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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” …
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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Ilana Glazer Event at Synagogue Is Canceled After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Is Found — A get-out-the-vote event at a Brooklyn synagogue featuring the comedian Ilana Glazer was canceled on Thursday night after anti-Semitic graffiti, including the words “Die Jew Rats,” was discovered scrawled …
Yahoo:
The CIA's communications suffered a catastrophic compromise. It started in Iran. — In 2013, hundreds of CIA officers — many working nonstop for weeks — scrambled to contain a disaster of global proportions: a compromise of the agency's internet-based covert communications system used …
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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.
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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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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Political Wire
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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 …
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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.
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Jezebel, The American Mirror, NTK Network and The Root
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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The White House and Washington Times
Paul Theroux / Washington Post:
A blue wave is predicted for the midterms. I'm not convinced. — Paul Theroux is the author, most recently, of “Figures in a Landscape: People and Places.” — OAXACA, MEXICO — Ihave quite a lot of sympathy for certain Trump voters, and (wait, please, let me finish) …
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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.
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CNN and POLITICUSUSA
Agence France-Presse:
An army spokesman said the demonstrators were armed with stones, petrol bombs, machetes and knives — Nigeria's army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
My Jewish wedding was the day of the Pittsburgh shooting. Anti-Semites threatened it. — Our wedding felt like an act of defiance. — Last Saturday, about three hours before my wedding, I waited in a hotel room with my rabbi and watched cable news reports of a massacre at a synagogue not far from where we were.
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Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“Blowing Smoke”: Sorry, Pundits, But You Have No Clue What Will Happen on Tuesday — Electorates mutate every two years. Using past turnout patterns can be useful when modeling a universe of voters, but the polls cannot tell us with certainty what will happen on Election Day anymore.
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IJR and Emerson College
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Former defense secretary Hagel says Trump is using troops as ‘pawns’ at border — Former defense secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday night accused President Trump of using U.S. troops as “pawns” as he moves to bolster the military presence at the southern border in response to migrant caravans making their way through Mexico.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Mattis is walking the Trump tightrope. It's agonizing to watch.
Mattis is walking the Trump tightrope. It's agonizing to watch.
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VICE News US, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, The Atlantic and The Hill
Pamela Druckerman / New York Times:
The News Is Bad in Hungary — Viktor Orban didn't like what the press was reporting, so he took it over. — BUDAPEST — If you're wondering what attacks on the news media around the world mean for the future of democracy, it's worth a trip to Budapest. Consider it a cautionary-tale vacation.
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Wall Street Journal:
Wages Rise at Fastest Rate in Nearly a Decade as Hiring Jumps — Unemployment rate held at a 49-year low in October; wages increased 3.1% — WASHINGTON—Hiring accelerated in October and the unemployment rate held at a 49-year low, signs of a strengthening labor market that delivered U.S. workers …
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Politico, Outside the Beltway, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and New York Times
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Lydia DePillis / CNN:
The US economy added 250,000 jobs in October
The US economy added 250,000 jobs in October
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Mother Jones, KTVQ-TV, Daily Wire, Daily Kos and KRTV-TV
Dave Huddleston / WSB-TV:
NEW POLL: Race for Georgia governor as close as ever — ATLANTA - The race for Georgia governor is as close as it's ever been, according to the newest Channel 2 Action News & The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Thursday. — According to the new poll, there's a real possibility …
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NBC News, Political Wire, LifeZette, Shareblue Media and The Week
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
‘Are You Actually an M.D.?’: A Black Doctor Is Questioned as She Intervenes on a Delta Flight — Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford was on a Delta flight from Indianapolis to Boston on Tuesday when she noticed the woman next to her showing signs of distress. So Dr. Stanford did what she was trained …
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Tamika Cross, Boston Magazine and FOX59
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
The GOP has become the party of fake news and paranoid fantasies — It is commonplace to hear and read about President Trump's takeover of the Republican Party. And certainly there is lots of evidence that the GOP is animated these days by an unquestioning devotion to Trump and whatever his ideas may be at any given moment.
Fox News:
Migrants traveling to US sue Trump, government; claim violation of constitutional rights — A dozen migrants traveling by foot from Honduras to the U.S. to seek asylum filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security and others …
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Conservative News Today, Fox News Insider, Daily Wire, LifeZette and The Daily Caller
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Pray for the crown prince’: Michele Bachmann and other end-times evangelicals turn up in Saudi Arabia — A group of U.S. evangelicals, including former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), held a rare meeting Thursday with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman at his palace.
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Washington Post, Al Jazeera English and Breitbart
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, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Splinter, Daily Caller News Foundation, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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?
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The Week, Anchorage Press and Political Wire
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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RedState, Daily Wire, Breitbart and Facebook
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.”
Mary Papenfuss / Yahoo:
Cop Killer In Trump Video Returned To U.S. During The Bush Administration — Donald Trump not only shockingly compared members of a migrant caravan heading to the U.S. to an immigrant cop-killer, it also falsely held the — Democrats solely responsible for his presence in America.
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Taylor Marsh, Shareblue Media, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, Sacramento Bee, theGrio, Hollywood Reporter and HuffPost
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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Democracy Fund Voter …, New York Times and Political Wire
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Watch out: 3 warning signs U.S. economy could be close to recession — Cracks are beginning to show in a booming economy that's on pace for a 10th year of continuous growth. — Why it matters: There's plenty of good news — today's jobs report showed unemployment holding at a stunning 49-year low, for instance.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Political Wire and No More Mister Nice Blog
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Cordray leads GOP's DeWine by 5 points in Ohio governor's race: poll — Richard Cordray, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, holds a 5-point lead over GOP opponent Mike DeWine, according to a poll released Friday. — The survey of 789 likely voters, conducted by Gravis Marketing from Oct. 29-30 …
Daily Mail:
So how could Brexit Bad Boy Arron Banks afford to give £8m to the Leave campaign... and why did Theresa May STOP security services probing him before the referendum? — Arron Banks, the ‘bad boy’ insurance tycoon, was the financial powerhouse behind the Leave.EU referendum campaign.
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.
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Axios, Breitbart and One America News Network
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 …
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Tim Starks / Politico:
DHS secretary on midterms: 'Most secure election we've ever had' — The 2018 cycle is “going to be the most secure election we've ever had,” DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said today, just days before the midterms, but she is worried about a “dynamic threat” that could include foreign attempts …
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The Daily Beast
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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