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8:35 AM ET, December 14, 2017

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MJ Lee / CNN:
Exclusive: Ex-Farenthold aide shares new details of vulgar and abusive behavior  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  (CNN)A former senior aide to Rep. Blake Farenthold has approached the House Ethics Committee to share a damning account of working …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:   CHEAT SHEET: The next week in D.C. …
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democratic lawmaker: Women's clothing an ‘invitation’ to harassment
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Roy Moore turns refusal to concede into religious crusade: ‘Immorality sweeps over the land’  —  A day after losing the Senate race in Alabama to Democrat Doug Jones, Roy Moore has issued a new statement refusing to concede the election until completion of the final count.
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Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
Why I Secretly Wanted Moore To Lose: Brooks 2020!
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republican civil war erupts anew
Discussion: ABC News
WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Kentucky State Rep. Dan Johnson died of ‘probable suicide’ on bridge in Mt. Washington  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky State Rep. Dan Johnson, who was under investigation for alleged sexual molestation, died of a “probable suicide,” the Bullitt County coroner said.
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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 …
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Los Angeles Times:
Five more women accuse Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct across three decades  —  Beneath the gaze of a Hindu goddess statue, a room full of beautiful young women took a deep breath as the instructor at Russell Simmons' yoga studio asked the students to focus on November's theme: “Karmic duty.”
Discussion: New York Times and KTLA
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After mysterious ‘insurance policy’ text, will Justice Department reveal more on FBI agent bounced from Mueller probe?  —  Yes, the release of texts sent between top FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page show that both loathed Donald Trump while they were working on investigations involving Trump …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
DOJ releases provide fodder to Mueller critics
Discussion: Mother Jones, Business Insider and Vox
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Ugly as Mueller's investigation may look, it's on track to clear Trump
Washington Post:
Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked  —  In the final days before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his inner circle pleaded with him to acknowledge publicly what U.S. intelligence agencies had already concluded — that Russia's interference in the 2016 election was real.
Discussion: Raw Story
Morgan Spurlock / TwitLonger:
I am Part of the Problem  —  As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realization of their past indiscretions, I don't sit by and wonder “who will be next?”  I wonder, “when will they come for me?”  —  You see, I've come to understand after months of these revelations …
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
PBS Suspends ‘Tavis Smiley’ Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation (EXCLUSIVE)  —  PBS has suspended late-night talk show “Tavis Smiley” amid misconduct allegations against its host and namesake.  —  “Effective today, PBS has indefinitely suspended distribution of 'Tavis Smiley …
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Tavis Smiley:
On the eve of the 15th season and 3,000th episode of my nightly talk show, I was as shocked as anyone else by PBS' announcement today.  Variety knew before I did.  —  I have the utmost respect for women and celebrate the courage of those who have come forth to tell their truth.
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
April Ryan: Omarosa fired by Kelly, escorted out of White House
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Democrats look to spread that Alabama magic  —  Doug Jones' earth-shaking win in Alabama Tuesday has Democrats dreaming of 2018 aftershocks across the country and in states where they haven't been competitive in years.  —  They're eyeing Senate races in Utah, Nebraska and Texas …
Discussion: ABC News
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
How Doug Jones lost in nearly every congressional district but still won the state
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Jones: In ‘gracious’ call, Trump invited me to the White House
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and IJR
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Second woman accuses Kihuen of persistent, unwanted sexual advances  —  Once-rising Democratic star Rep. Ruben Kihuen made repeated and unwanted sexual advances toward a female lobbyist while he was a state senator, the woman told The Nevada Independent.  —  The woman, who requested anonymity …
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Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:   How we reported our story of a woman accusing Rep. Ruben Kihuen of harassment
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
When Will Paul Ryan Step Down?  —  It's a question lawmakers are asking.  —  WASHINGTON As Republicans finish their long-sought rewrite of the tax code, some lawmakers are beginning to wonder just how much longer Rep. Paul Ryan intends to remain speaker.  —  “There's a whole lot of rumors …
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: Boing Boing and Raw Story
New York Times:
Alabama Loss Exposes Republican Fissures Amid a Democratic Surge  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The once-unimaginable Republican defeat in Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday tore open divisions between the party's establishment and populist wings, inciting bitter recriminations …
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: 60 percent of Iowans disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance  —  Iowans believe the country's headed in the wrong direction and that President Donald Trump isn't doing a good job.  —  Sixty percent of respondents to this month's Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll …
Discussion: Political Wire
Ken Blackwell / Townhall.com:
Sessions' First Year: A Breath of Fresh Air After Years of Obama Scandals  —  A year ago the Department of Justice was finishing up eight long years of a scandal-plagued term under Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, as President Obama's political arm.
Axios:
Pence delaying Israel visit  —  Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Israel, which was to begin on Sunday, will be postponed by two days because of next week's tax-reform vote, Israeli and U.S. officials say.  — The reason: U.S. officials tell Axios that Pence is likely to remain …
Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Disney buys much of Fox in megamerger that will shake world of entertainment and media  —  NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Company, an entertainment firm as sprawling as one of its landmark theme parks, has pulled off one of the largest media mergers in history by acquiring the majority of assets from rival 21st Century Fox.
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez / CNNMoney:
26-year-olds face challenges as they fall off parents' health insurance  —  What you need to know about Obamacare 2018  —  Marguerite Moniot felt frustrated and flummoxed.  Despite the many hours she had spent in front of the computer this year reading consumer reviews of health insurance plans offered …
Discussion: NPR and MichelleMalkin.com
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 …
 
 
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CNN:
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Democrats cool to Trump's infrastructure pitch
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
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 Earlier Items: 
Cal Thomas / Townhall.com:
No King but Caesar  —  In September 1862, a group of Chicago …
Discussion: LewRockwell
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Dear Cat-Person Girl
Discussion: Althouse, The Guardian and Vox
USA Today:
Warren Sapp on sexual harassment allegations: ‘You are not going to put that on me’
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and TheBlaze