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12:05 AM ET, October 16, 2018

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CNN:

Saudis preparing to admit Jamal Khashoggi died during interrogation, sources say — Ankara, Turkey (CNN)The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead …

Discussion: USA Today, Politico, The Guardian, The American Conservative, HuffPost, CBS Los Angeles, POLITICUSUSA, BBC, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller, KTLA, New Republic, NPR, Political Wire, Mother Jones, IJR, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Hollywood Reporter:

Endeavor Pulling Out of $400 Million Saudi Arabia Deal (Exclusive) — The move comes as pressure mounts for Hollywood to take a stand against the kingdom in the wake of the disappearance — and possible murder — of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. — Endeavor Content is extricating itself …

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »

Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Saudi government considering plan to admit that writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate

Discussion: CNBC

Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Two more Washington lobbying firms drop representation of Saudi Arabia in wake of alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Discussion: Axios, Politico, One America News Network, IJR, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

Lee Smith / The Federalist:
10 Key Questions About The Khashoggi Affair To Answer Before Buying The Press Narrative

Discussion: The New Neo, HuffPost, CNN, PJ Media Home, Mediaite and American Thinker

Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Speaks With Saudi King About Missing Journalist

Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox Business and Saudi-Owned Al Arabiya Are Last Media Partners of Saudi Business Conference

Discussion: Media Matters for America

Sarah Dewberry / KJRH:

Cherokee Nation issues statement on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results — TAHLEQUAH - The Cherokee Nation issued a statement Monday on Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results. — Sen. Warren released her DNA report in response to President Donald Trump taunting her for her saying she was part Native American.

Discussion: Daily Wire, National Review, The New Neo, MAGAVoter and Washington Post

Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:

Warren releases results of DNA test — WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides “strong evidence” she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations, an unprecedented move by one of the top possible contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.

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Cherokee Nation:

Cherokee Nation responds to Senator Warren's DNA test — Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. — TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following statement Monday in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test claiming Native Heritage:

Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Louder With Crowder

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump denies offering $1 million for Warren DNA test, even though he did

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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Did Elizabeth Warren Just Kill Identity Politics?

Discussion: Washington Times, Breitbart and Washington Post

Emily Kopp / Roll Call:
Elizabeth Warren to Trump: Pay Up on $1 Million DNA Pledge

Discussion: Washington Post, Breitbart and BostonGlobe.com

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Elizabeth Warren DNA test does NOT prove she's Native American, contrary to the hype

Discussion: Press Herald, The Gateway Pundit, Front Page Magazine, twitchy.com and The Federalist

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Bloomberg:

Trump Says Sears Was Mismanaged. Mnuchin Was on Its Board for Years — President says retailer ‘obviously improperly run’ many years — Mnuchin was on Sears board of directors from 2005 until 2016 — President Donald Trump said that Sears Holdings Corp. had been mismanaged for years before it declared bankruptcy.

Discussion: Raw Story

Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
US budget deficit expands to $779 billion in fiscal 2018 as spending surges

Discussion: Reuters, Politico, Daily Wire and Axios

Lydia DePillis / CNN:
US deficit rises 17% to the highest level since 2012

Discussion: BloombergQuint

Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018

Discussion: Political Wire

Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:

Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that claimed President Trump defamed her when he suggested she had lied about being threatened to keep quiet about their alleged relationship.

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Judge Has Dismissed Stormy Daniels' Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump

Discussion: Zero Hedge, HuffPost and Splinter

NBC News:

DHS finds increasing attempts to hack U.S. election systems ahead of midterms — The assessment said the feds don't know who is behind the attacks, but none have been successful. — WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security says it's working to identify who — or what …

Discussion: Axios

The Daily Beast:

NYPD Looks to Charge 9 Proud Boys With Assault for Manhattan Fight — Three protesters are also wanted after police say they threw bottles and punches during the incident. — NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Monday that police believe they have evidence to charge nine members …

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Vox, CBS New York, Gothamist, Observer, Bedford + Bowery, Mediaite, New York Post and Washington Post

Media Matters for America:
Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes: “I have a lot of support in the NYPD and I very much appreciate that”

Discussion: Gothamist and Law & Crime

Christine Wang / CNBC:

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65 — Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Vulcan Inc. said Monday on behalf of his family. — Allen passed away Monday afternoon in Seattle at 65 years old, Vulcan said.

Discussion: Vulcan and The Daily Caller, more at Techmeme »

PVA:

“People just can't know that.” MO Sen. McCaskill Hides Agenda Including “semi-automatic rifle ban” from Moderate Voters, Staffers Reveal in Undercover Video it “could hurt her ability to get elected.” — [This post contains video, click to play] — Senator McCaskill on Tape: “Of course!”

Discussion: Washington Times, MAGAVoter, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Daily Wire

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

How Trump bobs and weaves to avoid the truth — As he so often does, President Trump falsely declared on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night that North Korea and the United States were going to war before he stepped in to thwart it. — Interviewer Lesley Stahl was having none of it. “We were going to war?”

Discussion: New York Times

John B. Judis / New York Times: What the Left Misses About Nationalism

Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:

Trump Campaign Doubles Spending Rate as the 2020 Race Draws Nearer — WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month's midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals.

Discussion: Politico and Raw Story

Washington Post:
Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection

Discussion: Political Wire

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Mueller is everywhere, except the midterms — Campaign ads and debates are mostly avoiding the Russia investigation in favor of other issues important to voters. — Special counsel Robert Mueller can't escape the headlines, or President Donald Trump's obsessive Twitter feed.

Discussion: Breitbart

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mar-a-Lago member gives $150,000 to help Trump aides mired in Mueller probe

Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story

Tony Marrero / Tampa Bay Times:

Surveillance video shows Lakeland city commissioner shooting alleged shoplifter — LAKELAND Police have released surveillance video that appears to show a Lakeland city commissioner fatally shooting a man exiting the commissioner's military surplus store. — The video released Monday shows …

Discussion: Raw Story

Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Republicans worry that Trump and his aides have no idea the hell that may await — WASHINGTON — Republicans who support President Donald Trump have grown fearful that the White House is unprepared for the onslaught that may await them in January. — If a “blue wave” succeeds in giving …

Discussion: Raw Story

The Hill:
Trump makes new overtures to Democrats

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Splinter and Political Wire

Avi Selk / Washington Post:

All we know about the White House portrait of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Abraham Lincoln — Previously spotted in D.C. gift shops and jigsaw puzzle boxes, a fantasy print of President Trump entertaining Abraham Lincoln while every other Republican president in history watches now hangs outside the Oval Office.

Discussion: TIME, USA Today, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, RedState, CNN and IJR

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:

Minnesota Senate candidate Karin Housley compared Michelle Obama to a ‘chimp’ in 2009 — Minnesota Republican Senate nominee Karin Housley once compared Michelle Obama to a “chimp,” according to a Facebook posting, HuffPost reported Monday. — In the 2009 post, Housley opined …

Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Minnesota GOP Senate Contender Compared Michelle Obama To A ‘Chimp’ On Facebook

Discussion: Daily Kos, Law & Crime, Splinter, ThinkProgress, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Political Wire

Tom Stites / Poynter:

About 1,300 U.S. communities have totally lost news coverage, UNC news desert study finds — It's hardly a secret that news deserts are spreading, but just how bad is it? — A comprehensive new study released today by the University of North Carolina's School of Media and Journalism shows …

more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

Supreme Court: Next Florida governor will pick new justices — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's next governor and not incumbent Gov. Rick Scott will get to pick three new justices to the state Supreme Court, the court ruled Monday in a decision with major implications in this year's gubernatorial campaign.

Discussion: Axios

Daily Mail:

Jason Miller sues Gizmodo Media for $100m over ‘false’ story about him — Jason Miller is suing Gizmodo Media for claiming it worked with his ex Arlene ‘AJ’ Delgado to run a story that alleges he slipped an abortion pill into the smoothie of a stripper he got pregnant'.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »

Ariane de Vogue / CNN:

American Bar Association drops review of Kavanaugh — Washington (CNN)The American Bar Association will no longer review its “well qualified” rating of Justice Brett Kavanaugh now that the Senate confirmed him, an ABA official told CNN Monday. — The official, who declined to speak on the record …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Law & Crime and Talking Points Memo

Alex Zielinski / Portland Mercury:

Members of Patriot Prayer Brought Loaded Firearms to Roof Before August Protest — Members of Patriot Prayer, a group of right-wing provocateurs from Vancouver, brought a cache of loaded firearms to the top of a parking garage in downtown Portland prior to the group's August 4th protest.

Discussion: Willamette Week, Raw Story and Media Matters for America