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11:50 AM ET, November 3, 2017

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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
How one word from Elizabeth Warren exposed the massive split in the Democratic Party  —  (CNN)"Yes."  —  That was Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's response to a simple question asked by CNN's Jake Tapper Thursday night: “Senator, do you agree with the notion that (the 2016 Democratic primary) was rigged?”
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Asked if DNC system was rigged in Clinton's favor, Warren says ‘yes’  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she believes that the Democratic National Committee was “rigged” in favor of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 primary.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump pressures Justice Department to investigate ‘Crooked Hillary’
Jennifer Kerns / Washington Examiner:
John Brennan's intelligence failures have hurt our security and our democracy
Discussion: Power Line
CNN:
Former DNC chair torches Clinton in new book
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats express outrage over allegations of early party control for Clinton in 2016
Associated Press:
Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House.  But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he'd been thinking about her in the shower, she'd had enough.
Discussion: Althouse
CNN:
Exclusive: Carter Page testifies he told Sessions about Russia trip  —  Who is Carter Page?  —  (CNN)Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page privately testified Thursday that he mentioned to Jeff Sessions he was traveling to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign …
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
‘Major, Major’ Tax Cut May Not Be in Store for Middle Class  —  WASHINGTON — The House Republican tax bill is a clear windfall for corporate America and a roll of the dice for the middle-class families that President Trump promised would be the centerpiece of his economic agenda.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:   Senate littered with tax reform land mines
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cotton: Use tax bill to repeal ObamaCare individual mandate
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The House Republican Tax Cut Is a Failure on Its Own Terms
Discussion: New York Times
Heather Long / Washington Post:
The GOP's bill is ‘a sensible framework’ — but ‘still a deficit-exploding tax cut’ for the rich and corporations
John Bowden / The Hill:
Ethics watchdog: Trump contacts with Bannon could lead to obstruction of justice  —  President Trump's contacts with former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon could raise potential conflicts of interest, according to three former White House ethics lawyers.
Discussion: RedState
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Elena Schneider / Politico:   Bannon pledges not to go to war vs. House Republicans
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Nicolle Wallace Destroys Trump Surrogate for Shilling on Russia: 'I Hope They're Paying You a Lot'
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Donald Trump to Fox News: “The one that matters is me.  I'm the only one that matters.”  —  In what barely passes for an interview — with almost no questions, but plenty of praise — Donald Trump told new Fox News host Laura Ingraham why he hasn't bothered to fill a number of empty positions at the State Department.
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Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Trump on Unfilled State Department Jobs: ‘I Am the Only One That Matters’  —  President Trump uttered one of his trademark quasi-dictatorial assertions during a Thursday-night interview with Laura Ingraham on her new show The Ingraham Angle (is that the permanent name, Fox News?  You're sticking with that?).
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump: We'll see if Tillerson lasts duration of term
Discussion: RedState
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Trump Tells Laura Ingraham ‘We Will See’ If Tillerson Will Be With Him ‘For the Duration’
Discussion: The Week
Choe Melas / CNNMoney:
‘House of Cards’ employees allege sexual harassment, assault by Kevin Spacey  —  Spacey apologizes for alleged sex assault against a minor  —  Kevin Spacey made the set of Netflix's “House of Cards” into a “toxic” work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment …
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Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
Former Twitter Employee Says Fake Russian Accounts Were Not Taken Seriously  —  In 2015, a manager discovered a trove of accounts with Russian and Ukrainian IP addresses  —  In early 2015, a Twitter employee discovered a vast amount of Twitter accounts with IP addresses in Russia and Ukraine.
Discussion: Mediaite
Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
Trump is leading the most corrupt administration in U.S. history, one of first-class kleptocrats  —  He'd promised to build the wall.  To make America great again.  To lock her up.  Now, in the last weeks of his campaign for president, Donald J. Trump needed one more stirring slogan.
New York Times:
DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shutting Down  —  A week ago, reporters and editors in the combined newsroom of DNAinfo and Gothamist, two of New York City's leading digital purveyors of local news, celebrated victory in their vote to join a union.  —  On Thursday, they lost their jobs …
Michael Calderone / Politico:
David Corn investigated for inappropriate workplace behavior  —  Mother Jones magazine's editor and chief executive acknowledged on Thursday that they investigated Washington bureau chief David Corn for inappropriate workplace behavior three years ago, warning him about touching female staffers …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:   Mother Jones journalist David Corn joked about rape, gave ‘unwelcome shoulder rubs’: Emails
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
ISIS claims responsibility for NYC terror attack, calls driver ‘soldier of the Caliphate’  —  The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for the deadly Halloween day terror attack in New York City in the group's weekly newsletter, al-Naba.  —  “On Tuesday, 11 Safar …
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Allison De Jong / ABC News:
60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy (POLL)  —  Americans oppose Donald Trump's emerging tax plan by broad a 17-point margin, with 60 percent saying it favors the wealthy — including six in 10 of the wealthy themselves.  —  As details — albeit still scarce …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
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Washington Post:
Republicans' tax overhaul pitch faces skeptical public, Post-ABC poll finds
Discussion: New York Magazine
Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Portfolio manager accused of raping, beating women in penthouse dungeon … A former portfolio manager for an investment fund founded by financier George Soros sexually abused women at a Manhattan penthouse dungeon, according to a $27 million Brooklyn federal suit.
Discussion: Occidental Dissent
The Daily Beast:
Jenna Abrams, Russia's Clown Troll Princess, Duped the Mainstream Media and the World … Jenna Abrams had a lot of enemies on Twitter, but was a very good friend to viral content writers across the world.  —  Her opinions about everything from manspreading on the subway to Rachel Dolezal …
Discussion: Telegraph and Raw Story
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Mystery of Mary Trump  —  When Donald Trump moved into the Oval Office in January, he placed on the table behind the Resolute Desk a single family photo—of Fred Trump, his father.  Sometime in the spring, White House communications director Hope Hicks told me recently, the president added one of his mother, Mary Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Carl Bernstein: Russia probe feels ‘worse than Watergate’  —  Carl Bernstein speaks at the 2017 New Yorker Festival on Oct. 6, 2017.  (Brad Barket / Getty Images for The New Yorker)  —  If President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the presidency, its “worse than Watergate,” journalist Carl Bernstein says.
Discussion: The Hill and Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
In Brooklyn, Neighbors Cast Cool Eye Over Manafort's Townhouse
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Brigitte Gabriel / Townhall.com:
Congress Must Act: Judicial Tyranny is a National Security Emergency
Discussion: Breitbart and Right Wing Watch
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Conservative Republicans demand Mueller recuse himself over uranium deal
Discussion: Axios
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Added 261,000 Jobs in October, Rebounding From Storms
Kim Hart / Axios:
Tech's new Washington problem: Democrats
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
There's no Republican civil war
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Josh Dawsey joins The Washington Post as a White House reporter
Associated Press:
Questions arise over departure of first woman to lead Fed
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Chris Bodenner / The Atlantic:
The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country
Ryan Goodman / New York Times:
Can We Please Stop Talking About ‘Collusion’?
Discussion: Althouse
Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
Mueller grand jury investigating top DC lobbyists
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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