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9:30 AM ET, October 30, 2017

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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender  —  WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.
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CNN:
Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller, source says  —  Source: Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Manafort is the first person in Trump's orbit charged in connection with the special counsel investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
Discussion: KTLA, Raw Story and IJR
New York Times:
How the Russia Investigation Entangled a Manafort Protégé  —  Nearly everywhere Paul Manafort went, it seemed, Rick Gates followed, his protégé and junior partner.  Election campaigns in Eastern Europe and Africa.  Business ventures with a Russian tycoon.
Dave Lawler / Axios:
How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort  —  Paul Manafort was in the room when Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer hoping for dirt on Hilary Clinton.  One month later, he reportedly sent an email to a Russian billionaire offering private briefings on the campaign.
Washington Post:
Manafort and former business partner asked to surrender in connection with special counsel probe  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates will turn themselves in on charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation …
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Charged in Russia Probe  —  Paul Manafort expected to surrender to authorities later Monday  —  WASHINGTON—The former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been told to surrender to authorities on charges including tax fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
How to Interpret Robert Mueller's New Charges
Wall Street Journal:   Begging Your Pardon, Mr. President
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 …
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.
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Washington Post:
Puerto Rico moves to cancel contract with Whitefish Energy to repair electric grid  —  Puerto Rico's electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory's hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding …
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: RedState and Splinter
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
Discussion: Raw Story
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’  —  Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  America's former top spymaster has a few things he'd like to clear up about the Russia investigation.
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
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
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Jared Kushner made unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner took unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: Axios
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
As Mueller Pushes Ahead, Trump Distracts  —  On Friday, while prosecutors working for the special counsel, Robert Mueller, obtained their first grand-jury indictments in their investigation of potential collusion by the Trump campaign and Russia, the President of the United States was busy gaslighting.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Business Insider
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Michael Weiss / CNN:
Controversial Trump dossier: What really matters
Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
John Kasich's Campaign Against Trump Never Stopped.  And It Won't Till 2020.  —  For the Ohio governor, the campaign against Trump never stopped.  And it won't till 2020.  —  One year after his failed run at president, John Kasich is plotting his path to another, his third, for 2020.
The Daily Beast:
Swamp Things: More Than 50% of President Trump's Nominees Have Ties to the Industries They're Supposed to Regulate … In August 2016, energy consultant Steven Gardner gave a presentation to the trade group Professional Engineers in Mining (PDF).  In it, he hammered the Environmental Protection …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida congressional candidate: ‘I was Harvey Weinsteined’
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
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Tyler Jones / The Hill:
To win in 2018, Democrats must resist moving further left
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New York Times:
Sexual Misconduct in California's Capitol Is Difficult to Escape
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Plan for a Speedy Tax Overhaul Faces Uncertain Road
Discussion: Axios
Tennessean.com:
Altercation between White Lives Matter supporters and interracial couple in Brentwood under police investigation
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Splinter
Patrick Semansky / Associated Press:
Court rulings toss lawsuit against Black Lives Matter and Mckesson, allow class-action payments to protesters
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Forget Washington. Facebook's Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION and Politico
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Civilian lawyers defy judge's order to travel to Guantánamo for war court showdown
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon declares war on Singer in call with Trump
Discussion: CNBC
ESPN:
Jerry Jones among owners trying to halt Roger Goodell's extension
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Approval Rating Falls to Lowest Level Since Taking Office