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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump approval remains high in Senate battleground states  —  A new round of Fox News battleground state polls proves we don't call them battlegrounds for nothing.  With six days until the election, three of the five U.S. Senate races could go either way …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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CNN:
CNN Polls: Tight Senate contests in Arizona, Nevada in final week  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)The Democratic Party's two best pickup opportunities in the Senate playing field are close contests in the final days of campaigning, according to new CNN Polls conducted by SSRS.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Indiana Senate race is a dead heat
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Inside What Even an Ally Calls Trump's ‘Reality Distortion Field’  —  From nonexistent riots to conspiracy theories about migrants to false claims about his popularity and job-creating record, the president has offered a litany of falsehoods in the midterm campaign.
Discussion: Florida Politics and HuffPost
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Republicans Getting Borked on Healthcare  —  The greatest act of incivility in American politics, as is well known, is to accurately describe a Republicans publicly stated positions.  And it's happening to Martha McSally:  —  McSally made the admission during a recent interview …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Eschaton
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Biden: Republicans are either liars or ‘really stupid’ for claims about pre-existing conditions
Discussion: Political Wire
Kansas City Star:
Out-of-state political consultants helped direct Josh Hawley's Missouri AG office  —  Josh Hawley pledged to Missouri voters in 2016 that he was not the kind of career politician who would use “one office to get to another.”  —  But within weeks of Hawley's swearing in as the state's top …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Nelson W. Cunningham / Politico:
Has Mueller Subpoenaed the President?  —  Nelson W. Cunningham has served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York under Rudy Giuliani, general counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under then-Chair Joe Biden, and general counsel of the White House Office of Administration under Bill Clinton.
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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Conspiracy theorist becomes key figure as Mueller builds case
Discussion: Politico
ProPublica:   Rudy Giuliani's Mystery Trips to Russia, Armenia and Ukraine — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
The Hill:
Trump's attack on Ryan seen as advance scapegoating  —  President Trump's stunning attack on Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday is being interpreted by many on Capitol Hill as an attempt to deflect blame and throw the retiring Speaker under the bus should the GOP lose its House majority next week.
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The Daily Beast:
‘Homeland Security’ Ignores White Terror, DHS Veterans Say  —  As far-right terror attacks mount, DHS is concentrating on a migrant caravan 1000+ miles away—and some FBI veterans say the bureau isn't taking white supremacy seriously enough.  —  On Tuesday, just days after a white supremacist gunned …
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Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Trump admin will apparently not renew program to fight domestic terror
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
U.S. Senate panel investigates former Trump aide Bannon: sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is pursuing a wide-ranging investigation into former White House adviser Steve Bannon's activities during the 2016 presidential campaign, three sources familiar with the inquiry told Reuters.
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
O'Connor, Rehnquist And 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.
UMD Office of the President:
Our Football Program  —  I am writing to inform you of actions I am taking that are in the best interest of the University of Maryland.  —  Yesterday, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced numerous recommendations, including employment decisions about specific personnel on our campus.
Discussion: NPR, New York Times, AOL, WTKR-TV and WTOP
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Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
Don't let your sons play for DJ Durkin
Discussion: DCist
New York Times:
How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream  —  WASHINGTON — Hours after he was informed last week that an explosive device had been delivered to his suburban New York home, George Soros, the billionaire investor and Democratic donor, got on a call with colleagues …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Shepard Smith can't redeem Fox News  —  A header on Brian Stelter's nightly media newsletter reads, “Fox under pressure,” a reference to the growing concerns that Fox News's rhetoric is driving conspiracy theories.  “Modern Family” co-creator Steve Levitan has signaled that he won't …
Matt Zdun / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz's lead over Beto O'Rourke narrows to 3.6, UT-Tyler poll says  —  The UT-Tyler poll follows a number of other polls which show Cruz's lead over O'Rourke diminishing. … Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, by 3.6 percentage points among likely voters …
Discussion: The Week and CBS Dallas
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Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Pipe bomb suspect threatened Beto O'Rourke, campaign says
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“There's Going to Be a Lot of Departures”: Fearing a House Wipeout, Trump Throws Hail Marys as Aides Brace for Staff Changes  —  White House insiders suggest that Kellyanne Conway and Steve Mnuchin are not long for this West Wing.  —  BY - GABRIEL SHERMANOctober 31, 2018,
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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Never Go Full Trump: The Lena Epstein Story
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
With $30 Million, Obscure Democratic Group Floods the Zone in House Races  —  BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — The billboard flickered from the side of a truck, displaying an image of Representative Vern Buchanan, Republican of Florida, wearing a yachtsman's cap.  Keith Fitzgerald …
Discussion: Politico
Newsweek:
Migrant Caravan Troop Deployment Could Cost U.S. $50 Million Despite No Evidence of Terrorists, Major Criminal Gang Presence  —  The Trump administration is preparing for the most dangerous, and unlikely, scenario as it sends thousands of troops to the border to intercept a carvavan …
Discussion: The Intercept
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's preelection ugliness is a preview of 2020
Discussion: IJR, Task & Purpose and Splinter
John Eastman / New York Post:
Revoking birthright citizenship would enforce the Constitution  —  President Trump's comments are not even set to air until this weekend, but already they have created a firestorm of commentary, most of it ill-informed.  —  It is not “within the president's power to change birthright citizenship …
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Washington Post:
Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of global warming  —  The findings mean the world might have less time to curb carbon emissions.  —  The world's oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat in recent decades than scientists realized …
The Times of Israel:
TV report: Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet  —  Tehran strategic networks attacked, Hadashot TV says, hours after Israel revealed it tipped off Denmark about Iran murder plot, and days after Rouhani's phone was found bugged
Discussion: israpundit.org
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
'She's A Piece Of S***' — Claire McCaskill Ignites Feud With Missouri Democrat Just Days Before Election  —  Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill sparked a fierce backlash from a Democratic legislator in her home state after listing her as an example of a “crazy Democrat.”
CNN:
Exclusive: Trump blamed ex-counsel McGahn for Mueller investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House Counsel Don McGahn ended his tumultuous tenure at the White House with one last encounter in which President Donald Trump blamed him for Robert Mueller's appointment, sources close to McGahn tell CNN.
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
California synagogue targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti  —  A synagogue in Irvine, Calif., was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti overnight on Tuesday.  —  In a message shared on Facebook by Orange County Jewish Life Magazine, Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine synagogue leaders said the …
Melanie Michael / WFLA-TV:
‘Disgusting’ decorations bring death threats to Pasco woman  —  NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) - Neighbors couldn't believe what they saw.  —  People stopped and stared as they walked past the New Port Richey home.  —  Drivers slowed with windows rolled down, mouths agape.  Some snapped photos.
Discussion: Raw Story and Splinter
Alex Zielinski / Portland Mercury:
Woman Calls Cops City on Portland Man's Parking Job.  She's White.  He's Black.  —  Rashsaan Muhammad and Mattie Khan were waiting for their order inside Little Big Burger on North Mississippi Avenue when they noticed a woman standing across the street, looking at their parked car.
Washington Post:
Turkish prosecutor says Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered in Saudi Consulate  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey's public prosecutor said Wednesday that Jamal Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered upon arrival at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month as part of “advance plans” …
Brendan Morrow / The Week:
The Obamas might make a TV show about disorder in the Trump administration for Netflix  —  Is former President Barack Obama about to unleash one long subtweet against his successor in the form of a Netflix show?  —  Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have acquired the rights …
Bim Adewunmi / BuzzFeed News:
Oprah Is Going To Georgia To Campaign With Stacey Abrams  —  Oprah Winfrey, the Oscar-nominated, self-made billionaire and media icon, is heading to Georgia to campaign for Stacey Abrams.  —  The star will join Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor, on Thursday.
New York Times:
Democrats in an All-Hands-on-Deck Scramble to Save Menendez in New Jersey  —  UNION BEACH, N.J. — It was a rare convergence of New Jersey's governor and its two senators for an official event meant to be about policy, not politics.  —  But as Gov. Philip D. Murphy announced new programs …
Discussion: NJ Spotlight and The Daily Caller
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's hate and lies are failing.  Two new studies show why.  —  The closing campaign strategy of President Trump and Republicans is often depicted as mainly an effort to galvanize the GOP's blue-collar white base through fear-mongering about immigrants and incitement of racial-cultural …
Discussion: Vox, The Mahablog, New York Times and CNN
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump focuses on himself in tweets after returning from Pittsburgh synagogue  —  President Trump traveled to Pittsburgh to honor victims of the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.  But on Wednesday, the president was focused more on how he was treated there, criticizing protesters …
 
 
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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Jane Fonda, Amy Schumer among stars to appear on U.S. voter telethon
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Days before midterms, Trump now says military's border mission could increase to 15K troops
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Interior Department to Staff: Don't Dress Up as Trump on Halloween. It Could Violate the Law.
Matthew Dalton / Wall Street Journal:
Bags of Cash and a Bomb Plot: Inside a Covert Iranian Operation in Europe
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Democrat says Project Veritas infiltrated her campaign in Va.'s tight 7th District
Discussion: Political Wire
Scott Bland / Politico:
DCCC raises $100 million online in massive midterm haul
Discussion: Axios
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump's State Department eyes ban on terms like ‘sexual health’
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump agrees to turn over his calendar in Summer Zervos defamation suit
Discussion: Raw Story and Law & Crime
 Earlier Items: 
David Smiley / Tampa Bay Times:
Do Never-Trumpers matter? We're about to find out.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Shareblue Media
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Don Lemon's Attack On ‘White Men’ Isn't Just Racist, It's Incredibly Misleading
Scott Wartman / Cincinnati.com:
Aftab Pureval's campaign manager resigns based on ‘new information.’
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
The National Enquirer's Plot To Assassinate Ted Cruz's Candidacy
Mike Duncan / Washington Post:
This is how republics end  —  Warnings from the fall of Rome.
Tyler Estep / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge declines Kemp's request to pause absentee ballot injunction
 

 
From Mediagazer:

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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