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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 …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump shocks with racist new ad days before midterms  —  (CNN)In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help Central American invaders overrun the nation with cop killers.
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Trump revives ‘Willie Horton’ tactic with ad linking illegal immigrant killer to Democrats
Alicia Powe / The Gateway Pundit:
EXCLUSIVE... Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman: Woman Accusing Mueller of Rape is ‘Credible,’ ‘Vetted,’ Media Protecting Special Counsel (VIDEO)  —  **EDITORS NOTE** Jim Hoft is NOT responsible for the posting of the original story reporting the accusations against Mueller.  That was authored by Jacob Wohl himself.
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Jacob Wohl, 20, far-right conspiracy theorist, gets a moment in spotlight with Mueller plot  —  The Trump supporter, once billed as a teenage financial guru, has a history of schemes.  —  Jacob Wohl, a former hedge fund manager turned pro-Trump conspiracy peddler, was a small …
Discussion: Law & Crime and DC Tribune
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Jr. Says He's Worried Mueller Will ‘Totally Fabricate’ Charges Against Him
Discussion: USA Today and Law & Crime
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Democrats Need A Systematic Polling Error To Win The Senate  —  The divide between the House outlook and the Senate outlook continues to widen.  Democrats' chances of winning a majority remain at or near their all-time highs in our House forecast — ranging between 78 percent …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Hot Air
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Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN poll: Close Senate races in Florida and Tennessee before Election Day  —  (CNN)Florida voters are almost evenly split on both the state's Senate and gubernatorial contests, while the Senate contest in Tennessee appears to be shifting in the Republican's favor, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
Emerson College:
Emerson Poll: West Virginia Senate Race Tightens as Texas Senate Race Remains Close …
Discussion: Hot Air
Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
Gap has narrowed between Manchin, Morrisey: West Virginia Poll
Discussion: Breitbart and American Greatness
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says supporters demand his red-hot rhetoric  —  President Trump, in an interview with Axios that will premiere Sunday on HBO, says railing against his enemies in the media helped him win — and that his supporters like him more when he cranks up the “enemy of the people” rhetoric.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Defends Trump Media Attacks: He's Simply Asking Report News the ‘Way I Want it Reported’
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Axios
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 …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Majority blames both Trump and media for dividing country  —  A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted over the past fractious, violent week shows a majority of voters think that President Donald Trump has done more to divide the country than unite it since he took office last year …
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Christopher Donato / ABC News:
Oprah Winfrey campaigns for Democrat Stacey Abrams in Georgia's governor's race  —  “Georgia you've been on my mind!” billionaire icon Oprah Winfrey told a cheering crowd Thursday in Marietta, Georgia, as she brought her star power to help elect Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams.
Discussion: Axios, The Guardian and Bearing Arms
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Live updates: 'This ain't Hollywood.' Pence mocks Oprah as he touts Brian Kemp
Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Caller and AOL
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Observer and Raw Story
Jeff Stein / Newsweek:
Riddle Resolved: Who Dimed Out American Traitor and Super-Spy, Robert Hanssen?  —  For over two decades, students of the spy wars between Russia and America have pondered one of the great remaining mysteries of the Cold War: Who finally dimed out Robert Hanssen, the FBI turncoat …
CNBC:
Young Americans signal record turnout for midterm elections, reject Trump and the GOP: Poll  — A survey from Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics shows a more politically mobilized crop of young Americans leaning away from Trump and the GOP in the midterms in near-equal proportions.
Rob Taylor / Wall Street Journal:
China Rapidly Expands Detention Camps in Xinjiang Despite Criticism  —  Satellite imagery shows footprint of 28 internment centers has increased significantly since 2016, report finds  —  CANBERRA, Australia—Chinese authorities aggressively expanded the scale of internment camps in Xinjiang this year …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Populist Democrat Sherrod Brown might be a big threat to Trump in 2020 - but he has no ‘real interest’ in running  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio holds an unusual distinction in the 2018 midterm campaign for Congress.  He is a Democrat seeking re-election in a state President Donald Trump carried easily two years ago.
Kansas City Star:
The Star endorses the one clear choice for Kansas governor  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  Kansas voters face a dramatic contrast in their choices for governor this year.  But in an election that's as consequential as any in decades, Democrat Laura Kelly offers the most promising path forward.
Sean McElwee / What the Hell Happened:
How Are The Early Voters Voting?  —  Yesterday we looked at who is voting early.  Today we can take it a step further and look at how those voters are voting.  For those not wanting to read, the takeaway is: Independents are breaking towards Democrats in the New York Times Upshot polls, and they are breaking heavily.
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
On a Tiny Finnish Island, a Helipad, 9 Piers — and the Russian Military?  —  SAKKILUOTO, Finland — Retired to a tiny island in an archipelago between Finland and Sweden, Leo Gastgivar awoke early one morning to visit the outhouse in his bathrobe, only to notice two black speedboats packed …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump and Aides Getting ‘Spooked’ About a Coming GOP Midterms ‘Slaughter’  —  Publicly, the talk is of retaining control of the House.  Privately, they're getting ready for Democratic-led investigations.  —  Asawin Suebsaeng By Asawin Suebsaeng  —  In recent months, President Trump has insisted that a …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mehdi Hasan / New Statesman:
Eight simple steps to fix American democracy  —  Democrats may soon be handed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix America's ailing democratic institutions.  Here's what they should do with it.  —  How democratic is the United States?  According to a poll released by the bipartisan Democracy Project …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
President Trump's top economic adviser: ‘A federal minimum wage is a terrible idea.  A terrible idea.’  —  The White House's top economic adviser said Thursday that he opposes the federal minimum wage, arguing that the decades-old law is a “terrible idea” that drives up costs for small businesses across the country.
Discussion: HuffPost
Politico:
CNN cools on hiring Trump alums  —  Network president Jeff Zucker has told people that he's not interested in hiring former officials he perceives as complicit in spreading falsehoods.  —  CNN is known for its big panels and endless parade of talking heads, but the network is signaling …
Associated Press:
The global lost: 56,800 migrants dead and missing in 4 years  —  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One by one, five to a grave, the coffins are buried in the red earth of this ill-kept corner of a South African cemetery.  The scrawl on the cheap wood attests to their anonymity: “Unknown B/Male.”
Ariel Scotti / RealClearLife:
Republican Pilot Sully Lands in Middle of Midterm Politics by Slamming GOP … Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed in the middle of political news cycle by sending a message to voters on Monday urging them to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.  —  The “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot …
Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Bolton says ‘excessive’ ethics checks discourage outsiders from joining government  —  Washington (CNN)A day after CNN reported that the Justice Department is investigating whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has broken the law by using his office to personally enrich himself …
Reuters:
Father of Web says tech giants may have to be split up  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Silicon Valley technology giants such as Facebook and Google have grown so dominant they may need to be broken up, unless challengers or changes in taste reduce their clout, the inventor of the World Wide Web told Reuters.
Justin Pazera / KNXV:
POLL: Martha McSally has lead over Kyrsten Sinema as election nears  —  PHOENIX - New polling numbers out Wednesday show the Senate race between Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema is still close - but has McSally pulling ahead.  —  The exclusive ABC15 Arizona and OH Predictive Insights poll shows McSally …
 
 
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Nazi and KKK memorabilia were sold at a Kentucky gun show. Officials say it won't happen again.
Discussion: Courier-Journal
NBC News:
Federal judges order Ohio to allow purged voters back in
Discussion: HuffPost
WNCN:
Poll: More than 70% of parents plan to steal Halloween candy from their kids
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Tree of Life rabbi says he saw a ‘warm and personal side’ to Trump that surprised him
Discussion: 6abc.com and Breitbart
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
The Saruman Trap  —  Conservatives in distress turn to ancient texts.
Tom Kludt / CNN:
Coverage of migrants seen as Trump's pre-midterm trap
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Russia Figure Carter Page Will Host a TV Show on Conservative Network One America News
Washington Post:
Democrats in prime position to take House, but battleground district poll shows wild cards remain
Discussion: Political Wire