The headline news from December 02, 2017

The archive of all headlines from December 02, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 01:00:18

A leading neo-Nazi website facing a harassment lawsuit for targeting a Montana Jewish woman has asked a federal judge to throw out her complaint, arguing that neo-Nazi memes and anti-Jewish slurs are protected free speech and pose “no true threat” to Jewish people. Whitefish, Mont., real-estate…

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 03:00:19

In what would be an extraordinary test of a chief executive’s authority to revoke boundaries of the country’s national monuments, President Trump is expected to formally propose chopping Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments into five separate and much smaller national monuments….

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 03:30:17

Michael Flynn has also agreed to help investigators as they focus on other presidential aides, giving special counsel Robert S. Mueller III a critical leg up as he pursues the case.Michael Flynn grew up breaking the rules. It caught up to him as Trump's national security advisor Politics

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 04:15:11

Michael Flynn has also agreed to help investigators as they focus on other presidential aides, giving special counsel Robert S. Mueller III a critical leg up as he pursues the case.Michael Flynn: A timeline of contacts with Russia by Trump's former national security advisor Politics

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 05:30:16

In the latest dip in his roller-coaster career, Flynn abruptly pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of “willfully and knowingly” making false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia’s ambassador.Flynn guilty plea brings Mueller investigation directly into the White House Politics

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 06:00:18

In the latest dip in his roller-coaster career, Flynn abruptly pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of “willfully and knowingly” making false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia’s ambassador.Flynn guilty plea brings Mueller investigation directly into the White House Sports

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 06:15:11

In the latest dip in his roller-coaster career, Flynn abruptly pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of “willfully and knowingly” making false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia’s ambassador.Flynn guilty plea brings Mueller investigation directly into the White House USC

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 08:00:13

The new tax plan affects families, small business owners and multinational corporations, with the biggest benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans.Lawmakers received a nearly 500-page bill containing significant changes just hours before a planned vote, prompting an outcry from Democrats.

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Senate passes Republican-backed tax bill along party lines

NBC News  02/Dec/2017 08:00:16

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 08:00:19

Senate Republicans salvage their tax plan early Saturday and put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. USC

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 08:15:07

The new tax plan affects families, small business owners and multinational corporations, with the biggest benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans.Lawmakers received a nearly 500-page bill containing significant changes just hours before a planned vote, prompting an outcry from Democrats.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 08:15:12

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending. USC

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 08:45:12

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending. Sports

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 09:15:06

The new tax plan affects families, small business owners and multinational corporations, with the biggest benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans.Lawmakers received a nearly 500-page bill containing significant changes just hours before a planned vote, prompting an outcry from Democrats.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 12:15:12

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending. L.A. Now

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Senate passes sweeping GOP tax overhaul in late-night vote

NBC News  02/Dec/2017 13:00:16

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Tax Senate passes big cuts for richest Americans

The Guardian  02/Dec/2017 13:15:10

The $1.5 trillion measure will overwhelmingly benefit corporations and the wealthy, say analysts, and could hand Trump a legislative win

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 14:00:14

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 14:15:07

The new tax plan affects families, small business owners and multinational corporations, with the biggest benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans.Lawmakers received a nearly 500-page bill containing significant changes just hours before a planned vote, prompting an outcry from Democrats.

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 14:30:12

The new Republican tax plan affects families, small business owners and multinational corporations, with the biggest benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans.Lawmakers received a nearly 500-page bill containing significant changes just hours before a planned vote, prompting an outcry from Democrats.

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 14:30:17

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending.These maps show why some California Republicans are nervous about changes to the tax code L.A. Now

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 14:45:07

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 15:00:12

The new Republican tax plan affects families, small business owners and multinational corporations, with the biggest benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans.Lawmakers received a nearly 500-page bill containing significant changes just hours before a planned vote, prompting an outcry from Democrats.

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Trump-Russia inquiry Flynn plea deal increases exposure of senior transition team members

The Guardian  02/Dec/2017 16:00:17

Mike Pence, Jared Kushner, Reince Priebus, Jeff Sessions and even Trump himself are at risk

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 16:15:13

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending.These maps show why some California Republicans are nervous about changes to the tax code Politics

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 17:15:11

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending.These maps show why some California Republicans are nervous about changes to the tax code L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 20:15:13

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending.These maps show why some California Republicans are nervous about changes to the tax code Politics

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Trump tweet suggests he knew Flynn had lied to FBI

NBC News  02/Dec/2017 21:15:09

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Trump tweet suggests he knew Flynn had lied to FBI

NBC News  02/Dec/2017 21:30:15

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Los Angeles Times  02/Dec/2017 22:30:17

Senate Republicans put Congress on track to deliver President Trump’s most significant first-year accomplishment. But the ambitious package, opposed by Democrats, challenges GOP orthodoxy against deficit spending.These maps show why some California Republicans are nervous about changes to the tax code Boxing & MMA

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Vast Tax Overhaul Clears the Senate, 51-49

New York Times  02/Dec/2017 22:45:06

Republicans passed their sweeping tax overhaul through the Senate just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, two weeks after the House passed its own measure. While the two bills diverge in significant ways, the same forces that rocketed the measures to passage appear likely to bond Republicans as they work to hash out the differences.

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New York Times  02/Dec/2017 23:30:14

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Vast Tax Overhaul Clears the Senate, 51-49

New York Times  02/Dec/2017 23:45:06

Republicans passed their sweeping tax overhaul through the Senate just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, two weeks after the House passed its own measure. While the two bills diverge in significant ways, the same forces that rocketed the measures to passage appear likely to bond Republicans as they work to hash out the differences.

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