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2:40 PM ET, December 11, 2018

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump allies becoming increasingly aware of his legal and political jeopardy  —  Last week's stunning court filings detonated what one official calls a “reality tremor” that has White House officials and key allies increasingly aware of President Trump's rising legal and political vulnerability.
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New York Times:
After Ayers Turns Down Chief of Staff Job, Trump Is Left Without a Plan B  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has often bragged about having his pick of only the best people to serve in his administration.  —  Being publicly rejected by his first choice for chief of staff …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Approval ratings for Trump, Mueller fall
Discussion: Feeds
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘A lot of friends of mine want it’: Trump says chief of staff is a hot job
Discussion: ABC News
Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Frederica Wilson never got an apology from John Kelly. She got nooses from critics.
Discussion: Splinter and Roll Call
Associated Press:   Some Trump allies starting to worry about investigations
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway: Rep.-elect Ocasio-Cortez 'doesn't seem to know much about anything'
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump: “I'm proud to shut down the government” over border wall  —  Prior to his meeting with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump brought reporters into the Oval Office and — in an extended, heated exchange before the cameras — clashed with the two Democratic leaders …
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Won't Back Up President's Terror Claim
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Suggests Military Will Build Border Wall if Democrats Refuse to Fund It
Discussion: Vox, Washington Post and Political Wire
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Welcome to divided government  —  WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP opened part of his meeting with SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER and HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER NANCY PELOSI, and it was a useful reminder of how messy divided government will be.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
'I wasn't asking for permission': GOP women put leaders on notice
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
Jim Mone / National Journal:   Emmer, NRCC Start to Rebuild for 2020
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:   House Republicans clash over Trump's role in downfall, look to 2020
Daily Mail:
You've hired me before, Mr President, so hire me again.  I'm the one person whose reputation can't be tarnished by becoming your Chief of Staff and I'm perfectly qualified for the job!  —  I wish to formally apply to be your new Chief of Staff.  —  You might not immediately recognize …
Discussion: Mediaite, AOL and Raw Story
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Kelly to remain as White House chief of staff through Jan. 2 or longer, official says  —  White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly will remain in the job through at least Jan. 2 to ensure “a very peaceful and pragmatic transition” for his successor, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Beto O'Rourke narrowly tops wide-open MoveOn 2020 presidential straw poll; Biden runner up  —  The progressive group had backed Bernie Sanders in 2016 over Hillary Clinton.  —  An early straw poll of members of the progressive group MoveOn.org shows a wide-open competition for liberal voters …
ProPublica:
How the IRS Was Gutted  —  An eight-year campaign to slash the agency's budget has left it understaffed, hamstrung and operating with archaic equipment.  The result: billions less to fund the government.  That's good news for corporations and the wealthy.  —  In the summer of 2008 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Erica Orden / CNN:
How Michael Cohen could help the feds get the Trump Organization  —  Feds: Cohen broke the law at Trump's direction  —  New York (CNN)In most respects, Michael Cohen was a frustrating witness for New York investigators.  —  He toyed with, but wouldn't commit to, “full cooperation” with prosecutors, according to court filings.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:   Trump Can't Stop Confessing
Washington Post:
We are former senators.  The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy — and must again.  —  By 44 Former U.S. Senators  —  As former members of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans, it is our shared view that we are entering a dangerous period, and we feel an obligation to speak …
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
Biden Should Run on a Unity Ticket With Romney  —  Last summer, John McCain told the world that he regretted not picking Joe Lieberman, the former senator and Democrat, to be his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential election.  A McCain/Lieberman ticket might not have won the White House …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Time's 2018 ‘Person of the Year’ is killed and imprisoned journalists  —  Time magazine is spotlighting a handful of journalists who have one thing in common: They were targeted for their work.  —  “The Guardians.”  —  That's what Time magazine is calling the journalists behind 2018's …
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Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
The Arctic is in even worse shape than you realize  —  The Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest, thickest ice.  If this thinning trend continues, scientists fear an added boost to global warming.  —  Over the past three decades of global warming, the oldest and thickest ice …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
The foundation of Trump's coalition is cracking  —  (CNN)Cracks have emerged in Donald Trump's hold on his core constituency of white working class voters, new data from the 2018 election reveals.  —  Though Republican candidates almost everywhere registered large margins among white voters without …
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Gap continues to widen between Trump and intelligence community on key issues  —  President Trump continues to reject the judgments of U.S. spy agencies on major foreign policy fronts, creating a dynamic in which intelligence analysts frequently see troubling gaps between the president's public statements …
Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
China Agrees to Reduce Tariffs on U.S. Autos  —  China agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S. autos to 15%, down from 40% currently  —  China agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S. autos to 15%, down from 40% currently, during a phone call with U.S. officials that opened the latest round of trade talks aimed …
Discussion: Bloomberg and CNBC
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
McConnell to bring up criminal-justice bill for a Senate vote  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the Senate will vote on a sweeping overhaul of the criminal justice system that has proven deeply controversial within the Senate Republican ranks.
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
How Theresa May blew Brexit  —  Shakespeare famously wrote of the “sceptered isle” of Britain acting as a moat “against the envy of less happier lands.”  Lately, the less happier lands are winning in a rout.  —  Britain is suffering a political meltdown as it struggles to make good on a historic vote …
Discussion: Instapundit
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Slate's Newly Unionized Writers and Editors Give OK to Strike  — Outlet's editorial staff authorize walkout by 52 to 1 vote  — Company's “right-to-work” stance riles its employees  —  Writers and editors at Slate have voted nearly unanimously to green-light a strike …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Benjamin Hoffman / New York Times:
Stephen Curry Doubts Moon Landings.  NASA Offers to Show Him the Rocks.  —  The space agency invited the Golden State star to visit the Johnson Space Center, “perhaps the next time the Warriors are in town to play the Rockets.”  —  It has been a big 24 hours for Stephen Curry.
Washington Post:
How a powerful Russian propaganda machine chips away at Western notions of truth  —  The initial plan was a Cold War classic — brutal yet simple.  Two Russian agents would slip onto the property of a turncoat spy in Britain and daub his front door with a rare military-grade poison designed …
Annie Snider / Politico:
Trump proposes to roll back decades of water protections  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday initiated the biggest rollback of Clean Water Act protections since shortly after the statute became law in 1972, proposing to remove federal pollution safeguards for tens of thousands of miles of streams and millions of acres of wetlands.
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
PolitiFact:
PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students  —  In the days after 17 people were viciously gunned down at a high school in Florida, the state's Republican governor called for tighter gun laws and President Donald Trump hosted victims' families in the State Dining Room.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Scott Peters mulls bid for San Diego mayor  —  Centrist Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), San Diego's first council president, is considering running for San Diego mayor in 2020, his spokeswoman confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday.  —  Before coming to Congress, Peters served on the San Diego City Council from 2000 to 2008.
Anita Wadhwani / The Tennessean:
Planned Parenthood, the only abortion provider left in Nashville, suspends abortion services  —  U.S. Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Tennessee's abortion measure, Amendment 1  —  The only remaining abortion clinic in Nashville has ceased offering abortions, instead referring patients …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Americans Want Trump To Compromise On Border Wall To Avoid Possible Shutdown  —  As President Trump continues to threaten to potentially shut down the government over his border wall, Americans would prefer to see him compromise to prevent gridlock, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll.
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Michelle Obama's Book Sales Hit 3 Million as She Adds New Cities to 2019 Tour: 'I'm So Humbled'  —  Not only is Michelle Obama continuing her book tour after attending former President George H.W. Bush's funeral last week, she's adding new cities to the lineup!
Discussion: FOX6Now.com, Joe.My.God. and CBS Miami
 
 
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Ashley Gold / Politico:
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Ben White / Politico:
Mnuchin doesn't want chief of staff
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