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Mueller refers sex assault scheme targeting him to FBI for investigation — “We immediately referred the matter to the FBI for investigation,” said Peter Carr, spokesperson for the special counsel. — Special counsel Robert Mueller last week asked the FBI to investigate a possible scam …
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Mueller Wants the FBI to Look at a Scheme to Discredit Him — A company that appears to be run by a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist offered to pay women to make false claims against Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the days leading up to the midterm elections—and the special counsel's office has asked the FBI to weigh in.
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The Daily Beast:
Inside the Crazy Cabal Trying to Smear Robert Mueller — A Seth Rich conspiracy pusher and fringe online figures appear to be working behind the scenes. — One of the shadier characters in politics, along with a number of fringe internet figures, appears to be behind an attempt to pay women …
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Jay Willis / GQ:
MAGA Trolls' Efforts to Take Down Robert Mueller Flame Out in Hilarious and Spectacular Fashion — In news that will shock you, a plot involving Jacob Wohl has some holes. Here's how it went down. — Politics in 2018 is a nightmarish hellscape that is largely devoid of heroes …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Update on Mueller Accusations
Update on Mueller Accusations
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Washington Post:
Trump's proposal to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional — George T. Conway III is of counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Neal Katyal is a partner at Hogan Lovells and former acting U.S. solicitor general in the Obama administration. — Sometimes the Constitution's text …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Campaign's Homestretch, Trump Tosses Out Ideas to See What Sticks — WASHINGTON — First there was the middle-class tax cut that even his allies and many of his aides had not heard about. Then troops were dispatched to the border to counter an “invasion of our country” by impoverished migrants about 900 miles away.
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Hot Air:
Harry Reid: It's Insane To Reward Illegal Immigrants By Giving Their Children Birthright Citizenship
Harry Reid: It's Insane To Reward Illegal Immigrants By Giving Their Children Birthright Citizenship
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
How Trump's ‘birthright’ idea went from the fringe to the Oval Office
How Trump's ‘birthright’ idea went from the fringe to the Oval Office
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Alex Daugherty / Tampa Bay Times:
Rick Scott walks away when asked if he supports Trump ending birthright citizenship
Rick Scott walks away when asked if he supports Trump ending birthright citizenship
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National Journal
Kevin Cullen / BostonGlobe.com:
Freddy Geas, suspected killer of Whitey Bulger, didn't like informants — When private investigator Ted McDonough heard that Freddy Geas was suspected by authorities of taking part in the murder of James “Whitey” Bulger, he knew immediately why Geas might have done it.
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‘Whitey’ Bulger dead: Inmate with Mafia ties investigated in killing
‘Whitey’ Bulger dead: Inmate with Mafia ties investigated in killing
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Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
Whitey Bulger, Boston crime boss and elusive fugitive, dead in prison at 89
Ray Sanchez / CNN:
Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger killed in West Virginia prison a day after transfer
Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger killed in West Virginia prison a day after transfer
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David Hudnall / Kansas City Pitch:
Steve Bannon draws crowd of tens to rally for Steve Watkins in Topeka — “Any honeybuns left over from the continental this morning?” — Sherman Smith Twitter — I highly recommend that you take a look at Topeka Capital-Journal managing editor Sherman Smith's Twitter thread about attending …
Washington Post:
Zinke's own agency watchdog just referred him to the Justice Department — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has come under scrutiny on multiple fronts — The Interior Department's Office of Inspector General has referred one of its ongoing probes into the conduct of Secretary Ryan Zinke …
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Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump's motorcade forced to turn around after thousands of protesters flood Pittsburgh streets — On Tuesday, despite many people's wishes, President Donald Trump traveled to Pittsburgh to pay his respects to the lives lost in the synagogue massacre.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Pittsburgh mayor: Our priority is funerals, not Trump's visit
Pittsburgh mayor: Our priority is funerals, not Trump's visit
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Armin Rosen / Tablet Magazine:
The Funeral of David and Cecil Rosenthal
New York Times:
Senior Saudi Prince Returns to Kingdom as Royals Confront Khashoggi Crisis — LONDON — A senior member of the Saudi royal family, who had feared returning to the kingdom, flew back to Riyadh from London on Tuesday in the most significant move in the royal family since the killing of the dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Jews assail ‘Christian rabbi’ who appeared with Pence, and so does his own movement — Loren Jacobs, who spoke at a rally with the vice-president, was stripped of his ordination by the Messianic movement in 2003. — The “Messianic rabbi” who outraged many Jews by invoking the name of Jesus …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
‘Rabbi’ At Mike Pence Rally Thinks Jews Who Deny Christ Go To Hell
‘Rabbi’ At Mike Pence Rally Thinks Jews Who Deny Christ Go To Hell
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP Senate candidate Martha McSally: 'I'm getting my ass kicked' because of vote to repeal Obamacare — Republican Senate candidate Martha McSally (R-AZ) complained in a recent interview that she is getting her “ass kicked” because she voted to repeal President Barack Obama's health care reform law.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Standing ‘Against White Supremacy,’ G.O.P. Campaign Chief Rebukes Steve King — WASHINGTON — As Pittsburgh began burying the victims of Saturday's synagogue massacre, the head of the House Republican campaign arm all but jettisoned Representative Steve King of Iowa from the House Republican Conference …
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John Foley / Reuters:
Breakingviews - Exclusive: FedEx drops NRA deal by snail-mail — NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mass shootings happen in an instant and grab headlines. A business and investment shift away from the firearms industry is happening more subtly. FedEx, the U.S. shipping group …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Blackburn edges ahead of Bredesen in tight Tennessee Senate contest — Among likely voters, Blackburn leads 51 percent to 46 percent. — WASHINGTON — Republican Marsha Blackburn is now narrowly edging Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee's closely-watched Senate race despite Bredesen's …
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Joey Garrison / The Tennessean:
2 new polls show Blackburn leading Tennessee's US Senate race a week from Election Day
2 new polls show Blackburn leading Tennessee's US Senate race a week from Election Day
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
A Supreme Marriage Proposal — Some personal secrets are so well-kept that even family and friends are oblivious. So it is with the story of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist's marriage proposal to a Stanford Law School classmate in the early 1950s.
KMBC:
Orman campaign treasurer resigns, endorses Kelly — Tim Owens: ‘Kobach must be stopped’ — TOPEKA, Kan. — Independent candidate Greg Orman's campaign treasurer, Tim Owens, resigned Tuesday and endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly in the race for Kansas governor, according to KMBC 9's Micheal Mahoney.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Our descent into vitriol began long before Trump — and Democrats are culpable too — After a deranged Democrat living in his van nearly assassinated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) firing more than 70 rounds at House Republicans practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game …
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Breaks From Politics and Says 'I've Been Used' — Breaks From Politics — 4:15 PM PT — Kanye contacted us to make it clear he did not mention Donald Trump in his tweets, and he's getting out of politics altogether. — As for being “used” ... he says he was specifically referencing Blexit, and that's it.
Mike Allen / Axios:
The midterms' split decision — With less than a week until Election Day, top operators in both parties tell me the events of the past week have helped lock in the split decision they have long seen coming: The House flips to Dems (probably decisively), and Republicans hold the Senate (and perhaps gain two seats).
Sam J. / twitchy.com:
OMG THIS! Conservative woman writes thread shredding each and every Leftist talking point and it's SPECTACULAR — If you read no other tweets or threads on Twitter today, read THIS ONE. — Heather's thread takes each and every Leftist talking point you've seen in both traditional …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Missouri parents call BS on “racial equity” training — Yesterday, I noted that five of seven candidates for the Montgomery County, Maryland school board say the biggest problem facing the school district is lower achievement by “students of color.” I disputed the notion that this gap …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
In North Dakota, Native Americans Try to Turn an ID Law to Their Advantage — FORT YATES, N.D. — Nobody in the squat yellow house serving as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's get-out-the-vote headquarters knew its address. — It was on Red Tail Hawk Avenue; they knew that much.
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Daily Mail:
Bernice and Sylvan Simon, aged 84 and 86 — Bernice and Sylvan Simon, 84 and 86 — The Simons, who had been married for 62 years, were sitting in the back of the main sanctuary when the gunman opened fire. Sylvan, a retired accountant, was still recovering from recently breaking his arm and the couple had no time to escape.
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