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4:40 PM ET, November 29, 2018

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New York Times:
Trump's Recall of Moscow Deal Matches Cohen's, President's Lawyers Say  —  President Trump's recollection of discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow aligned with those of his longtime fixer Michael D. Cohen, the president's lawyers said on Thursday after Mr. Cohen admitted in court …
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New York Times:
Michael Cohen to Plead Guilty to Charge in Mueller Investigation  —  Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, who pleaded guilty in August to breaking campaign finance laws, made a surprise appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday morning to plead guilty to a new criminal charge …
George Stephanopoulos / ABC News:
Michael Cohen expected to plead guilty to lying to Congress in collusion probe; gave 70 hours of interviews to special counsel: Sources  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller has reached a tentative deal with Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney and long-time fixer for President Donald Trump, sources told ABC News.
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Canceling Planned Meeting With Russia's Putin Over Ukraine Situation  —  U.S. president says he wants ‘meaningful summit’ with Putin ‘as soon as this situation is resolved!’  —  President Trump on Thursday canceled a planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin set for this weekend …
Matthew Kahn / Lawfare:
Document: Michael Cohen Criminal Information in Mueller Probe  —  The Associate Press reports that on Thursday morning, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to making false statements to Congress related to his involvement in real estate deals in Russia on behalf of Donald Trump.
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
The stunning implications of the Manafort-Trump pipeline  —  Harry Litman teaches constitutional law at the University of California at San Diego.  He has served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and deputy assistant attorney general.
NBC News:
Senate committees scouring testimony for misleading statements in Russia probe  —  “This is a reason people shouldn't lie when they're in front of a congressional investigation,” said GOP senator Richard Burr.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate committees investigating Russia's interference …
Discussion: Political Wire and VICE News
Monica Alba / NBC News:   Trump's foreign trip dogged by investigation headlines again
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 key takeaways from Michael Cohen's new plea deal
Washington Post:
Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Moscow project
TASS:   Kremlin has no official information on Putin-Trump meeting cancellation
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump cancels meeting with Putin at G20 summit
MSNBC:
Key Mueller witness: I lied and I'm ready to die in jail  —  In a blockbuster interview, key Mueller witness and Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi admits to MSNBC's Ari Melber that he lied to Congress, that he tried to get stolen Clinton emails back to the Trump campaign in 2016, that he …
Discussion: New Republic
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Is WikiLeaks a Russian Front?
Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Corsi says he will file ‘criminal charges’ against Mueller
Washington Post:
Trump's night-owl calls to Roger Stone in 2016 draw scrutiny in Mueller probe
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: CNN Fires Marc Lamont Hill Following Israel Comments  —  CNN severed ties with contributor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following comments the university professor made in a speech at the United Nations.  —  “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN,” a CNN spokesperson told Mediaite.
New York Times:
Deutsche Bank Offices Are Searched in Money Laundering Investigation  —  One hundred seventy officers searched the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and five other sites in the area early Thursday as part of a money-laundering investigation involving hundreds of millions of euros, prosecutors in Frankfurt said.
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Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank Raided by Police in Money-Laundering Probe
Discussion: The Guardian and Washington Post
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Mic has laid off the majority of its staff  —  The publisher is trying to sell the remainder of the company to Bustle Digital Group.  —  Mic is laying off the majority off its staff while the digital publisher works on a deal to sell the remainder of its assets to Bustle Digital Group.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi shuts down critics in tense meeting  —  Nancy Pelosi was having none of it.  —  A trio of her fiercest Democratic critics — lawmakers trying to bar her from reclaiming the speaker's gavel — were trying to pin her down on exactly when she planned to relinquish power.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Key Dem, in reversal, will back Pelosi
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen since World War I  —  Life expectancy in the United States declined again in 2017, the government said Thursday in a bleak series of reports that showed a nation still in the grip of escalating drug and suicide crises.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Gizmodo
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump labor secretary out of running for attorney general after Miami Herald report  —  WASHINGTON  —  Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is out of the running to be President Donald Trump's attorney general following a Miami Herald report that he oversaw a sweetheart deal for a wealthy financier accused …
Discussion: HuffPost, Political Wire and CBS Miami
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Ryan casts doubt on ‘bizarre’ California election results  —  Weeks after House Republicans lost their majority, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday cast serious doubts about the “bizarre” election system in California, where it appears that seven GOP-held seats will flip to Democratic control.
Discussion: IJR, Shareblue Media and CNN
Washington Post:
How Donald Trump appeals to men secretly insecure about their manhood  —  From boasting about the size of his penis on national television to releasing records of his high testosterone levels, President Trump's rhetoric and behavior exude machismo.  His behavior also seems to have struck a chord with some male voters.
Discussion: New Republic, twitchy.com and Raw Story
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
Europe's Jew Hatred, and Ours  —  A new CNN poll reveals that one in four Europeans are anti-Semitic.  —  Ms. Weiss is an editor and writer in the Times Opinion section.  —  Paris.  Toulouse.  Malmo.  Copenhagen.  Brussels.  Berlin.  —  For most people, they are lovely cities where you might happily take a holiday.
Discussion: Haaretz and RT
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
CNN Refuses To Condemn CNN Pundit's Anti-Semitism
New York Post:
Orthodox Jewish boy attacked on Brooklyn street … A 9-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy was randomly attacked by a stranger in Brooklyn in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime — the first of two similar incidents that occurred within an hour of each other, authorities said Thursday.
Bjorn Lomborg / New York Post:
The media got it all wrong on the new US climate report … Activists tend to exaggerate the impacts of climate change while underestimating the costs of tackling it.  The reception to the new US climate assessment was instructive.  The report largely attempts to remain soberly scientific …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Jeff Flake caves again — withdrawing his ‘no’ vote on controversial judge so Pence could break the tie  —  Outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) flaked again when he withdrew his “no” vote against controversial judicial nominee Jonathan Kobes.  —  Flake has pledged to stage an epic protest …
Discussion: Japan Times
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
New Hampshire Democrats invite rising star Beto O'Rourke to the crucial presidential primary state  — Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who lost a surprisingly tight race against Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, has been invited to New Hampshire to speak with voters and meet experienced political operators in the key primary state.
Discussion: Washington Times
T.L. Stanley / Adweek:
Payless Opened a Fake Luxury Store, ‘Palessi,’ to See How Much People Would Pay for $20 Shoes  —  The answer?  A hell of a lot  —  If you serve fast food on white tablecloths in a tony-looking restaurant, people sometimes think it's haute cuisine.  (At the very least …
New York Times:
Cambridge Analytica Used Fashion Tastes to Identify Right-Wing Voters  —  Christopher Wylie, who helped found the voter-profiling firm, said that clothing preferences had been key to helping “Steve Bannon build his insurgency.”  —  You've heard of profiling criminals, but welcome to fashion profiling …
Discussion: Raw Story
Joe Sexton / ProPublica:
“I Don't Want to Shoot You, Brother”  —  A shocking story of police and lethal force.  Just not the one you might expect.  —  A partnership with Frontline Dispatch.  —  PART I.  —  Nine Minutes in Weirton  —  THE DISPATCHER for the Weirton Police Department took the 911 call at 2:51 a.m. on May 6, 2016.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Mormons support GOP, but Trump approval lags
Discussion: Axios
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Had Many Ties to Israeli Intel Firm in Mueller's Crosshairs
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
U.N. ambassador hunt drags on as top candidate fades
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Veterans Affairs Dept. tells Capitol Hill it won't repay underpaid GI Bill benefits recipients
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