Today's Headlines: Cohen Pleads Guilty and Details Trump’s Involvement in Moscow Tower Project

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[How a Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Trump Tower Deal]( [How a Lawyer, a Felon and a Russian General Chased a Moscow Trump Tower Deal]( By MIKE McINTIRE, MEGAN TWOHEY and MARK MAZZETTI During the presidential campaign, Michael D. Cohen and Felix Sater, an associate with a criminal past, pursued a new Trump Tower project with a former spymaster’s help. [An Alabama Mall Shooting, a Black Man’s Death, and a Debate Over Race and Guns]( [An Alabama Mall Shooting, a Black Man’s Death, and a Debate Over Race and Guns]( By JOHN ELIGON After police in Alabama fatally shot a 21-year-old black man who they mistook for a suspect, critics have claimed a double standard in enforcing gun rights. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. 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SCHMIDT and SHARON LaFRANIERE President Trump told the special counsel that he knew of a project to build a Trump Tower in Moscow and discussed it with his longtime fixer before it fell apart, Mr. Trump’s lawyers said. [Pelosi’s Strategy in Secret Ballot: Allow Her Critics to Let Off Steam]( [Pelosi’s Strategy in Secret Ballot: Allow Her Critics to Let Off Steam]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Nancy Pelosi gave her opponents a chance to cast a protest vote against her as she runs for House speaker, hoping that they would change course before a formal vote in January. [What’s Stronger Than a Blue Wave? Gerrymandered Districts]( [What’s Stronger Than a Blue Wave? Gerrymandered Districts]( By MAGGIE ASTOR and K.K. REBECCA LAI It wasn’t a wave everywhere. In North Carolina and other states, gerrymandered congressional maps played a big role in keeping down Democratic gains. 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