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CNN:
Exclusive: Two key answers from Trump to Mueller  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told special counsel Robert Mueller in writing that Roger Stone did not tell him about WikiLeaks, nor was he told about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between his son, campaign officials …
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New York Post:
Trump says pardon for Paul Manafort still a possibility … He's never discussed a pardon for Paul Manafort, President Trump said Wednesday — but it's “not off the table.”  —  “It was never discussed, but I wouldn't take it off the table.  Why would I take it off the table?” …
New York Times:
Manafort's Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Paul Manafort, the president's onetime campaign chairman, repeatedly briefed President Trump's lawyers on his client's discussions with federal investigators after Mr. Manafort agreed …
The Daily Beast:
Trump and Jerome Corsi Have a Defense Agreement, Giuliani Says  —  The president and the birther are on the same side—and it's not the first time either.  —  President Donald Trump, who built his political rise on promoting far-right birther claims against President Barack Obama …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Cooperation between Trump, Manafort camps raises specter of obstruction of justice  —  “If you are trying to corruptly influence his testimony by dangling a pardon, that could be witness tampering,” said one former prosecutor.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's lawyer has acknowledged …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
If Manafort is counting on a pardon, he shouldn't  —  On Tuesday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told the White House press corps that she's was “unaware” of any conversations about a pardon for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, whose plea deal broke down Monday amid claims …
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Giuliani's bizarre bragging about the Manafort-Trump alliance raises new obstruction questions  —  The first two paragraphs of this New York Times story are remarkable enough: Despite Paul Manafort having agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and Mediaite
Axios:
Signs point to an acceleration of Mueller's endgame
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime  —  On a muggy October morning in 2007, Miami's top federal prosecutor, Alexander Acosta, had a breakfast appointment with a former colleague, Washington, D.C., attorney Jay Lefkowitz.
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Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Cops worked to put serial sex abuser in prison. Prosecutors worked to cut him a break
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
John Santucci / ABC News:
Exclusive: Ivanka Trump defends use of private email, brushes aside Mueller probe  —  Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter and a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, defended her use of a private email account while transitioning to an administration job, insisting to ABC News …
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Cynthia Sewell / Idaho Statesman:
Amid political turmoil, Ivanka Trump attempts a quiet swing through Idaho
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Allison Pecorin / ABC News:   Ivanka Trump gets a first-hand look at new tech partnership with Apple
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
An Insider Book Tries to Praise Trump, But Instead Exposes His Corruption  —  Trumponomics is a damning exposé of the corrupt bargain between Donald Trump and the party's wealthy insiders.  The odd thing is that the book is not intended as an exposé at all …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Mike Pompeo / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S.-Saudi Partnership Is Vital  —  We don't condone Jamal Khashoggi's murder.  But the kingdom is a powerful force for Mideast stability.  —  The Trump administration's effort to rebuild the U.S.-Saudi Arabia partnership isn't popular in the salons of Washington …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Pompeo and Mattis say no direct evidence Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi death  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that there was no definitive proof that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was linked to the murder …
Discussion: ABC News
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Graham Vows to Block GOP Agenda Until CIA Briefs Congress on Khashoggi Murder
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Idrees Ali / Reuters:   U.S. defense chief: ‘No smoking gun’ linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi killing
Matthew Singer / Willamette Week:
Did a Rave Review Really Shut Down Portland Burger Bar Stanich's?  Maybe It Was the Owner's Legal Troubles.  —  The personal life of the owner had been spiraling into chaos long before his restaurant landed on the national radar.  —  For almost a year, the sudden and unexplained closure …
Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Senate guts minimum wage hike, paid sick leave  —  LANSING — Republicans in the state Senate voted Wednesday to gut two initiatives that would raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour and require employers to provide paid sick time to employees.  —  The Senate passed the bills …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Vote on Mueller protection bill blocked by Senate Republicans
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:   Senate Republicans vote to scale back Michigan minimum wage, paid sick leave laws
The Charlotte Observer:
What we know - and need to know soon - about the Board of Elections 9th District bombshell  —  What's going on in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District?  An election certification is being held up.  The person behind the delay is being a bit coy about it.  The public is in the dark.
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Exclusive: Trump threatens government shutdown over border wall funding  —  For the past two years, congressional Republicans have persuaded President Donald Trump to delay the fight to fund his border wall, convincing him he would pay a steep political price for such a high-stakes legislative brawl.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Ugly Departure of Max Boot  —  Since Max Boot was reborn in the age of Trump, he's decided that conservatism — pretty much all of it — was corrupt from the start.  —  Max Boot and I agree on quite a few things with regard to Donald Trump and even a couple of things about today's GOP.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
California Rep. Barbara Lee falls short in bid to become the first black woman in House leadership … California Rep. Barbara Lee on Wednesday lost her bid to become the first black woman elected to a House leadership position and the first woman to lead the House Democratic Caucus.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries defeats Barbara Lee in battle for Dem Caucus chair
Discussion: Political Wire
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Meet the Double Agent Who Now Controls House Conservatives  —  He fooled them all.  —  The spy's mission was simple: Gain their trust, become one of them, and eventually take them over.  —  In Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) found a perfect mole.
Detroit News:
Oakland University to fight shooters with hockey pucks  —  It's a potential faceoff between bullets and thousands of hockey pucks at Oakland University.  —  The Auburn Hills university began equipping its faculty and some students with hockey pucks this month as a “last resort” …
Discussion: WDIV-TV, Breitbart, Daily Wire and TheBlaze
Alexandra A. Chaidez / The Harvard Crimson:
John Kerry Offers Sharp Rebuke of Trump at Harvard IOP — And Says He Isn't Ruling Out a Presidential Run  —  Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry offered sharp criticism of President Donald Trump's policies on climate change and diplomacy during his Tuesday visit to the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
You are in Melania Trump's nightmare forest.  Keep to the path.  —  Listen to me.  The trees in the White House were all green when I got here.  They were all green as recently as Monday.  But the trees have turned.  —  Walk faster.  —  Don't be afraid.  The trees would smell it.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The true depths of Trump's cruelty are about to be exposed  —  The House GOP's near-total abdication of any oversight role has done more than just shield President Trump on matters involving his finances and Russian collusion.  It has also resulted in almost no serious scrutiny of the true depths of cruelty …
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Fed Chairman Powell sends markets soaring with suggestion rate hikes may slow  —  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday suggested the central bank could be close to slowing down the pace of its recent interest rate increases, saying rates are now just slightly below what he considers a “neutral” level.
Discussion: Politico, The Guardian and NPR
Meghan Murphy / Quillette:
Twitter's Trans-Activist Decree  —  On November 15, I woke up to find my Twitter account locked, on account of what the company described as “hateful conduct.”  In order to regain access, I was made to delete two tweets from October.  Fair enough, you might think.
Discussion: Breitbart and The Verge
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama World lovefest for O'Rourke is growing  —  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) is inspiring aides and allies of former President Obama, who say they could support him if he decides to run for president in 2020.  —  The Obama allies are quick to point out similarities between O'Rourke, 46 …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans fear they're squandering lame duck  —  Shortly after winning reelection this month, Ted Cruz implored his Republican colleagues at a private lunch to use the GOP's last days of unified control in Washington to ram through a boatload of conservative priorities.
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Splinter
David Agren / The Guardian:
‘A humiliation’: Outcry after Mexico president gives highest honour to Jared Kushner  —  Enrique Peña Nieto to hand Trump son-in-law the Order of the Aztec Eagle for trade work  —  Outgoing Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has stunned the country by bestowing …
Aisling McCrea / The Outline:
Resolved: Debate is stupid  —  Wow, that is correct and there is no counterargument.  Debate is indeed very stupid.  —  Unconventional Wisdom  —  Wow, that is correct and there is no counterargument.  Debate is indeed very stupid.  —  Aisling McCrea Nov—28—2018 11:02AM EST
Jason Corcoran / intellinews.com:
Putin foe Browder heads to Dublin to launch Irish Magnitsky Act  —  Financier Bill Browder will land in Dublin this week in a bid to introduce an Irish Magnitsky Act targeting corrupt Russian officials due to the city's dubious reputation as a shadow-banking hub.
Bill Melugin / KTTV:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Arsenal’ of assault rifles, snipers, Nazi memorabilia found in home of O.C. man  —  HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (FOX 11) - Detectives found Nazi memorabilia and an “arsenal” of more than fifty firearms, including assault rifles and snipers, in the home of a Huntington Beach man who was arrested by police on Tuesday.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story
Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Democrat says she wanted to pump a ‘broth of Legionella’ bacteria into Republican colleague's water supply  —  Democratic Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, shown earlier this year during a committee hearing about deadly Legionnaires' outbreaks at a state-run veterans home …
 
 
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate panel delays vote on Trump pick to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Discussion: HuffPost, Splinter and New York Times
Online NewsHour:
Despite tension between Iran and Israel, Iran's Jewish minority feels at home
Jack Crowe / National Review:
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James Arkin / Politico:
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