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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.
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Boing Boing, Mediaite, emptywheel, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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 …
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CNN, Washington Post, Hill Reporter and Axios
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 …
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AOL, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and twitchy.com
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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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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Vox, Splinter, The American Conservative and Axios
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CNN:
Heather Nauert is Trump's top choice for UN ambassador
Heather Nauert is Trump's top choice for UN ambassador
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RedState, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Political Wire, twitchy.com and Politico
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Poised to Cave on Iran Sanctions
Trump Admin Poised to Cave on Iran Sanctions
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Townhall
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
Fact check: Trump's claim that Democrats let cop killer stay in U.S. is false
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Washington Post, HuffPost, NBC News and Daily Wire
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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HuffPost, The Resurgent and The Atlantic
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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 …
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Observer, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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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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Arizona Republic, Political Wire, Daily Caller News Foundation, POLITICUSUSA, Splinter and The Daily Caller
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.
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Confronting the Urgent Crisis at Our Border
New York Times:
Trump's Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters, Risking G.O.P. Coalition — Trump's Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters — Educated, prosperous white people repelled by Mr. Trump's strident language on race and gender are turning away from Republicans.
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Florida Politics and Mother Jones
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
‘God Is Going to Have to Forgive Me’: Young Evangelicals Speak Out
‘God Is Going to Have to Forgive Me’: Young Evangelicals Speak Out
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Raw Story, Friendly Atheist and National Review
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.
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NPR
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 …
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Political Wire
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 …
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.
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Daily Wire, Breitbart and Facebook
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
North Dakota Democrats Buy Ads Discouraging Hunters From Voting
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The Gateway Pundit
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?
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.”
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Breitbart, Conservative Review, The Rush Limbaugh Show and Daily Wire
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.
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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 …
Media Matters for America:
Steve King twice promoted a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying website on Twitter — In previously unreported tweets, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) promoted a website that advocates for the “geographical separation of the races,” states that Jewish people are conspiring against Europe …
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The Week
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Facebook apologizes after blocking pro-life group's ads for GOP Senate candidates — Facebook admitted late Thursday that it improperly had removed two advertisements paid for by the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List that endorsed Republican Senate candidates.
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Sean Hannity
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 …
Craig Torres / Bloomberg:
Fed's Powell Says Reduced Immigration Could Slow U.S. Economy — Chairman points to economy's reliance on immigrant labor force — Powell's comments in written response to Senator Cortez Masto — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in written responses to a Democratic senator …
Martin Vassolo / miamiherald:
Profile in civility: Teen who said he'd kill Rep. Curbelo joins him in call for unity — As politicians everywhere have called for tolerance amid a wave of violence ahead of the midterm elections, Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo took political civility to new heights on Thursday by standing beside …
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TheBlaze and Mother Jones
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Unmarked Mailers Seek to Secretly Kneecap GOP Turnout — Glossy postcards targeting Montana Senate hopeful Matt Rosendale are the latest mystery mail pieces that don't include information about who is paying for them. — A series of last-minute direct-mail pieces are seeking …
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TheBlaze, Conservative News Today, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Washington Free Beacon, Associated Press and RedState
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.
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National Review
Amy Mackinnon / Foreign Policy:
How Do You Say ‘Fake News’ in Russian? — Russian news sites portray the U.S. presidential election as a prelude to civil war. — The Russian media is obsessed with the American civil war. No, not the one that erupted in 1861 over the secession of the South—the civil war that's coming with the next U.S. presidential election.