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9:55 AM ET, October 30, 2018

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Axios:
Exclusive: Trump targeting birthright citizenship with executive order  —  President Trump plans to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S. soil, he said yesterday in an exclusive interview for …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Wants to End Birthright Citizenship With Executive Order  —  President Trump said he was preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States, his latest attention-grabbing maneuver days before midterm congressional elections, during which he has sought …
Discussion: Axios and Althouse
CNN:
Trump claims he can defy Constitution and end birthright citizenship  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump offered a dramatic, if legally dubious, promise in a new interview to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, ratcheting up his hardline immigration rhetoric with a week to go before critical midterm elections.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Order Ending ‘Ridiculous’ Birthright Citizenship  — President says he can change practice with executive order  — Trump targets children of unauthorized immigrants born in U.S.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship …
Discussion: Axios
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump eyeing executive order to end birthright citizenship, a move most legal experts say runs afoul of the Constitution  —  President Trump is vowing to sign an executive order that would seek to end the right to U.S. citizenship for children born in the United States to noncitizens …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Nolan Rappaport / The Hill:
Trump can refuse to accept asylum applications
Discussion: Breitbart
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Pittsburgh suspect echoed talking point that dominated Fox News airwaves  —  (CNN)In the search for answers after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, there is newfound scrutiny on the suspect's social media posts and how his anti-Semitism merged with a hatred of immigrants.
Discussion: KTVQ-TV and Balloon Juice
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Undermined Megyn Kelly Long After She Left for NBC
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly, NBC Grapple Over Money and NDA in Exit Talks
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump complains of different news coverage of him compared to Obama after S.C. church massacre  —  President Trump complained Monday about the news coverage he has received related to the alleged pipe bomber, saying a different standard was applied to then-President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
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Taylor Dobbs / News + Opinion, Seven Days:
As He Considers a 2020 Presidential Run, Bernie Sanders Refuses to Pledge to Serve Full Senate Term
Discussion: Seven Days
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Sinema leads McSally in Arizona Senate race  —  Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds a 6-point lead over Republican Martha McSally, fueled by leads among Latinos, Independents and women.  —  WASHINGTON — Fueled by advantages among Latinos, Independents and women, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds …
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David Wolpe / Tablet Magazine:
The Misguided Rabbis of Twitter  —  My synagogue is on the west side of Los Angeles.  On a rough guess, about half of my congregants support Donald Trump.  Many of those who do, but certainly not all, are from the Persian community.  We have had frank discussions.
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Making Pittsburgh shooting about Trump diminishes problem of anti-Semitism
Washington Post:
Trump and aides struggle to balance midterm attacks with empathy after synagogue massacre
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
Pointing to Trump's rhetoric, attorneys for Kansas militiaman convicted of mosque bomb plot ask for a more lenient sentence  —  Attorneys representing a Kansas man convicted of a 2016 plot to massacre Somali Muslim refugees by bombing a mosque and apartment complex in Garden City, Kan. …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:   Trump Fan Convicted In Anti-Muslim Terror Plot Asks Judge To Consider Trump's Rhetoric
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem's Lead Inches Higher in CD19  —  Challenger increases lead among women  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democratic candidate Antonio Delgado has increased his lead over first-term Congressman John Faso in New York's 19th Congressional District race, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Investigators Probe Roger Stone Conference Calls  —  Longtime Trump adviser spoke of WikiLeaks' plans to release emails ahead of 2016 election  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators are examining comments by Roger Stone—a longtime adviser to Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Instagram Is the Alt-Right's New Favorite Haven  —  Instagram hosts accounts from prominent right-wingers who have already been banned from Twitter and Facebook.  —  Alt-right social network Gab shuttered itself over the weekend after one of its users allegedly killed 11 people …
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New York Times:
On Social Media, No Answers for Hate
Rahm Emanuel / The Atlantic:
The Biggest Story of the Midterms Is One the Democrats Aren't Telling  —  Here's the real news of the 2018 midterm elections.  One week out, Democrats appear poised to win big on two of the three big playing fields.  They were never going to retake the Senate, if only because of the mix …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dems regain momentum in final days of battle for House  —  MATTHEWS, N.C. — The Republican Party base has been electrified by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings and a campaign blitz from President Donald Trump.  But the burst of enthusiasm has not reversed …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Daniel Marans / HuffPost Canada:
Texas Congressman Won't Say Why He Labeled Opponent ‘Indo-American Carpetbagger’  —  Republican Pete Olson also led supporters in a chant of “CNN sucks” at a recent event.  —  Rep. Pete Olson, a Texas Republican in a tough re-election battle, would not explain to a constituent why he recently called …
Dave Goldiner / The Forward:
Mike Pence Gets Jews For Jesus ‘Rabbi’ To Pray For Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims  —  Vice President Mike Pence was joined by a Jews for Jesus ‘rabbi’ who prayed for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at a Republican campaign rally in Michigan on Monday.
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Jennifer Weaver / KUTV-TV:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: 4th Congressional District race between Love, McAdams widens by 6 points  —  (KUTV) — An exclusive poll by KUTV 2News and Dixie Strategies with voters in Utah's 4th Congressional District reports a 6 point lead for Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams over Republican incumbent Rep. Mia Love.
Discussion: The Week
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Benjamin Wood / Salt Lake Tribune:   New poll says Democrat Ben McAdams has opened up a 6-point lead over Rep. Mia Love
David Freedlander / Politico:
The Democrats' Culture Divide  —  Daniel Bonthius was never much interested in politics before Donald Trump came along.  Both his parents are involved in the labor movement, but he earned a musical theater degree in Boston and moved to New York City to make it as an actor.
New York Times:
2 Sisters Were Found Dead in the River, Duct-Taped Together.  Police Have Few Answers.  —  A person strolling through Riverside Park last Wednesday afternoon spotted something jarring on the riverbank and called the police.  —  There, below a small pier that juts out from the park at 68th Street …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
We need to face these dead  —  Americans like to think of the military defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of death camps as their answer to the most murderous outbreak of anti-Semitism in history.  It has become part of our national lore: American soldiers escorting German locals …
Chesley B. / Washington Post:
We saved 155 lives on the Hudson.  Now let's vote for leaders who'll protect us all.  —  Chesley B.  “Sully” Sullenberger, is a safety expert, author and speaker on leadership and culture.  —  Nearly 10 years ago, I led 154 people to safety as the captain of US Airways Flight 1549 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Koch Brother Joins Fight to Stop America's Involvement in the Yemen War  —  Congressional opponents of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war just got a big boost from an unexpected source.  —  A heavyweight right-wing financier has thrown in with a left-right coalition to end the U.S. military's involvement …
Politico:
House Republicans ready quick leadership elections  —  Senior House Republicans have tentatively scheduled leadership elections for the week after the midterms, a quick turnaround that favors the current leadership structure.  —  House Republicans are eyeing Nov. 14 for leadership elections …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nate Nickolai / Variety:
James Cromwell: ‘There Will Be Blood in the Streets’ if Trump Isn't Stopped  —  Though James Cromwell was honored at the fourth annual Carney Awards for his work as a character actor, the industry veteran has worked as a political activist his entire career.
Kate King / Wall Street Journal:
After Synagogue Shooting, New Jersey to Consider More Gun Restrictions  —  Governor proposes measures to limit access to ammunition and ‘close loopholes’ in earlier efforts  —  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy proposed several measures Monday to strengthen the state's gun laws, which are already among the strictest in the country.
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Ecortellessa / Washington Monthly:
How Two Congressional Races Show What's At Stake in the Midterms
James Kirchick / Politico:
The dispensable chancellor  —  WASHINGTON — Angela Merkel's decision …
EIA:
Carbon dioxide emissions from the U.S. power sector have declined 28% since 2005
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gregg Re / Fox News:
McCaskill swipes at Warren, Sanders when asked about ‘crazy Democrats’
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Family Doctor Killed in Pittsburgh Shooting ‘Held a Lamp Up That Lit the Way’
Washington Post:
GOP scrambles to save suddenly vulnerable House candidates in Trump districts
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
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Haaretz:
Pittsburgh Massacre: Netanyahu's Diplomats Add Insult to Injury by Defending Trump and Implicating the Left
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