Tipsheet: Mueller probe grinds on, with no end in sight

View in your browser     The Memo: Mueller probe grinds on, with no end in sight By Niall Stanage   President Trump’s lawyers insist that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into allegations of collusions with Russia is nearing an end. But legal experts, including Department of Justice (DOJ) veterans, firmly disagree. “There are so many avenues yet to be fully explored that it is inconceivable that this investigation is coming to a close,” said Jimmy Gurulé, a former assistant attorney general at the DOJ.  Read the full story here     Trump, Senate GOP at odds over Roy Moore By Alexander Bolton   Senate Republicans are at odds with President Trump over Roy Moore and the Alabama Senate race. Read the full story here     Trump looms large in AT&T antitrust battle By Harper Neidig President Trump’s feud with CNN is casting a shadow over the Justice Department’s lawsuit to block AT&T from merging with Time Warner, the news outlet’s parent company. Read the full story here     Uber faces new crisis after massive hack By Morgan Chalfant and Ali Breland Uber is reeling from a new controversy over revelations that the company tried to cover up a massive breach last year in which hackers pilfered information from 57 million of its customers. Read the full story here       First House Dem calls on Conyers to resign By Brett Samuels Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday became the first House Democrat to call on Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to resign in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.  Read the full story here     Sessions orders review of federal background check system after Texas massacre By Jesse Byrnes Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered a review of the federal background check system following the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, earlier this month. Read the full story here     NY AG probing ‘massive scheme’ to influence FCC with fake net neutrality comments By Rebecca Savransky  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) is investigating what he calls a massive scheme to corrupt the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with fake public comments on net neutrality. Read the full story here     Two additional woman accuse Franken of groping By John Bowden Two more women have come forward with accusations that Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) groped them during photo opportunities. Read the full story here     Communications director for Roy Moore campaign resigns By Brett Samuels John Rogers, communications director for Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, has resigned, the campaign confirmed on Wednesday. Read the full story here     RNC, NRSC have no plans to back Moore despite Trump's signal of support By Max Greenwood The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) will not support GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore in Alabama's special election, even after President Trump stood by him on Tuesday. Read the full story here     How not to ruin Thanksgiving talking politics By Vanessa Laird OPINION | It’s that time of year again: we come together with relatives and acquaintances across the Thanksgiving table to share a meal and, we hope, find thankfulness for each other. Read the full story here     Mobile devices are more vulnerable than ever, but you can defend yourself By George Avetisov OPINION | As mobile devices grow in sophistication, so do the opportunities for these devices to be targets for unauthorized access. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Joe Barton, senior Republican, caught in storm over explicit photo By Nicholas Fandos and Jonathan Martin The heightened scrutiny of sexual impropriety on Capitol Hill has swept up a senior House Republican who apologized Wednesday for a sexually explicit photograph that wound up on the internet and raised the possibility that he had been the victim of a crime. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Roy Moore campaign refuses to substantiate claims about accuser By Michael Scherer Senate candidate Roy Moore’s campaign refused Wednesday to substantiate a key claim it made as part of an effort to raise doubts about one of the Alabama candidate’s accusers. Read the full story here     Reuters: Trump to meet congressional leaders next week on legislative issues -White House By Reuters staff     U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with congressional leaders next week to discuss “end-of-year legislative issues,” a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Facebook plans to let users know if they followed Russian pages By Jack Nicas   Facebook Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to tell millions of users who liked or followed any of the 290 Facebook and Instagram pages created by Russian actors that they were ensnared in an alleged misinformation campaign around the U.S. presidential election last year. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Education Dept. wants to narrow civil rights work in schools By Maria Danilova The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet     You might like         Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.