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5:00 PM ET, December 14, 2017

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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Paul Ryan Sees His Wild Washington Journey Coming to An End  —  Spirits were high inside the House chamber on Thursday, November 16, when, in the early afternoon, the gavel fell and a measure to rewrite the American tax code passed on a partisan tally of 227 to 205.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House: Trump would be ‘very unhappy’ if Speaker Ryan left
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.
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former high-level officials submit ‘unusual’ Russia brief in lawsuit against Trump and Roger Stone  — Fourteen former national security, intelligence, and foreign policy officials recently wrote an amicus brief as part of a lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump's campaign and Roger Stone, his longtime adviser.
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation  —  Federal regulators voted Thursday to allow Internet providers to speed up service for some apps and websites — and block or slow down others — in a decision repealing landmark …
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Tom McKay / Gizmodo:
Ajit Pai Thinks You're Stupid Enough to Buy This Crap  —  On Thursday, the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission and its chairman, Verizon BFF Ajit Pai, will hold a vote on whether to repeal Barack Obama-era net neutrality rules.  If passed, the FCC would allow ISPs …
Washington Post:
Rubio a ‘no’ on GOP tax bill unless tax credit for working poor is expanded  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) informed Senate leaders he intends to vote against the Republicans' $1.5 trillion tax plan unless it includes a larger expansion of a child tax credit, according to a Senate GOP source.
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Washington Post:
GOP considers letting tax cuts for families expire sooner  —  Congressional Republicans are looking at shortening the duration of tax cuts that their plan would give to families and individuals, a leading lawmaker said Thursday.  —  That change would free up more revenue for additional changes …
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Sen. Marco Rubio says he won't vote for the tax bill without an expanded child tax credit
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and CNBC
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Republican Senator Lee undecided on tax bill, seeks child credit changes: aide
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Thoughts on Rod Rosenstein's Testimony  —  I have not watched all of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday.  But I watched three hours of it, and that was quite enough to convey the disturbing and dangerous nature of the current moment.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The FBI Scandal Hiding in Plain Sight
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
FBI Agents Sending Anti-Trump Texts Is Not a Scandal
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Roy Moore turns refusal to concede into religious crusade: ‘Immorality sweeps over the land’
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Democrats should go after Ted Cruz
Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
Why I Secretly Wanted Moore To Lose: Brooks 2020!
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Write-in votes still loom over Alabama Senate race
Jana Winter / Foreign Policy:
Head of Congressional Ethics Office Sued for Abusing Position, Accused of Assaulting Women  —  A key official involved in House investigations faces a federal lawsuit alleging misconduct.  —  A top congressional ethics official who oversees investigations into misconduct by lawmakers …
Discussion: Vox and Splinter
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Omarosa: I saw things in Trump White House ‘I was very uncomfortable with’  —  Omarosa Manigault Newman said on Thursday that she observed things in the White House during her tenure that made her uncomfortable and that upset her.  —  “There were a lot of things that I observed during …
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Amie Hudspeth / Crossroads Today:
BREAKING: Congressman Farenthold calls it quits  —  Congressman Blake Farenthold will withdraw from the race but is expected to finish his term.  Newscenter 25 is working to get more details from the Farenthold camp.  You may remember the Congressman spoke to constituents via Skype on Wednesday saying …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Republican Nightmare Is Just Beginning  —  Washington Republicans have put the fiasco of Alabama's special election behind them, but their electoral nightmare may just be beginning.  —  Roy Moore's stunning defeat Tuesday night was met with quiet sighs of relief throughout the GOP establishment …
Discussion: The Nation and Daily Kos
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Republicans are paying a price for their extremism
Discussion: New Republic
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 …
Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
He was a renowned surgeon — until a doctor found his initials burned on a patient's liver  —  Patients often can't help but wonder what doctors and nurses are doing while they're sedated.  —  Some suspect trash talking.  Others are wary of racially charged comments.
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Leon Watson / Telegraph:
Surgeon admits marking his initials on patients' livers during transplant ops
Discussion: KTLA and The Daily Caller
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:
Trump's Lies vs. Obama's  —  In his first 10 months, Trump told nearly six times as many falsehoods as Obama did during his entire presidency  —  In his first 10 months, Trump told nearly  —  After we published a list of President Trump's lies this summer, we heard a common response from his supporters.
Brittney McNamara / Teen Vogue:
Joe Biden to Anita Hill: “I Owe Her an Apology”  —  Since film magnate Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual harassment and assault in October, scores of women have come forward as part of the #MeToo movement to say that they too have been a victim of sexual misconduct.
Compiled by / CNN:
Charlotte Bacon, 6  —  Charlotte was sweet, outgoing and full of energy, her grandmother told CNN affiliate WCCO in Minnesota.  —  “This is tough.  This is surreal.  You can't believe this could happen,” Irene Hagen told the station.  “The whole family is just devastated, and we're all trying to come to terms with it.”
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“We Know the Difference Between a Glenn and a Matt Lauer”: Inside The New York Times, the Glenn Thrush Scandal Is a Sex-Reckoning Test Case  —  Some three dozen detailed interviews will determine whether the star White House correspondent will keep his job—but chances are he won't be going back to cover the West Wing.
CNNMoney:
Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion  —  Disney buying 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion  —  Disney is buying a huge chunk of 21st Century Fox in a deal that promises to reshape the media industry and help the entertainment giant fend off digital rivals such as Netflix.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., CBS Pittsburgh and WNEP-TV
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Is Having His King Lear Moment
 
 
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Kubler Ross Politics of 2017
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Once Unthinkable, Senate Looks Like a Tossup in 2018
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Kamala Harris says Trump should resign
Discussion: Mother Jones
mprnews.org:
Freeman: Not enough evidence yet to charge Mpls. cop in Ruszczyk shooting
Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Trump super PAC quietly launches new ad campaign targeting Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Discussion: Raw Story
Roger Fingas / AppleInsider:
‘Intentional’ event redirects cloud traffic from Apple, Google & others through Russia
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Hobbes / Highline:
Millennials Are Screwed  —  FML … Like everyone in my generation …
Mike Shields / Business Insider:
Refinery29 is laying off staff, cites ‘a correction in the digital media space’
Discussion: BuzzFeed and AOL, more at Mediagazer »
The Daily Beast:
Report: CIA Captured Putin's ‘Specific Instructions’ to Hack the 2016 Election
JTA / Jerusalem Post:
Family of Miss Iraq flee country after photo posted with Miss Israel
Discussion: IJR and RedState
 

 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Google says it will consolidate teams that focus on building AI models across Research and DeepMind, and move its Responsible AI teams from Research to DeepMind

 
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