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5:55 PM ET, November 16, 2017

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Aestep / KABC-AM:
Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There's Nothing Funny About It  —  In December of 2006, I embarked on my ninth USO Tour to entertain our troops, my eighth to the Middle East since the 9/11 attacks.  My father served in Vietnam and my then-boyfriend (and now husband …
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Brian Maloney / Media Equalizer:
Melanie Morgan: After TV appearance, Al Franken harassed me too  —  Immediately raising questions about double-standards in the media and on Capitol Hill, a Los Angeles radio news anchor today accused Senator Al Franken (D-MN) of sexually assaulting her.  —  Now, Media Equalizer Co-Founder …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Al Franken's absolutely awful apology  —  (CNN)Shortly after Leeann Tweeden went public with allegations that Al Franken had groped her during a USO tour through the Middle East in 2006, the Minnesota Democrat released a statement.  —  “I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way …
Discussion: Power Line, ABC News, Axios and The Atlantic
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Stone appeared to know Franken allegation was coming  —  Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone appeared to know there were sexual misconduct allegations involving Sen. Al Franken  —  (D-Minn.) hours before they became public.  —  Stone has been banned from Twitter …
Discussion: Raw Story, ABC News and Vox
Politico:
Full text: Al Franken apologizes for allegedly groping woman
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Gillibrand: I believe Franken's accuser
Discussion: RedState
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Kushner got emails about WikiLeaks, Russia in 2016, lawmakers say  —  Jared Kushner received emails in September 2016 about WikiLeaks and about a “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite” and forwarded them to another campaign official, according to a letter to his attorney …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Senate Judiciary Committee: Kushner forwarded emails about a ‘Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite’
Discussion: Politicus USA and Daily Kos
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate Judiciary panel: Kushner had contacts about WikiLeaks, Russian overtures he did not disclose
Discussion: The Guardian
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Judiciary Sens: Kushner was contacted about WikiLeaks, Russia ahead of election
Discussion: RedState and Mother Jones
Associated Press:
Senators press Kushner for more in Russia investigation
Discussion: Politico
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Senate tax bill cuts taxes of wealthy and hikes taxes on families earning under $75,000 over a decade  —  The tax bill Senate Republicans are championing would give large tax cuts to millionaires while raising taxes on American families earning $10,000 to $75,000 over the next decade …
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Washington Post:
House passes GOP tax bill, upping pressure on struggling Senate effort  —  The House passed its version of the Republican tax overhaul Thursday, notching a key win for President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.).  But obstacles remain in the Senate, which is refining its own version …
Discussion: Vox, Hit & Run and IJR
Erin Rousseau / New York Times:   The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
6 scenarios for GOP disaster in Roy Moore Senate race
Discussion: Townhall.com
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
GOP leaders weigh drastic plan to save Alabama Senate seat
CNN:
Bob Menendez jury deadlocked on all counts  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Newark, New Jersey (CNN)The jury in the corruption trial of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday it is deadlocked on all charges and is now being interviewed by the judge, one-by-one.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Balloon Juice
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CNN:
Homeland Security's head of community outreach once said blacks turned cities to ‘slums’ with ‘laziness, drug use and sexual promiscuity’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)The head of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships at the Department of Homeland Security has said in the past …
Discussion: Raw Story
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: How Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old fan: Police report reveals girl claimed star made her give him and his bodyguard oral sex and threatened they would ‘beat her head in’ if she ever told  — Sylvester Stallone was accused of sexually assaulting …
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
A Wave Is a Comin'  —  The last two weeks have seen some significant movement in Democrats favor.  First, there were the impressive results from last Tuesday's elections.  This week, we've seen two polls — one by Quinnipiac and one by Marist — that show Democrats with a congressional ballot advantage of +13 to +15.
Athena Jones / CNN:
First on CNN: New George H.W. Bush accuser says he groped her during 1992 re-election campaign  —  (CNN)Former President George H.W. Bush is facing new allegations from a Michigan woman who said he touched her inappropriately while he was in office at an event in April 1992.
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Did the Feds Flip Turkish Businessman Reza Zarrab—and Could He Bring Down Michael Flynn? … A man who may be part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of alleged misdoings by President Donald Trump's campaign and administration was secretly removed from a federal prison earlier this month.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and emptywheel
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
The FCC just repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcast media mergers  —  Federal regulators rolled back decades-old rules on Thursday, making it far easier for media outlets to be bought and sold — potentially leading to more newspapers, radio stations and television broadcasters being owned by a handful of companies.
Joel Schectman / Reuters:
Exclusive: Secret witness in Senate Clinton probe is ex-lobbyist for Russian firm  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans say their investigation of Hillary Clinton's role in approving a deal to sell U.S. uranium mines to a Russian company hinges in part on the testimony of a secret informant …
Jim Siegel / The Columbus Dispatch:
‘Inappropriate behavior’ with man in his office led to Ohio lawmaker's ouster  —  State Rep. Wes Goodman, who consistently touted his faith and conservative values, abruptly resigned late Tuesday after being confronted with evidence of inappropriate conduct with another man inside his Riffe Center office …
Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Rapper Lil Peep dies aged 21 of suspected overdose  —  The New York rapper, who discussed drug use in his music, posted a video online hours before his death  —  Lil Peep, a fast-rising rapper whose emotional tracks charted depression and drug use, has died aged 21.  His UK representative confirmed the news to the Guardian.
Bloomberg:
Trump Considers Naming Mulvaney Interim CFPB Director  —  OMB director would oversee consumer agency on temporary basis  —  GOP is eager to overhaul agency they blame for hurting economy  —  Mick Mulvaney once called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “a sad, sick joke.”
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Univision wants to sell a piece of the Gawker sites it bought last year  —  The TV network wants a minority investor to put $200 million into its Fusion Media Group.  —  In 2016, Univision bought almost all of the Gawker Media sites.  Now it's selling a stake in them.
New York Times:
The Uncounted  —  Photographs by Giles Price/Institute, for The New York Times  —  Late on the evening of Sept. 20, 2015, Basim Razzo sat in the study of his home on the eastern side of Mosul, his face lit up by a computer screen.  His wife, Mayada, was already upstairs in bed …
CNBC:
Comcast is in talks with 21st Century Fox about buying major assets, sources say  — Comcast has approached 21st Century Fox and is interested in acquiring the same set of assets that Disney approached Fox about, sources say.  — CNBC reported last week, citing sources …
Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Charles Manson hospitalized in Bakersfield; severity of illness unclear  —  Authorities confirmed Wednesday that mass murderer Charles Manson is back in a Bakersfield hospital, though the severity of his condition is unclear.  —  Kern County Sheriff's Lt. Bill Smallwood confirms that Manson …
 
 
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge denies Rick Gates' bid for Thanksgiving break from house arrest
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Shira Schoenberg / Union-News:
Gov. Charlie Baker urges US government to let residents from Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is Quietly Building an Alliance With Liberals on Trade
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Colorado doctors claim first marijuana overdose death
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Is Bad for the Jews
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Daily Kos
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Hispanic Caucus denies membership to Republican Curbelo
Discussion: Townhall.com and Axios
Sean Illing / Vox:
“The fish rots from the head”: a historian on the unique corruption of Trump's White House
Discussion: Raw Story
Carrie Severino / National Review:
Sleeper SCOTUS Blockbuster may be the Next Kelo
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
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Discussion: Politico
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
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