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5:50 PM ET, October 26, 2015

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
White House, GOP near two-year budget deal  —  Senior White House officials and congressional leaders are nearing a deal to raise the debt limit and set the federal budget for the next two years, say sources familiar with the talks.  —  The agreement is not yet final, as negotiators still need …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Congress, White House make progress on 2-year budget deal  —  <p>House and Senate Republicans will meet in closed sessions Monday evening, as congressional negotiators and the White House near a two-year budget deal that would boost defense and domestic spending by tens of billions of dollars …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Daily Signal
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Congress and White House Near Deal on Budget
Jim Rowley / Bloomberg Business:
U.S. Debt Extension Said Part of White House-Congress Talks
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
How Paul Ryan Went From Wingnut to RINO
CNN:   Lawmakers closing in on budget deal
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: My dad gave me a ‘small loan’ of a million dollars  —  <p>As Donald Trump tells it, he has been told no his entire life.  For example, he said Monday, his father gave him a "small loan of a million dollars" that he had to repay with interest at the start of his career.</p><p>"Oh many times.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Why Trump isn't fading like the GOP establishment expected  —  The conventional wisdom among Donald Trump's detractors is that his current surge in the polls won't last because as we get closer to actual voting, Republicans excited by his political incorrectness will start factoring in “electability.”
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Donald Trump to help RNC raise money
Sarah Schweitzer / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump unleashes criticism of US foreign policy in N.H.
Discussion: Salon, Mediaite, The Slot and Political Wire
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: My Life Hasn't Been ‘Easy,’ My Dad Gave Me ‘Small’ $1M Loan
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:
The Most Likely Next President Is Hillary Clinton  —  And Republicans are in denial about it.  —  MarkHalperin  —  A virulent strain of Clinton Derangement Syndrome, which scientists and Republicans thought had been wiped out at the end of the last century, is now inflicting millions of conservative Americans.
Maxie Gardner / WHNT-TV:
Decatur City Schools addresses teacher's controversial Halloween costume  —  DECATUR, Ala. - A representative from Decatur City Schools called a news conference this morning in reference to a controversial picture on social media.  During the conference, Superintendent Ed Nichols read a letter of apology from the teacher involved.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Can Carson win GOP nomination?  —  The possibility of Ben Carson becoming the Republican presidential nominee is being raised with increasing urgency after he knocked Donald Trump out of first place in two Iowa polls late last week.  —  But there are plenty of skeptics within Republican ranks …
Discussion: Morning Consult and Vox
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Where Is Ben Carson's Money Going?
William M. Daley / Washington Post:
The GOP's dysfunction all started with Sarah Palin  —  William M. Daley was White House chief of staff from 2011 to 2012.  —  When The Post's front page declares: “Republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national party,” it's time to ask: How did this come to pass?
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Rubio gives up on Senate: ‘He hates it’  —  Marco Rubio is a U.S. senator.  And he just can't stand it anymore.  —  “I don't know that ‘hate’ is the right word,” Rubio said in an interview.  “I'm frustrated.”  —  This year, as Rubio runs for president, he has cast the Senate …
Nicky Woolf / Guardian:
IRS possessed Stingray cellphone surveillance gear, documents reveal  —  Exclusive: Invoices reveal tax service, 13th federal agency to use secretive dragnet, upgraded device that pretends to be cellphone tower to gather metadata  —  The Internal Revenue Service is the latest in a growing list …
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ACLU:
Stingray Tracking Devices: Who's Got Them?
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Jim Norman / Gallup:
In U.S., Support for Tea Party Drops to New Low  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' support for the Tea Party has dropped to its lowest level since the movement emerged on the national political scene prior to the 2010 midterm elections.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Bush family gathers to rescue Jeb  —  <p>HOUSTON — This closed-door summit for Jeb Bush's richest donors was meant to be a pep rally, a reunion for loyalists eager to celebrate the family legacy with two former presidents.</p><p> But as George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush draw supporters …
Wall Street Journal:
Death to Capitalism?  Visitors to Marx's Grave Balk at Fee  —  London cemetery charges fee to see late communist's memorial  —  HIGHGATE CEMETERY, LONDON—On a summer visit to the grave of Karl Marx, Ben Gliniecki found that he would have to pay £4, or about $6 …
Maureen C. Gilmer / Indianapolis Star:
After Papa Roux robbery, discount promised for handgun license holders  —  Papa Roux is the latest Indy restaurant to be robbed, following four others on the Eastside and another in Broad Ripple.  —  CONNECT  —  Art Bouvier has a message for criminals: Don't mess with Papa Roux.
KWQC-TV:
Police respond to reports of gunman in Davenport, Bettendorf  —  Watch Live Here  —  UPDATE: 3:32 p.m. - Captain Jim Stenger, Marine public affairs officer with the 9th Marine Corps Recruiting District issued a statement. … UPDATE: A spokeswoman for the City of Bettendorf says at 2:05 p.m. police …
Discussion: Daily Mail
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Does Ben Carson Believe Most Evangelical Voters Are Going to Hell?  —  Social conservatives backing his campaign may want to ask him a few questions.  —  Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and political novice, has leaped to the head of the GOP's 2016 pack in Iowa.
Dana Sauchelli / New York Post:
Police union calls for Tarantino boycott after anti-cop rally  —  Quentin Tarantino speaks during an organized protest against police brutality in Washington Square Park on Saturday.  —  The city's police union is calling for a boycott of Quentin Tarantino films after the “Pulp Fiction” …
New York Times:
Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for U.S. Comfort  —  WASHINGTON — Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Wins Again  —  On the heels of a strong Democratic debate performance, last week Vice President Joe Biden — whose candidacy would surely have drawn support away from her — dismounted the fence and decided not to run for president himself.  And then came the spectacular debacle of the Benghazi committee hearing.
Discussion: CNN, Hit & Run and Liberty Unyielding
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup  —  Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon in using drones to fill and deliver online orders.
Discussion: Mashable, Engadget and The Verge
 
 
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James Mietus / Campus Reform:
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
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