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2:10 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
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.
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
President Trump doesn't know if he'd fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Democratic Party Is Finding a Way to F*ck This Up
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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Washington Post:
Trump administration releases report finding ‘no convincing alternative explanation’ for climate change
Discussion: The Slot and New York Times
Steven E. Koonin / Wall Street Journal:
A Deceptive New Report on Climate
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Daily Caller and NPR
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 …
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 …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bush 41 and Bush 43 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 …
New York Times:
Police Building Case to Arrest Harvey Weinstein in Sexual Assault Case  —  The police in New York on Friday said that they are investigating the claims of an actress who said Harvey Weinstein sexually attacked her seven years ago, and that they have developed a strong criminal case against him.
Discussion: Associated Press, Jezebel and IJR
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Trump: I'll be proven innocent if Mueller treats ‘everything fairly’  —  says that he is confident he'll be proven innocent in the Russia election meddling investigation if special counsel Robert Mueller treats “everything fairly.”  —  “Well I hope he's treating everything fairly …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Paul Manafort plans to file motion to suppress evidence ‘improperly obtained’ by search warrant or subpoena
Discussion: Raw Story
CBS News:
Source who is being examined by special counsel: “It's every man for himself”  —  Less than a week after two top former Trump campaign officials were indicted and another adviser to the campaign had already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, the pressure on others under scrutiny appears to be growing.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide  —  It is a testament to the power of self-delusion that Republicans have convinced themselves that their political self-interest demands that they pass a deeply unpopular tax-cut plan.  The House has designed a proposal that not only violates Senate budget rules …
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Eric Kelderman / Associated Press:
Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups
Discussion: Daily Kos
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Conservatives hit GOP tax bill for nixing adoption credit
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 …
Lizzie O'Leary / thecut:
The Things I Shrugged Off Then Horrify Me Now  —  What do you do when the big bank CEO calls your hotel room at 11 p.m.?  —  We were at the same resort for a conference.  We were friendly but why did he need to know what I was doing at that hour?  How did he even get my room number?
Alexandra Glorioso / Politico:
Six women accuse Florida Senate budget chair Latvala of groping, sexual harassment  —  TALLAHASSEE — Six women who work in Florida's Capitol say the state Senate's powerful budget chairman, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Latvala, has inappropriately touched them without their consent …
Discussion: Ledger, Raw Story and Tampa Bay Times
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Bots stoke racial strife in Virginia governor's race  —  Twitter bots are swarming into the Virginia governor's race and promoting chatter about a racially charged Democratic ad days before Election Day, according to a report commissioned by allies of Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam's campaign.
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel C. Drabik / The Harvard Crimson:
The Secret Harvard Fellowship of Sean Spicer  —  “Welcome everyone, just a reminder, our class today will be off the record.”  —  “Good morning, welcome to this invite-only breakfast, this event will be off the record.”  —  “Today's private forum will be off the record.”  —  “This lunch is off the record.”
Variety:
WME's Adam Venit on Leave Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Actor Terry Crews (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Adam Venit, the longtime head of WME's motion picture group, is on leave from the agency as it probes an allegation of sexual harassment involving actor Terry Crews.
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Root
icc-cpi.int:
Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, regarding her decision to request judicial authorisation to commence an investigation into the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan  —  Audio and video  —  Today, the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been assigned …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Person Who Deleted Trump's Twitter Account Said to Be Contractor  —  Twitter blamed the deletion of President Trump's Twitter account on Thursday night on a rogue customer support employee.  That employee has since been hailed in social media as a hero and as a scourge for acting against the president …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
One of US soldiers killed in Niger may have been kidnapped: report  —  One of the four U.S. soldiers who was killed in a deadly ambush in Niger last month may have been captured by Islamist militants, Nigerian military sources tell CBS News.  —  Army Sgt. LaDavid Johnson's body was found …
 
 
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Big Reveal: The Story of How 470,000 Documents from Osama Bin Laden's Compound Finally Got Into the Open
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jack Smith IV / Mic:
The far-right thinks a violent antifa overthrow is coming Nov. 4, but the truth is far stranger
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
House fight with Fusion GPS flares up again in Trump dossier probe
Discussion: ABC News
Washington Post:
Protected status no longer justified for Central Americans and Haitians in U.S., State Dept. says
Discussion: CBS Miami
Deanna Hackney / CNN:
Lawsuit claims teacher taped special-needs woman's mouth shut
Dr. Harry Wilson / Roanoke College:
RC Poll: Northam and Gillespie deadlocked; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General races also tied
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Financial Times:
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