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3:20 PM ET, October 20, 2017

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Larry Barszewski / Sun-Sentinel:

Full video of Frederica Wilson's 2015 FBI speech shows John Kelly got it wrong — A South Florida Sun Sentinel video from 2015 shows the full speech of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at the dedication ceremony of a new FBI building in Miramar, Florida, named for two slain FBI agents.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Little Green Footballs, Washington Post, Axios, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Daily Kos, IJR, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Politico, Fox News Insider, The Guardian and CNN

miamiherald:

In attack on Frederica Wilson over Trump's call to widow, John Kelly gets facts wrong — WASHINGTON — When White House Chief of Staff John Kelly condemned a Miami congresswoman on Thursday for sneering at President Donald Trump's condolence call to a soldier's widow …

Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:

Blindsided Trump officials scrambling to develop opioid plan — President Donald Trump overrode his own advisers when he promised to deliver an emergency declaration next week to combat the nation's worsening opioid crisis. — “That is a very, very big statement,” he said Monday.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Daily Kos, The Crime Report, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Axios, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire

Masha Gessen / New Yorker:

John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup — Consider this nightmare scenario: a military coup. You don't have to strain your imagination—all you have to do is watch Thursday's White House press briefing, in which the chief of staff, John Kelly, defended President Trump's phone call to a military widow, Myeshia Johnson.

Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, US News, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com, The Ringer and TheBlaze

MSNBC:

Lawrence: ‘Stunned’ by John Kelly's attack on Rep. Wilson — While defending President Donald Trump's “brave” condolence call to a Gold Star family, Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly attacked Rep. Frederica Wilson, calling her an “empty barrel.” Lawrence O'Donnell explains why Kelly was noble and cruel all at once. ...

Discussion: Fox News, bizpacreview.com, The Daily Caller, IJR, Washington Post and Shakesville

Dan Merica / CNN:

A timeline of the White House after the Niger raid — What we know about the deadly Niger attack — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)How four US service members were killed in Niger — and President Donald Trump's response to the attack — has left the federal government searching for answers.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Daily Kos, KTLA, The American Conservative, Business Insider, Daily Wire, The Hill and IJR

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Kelly erroneously claimed congresswoman took credit for building funding, video shows

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Guardian, Shareblue Media, Raw Story, RedState, The Federalist, Joe.My.God. and JustOneMinute

Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Frederica Wilson vs. Trump and Now John Kelly? Easy—Go With Wilson

Discussion: Raw Story and American Prospect

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
There is a transcript of Trump's controversial call to Sgt. Johnson's widow, Lara Trump reveals

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Times, Raw Story, Associated Press, Washington Post, USA Today, twitchy.com, CBS Miami, Talking Points Memo, The Last Tradition and IJR

Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Rep. Frederica Wilson: Kelly lied about FBI ceremony

Discussion: Vox, Washington Post, Business Insider, NewsBusters, Talking Points Memo, Shareblue Media, NBC News and Mediaite

Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Can't Handle the Cost of War

Discussion: Sputnik International

Geoff Ziezulewicz / Military Times:

FAKER! Man admits he lied to Fox News about Navy SEAL service … Navy veteran John Garofalo appeared on a Fox News segment this month, showing off a massive presidential seal he carved for President Trump while receiving praise for his service in Vietnam as a SEAL.

Discussion: The Root, Task & Purpose, Mashable, Raw Story, Mediaite and Media Matters for America

Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:

Retired ‘Navy SEAL’ praising Trump on Fox News was a fake — Fox News ran a story on Oct. 8 about a decorated Vietnam War Navy SEAL and glass artist who created an enormous presidential glass seal he hoped to give to President Trump. On Thursday, 11 days later, the network retracted the story …

Discussion: Shareblue Media and Talking Points Memo

Fox News:
Correction: Veteran, glass artist falsified his military record

Discussion: Business Insider, AOL and Joe.My.God.

Jessica Chia / New York Daily News:

Protester hugs Nazi outside Richard Spencer talk, asks ‘Why do you hate me?’ — The man who hugged a Nazi outside Richard Spencer's speech at the University of Florida on Thursday said, “I could have hit him, I could have hurt him ... but something in me said, ‘You know what? He just needs love.’”

Discussion: TheBlaze, Raw Story, WGN-TV, The Root, Althouse and IJR

Deborah Strange / Gainesville Sun:

Three charged in shooting after Spencer talk — Three supporters of white nationalist Richard Spencer were arrested Thursday in connection with an incident in which a shot was fired. — Three supporters of white nationalist Richard Spencer were arrested Thursday in connection with an incident …

Facebook:
3 ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING AFTER RICHARD SPENCER SPEECH

Discussion: Slate, ThinkProgress, Raw Story, Deadspin and WTVR-TV

Lupita Nyong'o / New York Times:

Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein — I have been following the news and reading the accounts of women coming forward to talk about being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein and others. I had shelved my experience with Harvey far in the recesses of my mind, joining in the conspiracy of silence …

Discussion: CityNews Toronto, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, NBC News, CW39 NewsFix, Shakesville, Decider, Althouse, AOL, Gothamist, IndieWire, ABC News, The Verge, Mediaite, Page Six, Mashable and The FADER

Emily Smith / Page Six:
Harvey Weinstein doesn't seem to be taking sex rehab seriously

Discussion: The Daily Caller, IJR, Daily Wire and New York Times

Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:

There's an Awakening Against Sexual Assault, So Why Is No One Talking About Bill Clinton? — Axios has put together this nifty series of charts detailing the timeline of sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, Roger Ailes, Donald Trump, and Bill Cosby.

Discussion: Axios

The Hill:
Bill Clinton sought State's permission to meet with Russian nuclear official during Obama uranium decision

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Daily Wire and Scared Monkeys

Sara A. Carter / Circa:
A US consulting firm with ties to the Clintons lobbied on behalf of Russia's nuclear giant

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire

Greg Miller / Washington Post:

CIA director distorts intelligence community's findings on Russian interference — (REUTERS/YURI GRIPAS) (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) — CIA Director Mike Pompeo declared Thursday that U.S. intelligence agencies determined that Russia's interference in the 2016 American presidential election …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Hill, RedState, Last Men and OverMen, Axios and Balloon Juice

Avery Anapol / The Hill:

Winston Churchill's grandson calls Trump a ‘daft twerp’ — Winston Churchill's grandson called President Trump a “daft twerp” on Twitter, criticizing the president for his comments connecting the U.K.'s rise in crime to “radical Islamic terror.” — Nicholas Soames, Churchill's grandson …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Washington Post, CNBC and Raw Story

Daily Mail:
Crime in England and Wales soars by 13% in a year with violent offences including sex and knife crime up even higher

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico

Daily Mail:
Outrage as Donald Trump blames ‘Radical Islamic terror’ for 13% jump in crime in England and Wales

Discussion: The Guardian, ThinkProgress, BBC, Telegraph, Media Matters for America and Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:

How the GOP Tax Bill Could Squeeze Your 401(k) — Talk of limiting the amount of retirement money that people can save before taxes is worrying the financial industry — Proposals floating around Washington to cap the amount that Americans can contribute before taxes to 401(k) …

Discussion: RedState, The First Street Journal, Business Insider and National Review

Amanda Becker / Reuters:

Trump tax cut plan gains momentum after budget vote — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's tax reform plans won partial support on Friday when Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said he was “all in” for massive tax cuts, but the party was still far from united over how to achieve the main item on its domestic agenda.

Campus Reform:
VIDEO: Students love Trump's tax plan...when told it's Bernie's

Discussion: The Rush Limbaugh Show, Washington Free Beacon and TheBlaze

Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:

Speaker Paul Ryan Roasts President Trump at Al Smith Dinner — House Speaker Paul Ryan opened his speech at the Al Smith Dinner in New York City with a joke about President Donald Trump. — “Please, enough. You sound like the Cabinet when Donald Trump walks into the room,” …

Discussion: Business Insider, Shakesville, IJR and Mashable

Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
At Al Smith Dinner, Paul Ryan's Best Jokes Are Aimed at Trump

Discussion: Washington Post

Thomas Johnson / Washington Post:

Listen: Soldier's widow shares her call with Trump — Natasha De Alencar had just returned home on April 12 after making T-shirts and pillowcases in her husband's memory when the Army casualty assistance officer told her there was someone on the phone for her. It was President Trump.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, bizpacreview.com, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, The Resurgent and USA Today

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

How People Inside Facebook Are Reacting To The Company's Election Crisis — In the summer of 2015, a Facebook engineer was combing through the company's internal data when he noticed something unusual. He was searching to determine which websites received the most referral traffic from its billion-plus users.

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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:

Federal judge refuses to erase Joe Arpaio's conviction despite Trump pardon — A federal judge on Thursday shot down former sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to sweep his criminal record clean. — Arpaio, the controversial former lawman in Arizona's Maricopa County, was granted a pardon by President Trump on Aug. 25.

Discussion: NPR, RedState, Just Security, New York Magazine and Political Wire

Max Blau / STAT:

Georgia lawmaker, wife of Tom Price, suggests people with HIV could be quarantined — TLANTA — A Georgia state lawmaker — the wife of former Trump health secretary Tom Price — is drawing condemnation for suggesting that people with HIV might be quarantined to curb the spread of the infectious disease.

Discussion: Political Wire

Maya Salam / New York Times:

Playboy to Feature Its First Transgender Playmate — For the first time in its 64-year history, Playboy magazine will feature a transgender Playmate, a decision that Cooper Hefner, a top executive at the magazine, said on Thursday was in keeping with its founding mission of embracing changing attitudes about sex.

Discussion: bizpacreview.com, LAist, CBS Baltimore, Full Feed, FOX6Now.com, ABC News, Washington Blade, The Daily Caller, Althouse, NewsBusters and Playboy

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Cummings: Trump aides admitted to lawyers they used private email — A top House Democrat says White House lawyers acknowledged this week that “several” Trump administration officials used their private email accounts for government business in violation of federal record-keeping law.

Discussion: Raw Story

Zac Auter / Gallup:

U.S. Uninsured Rate Rises to 12.3% in Third Quarter — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of U.S. adults lacking health insurance rose in the third quarter of 2017 to 12.3%, up 0.6 percentage points from the previous quarter and 1.4 points since the end of 2016.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Business Insider, Axios and Daily Kos