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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
‘I want to quit’: Fox News employees say their network's Russia coverage was ‘an embarrassment’  —  Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling …
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NBC News:
Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Jury  —  WASHINGTON — Sam Clovis, the former top Trump campaign official who supervised a man now cooperating with the FBI's Russia investigation, was questioned last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's team and testified …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘An embarrassment’: Disgruntled Fox News employees lash out at network's ‘absurd’ Trump-Russia coverage
Discussion: CNNMoney, IJR and Deadline
Los Angeles Times:   First charges against former Trump aides reveal an aggressive strategy by Mueller
Alvin Chang / Vox:
A week of Fox News transcripts shows how they began questioning Mueller's credibility
New York Times:
Trump Foreign Policy Advisers Were Brought On to Solve a Political Problem. Now They Are One.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chair: Rot went all the way to the top in Trump campaign
Discussion: IJR
New York Times:
Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 and Injures 11  —  A driver plowed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path along the Hudson River in Manhattan on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 11 before being shot by a police officer in what officials are calling the deadliest terrorist attack on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001.
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CNN:
Truck attack in Manhattan being investigated as terrorism, sources say  —  New York (CNN)The driver of a rental truck drove the wrong way down a busy bicycle path in Manhattan near the World Trade Center, killing up to six people and striking numerous others, a New York Police official said.
Larry Celona / New York Post:
TERROR ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK
Discussion: IJR
CBS New York:
‘This Was An Act Of Terror’: 8 Dead, More Than A Dozen Injured When Truck Strikes Pedestrians In Lower Manhattan
Bloomberg:
Papadopoulos Claimed Trump Campaign Approved Russia Meeting  —  Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos made a significant claim in an email: Top Trump campaign officials agreed to a pre-election meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg News reports.
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Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK'd meeting with Russians  —  George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to Trump's campaign who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, reportedly said in an email that a pre-election meeting with Russian officials had been agreed to by the Trump campaign.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
For ‘low level volunteer,’ Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser  —  President Trump on Tuesday belittled former foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty this week to lying to federal agents investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election, tweeting that …
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Special counsel: Manafort's stated wealth fluctuated wildly; he keeps 3 passports  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves federal court, October 30 (Keith Lane/Getty Images)  —  Onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort keeps three U.S. passports with different identification numbers …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Julie Bort / Business Insider:
Paul Manafort, accused of being an unregistered foreign agent, used ‘bond007’ as his password, experts say
Discussion: Washington Post and The Root
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Why the Mueller Indictments Should Terrify Trump
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Will Trump fire Mueller? His attorney just made some very important comments about it.
Discussion: IJR
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
House GOP delays tax bill rollout  —  House Republicans postponed the much-anticipated rollout of their tax reform proposal Tuesday night, an ominous sign for a direly needed legislative accomplishment for President Donald Trump and his party.  —  House Ways and Means Committee members spent …
Discussion: ABC News, New York Magazine and IJR
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Vox:   The real cost of the Republican tax cuts
Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Release of GOP tax bill to be delayed until Thursday
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mueller schedules interview with Hope Hicks  —  The White House communications director is due to speak with prosecutors in the Russia probe after Trump returns from his Asia trip.  —  President Donald Trump's longtime aide and current communications director, Hope Hicks …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Historians respond to John F. Kelly's Civil War remarks: ‘Strange,’ ‘sad,’ ‘wrong’  —  White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly was the guest for the premiere of Laura Ingraham's new show on Fox News Monday night.  During the interview, he outlined a view of the history of the Civil War …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:   Kelly was brought to the White House to impose order. Now he's stirring controversy.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR's top editor placed on leave after accusations of sexual harassment  —  NPR is investigating allegations by two women who said the head of its news department made unwanted physical contact with them while he was employed by another news organization nearly two decades ago.
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
America's Most and Least Popular Governors  —  Republican leaders in blue states continue to shine  —  Getty Images / Morning Consult illustration  —  The latest installment of Morning Consult's Governor Approval Rankings — a survey of more than 255,000 registered voters nationwide conducted online …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Polling techniques may account for erratic predictions in Virginia  —  At first blush, polling in Virginia's closely watched race for governor looks all over the map, from a 17-point lead for Democrat Ralph Northam to an 8-point advantage for Republican Ed Gillespie.
Discussion: Hot Air and The Hill
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Washington Post:
A week before Election Day, new poll finds tightening race for Va. governor
Discussion: NewsBusters
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘House Of Cards’: Production On Netflix Series Suspended Indefinitely Following Kevin Spacey Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE: Filming on the upcoming sixth and final season of Netflix's Washington D.C.-set drama House Of Cards has been suspended indefinitely.  Cast and crew of the MRC-produced series were told of the decision this morning.
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Gromer Jeffers Jr. / Dallas Morning News:
Republican Jeb Hensarling won't run for re-election  —  U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas, won't run for re-election next year.  —  “Today I am announcing that I will not seek reelection to the US Congress in 2018.  Although service in Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life …
Ali Breland / The Hill:
Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook  —  Thousands of Americans attended a march last November organized by a Russian group that used social media to interfere in the 2016 election.  —  The demonstration in New York City, which took place a few days after the election …
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Curt Devine / CNNMoney:
‘Kill them all’ — Russian-linked Facebook accounts called for violence
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Mike Cernovich Stole My Photo, Lied About It On Twitter, And Sold Trump Jr. On Yet Another Fake Conspiracy  —  A right-wing conspiracy theory was born at Columbia University last night, based on a lie that spread with remarkable speed from a student-led college protest to the immediate family of the president of the United States.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mark Halperin's ‘Game Change’ Partner Says He Was Unaware  —  For the political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, work on the third installment of their popular “Game Change” book series — set to be an insiders' account of the final two months of the 2016 presidential race …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Attack in Manhattan Poses a Test for Donald Trump  —  Give credit where credit is due.  President Donald Trump's first response to Tuesday's deadly attacks in New York City was fine.  “In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person,” Trump tweeted.
 
 
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In Wealthy Enclaves He Frequents, Manafort's Spending Fails to Impress
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Natasha Bach / Fortune:
Billionaire Tom Steyer's Petition to Impeach Trump Has Collected Over 1 Million Signatures
Discussion: RedState, MichelleMalkin.com and Axios
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
John McCain's Unapologetic Message to the Naval Academy
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Emma Dumain / The State:
Georgia man arrested for sending death threats to Sen. Tim Scott
Mark K. Matthews / Denver Post:
Republican hardliner Tom Tancredo jumps into crowded Colorado governor's race
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ Poll: More Would Blame Trump, GOP for Higher Health Care Costs
Discussion: Political Wire
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Trump to sign repeal of consumer bureau arbitration rule
Discussion: Politico
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Farage: ‘Jewish lobby’ has disproportionate power in the US
Discussion: RedState
Press Gazette Media:
Suspect in downtown Green Bay shooting incident charged with hate crime
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Dartmouth College Professors Investigated for Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Discussion: NBC News, RedState and The Daily Caller
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Andy Dick Fired From Movie Over Sexual Harassment Claims
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