day, a Gamergate holdover who has assumed the position of racist alt-right figurehead, published a handful of brief excerpts from what he described as the “Andrew Anglin” style guide.
Discussion: Raw Story and Boing Boing
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Nikki Haley Stuck a Knife in His Back”: Roger Stone Is Already Writing the Story of Trump's Downfall  —  One of Trump's closest allies believes the president could be removed from office by disloyal Cabinet members—and he's writing a book about it.  —  In the closing days …
Discussion: The Atlantic, AOL and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
'We Can't Take That Risk' — FBI Officials Discussed ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump Presidency  —  Two FBI officials who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation exchanged text messages last year in which they appear to have discussed ways to prevent Donald Trump from being elected president.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:   Ugly as Mueller's investigation may look, it's on track to clear Trump
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Months-worth of FBI employees' texts dreading Trump victory released to Congress
New York Times:
Music Mogul Russell Simmons Is Accused of Rape by 3 Women  —  Mr. Simmons, a powerful gatekeeper in the entertainment and media worlds, damaged careers and self-confidence with his pattern of sexual assault and harassment, the women say.  —  In 1995, Drew Dixon was working her dream job …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democratic lawmaker: Women's clothing an ‘invitation’ to harassment  —  A female Democratic House member shocked fellow lawmakers Wednesday when she said that the revealing clothing that some members and staffers wear is an “invitation” to sexual harassment.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Alt-Right Hyped Sexual Harassment Hoax to Attack Schumer … A forged document accusing the top Democrat in the Senate of sexual harassment copied language verbatim from a real sexual-harassment complaint filed against Rep. John Conyers.  —  On Tuesday afternoon, right-wing social media …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Schumer Files Police Report After Fraudulent Document Emerges
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
ag.ny.gov:
A.G. Schneiderman Releases New Details On Investigation Into Fake Net Neutrality Comments  —  News from Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman  —  Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060 … NEW YORK - Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released new details …
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Margaret Harding McGill / Politico:
FCC's own chief technology officer warned about net neutrality repeal
Washington Post:
Native Leaders Celebrate a Victory as Washington Football Changes Mascot to the Redhawks  —  This morning the Washington football team made a surprise announcement that the franchise is changing its controversial name from the Redskins to the Redhawks.  —  Today's announcement under the heading …
Discussion: USA Today, Washingtonian, SI.com and AOL
Jack Conte / The Patreon Blog:
We messed up.  We're sorry, and we're not rolling out the fees change.  —  We've heard you loud and clear.  We're not going to rollout the changes to our payments system that we announced last week.  We still have to fix the problems that those changes addressed, but we're going to fix …
 
 
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The Right Scoop:
BREAKING: Justice Don Willett CONFIRMED!
Dara Lind / Vox:
Exclusive: the Postal Service kept him from renewing his DACA. Now he's in immigration detention.
Discussion: America's Voice
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Congressman Says ‘Everyone Respects’ Mueller at FBI Hearing, Louie Gohmert Interrupts: 'I Don't'
FIRE:
Albion College student under investigation for ‘ANTIFA and ISIS hunting permits’ joke
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Tentative Tax Deal Scraps Hit on Tuition for Graduate Students
Washington Post:
'It's our little Trump safe space.' In troubled times, the president's D. C. hotel is a refuge for his fans
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Putin receives briefings on Trump's tweets, Kremlin says
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Consoles Meghan McCain in Powerfully Emotional TV Moment
Discussion: ABC News and RedState
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Man who holds keys to holy Christian site in Jerusalem will refuse to welcome Pence
TMZ.com:
Keaton Jones' Estranged Father Is a Jailed White Supremacist
Discussion: theGrio and AOL
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
Our move to (paywall-free!) Reason from The Washington Post
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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