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3:40 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.
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.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Daily Kos
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Marco Rubio will support GOP tax bill after child tax credit tweaks, sources say  — Rubio threatened to oppose the bill unless the GOP expanded the credit for working families.  Mike Lee is undecided and also wanted an expanded credit.
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Increases Child Tax Credit in Bid to Satisfy Rubio, Lee  —  Move could help lock up needed votes to pass tax overhaul  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans will make more of the child tax credit refundable in a last-minute concession to Sens. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Mike Lee (R., Utah) …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump: “People are very, very angry” with FBI and Justice Department
Discussion: ABC News
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
RUBIO pulls emergency brake on tax debate …
Discussion: Axios, New York Times and Vox
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Republicans Are Set to Release Compromise Tax Bill
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and RedState
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
Matthew Walther / The Week:
Net neutrality is dead. Good riddance.
Discussion: The Verge
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 …
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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
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House: FBI has ‘extreme bias’ against Trump … White House spokesman J. Hogan Gidley ripped the FBI in an interview with Fox News on Friday, saying the bureau has an “extreme bias” against President Trump  —  in the wake of the release of anti-Trump text messages between two FBI officials.
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
White House: FBI records show ‘extreme bias’ against Trump
Discussion: IJR and The Week
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
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
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
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: Moore “was a terrible candidate,” but Breitbart had “no option”  —  From the December 15 edition of SiriusXM Patriot's Breitbart News Daily:
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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.
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.
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
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.
Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
The EPA Hired a Major Republican Opposition Research Firm to Track Press Activity  —  Using taxpayer dollars, the Environmental Protection Agency has hired a cutting-edge Republican PR firm that specializes in digging up opposition research to help Administrator Scott Pruitt's office track and shape press coverage of the agency.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Russia facts are hiding in plain sight  —  President Trump's recent denunciations of the Russia investigation recall the famous legal advice: “If the facts are against you, argue the law.  If the law is against you, argue the facts.  If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.”
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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.
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Chains  —  The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday overturned a key Obama-era precedent that had given workers significant leverage in challenging companies like fast-food and hotel chains over labor practices.
Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Law School Is Hot Again as Politics Piques Interest  —  The number of people applying to law school has risen 12%, in the first significant boost in years  —  It's cool to go to law school again.  —  After years of plummeting enrollment and hand-wringing over the value of a law degree, interest in law school is starting to rebound.
Discussion: Axios
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Ruben Kihuen  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7(g), the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
4 senior managers at Interior Dept. fired for harassment  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke revealed today he has fired four senior managers at the Interior Department for inappropriate conduct, including sexual harassment.  —  “I've already removed four senior leaders that were guilty …
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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Nick Cumming-Bruce / New York Times:
‘Golden Opportunity Missed’: Syria Peace Talks Falter, Again
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Donald Trump just compared legal immigrants on diversity visas to trash
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Growing Partisan Divide Over Feminism
Casper Star-Tribune:
Woman says Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager
New York Times:
Science Worship  —  Mr. Kim has elevated science as an ideal …
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
GOP bill scraps voter registration requirements for colleges
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Alexa Valiente / ABC News:
Matt Damon opens up about Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment and confidentiality agreements
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
How House members quietly sidestep harassment claims
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
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