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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘Full Trumpism’: The president's apocalyptic attacks reach a new level of falsity — CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — President Trump is painting an astonishingly apocalyptic vision of America under Democratic control in the campaign's final days, unleashing a torrent of falsehoods and portraying …
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Althouse and POLITICUSUSA
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
Exclusive: Khashoggi sons issue emotional appeal for the return of their father's body — Sons of slain Saudi journalist speak to CNN — Washington (CNN)The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father's body, in their first interview since …
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The Week, Politico and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
Jackie Wattles / CNN:
George Soros rep says he wants to go on Fox News. But they won't book him — New York (CNN)Fox News talks about billionaire philanthropist George Soros a lot. He is a favorite bogeyman of the right, so Fox's conservative talk shows blame him for all sorts of ills, sometimes even pushing into conspiracy theory territory.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Defensive, caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again. Just not as badly.
Defensive, caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again. Just not as badly.
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New York Times and The Week
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Brian Kemp Just Engaged in a Last-Minute Act of Banana-Republic Level Voter Manipulation in Georgia — In perhaps the most outrageous example of election administration partisanship in the modern era, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is running for governor while simultaneously …
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WhoWhatWhy, Hill Reporter, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, HuffPost, politics.myajc, Breitbart, The Root, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Vox and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Racist ‘magical Negro’ robo-call from ‘Oprah’ targets Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor's race — For years, Oprah Winfrey's campaign rally appearances and political endorsements have posed a difficult question for anyone who happens to be advocating for the candidate on the other side …
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ABC News, The Daily Beast, The Hill and Hill Reporter
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Abrams, Kemp prepare for overtime in Georgia governor's race
Abrams, Kemp prepare for overtime in Georgia governor's race
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The Hill
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Midterms test whether Republicans not named Trump can win by stoking racial animosity
Midterms test whether Republicans not named Trump can win by stoking racial animosity
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ABC News, Daily Wire and The Week
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Another Trump Scoop, a Giddy Reaction and a Reporter Under Fire — WASHINGTON — Jonathan Swan could not sleep. — It was 4 a.m. last Wednesday, and Mr. Swan, the star White House correspondent for the upstart news outlet Axios, was tapping out a Slack message to his colleagues.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A fast-rising journalist hits a speed bump with his latest scoop about Trump — Jonathan Swan landed a big scoop about President Trump last week, another in a series of big scoops the young reporter has landed since Trump took office. — The reaction? Brutal.
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Axios
Elana Schor / Politico:
‘Trump has hijacked the election’: House Republicans in panic mode — House Speaker Paul Ryan got President Donald Trump on the phone Sunday for one final plea on behalf of anxious Republicans: Please, please talk up the booming economy in the final hours before Election Day.
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CBS News, Raw Story, The Week and Washington Monthly
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Did Beto Blow It? — In March 2017, a little-known Democratic congressman named Beto O'Rourke proposed something unusual to Will Hurd, a Republican colleague from a neighboring district: that they rent a car and embark on a 24-hour, 1,600-mile road trip from San Antonio to Washington.
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The Daily Beast and The Week
New York Times:
Tracing a Meme From the Internet's Fringe to a Republican Slogan — Since President Trump's election, his loyalists online have provided him with a steady stream of provocative posts and shareable memes, often filtered up from platforms like Reddit through media channels like Fox News.
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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Exclusive: Iran open to talks with US if Trump changes ‘approach’ to nuclear deal, top diplomat says — In an interview with USA TODAY, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talked about U.S.-Iran relations and the Iran nuclear deal — ANTALYA, Turkey - As Iranians braced …
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Gabriel Pogrund / Washington Post:
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto leads his city through its darkest days — PITTSBURGH — Mayor Bill Peduto had told his team not to call on Saturday morning unless it was urgent. He was planning to sleep in, a rarity, which meant certain protocols applied, including that he would answer his phone only if it rang twice.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: In final days, Democrats maintain advantage — WASHINGTON (CNN)On the eve of the midterm elections, Democrats continue to hold a double-digit lead over Republicans in a generic Congressional ballot among likely voters, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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Political Wire, The Week and Daily Kos
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Their Soybeans Piling Up, Farmers Hope Trade War Ends Before Beans Rot — North Dakota's soybean crops are flourishing. But China has stopped buying. — ARTHUR, N.D. — This is harvest season in the rich farmlands of the eastern Dakotas, the time of year Kevin Karel checks his computer …
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
NBC Airs Immigration Trump Ad Deemed Too Racist by CNN — In the middle of a highly anticipated “Sunday Night Football” broadcast, NBC aired an immigration-themed advertisement, approved by President Trump, that CNN publicly declared to be racist and unfit for its network.
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HuffPost, ImmigrationProf Blog, The Gateway Pundit and Conservative News Today
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Washington Post:
Trump administration prepares for massive shake-up after midterms — The Trump administration is bracing for a massive staff shake-up in the weeks following the midterm elections, as the fates of a number of Cabinet secretaries and top White House aides are increasingly uncertain heading …
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Political Wire
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump ally Kris Kobach accepted donations from white nationalists — The Republican candidate for governor of Kansas has accepted thousand of dollars in donations, and has for over a decade been affiliated with groups espousing white supremacist views — The Republican candidate for governor …
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Political Wire, Raw Story and Blue Virginia
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Missouri Senate race is a margin-of-error contest — Democrat Claire McCaskill gets support from 50 percent of likely voters compared with 47 percent for Republican Josh Hawley. — Nearing the finish line of the 2018 election cycle, Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Josh Hawley …
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Political Wire
Benjamin Kerstein / Algemeiner.com:
Report: Notorious Antisemite Louis Farrakhan Leads ‘Death to America’ Chant on Solidarity Trip to Iran — Nation of Islam leader and prominent antisemite Louis Farrakhan chanted “Death to America” and claimed that “America has never been a democracy” on Sunday during a solidarity trip to Iran …
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Jerusalem Post and Breitbart
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Reveals Trump Once Admitted He Plays Race Card: 'I Know It's Bad But It Works' — Morning Joe took a critical view of some of the GOP campaign strategies on Monday, the day before the 2018 midterm elections, and took a harsh view of what they called blatant racist tactics by Republican candidates in a number of local races.
New York Times:
Two Capitals, One Russian Oligarch: How Oleg Deripaska Is Trying to Escape U.S. Sanctions — This spring, a British lord with deep ties to the governing Conservative Party and a reputation as a do-gooder environmentalist arrived in Washington on an unlikely mission: to save the business empire …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Michael Bloomberg to air $5 million in ads before midterm elections to tout Democrats — and himself — Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City who is considering a 2020 presidential campaign, took another step closer to that possibility Sunday …
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Breitbart, CNN, Splinter, Conservative News Today and Political Wire
Mike Levine / ABC News:
‘No Blame’? ABC News finds 17 cases invoking ‘Trump’ in connection with violence, threats or alleged assaults — President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to accept any responsibility for inciting violence in American communities, dismissing critics who have pointed to his rhetoric …
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Mediaite
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
How Far Have the Democrats Moved to the Left? — Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get lots of attention, but the most significant shift is among voters, not candidates. — The future of the Democratic Party looks a lot like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.