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10:50 AM ET, October 31, 2017

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Washington Post:
Upstairs at home, with the TV on, Trump fumes over Russia indictments  —  President Trump woke before dawn on Monday and burrowed in at the White House residence to wait for the Russia bombshell he knew was coming.  —  Separated from most of his West Wing staff — who fretted …
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The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Tells Trump To Bring In New Lawyers as He Looks For Ways to Kneecap Mueller … Steve Bannon spoke on the phone with his old boss, Donald Trump, on Monday and offered a message: get yourself some new lawyers.  —  The former White House chief strategist has grown increasingly concerned …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ezra Klein / Vox:
It sure looks like there was collusion between the Trump operation and Russia  —  Look at the whole story and tell me this isn't suspicious.  —  Two things are true about the indictments unsealed by special counsel Bob Mueller Monday:  — They don't provide a “smoking gun” …
BuzzFeed:
Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort  —  Violations of the federal law that requires US citizens that represent foreign governments to register have long gone unprosecuted.  Is that about to change?  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Plot Against America  —  On Monday morning, after America learned that Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's lobbying partner, Rick Gates, had been indicted and turned themselves in to federal authorities, the president tried to distance himself from the unfolding scandal.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Got Early Word Russia Had Democrats' Emails  —  WASHINGTON — The indictment of a 30-year-old campaign aide — so green that he listed Model United Nations in his qualifications — shifted the narrative on Monday of the Trump campaign's interactions with Russia …
Associated Press:
Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Muller's charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia and President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Vox and Hullabaloo
Marcy Wheeler / The Intercept:
Monday's Indictment is Very, Very Bad News For Attorney General Jeff Sessions  —  The biggest news of Mueller Monday — the roll out of a money laundering indictment against Trump's former campaign adviser, Paul Manafort and campaign aide Rick Gates, and the unsealing of a false statements plea deal …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel's office: Papadopoulos ‘small part’ of ‘large scale investigation’  —  Washington (CNN)Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos' guilty plea Monday appears to hint toward even more threads of the ongoing Russia collusion investigation than what the court revealed.
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Robert Mueller Is Just Beginning to Put the Pressure On  —  The White House talking points must have gone out early on Monday morning.  Because, before the charges filed against Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, and Rick Gates, Manafort's longtime deputy, had been unsealed …
Bloomberg:
Mueller Raises Pressure on Trump With Papadopoulos-Russia Link  —  Using junior aide as cooperating witness, he's after others  —  Court filing suggests campaign aides aware of Russian attempts  —  The first charges unsealed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of the presidential election suggest …
Discussion: Politicus USA and NBC News
New York Times:
Is the White House Scared Yet?
CNN:
Trump ‘seething’ as Mueller probe reaches former aides
Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:   First Charges In Mueller's Russia Probe Stem From Trump Admin's Earliest Days
J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump ex-adviser ‘probably’ discussed Russia with staffer charged in Mueller probe
Discussion: Associated Press
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Manafort Indictment: Not Much There, and a Boon for Trump
Wall Street Journal:   The Manafort Indictment  —  Mueller's charges relate …
Lawfare:
Robert Mueller's Show of Strength: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Pat Robertson Says Trump Should Issue ‘Blanket Pardon’ for Indictments: 'He's Got to Shut This Down'
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Schools John Kelly On History Of Civil War And ‘Compromise’  —  After White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Monday night said that the Civil War was the result of “the lack of an ability to compromise” and called Confederal Gen. Robert E. Lee an “honorable man,” author Ta-Nehisi Coates tore into Kelly on Twitter.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Kelly wants investigation into allegations surrounding Clinton  —  In a Fox News interview, John Kelly said he thought an investigation was needed into funding from Hillary Clinton's campaign and the DNC for the research behind the Trump/Russia dossier, and Clinton's involvement in the Uranium One deal.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and ABC News
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
John Kelly Pins Civil War on ‘Lack of Ability to Compromise’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Kelly defends Confederate statues: 'History's history'
Discussion: Politico
Nancy Scola / Politico:
Google, Facebook will testify to lawmakers they've splashed with cash  —  When Google and Facebook testify before Congress on Russian election interference this week, they'll face committees filled with lawmakers who have collectively received hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations from the companies.
Discussion: Axios
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Twitter will tell Congress that Russia's election meddling was worse than we first thought
Discussion: Reuters and IJR
Washington Post:
Russian content on Facebook may have reached 126 million users — far more than first disclosed, company testimony says
Discussion: Mother Jones
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Kevin Spacey is another ‘everyone knew’ — who else does Hollywood know about?  —  MORE FROM: … As with Harvey Weinstein, it seems plenty in Hollywood knew all about Kevin Spacey.  —  And even though they kept their mouths shut — ensuring nothing but more entitlement, more boldness …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, IJR and TMZ.com
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Netflix Cancels ‘House Of Cards’, Says It's “Deeply Troubled” Over Kevin Spacey Claims
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Preet Bharara Reads Bob Mueller's Tea Leaves  —  Subscribe to Off Message on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  NEW YORK—Preet Bharara won't say whether he was investigating President Donald Trump when he was fired in March or whether he's seen anything that's informed …
Discussion: The Week
Alice Paul Tapper / New York Times:
I'm 10.  And I Want Girls to Raise Their Hands.  —  Last year on a fourth-grade field trip, I noticed that all the boys stood in the front and raised their hands while most of the girls politely stayed in the back and were quiet.  It made me upset.  —  On the car ride home I told my mom about what happened.
 
 
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