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New York Times:
Audio Contains Gruesome Details of Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says — ISTANBUL — His killers were waiting when Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. They severed his fingers during an interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him …
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Vox, The Atlantic, Politico, US Department of State, Daily Kos, The Week, Mediaite, Middle East Eye and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Delivers $100 Million Pledged to U.S. as Pompeo Lands in Riyadh — BEIRUT, Lebanon — This summer, Saudi Arabia promised the Trump administration $100 million for American efforts to stabilize areas in Syria liberated from the Islamic State. — That money landed in American accounts …
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NPR, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Washington Free Beacon, Axios and The Week
The Independent:
‘The greatest embarrassment’: Inside the kingdom, Saudis rattled by handling of Jamal Khashoggi case — Exclusive: Jamal Khashoggi was caught up in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's attempts to consolidate his power, eliminate rival royals, and seize the assets of his country's billionaires
New York Times:
Suspects in Khashoggi Case Had Ties to Saudi Crown Prince — ISTANBUL — One of the suspects identified by Turkey in the disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi was a frequent companion of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — seen disembarking from airplanes with him in Paris …
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NBC News, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Common Dreams, Middle East Eye, NPR, Associated Press, The American Conservative, The Week, Raw Story, Greg Olear, The Daily Caller, Splinter, Axios, US Department of State and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
In the Wake of Khashoggi's Disappearance, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Is Pushed to the Brink — It seems nearly certain now that Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist, died a slow and agonizing death, the kind that none of us could dare imagine for ourselves.
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Raw Story and middleeastmonitor.com
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
MBS's rampaging anger will not silence questions about Jamal Khashoggi
MBS's rampaging anger will not silence questions about Jamal Khashoggi
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Middle East Eye and CNN
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What we know about what the government knows about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance
What we know about what the government knows about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance
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Bloomberg, Politico, Just Security and Wall Street Journal
David Hearst / Middle East Eye:
Jamal Khashoggi's killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE
Jamal Khashoggi's killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE
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ThinkProgress, New Republic, The Hill, Vox, TheBlaze, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Mediaite, Breitbart, Hot Air, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, VICE News, France 24, middleeastmonitor.com, Deadline, Joe.My.God., CNBC, Reuters, Roll Call, The Week, Talking Points Memo and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Why is the Trump administration cleaning up Saudi Arabia's mess?
Why is the Trump administration cleaning up Saudi Arabia's mess?
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Splinter, The American Conservative, New Republic, The Week, Joe.My.God., East Bay Times, Hit & Run, Associated Press and KTLA
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump and Kushner Put Saudi's Money First
Trump and Kushner Put Saudi's Money First
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New York Times, Washington Post and Fox News
Washington Post:
Pompeo hears Turkey's accusations against Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case
Pompeo hears Turkey's accusations against Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case
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Outside the Beltway, Media Matters for America and The Atlantic
Asma Alsharif / Reuters:
Saudi consul in Istanbul relieved of post, to be investigated: report
Saudi consul in Istanbul relieved of post, to be investigated: report
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Daily Mail and Daily Wire
Bloomberg:
Mueller Ready to Deliver Key Findings in His Trump Probe, Sources Say — Rosenstein is pressing Mueller to wrap it up, official says — Next steps expected to occur after November midterm elections — Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to issue findings on core aspects …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Senior Fincen Employee Arrested And Charged With Unlawfully Disclosing Sars — Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards Illegally Photographed SARs and Other Sensitive Government Information and Transmitted Them To Reporter In Connection With Approximately 12 News Articles Over 1-Year Period
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twitchy.com, The Guardian and The Daily Beast
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Arrests Treasury Employee Accused of Leaking Bank Records on Manafort, Gates
U.S. Arrests Treasury Employee Accused of Leaking Bank Records on Manafort, Gates
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Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
US Treasury employee arrested, accused of leaking media secret information about suspicious …
US Treasury employee arrested, accused of leaking media secret information about suspicious …
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Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Treasury employee charged with leaks to BuzzFeed about Trump advisers
Treasury employee charged with leaks to BuzzFeed about Trump advisers
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Breitbart
Victoria McGrane / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren defends decision to release DNA test — Senator Elizabeth Warren defended the timing of her decision to release the results of a DNA test just ahead of the midterm elections, telling the Globe Tuesday that she went public as soon as possible to begin deflecting the constant taunting …
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Breitbart, Daily Caller News Foundation, Axios, HuffPost, USA Today, Political Wire and The Hill
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James Erwin / Slate:
Elizabeth Warren Has Set a Dangerous Precedent — Will other politicians be bullied into releasing their genetic information, too? — On May 26, 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump tweeted, “I find it offensive that Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be Native American to get in Harvard.”
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Breitbart, Daily Wire, VICE News and Mediaite
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Elizabeth Warren Fiasco — The possible Democratic front-runner plays Trump's game — and loses. — A lot of smart people believe that Elizabeth Warren, the senator from Massachusetts, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2020. A recent New York magazine profile …
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Reason, The Babylon Bee, The American Conservative, ABC News and Gene Expression
Associated Press:
Read the transcript of AP's interview with President Trump — A transcript of an Oval Office interview Tuesday with President Donald Trump by AP White House reporters Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire: — President Trump: How is the business of the news? We're keeping you busy?
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Axios, Vox, CNN, Joe.My.God., Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, IJR, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Task & Purpose, Politico, Splinter and Mediaite
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump: My ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ Tells Me Climate Science Is Wrong
Trump: My ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ Tells Me Climate Science Is Wrong
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Vox, Shareblue Media and Task & Purpose
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Pump and Trump — Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name for real estate projects developed by others. But an investigation of a dozen Trump deals shows deep family involvement in projects that often involved deceptive practices. — SINCE DONALD TRUMP'S FORTUNES came surging …
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Heather Vogell / Trump, Inc.:
Pump and Trump — Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name …
Pump and Trump — Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name …
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POLITICUSUSA
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
FBI looking at Manhattan district attorney's office over potential undue influence in handling of cases: sources — FBI agents are probing the Manhattan district attorney's office over its handling of high-profile cases that were dropped once lawyers for the well-connected subjects made donations, the Daily News has learned.
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Daily Caller News Foundation and Raw Story
Twitter:
Enabling further research of information operations on Twitter — Today we are releasing all the accounts and related content associated with potential information operations that we have found on our service since 2016. We had previously disclosed these activities, but are now releasing substantially …
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Washington Post, Engadget, The Verge and Axios, more at Techmeme »
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Please Stop Helping Mitch McConnell Lie About the Deficit — The Republican Party has spent much of this year warning voters that Democrats want to get the government's hands on their Medicare. The party's House candidates have savaged Nancy Pelosi for passing (fictional) cuts to Medicare benefits …
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Shareblue Media, The Week, Washington Monthly and National Review
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge orders Manafort to court in prison clothing — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Paul Manafort's request to wear a professional suit during a hearing later this week about his sentence, noting the former Trump campaign chairman is now a convicted felon who has lost the right …
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Washington Monthly
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Denies Manafort Request To Wear Suit To All Future Court Hearings
Judge Denies Manafort Request To Wear Suit To All Future Court Hearings
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Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Record number of families crossing U.S. border, as Trump threatens new crackdown — The number of migrant parents entering the United States with children has surged to record levels in the three months since President Trump ended family separations at the border, dealing the administration …
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ThinkProgress, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Splinter and The Daily Caller
Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota — Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post — The Minnesota Democratic Party has suspended a spokesman for calling for violence against Republicans even as two GOP candidates have been assaulted in suspected politically motivated attacks.
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RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, KMSP and Front Page Magazine
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping — WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors …
New York Times:
To Avoid Conflicts, Rick Scott Created a Trust Blind in Name Only — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rick Scott had been governor of Florida for barely three months when questions first mounted about conflicts of interest. Fabulously wealthy but a newcomer to politics, Mr. Scott mandated random drug testing …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘The Conners’ Debut Ratings Steady With ‘Roseanne’ Finale; Falls From Opener — Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The Conners premiered last night in a hope to turn tragedy into triumph or at least a solid success.
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The Atlantic, USA Today, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, CNN, Joe.My.God., IJR, The Gateway Pundit and The New Neo
Mark Niesse / politics.myajc:
Black senior citizens ordered off Georgia bus taking them to vote — Government officials in an east Georgia county told about 40 African-American senior citizens to get off a bus taking them to vote Monday, leading to complaints of voter suppression. — The bus, run by the group Black Voters Matter …
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theGrio, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, Shakesville, The Root, Common Dreams and Splinter
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Michael Avenatti made his liberal fans look like fools — Think back on a time when you did not know the name Michael Avenatti — an almost mythological age all but lost to the mists of memory. You know when that was? March. March 2018. A mere seven months ago — though in the age of Trump …
George Eaton / New Statesman:
Francis Fukuyama interview: “Socialism ought to come back” — The End of History author on what Karl Marx got right, the rivals to liberal democracy and why he fears a US-China war. — History is having its revenge on Francis Fukuyama. In 1992, at the height of post-Cold War liberal exuberance …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
MOST ROCKING TOWN — AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE STONE PONY — The House Springsteen Built: An Oral History of the Stone Pony — IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, 1976, and nearly 1,000 people pack a tiny club in Asbury Park, N.J., to watch a local band and a local legend named Bruce Springsteen …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Newly published files confirm plan to move Assange to Russia — LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange: Hacker. Journalist. Diplomat? — Newly released Ecuadorean government documents have laid bare an unorthodox attempt to extricate the WikiLeaks founder from his embassy hideaway in London …
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The Guardian
Washington Post:
Growing number of Republicans sounding a lot like Democrats ahead of elections — A growing number of Republican candidates are sounding a lot like Democrats as they face midterm elections, co-opting Democratic talking points on issues from health care to education funding to the #MeToo movement.
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New Republic