Tuesday 12.5.17 Need that first cup of coffee? Starbucks just opened up its largest store in the world. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By Doug Criss | |  | | Travel ban
| |  | | Roy Moore | | What a difference a month makes. For much of November, it seemed like Roy Moore's Senate campaign in Alabama was a sinking ship. Now it's December, and it's full steam ahead after President Trump endorsed him, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell softened his tone and the RNC is giving Moore money again.
So, what made the GOP look beyond the sexual harassment and assault claims against Moore? Old-fashioned politics. Polls show a very tight race, and the GOP really can't afford to lose a single Senate seat if it wants to move its agenda forward. There is still at least one influential dissenting voice on the right, though. Mitt Romney tweeted that Moore's election would be a "stain on the GOP" and no victory was worth "losing our honor." | |  | | Paul Manafort A bail agreement between Paul Manafort and special counsel Robert Mueller is in jeopardy. Mueller's team said Manafort was ghostwriting an op-ed piece with a Russian with ties to Russia's intelligence service. Mueller's office thinks Manafort, President Trump's ex-campaign chair, is trying to influence public opinion in his case, so it has asked the court to reconsider the $10 million bail agreement. Manafort, who has been under house arrest for weeks, faces 12 charges in Mueller's probe, including conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty. | |  | | Yemen | |  | | Net neutrality
The FCC is due to vote next week on a repeal of net neutrality rules, but Democrats want it delayed. They say there's evidence that more than a million comments submitted to the FCC on the issue were fake. And New York's attorney general says stolen IDs of Americans were used to make the fake comments. Dems want all this looked at before a vote. Rules now bar Internet providers from speeding up or slowing down traffic to and from specific sites and apps. Proposed rules would allow that as long as it's publicly disclosed. | | 2
The number of proclamations President Trump signed to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. Conservation and environmental groups are suing. | | |  |  People are talking about these. Read up. Join in.Madame President "House of Cards" will come back for one last, eight-episode season that will star Robin Wright and totally cut out Kevin Spacey. Crossover appeal PBS is looking for a replacement for Charlie Rose and it's found one, at least temporarily. CNN's "Amanpour" will air on PBS on an interim basis. Frozen out That "Frozen" short featuring Olaf that runs before "Coco" is being dumped. Probably because that "short" is a not-so-short 21 minutes long. The robots are coming Yes, they'll probably take all of our jobs, but at least they'll be helpful in the kitchen, where they can put their voice technology and 3D printers to good use. | |  | 'Beneath the Skin' Cuts covered her son's body after he was shot dead by a police officer in Chicago, and Cynthia Lane wants answers. CNN's Rosa Flores investigates. Watch Episode 1 of "Beneath the Skin," a three-part CNN Digital series. | | 9
The number of US media outlets labeled "foreign agents" by Russia | | |  | Ridin' the rails
Yeah, Thomas the Tank Engine is a great kids' book character, but he's a pretty wicked stuntman, too. (Click to view.) | | CNN Five Things shows up in your inbox every weekday at 6 a.m. ET. Like what you see? Don't like what you see? Let us know. We're all about self improvement. Did a friend forward you this newsletter? Sign yourself up! | | | | |
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