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8:45 PM ET, November 28, 2018

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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 Post:
Trump slams special counsel after retweeting image of Rosenstein behind bars … WASHINGTON - It was no accident that President Trump Wednesday retweeted an image of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein locked up.  —  When asked during an interview with The Post: “Why do you think he belongs behind bars?”
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone and Jerome Corsi Pushed Seth Rich Lie After Privately Admitting Hackers Stole DNC Emails  —  Newly released email shows the Russia truthers knew full well who supplied Wikileaks.  They kept blaming a murdered staffer, even after his parents begged them to stop.
Wall Street Journal:
Manafort Lied About Business Dealings, Mueller's Team Believes  —  Statements, which the former Trump aide describes as truthful, led the special counsel to end his plea agreement  —  Paul Manafort's alleged misstatements to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators include comments …
Bob Bauer / Lawfare:
Roger Stone's ‘Time in the Barrel’: Campaign Dirty Tricks, Political Sabotage and the Law
Discussion: Washington Post, HuffPost and CNN
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Trump adviser sought WikiLeaks emails via Farage ally, Mueller document alleges
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Landon Thomas Jr / New York Magazine:   Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Cops worked to put serial sex abuser in prison. Prosecutors worked to cut him a break
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels: Michael Avenatti Sued Trump For Defamation Against My Wishes  —  The porn star also says her lawyer refused to give her information about how her crowdfunding money was being spent, and launched a second crowdfund without her knowledge.  —  Michael Avenatti sued Donald Trump …
The Daily Beast:
White House Muzzled CIA on Khashoggi Slaying, Mattis and Pompeo Say  —  The secretaries of state and defense went to Capitol Hill to shore up support for Saudi Arabia.  It backfired.  —  The White House blocked CIA Director Gina Haspel from attending a highly anticipated Senate briefing on Saudi Arabia …
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The Hill:   Senate advances Yemen resolution in rebuke to Trump
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Graham Vows to Block GOP Agenda Until CIA Briefs Congress on Khashoggi Murder
Amanda Macias / CNBC:   Saudi Arabia, US take a significant step toward closing $15 billion deal for Lockheed Martin's …
Jason Bittel / Washington Post:
Meet Knickers, the giant cow that is neither a cow nor a giant  —  This week, a Holstein by the name of Knickers captured the heart of the Internet by standing horns and shoulders above a herd of cattle on a farm in Australia.  —  And there's no arguing that the lad is large.
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Lane Sainty / BuzzFeed:
Here's The Deal With The Smaller Cows Surrounding The Huge Cow
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Ken White / New York Times:
Why Did Manafort Cooperate With Trump Over Mueller?  —  Lawyers for Manafort and Trump engaged in a brazen violation of criminal defense norms.  The move could pay off, or it could blow up spectacularly.  —  Mr. White, a criminal defense lawyer, is a former federal prosecutor.
Discussion: RedState, Politico, Raw Story and Bloomberg
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The Daily Beast:
Trump and Jerome Corsi Have a Defense Agreement, Giuliani Says
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats overwhelmingly nominate Pelosi as Speaker amid rebellion  —  House Democrats voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to nominate Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to the Speakership in a 203-32 vote.  —  The outcome was no surprise despite an entrenched rebellion from insurgent lawmakers who want changes to Democratic leadership.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Nancy Pelosi is going to be speaker again. What Democrats need now is a TV talking head.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Nancy Pelosi Wins Democratic Speaker Nomination
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Associated Press:
The Latest: House Dems re-elect Hoyer, Clyburn to top roles
Discussion: The Daily Signal
New York Times:
'If Bobbie Talks, I'm Finished': How Les Moonves Tried to Silence an Accuser  —  A trove of text messages details a plan by Mr. Moonves and a faded Hollywood manager to bury a sexual assault allegation.  Instead, the scheme helped sink the CBS chief, and may cost him $120 million.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate Judiciary cancels nominee hearings over Flake's Mueller stand  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee cancelled a Thursday hearing on judicial nominees as Jeff Flake's stand for a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller continues to wreak havoc in the lame duck session.
Discussion: Townhall and CNN
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Trump priority of criminal justice overhaul bitterly divides Senate Republicans
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Raw Story
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Vote on Mueller protection bill blocked by Senate Republicans
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: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
New York Post:
Trump threatens to declassify ‘devastating’ docs about Democrats … In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with The Post, President Trump said Wednesday that if House Democrats launched probes into his administration — which he called “presidential harassment” — they'd pay a heavy price.
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Papadopoulos's Russia Ties Continue to Intrigue  —  George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his interactions with a Russia-linked professor in 2016, went to jail on Monday after fighting, and failing, to delay the start of his two-week prison sentence.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Torch
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
TJ Cox beats Republican Rep. David Valadao to give Democrats gain of 40 House seats, seven in California  —  TJ Cox defeated three-term Republican Rep. David Valadao on Wednesday, giving Democrats a gain of seven House seats in California and 40 nationwide — the party's strongest midterm showing since …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eytan Wallace / KGET-TV:   BREAKING: TJ Cox declares victory in race for 21st Congressional District
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 …
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
Data Shows Tucker Carlson Is The Daily Stormer's Favorite Pundit  —  It's no secret that Andrew Anglin, among the United States' most prominent white supremacists, loves Tucker Carlson.  —  Enamored of the Fox News host's antagonistic interviews with liberals and people of color …
Discussion: Contemptor
New York Times:
Mississippi's Era of Outsize Clout in Washington Is Waning  —  OXFORD, Miss. — It is difficult to miss Mississippi's trophies of power.  —  There is the Thad Cochran Research Center, standing just off the University of Mississippi's tailgating hub, and in Hattiesburg …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway
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 …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Texas woman with four children gets eight years in jail for voter fraud  —  Rosa Maria Ortega, a green card holder, voted for the attorney general who prosecuted her, according to her attorney.  —  A Texas appeals court upheld the conviction of green card holder Rosa Maria Ortega for voter fraud …
Yeganeh Torbati / Reuters:
Separated by travel ban, Iranian families reunite at border library  —  DERBY LINE, VERMONT/STANSTEAD, QUEBEC (Reuters) - During the six-hour drive from New York City to a tiny town in northern Vermont, Iranian student Shirin Estahbanati cried at the thought of seeing her father for the first time in nearly three years.
Discussion: New Republic and CityLab
CNN:
Exclusive: Trump administration to announce final bump stock ban  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration plans to announce the long-anticipated federal rule officially banning bump stocks in the coming days, according to US officials familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Washington Times
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.
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” …
Rebecca Nagle / Washington Post:
Half the land in Oklahoma could be returned to Native Americans.  It should be.  —  A Supreme Court case about jurisdiction in an obscure murder has huge implications for tribes.  —  Rebecca Nagle is a writer, advocate and citizen of Cherokee Nation living in Tahlequah, Okla.
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
White liberals ‘patronize’ minorities: study  —  Liberals present themselves as warmer, less competent to minority audiences  —  White liberals present themselves as less competent when addressing minorities, while conservatives use the same vocabulary no matter what the race of their audience, according to a newly released study.
Discussion: Townhall and Liberty Unyielding
 
 
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BBC:
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Martha McSally campaign says it's not, not, NOT her fault she lost to Kyrsten Sinema
Discussion: Vox and Washington Post
Alexandra A. Chaidez / The Harvard Crimson:
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