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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 …
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David Smiley / miamiherald:
Extremist website once again runs racist robocalls in campaign for Florida governor
Lawrence Mower / miamiherald:
Gillum's ticket to ‘Hamilton’ came from undercover FBI agent, new documents show
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Text Messages Raise New Questions Over Andrew Gillum's Lobbyist Connections
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida
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The Week, Orlando Sentinel, Right Wing Watch, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Daily Kos, Raw Story and The Root
Dale Russell / WAGA-TV:
Brian Kemp owes more than $800,000 in insider loans to bank he helped start — ATLANTA - Sometimes it feels who owes what has become the central theme of the Governor's race. Political Attack ads and counter-attack ads about debt have flooded the airwaves
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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 …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Abrams, Kemp spar over voting and immigration in Georgia governor debate
Abrams, Kemp spar over voting and immigration in Georgia governor debate
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ABC News
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 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Rush Limbaugh Show and No More Mister Nice Blog
New York Times:
Prince and President Escalate Battle Over Khashoggi Killing — ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey swept into Ankara's wood-paneled Parliament on Tuesday to level his most direct attack yet against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, accusing his government of planning the …
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Washington Post:
Arab states fear Khashoggi case could trigger regional instability
Arab states fear Khashoggi case could trigger regional instability
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Boing Boing, TheBlaze and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump calls Saudi response to Khashoggi death ‘the worst cover-up ever’
Trump calls Saudi response to Khashoggi death ‘the worst cover-up ever’
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One America News Network, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, ABC News and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Steps Up Attacks on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell — President says central banker 'almost looks like he's happy raising interest rates' — WASHINGTON—President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, blaming him for threatening U.S. economic growth …
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Washington Post, New York Times, KTVQ-TV, Reuters, CNBC, Politico, TheStreet, The Week and Axios
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Paul Volcker, at 91, Sees ‘a Hell of a Mess in Every Direction’
Paul Volcker, at 91, Sees ‘a Hell of a Mess in Every Direction’
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CNBC
Washington Post:
‘In the service of whim’: Officials scramble to make Trump's false assertions real — The great election-eve middle-class tax cut began not as a factual proposal, but as a false promise. — When President Trump abruptly told reporters over the weekend that middle-income Americans would receive …
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Politico, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, One America News Network and The Week
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Democrats aren't a lock on retaking the House majority — Good morning and welcome back. Tips, recipes, comments? Reach out and sign up. Thanks for waking up with us and see you tomorrow. — On The Hill — PURPLE RAIN?: Republicans are starting to point to evidence …
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SpaceNews.com, Breaking Defense and Axios
Associated Press:
Senate slipping away as Dems fight to preserve blue wave — NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave. It's whether there will be a wave at all. — Top operatives in both political parties concede …
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National Journal, The American Conservative and Washington Post
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Same as It Ever Was... Let's say that I put you on a desert island the day after the 2016 elections (don't worry, it would be one with wonderful amenities, just no contact with the outside world). Then, let's say that the first piece of 2018 news I gave you was the latest polling …
John Solomon / The Hill:
A convenient omission? Trump campaign adviser denied collusion to FBI source early on — Just weeks after the FBI opened a dramatic counterintelligence probe into Donald Trump and Russia, one of his presidential campaign advisers emphatically told an undercover bureau source …
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The Atlantic and Washington Post
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 …
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The Guardian, ThinkProgress, Jezebel, MilneNews, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and New Republic
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Own Team Knows His Caravan Claims Are Bullshit — Asked for evidence supporting the president's claims about the caravan, a senior administration official told reporters to ask ‘the Mexican authorities.’ — Donald Trump and his political allies have embarked on an aggressive …
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The Federalist, New York Times, Daily Kos, Raw Story, New Republic and ThinkProgress
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.
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Boing Boing, Splinter, Task & Purpose, Discourse.net, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
New York Daily News:
Steve Bannon draws 38 to Staten Island speech, sceening of ‘Trump at War’ film — Just 38 people showed up when a man once touted as one of President Trump's most influential advisers spoke Monday in the reddest New York City borough. — Steve Bannon said he didn't mind the small crowd …
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William March / Tampa Bay Times:
Steve Bannon tickets now going for zero dollars
Steve Bannon tickets now going for zero dollars
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RedState, The Week and New Republic
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump aides hounded in D.C. are smash hits on GOP stump — Loathed by liberals, Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Sanders and Ivanka Trump are top draws for campaign events around the country. — In Washington, D.C., and progressive East Coast enclaves, Trump administration officials have been driven …
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Axios, Spokesman.com and NorthJersey.com
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Exclusive: Priorities USA launches new ad campaign targeting McConnell entitlement talk … LATEST POSTS FROM THE RUNDOWN — October 23, 2018 — Exclusive: Priorities USA launches new ad campaign targeting McConnell entitlement talk — Heidi Przybyla
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POLITICUSUSA
Owen Daugherty / The Hill:
Filings show RNC spent $1.5 million at Trump-owned properties this cycle — The Republican National Committee (RNC) has spent more than $1.5 million at President Trump's properties during the 2018 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.
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POLITICUSUSA, ThinkProgress and OpenSecrets.org
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
For parents of transgender children, Trump administration policy would be a ‘punch to the gut’ — Since Jamie Harper's son began middle school in Loudoun County, the teenager has only been known as a boy. His friends don't know that he was actually born a girl — and his family has had to fight to keep it that way.
Yahoo:
Mom with ‘gut feeling’ stops school shooter before planned attack — A suspicious mom who followed her instincts helped prevent a mass — school shooting. — On Wednesday, — Koeberle Bull of Lumberton, N.J., woke up to a — racist message on Facebook from a man in Kentucky.
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The Daily Caller
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Democrats, beware: Overzealous investigations will come back to bite you — When it comes to wielding Congress's formidable investigatory power, it is hard to think of anyone in modern history who has done it as effectively as former representative Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.).
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NPR and Mother Jones
S.E. Cupp / New York Daily News:
Trump emasculates Ted Cruz, and the whole Republican Party — Ted Cruz is “beautiful.” — Don't take it from me — that's the President's own description of a man he once said “has accomplished absolutely nothing for [Texas]. He is another all talk, no action pol!”
Reuters:
Americans' anger may help Democrats in Nov. 6 vote: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ben Chico, 67, a Republican in California, says his annoyance with Democrats morphed into full-blown outrage when he heard they might try to impeach President Donald Trump after the Nov. 6 elections.
Claire Newell / Telegraph:
The British #MeToo scandal which cannot be revealed — A leading businessman has been granted an injunction against The Telegraph to prevent this newspaper revealing alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff. — The accusations against the businessman, who cannot be identified …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Scolded by Sitting Judge in Defamation Lawsuit — “You'd think she would know better,” said a New York judge at a hearing Tuesday in a case brought by Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson. — “Should there be consequences to those people who promote falsehoods?”
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KTVQ-TV and Law & Crime
William Saletan / Slate:
Trump Is Celebrating Violence and Nationalism at His Rallies — Republicans aren't pushing back. — On Monday night, President Trump declared himself a nationalist. At a rally in Houston, he distinguished nationalists from “globalists,” people who, according to Trump, care more about the world than about their own tribe.
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Politico
Adrian D. Garcia / Bankrate:
Just 38% of Americans say their finances have improved since the 2016 election — A majority of Americans say their finances haven't improved since the 2016 general election, when Republicans added the White House to their control in addition to both chambers of Congress, according to the Bankrate 2018 midterm election survey.
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Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanaugh — 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 …
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IJR and Boing Boing
Brad Parscale / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Brad Parscale: Big Tech Is Meddling with Free Speech... and Elections — The biggest of the Big Tech companies are quickly positioning themselves as the internet's thought police, threatening to stamp out one of America's most cherished freedoms — the right to free speech.
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The American Conservative
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
A Fire Chief Burned by Progressive Piety — Atlanta's mayor gave Kelvin Cochran the sack for self-publishing a religion-themed book. — Kelvin Cochran was raised in Shreveport, La., in the 1960s and recalls always having the same answer when adults would quiz him about what he wanted to be when he grew up.