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New York Times:
Kushner Likely Paid No Federal Income Taxes for Years, Documents Show — Confidential documents reviewed by The Times indicate that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, probably paid little or no income tax from 2009 to 2016. — Over the past decade …
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New York Times:
How Jared Kushner Avoided Paying Taxes — President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser appears to have paid almost no federal income taxes for several years running. — Jared Kushner has a net worth of almost $324 million, and his company has been profitable.
CBS News:
Trump vows “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia is behind missing journalist — President Trump tells 60 Minutes Saudi Arabia has denied playing a part in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, but says the case is being investigated. See the full interview Sunday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS.
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Associated Press:
Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer's slaying — ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump Jr. promotes tweet smearing missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a secret terrorist ally — Donald Trump Jr. on Friday promoted a tweet from Federalist founder Sean Davis that smeared missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an ally of the late terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Will you work for a murderer? That's the question a host of ex-generals, diplomats and spies may soon face.
Will you work for a murderer? That's the question a host of ex-generals, diplomats and spies may soon face.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Jr. Boosts Smear Tying Missing Journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Islamic Terrorism
Trump Jr. Boosts Smear Tying Missing Journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Islamic Terrorism
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Sputnik International, Breitbart, Jihad Watch, Los Angeles Times, Boing Boing and The Atlantic
Ben Rhodes / The Atlantic:
A Fatal Abandonment of American Leadership
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Jamal Khashoggi's long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate
Jamal Khashoggi's long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate
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New York Times, middleeastmonitor.com and HuffPost
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump praises Robert E. Lee during Ohio rally — President Donald Trump praised Confederate General Robert E. Lee at a rally in Ohio Friday night during a soliloquy in which he also praised a number of Ohioans, including Union General Ulysses S. Grant. — “So Robert E. Lee was a great general …
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Gabriel Pogrund / Washington Post:
Trump calls on blacks to ‘honor’ Republicans with votes, then praises Confederate general Robert E. Lee — LEBANON, Ohio — President Trump praised the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee while asking African American voters to “honor us” by voting Republican at an Ohio rally that included …
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Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Trump tells story of Lincoln's “phobia,” says Grant is “finally being recognized as a great general”
Trump tells story of Lincoln's “phobia,” says Grant is “finally being recognized as a great general”
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Chicks On The Right, Daily Wire and KFOR-TV
Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
Politics Can't Solve Our Political Problems — Our tribalism has a deeper source in the disintegration of communities and an epidemic of loneliness. The only real answers start at home. — The Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh didn't fully break the nation …
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
What Do You Do When You Are Anonymously Accused of Rape? — The writer Stephen Elliott is suing Moira Donegan, the creator of the Media Men list. — Ms. Weiss is a writer and editor in the Opinion section. — What do you do if you are accused of sexual misconduct and believe yourself to be innocent?
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Lauren Hough / gofundme.com:
Moira Donegan's Legal Fees/expenses
Moira Donegan's Legal Fees/expenses
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YouTube:
Proud Boys Violent Fight After Gavin McInnis Republican Club Event 10/12/18 — We followed Proud Boys after Gavin McInnis Republican Club event. Police escort walked them down Park Ave, then a small group turned down 82nd street
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Videos Allegedly Show Proud Boys Beating Protesters After Gavin McInnes Event At Manhattan GOP Club
Videos Allegedly Show Proud Boys Beating Protesters After Gavin McInnes Event At Manhattan GOP Club
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
'We've never seen anything like this': GOP overwhelmed by Democratic cash — The gush of spending in House races has triggered recriminations on the right as the party tries to salvage its majority. — A deluge of Democratic spending in the final days of the battle for the House …
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Los Angeles Times:
Top GOP funding group snubs incumbents Rohrabacher and Walters 3 weeks before midterm election — In a worrisome sign for two endangered Orange County lawmakers, a major Republican Party funding group has passed over the pair in its opening round of broadcast television advertising across Southern California.
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Political Wire and Politico
New York Times:
Now for Rent: Email Addresses and Phone Numbers for Millions of Trump Supporters — WASHINGTON — Early in his presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump dismissed political data as an “overrated” tool. But after he won the Republican nomination, his team began building a database that offers …
Politico:
White House considers two female ambassadors to replace Haley at U.N. — Aides have said the president is inclined to select a woman for the post and that they are looking to place somebody already in the administration. — The White House is adding two high-profile women …
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Fox News:
New details emerge on anti-Trump dossier as House GOP seeks Fusion GPS boss testimony — House Republicans still want Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of the firm behind the anti-Trump dossier, to comply with their subpoena to appear on Capitol Hill despite his plans to invoke Fifth Amendment protections …
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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
GOP senator demands records on FBI's contact with DNC lawyer over Russian meddling
Amanda Woods / New York Post:
Teacher who smiled for mugshot pleads guilty to sex with student … The married Texas teacher who famously flashed a broad smile in her mugshot after being accused of romping with a 17-year-old student pleaded guilty this week to the crime. — Sarah Madden Fowlkes, 28 …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
As Suburban Women Turn to Democrats, Many Suburban Men Stand With Trump — DUBLIN, Ohio — Robert Peters and George Fidelibus walked off the 18th green at the Golf Club of Dublin, then carried pints of beer to the patio overlooking the course, which was framed by $500,000 homes.
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Seed, Pesticide and Banking Monopolies — Not Immigrants — Are Destroying Farm Country. An Iowa Insurgent Hopes That Message Can Dethrone Steve King — SPENCER, Iowa — “The step's broken, so watch yourself on the way up,” says J.D. Scholten, as he hops into the Winnebago that's been his mode …
Adam B. Schiff / Washington Post:
How a Democratic House would check this erratic president — Adam B. Schiff, a Democrat from California, is the ranking minority member of the House Intelligence Committee. — Our democracy is broken, and President Trump is only one reason. Congress is the other.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Democrats Are Blowing It, Again — Liberals have become Donald Trump's unwitting allies. — Michael Kelly, the legendary journalist who died covering the invasion of Iraq in 2003, once wrote that the “animating impulse” of modern liberalism was to “marginalize itself and then enjoy its own company.
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Denver Post:
Endorsement: Mike Coffman's morality must be rewarded in this age of Trump — Editorials, Endorsements, Opinion, Perspective — Editor's note: This represents the opinion of The Denver Post editorial board, which is separate from the paper's news operation.
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Washington Free Beacon
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Hillary Clinton loses security clearance after server scandal — Hillary Clinton has given up her security clearance in the wake of the scandal over her handling of secret information on her email server, the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed Friday. — Chairman Charles E. Grassley …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
State Department revokes Hillary Clinton's security clearance at her request
State Department revokes Hillary Clinton's security clearance at her request
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Giselle Donnelly can finally be herself — Giselle Donnelly is a renowned national security expert, author and conservative think-tank scholar — and even though she's 65 years old, she was “born” only this year. That's because Giselle has just recently transitioned to living openly as a trans woman.
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CNN:
Kyrsten Sinema's anti-war activist past under scrutiny as she runs for Senate — (CNN)Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema's past ties to far-left groups are resurfacing as she campaigns to win Arizona's Senate race against her Republican opponent, Rep. Martha McSally.
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