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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate …
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Erin Banco / New Jersey Online:
As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive  —  A Russian plane linked to the country's government flew into the Seychelles the day prior to a 2017 meeting now under review by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the airport flight data obtained by NJ Advance Media.
Discussion: Political Wire
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Mueller's office files unredacted memo outlining scope of Russia probe: filing  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office notified a federal court in Virginia on Thursday it had filed under seal an unredacted memorandum that is expected to shed light on the scope …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Paul Manafort's Former Son-in-Law Cooperating With Federal Investigators, Sources Say  —  Jeffrey Yohai pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in California in January  —  A former son-in-law of President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges …
Discussion: Washington Times
Online NewsHour:
Giuliani: A Trump-Mueller interview ‘looks more hopeful’  —  President Donald Trump is closer to sitting down with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team than he has been in recent days, according to Rudy Giuliani, one of the president's personal attorneys.  —  Giuliani told the PBS NewsHour Thursday …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Paul Manafort's Former Son-In-Law Is Cooperating With Federal Prosecutors As Part Of A Plea Deal
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Mueller hands judge full memo detailing Russia probe scope
Discussion: ABC News
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Mueller Reveals Basis for Manafort Probe to Skeptical Judge
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Show Starring Avenatti and Scaramucci Is Being Pitched to Television Executives  —  A television show featuring Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who is suing President Trump on behalf of a pornographic film actress, and the former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was pitched …
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New York Times:
Responding to Leaks, White House Limits Number of Staff in Daily Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — The White House communications office has canceled a large daily morning meeting in response to the leak of a joke about Senator John McCain being close to death that a staff member made at one of those meetings …
BuzzFeed:
The Definitive Story Of How Trump's Team Worked The Trump Moscow Deal During The Campaign  —  On the day of the third Republican presidential debate, Trump personally signed the letter of intent.  —  All through the hot summer campaign of 2016, as Donald Trump and his aides dismissed talk …
New York Post:
Racist lawyer runs scared from cameras outside home  —  The Midtown lawyer who was caught on video hurling racist comments at Spanish-speaking restaurant workers refused to comment outside his home Thursday while shielding himself from reporters.  —  Aaron Schlossberg, 42 …
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New York Daily News:
Manhattan lawyer keeps big mouth shut after racist restaurant rant goes viral
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
WATCH: Racist NYC lawyer bro tries to hide in his umbrella as he flees reporters outside his home
Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Kushners Near Deal With Qatar-Linked Company for Troubled Tower  —  The company controlled by the family of the White House adviser Jared Kushner is close to receiving a bailout of its financially troubled flagship building by a company with ties to the government of Qatar, according to executives briefed on the deal.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Was Trump's Campaign ‘Set Up’?  —  At some point, the Russia investigation became political.  How early was it?  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes appeared on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday, where he provided a potentially explosive hint at what's driving his demand …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:   Devin Nunes, Fundraising Off FBI Attacks, Tells Potential Donors That Trump Says He's A Hero
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Media outlets take Trump out of context to suggest he called undocumented immigrants ‘animals’  —  Several news organizations took remarks President Donald Trump made Wednesday out of context to suggest he was referring to undocumented immigrants at large as “animals,” when in context it appears …
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Scott Waldmann / Science:
Republican lawmaker: Rocks tumbling into ocean causing sea level rise  —  The Earth is not warming.  The White Cliffs of Dover are tumbling into the sea and causing sea levels to rise.  Global warming is helping grow the Antarctic ice sheet.  —  Those are some of the skeptical assertions echoed …
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
How Mueller's First Year Compares To Watergate, Iran-Contra And Whitewater  —  It's a big day for Robert Mueller and his team: One year ago today, Mueller was appointed to lead the special counsel investigation into possible ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian officials.
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Alison Frankel / Reuters:
Experts bash Giuliani claim that Mueller can't subpoena Trump
Discussion: Washington Times
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Haspel to Lead C.I.A. Despite Torture Concerns  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to be the first woman to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, elevating a career clandestine officer to its directorship despite bipartisan misgivings about her role …
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Politico:   How Haspel beat the resistance
Josh Delk / The Hill:
China buys record amount of Russian soybeans after canceling US orders over Trump threats  —  China has purchased record amounts of soybeans from Russia in recent months amid trade tensions with the U.S., Bloomberg reported.  —  The world's biggest soybean importer, China has nearly tripled …
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Anatoly Medetsky / Bloomberg:
China Buys Record Amount of Russian Soy as It Shuns U.S. Growers
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Evidence suggests Las Vegas shooter was motivated by pro-gun conspiracy theories  —  On October 1, Stephen Paddock locked himself into a 32nd floor suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas and opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the fairgrounds below.
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Douglas Hanks / miamiherald:
Nation's largest mall wins Miami-Dade approval as county backs American Dream Miami  —  The American Dream Miami retail theme park won final zoning approval Thursday from Miami-Dade County, clearing a significant hurdle toward building a $4 billion mega-mall on undeveloped land off …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Can't Stop Discovery in ‘Apprentice’ Alum's Defamation Lawsuit  —  An appeals court denies the president's motion for a stay while the appeal plays out.  —  A New York appeals court has refused Donald Trump's bid to pause discovery in the defamation lawsuit brought by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos.
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Washington Post:
Appeals court denies Trump request to stay Summer Zervos defamation case
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“People's Heads Are Blowing Up”: As Fox News Installs a Meditation Room, Staffers Worry the Conservative Network Is Going Full Woke  —  Sexual harassment training, a new trans-inclusive policy, and (in Ollie North's old office!)  Muslim prayer rugs.  In Roger Ailes's old haunts, it's not the 50s anymore.
David Abel / BostonGlobe.com:
On Nantucket, wealthy residents oppose housing for seasonal employees  —  NANTUCKET — Beside the ninth hole of the Miacomet Golf Course, there's a large paved lot with a sprawling mechanic's garage and equipment depot, big tanks of diesel fuel, industrial-sized trash bins, and scores of lawn mowers and other vehicles.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Bad Liars  —  ICE claimed a Dreamer was “gang-affiliated” and tried to deport him.  A federal judge ruled that ICE was lying.  —  On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez shot down the federal government's efforts to strip Daniel Ramirez Medina of his DACA status.
Allan Smith / Business Insider:
Rudy Giuliani: I ‘would be surprised’ if Trump knew about 2016 meeting with Russians  — President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he finds it unlikely that the president would've been aware of a controversial 2016 Trump Tower meeting.  — Giuliani was responding …
Tom Coleman / The Daily Beast:
It's Not a Liberal Fantasy to Ask if Trump Committed Treason … Under the Constitution an individual commits treason if the nation is at war and the person provides aid and comfort to the enemy.  This is an impeachable offense, committed by word or deed.  It's one that individuals need …
Discussion: Raw Story
Justice News:
Arizona Men Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With $23 Million Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme In Connection With Purported Fundraising For Numerous Scam Political Action Committees  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr. …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Poll: Just 13 percent of Americans consider Trump honest and trustworthy  —  Only thirteen percent of Americans said they would consider President Trump  —  to be honest and trustworthy, according to a new Survey Monkey tracking poll.  —  Trump's honesty and trustworthiness score …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Sex Isn't Everything In Donald Trump's Big Reveal  —  Stormy Daniels grabs the headlines, but humdrum details in financial disclosure may matter most.  —  Thanks to the Office of Government Ethics, a U.S. federal agency created after the Watergate scandals to curb the kind of flagrant conflicts …
Kyle Rempfer / Air Force Times:
Air Force A-10s called in to hold off Taliban attack on major Afghan city … Air Force A-10 Warthogs are over Farah city, Afghanistan, in an attempt to prevent the city's fall to Taliban forces during the first major assault against a provincial capital since the Taliban began their annual fighting season.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani just watered down Trump's Russia collusion denial — again  —  This is now at least the seventh time the goal posts have been moved — all in one direction.
 
 
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
‘He stood up for civility:’ Tributes for ailing McCain a tacit contrast with Trump
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans are betting it all on aging white Trump voters
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Phil Klay / New Yorker:
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
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John Koblin / New York Times:
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