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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 4 days out ... No plans in the Capitol for Trump's border wall
Discussion: New York Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Roger Stone's story just changed on Russia — again
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
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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Mary Papenfuss / Yahoo:
Cop Killer In Trump Video Returned To U.S. During The Bush Administration
Discussion: HuffPost
Department of Homeland Security:
Myth vs. Fact: Caravan  —  Q: Do we know who is in the caravan?  —  A: We continue to be concerned about individuals along the caravan route.  In fact, over 270 individuals along the caravan route have criminal histories, including known gang membership.
Discussion: Washington Times
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Confronting the Urgent Crisis at Our Border
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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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 …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Meet Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat vying for Arizona's open Senate seat
Discussion: Vox and BuzzFeed News
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
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Mattis, who used a Hollywood actor as a stand-in spokesman, says the military doesn't ‘do stunts’
Discussion: Mother Jones and VICE News US
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 …
Irin Carmon / The Cut:
Heidi Heitkamp Doesn't Care That You Think She's Going to Lose She thinks she can win in North Dakota, even after her “no” on Kavanaugh.  —  FORT BERTHOLD, ND — A man on the campaign trail refused to shake North Dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp's hand because she voted against Brett Kavanaugh …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Slate
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Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:   Federal judge won't stay North Dakota voter ID law Native Americans say hurts them
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
GOP hawks to Trump: You're going soft on Iran  —  Democrats at home and allies abroad have slammed President Donald Trump's “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran as recklessly dangerous.  But some prominent Republicans are making the case that Trump's policy is actually too soft.
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Poised to Cave on Iran Sanctions
Discussion: Townhall
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
No One Wants to Campaign with Bill Clinton Anymore  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When a Republican state legislator in Arkansas pushed last year to rename the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Clarke Tucker stood up for the former president.
New York Post:
Political event canceled after vandals scrawl ‘Kill all Jews’ inside Brooklyn synagogue  —  A political event hosted by “Broad City” star Ilana Glazer at a historic Brooklyn synagogue was cancelled Thursday when a vandal scrawled “Kill all Jews” inside.  —  The NYPD said “anti-Semitic messages” …
Washington Post:
President Trump has made 6,420 false or misleading claims over 649 days  —  If President Trump's torrent of words has seemed overwhelming of late, there's a good reason for that.  —  In the first nine months of his presidency, President Trump made 1,318 false or misleading claims, an average of five a day.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Alaska Survey Research:
Here are the numbers on the Congress race from last weekend.  We've got another close one to go along with the Governor's race!  —  Don Young  —  Positive 44%  —  Negative 44%  —  Neutral 12%  —  Who?  1%  —  Alyse Galvin  —  Positive 40%  —  Negative 17%  —  Neutral 21%  —  Who?
Discussion: Political Wire and Anchorage Press
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump's immigration obsession could backfire, some Republicans fear  —  Ignoring pleas for a closing focus on the economy, Trump embraces a fiery finale that has distressed vulnerable GOP candidates.  —  President Donald Trump hammered his hard line on immigration again on Thursday …
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: YouTube and Splinter
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Chris Dunker / Lincoln Journal Star:
Fortenberry complains about Facebook reaction to vandalized sign; UNL professor says he's bullying
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payrolls smash estimates with gain of 250,000, wage gains pass 3% for first time since recession  — Average hourly earnings increased by 5 cents an hour for the month and 83 cents year-over-year, representing a 3.1 percent gain, the best pace since 2009.  —  Job growth blew past expectations …
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Trump deploys the fascist playbook for the midterms  —  Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know?  Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter.  —  President Trump's message is as clear …
Discussion: CNN, FOX2now.com and The Atlantic
Khaleda Rahman / Daily Mail:
Democrat-supporting women strip off for photo shoot called ‘Grab Them By The Ballot’ in an attempt to persuade people to vote against Republicans  —  A diverse group of women stripped off for photographs with just a ballot covering their privates as part of a campaign to urge people to vote Democrat in the upcoming midterm elections.
Discussion: Daily Wire, Breitbart and Facebook
The Tennessean:
The execution  —  He sat in the wired chair as prison staff placed a wet sponge that had been soaked in saline solution, and metal helmet on his freshly shaved head.  He continued smiling, but grimaced each time drops ran down his face.  —  Zagorski raised his eyebrows, appearing to be communicating to his attorney, Kelley Henry.
Discussion: NPR
Zachary Fryer-Biggs / Center for Public Integrity:
The Pentagon has prepared a cyber attack against Russia  —  U.S. military hackers have been given the go-ahead to gain access to Russian cyber systems as part of potential retaliation for any meddling in America's elections  —  In this Feb. 27, 2012 file photo, voters cast their ballots on voting machines in Chicago, Illinois.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
PVA:
“Nobody needs to know” Beto Campaign Appears to Illegally Spend Funds on Supplies for Caravan Aliens, Campaign Manager Says “Don't Worry”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  “I just hope nobody that's the wrong person finds out about this.”  —  “It's f***ing happening.”
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Pelosi works to outwit her critics once again  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is quietly courting Democratic candidates who've kept her at arm's length throughout the campaign season, aiming to placate potential adversaries who could block her from the speakership.
Pallavi Gogoi / Washington Post:
As a young journalist in India, I was raped by M.J. Akbar.  Here is my story.  —  Pallavi Gogoi is the chief business editor for NPR.  —  Editor's Note: We reached out to Sandeep Kapur, M.J. Akbar's lawyer, for comment on the accounts laid out in this piece.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren Test Drives Her Presidential Campaign  —  ATHENS, Ohio—Elizabeth Warren popped in here Thursday to call her old protégé and gubernatorial candidate Rich Cordray “the nerd we need.”  Cordray responded by saying he didn't think the trip would be …
Discussion: Althouse
Andrei Zakharov / BBC:
Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale  —  Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users' accounts.  —  The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts …
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Ally Hezbollah Pays Syrian Rebels to Switch Sides  —  Militia bolsters forces in Syria near Israel's border despite threat from Israel  —  Iran's ally Hezbollah is paying former U.S.-backed rebels to switch sides and join a growing force in southern Syria, deepening its presence near Israel's border …
Discussion: Just Security
Washington Post:
If Trump thinks Iran's murder plots should be punished, what about Saudi Arabia's?  —  SAUDI ARABIA's dispatch of a 15-member team to Turkey to attack journalist Jamal Khashoggi added to a global trend of autocratic states reaching out to kill or kidnap exiled dissidents.
 
 
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Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
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Republicans Say They Will Protect Pre-existing Conditions. Their Records Say Something Else.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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The international community must bring my fiance's killers to justice
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Martin Vassolo / miamiherald:
Profile in civility: Teen who said he'd kill Rep. Curbelo joins him in call for unity
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Facebook apologizes after blocking pro-life group's ads for GOP Senate candidates
Media Matters for America:
Steve King twice promoted a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying website on Twitter
Discussion: The Week
Craig Torres / Bloomberg:
Fed's Powell Says Reduced Immigration Could Slow U.S. Economy
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What a Republican Hold in the House Might Look Like
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Financial Times:
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