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8:35 PM ET, December 15, 2017

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CNN:
Trump lawyers set for key meeting with special counsel next week  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's private lawyers are slated to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller and members of his team as soon as next week for what the President's team considers an opportunity …
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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, RedState and CNBC
Jenny Strasburg / Wall Street Journal:   Deutsche Bank Had Flagged Manafort-Related Transactions
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.
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Republicans Are Set to Release Compromise Tax Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers have agreed to expand the child care tax credit so that it benefits more low-income Americans, a move intended to win back the support of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who on Thursday said he would not vote …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Bob Corker flips to “yes” on tax reform
Discussion: mikeallen and The Mahablog
Washington Post:
Republicans finalize plan, expand benefits for working families in bid to win over Rubio
Discussion: Daily Kos, CANNONFIRE and Splinter
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump: “People are very, very angry” with FBI and Justice Department
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller and ABC News
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Dani McDonald / Stuff.co.nz:
Ashley Judd responds to Peter Jackson's claims on Harvey Weinstein blacklist  —  Film producer Weinstein is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood actresses.  —  Ashley Judd has spoken out after Sir Peter Jackson said the Weinstein brothers orchestrated a smear campaign …
Alexa Valiente / ABC News:
Matt Damon opens up about Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment and confidentiality agreements
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
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?
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Chamath Palihapitiya:
I made some strong remarks about social media platforms, including Facebook, at an event at Stanford last month that have taken on new life in the past few days.  For all the ensuing controversy, I genuinely believe that Facebook is a force for good in the world, so I'd like to expand on my comments before we break for the holidays.
Discussion: FOX2now.com, Gizmodo and Mashable
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, AOL and New York Times
Elizabeth Harrington / Washington Free Beacon:
Hundreds of EPA Employees Have Quit Under Trump  —  After months of crying at their desks, bureaucrats now ‘quitting in disgust’  —  Over 700 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have quit or taken early retirement during the Trump administration so far, bringing the agency close to employment levels not seen since Reagan.
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New York Times:
Executive at Consultancy Hired by E.P.A. Scrutinized Agency Employees Critical of Trump  —  One of the top executives of a consulting firm that the Environmental Protection Agency has hired to help it with media affairs has spent the past year investigating agency employees who have been critical …
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.
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump judicial nominee fumbles basic questions about the law
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
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John Harwood / CNBC:   Rep. Tom Cole doesn't trust the economists on GOP tax plan: ‘There are about as many economists as there are opinions.’
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 …
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Ema O'Connor / BuzzFeed:
A Federal Judge Just Blocked The Trump Administration's Contraception Coverage Rules
Discussion: Axios and Refinery29
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.
Carolina Panthers:
Panthers' statement on internal investigation  —  The Carolina Panthers today announced it has commenced an internal investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct against the team's owner and founder, Jerry Richardson.  The investigation is being led by the outside international law …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Judge Says That Paul Manafort Can Go Free But He Has To Live In Florida And Be Home By 11 P.M.  —  Manafort will have GPS monitoring and must get permission from the judge to travel outside of court appearances.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge clears path for Manafort release from house arrest, move to South Florida
Discussion: New York Magazine
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Republicans unveil final version of tax bill  —  Republicans late Friday afternoon unveiled the final text of their bill to rewrite the tax code, which they are racing to send to President Trump  —  's desk before Christmas.  —  Like the bills that came before it, the legislation produced …
Discussion: RedState, ABC News and Axios
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.
Matthew Fowler / Washington Post:
Why 41 percent of white millennials voted for Trump  —  In the year since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, many have continued to debate what motivated those who voted for him.  We wanted to understand Trump voters among millennials, the generation that will make up the largest share …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Vox
Scott Shackford / Hit & Run:
There Will Be No Viking Longboats Cruising the Mississippi, Thanks to Hard-Headed U.S. Protectionism  —  There are 2,000 ports across the world where cruise ships dock for passengers to embark on fabulous getaways.  Only 30 of them are in North America.  —  The market won't likely be calling …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
New York's Famed Lincoln Plaza Art House Theatre Scheduled To Close In January  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, a temple of the art house movie scene in New York for 30 years, is at the end of its lease and is scheduled to close in January, Deadline has learned.
Discussion: IndieWire
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.
Ruth May / Dallas Morning News:
How Putin's proxies helped funnel millions into GOP campaigns  —  As Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team probes deeper into potential collusion between Trump officials and representatives of the Russian government, investigators are taking a closer look at political contributions made by U.S. citizens with close ties to Russia.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Nazareth mayor cancels Christmas celebration over Trump's Jerusalem decision
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Roy Moore fundraising for ‘election integrity fund’ ahead of election certification
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Intelligence Panel Is Rushing to Complete Russia Probe
Discussion: AOL
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democratic poll shows tax bill hurts GOP incumbents
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump rips the FBI before speech at its training academy
Discussion: RedState
CNN:
Al Franken continues working while departure date unclear
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
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Discussion: Axios
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Discussion: Hullabaloo
Sonny Bunch / Washington Free Beacon:
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Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
New Mexico School Shooter Had Secret Life on Pro-Trump White-Supremacy Sites
Discussion: KRQE-TV, Raw Story and The Root