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5:30 PM ET, November 4, 2017

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Donna Brazile: I considered replacing Clinton with Biden as 2016 Democratic nominee  —  Former Democratic National Committee head Donna Brazile writes in a new book that she seriously contemplated replacing Hillary Clinton as the party's 2016 presidential nominee with then-Vice President Biden …
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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.
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton's scheme in ‘rigging’ the nomination may have been criminal  —  Hillary Clinton has spent a year crying about how the presidency was stolen from her.  Turns out, she stole the Democratic nomination from Bernie Sanders.  —  The stunning revelation from former Democratic …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Rand Paul assaulted at Kentucky home: police  —  Kentucky State Police have arrested a man accused of assaulting Sen. Rand Paul  —  (R-Ky.) at his home in Bowling Green, the senator's office confirmed on Saturday.  —  “Senator Paul was blindsided and the victim of an assault,” Kelsey Cooper …
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Don Sergent / Daily News:
BG man charged with assaulting Paul at senator's home  —  A Bowling Green man was arrested Friday and charged with fourth-degree assault following an incident at the Bowling Green home of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul.  —  Rene Boucher, 59, is in the Warren County Regional Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Kelly Dean / WBKO-TV:
Senator Rand Paul assaulted at Bowling Green home  —  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — On Friday, the Kentucky State Police responded to Rand Paul's residence in Bowling Green at 3:21 p.m.  —  When they arrived, troopers say they discovered that Rene Boucher, 59, of Bowling Green …
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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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
White House strikes back at Bushes over weak legacy  —  The White House fired back at former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on Saturday, attacking their legacies after both Bushes expressed their displeasure with President Trump in a new book.
Discussion: RedState, CNBC, Politicus USA, TheBlaze and Axios
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.”
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a ‘blowhard’
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
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.
Washington Post:
Ed Gillespie wages war on his own principles  —  AS VIRGINIA'S gubernatorial campaign intensified just after Labor Day, we published an editorial criticizing Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate once known as a fixture of the GOP establishment, for flirting with the electorate's …
New York Times:
Poised for West Coast Dominance, Democrats Eye Grand Agenda  —  SAMMAMISH, Wash. — It is the stuff of liberal fantasies: a vast, defiant territory, sweeping along the country's Pacific coastline, governed by Democrats and resisting President Trump at every turn.
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
CIA memo: Oswald link ‘totally unfounded’  —  Panel slams JFK assassination records dump  —  (CNN)The CIA concluded in the weeks after President John F. Kennedy's assassination that allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald worked for the agency were “totally unfounded.”
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
McConnell: No need to pass bills to protect Mueller  —  The Senate majority leader also expressed skepticism of legislation requiring social media companies to disclose the buyers of political ads.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller …
Discussion: The Week and Shareblue Media
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
A Climate Science Report That Changes Minds?  Don't Bet on It  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration published a report Friday on climate change from its own scientists that left no doubt about its grim reality and its causes.  —  So now what?  —  With every new authoritative scientific study …
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Daily Caller EIC Defends Milo Column By Comparing Him to ‘Putin and a Hamas Terrorist’  —  Earlier this week, The Daily Caller decided to publish an op-ed from disgraced former Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos.  The column was related to the recent sexual harassment and assault revelations …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
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
CNN:
Trump opened the floodgates.  Now Democratic women are running for office in record-breaking numbers  —  Virginia Beach, Virginia (CNN)Kimberly Anne Tucker wanted to be part of a movement.  To fight against the Donald Trump presidency that she saw as full of hateful rhetoric, much of it misogynistic.
Discussion: Axios
Jeff Ostrowski / Palm Beach Post:
As employers use more foreign workers, Trump wins 70 visas for Mar-a-Lago  —  Like other Palm Beach County employers who staff their clubs with foreign workers, President Donald Trump is boosting the number of employees he's bringing from overseas this winter.
Discussion: Raw Story
Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
ICC Prosecutor Calls For Afghanistan War Crimes Investigation  —  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is calling for an investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.  —  The scope of such an investigation isn't clear, but it has the potential to involve U.S. troops.
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CNN:
Puerto Rico's leaders don't know who has power. We tried to find out
Discussion: Mashable and Daily Kos
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's latest impeachable actions
Inga Sarda-Sorensen / ACLU:
Government Releases 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez After ACLU Files Lawsuit
Discussion: Splinter and CBS Los Angeles
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Totalitarian ideologies never die. Not even in America.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
myajc:
Suwanee council candidate defends tweets about Jews, Israel
Discussion: Raw Story
Kieren McCarthy / The Register:
Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break
New York Times:
How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom
 Earlier Items: 
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Sleazy Case Against Mueller's Probe
New York Times:
Lobbying Frenzy Begins on Tax Bill
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's year of anger, disruption and scandal
The Hill:
GOP predicts few defections on tax vote
Discussion: Instapundit, Daily Kos and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
On eve of Asia trip, Trump pays visit to Pearl Harbor
Discussion: The Hill, 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
Hazel Cills / Jezebel:
Former ‘Male Feminist’ Columnist Faces Multiple Allegations of Assault
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

 
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