memeorandum: New York truck attacker who killed 8 was a lone wolf who ‘radicalized domestically,’ governor says (Washington Post)

11:10 AM ET, November 1, 2017

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CNN:

Trump didn't dismiss idea when foreign policy adviser suggested setting up Putin meeting — Washington (CNN)Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia's president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.

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Norman Eisen / USA Today:

Trump's inevitable Manafort-indictment tweet-storm is working against him — The president is rightly freaking out, and so Tuesday he hit a new low by attacking a witness cooperating with the government in a federal investigation. — CONNECT — President Trump's reckless tweeting …

Discussion: The Week, New York Times, Business Insider, Bloomberg, CNN and Mashable

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, RedState and Politicus USA

New York Times:

Trump Foreign Policy Advisers Were Brought On to Solve a Political Problem. Now They Are One. — WASHINGTON — One lasted only 24 days as President Trump's national security adviser, done in by his lack of candor about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, KTLA, Talking Points Memo, IJR, The Week, NPR and Real Clear Politics

Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:

Disclosure of Papadopoulos's Email Hunt Sheds Light on Quest for Clinton ‘Dirt’ — Former Trump campaign adviser was apparently among the first people to get a hint that Russians sought to steal emails — Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was discussing the possibility …

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 …

Discussion: The Hill, Balloon Juice, USA Today, Mother Jones, New York Magazine, NPR, The Week, The Daily Caller, Politico, Splinter, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, emptywheel and Washington Post

Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Special counsel: Manafort's stated wealth fluctuated wildly; he keeps 3 passports

Discussion: IJR and Raw Story

Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK'd meeting with Russians

Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story

Washington Post:

Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack: Chuck Schumer — President Trump and some of his allies on the extreme right have found a new culprit in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).

abc7ny.com:

Bike path rampage: What we know about the suspect … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7ny.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2590096" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — Jim Hoffer reports on the investigation into the deadly terror attack in Lower Manhattan

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CBS News:

NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov brags about attack from hospital bed — NEW YORK — The suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack in lower Manhattan bragged to police about the deadly attack from his hospital bed, saying he would have continued mowing down bikers and pedestrians had he not crashed.

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, AOL, CBS Boston and Gothamist

Travis Fedschun / Fox News:
NYC terror attack suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, entered US through Diversity Visa Program

Discussion: Shareblue Media, ABC News, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News Insider and twitchy.com

New York Post:
Hero cop stopped terror suspect's NYC killing spree

Discussion: Business Insider and The Daily Caller

Neil Munro / Breitbart: NY Sen. Schumer Created Diversity Visas Which Invited Alleged Killer to NY

Euan McKirdy / CNN:
NYPD officer who shot, apprehended truck suspect identified

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New York Times:

From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Attack Suspect — Sayfullo Saipov's arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio. — “My dad introduced him as 'he's new to the United States and he's going to stay with us,'” said Bekhzod Abdusamatov, 22 …

Discussion: Fox News, New York Post, Business Insider, CNNMoney, Mashable, The Daily Caller, NPR, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, ThinkProgress, CBS Miami, New York Magazine, Mother Jones and Splinter, more at Techmeme »

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.

Washington Post:

New York truck attacker who killed 8 was a lone wolf who ‘radicalized domestically,’ governor says — NEW YORK — Investigators probing the background of the 29-year-old man they say mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a Manhattan bike path believe he was a lone wolf who became …

Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Blames Schumer and Immigration Policies Hours After New York Terrorist Attack

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress, CNBC, bizpacreview.com, Washington Times, Political Wire, Raw Story, RedState and Mediaite

NBC News:
New York City Terrorist Attack: Note About ISIS Found in Truck, Sources Say

Discussion: Associated Press, WFLA-TV, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon and The Week

Mike Allen / Axios: Trump vows even-more-extreme vetting

Brian Ross / ABC News:
Sayfullo Saipov identified as suspect in New York City vehicle attack: Officials

Discussion: The Hill, Business Insider, AOL and The Week

Los Angeles Times:

Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct — Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep. She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.

Discussion: Axios, The Ringer, Mashable and The Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Wall Street Journal:

GOP Tax Plan Won't Cut Rate for Highest Earners — Proposal also drops the corporate tax rate to 20%, and it delays a planned repeal of the estate tax — WASHINGTON—The House Republican tax plan will preserve a top individual tax rate of 39.6%, according to people familiar with the matter …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

NBC News:
Not on Same Page, House GOP Stalls Release of Tax Bill

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Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
House GOP struggles to unite on tax bill

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New York Times:
Republicans Delay Releasing Tax Bill, Signaling Trouble for Party

Discussion: The Week

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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
White House signals Trump will stay out of Mueller's way

Discussion: Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mother Jones

Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:

Politico Hides Fusion GPS Employment Of Key Source — There's just one approach you have to take if you're a member of the media: undying fealty to Robert Mueller, no questions asked. Democracy dies in darkness, as we all know. — On Monday, Politico ran a story criticizing …

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Russia Inquiry Fails to Unite a Nation

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:

The Daily 202: Negative ads are helping Ed Gillespie win over Trump supporters in the Virginia governor's race — THE BIG IDEA: The dirty little secret about attack ads is that they usually work. That's why campaigns run them, even though voters constantly complain about how much they hate negativity.

Discussion: CBS Miami and The Root

Washington Post:
A week before Election Day, new poll finds tightening race for Va. governor

Discussion: American Prospect, Politico and Washington Times

John Sides / Washington Post:

Lots of Americans don't think slavery caused the Civil War — White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly is embroiled in a new controversy stemming from his remarks about the Civil War. Asked about the potential removal of plaques honoring Robert E. Lee and George Washington in a Virginia church, Kelly said:

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Atlantic, The Week, Daily Kos, IJR, Right Wing Watch and Washington Monthly

Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Actually, John Kelly, the failed ‘compromise’ to avoid Civil War would have enshrined slavery

Discussion: RedState and New York Magazine

Tim Alberta / Politico:

The Education of Betsy DeVos — KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is strange, if a bit unsettling, to see U.S. Marshals constantly hovering near the U.S. secretary of education, a 59-year-old evangelical Christian grandmother whose hobbies are bike riding, yoga and visiting grade schools.

New York Times:

Manafort's Spending Fails to Impress in Wealthy Enclaves — WASHINGTON — Look closely enough, and the document charging Paul Manafort with money laundering, tax evasion and foreign lobbying reads less like a 12-count federal indictment and more like the ultimate spendthrift whodunit.

Elizabeth Warren / Politico:

The Supreme Court Has An Ethics Problem — A few days before the Supreme Court returned from its summer break, Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court's newest member, attended a luncheon at the Trump International Hotel, where he was to give the keynote address. The location of the speech attracted …

Discussion: Raw Story

Zahra Hirji / BuzzFeed:

Citing The Bible, The EPA Just Changed Its Rules For Science Advisers — Referencing the Book of Joshua, EPA head Scott Pruitt announced sweeping changes to the agency's science advisory boards, opening the door to more input from the business world. — The Environmental Protection Agency announced …

Discussion: Washington Post

Zeke Miller / Associated Press:

The real John Kelly slowly revealing himself at White House — WASHINGTON (AP) — In his three months on the job, John Kelly has been credited with bringing order to a chaotic West Wing, but don't call him a moderate. President Donald Trump's chief of staff was the enforcer …