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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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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
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
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump eyeing executive order to end citizenship for children born in U.S. 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
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 …
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David Wolpe / Tablet Magazine:   The Misguided Rabbis of Twitter
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Making Pittsburgh shooting about Trump diminishes problem of anti-Semitism
Haaretz:
Pittsburgh Massacre: Netanyahu's Diplomats Add Insult to Injury by Defending Trump and Implicating the Left
Discussion: The Mahablog
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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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
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
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
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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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
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
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 …
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
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
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 …
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 …
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
Washington Post:
Trump and aides struggle to balance midterm attacks with empathy after synagogue massacre  —  Ahead of his Tuesday visit to Pittsburgh, President Trump and his top aides have struggled to balance their scorched-earth campaign strategy with calls for national unity following last weekend's slaughter …
Newsweek:
Migrant Caravan: U.S. Military Will Have Up to 14,000 Troops, Many Armed, Ready to Intervene at Mexico Border  —  The U.S. military will have an actual force of up to 14,000 ready to intervene at the southern border with Mexico, including an additional 7,000 planned deployment in reserves on round-the-clock standby.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
 
 
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Kate King / Wall Street Journal:
After Synagogue Shooting, New Jersey to Consider More Gun Restrictions
Discussion: Axios
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Koch Brother Joins Fight to Stop America's Involvement in the Yemen War
Politico:
House Republicans ready quick leadership elections
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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’
 Earlier Items: 
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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Om Malik / On my Om:
AI platforms are unlikely to become a major source of traffic or ad revenue for media outlets, with content deals offering only a short-term revenue boost

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
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