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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump has accepted Nikki Haley's resignation — President Trump has accepted Nikki Haley's resignation as UN Ambassador, according to two sources briefed on their conversation. The timing of her departure is still unclear. — What we're hearing: Haley discussed her resignation …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Resigned as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations — President Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has resigned, ahead of what Mr. Trump promised on Twitter on Tuesday was a “Big announcement” with Ms. Haley at the White House.
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke May Benefit From an Unlikely Support Group: White Evangelical Women — In the Texas race, any small shift among evangelical voters could be a significant loss for Senator Ted Cruz — and a signal to Democrats. — October 9, 2018 — Nikki Haley to Resign as Trump's Ambassador to the U.N.
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Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Nikki Haley has up to $1 million in debt as she steps down as U.N. ambassador — Nikki Haley's political capital and foreign policy credentials skyrocketed during her time as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, but one aspect of the former South Carolina governor's life didn't
Washington Post:
Read Nikki Haley's resignation letter — Text of U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's resignation letter.
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Robert Donachie / Washington Examiner:
Richard Grenell a ‘family favorite’ to replace Nikki Haley at UN
Richard Grenell a ‘family favorite’ to replace Nikki Haley at UN
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
'Something doesn't smell right': The curious timing of Nikki Haley's exit
'Something doesn't smell right': The curious timing of Nikki Haley's exit
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
How Nikki Haley played the White House game — and won
How Nikki Haley played the White House game — and won
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Bristow Marchant / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Nikki Haley's private plane flights raise ethics questions, watchdog says
Nikki Haley's private plane flights raise ethics questions, watchdog says
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Emily Birnbaum / The Hill:
Haley calls Jared Kushner Trump's ‘hidden genius’
Haley calls Jared Kushner Trump's ‘hidden genius’
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Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Watchdog wants investigation of Nikki Haley's private jet flights to SC
Watchdog wants investigation of Nikki Haley's private jet flights to SC
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, will leave at end of the year, Trump says
Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, will leave at end of the year, Trump says
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Rachel Ventresca / CNN:
Clinton: ‘You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for’ — Clinton: Civility starts by electing Democrats — Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that civility in America can only begin again if Democrats win back the House or Senate this fall.
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Clinton says Trump remarks at Kavanaugh swearing-in undermine Supreme Court
Clinton says Trump remarks at Kavanaugh swearing-in undermine Supreme Court
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. top court rebuffs appeal of Kavanaugh ruling nixing climate rule
U.S. top court rebuffs appeal of Kavanaugh ruling nixing climate rule
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Talking Points Memo:
‘They Told Me I Would Never See Her Again’: Deported Parents Lose Kids To Adoption — As the deportees were led off the plane onto the steamy San Salvador tarmac, an anguished Araceli Ramos Bonilla burst into tears, her face contorted with pain: “They want to steal my daughter!”
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Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN poll: Democrats are fired up and maintain a strong 2018 lead — Washington (CNN)Four weeks out from Election Day, Democrats remain well ahead of Republicans in a generic ballot matchup, with 54% of likely voters saying they support the Democrat in their district and 41% backing a Republican …
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The Moscow Times:
Infamous St. Petersburg ‘Troll Factory’ Set on Fire — The office of Russia's infamous troll factory believed to be at the vanguard of Russia's information war has been set on fire in St. Petersburg overnight. — An investigation revealed last year that the secretive troll factory …
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Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
Khashoggi case: CCTV disappears from Saudi consulate in Turkey — Security footage removed and Turkish staff told to go home on day missing journalist visits — Security camera footage was removed from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and Turkish staff were abruptly told to take a holiday …
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Washington Post:
Gov. Larry Hogan leads Democrat Ben Jealous by 20 points, Post-U. Md. poll finds — With less than a month until Election Day, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has built a formidable lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealous, with few voters undecided and most preferring the incumbent Republican …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Superior ruthlessness isn't why Republicans control the Supreme Court — They had some good luck — and, most importantly, they had the votes. — A strange explanation for Brett Kavanaugh's ascension to the Supreme Court emerged soon after the Senate confirmed him.
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Paul Begala / CNN:
Mitch McConnell has done grave damage to all three branches of government
Mitch McConnell has done grave damage to all three branches of government
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BuzzFeed News:
Taylor Swift's Instagram Post Has Caused A Massive Spike In Voter Registration — Since Taylor Swift flexed her star power Sunday with an Instagram post that encouraged her 112 million followers to register to vote, Vote.org has experienced an unprecedented flood of new voter registrations nationwide.
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WXIX-TV:
Owner of popular burger restaurant fires woman; his comments spark outrage — CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The owner of Terry's Turf Club in the East End is under fire after a video surfaced of him on social media where he allegedly made sexual remarks after he fired a worker.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
POLITICO race ratings: The GOP House is crumbling — There are now 209 seats either firmly or leaning in the Democratic column — only 9 shy of the 218 needed to win control. — The Republican House majority continues to show signs of collapsing, with Democrats steadily gaining ground toward erasing …
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
‘This is MY son’: Navy vet horrified as mom's tweet miscasts him as #HimToo poster boy — and goes viral — Pieter Hanson was in the middle of a marketing exam when his phone started blowing up, buzzing and buzzing until he was convinced something terrible had happened.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Introducing Bill to Fully Fund Border Wall, Making Midterm Immigration Referendum — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will introduce a bill this week that will fully fund President Donald Trump's planned wall along the U.S. border with Mexico …
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Isabel Debre / Associated Press:
US student detained in Israel for alleged boycott support — JERUSALEM (AP) — In a first-of-its-kind case, Israel has held an American graduate student at its international airport for a whole week, accusing her of supporting a Palestinian-led boycott movement against the Jewish state.
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Michael Rubinkam / Associated Press:
Treasure hunters challenge FBI over dig for Civil War gold — DENTS RUN, Pa. (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of stone-faced FBI agents on a frigid winter's day, Dennis and Kem Parada stared down at the empty hole and knew something wasn't right. — The father-son duo spent years combing …
Kansas City Star:
GOP official on Davids: radical socialist, lesbian will be sent back to reservation — A local Kansas GOP official lashed out at Democratic congressional candidate Sharice Davids on social media earlier this week, saying “your radical socialist kick boxing lesbian will be sent back packing to the reservation.”
Serena Cho / Yale Daily News:
Kirchick '06 fails to get on the alumni fellow ballot — Journalist and author James Kirchick '06 announced Monday that he failed to gather the required number of signatures to enter the alumni fellow election, annulling his monthslong campaign to join the University's highest governing body.
Lauren Padgett / WXIA-TV:
11Alive poll: Georgia voters split on governor's race, approve of legal pot, arming teachers — Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp has a nominal 2-point advantage but African-American turnout could easily propel Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams to the Statehouse, according to the poll.
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Bloomberg:
New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom — A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, fresh evidence of tampering in China of critical technology components bound for the U.S. …
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler Engaged With Racist, Conspiratorial Posts On Social Media — Exclusive: The agency head brushed off his interactions with a Pizzagater and said he doesn't remember liking a racist picture of the Obamas. — Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator …
Dana Bash / CNN:
Heidi Heitkamp was ready to vote ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh. Then she watched him with the sound off. — Sen. may lose seat after voting no on Kavanaugh — Bismarck, North Dakota (CNN)Sen. Heidi Heitkamp was ready to vote ‘yes’ on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Brittany Miller / WGCL-TV:
White woman calls police on black man babysitting children — It's a case of babysitting while black. — A white woman called the police on a black man as he babysat two white children. — Corey Lewis documented the entire ordeal on Facebook Live. — In an exclusive interview …
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Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Weiner on track for early release … Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner has finally found something he can do without screwing it up. — Nearly a year after he began his 21-month prison sentence for sexting with an underage girl, Weiner, 54, is set to be released early for good conduct.
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Matt Wynn / USA Today:
Trump country had bad football — A flailing home team dampens interest in football in a market, regardless of politics. — Take a look at those five Trump-leaning markets with the worst NFL ratings drops and you'll find bad football. — The worst plunge happened in Phoenix. There, Trump was strong.
YouTube:
Is Ted Cruz “Tough As Texas”? — Is Ted Cruz really “Tough as Texas”? Hardly. Here's one Texan's take on that Ted Cruz fella... - Directed by Richard Linklater
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Kanye West Expected to Visit Trump at the White House — President Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are expected to meet with the musician Kanye West on Thursday at the White House, two people familiar with the plans said. — Mr. West, who has faced a backlash over his vocal support …