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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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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Tony Podesta stepping down from lobbying giant amid Mueller probe — Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta, founder of the Podesta Group, is stepping down from the firm that bears his name after coming under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
How to Interpret Robert Mueller's New Charges
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Charged in Russia Probe
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
How Fox News is covering the toughest day of the Trump presidency
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump campaign aides charged in Mueller's Russia probe
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CNN:
Paul Manafort and Rick Gates surrender to FBI: Live updates
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Bmaz / emptywheel:
Some Thoughts On The Manafort Indictment
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Wall Street Journal:
Begging Your Pardon, Mr. President
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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 …
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Ira Madison III / The Daily Beast:
How Kevin Spacey's ‘Coming Out’ Grossly Conflates Pedophilia and Homosexuality
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Andrew Scurria / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Is Probing Puerto Rico Power Contract — Deal for $300 million to fix electrical grid after Hurricane Maria was made by the island's public-power monopoly known as Prepa — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a $300 million contract awarded by Puerto Rico's government power company …
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump's directive banning military service by transgender individuals — By WASHINGTON POST STAFF October 30 at 1:04 PM — The court upheld part of the president's directive blocking military personnel from having sex reassignment surgery.
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian to Discuss ‘Dirt’ on Clinton — WASHINGTON — A professor with close ties to the Russian government told an adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign in April 2016 that Moscow had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails,” according to court documents unsealed Monday.
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CNN:
Menendez rests defense case after judge denies mistrial request — Newark, New Jersey (CNN)Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy ophthalmologist rested their defense case Monday in their bribery trial after a federal judge rejected their lawyer's motion for a mistrial.
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Judge denies Menendez mistrial request
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Menendez formally seeks mistrial in bribery case
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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.
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.
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David Catanese / US News:
Flake Considers Independent Senate Run — The Centrist Project plans to poll how the Trump critic and Arizona Republican would fare in a three-way race for his seat. — Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona is considering running for his seat as an independent and has given his blessing …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
NBC News, MSNBC cut ties with Mark Halperin — Mark Halperin apologizes after sexual harassment claims — NBC News and MSNBC have severed ties with “Game Change” co-author and veteran journalist Mark Halperin, days after multiple women told CNN he sexually harassed or assaulted them during his time at ABC News.
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