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2:05 AM ET, October 25, 2018

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New York Times:
When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese Listen and Learn  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese spies are often listening …
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Explosive device sent to CNN featured parody ISIS flag, ‘Get Er Done’ inscription  —  An image on the explosive device sent to former CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday appears to be a parody of an ISIS flag taken from a meme that has been circulating on right-wing corners of the internet since 2014.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Statement on the FBI's Investigation of Suspicious Packages  —  Between October 22 and 24, 2018, suspicious packages were received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida.  The packages are being sent for analysis at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.
Associated Press:
The Latest: 2 suspicious packages addressed to Rep. Waters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on explosive devices sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and others (all times local):  —  The FBI is confirming that two additional suspicious packages, addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Insist Bomb Threats Against Clinton, Obama, CNN Are ‘Pure BS,’ a ‘False Flag’  —  Following bomb threats against two former presidents and other public figures, the far right began screaming that it was all a liberal plot to gain sympathy for the Democrats.
David French / National Review:
It's Going to Get Worse  —  In the aftermath of the attempted bombings of George Soros, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Brennan, I'm going to be pessimistic on an already-dark day.  We've seen this movie before.  We know what's going to happen next, and none of it is good.
Discussion: KTVQ-TV and New York Times
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:   After joke about Beto sharing a cell with Hillary, Cruz denounces overheated rhetoric and mail bombs
Alexander Soros / New York Times:
The Hate That Is Consuming Us
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
This isn't fake news: CNN president Zucker blasts Trump for attacks on the media
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Pipe-Bombs Story: Another Example of Why No One Trusts the Media
Josh Margolin / ABC News:
Explosive devices addressed to Hillary Clinton, Obama intercepted; CNN evacuated after suspicious package found
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Explosive Device Found in Mail Sent to the Clintons
NBC News:
Suspicious packages sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN's New York City office
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Megyn Kelly's show in doubt after blackface comments  —  New York (CNN Business)Two years of pent-up bitterness and backbiting about Megyn Kelly have finally come to a head at NBC News.  —  Her exit from the 9 a.m. hour of the “Today” show appears to be imminent.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Megyn Kelly Eyes New Role at NBC News (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Megyn Kelly and NBC News have engaged in conversations about her taking a new role at the news division, according to a person who has spoken with the anchor, suggesting both sides have grown weary of the intense scrutiny being placed …
Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly No Longer at CAA (Exclusive)  —  The agency has parted ways with the ‘Today’ host a day after her on-air defense of blackface.  —  CAA is no longer working with Megyn Kelly, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.  —  The move comes a day after the host …
Washington Post:
CIA director listens to audio of journalist's alleged murder  —  CIA Director Gina Haspel listened to audio purportedly capturing the interrogation and killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, giving a key member of President Trump's Cabinet access to the evidence used by Turkey to accuse Saudi Arabia of premeditated murder.
Discussion: KTVQ-TV, Axios, Political Wire, Vox, CNN and RT
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:   The Saudi royal family circles its wagons in the Khashoggi crisis
Washington Post:   A young Saudi woman is facing execution — for taking part in nonviolent protests
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Big Bet on Saudis Now Poses a Bigger Dilemma
Discussion: The American Conservative and CNN
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
The GOP mailed wrong information to voters in a Senate battleground.  They say it was a mistake.  —  The Republican National Committee sent out a mailer in a key state in the battle for the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections that erroneously informed voters about how to vote absentee.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Abrams and Kemp virtually tied in Georgia governor's race
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, CNBC and Political Wire
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Judge orders Ga. officials to stop tossing absentee ballots over signatures
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
USA Today:
Federal judge blocks Georgia from throwing out absentee ballots based on signature mismatches
Discussion: Raw Story and Common Dreams
miamiherald:
A Florida governor's debate so intense a racial slur was spelled out on live TV  —  Sequels rarely live up to the original.  But in their second and final meeting before the Nov. 6 election for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum delivered a bare-knuckle brawl of a debate so heated …
Discussion: Naked Politics
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
In Florida, Gillum-DeSantis gubernatorial debate descends into a personal brawl
Discussion: ABC News and Breitbart
Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Trump blames opponents and media  —  President Donald Trump pointed the finger Wednesday night at Democrats and the news media for the turbulent national political environment, on the same day explosive devices were mailed to the Obamas, the Clintons, CNN and other public officials.
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Veronica Rocha / CNN:
Follow President Trump's rally in Wisconsin
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Trump after newsroom bomb threat: Media should ‘stop the endless hostility’
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Caravan Is Real  —  The last thing the left wants prior to the midterms is an image dramatizing the weakness of our southern border.  —  So the caravan of thousands of migrants, emanating from Honduras and headed toward the United States, is considered an illegitimate story …
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Rachel Leingang / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide  —  The Arizona State Troopers Association this week withdrew its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in the heated U.S. Senate race after members said they weren't properly consulted on the matter.  —  The association, which represents Arizona Department of Public Safety employees …
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow tumbles 500 points, erases gains for the year as October swoon continues  —  Stocks fell sharply in volatile trading on Wednesday as losses in tech and AT&T shares outweighed a post-earnings bounce in Boeing.  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 450 points as United Technologies and Caterpillar lagged.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Matt Phillips / New York Times:   Slumping Stock Market Enters Negative Territory for the Year
Bloomberg Law:
DOJ: Businesses Can Discriminate Against Transgender Workers  —  The Justice Department today told the U.S. Supreme Court that businesses can discriminate against workers based on their gender identity without violating federal law.  —  Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the high court …
Daily Mail:
A leading British businessman has been granted an injunction preventing the revelation of alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff  —  Writing anonymously in The Telegraph, she said: 'He and I have met before on the odd occasion, but I don't know him well - and certainly not well enough …
Discussion: Telegraph
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
House Republicans Launch New Anti-Soros Ad After Bomb Attempt on Billionaire Democrat Donor  —  The GOP is still portraying Soros as a shadowy figure who “owns” Democrats, even after a bomb was discovered in his mailbox.  —  House Republicans' campaign committee released …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Breitbart Prepares to Sue Sleeping Giants Over Lost Advertisers  —  Breitbart has lost hundreds of advertisers because of the group's campaign.  Now it's moving towards a lawsuit.  —  Breitbart has been pressed since 2016 by a Twitter campaign called “Sleeping Giants,” …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
The Daily Beast:
Former GOP Candidate Arrested for Attempting to Kill With ‘Radioactive Material’  —  The FBI arrested a man in Town of Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday for “trying to buy radioactive material with the intent to kill someone,” local news station WKOW reports.
Discussion: WKOW
 
 
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
A Changing Tennessee Weighs a Moderate or Conservative for Senate
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The 2018 Democratic ‘Blue Wave’ May Be a Dud
Discussion: Bloomberg, Shakesville and Daily Wire
Joe Eskenazi / Mission Local:
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Civility: New York Times now printing fantasies of President Trump being assassinated with help of Secret Service
TMZ.com:
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Roseanne Barr-less ‘The Conners’ loses 25 percent of viewers from series premiere
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In Two New Books, Unhappy Conservatives Ask: What Now?
 Earlier Items: 
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Iran charges five wildlife activists with capital offences
MRG / Marketing Resource Group:
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
ICE Misled A Federal Court About Why Iraqi Detainees Couldn't Be Sent Home, Documents Show
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Hudson Valley Dem's Israel gaffe at debate could prove costly
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Rep. Steve King Spent $18,000 in Taxpayer Money on Food and Drinks at Private Club
Discussion: Boing Boing
Dana Ferguson / Argus Leader:
Argus Leader-KELO TV poll: Noem, Sutton in dead heat for South Dakota governor
Discussion: Breitbart, Daily Kos and Political Wire
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
The View's Meghan McCain compares bombs targeting Dems to Republicans getting ‘heckled at restaurants’