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5:35 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?” …
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.
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: TheBlaze
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 …
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Trump adviser sought WikiLeaks emails via Farage ally, Mueller document alleges  —  Ted Malloch was allegedly passed request to get advanced copies of emails stolen from Trump's opponents by Russian hackers  —  An ally of Nigel Farage was asked to obtain secret information from WikiLeaks …
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, Law & Crime and Mediaite
John Santucci / ABC News:
Mueller asked Trump about 2016 RNC platform change regarding Ukraine: Sources
Discussion: TheBlaze
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
If Manafort is counting on a pardon, he shouldn't
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Giuliani's bizarre bragging about the Manafort-Trump alliance raises new obstruction questions
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and Mediaite
New York Times:
Manafort's Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller
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
Landon Thomas Jr / New York Magazine:   Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery
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 …
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:   Meet the Double Agent Who Now Controls House Conservatives
The Hill:
Senate advances Yemen resolution in rebuke to Trump  —  The Senate advanced a resolution on Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, dealing a significant blow to the Trump administration.  —  The Senate voted 63-37 to discharge the resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate defies White House on Saudi support in Yemen
Discussion: Axios and WPRI-TV
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Graham Vows to Block GOP Agenda Until CIA Briefs Congress on Khashoggi Murder
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Nancy Pelosi Wins Democratic Speaker Nomination  —  Challenges remain for the California Democrat as she faces a floor vote in January to secure the position.  —  WASHINGTON Despite a group of Democrats vowing to block her, Nancy Pelosi cruised through an internal House Democratic Caucus vote Wednesday …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries defeats Barbara Lee in battle for Dem Caucus chair
Discussion: Political Wire
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Nancy Pelosi is going to be speaker again. What Democrats need now is a TV talking head.
Discussion: Axios
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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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.
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
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
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 …
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” …
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Daniel Payne / The College Fix:
Michigan university gives professors hockey pucks to fight off shooters
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Vote on Mueller protection bill blocked by Senate Republicans
Discussion: NBC News
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.
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Allegations against state Democratic Chairman Eric Bauman include sexually explicit comments, unwanted touching … Eric Bauman, the powerful chairman of the California Democratic Party, made crude sexual comments and engaged in unwanted touching or physical intimidation in professional settings …
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
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Democrats fear GOP redistricting end-around  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats scored a huge win when Tony Evers captured the governor's office last month.  But an even bigger fight is looming as Republican lawmakers prepare to redraw legislative boundaries …
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Martha McSally campaign says it's not, not, NOT her fault she lost to Kyrsten Sinema  —  Opinion: The Martha McSally campaign has put out a post-mortem explaining her loss in Arizona's Senate race.  The four-page memo misses a few things.  —  CONNECT  —  The Martha McSally campaign …
Discussion: Vox and Washington Post
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sundance Unveils Politics-Heavy Lineup Featuring Ocasio-Cortez Doc, Feinstein Drama  —  In addition, the indie film festival will debut the Harvey Weinstein doc ‘Untouchable’ and Gurinder Chadha's ‘Blinded by the Light,’ which centers on a teen who learns to navigate life through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
CNN commentator calls for elimination of Israel, endorses violent Palestinian ‘resistance’  —  CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill, in a Wednesday speech to the United Nations, called for violent resistance against Israel and advocated expanding Palestine “from the river to the sea,” …
 
 
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New York Post:
Trump insists he has a good relationship with critic Cuomo
BBC:
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Washington Post:
Trump's rules of engagement: Boasting, spinning and running out the clock
Jimmie Gates / The Clarion Ledger:
Hinds County judicial runoffs shake up Circuit Court makeup
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Exclusive: Trump threatens government shutdown over border wall funding