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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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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.
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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 …
New York Times:
Jamal Khashoggi Double Sent to Create False Trail in Istanbul, Saudi Official Says — Saudi Arabia sent to Istanbul a man who looked like the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and then dispatched the look-alike in Mr. Khashoggi's clothes to walk around the city and create a misleading trail …
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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 …
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Democrats eye revival of Russia probe if they win House
Democrats eye revival of Russia probe if they win House
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
National Review:
Why Is the ‘Blue Wave’ Looking More Like a Splash Than a Tsunami? — Good news on the economy and bad behavior by Democrats may be energizing Republicans. — Every election people talk about an “October surprise” that upends the conventional wisdom about the outcome.
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Steve Milne / MilneNews:
Man who abused 9/11 widow identified and fired from job … The incident occurred on Oct. 13 after a “flash march for Law and Order” was organized by a conservative group. — Video captured by Brandon Farley (@FarelyFilms) shows the woman and a man, who appears to have been protesting the march …
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David Gelernter / Wall Street Journal:
The Real Reason They Hate Trump — He's the average American in exaggerated form—blunt, simple, willing to fight, mistrustful of intellectuals. — Every big U.S. election is interesting, but the coming midterms are fascinating for a reason most commentators forget to mention: The Democrats have no issues.
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Brian Ries / CNN:
CITIZEN by CNN … “Game Changer” for Americans in debt: 0% intro APR until 2020 — 5 credit cards offering $150 cash sign-up bonus — Transfer your debt to a card with 0% interest until 2020 — 9 cards charging 0% interest until 2020 — Kushner says admin. has “eyes wide open” with Saudi Arabia
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Tribalism Isn't Our Democracy's Main Problem. The Conservative Movement Is. — A pernicious force was hollowing out American democracy. It had neutered Congress, and lobotomized the electorate. Lawmakers had become incapable of taking action on many of the day's most pressing issues …
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
'It's time for me to go back': Deportees join migrant caravan to return to U.S. — TAPACHULA, Mexico — The caravan of migrants from Central America grew to roughly 5,000 Sunday, a massive group that stretched along this city's main highway for more than a half-mile.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Homeland Security warns of cartels' role in migrant caravan
Homeland Security warns of cartels' role in migrant caravan
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Sputnik International
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.
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 …
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.
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Gorbachev Calls Trump's Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal ‘Not the Work of a Great Mind’
Gorbachev Calls Trump's Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal ‘Not the Work of a Great Mind’
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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 …
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...
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Dashiell Coleman / The Columbus Dispatch:
‘Antifa’ Facebook prank sends Trump supporters to protect North Carolina outdoors store — GASTONIA, N.C. — Several dozen people showed up to a North Carolina outdoors store on Saturday to mount a counter-protest against an Antifa rally that didn't exist. — A recent Facebook page called …
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