Moore Threatens To Sue WaPo, Trump's Silence Over Duterte's Bloody Drug War, And Surge Of Women Running In Trump Era

November 13th, 2017 Top Stories --------------------------------------------------------------- [Roy Moore Threatens To Sue Washington Post Over Allegations From 4 Women]( The Gist: Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore on Sunday threatened to sue the Washington Post over its report last week on allegations from several women who said Moore pursued relationships with them while they were teenagers. [Trump Does Not Publicly Rebuke Duterte For Drug War Killings]( The Gist: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sanctioned a bloody drug war that features extrajudicial killing. He called Barack Obama a “son of a whore.” This week, he boasted that he murdered a man with his own hands. All that went unmentioned in public by President Donald Trump when the leaders held talks Monday in the Philippines. [Hannity Diehards Smash Keurigs After Company Boycotts Fox Show]( The Gist: Fox News host Sean Hannity cheered on his fans on Sunday night as they published videos of themselves smashing their Keurig coffee makers due to the company’s boycott of Hannity’s show. From The Reporter's Notebook --------------------------------------------------------------- Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Saturday became the third member of his caucus to rescind support for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore over allegations that Moore sexually pursued teenagers while he was in his 30s, [TPM’s Esme Cribb reported](. Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on Friday rescinded their endorsements of Moore over the allegations, though Moore denied any sort of misconduct and claimed he did “not generally” date women in their teens. Agree Or Disagree? --------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Marshall: "I doubt Moore will step down. He does not strike me as a step down kind of guy. What’s more, at least some of his top supporters are already saying it’s not a big deal. At least for the moment, the accusations are from three decades ago. Moore’s base is fundamentalist Christians from the Bible Belt. There’s a long history of this community being highly forgiving toward ‘sins’ that are in the past and repented of. More specifically, [I think it’s debatable whether his supporters will view it as a serious ‘sin’](. Regardless I don’t get the sense his core supporters will see this as enough to dump him. So I doubt he steps down. As long as he doesn’t see a catastrophic loss of support among his own supporters, why would he back out? He got as far as he has against the entire national party." Say What?! --------------------------------------------------------------- "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and fat?' Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!" - President Donald Trump tweeting about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday and [praising his own restraint]( in not making fun of his appearance. BUZZING: Today in the Hive --------------------------------------------------------------- From a TPM Prime member: "After 62 years, never have I seen or felt what a tax break is like. I always fell in that little crack where there is no benefit and always an increase of some shape or form. Did I expect anything really different this time? Nope, just how much is this one going to cost me??" Related: [McConnell: I ‘Misspoke’ On No Tax Increase For Middle Class Families]( Have something to add? Become a [Prime]( member and join the discussion [here](. What We're Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced ([GQ]( More Women Than Ever Are Running For Congress To Counter Trump ([VICE]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](