Police Departments Aiding Immigration Crackdown, Michael Flynn May Be Approaching Plea Deal, Pope Francis in Malaysia: P.M. Links

• Dozens of police departments around the country in towns are looking for or have been granted new powers to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement with the federal immigration crackdown.
• First Lady Melania Trump unveils the White House holiday decor.
• Special counsel Robert Mueller may be close to reaching a plea deal with Michael Flynn.
• Lee Busby, a former Marine colonel and aide to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, announced a write-in bid for the open Senate seat in Alabama.
• California Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra moved his resignation up to “immediately” amid sexual harassment allegations.
• Pope Francis arrived in Malaysia.
• Prince Harry is engaged.
• The head of Marvel Studios says Avengers 4 will be a kind of ‘finale’ for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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