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New York Times:
Roger Stone Sold Himself to Trump's Campaign as a WikiLeaks Pipeline.  Was He?  —  WASHINGTON — When the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, appeared on a video link from Europe a month before the 2016 presidential election and vaguely promised to release a flood of purloined documents related to the race …
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New York Times:
Read the Emails: The Trump Campaign and Roger Stone  —  Newly revealed messages show how the political operative Roger J. Stone Jr. sold himself to Trump campaign advisers as a potential conduit to WikiLeaks, which published thousands of emails in 2016 damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Roger Stone / The Daily Caller:
The Treachery Of Steve Bannon  —  The Washington Post reported that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon testified for the Grand Jury yesterday regarding his communications with me regarding the Wikileaks disclosures in October 2016.  —  The Special Counsel is reportedly probing whether …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Smear Pushed by Pro-Trump Activists Falls Apart At Press Conference  —  Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman struggled to explain even basic details of their allegations - like the spelling of the accuser's name.  —  A press conference intended to publicize sexual assault claims …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Press Conference on Mueller Allegations and Why Americans Hate the Mainstream Media  —  Attorney-Journalist Jack Burkman and Journalist-Private Investigator Jacob Wohl held a press conference today in Washington DC on the Mueller rape allegations.  —  Gateway Pundit reporter Cassandra Fairbanks attended …
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Fly Unzipped, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl Make Laughable Smear Claims Against Mueller  —  In the conference room of a Holiday Inn just outside Washington, D.C., Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, GOP operatives of a sort, gathered reporters for their unveiling of a spectacular and unsubstantiated claim …
Hill Reporter:
Jack Burkman & Jacob Wohl's Story Exposed Through Exclusive Conversations  — Individual claiming to be employed by Surefire Intelligence knew of Lorraine Parsons prior to the story going public.  — Jack Burkman claimed that Surefire Intelligence's ‘partners have actually worked for Trump’.
Discussion: Law & Crime and YouTube
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Luis Bracamontes, Cop-Killer in Trump's Twitter Video, Actually Came Back to U.S. Under Bush  —  Trump also failed to mention that Bracamontes used an AR-15, a weapon that Republicans, including the president, don't want to outlaw.  —  Michael Daly  —  President Trump tweeted out a video …
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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Fact check: Trump's claim that Democrats let cop killer stay in U.S. is false
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Wire
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump shocks with racist new ad days before midterms
Wall Street Journal:
State Department Spokeswoman Expected to Be Nominated U.N. Ambassador  —  Heather Nauert joined Trump administration last year  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to nominate Heather Nauert as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a senior administration official said.
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CNN:
Heather Nauert is Trump's top choice for UN ambassador  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has told advisers that Heather Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, is his leading choice to become US ambassador to the United Nations and he could offer the post as soon as this week, two sources familiar with his pick told CNN.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Poised to Cave on Iran Sanctions
Discussion: Townhall
Fox News:
Trump offers Heather Nauert UN ambassador job, source says
Discussion: AOL and Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Saudi crown prince described slain journalist as a dangerous Islamist in call with White House  —  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a dangerous Islamist days after his disappearance in a phone call with President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
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Annie Massa / Bloomberg:   Fink Calls Khashoggi Murder a Mystery, Will Keep Saudi Ties
Tom DiChristopher / CNBC:   Gates Foundation halts cooperation with Saudi crown prince's nonprofit after Khashoggi killing
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Mattis is walking the Trump tightrope.  It's agonizing to watch.  —  When President Trump issues an election-time order to send up to 15,000 troops to confront what many experts say is a nonexistent threat on the U.S.-Mexico border, what should Defense Secretary Jim Mattis do about it?
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump must be held accountable for his troops-to-the-border stunt
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
Congressman Jeff Fortenberry's Chief Of Staff Threatens Professor For Liking Facebook Post  —  University of Nebraska Professor Ari Kohen liked this Facebook post.  Fortenberry's office came after him.  —  Less than 130 people pressed “like” on a Facebook photo of a defaced campaign sign depicting …
Discussion: Splinter and YouTube
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Chris Dunker / Lincoln Journal Star:
Fortenberry complains about Facebook reaction to vandalized sign; UNL professor says he's bullying  —  Thumbing through his Facebook feed, Ari Kohen came across the now widely shared photo of a defaced campaign sign for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.  —  Shared on the social media platform by Seeing Red Nebraska …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
GOP super PAC scales back spending in West Virginia's Senate race  —  A leading Republican super PAC has retreated from the airwaves in West Virginia, as GOP hopes of ousting a Democratic senator in the most pro-Trump state of the 2016 election have faded in the final days of the midterm campaign.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:   Joe Manchin's social media accounts hacked, the senator's office says
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Yemen Girl Who Turned World's Eyes to Famine Is Dead  —  CAIRO — A haunted look in the eyes of Amal Hussain, an emaciated 7-year-old lying silently on a hospital bed in northern Yemen, seemed to sum up the dire circumstances of her war-torn country.  —  A searing portrait of the starving girl published …
Rob Port / Say Anything:
North Dakota Democrats Promote Message Telling Hunters They May Lose Their Licenses if They Vote  —  A reader alerted me to this curious message on Facebook which tells voters they may lose their hunting licenses in other states if they vote:  —  Facebook keeps a searchable database of the political ads which run on their platform.
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
North Dakota Democrats Buy Ads Discouraging Hunters From Voting
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
KPNX:
Sinema endorsed by Green Party Senate candidate  —  Green Party candidate Angela Green is getting out of the race.  Green may have been pulling support from Sinema in the toss-up race.  —  Author: Brahm Resnik  —  The Arizona Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate told 12 News Thursday …
HuffPost:
Someone Paid Thousands Of Foreigners 20 Cents Each To Hide HuffPost's Negative Coverage Of A Democratic PAC  —  HuffPost's story about End Citizens United dropped to the second page of Google search results from right near the top.  —  A HuffPost article that critically covered …
Washington Post:
White House concerned Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated federal rules  —  The White House is growing increasingly concerned about allegations of misconduct against Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, according to two senior administration officials, and President Trump has asked aides …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“It's Our Job to Call Them Out”: Inside the Trump Gold Rush at CNN  —  Amid terrorist threats and vindictive tweets, the programming executive who taught the president all about reality TV continues to transform CNN into a 24/7 platform for our national psychosis.
New York Times:
Trump's Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters, Risking G.O.P. Coalition  —  HOUSTON — J. Mark Metts, a 60-year-old partner at one of this city's prestigious law firms, had never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until 2016.  Now he and some of his neighbors …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ken Dixon / Connecticut Post:
Stefanowski is ahead in new Hearst/SHU Poll  —  Republican Bob Stefanowski has inched ahead of Democrat Ned Lamont by 2.4 percent in the governor's race, which remains a statistical tie heading into the final weekend before Election Day, the latest Hearst Connecticut Media Group/Sacred Heart University Poll finds.
Nicole Ford / WSPA-TV:
Man shot during attempted home invasion in Anderson, deputies say  —  ANDERSON Co., S.C. (WSPA) — Deputies are investigating a shooting in Anderson County where the homeowner shot a man attempting to break into her home.  —  The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate …
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
‘God Is Going to Have to Forgive Me’: Young Evangelicals Speak Out  —  The role of evangelical Christianity in American politics has been a hotly discussed topic this year, intersecting with front-burner issues like immigration, the Supreme Court and social justice.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Live updates: 'This ain't Hollywood.' Pence mocks Oprah as he touts Brian Kemp  —  Dalton - Vice President Mike Pence is headed to Georgia on Thursday for a trio of events in conservative areas for Brian Kemp.  Democrats are countering with a visit by Oprah Winfrey, who will appear with Stacey Abrams for a pair of town hall meetings.
Conor Friedersdorf / Los Angeles Times:
I'm an independent.  But I'm casting a party-line vote in the midterm election  —  Voters who declare themselves independent of partisan affiliation are ascendant in the American electorate.  —  In 2016, the Pew Research Center found that 34% described themselves as politically independent …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Activists Blame Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens for Losing Kanye West  —  ‘They really over-grifted that situation.’  —  Pro-Trump activists are fuming after Kanye West's announcement that he's “distancing” himself from politics, with the blame falling on two right-wing personalities …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Black Caucus chairman wants one of their own as speaker or majority leader  —  In a move that could set off a nasty internal fight, the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus — a key voting bloc among House Democrats — is demanding that an African-American lawmaker hold one of the top …
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Washington Post
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA: Fatal dog experiments moving ahead despite criticism from Congress, veterans groups  —  WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing forward with invasive and ultimately fatal experiments on dogs as part of the VA's medical research program, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
The Cut:
We're the Organizers of the Google Walkout.  Here Are Our Demands  —  Last week, the New York Times published an article about Google's history of harassment, discrimination, support for abusers, and the people whose lives and careers become collateral damage in the process.
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Final Week Fundamentals  —  The last week of a campaign is the longest week.  Most of the polls have been completed.  The final ads have been placed.  The last lawn signs have been put into the ground (or pulled out by mischievous opponents).  Cable TV is filled with inane chatter.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jesse Hyde / Deseret News:
The last statesman: Can Jon Huntsman Jr. keep the art of diplomacy alive in the time of President Trump?  —  In a Deseret News exclusive, reporter Jesse Hyde and photojournalist Ravell Call went to Moscow to meet with U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. In a series of conversations …
 
 
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Craig Torres / Bloomberg:
Fed's Powell Says Reduced Immigration Could Slow U.S. Economy
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
What a Republican Hold in the House Might Look Like
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Amazon to Stop Pushing Washington Post Stories to Customers
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
CIA Gathered Congressional Communications on Whistleblowing; After 4 Years of Pressing …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
The election is almost here. That means Mueller's next move is coming soon.
Discussion: Brookings
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Nine days, $12.5 million: Rick Scott pumps his fortune into Florida's Senate race in last-minute push
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Federal Charges for Using an Instrument of Interstate Commerce to Willfully Make Threats to Kill …
Courtney Pomeroy / WJLA-TV:
Little girl who was entranced by Michelle Obama's portrait dresses like her for Halloween
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
President Trump's top economic adviser: ‘A federal minimum wage is a terrible idea.  A terrible idea.’
CNBC:
Young Americans signal record turnout for midterm elections, reject Trump and the GOP: Poll
Mehdi Hasan / New Statesman:
Eight simple steps to fix American democracy
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Majority blames both Trump and media for dividing country
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
On a Tiny Finnish Island, a Helipad, 9 Piers — and the Russian Military?
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