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10:35 AM ET, October 22, 2018

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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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The New Arab:
Saudi crown prince ‘phoned Khashoggi at the consulate right before he was killed’  —  The Saudi narrative of the killing has been met with scepticism [Getty]  —  Date of publication: 21 October, 2018  —  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly spoke on the phone …
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Germany halts arms deals with Saudi Arabia, encourages allies to do the same  —  BERLIN — In a move that could put further pressure on President Trump to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Sunday evening that her government would not approve new arms exports to the kingdom until further notice.
Discussion: Reuters and The Week
Washington Post:
Inside the Saudis' Washington influence machine: How the kingdom gained power through fierce lobbying …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Reuters:   Saudi king and crown prince call Khashoggi's son to express condolences: SPA
Washington Post:
Khashoggi's death was a ‘rogue operation’ that the crown prince was not aware of, Saudi foreign minister says
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Florida's culture clash pits Gillum against Trump voters  —  THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's loyalists here at Florida's premier retirement community fear Andrew Gillum.  —  It has nothing to do with his race, they insist, when asked about the 39-year-old Democrat …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:   How to Win Florida  —  It's the southernmost section …
Washington Post:
Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens  —  In recent weeks, a grand jury in Washington has listened to more than a dozen hours of testimony and FBI technicians have pored over gigabytes of electronic messages as part of the special counsel's quest …
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Mueller Report Is More Important Than Ever  —  Politico published a downer on Friday.  “President Donald Trump's critics have spent the past 17 months anticipating what some expect will be among the most thrilling events of their lives: special counsel Robert Mueller's final report …
Discussion: The Week
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Democrats eye revival of Russia probe if they win House
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump distances himself from a potential GOP thumping  —  At his rallies, President Donald Trump argues that the midterms are about one person — Donald Trump.  “Get out in 2018,” Trump told a crowd in Missouri last month, “because you're voting for me!”  —  Privately, the president says the exact opposite.
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Claude Thompson / Washington Examiner:   Carl Bernstein: Trump preparing to call midterm elections ‘illegitimate’ if Democrats take power
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Michael Avenatti Lived the High Life While Owing Millions to IRS  —  As Michael Avenatti floats a 2020 presidential run, court records reveal the lawyer and his companies owed millions in unpaid taxes and judgments.  —  Kate Briquelet  —  On the Fourth of July, Michael Avenatti suited …
Discussion: Splinter and Daily Wire
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Malta academic in Trump probe has history of vanishing acts  —  SWIEQI, Malta (AP) — It was her last day of class and Leida Ruvina was getting suspicious.  —  The Albanian student had just finished the first module in what was purported to be a doctoral program co-administered …
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Will Donald Trump's Houston rally for Ted Cruz motivate Republicans — or Democrats?  —  Like everything else in 2018, political operatives and candidates argue over whether President Trump's Houston rally will help or hurt local Republican candidates.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The ‘sniveling coward’ and the ‘maniac’ are now allies, as Trump stumps for Cruz
Discussion: Breitbart and ABC News
James Arkin / Politico:
Dem Senate hopes shift from winning majority to limiting losses  —  Republicans could lock up a multi-cycle Senate majority by winning Indiana and other states like it this fall.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Democratic hopes of winning the Senate have faded in the final weeks of the 2018 election …
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National Review:
Why Is the ‘Blue Wave’ Looking More Like a Splash Than a Tsunami?
Discussion: Instapundit
New York Post:
The Mooch interprets what the White House was like through dance  —  Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci stopped by The Post in advance of his upcoming book, “Trump The Blue-Collar President,” out Oct. 23.  Watch as his historic tenure in the White House...
Reuters:
Kremlin: We'll respond in kind if U.S. develops intermediate missiles  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia would be forced to respond in kind if the United States began developing new missiles after quitting a landmark Cold War-era treaty.
Discussion: Politico
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Devan Cole / CNN:
DNC chair: we ‘always knew that this election was going to be close’  —  Perez on Trump's approach to election security  —  Washington (CNN)Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez said Monday that the party “always knew that this election was going to be close,” …
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:
House Republicans' day after  —  With Speaker Paul Ryan retiring, House Republicans will return from what could be a brutal election — and have no guarantee about their next leader.  —  The big picture: Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, a favorite of President Trump who's the current #2 …
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
GOP State Lawmakers Pal Around With White Supremacists.  Party Group Backs Them Anyway.  —  The Republican State Leadership Committee, which helps GOP candidates win in state legislatures, has been silent.  —  Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King drew national attention last week for elaborating …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
End could be near for House investigation of Trump-Russia investigators  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill have added enormously to the public's understanding of what happened in the Trump-Russia investigation.  They're still doing it.  But it will come to a screeching halt if the GOP loses control …
 
 
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Steve Milne / MilneNews:
Man who abused 9/11 widow identified and fired from job
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
David Gelernter / Wall Street Journal:
The Real Reason They Hate Trump
Discussion: Splinter
New York Times:
Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination
Discussion: The Week
Rowaida Abdelaziz / HuffPost:
New Report Shows Racist, Anti-Muslim Candidates Are Losing Their Elections
Discussion: The Guardian and Splinter
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Tom Silvestri column: Why 2018 will be the last year the RTD makes editorial endorsements
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Harry Reid's Political Machine Roars Again in Nevada, With an Assist From Trump
Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Politico:
Italy tells Commission it won't revise budget plan
 Earlier Items: 
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Voter-Suppression Tactics in the Age of Trump
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
The myth of the modernizing dictator
Reuters:
China's top Macau representative dead after falling from his building
New York Times:
Republicans Hold Cash Edge Heading Into Final Stretch of the Midterms
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Post:
The Post's endorsements in NY, NJ House races
Discussion: The Buffalo News
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
“He wants them to suffer more”: Inside Trump's China bet
Ken Fisher / USA Today:
Midterms: Poorest states have Republican legislatures, and richest have Democratic ones
Discussion: Breitbart
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A man on Ryanair yelled racist insults at a black woman. She was the one who had to change seats.
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
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