The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 50 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 50
Sorry, Says Legal Experts, Creating Shell Company During 2016 Campaign for Secret Payments to Hide Extramarital Affairs Not 'Simple Private Transaction'
Brennan shreds Trump: ‘I am relieved that you will never have the opportunity to run for public office again’
'There should be outrage' over Whitaker, Kushner meeting
Accused Russian spy Maria Butina appears to reach plea deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Harvard orientation for freshman lawmakers as 'lobbyist project' that hypes tax cuts for corporations
Washington Post fact-checker introduces 'Bottomless Pinocchio' rating to call Trump on repeated false claims
Congress faces final deadline to undo Trump’s net neutrality repeal - Fake bots oppose net neutrality. Real humans have just one more day to show their support for it.
NYT’s Krugman: US, Russia and Saudi Arabia are ‘new axis of evil’
Supreme Court sides with Planned Parenthood in funding fight
When I Said North Carolina Wasn’t a Democracy, People Called Me Crazy
Paul Ryan’s long con | He betrayed his promises and left a legacy of debt and disappointment.
Trump: Payments to silence women were a ‘simple private transaction,’ not illegal campaign contributions
President Trump Really May Go to Jail—For the Rest of His Life
John Kelly Was a Bully, Bigot, and Liar for Trump. Goodbye and Good Riddance.
Trump can't hire the 'very best people,' because he's the very worst president
Carl Bernstein: ‘Donald Trump For The First Time In His Life Is Cornered’ The legendary Watergate reporter says the president is boxed in and the people around him know it.
Democrats reach 40 House flips, 2018 ‘blue wave’ was officially party’s biggest win in recent memory
Donald Trump Will Resign Presidency 10 Minutes Before Mike Pence so VP Can Pardon Him, Conservative Columnist Predicts
Trump’s latest rage-tweets expose the depth of his own corruption
George Conway hits Trump: Looks like prosecutors have 'a pretty good case’
Trump Calls Hush Payment A ‘Simple Private Transaction,’ Not Campaign Contribution
At least 16 Trump associates had contacts with Russians during campaign or transition
So much for a 'Santa rally': Trump's trade war is sending S&P 500 towards its worst December since 2002
The Costs of the Confederacy - In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology
Trump-Mueller showdown will be a historic test of America's institutions and rule of law

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 50

Posted: 10 Dec 2018 09:00 AM PST

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

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Sorry, Says Legal Experts, Creating Shell Company During 2016 Campaign for Secret Payments to Hide Extramarital Affairs Not 'Simple Private Transaction'

Posted: 10 Dec 2018 07:04 AM PST