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11:40 AM ET, December 4, 2018

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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Mueller preparing end game for Russia investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors have told defense lawyers in recent weeks that they are “tying up loose ends” in their investigation, providing the clearest clues yet that the long-running probe into Russia's interference …
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Mikhaila Fogel / The Atlantic:
Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency  —  “Today is the first day I actually thought Donald Trump might not finish his term in office,” said the legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin on CNN last Thursday.  —  “This is the beginning of the end for Trump,” declared Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general, on MSNBC.
Discussion: Raw Story
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Why Michael Cohen, Trump's Fixer, Confessed to It All  —  Of all of President Trump's former associates who have come under scrutiny in the special counsel's Russia investigation, his former personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, has undertaken perhaps the most surprising and risky legal strategy.
Discussion: The Crime Report
Adam Schiff / USA Today:
Trump is compromised.  What else is he hiding and who else knows about it?  —  Now we know Trump, like Flynn, was compromised by the Russians.  Was the Moscow deal their only financial leverage over the president, or is there more?  —  CONNECT  —  For more than a century …
Discussion: Raw Story, Salon and Law & Crime
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Report Expected to Shed Light on Mueller Probe  —  Filing Tuesday could say how the former Trump aide has helped the Russia investigation  —  WASHINGTON—A new filing Tuesday is expected to detail how former Trump adviser Mike Flynn has been helping federal investigators since pleading guilty …
Discussion: CNBC
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Mueller's office to recommend sentencing for ex-Trump aide Flynn
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
End to Manafort plea deal could put Palm Beach Gardens home at risk
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Did Trump obstruct justice in public on Monday?
Discussion: CNN, CANNONFIRE and Lawfare
Elie Honig / CNN:   Mueller is about to have his say — in a big way
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Republicans plan vote Tuesday on curbing powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, limiting early voting  —  MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers are set to take up plans Tuesday to diminish the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general that brought opponents to the state Capitol this week …
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Donald P. Moynihan / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Republicans are trying to subvert the will of the voters.  They're part of a larger trend.  —  Donald P. Moynihan is the McCourt chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.  He served as a professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Madison from 2005 to 2018.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP legislatures seek to cement Republican power  —  Republican legislators in several states are moving to cement their authority at the expense of Democrats who won November's midterm elections — before those Democrats are sworn into office.  —  In Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Banana republic dictators’: Democrats fume over last-minute GOP power-grabs in Wisconsin, Michigan
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden believes he is the “most qualified person in the country to be president”  —  Biden: We must reset our nation's moral compass  —  (CNN)During a stop for his book tour in Missoula, Montana, Monday night, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his 2020 prospects …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump handles Bush's death with abnormal normality  —  A taboo-busting president who has often trashed the Bush clan observes traditional norms of etiquette after its patriarch's passing.  —  For President Donald Trump, there was once no worse insult than being “a Bushie.”
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Supporting a tax increase was bad for George H.W. Bush.  But tax cuts may no longer work for the GOP.
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Associated Press:
The Latest: Prince Charles to attend George HW Bush funeral
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
Politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settles suit, averting victim testimony  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A last-minute settlement has been reached in Florida in a long-running lawsuit involving a politically connected financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls.
Discussion: Axios, The Daily Beast and twitchy.com
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Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Get this b***h under control!’  Joy Behar tears into Meghan McCain off-air after the conservative host lashed out at her for throwing shade on President Trump during The View's tribute to George H. W. Bush  — Whoopi Goldberg was forced to cut to commercial break during another …
Washington Post:
North Carolina election-fraud investigation centers on operative with criminal history who worked for GOP congressional candidate  —  DUBLIN, N.C. — In a low-slung, aging commercial strip across the street from an online-gaming parlor here, a local operative named Leslie McCrae Dowless ran …
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Ruth Graham / Slate:
Don't Spend Your Emotional Energy on Sully H.W. Bush  —  In January 2009, a pilot named Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger steered his struggling aircraft to a safe landing in the Hudson River and became a national hero.  Almost 10 years later, a dog named for the pilot has become a beloved “hero” …
Reuters:
Macron makes U-turn on fuel-tax increases in face of ‘yellow vest’ protests  —  PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests, the first major U-turn …
Discussion: Daily Wire, NPR and JustOneMinute
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's $21 trillion mistake  —  “$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions ‘could not be traced, documented, or explained.’ $21T in Pentagon accounting errors.  Medicare for All costs ~$32T.  That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.”
John D. Dingell / The Atlantic:
I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone.  Here's How to Fix It.  —  In my six decades in public service, I've seen many changes in our nation and its institutions.  Yet the most profound change I've witnessed is also the saddest.  It is the complete collapse in respect for virtually every institution …
Discussion: Splinter
New York Times:
Manafort Discussed Deal With Ecuador to Hand Assange Over to U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — In mid-May 2017, Paul Manafort, facing intensifying pressure to settle debts and pay mounting legal bills, flew to Ecuador to offer his services to a potentially lucrative new client — the country's incoming president, Lenín Moreno.
Kate Riga / Associated Press:
With State Official's Fate Looking Grim, NH Could Lose First In Nation Status  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The longtime protector of the New Hampshire presidential primary could get ousted by the Legislature this week despite concerns from his supporters that replacing him could jeopardize the state's coveted first-in-the-nation status.
Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
Bruce Springsteen doesn't think anyone can topple Trump in 2020.  Here's why.  —  WASHINGTON — Bruce Springsteen tried to help Hillary Clinton defeat Donald Trump in 2016.  Now he worries no one can defeat the president the next time.  —  “I don't see anyone out there at the moment …
Discussion: CNN, Observer and LifeZette
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Black Man Killed by Police in Alabama Was Shot From Behind, Autopsy Shows  —  A black man killed by the police in an Alabama mall in November was shot three times from behind, according to a forensic examination commissioned by the man's family.  —  The finding, announced in a news conference on Monday …
Discussion: The Week and NPR
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Homeland Security chief Nielsen has saved her job — for now  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who was recently on the brink of losing her job, is now expected to survive the Cabinet shake-up President Donald Trump has spent weeks teasing — and she may have the caravan to thank.
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Tumblr's Porn Ban Is The Middle Of The End Of The Old Internet  —  Today, Tumblr announced it will ban all adult content (with a few exceptions for wholesome nudes) starting in two weeks.  After that, porn will become invisible to everyone but the owner of the blog where it's posted.
Julianna Goldman / The Atlantic:
It's Almost Impossible to Be a Mom in Television News  —  It was the only time I had cried in front of one of my bosses at CBS News.  —  As we sat in my office, door closed, I was struggling to explain why I was uncertain whether to sign a new three-year contract with the network.
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Trump's alienation of younger voters is a generational gamble for GOP  —  (CNN)The sharp turn against the Republican Party by young people in the 2018 election may be only the overture to an even greater political risk for the GOP in 2020.  —  Both historical voting patterns …
 
 
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Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rejects request to hear environmental challenge to Trump's border wall construction
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Born in Philadelphia, U.S. citizen says he was held for deportation to Jamaica at ICE's request
Discussion: Shakesville and KTLA
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Facebook Lets Users Post About Killing Immigrants and Minorities
Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
MERKEL URGED EU COUNTRIES NOT TO MOVE EMBASSIES TO JERUSALEM
Hilary Russ / Reuters:
Corporate tax breaks cost U.S. schools billions of lost revenue: report
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
NeverTrump Groups Profit from Left-Wing Philanthropist's Cash
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN's Jeff Zucker dissects Trump's criticism of network with David Axelrod
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Marc Caputo / Politico:
The Democrats' Hispanic Problem
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
‘A kind of dark realism’: Why the climate change problem is starting to look too big to solve
Bloomberg:
The Trump-Xi Trade Truce Stock Rally Lasted 24 Hours. Here's Why
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
Brian Naylor / NPR:
Voice Of America Vows Independence, As Trump Calls For ‘Worldwide Network’
ProPublica:
Trump Jr. Invested in a Hydroponic Lettuce Company Whose Chair Was Seeking Trump Administration …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bush Made Willie Horton an Issue, and for African-Americans, the Scars Are Still Fresh
Jolyon Maugham / The Guardian:
Britain can legally cancel Brexit. That's EU advice - but will parliament agree?
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Lack of minority staffers threatens to hobble 2020 Democrats
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Political Wire
Philly.com:
Bob Brady aide Smukler found guilty on 9 of 11 counts in campaign finance case
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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