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5:10 PM ET, December 15, 2017

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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Kansas Dem Andrea Ramsey, accused of sexual harassment, will drop out of US House race  —  McClatchy Washington Bureau and The Kansas City Star  —  WASHINGTON  —  Andrea Ramsey, a Democratic candidate for Congress, will drop out of the race after the Kansas City Star asked her about accusations …
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Kansas City Star:
Andrea Ramsey letter: ‘I never engaged in any of the alleged behavior’  —  Dear Citizens of Kansas' Third Congressional District,  —  For the past six months, it has been my privilege and honor to meet folks from all walks of life in our district as we commenced our campaign, seeking to unseat Representative Kevin Yoder.
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Female House candidate withdraws over sexual harassment claim
Discussion: VICE News
Washington Post:
Republicans finalize plan, expand benefits for working families in bid to win over Rubio … Congressional Republicans finished rewriting their massive plan to overhaul the tax code on Friday, adding in a significant expansion of the Child Tax Credit aimed at boosting benefits for low-income families.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Bob Corker flips to “yes” on tax reform  —  Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the only holdout on the Senate's initial tax bill, announced Friday that he will vote “yes” on the GOP's tax cuts bill, less than an hour after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said he will also vote yes.
Discussion: Political Wire and mikeallen
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump: “People are very, very angry” with FBI and Justice Department
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller and ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Increases Child Tax Credit in Bid to Satisfy Rubio, Lee
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Molly Redden / The Guardian:
Peter Jackson: I blacklisted Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino under pressure from Weinstein … Film director Peter Jackson has admitted to blacklisting actors Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in response to a “smear campaign” orchestrated by accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein.
Alexa Valiente / ABC News:
Matt Damon opens up about Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment and confidentiality agreements
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump judicial nominee fumbles basic questions about the law  —  Nomination hearings for U.S. district judges tend to be dry affairs that offer little in the way of mass entertainment — in other words, they're not typically the stuff of viral videos.  —  But a clip of one of President …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Daily Kos
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Miranda Green / CNN:
Trump judicial nominee struggles to answer basic legal questions at hearing  —  Washington (CNN)A Trump judicial nominee struggled to answer basic legal questions posed to him by a Republican senator on Wednesday, including his lack of experience on trial work, the amount of depositions he'd worked on and more.
The Hill:
Exclusive: Prominent lawyer sought donor cash for two Trump accusers  —  A well-known women's rights lawyer sought to arrange compensation from donors and tabloid media outlets for women who made or considered making sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump
Neil Patel / The Daily Caller:
Harlem Shook: Google Is Using Its Immense Power To Censor Content That Doesn't Fit Its Political Goals.  Everyone In America Should Be Concerned About That  —  The Daily Caller released a funny video Tuesday of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai defending the commission's upcoming net-neutrality rollback.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Internet Is Free Again
Jenny Strasburg / Wall Street Journal:
Deutsche Bank Was Asked for Information on Transactions Potentially Linked to Michael Flynn  —  Request was part of U.S. special counsel investigation  —  Deutsche Bank AG has been asked by U.S. government authorities to hand over information about transactions that could be linked …
Discussion: Arizona Republic and CNBC
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Jenny Strasburg / Wall Street Journal:   Deutsche Bank Had Flagged Manafort-Related Transactions
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Kushner's legal team looks to hire crisis public relations firm  —  Senior White House official Jared Kushner and his legal team are searching for a crisis public relations firm, according to four people familiar with the matter.  —  Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has quietly called at least two firms, these people said.
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
Trump initiated Putin call in the wake of economic praise  —  Putin praises Trump, slams Russia probe  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — “He said very nice things about what I have done for this country in terms of the economy,” Trump said  — “We would love to have his help on North Korea.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and VICE News
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Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
This Tax Bill Is a Trillion-Dollar Blunder  —  Congress and President Trump put politics ahead of smart reform.  —  Last month a Wall Street Journal editor asked a room full of CEOs to raise their hands if the corporate tax cut being considered in Congress would lead them to invest more.
Discussion: TheStreet and Reuters
Media Matters for America:
Breitbart editor-in-chief: We had to defend Roy Moore from child molestation accusations to protect Trump from his accusers  —  ALEX MARLOW (HOST): In hindsight guys, look, it's a — there was no option at Breitbart — and I will try to articulate this over and over.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Establishment Declares Open Season on a Weakened Bannon  —  WASHINGTON — A small group of conservative leaders had gathered in the Trump International Hotel last week for a friendly discussion about the year that was ending and their priorities for the year to come, when Stephen K. Bannon spoke up.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
To save the GOP, Republicans have to lose
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo
Facebook:
Hard Questions: Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us?  —  By David Ginsberg, Director of Research, and Moira Burke, Research Scientist at Facebook  —  With people spending more time on social media, many rightly wonder whether that time is good for us.  Do people connect in meaningful ways online?
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
New Mexico School Shooter Had Secret Life on Pro-Trump White-Supremacy Sites … In real life, William Edward Atchison—people called him Bill—lived in a little yellow house with his parents, about a mile away from the Giant gas station where he worked and from Aztec High School …
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Sonny Bunch / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Review  —  Remixing the structure of the originals with the aesthetics of the prequels  —  The following piece of criticism will include the discussion of plot points and the fates of characters; please do not complain to me about spoilers if you read beyond this sentence.
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Inside Matt Lauer's Secret Relationship With a ‘Today’ Production Assistant (EXCLUSIVE)  —  In 1999, Addie Collins arrived at NBC's “Today” as a young intern with big aspirations.  A few months later, she landed her dream job as production assistant, forming close bonds with her new colleagues Katie Couric, Ann Curry and Al Roker.
The Hill:
Federal judge blocks Trump rollback of ObamaCare birth control mandate  —  A federal judge in Pennsylvania temporarily blocked the Trump administration's recent rules allowing moral and religious exceptions for ObamaCare's birth control requirement.  —  The injunction comes …
CNN:
Al Franken continues working while departure date unclear  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Even though he announced he would resign within “the coming weeks” amid accusations he groped women, Sen. Al Franken is still reporting for duty to Capitol Hill with no departure date set.
Associated Press:
Americans pessimistic about Trump, country: AP-NORC Poll  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump frequently casts his first year in office as a string of successes and campaign promises fulfilled.  But less than a quarter of Americans think Trump has made good on the pledges he made to voters …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America  —  The Guardian joined him on a special two-week mission into the dark heart of the world's richest nation  —  Los Angeles, California, 5 December  —  “You got a choice to make, man.  You could go straight on to heaven.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Dara Lind / Vox:
Donald Trump just compared legal immigrants on diversity visas to trash  —  Trump's always distrusted legal immigrants — and he's trying to turn America against them, too.  —  Donald Trump thinks immigrants are trash, metaphorically speaking.  —  Not just unauthorized immigrants.
The Hill:
Senate parliamentarian strikes language allowing churches to endorse candidates from tax bill  —  The Senate parliamentarian has blocked language repealing the Johnson Amendment and allowing churches and 501(c)3 nonprofits to endorse candidates and engage in partisan politics from inclusion in the tax bill.
 
 
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Discussion: Axios
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
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Bill Moyers:
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
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