JAMAL KHASHOGGI<\/strong>. Trump stands by Saudi murderers<\/a>: \u2018\u201cIt could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event \u2014 maybe he did and maybe he didn\u2019t!\u201d Mr. Trump said in a\u00a0remarkable, eight-paragraph, exclamation-point laden statement<\/a>\u00a0that appeared calculated to end debate over the American response to Mr. Khashoggi\u2019s killing.\u2019<\/p>\n THE PLAN<\/strong>. Sec\u2019y of State Mike Pompeo hand-delivered a plan from the Trump administration to shield\u00a0Mohammed bin Salman from the Khashoggi murder fallout<\/a>. \u2018Mike Pompeo delivered the plan in person during a meeting with Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, last month in Riyadh, said the source, who is familiar with Pompeo\u2019s talks with the Saudi leaders. The plan includes an option to pin the Saudi journalist\u2019s murder on an innocent member of the ruling al-Saud family in order to insulate those at the very top, the source told MEE.\u2019<\/p>\n NOT FUNNY<\/strong>. The White House Correspondents Dinner will do without a comedian this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n SETH MOULTON<\/strong>. Town Hall pushback for opposing Pelos<\/a>i: \u2018Moulton (D-Mass.) and some of his constituents say the midterm elections show that it\u2019s time for new leadership in the House, while his critics on Monday night called his opposition to Pelosi a product of sexism and ageism.\u2019<\/p>\n NOT FALLING OFF THING OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Caitlyn Jenner\u2019s face<\/a>.<\/p>\n MASSACHUSETTS<\/strong>. Legal recreational marijuana sales begin<\/a>: \u2018At the New England Treatment Access shop in Northampton, the wait time as of 11 a.m. appeared to be around two and a half hours. Hundreds \u2014 possibly even a thousand \u2014 customers were queuing up as of early Tuesday afternoon. NETA officials said they expect a line all day long and another rush after work hours, but they warned that people who show up around 8:30 p.m. might not get to the front of the line before the store closes at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n SEX AND THE CITY 3<\/strong>. The plot that might have been<\/a>.<\/p>\n $3.9 MILLION<\/strong>. The amount Ivanka Trump made from Trump\u2019s DC hotel in 2017<\/a>: \u2018President Donald Trump\u2019s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump made $3.9 million in profit last year off her stake in the Trump International Hotel, while taking in at least $5 million from businesses connected to her personal brand, a newly released financial disclosure shows.\u2019<\/p>\n HER EMAILS<\/strong>. House Democrats plan to investigate<\/a>: \u2018The House Oversight Committee plans to investigate whether Ivanka Trump violated federal law by using a personal email account for government business, the panel\u2019s incoming chairman, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), said Tuesday. In a statement, Cummings said the committee launched a bipartisan investigation last year into White House officials\u2019 use of personal email accounts, but the White House did not provide the requested information.<\/p>\n BRIAN<\/strong>. A pet psychic told Chris Colfer his dying cat wants him to shut up<\/a>. \u201cIf you want him to die in peace, he\u2019s asking you to shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n SALVATION ARMY<\/strong>. Bell ringers have been told to not make their anti-gay opinions known<\/a>: \u201cSalvation Army personnel have been told to stop posting their opinions about gay<\/a> marriage, abortion or anything political on social media because it might reflect poorly on the organization, according to an internal email and guidelines obtained by the Todd Starnes Radio Show.\u201d<\/p>\n THANKSGIVING DEBATE TIPS OF THE DAY<\/strong>. From Chris Wallace.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MORTIFYING MOMENT OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Mariah Carey and Meryl Streep\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. The Lego Movie 2.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. Nyle DiMarco<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Saudi Crown Prince, Stacey Abrams, Marijuana, Chris Colfer, Sex and the City, Nyle DiMarco: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n