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John Harwood / CNBC:
Democrats hold 7 point advantage ahead of midterms as Trump's base comes back home: NBC-WSJ poll — The election-eve NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Democrats leading by seven percentage points, 50 percent to 43 percent, among likely voters. That's down from a nine-percentage point lead last month.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Democrats hold 7-point edge in final national NBC/WSJ poll — Fifty percent of likely voters say they prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, while 43 percent want Republicans in charge. — WASHINGTON — Democrats hold a 7-point advantage over Republicans in the final national NBC News …
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Vox, Bloomberg and Washington Post
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could losing the House actually help Trump in 2020? — We're now three days from the 2018 election — an election in which Republicans appear likely to lose the House. The funny thing is that President Trump seems at peace with that. His late strategy seems to be all about motivating the base for key red-state Senate races.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp's office investigates Georgia Democrats after alleged hacking attempt — The Georgia Secretary of State Office, run by Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp, has launched an investigation into the Democratic Party of Georgia after an alleged attempt to hack the state's voter registration system.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Kemp's office opens investigation into Georgia Democrats for ‘possible cyber crimes’ — The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the state's Republican gubernatorial nominee, said Sunday it has opened an investigation into the state's Democratic Party for possible unspecified cyber crimes …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Kemp charges Georgia Democrats with attempted voter hack. Abrams fires back: ‘Desperate.’ — The secretary of state provided no evidence for his claim. Democrats called it a ‘political stunt’ two days before the election. — Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp …
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post and The Guardian
New York Times:
Senate Latest, Brian Kemp and Alleged ‘Hack,’ Gun Mailer in Florida: 2 Days to Go — Welcome to The Tip Sheet, a daily political analysis of the 2018 elections, based on interviews with Republican and Democratic officials, pollsters, strategists and voters. — Where things stand
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Predictions for Tuesday — Six years ago, Dean Heller was in trouble. — The Democratic machine had built up a seemingly insurmountable lead in early votes, amassing a 71,000-ballot edge in Clark County and 50,000 statewide. — When it came time for me to pen my biennial election predictions column …
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Hot Air
CBS News:
House Democrats in position to gain but still face hurdles — CBS News poll — It may not be easy for Democrats to take the House majority, as they have to win a string of districts in Republican territory and get strong turnout, but they head into Tuesday in position to do so — even if narrowly.
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Politico and Political Wire
Aiden Pink / The Forward:
GOP Candidate: No Peace In Israel Until Jews Convert To Christianity — A Republican congressional candidate in a competitive race in North Carolina said in a sermon that there would be no peace in Israel unless Jews and Muslims converted to Christianity, CNN reported Friday.
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Political Wire
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Ron DeSantis to Donald Trump: ‘We can save you a lot of money’ — Does a personal relationship with President Donald Trump make it easier to do a good job for Florida? — Well, Ron DeSantis on Saturday night promised as Florida governor, he would try to lure Donald Trump …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
At DeSantis rally, Perdue says Florida governor's race ‘so cotton-pickin’ important'
At DeSantis rally, Perdue says Florida governor's race ‘so cotton-pickin’ important'
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New York Times:
Consulting Firms Keep a Lucrative Saudi Alliance, Shaping Crown Prince's Vision — As Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia charmed Goldman Sachs bankers and Silicon Valley executives on an American tour this spring, some of his most trusted lieutenants were taking care of business in Washington.
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Politico
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
‘No evidence’ to back Kavanaugh accusers' claims, Senate panel's report on FBI probe finds — An investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by multiple women found that no witnesses could provide evidence to substantiate their claims …
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Power Line, United States Senate Committee …, Breitbart and twitchy.com
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Another Kavanaugh accuser admits to fabricating rape story
Another Kavanaugh accuser admits to fabricating rape story
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Louder With Crowder
John Solomon / The Hill:
Falsehood shames Clapper, Brennan and pledge to protect whistleblowers — In the summer of 2014, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sent a letter assuring Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that enhanced monitoring of Intelligence Community workers …
gofundme.com:
Mayor Brent Taylor and Family — $54,249 of $250,000 goal Raised by 547 people in 11 hours — Brent Taylor, Mayor of North Ogden, was killed in Afghanistan today. Mayor Taylor was a hero in every sense of the word. He believed in his community, his country and in selfless service to his fellowman.
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Paighten Harkins / Salt Lake Tribune:
North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor killed in Afghanistan in ‘apparent insider attack’
North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor killed in Afghanistan in ‘apparent insider attack’
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Fox News, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, NPR and New York Times
Benjamin Kentish / The Independent:
Labour Party branch ‘voted down motion condemning Pittsburgh synagogue attack’ — Members reject motion after saying there is too much focus on ‘antisemitism this, antisemitism that’ — {{#singleComment}}{{total}} comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComme nt}}{{total}} comments{{/singleComment}}
Washington Post:
U.S. militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump's call to arms — FALFURRIAS, Tex. — Gun-carrying civilian groups and border vigilantes have heard a call to arms in President Trump's warnings about threats to American security posed by caravans of Central American migrants moving through Mexico.
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Laura Washington / Chicago Sun Times:
Hillary Clinton remains the Democrats best chance to defeat Trump in 2020 — She beat Donald J. Trump last time. — At least, by the popular vote. — Can she do it again this time, for real? — Hillary Clinton may be gearing up for a third run for president of the United States.
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New York Times:
'They Don't Really Want Us to Vote': How Republicans Made it Harder — PRAIRIE VIEW, Tex. — Damon Johnson is a 19-year-old sophomore studying chemical engineering at historically black Prairie View A&M University. He's learning a lot about voting, too. — Mr. Johnson is one of the plaintiffs …
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BuzzFeed News and ThinkProgress
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
‘S.N.L.’ Jokes About the Midterms, and Pete Davidson Pokes Fun at Himself — Sometimes “Saturday Night Live” mocks the news, and sometimes it makes the news. — Under normal circumstances, the biggest question heading into this weekend's episode of “S.N.L.” — its first new broadcast in three weeks …
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RedState, Vox, Daily Wire, Washington Post, NPR and CBS Los Angeles
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
In Illinois, a world turned upside down: once-red suburbs swing blue — Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren, Republicans in wealthy districts with long service records, face Democratic challenges — Early this week, an underdog candidate savaged his opponent for “using the language of Donald Trump” …
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Chicago Tribune
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Jr. Is Basically Tweeting About White Genocide Now — Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) isn't going to lose on Tuesday, but that's not why this comment from Donald Trump Jr., the president's oldest son and of his most popular surrogates, is so important:
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Hill Reporter, Splinter and Mediaite
New York Times:
At Trump Rallies, Women See a Hero Protecting a Way of Life — COLUMBIA, Mo. — Standing in an airplane hangar in the mid-autumn chill awaiting the arrival of President Trump, Joan Philpott said she was angry and scared. Only Mr. Trump, she said, can solve the problems she worries most about.
Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
WikiLeaks' pernicious legacy — empty lulz, bothsidesism and moral flexibility — Not long ago, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was considered a lionhearted champion of civil liberties and government transparency. — In 2007, he helped expose human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay.
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
With Democrats well-positioned to take the House, Republicans scurry to save the Senate — Swamped by a tidal wave of Democratic cash, Republicans entered the final 72 hours of the midterm campaign scrambling to preserve their slim Senate majority as a bulwark against the increasing prospect of a Democrat-run House.
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