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Reuters:
How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype — (Reuters) - He ran social media for Saudi Arabia's crown prince. He masterminded the arrest of hundreds of his country's elite. He detained a Lebanese prime minister. And, according to two intelligence sources …
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Business Insider and The Week
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia — Prince Khalid had been contacting Khashoggi for at least a year to try to persuade him to return, three individuals told NBC News. — WASHINGTON — Months before he was killed in Istanbul …
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The Week
CNN:
Surveillance footage shows Saudi operative in Khashoggi's clothes after he was killed, Turkish source says — Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN — Istanbul (CNN)One member of the 15-man team suspected in the death of Jamal Khashoggi dressed up in his clothes and was captured …
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Washington Post:
CIA director flies to Turkey amid growing controversy over Jamal Khashoggi killing — CIA Director Gina Haspel departed for Turkey on Monday amid a growing international uproar over Saudi Arabia's explanation of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Reuters, Axios, CNN, NPR and Wall Street Journal
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting in key states, NBC News finds — The data suggests enthusiasm among early GOP voters that could put a dent in Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” in the midterms. — Is the “blue wave” turning purple? — Republican-affiliated voters …
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Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Shocking turnout for first day of early voting in Houston — Thousands of people were already camped out at a key early voting location in Houston on Monday morning, hours before voting was even set to begin. — Nearly 2,000 people stood in line outside of the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center …
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Bloomberg, Washington Post, Splinter and Daily Wire
Zach Despart / Houston Chronicle:
Harris County smashes early voting record — Less than six hours in, Harris County voters on Monday set a new record for the first day of early voting in a midterm election, County Clerk Stan Stanart said. — As of 1:30 p.m. more than 36,600 voters had cast ballots, with three hours left before polls closed.
David Catanese / US News:
The Early Voting Explosion
The Early Voting Explosion
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Fox News, The Guardian, HuffPost and Political Wire
New York Times:
The Day John Kelly and Corey Lewandowski Squared Off Outside the Oval Office — An argument last February between the White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, and Corey Lewandowski, an informal adviser to President Trump, turned into a physical altercation that required Secret Service intervention …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The caravan is coming! And it's high time to calm the rising media frenzy. — The exodus of migrants walking through Mexico is, no doubt, a real story. — It's just not the same story that much of the American news media is incredulously — at times hysterically — telling.
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The Week, CNN and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Washington Post:
Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy — President Trump has settled on a strategy of fear — laced with falsehoods and racially-tinged rhetoric — to help lift his party to victory in the coming midterms, part of a broader effort to energize Republican voters …
Karla Zabludovsky / BuzzFeed News:
The Caravan's Members Have No Idea What Trump Meant When He Tweeted About “Middle Easterners” — TAPACHULA, Mexico — As the migrant caravan advanced through Mexico en route to the US on Monday, 15 days before midterm elections, President Donald Trump attempted to stoke new fears, tweeting that …
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Toronto Star, The Texas Tribune, Talking Points Memo, Instapundit, Mediaite, twitchy.com, Washington Post and Raw Story
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: US to ‘begin cutting off’ aid to countries associated with migrant caravan
Trump: US to ‘begin cutting off’ aid to countries associated with migrant caravan
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Roll Call, Washington Post, Zero Hedge, Chicago Sun-Times and RedState
Reuters:
Trump lawyer: Manafort said nothing damaging in Mueller interviews — (Reuters) - Under an unusual arrangement, Paul Manafort's attorney has kept Donald Trump informed about the former campaign chairman's meetings with prosecutors investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
Roger Stone Is Running Out of Options — Stone, who is under investigation by Robert Mueller, says he'll never “roll” on Trump. Is he betting on a presidential pardon, or simply taking a cue from Paul Manafort? — For months, Roger Stone has been predicting his indictment by Robert Mueller.
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Observer, Spectator USA, POLITICUSUSA and Washington Times
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Says Wikileaks Claim Was Based In Part On Reporter's Email
EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Says Wikileaks Claim Was Based In Part On Reporter's Email
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CNN, emptywheel and Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
Michael Avenatti hit with $4.85-million judgment for unpaid debt as court orders eviction of his law firm — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was hit with a personal judgment of $4.85 million Monday for his failure to pay a debt to a former colleague at his longtime Newport Beach firm.
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HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and The Daily Beast
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
Barack Obama Is Back On The Campaign Trail. Here's What He's Doing. — “That is not how America works. That is how some tin-pot dictatorship works.” — Reporting From — Former President Barack Obama was on stage at the University of Las Vegas here Monday, doing a familiar, uncomfortable job.
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Matthew Fuhrman / ABC News:
Obama goes up against Trump in fight for Nevada Senate seat
Obama goes up against Trump in fight for Nevada Senate seat
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Politico, Mother Jones, New York Times, Louder With Crowder and The Week
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The late Trump bump — and what it does and doesn't mean
The late Trump bump — and what it does and doesn't mean
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Wall Street Journal, Axios, Breitbart, Fox News Insider and Washington Free Beacon
USA Today:
Exclusive: President Trump calls Jamal Khashoggi's death ‘a plot gone awry’ — ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the account Saudi officials have given him about the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but said he still believed it was “a plot gone awry.”
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Here's how the Saudi crown prince could face international justice
Here's how the Saudi crown prince could face international justice
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POLITICUSUSA, Townhall and Outside the Beltway
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump gets sweet revenge on Ted Cruz today in Texas — (CNN)On Monday night in Houston, Donald Trump will dunk on Ted Cruz one last time. — Trump will travel to Texas to hold a massive get-out-the-vote rally for Cruz in the final days of a closer-than-expected race against Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D).
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Breitbart, Washington Post, Joe.My.God., Mother Jones and Daily Kos
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Flag Burning Incident Surfaces on Eve of Georgia Debate — ATLANTA — At a protest on the steps of the Georgia Capitol in 1992, Stacey Abrams, now the Democratic candidate for governor, joined in the burning of the state flag, which at the time incorporated the Confederate battle flag design …
Rick Rickman / WBCB News:
Wallace Snaps, Curses In Synagogue During Debate With Fitzpatrick — As the political climate continues to heat up, challenger Scott Wallace lost his cool during a debate with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. Sunday night at the Congregation Tifereth Israel in Bensalem, Wallace used an expletive and …
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Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
Trump's mystery tax cut puzzles Washington — The president has spoken twice about a tax plan no one else seems to know anything about. 'I guess I'll hear about it when I get to work on Monday,' one official said. — Call it the mystery middle class tax cut.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump distances himself from a potential GOP thumping
Trump distances himself from a potential GOP thumping
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Shareblue Media, Hullabaloo, The Week, Talking Points Memo, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Examiner
Tina Moore / New York Post:
NYPD boss accused of stuffing her panties in co-worker's mouth — A ball-busting female boss at a Brooklyn precinct is under investigation for allegedly stuffing a pair of her panties into a male colleague's mouth, police sources told The Post on Monday. — Sgt. Ann Marie Guerra …
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New York Daily News, RT, Breitbart, Law & Crime and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Do Liberals Hate Trump Because He's a Typical American? — Anti-intellectualism is an enduring feature of modern Republican politics, and accordingly, conservative intellectuals have taken up the job of justifying this state of affairs. Historically, their claims have glommed onto …
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American Greatness, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Instapundit
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Steven Pifer / Axios:
Trump faults Russia for INF treaty pullout but did little to save it — President Trump has announced his intent to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which prohibits U.S. and Russian land-based missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers.
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Politico, ABC News, arms control since 1971. and One America News Network
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court shields Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from answering questions on census — The Supreme Court Monday night shielded Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from answering lawyers' questions in a lawsuit challenging his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census form.
Zack Sharf / Decider:
Sarah Silverman: Louis C.K. Masturbated “In Front of Me” with Consent — Sarah Silverman appeared on the October 22 episode of Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show and was inevitably asked about her friend, Louis C.K., who has started making stand-up comedy appearances in New York City a year after admitting to sexual misconduct.
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Daily Wire
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup's trend over nearly half a century. The latest figure marks the third consecutive year that support on the measure has increased and established a new record.
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
With the midterm campaign in its final weeks, poll signals a Democratic edge for the House and widespread doubts about Kavanaugh … The last year has seen the enactment of a major tax cut, the first-ever summit between a U.S. president and the leader of North Korea, felony convictions …
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Mother Jones
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Launches New Attack On ACA's Pre-existing Protections — Yet another reminder that the GOP hasn't given up on trying to kill Obamacare. — The Republican Party's assault on the Affordable Care Act continued Monday as the Trump administration found yet another way to undermine the law's insurance rules.
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Daily Kos