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Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Agent Removed From Russia Probe Held Dim Views of Holder, Sanders  —  Texts between agent and FBI lawyer reveal harsh words for several prominent figures  —  Two FBI employees who used to work for Special Counsel Robert Mueller have already been criticized by Republicans for texts they shared insulting President Donald Trump.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Democrats want to know why Justice Department released FBI texts  —  Democrats pressed the Justice Department on Thursday to explain why it released salacious, anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI employees who are still under investigation for their work on the Russia special counsel investigation.
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
So, What's This ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump That These FBI Agents Discussed In Text Messages?  —  Editor's Note: Strzok was removed by Mueller in August, not July.  Post has been corrected and updated.  —  Piggybacking off of Katie and Cortney on these texts between FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump to Visit FBI Academy After Saying Agency ‘In Tatters’
Discussion: The Hill and NPR
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Sought Emails of Trump Campaign Data Firm  —  Special counsel asked Cambridge Analytica to hand over employees' emails, in sign of investigators' interest in campaign data operation  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Democrats want to know more about a strange omission from the Trump campaign's digital director …
Discussion: Raw Story
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former high-level officials submit ‘unusual’ Russia brief in lawsuit against Trump and Roger Stone
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
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: Reuters
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Dustin Hoffman Accused of Exposing Himself to a Minor, Assaulting Two Women (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Cori Thomas was in high school when she says Dustin Hoffman exposed himself to her in a hotel room.  Melissa Kester was a recent college graduate when Hoffman allegedly sexually assaulted her while recording audio for the film “Ishtar.”
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Jackson McHenry / thecut:   Dustin Hoffman Accused of Assaulting Two Women, Exposing Himself to Minor Hoffman had previously …
Washington Post:
Trump allies say Tillerson has ‘not learned his lesson’ and cannot continue in job for long … Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seemed focused this week on rebooting his image as a beleaguered Cabinet member on the outs with his boss and his own employees — holding a rare town hall with employees …
Discussion: Political Wire
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CNN:   UN official who visited Pyongyang sees ‘high risk’ of miscalculation
Associated Press:
Trump thanks Putin for remarks on strong US economy
Discussion: Politico, The Week, Axios and ABC News
Uri Friedman / The Atlantic:
Lindsey Graham: There's a 30 Percent Chance Trump Attacks North Korea
BostonGlobe.com:
One last chance for Collins to reject bad GOP tax bill  —  It's becoming clear that Republican leaders in Congress won't meet the conditions that Senator Susan Collins of Maine set out in the tax legislation.  So now what?  —  The final version of the GOP's tax bill, whose framework …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
RUBIO pulls emergency brake on tax debate …
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Rubio a ‘no’ on GOP tax bill unless tax credit for working poor is expanded
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: 54 percent say Mueller has conflict of interest  —  A majority of polled voters say special counsel Robert Mueller has a conflict of interest because of his past ties to former FBI Director James Comey, according to the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris survey.
Discussion: The Right Scoop, Althouse and RedState
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Jenn Abelson / BostonGlobe.com:
At ESPN, the problems for women run deep  —  When ESPN canceled its new program with Barstool Sports this fall after just one episode, the network tried to distance itself from the men's blog that has stoked criticism for everything from calling Rihanna fat to saying girls wearing skinny jeans deserve to be raped.
Discussion: IJR, Deadspin, TheBlaze, Mediaite and TVNewser
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Tyler Lauletta / Business Insider:
Boston Globe report alleges ESPN has a culture of sexism and sexual misconduct against women
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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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 …
CNN:
Homeland Security senior adviser promoted birtherism, said Obama knew ‘nothing about the black American experience’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)A White House senior adviser at the Department of Homeland Security previously promoted conspiracy theories about former President Barack Obama's birthplace …
Discussion: Mediaite and Splinter
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Omarosa's exit is headache for White House  —  Team Trump is bracing for negative revelations from Omarosa Manigault Newman after she resigned from the White House in disputed circumstances on Wednesday.  —  “She is a total press hog, so we will certainly see her say horrible things …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Ivanka Opens Her First Store Just In Time For Christmas  —  Located in the lobby of Donald Trump's tower in midtown Manhattan, the store is equal parts gift shop and tourist attraction.  —  To get to Ivanka Trump's store in Trump Tower, shoppers must first walk past metal barricades and police in body armor toting automatic weapons.
Jenny Strasburg / Wall Street Journal:
Deutsche Bank Had Flagged Manafort-Related Transactions  —  Transfers reflect bank's role as global money conduit  —  Deutsche Bank AG earlier this year flagged around $30 million in potentially suspicious transactions as part of an internal investigation into its role as a conduit …
New York Times:
With Billions at Stake in Tax Debate, Lobbyists Played Hardball  —  WASHINGTON — As the largest tax rewrite in decades powered through Congress, lobbyists found themselves sprinting to keep up and find ways to persuade, influence or cajole the small group of lawmakers empowered to tweak language …
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Displays Weaponry It Says Proves Iran's Influence  —  A new United Nations report says investigators couldn't definitively conclude missiles came from Iran  —  The U.S. for the first time publicly displayed what officials said were Iranian-made missiles, drones and other weaponry …
Discussion: Just Security
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Kelly Cutrone: Russell Simmons tried to rape me  —  Furious about Russell Simmons denying rape allegations against him, Kelly Cutrone has come forward to say that Simmons attempted to rape her in 1991.  —  Cutrone, who founded fashion PR powerhouse People's Revolution and has starred in MTV's …
Amanda Taub / New York Times:
How One Harasser Can Rob a Generation of Women  —  As the sexual misconduct scandals continue to unfold, our gender team is providing updates and analysis in a new newsletter.  Today, Amanda Taub shares a personal reflection on how harassment's consequences reach far beyond the immediate victims …
ag.ny.gov:
A.G. Schneiderman: I Will Sue To Stop Illegal Rollback Of Net Neutrality  —  News from Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060  —  nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov … Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released …
 
 
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Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Associated Press:
White House aims to sway opinion on immigration overhaul
Discussion: Axios
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