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5:35 PM ET, December 18, 2017

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CNN:
Trump predicts exoneration in Russia investigation as allies fear a ‘meltdown’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is privately striking a less agitated tone on the Russia investigation, sources say, even insisting he'll soon be cleared in writing.
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
House Republicans prepare to wrap up contentious Russia investigation  —  WASHINGTON — As House Republicans make the case for special counsel Robert Mueller to end his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, they appear ready to bring their own intelligence probe to an end.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, CNBC, NBC News and CNN
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:   More than 100,000 people vow to protest if Trump fires Mueller
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump privately calling Rosenstein a threat to his presidency: report
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Former House Republican: Trump deserves to be ‘impeached’ if he fires Mueller
Discussion: ABC News
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans demand probe of Russia investigation leaks
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
NBC News:
FBI warned Trump in 2016 Russians would try to infiltrate his campaign  —  WASHINGTON — In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Judicial Nominee Drops Out After Embarrassing Hearing, Per Senate Aide  —  Matthew Petersen is the president's third court pick to crash and burn over not being qualified to be a federal judge.  —  WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's judicial nominee Matthew Petersen has withdrawn …
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Tegna / WWL-TV:
Sen. Kennedy on Trump judicial nominee: ‘He has no litigation experience.’  —  Kennedy on Trump judicial nominee: ‘He has no litigation experience.’ … NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) responded after video of him grilling one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees went viral last week.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump judicial nominee Matthew Petersen pulls out after struggling to answer basic questions  —  Matthew Petersen, a nominee to the federal judiciary, has withdrawn from consideration days after a video clip showed him unable to answer basic questions about legal procedure, the White House confirmed Monday.
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump judicial nominee withdraws after humiliating hearing
Discussion: RedState and Talking Points Memo
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Franken urged to reverse his resignation  —  At least four senators are urging Al Franken to reconsider resigning, including two who issued statements calling for the resignation two weeks ago and said they now feel remorse over what they feel was a rush to judgment.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Tax Plan to Turbocharge Inequality, in 3 Charts  —  The Republican tax bill is an audacious attempt to accelerate the economic trends of the last half-century.  —  If you're a fan of these trends — rapidly rising inequality and stagnant middle-class incomes — you should love the bill.
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Anchorage Daily News:
Track Palin, son of former Gov. Sarah Palin, arrested for assaulting his father  —  PALMER — Track Palin, the 28-year-old son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was arrested on assault and burglary charges after he repeatedly hit his father, Todd Palin, at the family home Saturday, charging documents say.
Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
In FBI Agent's Account, ‘Insurance Policy’ Text Referred to Russia Probe  —  Agent's text was meant to convey the FBI needed to aggressively investigate allegations of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia  —  An FBI agent's reference to “an insurance policy” in a much-debated text message …
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
Final Tax Bill Could End Up Costing $2.2 Trillion  —  The final conference committee agreement of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would cost $1.46 trillion under conventional scoring and over $1 trillion on a dynamic basis over ten years, leading debt to rise to between 95 percent and 98 percent …
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Colby Pastre / Tax Foundation:
Preliminary Details and Analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Rebelling Republican Suburbs Offer Democrats Path to House Control  —  HOUSTON — As she sat with a glass of sauvignon blanc waiting for a women-focused Democratic fund-raiser to begin, Nancy Sharp let loose in a Texas-seasoned drawl why she and so many other onetime supporters of the Bush family were abandoning the Republicans.
Discussion: Daily Kos and TalkLeft
Associated Press:
The Latest: Witness helps people get out of derailed train  —  DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state (all times local):  —  A man who was driving on a highway alongside a train that derailed in Washington state says he and his friend rushed to help the victims.
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Fox News:
Amtrak train derails in Washington state onto Interstate 5; at least 6 dead
ESPN MediaZone:
News Regarding John Skipper  —  ESPN President John Skipper announced today that he is resigning from his position, citing a substance addiction problem.  Former ESPN President and Executive Chairman George Bodenheimer (who worked at ESPN from 1981-2014) will serve as Acting Chair of the company …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Jennifer Rubin Is Everything She Hates about Trump Worshippers  —  The Washington Post columnist stands out among Trump-obsessed zealots who add nothing to our discourse.  —  The era of Trump has been as hard on the mind as it has been good for the muscles in the chest.
Chad Felix Greene / The Federalist:
I Turned My Coworker Into HR When She Gave Me A Christmas Card, And She Changed My Heart  —  For years I have been one of the only Jewish people at my places of employment.  I am currently the only Jew who wears a kippah at my office every day.  In my heavily Southern Baptist and rural town …
SI.com:
Sources: Jerry Richardson, Panthers Have Made Multiple Confidential Payouts for Workplace Misconduct, Including Sexual Harassment and Use of a Racial Slur  — SI has learned that at least four former Panthers employees have received ‘significant’ monetary settlements due to inappropriate workplace comments …
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Des Bieler / Washington Post:
Diddy wants to buy the Panthers and sign Colin Kaepernick
Twitter:
Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive Behavior  —  Today, we will start enforcing updates to the Twitter Rules announced last month to reduce hateful and abusive content on Twitter.  Through our policy development process, we've taken a collaborative approach to develop …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Twitter launches hate speech crackdown
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘He Would Probably Be a Dictator by Now’  —  Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  Last year, Eliot Cohen rallied dozens of fellow veterans of Republican administrations, people like him who had served in the upper reaches of the Pentagon …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Mueller makes reckless move with seizure of Trump transition emails  —  BY JONATHAN TURLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 12/18/17 07:00 AM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  J. Edgar Hoover used to say that “justice is just incidental to law and order.”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal appeals judge announces immediate retirement amid investigation prompted by accusations of sexual misconduct  —  Alex Kozinski, the powerful judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit who was facing a judicial investigation over allegations that he subjected 15 women …
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
What (if Anything) Does Carter Page Know?  —  He has been wiretapped by the F.B.I. and grilled by congressional investigators over his suspected Russia connections.  But the Trump campaign foreign-policy adviser can't seem to stop talking.  —  They were closing in on Carter Page.
 
 
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