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8:00 PM ET, October 31, 2017

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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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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘An embarrassment’: Disgruntled Fox News employees lash out at network's ‘absurd’ Trump-Russia coverage  —  As special counsel Robert Mueller was dropping indictments against former Trump campaign officials on Monday, Fox News seemed more focused on controversies swirling around cheeseburger emojis.
Discussion: IJR and Deadline
Alvin Chang / Vox:
A week of Fox News transcripts shows how they began questioning Mueller's credibility  —  The data shows how this storyline developed.  —  Conservative media's attack on special counsel Robert Mueller was in the works far before Mueller brought indictments against high-level Trump campaign officials.
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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The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Tells Trump To Bring In New Lawyers as He Looks For Ways to Kneecap Mueller
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Will Trump fire Mueller? His attorney just made some very important comments about it.
Discussion: IJR
BuzzFeed:
Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort
New York Times:
8 Dead as Truck Careens Down Bike Path in Manhattan in Terror Attack  —  A 29-year-old man 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 …
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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.
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
8 dead after truck plows into people in New York City in ‘cowardly act of terror’: Mayor
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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 …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Clovis said to be ‘cooperative witness’ in Senate Russia probe
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Plot Against America  —  On Monday morning, after America learned …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC chair: Rot went all the way to the top in Trump campaign
Discussion: IJR
Ezra Klein / Vox:
It sure looks like there was collusion between the Trump operation and Russia
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.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House defends Kelly's Civil War comments, calls criticism ‘disgraceful’
Discussion: The Hill
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
John Kelly: It's ‘distracting’ for Trump to be investigated
Discussion: IJR
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
House GOP delays tax bill rollout as key details have yet to be finalized  —  House Republicans are postponing release of their much-anticipated tax bill, as key details have yet to be finalized congressional sources said Tuesday.  The rollout is now set to take place Thursday instead of Wednesday.
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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
David Morgan / Reuters:
U.S. House tax chief says state income tax deduction will not remain
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.
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 …
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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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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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.
Discussion: AOL and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Washington Post:
A week before Election Day, new poll finds tightening race for Va. governor  —  One week from Election Day, Democrat Ralph Northam's lead has narrowed to five points in the Virginia governor's race, with Republican Ed Gillespie closing a motivation gap and consolidating support among conservatives …
Discussion: NewsBusters
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Larry O'Connor / Mediaite:
Virginia Governor's Race Turns Ugly With Ad Depicting Republicans As Racist Predators
Curt Devine / CNNMoney:
‘Kill them all’ — Russian-linked Facebook accounts called for violence  —  Russian-linked site targeted black Americans  —  Facebook accounts run by Russian trolls repeatedly called for violence against different social and political groups in the U.S., including police officers …
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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 …
 
 
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Trump to sign repeal of consumer bureau arbitration rule
Discussion: Politico
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump tax plan has lackluster public support, poll says
Josh Delk / The Hill:
Farage: ‘Jewish lobby’ has disproportionate power in the US
Discussion: RedState
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox's Ingraham wins ratings race in debut
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Betsy DeVos attends White House Halloween as Ms. Frizzle
Press Gazette Media:
Suspect in downtown Green Bay shooting incident charged with hate crime
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Katherine Lam / Fox News:
200 feared dead after tunnel collapses at North Korean nuclear test site, Japanese TV claims
Discussion: RedState, Faithwire, CBS Baltimore and IJR
Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
DNC Email: Straight White Men Need Not Apply
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Dartmouth College Professors Investigated for Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Discussion: RedState, NBC News and The Daily Caller
Chris Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Andy Dick Fired From Movie Over Sexual Harassment Claims
Discussion: Althouse, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and IJR
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
White House releases Trump, Pence official portraits
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
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Hannah Lang / Reuters:
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