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New York Times:
Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Jones, a Democratic former prosecutor who mounted a seemingly quixotic Senate campaign in the face of Republican dominance here, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy S. Moore …
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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 Alabama Senate race was how closely the result tracked with the GOP's big defeats …
Washington Post:
Preliminary exit poll results: How different groups voted in the U.S. senator election in Alabama  —  See how different groups voted in the U.S. senator election in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
David Byler / Weekly Standard:
Alabama Slamma: Four Takeaways from Roy Moore's Devastating Loss to Doug Jones  —  That.  Just.  Happened.  —  Last night, a Democratic candidate won a Senate seat in deep red Alabama.  —  Let that sink in.  —  Alabama is one of the worst places in the country to be a statewide Democratic political candidate.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
It's not just scandal: Moore lost in Alabama because the GOP agenda is toxically unpopular  —  Republicans are now in trouble everywhere.  —  The easy thing for Republicans to tell themselves after the stinging loss of a Senate seat in Alabama is that they only went down to defeat …
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Republicans Now Have a Reason to Panic  —  Democrat Doug Jones won in deeply conservative Alabama.  Was it Trump's fault?  —  Democrats won a special Senate election in deeply conservative Alabama, narrowing the Republicans' slim majority in the chamber, and likely generating political panic and infighting among scared Republicans.
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Blue Stars Fell on Alabama  —  Jones win another confirmation of Democratic momentum, even taking Moore's horrible candidacy into account  —  Prior to the Alabama special Senate election on Tuesday night, there was an ongoing discussion in the media about whether the Republicans would lose either way in Alabama.
Alice Stewart / CNN:
Steve Bannon's political science experiment blew up in Trump's face
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump suffers ‘big black eye’ in Alabama
Discussion: The Week, ABC News, Axios and IJR
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Doug Jones's victory scrambles the Republican congressional agenda
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
The Making of an Upset
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrats call for halt to GOP tax bill until Jones is seated in the Senate
NBC News:
Alabama results show that a 2018 wave is building
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump: ‘I Said Roy Moore Will Not Be Able to Win’ in Alabama
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP relieved at Roy Moore, Steve Bannon defeats: ‘We dodged a missile’
Discussion: Infowars and The Week
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Wall Street Journal: Bannon ‘is for losers’
Discussion: RedState and Talking Points Memo
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 …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
In texts, FBI agents on Russia probe called Trump an ‘idiot’  —  Two FBI agents assigned to the investigation into alleged collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia exchanged text messages referring to the future president as an “idiot,” according to copies of messages turned …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:   In ‘highly unusual’ move, DOJ secretly invited reporters to view texts sent by ousted FBI agents
J. Patrick Coolican Star / Star Tribune:
Rep. Keith Ellison won't run for U.S. Senate in '18  —  Decision by Minneapolis congressman clears a potentially big obstacle to Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, on tap for appointment to Franken's seat  —  U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison will not run in Minnesota's special U.S. Senate election in 2018 …
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ABC News:
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith named to fill Franken seat
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Erin Golden / Star Tribune:
Gov. Mark Dayton appoints Tina Smith to U.S. Senate
Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Power Line and IJR
Mike Allen:
Schumer calls cops after forged sex scandal charge  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he was the victim of a fake news hit on Tuesday, and has turned over to Capitol Police a document that purports to detail lurid sexual harassment accusations by a former staffer.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Prominent black supporter of Trump set to leave White House  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Omarosa Manigault Newman — one of President Donald Trump's most prominent African-American supporters — plans to leave the administration next month.  —  White House press secretary …
Discussion: Axios, IJR and TheBlaze
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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Omarosa Manigault reportedly escorted kicking and screaming from White House as resignation announced
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
USA Today:
Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says President Donald Trump's latest tweet about her was a ‘sexist smear’ aimed at silencing her voice.  The New York Democrat says she won't be silenced on the issue of sexual harassment.  (Dec. 12) AP
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.
Discussion: The Week
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Trump After Dark: Empire Strikes Back edition
Discussion: ABC News, Splinter and Shareblue Media
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks reveals he has prostate cancer  —  (R-Ala.) revealed in an emotional House floor speech on Wednesday that he has prostate cancer.  —  Brooks lost the Alabama Senate GOP primary earlier this year, a result that he said may very well have saved his life.
Discussion: Axios and twitchy.com
 
 
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ABC News:
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