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New York Times:
White House Envisions Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo, Within Weeks  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has developed a plan to force out Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, whose relationship with President Trump has been strained, and replace him with Mike Pompeo …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The Rex situation is simple
Discussion: ABC News and Mother Jones
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
We'll take Pompeo over Tillerson, frustrated diplomats say
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Plays Musical Chairs in the Cabinet Room
Discussion: Vox, RedState, ABC News and IJR
Madeleine K. Albright / Washington Post:
The national security emergency we're not talking about
Discussion: Axios and WTVR-TV
MJ Lee / CNN:
Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)An Army veteran says Sen. Al Franken groped her in December 2003, telling CNN that while she was deployed in Kuwait, the Minnesota Democrat cupped her breast during a photo op.
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Anna Merlan / The Slot:
New England Elected Official Says Al Franken Tried to Give Her A ‘Wet, Open-Mouthed Kiss’ Onstage  —  A former elected official in New England who has requested anonymity tells Jezebel that Al Franken attempted to give her a “wet, open-mouthed kiss” onstage at an event in 2006, shortly before he ran for Senate.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Top House Democrat calls on Franken to resign
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller
Yohana Desta / Vanity Fair:
Graphic, Disturbing Details of Matt Lauer's Alleged Sexual Misconduct  —  A bombshell Variety report alleges Lauer gave one female colleague a sex toy, and more.  —  Shocking new allegations have emerged about the sexual misconduct scandal that is quickly enveloping Matt Lauer.
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Amber Tamblyn / New York Times:
I'm Not Ready for the Redemption of Men
Discussion: Mashable
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Matt Lauer Offers Apology (With a Caveat)
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Corker: Report of Tillerson ouster ‘bogus’
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Scarborough: Trump allies told me he has dementia
Discussion: RedState
John Bowden / The Hill:
White House maintenance orders reveal cockroaches, ants and mice infestations
Discussion: The Week
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Ahead of Vote, Promised Treasury Analysis of Tax Bill Proves Elusive  —  WASHINGTON — In pitching the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, has said repeatedly that the plan will pay for itself through a surge of economic growth and that over 100 people in Treasury are …
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New York Times:
It Started as a Tax Cut.  Now It Could Change American Life.  —  The tax plan has been marketed by President Trump and Republican leaders as a straightforward if enormous rebate for the masses, a $1.5 trillion package of cuts to spur hiring and economic growth.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins: Health-care fix will pass before tax bill
Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton, whose private life came under national scrutiny after sexual images he shared in an extramarital relationship were made public, won't seek re-election.  —  The Ennis Republican announced his retirement in an interview …
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Washington Post:
Woman's effort to infiltrate The Washington Post dated back months … The failed effort by conservative activists to plant a false story about Senate candidate Roy Moore in The Washington Post was part of a months-long campaign to infiltrate The Post and other media outlets in Washington and New York …
Jenny Lumet / Hollywood Reporter:
Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me (Guest Column)  —  The screenwriter of ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and ‘The Mummy’ (and the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet) details a terrifying encounter with the legendary music producer, who says he is stepping down from his businesses in the wake of the new claims.
Washington Post:
Britain furious, Trump unapologetic as fallout swells from anti-Muslim videos … LONDON — The British backlash to President Trump picked up steam Thursday with parliament members openly deriding him and Britain's prime minister standing by her denunciations of Trump's retweets of a fringe anti-Muslim group.
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Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
'I'm just waiting for a call from the White House with an apology.' Britain's ‘wrong’ Theresa May speaks out.
CBS Detroit:
John Conyers Hospitalized For Stress-Related Illness Amid Sex Scandal  —  DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - U.S. Congressman John Conyers is hospitalized for a stress-related illness.  —  Family spokesperson Sam Riddle confirmed Thursday morning that the 88-year-old Detroit Democrat is seeking treatment …
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Rep. John Conyers' accuser Marion Brown speaks out: ‘He just violated my body’
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private “Rendition” And Spy Network  —  A private company has proposed that the US government pay it millions to undertake intelligence and covert operations.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC  —  WASHINGTON — The White House and CIA …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill would add $1 trillion to the deficit, Congress' analysts conclude  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) … The Republican plan for a massive tax overhaul steamed toward Senate passage on Thursday, even as a nonpartisan congressional scorekeeper …
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
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Robert S. McElvaine / Washington Post:
I'm a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain a yes on tax reform, boosting Republicans
Discussion: Axios
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Manafort Reaches Bail Deal With Mueller  —  A month after turning himself in for charges he faces connected to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort reached a bail deal with Mueller's team, according to court documents filed by Manafort's lawyers Thursday.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort strikes $11 million bail deal with prosecutors
Discussion: IJR
Yvonne Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Four men allege sexual misconduct by Senate president's husband  —  He was a policy advocate who made his living trying to persuade legislators on Beacon Hill to help nonprofit groups.  He was exhausted after a working dinner with a group of senators and their spouses on that fall night in 2015.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
Nine Women Accuse Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Mentor, of Sexual Misconduct  —  In 1986, Maddie Corman was a 16-year-old actress performing Off Broadway as her mother lay dying in a hospital bed, hours after having a stroke.  Backstage, Ms. Corman was consoled by Israel Horovitz, the show's 47-year-old playwright and her mentor.
Ashley Michels / FOX31 Denver:
Aurora 10-year-old takes her own life after suspected bullying incident caught on camera  —  AURORA, Colo. — An Aurora couple are dealing with an unimaginable loss as they prepare to lay their 10-year-old daughter to rest.  —  “She was just a child of joy and she brought joy to everyone,” her father Anthony Davis said.
Discussion: Raw Story, New York's PIX11, WHNT-TV and AOL
Tully Borland / The Federalist:
Why Alabamians Should Vote For Roy Moore  —  I am going to argue for the very unpopular, even shocking, view that, even if Roy Moore did what he is accused of doing, Alabamans are within their rights to vote for him, and they shouldn't let Democrats and Never Trumpers shame them into not voting.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Roy Moore Campaign to Jimmy Kimmel: If You Want to ‘Mock Our Christian Values,’ ‘Come Down Here’ to Alabama to ‘Do It Man to Man’  —  THEODORE, Alabama — The U.S. Senate campaign of Judge Roy Moore is firing back at Jimmy Kimmel and his paid trickster Rich Barbieri—also known as …
 
 
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Report: Trump to recognize Jerusalem as capital, staff to prepare embassy move
Discussion: IJR
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Graham accuses media of painting Trump as a ‘kook,’ but once used same attack himself
Discussion: Vox and ThinkProgress
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump to cut Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, Grand Staircase-Escalante by half, documents show
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP leaders struggle with shutdown strategy
Discussion: Axios
Fox News:
Jim Nabors dead; star best known as Gomer Pyle was 87
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Ivana Hrynkiw / al.com:
Minister who sang for Roy Moore lied for son accused of molesting Honduran orphans
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Keith Plocek / LA Weekly:
Who Owns LA Weekly?
Tracey Longo / fa-mag.com:
Rubio: Offset Tax Cuts By Reducing Social Security, Medicare Benefits
Discussion: Vox and Talking Points Memo
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The case for normalizing impeachment
Discussion: New York Times
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
An 11th-Hour Raid by the Wealthiest Baby Boomers
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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