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Republicans just introduced a bill to remove Mueller from the Trump-Russia investigation

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• Matt Gaetz of Florida, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and Louie Gohmert of Texas say Mueller should step down because he was the FBI director in 2010 when US government agencies approved the sale of Uranium One, a Canadian energy company, to a Russian nuclear-energy firm.
• Senate Republicans have even introduced bills to create a barrier between Trump and Mueller in the event the president attempts to fire him.

Donald Trump tweets 'Pocahontas' racist slur about senator Elizabeth Warren

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• In an interview with Fox News in June 2016, he said: "I do regret calling her Pocahontas, because I think it’s a tremendous insult to Pocahontas. Mr Trump has previously said he regrets calling Ms Warren by the name.
• In a debate during the campaign, he said: " checked the box. She had an opportunity, actually, to make a decision throughout her career.
• "But the Republicans demanded documentation and, back at the turn of the century, nobody in my family had registered any tribal affiliation.

Poll: Americans oppose tax plan by 17-point margin

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• Even the majority of wealthy Americans agree: Among respondents with incomes of $100,000 or more, 61 percent said the plan benefits the wealthy.

Carl Bernstein: If Trump colluded with Russia, it's 'worse than Watergate'

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• The first indictments in the Russia probe were announced Monday, with charges levied against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Richard Gates, including one charge of conspiracy against the United States. Former campaign aide George Papadopoulos was also revealed to have pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian nationals during the campaign.
• "What’s so astonishing to me in the last few months is the number of Republicans on the Hill who have said to me privately ...

Alt-right Twitter blogger Jenna Abrams unmasked as creation of Russian 'troll factory'

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• Since being exposed, both Twitter and Google have suspended accounts associated with @Jenn_Abrams. Last month, an internet troll who said he worked at the "troll farm" and was tasked with disrupting the US election by watching Netflix series House of Cards to learn about the American political system. "To provoke unrest, provoke dissatisfaction, lower Obama's rating." Facebook ads have been linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the US election Credit: Reuters This week lawmakers released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and fuel social tension. Her viral tweets on topics from Kim Kardashian’s naked selfie to feminism were picked up by mainstream media outlets and helped grow her online following, but her messages quickly became more political in the run-up to the election.

Mila Kunis set up monthly donation to Planned Parenthood in Pence’s name

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• Republicans have fought for years to stop any federal money from going to Planned Parenthood, which is the nation's largest abortion provider. The organization gets federal reimbursements for providing women's health services, but not for abortions.

It’s Time for Congress to Protect Robert Mueller

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• So here’s something the Flakes and Corkers of the world can do: introduce legislation making it clear that Trump better not interfere with Mueller—and writing language that will make it impossible for him to do so. Fox News will jump on board; the Wall Street Journal editorial page will nod wisely; Trump will toss out a barrage of tweets; and momentum will build.

Trump declares November National Native American Heritage month, promptly calls Warren 'Pocahontas'

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• The tweet was in reference to an essay published in Politico Thursday by former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile about a fundraising deal the Hillary Clinton campaign made with the DNC, which is supposed to remain neutral during primaries, before she was the official nominee. Asked on CNN Thursday if she believes the DNC was rigged in Clinton’s favor, Warren said yes.
• Warren and Pocahontas is no accident," Mary Kathryn Nagle, a playwright, attorney and citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma told MSNBC in May. "Trump’s inability to discern the difference between Sen.

Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread

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• We figured she grump and growl at the new pup, and have very little to do with it, but she took that funny, little creature under her wing and raised that pup up to be the best dog we have ever owned.
• I also gave it a trial run over coffee with my girlfriend, but she gave me the side eye because while she knows what charcuterie IS, she’s never heard me say the word.
• As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equals, except negroes and foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to that I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid.

November 2017 Metathread

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• Hello again to the /r/politics community, welcome to our monthly Metathread! As always, the purpose of this thread is to discuss the overall state of the subreddit, to make suggestions on what can be improved, and to ask questions about subreddit policy.
• And there's a general agreement that we don't want to start 'rating' sources for users - blanket referring to X source as misleading or liberal, because then we'll be asked to do that for every domain and that's both tedious and asking for trouble.
• r/news can condense stories down to one submission because it doesn't super matter who is writing an article on say, a natural disaster - Reuters, BBC or DW, the reporting and content should be largely the same.