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11:40 AM ET, November 4, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian Officials in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow, according to testimony he gave on Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee.
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Washington Post:
Longtime Trump bodyguard to face questions about 2013 Moscow trip  —  One of President Trump's most trusted confidants, a security chief who served as his sounding board for two decades, will face questions from congressional investigators next week about Trump's 2013 trip to Moscow, according to people familiar with their plans.
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Mediaite
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's year of anger, disruption and scandal  —  It was after midnight on Nov. 9, 2016, and Donald Trump was sitting at the kitchen table of his Trump Tower penthouse.  —  His win in the presidential race was so unexpected that his chief speechwriter, Stephen Miller, had only begun writing …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
House committee to question former Trump bodyguard over Russia dossier: report  —  The House Intelligence Committee is set to question President Trump's former bodyguard of two decades on the details of Trump's 2013 trip to Moscow, as well as the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not a favorite in the extended Bush household.  Former President George Bush considers him a “blowhard,” only interested in feeding his own ego.  Former President George W. Bush, his son …
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CNN:
George H.W. Bush labels Trump a ‘blowhard’ in new book  —  (CNN)Former President George H.W. Bush has a blunt assessment of Donald Trump: “He's a blowhard.”  And his son, former President George W. Bush, has harsh words for his Republican successor as well: “This guy doesn't know what it means to be president.”
Discussion: RedState and Axios
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a ‘blowhard’
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
Variety:
‘House of Cards’ Producers Consider Killing Off Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Producers are exploring several options for getting “House of Cards” back on track in the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations against star Kevin Spacey.
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BuzzFeed:
Netflix Is Cutting Ties With Kevin Spacey After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Memo Reveals Details of Hillary Clinton-DNC Deal  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee struck a deal with Hillary Clinton in 2015 that gave her campaign input on some party hiring and spending decisions, but required they be related only to preparations for the general election, according to a memo obtained by NBC News.
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Associated Press:
Inside story: How Russians hacked the Democrats' emails  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just before noon in Moscow on March 10, 2016, when the first volley of malicious messages hit the Hillary Clinton campaign.  —  The first 29 phishing emails were almost all misfires.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller braces for challenges to his authority  —  Robert Mueller is on an early winning streak.  —  Stacked with some of the country's premier prosecutors, the special counsel has beaten back a pair of preliminary attempts to block his subpoena power and limit who he can question as a potential witness.
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Sleazy Case Against Mueller's Probe  —  In the matter of Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump-Russia connection, administration apologists make three significant claims in an effort to discredit the former F.B.I. director's work.  Let's have a look at them:
Hazel Cills / Jezebel:
Former ‘Male Feminist’ Columnist Faces Multiple Allegations of Assault  —  On October 6, Helen Donahue, who previously worked as a social media editor for Vice and also wrote for the website, posted photos of bruises on her upper body, neck, and face to Twitter. “sux men in media hate women …
NBC News:
Papadopoulos Repeatedly Represented Trump Campaign, Record Shows  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has downplayed the role of foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos during the 2016 presidential campaign.  But the public record shows that Papadopoulos, who attempted to set …
Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
Mother says justice was served in Kedarie Johnson murder trial  —  KEOKUK, Ia.  — It took a jury just 90 minutes Friday to return a guilty verdict in the murder of Burlington High School junior Kedarie Johnson, a gender-fluid teenager whose case attracted national attention.
Discussion: The Root
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials  —  WASHINGTON — Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration's position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report on Friday that says humans are the dominant cause …
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Dr. Harry Wilson / Roanoke College:
RC Poll: Northam and Gillespie deadlocked; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General races also tied  —  With just days remaining in the campaign, Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie are tied (47%-47%), while Libertarian Cliff Hyra garners three percent of likely voters …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Bots stoke racial strife in Virginia governor's race
Discussion: Raw Story
Kieren McCarthy / The Register:
Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break  —  Didn't help that the automaker's financial results also sucked  —  Tesla's share price took a dive Thursday morning as Republicans in Congress revealed they were planning to kill off a US federal tax credit for electric vehicles.
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Totalitarian ideologies never die.  Not even in America.  —  Nothing is ever over.  No historic trauma is ever resolved.  No historic villain is ever buried, and no historic lessons are permanently learned.  Everything and everyone can be revived, and anything can be unlearned — even in the most settled civilizations.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Corker knocks Trump over ‘totally inappropriate’ Justice Department remarks  —  (R-Tenn.) is firing back at President Trump over his push for the Justice Department to investigate Democrats and Hillary Clinton  —  “President Trump's pressuring of the Justice Department and FBI to pursue cases …
Inga Sarda-Sorensen / ACLU:
Government Releases 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez After ACLU Files Lawsuit  —  CHILD WITH CEREBRAL PALSY DETAINED BY BORDER AGENTS AFTER SURGERY REUNITED WITH FAMILY  —  Stephen Wilson, ACLU of Texas, 713-325-7010, media@aclutx.org  —  SAN ANTONIO — The federal government has released 10-year-old Rosa Maria Hernandez.
Discussion: Splinter and CBS Los Angeles
Hamilton Nolan / New York Times:
A Billionaire Destroyed His Newsrooms Out of Spite  —  Reporters, for all their flaws, tend to understand what's happening in their own newsrooms.  It's their job to try to see things clearly.  Often, what they see in their workplaces is low salaries, inept management and poor communication …
Washington Post:
Protected status no longer justified for Central Americans and Haitians in U.S., State Dept. says  —  (Pete Marovich/For The Washington Post)  —  More than 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians living in the United States under a form of temporary permission no longer need to be shielded from deportation …
Bwittes / Lawfare:
‘The Saddest Thing’: President Trump Acknowledges Constraint  —  I'm beginning to think President Trump is playing a game of making Rod Rosenstein look bad.  Every time the deputy attorney general opens his mouth, the President flamboyantly pulls the rug out from under him—in public.
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
President Trump doesn't know if he'd fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions
 
 
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Suwanee council candidate defends tweets about Jews, Israel
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New York Times:
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New York Times:
Lobbying Frenzy Begins on Tax Bill
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Bowe Bergdahl, the former hostage who pleaded guilty to desertion, avoids prison
The Hill:
GOP predicts few defections on tax vote
Discussion: Instapundit, Bloomberg and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
On eve of Asia trip, Trump pays visit to Pearl Harbor
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Variety:
WME's Adam Venit on Leave Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Actor Terry Crews (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Root
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
One of US soldiers killed in Niger may have been kidnapped: report
Eric Kelderman / Associated Press:
Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups
Discussion: Daily Kos
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
House fight with Fusion GPS flares up again in Trump dossier probe
Discussion: ABC News
John Solomon / The Hill:
Trump: I'll be proven innocent if Mueller treats ‘everything fairly’
Discussion: Axios
Lizzie O'Leary / thecut:
The Things I Shrugged Off Then Horrify Me Now
CBS News:
Source who is being examined by special counsel: “It's every man for himself”
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

 
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