memeorandum: Saudi Princes, Former Ministers Arrested in Apparent Power Consolidation (Wall Street Journal)

10:40 PM ET, November 4, 2017

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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 …

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, RedState, Instapundit and The Resurgent

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: USA Today, viraltop1, RT, RedState 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 …

Discussion: Townhall.com, twitchy.com, Washington Times and Axios

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

Police arrest neighbor after Rand Paul is assaulted at Kentucky home — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is recovering after being assaulted at his Kentucky home on Friday, joining a growing list of lawmakers who have been injured or threatened with violence this year.

Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Police: Rand Paul assaulted in Bowling Green

Discussion: New York Times and Talking Points Memo

Fox News:
Sen. Rand Paul assaulted at Kentucky home, reportedly by neighbor

Discussion: The Last Tradition, bizpacreview.com, TheBlaze and Mediaite

Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul Allegedly Assaulted at His Kentucky Home, Suspect Arrested

Discussion: Power Line, UPI and Instapundit

Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Rand Paul Assaulted At His Kentucky Home

Discussion: IJR

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 …

Jesse Ferguson:

OPEN LETTER FROM HILLARY FOR AMERICA 2016 TEAM — We were shocked to learn the news that Donna Brazile actively considered overturning the will of the Democratic voters by attempting to replace Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine as the Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees.

Discussion: Politico and Mediaite

Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton's scheme in ‘rigging’ the nomination may have been criminal

Discussion: CANNONFIRE

David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:

Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Waleed bin Talal — LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Wall Street Journal:

Saudi Princes, Former Ministers Arrested in Apparent Power Consolidation — Saudi leadership in recent months has clamped down on any traces of dissent — Saudi authorities carried out a new wave of arrests targeting royals and former cabinet ministers, people familiar with the matter said …

Discussion: CNBC and NPR, more at Techmeme »

Bloomberg:

Saudi Arabia Purge Leaves Crown Prince With All Levers of Power — Arrests reported hours after anti-corruption campaign revealed — Sweeping changes also hit national guard, economy ministry — Saudi Arabia's King Salman removed one of the royal family's most prominent princes …

Japan Times:

Trump said Japan should have shot down overflying North Korea missiles — WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has said Japan should have shot down the North Korean missiles that flew over the country before landing in the Pacific Ocean earlier this year, diplomatic sources have said …

Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump calls Japan ‘treasured partner,’ ally

Discussion: Politico

James Rogers / Fox News:

Twitter security slammed after rogue employee deactivates Trump's account — Twitter's internal security is in the spotlight after a rogue employee briefly deactivated President Donald Trump's account on Thursday. — The social media site said that the account was taken …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, RT, Townhall.com, CNN, Washington Post, Business Insider, East Bay Times, NBC News, Daily Kos and Mashable, more at Techmeme »

Josh Delk / The Hill:

Daily Caller fires opinion editor over Milo controversy — The Daily Caller has fired its opinion editor amid controversy over the site's publishing of a column by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, the editor-in-chief confirmed to a CNN reporter Saturday.

Discussion: Mashable, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and Mediaite

Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Daily Caller EIC Defends Milo Column By Comparing Him to ‘Putin and a Hamas Terrorist’

Discussion: The Hill, CNNMoney and ThinkProgress

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: Politicus USA, CNBC, RedState, TheBlaze and Axios

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.

Discussion: Politico, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, Raw Story, bizpacreview.com, ABC News, The Guardian, Mashable, Mediaite, Politicus USA, New York Magazine, The Week and The Hill

CNN:
George H.W. Bush labels Trump a ‘blowhard’ in new book

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios, IJR, The Hill, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, RedState, AOL and bizpacreview.com

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 …

Paul Kane / Washington Post: Virginia's election serves as a road map for 2018 congressional races

Heather Long / Washington Post:

Some middle-class Americans would pay higher taxes under GOP bill, despite Trump's promise — President Trump promised to cut taxes for the middle class, but some would end up paying more under the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” according to a report released Friday night by Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation …

Discussion: Tax Foundation, Politicus USA and NBC News

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.