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12:00 AM ET, October 30, 2017

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Tim Alberta / Politico:

John Boehner Unchained — WEST CHESTER, Ohio—He swings the golf club like a right-hander, which he is, but putts as a southpaw. Maybe it's a metaphor for a conservative politician who often turned to liberals in crunch time, but I'm too busy losing $20 on this hole to appreciate it.

Discussion: The Hill, Axios, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Splinter and The Gateway Pundit

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:

GOP lawmaker once held a knife to Boehner's throat — (R-Alaska) once pinned former Speaker John Boehner — (R-Ohio) against a wall and held a knife to his throat during a heated debate about earmarks. — John Boehner — told Politico about the incident in a new profile published Sunday.

Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and Mediaite

Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:

Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14 — The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner. — Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …

Discussion: IJR, The Week, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli and Mashable

Steven Mufson / Washington Post:

Puerto Rico's utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid — BREAKING: Puerto Rico's utility cancels the controversial $300 million contract with a Montana firm hired to repair its electrical grid. — The announcement …

Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller, Mashable, New York Magazine, NBC News and ThinkProgress

Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Puerto Rican electric utility cancels deal with Whitefish

Discussion: New York Times, Democrats.com, Raw Story, Splinter and Axios

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Puerto Rico governor wants Whitefish contract cancelled ‘immediately’

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, ABC News, NPR, RedState, Daily Kos and Mediaite

Andrew Scurria / Wall Street Journal: Puerto Rico Governor Shreds $300 Million Power Contract

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Trump's Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Level Yet in New NBC News/WSJ Poll — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has declined to the lowest point of his presidency, and nearly half of voters want their vote in the 2018 midterms to be a message for more Democrats …

Discussion: USA Today, Shareblue Media, NBC News, Business Insider, The Hill, New York Magazine, Politico, AOL, Politicus USA, Eschaton, Axios and Political Wire

Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:

Trump's Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level Since Taking Office — Poll finds 38% approve of the job the president has done, a five-point drop from September — President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, with Americans disapproving …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Cristina Alesci / CNNMoney:

Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments — What you need to know about Jared Kushner — The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices …

Discussion: Splinter

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report

Discussion: Raw Story

Annie Karni / Politico:

Kushner took unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner returned home Saturday from an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia — his third trip to the country this year. — Kushner left Washington, D.C., via commercial airline …

Discussion: ABC News and Axios

BBC:

Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums — Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. — Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.

Discussion: The Hill

Eric Schmitt / New York Times:

2 Navy SEALs Under Suspicion in Strangling of Green Beret in Mali — WASHINGTON — Navy criminal authorities are investigating whether two members of the Navy's elite SEAL Team 6 strangled to death an Army Green Beret on assignment in Mali in June, military officials say.

Discussion: CNN, Telegraph, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, KTLA and The Daily Caller

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

The ‘dossier’ and the uranium deal: A guide to the latest allegations — As a service to readers bound to be confused by an increasingly complex story, here's a brief guide to the latest developments in the tangled allegations involving Russia, President Trump and Hillary Clinton. — The Dossier

Discussion: Axios, Shareblue Media, CNN, Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, New York Post, The Daily Caller, RedState and NPR

Michael Weiss / CNN:
Controversial Trump dossier: What really matters

Discussion: Axios

ESPN:

Jerry Jones among owners trying to halt Roger Goodell's extension — The Cowboys' Jerry Jones was a leading voice among 17 NFL owners on a conference call Thursday that discussed the possibility of halting commissioner Roger Goodell's pending contract extension, sources involved with the call told ESPN.

Discussion: New York Post, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, ProFootballTalk, The Ringer, The Guardian, IJR and AOL

ESPN:
Texans plan pregame protest of Bob McNair's comments

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Mark Maske / Washington Post:
NFL players invite Roger Goodell, Bob McNair and Colin Kaepernick to Monday meeting

Discussion: IJR and Deadspin

Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:

Roger Stone Says He Will Bring an ‘Antitrust Case’ Against Twitter — Roger Stone is in full-on cartoon villain mode since being banned by Twitter on Saturday night, vowing to sue the company while characterizing their dispute as a battle for free speech itself.

Discussion: AOL and Business Insider

Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed:
Roger Stone Banned From Twitter After Railing Against CNN Anchor

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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Roger Stone vows legal action over Twitter suspension

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Bannon declares war on Singer in call with Trump — In a Friday night phone call, President Trump's former chief strategist and enforcer Steve Bannon told Trump he was going “off the chain” to destroy Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund billionaire who is one of the most influential donors to the Republican Party.

BuzzFeed:

FBI Probe Of Paul Manafort Focuses On 13 “Suspicious” Wire Transfers — BuzzFeed News has learned of a series of wire transfers, made by companies linked to Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, that federal officials deemed suspicious. Many of the wires went …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, TalkLeft and Political Wire

CNN:

Mueller charges would shift the script for Trump — Trump attacks Clinton, as Mueller charges loom — Julian Zelizer: The political impact of the first charges in Mueller investigation will be just as important as the legal issues at play — Depending on how Trump's team handles the fallout …

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Shareblue Media and Vox

Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:

Home Builders Will Oppose Republican Tax Bill — National Association of Home Builders concerned about mortgage-interest deduction; Republicans say will retain an itemized deduction for property taxes — WASHINGTON—An influential home builders group will oppose the House Republicans' forthcoming tax bill …

Discussion: Axios

Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP tosses conservative playbook in bid for tax reform

Discussion: Axios, Hullabaloo and Political Wire

Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
House Tax Writer Gives Ground on a State and Local Tax Break

Discussion: New York's PIX11

Steven Hayward / Power Line:

How Churches Die — There's a saying attributed variously to Robert Conquest or John O'Sullivan that “any institution that is not explicitly right-wing will become left-wing over time.” A good case in point is the Episcopal Church, which was once known as “the Republican Party at prayer …