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Washington Post:
Mueller seeks no prison time for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing his ‘substantial assistance’  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Tuesday recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn serve no prison time, citing his “substantial assistance” …
New York Times:
Flynn Was Key Cooperator and Deserves Little Prison Time, Mueller Team Says  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, helped substantially with the special counsel's investigation and should receive little to no prison time for lying to federal investigators, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   From fishy beginning, Mueller case against Michael Flynn nears end with no jail recommendation
Associated Press:   The Latest: Special counsel notes Flynn's cooperation
Yahoo News:   Mueller says Michael Flynn provided ‘substantial assistance’ …
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Michael Flynn: Mueller recommends no prison time for ex-Trump adviser
Discussion: Vox, NPR and CNBC
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Said Michael Flynn Has Given “Substantial Assistance” In The Russia Probe
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fate of The Weekly Standard is uncertain, editor tells staff  —  New York (CNN Business)The fate of The Weekly Standard, the conservative magazine that has staked out a position as a publication on the right still critical of President Donald Trump, is uncertain, Editor-in-Chief Stephen Hayes told staff …
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Jane Coaston / Vox:
“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down  —  “This is not about dwindling subscribers.  This is about strip-mining TWS for its assets.”  —  The future of the conservative magazine the Weekly Standard is at risk as the magazine's ownership, MediaDC …
Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: The Weekly Standard Expected To Shutter In Coming Weeks
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
President Trump traveled 250 yards to greet George W. Bush.  He used a stretch limo and an eight-vehicle motorcade to make the trip.  —  President Trump traversed a wide political chasm Tuesday evening when he personally welcomed George W. Bush, his occasional foil, to Blair House …
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Protect Democracy Press:
DOJ Alumni Statement Regarding the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker and the Rule of Law  —  We, the undersigned, are proud alumni of the United States Department of Justice.  We have served under Senate-confirmed Attorneys General who come from both political parties.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:   Over 400 ex-Justice Department employees oppose Trump appointee Whitaker as attorney general
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
More Than 400 Justice Department Alumni Said They're “Disturbed” By Matthew Whitaker's Appointment
Discussion: Vox and Mediaite
New York Times:
Les Moonves Obstructed Investigation Into Misconduct Claims, Report Says  —  Facing multiple sexual misconduct allegations and fearing his career as an entertainment titan was over, Leslie Moonves, the chief executive of CBS, destroyed evidence and misled investigators in an attempt to preserve …
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New York Times:   ‘Transactional’ Sex and a Secret Resignation Letter: Takeaways From a Report on Les Moonves
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack  —  The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 midterm campaigns, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.
Bloomberg:
U.S. Stocks Battered by Trade, Yield Concerns: Markets Wrap  — Thirty-year bonds lead rise in Treasuries after inversion  — Pound erases gain as push to avoid hard Brexit may be at risk  —  U.S. stocks plunged, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 800 points …
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Washington Post:
‘Chaos breeds chaos’: Trump's erratic and false claims roil the globe. Again.
Discussion: SupChina and Axios
Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part …
Discussion: Washington Post, Rantt, POLITICUSUSA and NPR
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Washington Post:
D.C., Maryland begin seeking Trump financial documents in case related to his D.C. hotel
Discussion: ABC News, Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP senators come out and say it: The Trump administration is covering up Khashoggi's killing  —  Republican senators emerged from a briefing Tuesday about journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing and essentially accused the Trump administration of misleading the country about it — and even covering it up for Saudi Arabia.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep. Chris Stewart Defends Trump on Khashoggi: ‘Journalists Disappear’ All the Time
Discussion: The Daily Beast and HuffPost
Joe Bruno / WSOC-TV:
Second woman claims she was paid to pick up ballots in U.S. House District 9 race  —  BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. - A second woman Channel 9 spoke with on Tuesday said she was paid by an electioneer in Bladen County to pick up absentee ballots in the U.S. House District 9 race.
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Democrats threaten to block Republican from taking seat in Congress amid election fraud investigation
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Politico
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
Michelle Obama Tells a Secret: ‘I Have Been at Every Powerful Table You Can Think of... They Are Not That Smart’  —  Former first lady Michelle Obama confessed she still suffered from “imposter syndrome,” even as her memoir, Becoming, broke sales records last month and became the year's best-selling book 15 days after it was published.
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Deval Patrick to announce he won't run for president, sources say  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is calling close allies and informing them he is not running for president in 2020, sources close to the governor tell POLITICO.  —  Patrick informed staff and advisers of his decision today …
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
How Trump appointees curbed a consumer protection agency loathed by the GOP  —  Mick Mulvaney struck a jovial tone as he introduced the political appointees who would run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  One was nicknamed Dreamboat, he said in an email.  Another was Mumbles.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke met with Barack Obama as he ponders a 2020 presidential campaign  —  Beto O'Rourke, weighing whether to mount a 2020 presidential bid, met recently with Barack Obama at his post-presidency offices in Washington.  —  The meeting, which was held on Nov. 16 at the former president's offices …
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Nikki Haley sells SC home, plans to stay in New York, reportedly writing book  —  COLUMBIA — Former Gov. Nikki Haley is not coming straight back to the Palmetto State after she leaves the United Nations at year's end.  —  She plans on staying in New York where her son attends high school.
Rep. Mark Pocan / HuffPost:
‘No Labels’ Needs A Warning Label  —  I was duped.  —  When I was elected to Congress in 2012, I attended the Bipartisan Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress at Harvard University.  I was so excited to be a member of a branch of government for the most awesome country on the planet.
Discussion: Raw Story
Camille Paglia / Spectator USA:
‘Hillary wants Trump to win again’  —  Camille Paglia is one of the most interesting and explosive thinkers of our time.  She transgresses academic boundaries and blows up media forms.  She's brilliant on politics, art, literature, philosophy, and the culture wars.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
What's driving the toned-down Trump?  —  Analysis: Temporary or not, from foreign trips to funeral preparation, the most unconventional of commanders-in-chief is suddenly hitting some standard presidential notes.  —  WASHINGTON — Don't call it a pivot.  Not yet.  Maybe it's just a blip.
Discussion: New York Times and Splinter
Associated Press:
AP Was There: Bush's bum rap on ‘amazing’ barcode scanner  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — One last time, for the record: It was not an ordinary supermarket scanner.  —  A February 1992 newspaper story reporting that President George H.W. Bush was baffled by a supermarket barcode scanner when he visited …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
We Over-Honor Our Presidents  —  It is in no way to insult George H. W. Bush — or any other president, for that matter — to ask whether the retooling of their calendars is an appropriate way for the people of a republic to respond to the death of an elected representative.
P.R. Lockhart / Vox:
Republican Brad Raffensperger wins Georgia secretary of state runoff  —  In a contest seen as a referendum on the future of voting rights, voters elected a candidate backed by Governor-elect Brian Kemp.  —  Republican Brad Raffensperger just won a runoff election to become Georgia's next secretary of state.
Ryan OConnell / Montana Kaimin:
BREAKING: Bannon “unavailable,” Missoula debate cancelled  —  Steve Bannon will no longer be speaking at a UM, the latest and third event to be canceled following the announcement he would be a keynote speaker at a joint conference on sex robots this month.  —  An email sent to people registered …
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuser of dozens of girls, settles case, apologizes.  Now what?  —  A trial that could have allowed the victims of serial molester Jeffrey Epstein to finally tell their stories from a witness stand was aborted Tuesday when it was announced in court that the case had been settled.
Justin Miller / The Texas Observer:
'Damn Right, I'm a White Nationalist' Declares Texas GOP Platform Committee Member  —  At the Texas Republican Party's 2018 convention, Ray Myers was a part of a select group of activists charged with crafting the platform for the biggest and most influential state party in the country.
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Is Considering Charging A Fee To Apply For Asylum  —  The US has never charged a fee to apply for asylum before.  Immigration advocates are outraged.  —  The Trump administration is considering charging immigrants a fee to apply for asylum protections in the United States …
Discussion: Splinter
 
 
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