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Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote  —  The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach  —  Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …
Haaretz:
Report: Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found  —  Sky News reports that his body had been cut up and his face ‘disfigured’  —  The remains of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, Sky News reported on Tuesday, with one source saying remains were found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Axios
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Standing Ovation Despite Inquiries Into Khashoggi  —  RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, received a standing ovation as he made an unannounced appearance at a global investment conference here on Tuesday, further clouding an event that has been thrown …
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Trump says Erdogan ‘pretty rough’ on Saudis over Khashoggi
Discussion: Axios
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:   The UAE's Powerful Ambassador Is Still Hobnobbing in Washington After Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016  —  The records, released by former lobbyist Adam Corey today, appear to refute what his campaign has said about the trip.  —  Undercover FBI agents were the ones who gave Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum a ticket …
NBC News:
Gillum targeted by new racist robocall in Florida governor race  —  Florida voters who receive the call — audio of which was obtained by NBC News — hear a man speaking in a minstrel dialect who identifies himself as Gillum.  —  A racist robocall that refers to Andrew Gillum as a “negro” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Politico:
Undercover FBI agent got Gillum ‘Hamilton’ tickets, texts show  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum accepted tickets to the Broadway show Hamilton from an undercover FBI agent leading a probe into the city's economic development agency …
Discussion: Washington Post
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
“The Idea That He's Racist Is Absurd”  —  That Yale professor who knows “the real reason” liberals hate Trump defends his op-ed, the president, and birtherism.  —  In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, titled “The Real Reason They Hate Trump,” David Gelernter, a professor …
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed News:
White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife Says In Divorce Filings That He Physically and Emotionally Abused Her  —  “The only language women understand is violence,” Nina Kroupiianova said Spencer told her.  Spencer said, “I dispute many of her assertions.”  —  The wife of Richard Spencer …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens  —  Two weeks out, district-level polls reflect a House battleground gradually polarizing along the lines of the 2016 presidential race.  Democrats are maintaining leads over GOP opponents in upscale …
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
The Ripple Effect of a Trump Tweetstorm  —  When President Trump began tweeting warnings and threats about a caravan of migrants headed for the border, his own government could not explain what he meant.  —  President Trump, the first president to rely on social media as a primary means …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics  —  Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news.  —  In the fall of 2016, Hillary Clinton, asked at a fundraiser how she explained the political appeal of Donald Trump, said that …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Ebola was incredibly important to TV news until Republicans decided it shouldn't be
Discussion: Mother Jones
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanuagh  —  The senator admitted to ‘The View’ that Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was ‘very compelling’ and that he's not sure he believed Kavanaugh's denials.  —  Several weeks after delaying the confirmation …
Discussion: IJR and Boing Boing
Terry Gross / NPR:
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are Targeting Minorities, Journalist Says  —  Since the 2010 election, 24 states have implemented new restrictions on voting.  Alabama now requires a photo ID to cast a ballot.  Other states, like Ohio and Georgia, have enacted “use-it-or-lose” laws …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Is the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Roll Call and CNN
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
‘I thought it was very nice’: VA official showcased portrait of KKK's first grand wizard  —  A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs is under fire for displaying a portrait in his Washington, D.C., office of the Ku Klux Klan's first grand wizard.
New York Times:
At George Soros's Home in N.Y. Suburb, Explosive Device Is Found in Mailbox  —  The explosive device found in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, on Monday afternoon was relatively small, a senior law enforcement official said on Tuesday.
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer  —  The Trump administration says this chart is a case against single-payer.  Actually, it's a case for it.  —  Earlier today, the White House released a paper titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism.”
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections  —  WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives …
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Man accused of groping woman on flight: Trump 'says it's OK to grab women by their private parts'  —  A man arrested for allegedly touching a woman's breast on an airplane, according to court documents, told authorities “the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts.”
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer's disease.”  —  The 88-year-old said in a public letter …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump takes an old Republican lie and makes it even worse  —  “You know what I am?  I'm a nationalist, okay?  I'm a nationalist,” President Trump shouted at a rally in Texas on Monday night.  Just before saying this, Trump claimed that “we're not supposed to use that word,” …
William March / Tampa Bay Times:
Steve Bannon tickets now going for zero dollars  —  Friday's dinner is now free at the Hillsborough County Republican Party dinner.  —  The Hillsborough County Republican Party's dinner with former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon is now free.  —  Party vice chairman Jeff Lukens sent …
Discussion: RedState
Brian Faler / Politico:
Brady says he's working with Trump on new tax cut  —  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said Tuesday he will work with the administration “over the coming weeks” to develop President Donald Trump's call for a new middle-class tax cut.  —  The proposal appears mostly designed …
Lauren Huff / Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly Apologizes to Colleagues for Blackface Comments  —  The NBC host sent an internal email shortly after she faced intense backlash for her comments on air.  —  Megyn Kelly is apologizing for comments she made on Tuesday's Megyn Kelly Today in which she seemingly defended blackface Halloween costumes.
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered.  This Was His Life.  —  A software designer ended his life in his parked car in the East Village.  His family asked the police for help finding him, but met resistance.  —  A neighbor walking his dog in the East Village saw …
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Confederate pride and prejudice  —  Some white Northerners see a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotism  —  The property belongs to former mayor Greg Cler, who runs a car repair shop in this central Illinois village of 3,500 people.  Cler isn't from the South.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN: The media hates him, Hollywood hates him but every hysterical piece of abuse they throw at him just makes Trump stronger and now the Democrats are heading for a midterms disaster  —  President Trump is winning.  —  There is simply no other way to fairly interpret the fact …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
'I've never seen these positions politicized': White House rejection of veterans judges raises concerns of partisanship  —  The Board of Veterans' Appeals has long filled a nonpartisan role in the federal government, run by dozens of judges charged with sorting through a thicket of regulations …
Trevor Hugh Davis:
Clarence Thomas's Wife is Sharing Fake News About the “Caravan”  —  Ginni Thomas is her own woman.  The fact that her husband is an Associate Justice on the Supreme court has never prevented her from sharing her point of view.  At times, her activism has included advocating and organizing …
Kashmir Hill / The Root:
The Wildly Unregulated Practice of Undercover Cops Friending People on Facebook  —  Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF  —  Terrance Everett has been on the wrong side of the law for most of his adult life.  When he was 18, he had to register …
Elizabeth Hewitt / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time  —  It started with a Band-Aid.  A $629 Band-Aid.  —  A medical bill emailed to Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff got her interested in emergency room facility fees—a widely applied, highly variable …
 
 
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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
Older People Are Worse Than Young People at Telling Fact from Opinion
Discussion: Pew Research Center
Bjorn Lomborg / New York Post:
No, giving up burgers won't actually save the planet
Discussion: PETA
Washington Post:
Trump falsely accuses Puerto Rico leaders of trying to use hurricane relief to pay off debts
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Paul Volcker, at 91, Sees ‘a Hell of a Mess in Every Direction’
Discussion: CNBC
Wall Street Journal:
Harvey Weinstein, Accusers, Insurers in Early Talks to Settle Civil Claims
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Midterms: Sorry Democrats, voters reject your political correctness for good reason
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Majority Leader's Office Vandalized
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway
Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
Tester, Rosendale Neck and Neck in Latest Montana Poll
Discussion: Hot Air and CQ.com
Karl Wehmhoener / MYHIGHPLAINS:
Emergency Response Activated at Pantex for Unexpected Event at the Plant
Discussion: twitchy.com
John Fritze / USA Today:
Trump campaign pledges 10 more rallies before midterm election
Discussion: Political Wire
Mitchell Rocklin / National Review:
The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Enforce Heller
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Democrats find new ways to talk about entitlement cuts in campaign's closing days
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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