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Megan Keller / The Hill:
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday he feels betrayed by Saudi Arabia over its handling of the death of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. — “The relationship is important, but our values are more important,” Graham told CNN'S Manu Raju.
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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.
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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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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey laid out on Tuesday the Saudi planning of what he called the “premeditated murder” of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate in Istanbul, and demanded that the Saudi suspects face justice in Turkey.
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkish president says Jamal Khashoggi's killing was a planned operation
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HuffPost Canada, Just Security and New York Times
Mary Lee / Politico:
Turkish president claims Saudis planned for days to kill Khashoggi
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Breitbart and One America News Network
Alex Crawford / Sky News:
Sky sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found
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Reuters:
How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype
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New York Times:
Explosive Device Found Near George Soros's Home in Westchester County — An explosive device was found on Monday near the Westchester County home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist who is a favorite target of right-wing groups, according to a law enforcement official.
New York Times:
Trump and G.O.P. Candidates Brandish Race and Immigration to Sway Close Election — President Trump on Monday sharply intensified a Republican campaign to frame the midterm elections as a battle over immigration and race, issuing a dark and factually baseless warning that “unknown Middle Easterners” …
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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 …
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump's Evidence-Free Claims About the Migrant Caravan
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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 …
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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 …
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.”
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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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Allyson R Waller / The Texas Tribune:
Texas sees huge turnout on first day of early voting
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Zach Despart / Houston Chronicle:
Harris County smashes early voting record
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Raw Story and Off the Kuff
Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Shocking turnout for first day of early voting in Houston
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Abdul Hakim-Shabazz / IndyPolitics.Org:
Braun Has Slight Lead as Campaign Enters Home Stretch — An Indy Politics statewide scientific poll of 600 likely Hoosier voters shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun entering the final stretch of the contest with a four-point lead over Democrat incumbent Joe Donnelly.
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Lindsey Erdody / Indianapolis Business Journal:
New poll shows U.S. Senate race too close to call
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Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Reuters
Washington Post:
Battleground House districts remain close in new poll — The contest for control of the House remains close and hard fought, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll of the most-contested districts in the country, with Democrats holding a statistically insignificant lead over Republicans.
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Florida Politics
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump unleashes his inner dictator in horrifying fit of rage — Using rhetoric straight from the dictator's playbook, Trump offered up an apocalyptic vision of America at his rally Monday night. — Trump's authoritarian tendencies were on full display Monday night as he took the stage …
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BBC
Carl Prine / Navy Times:
Second Navy SEAL charged in war crimes probe — Authorities in California on Thursday charged a second Navy SEAL in connection with an ongoing war crimes probe tied to the alleged stabbing execution of an Islamic State detainee in Iraq last year. — Although he wasn't present during …
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Task & Purpose
Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
'I'm a nationalist!': Trump makes stunning confession he noted his aides warned him against — During President Donald Trump's rally in Houston, Texas, he claimed that he was a “nationalist.” — “A globalist is a person who wants that globe to do well, but frankly not caring about our country so much,” Trump said.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'You know what I am? I'm a nationalist'
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Doug Wardlow leads Keith Ellison in attorney general's race — Republican gained ground since last month's poll; about one in six Minnesota voters still undecided. — TEXT SIZE — Republican Doug Wardlow has pulled ahead of Democrat U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison in the race …
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Power Line and Political Wire
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Rand Paul's Campaign to Appease Russia Comes to Congress — The Kentucky Republican wants his fellow senators to lift sanctions. — After Donald Trump's performance at last summer's press conference in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, many of the U.S. president's fellow Republicans were alarmed.
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USA Today
Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
Republican leader Mitch McConnell just made the case for a Democratic Senate — Mitch McConnell says Republicans will repeal health care protections if they win the Senate. That's good reason to vote for Democrats in the midterms. — CONNECT — With only a few weeks to go until …
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Vox, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Reno Gazette-Journal:
12 Laxalt family members oppose Laxalt for Nevada governor. Here's why, in their own words — The decision to write this column has not been an easy one for us. We are writing as members of the Laxalt family who have spent our lives in Nevada, and feel compelled to protect our family name …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Attack of the Right-Wing Snowflakes — Angry men go to court to silence their critics. — One minor sordid subplot of the Trump era has been the ugly custody battle between Jason Miller, senior communications adviser on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and A.J. Delgado, a former Trump campaign surrogate.
Deirdre Fernandes / BostonGlobe.com:
Wealthy students vastly outnumber poor at Harvard — On Harvard University's campus, the wealthy are well represented, with rich students outnumbering low-income ones, 23 to 1. — But how best to close that vast economic gulf was an issue of deep disagreement during Monday's testimony …
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