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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Played Central Role in Hush Payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal — Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence of the president's participation in deals to buy the silence of a former adult-film actress and an ex-Playboy model. The deals have led Trump's former lawyer …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Freak Out as New Ballots Threaten Florida Senate Win — New ballots in Broward County have conspiracy theorists — including the state's top elected officials — calling for an investigation of Democrats. — As the Republican margin in the Florida Senate race narrowed …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's authoritarian response to Florida shenanigans hints at worse to come — In the run-up to Election Day in 2016, Donald Trump repeatedly and flatly declared that the outcome of the election would be legitimate only if he won. The claim, stripped down to its essence …
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Politico, Mother Jones, FiveThirtyEight, Townhall, Wall Street Journal and Politico
miamiherald:
Rick Scott sues Broward, Palm Beach elections supervisors over ballot delays — TALLAHASSEE — A visibly frustrated Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday accused “unethical liberals” of trying to steal a U.S. Senate seat from him, as his campaign filed two lawsuits against Broward County Supervisor …
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Broward County Is An Embarrassment, And The Potential For A Stolen Florida Election Is Real
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Townhall, Conservative News Today and IJR
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Rick Scott Cites Rampant Fraud in Florida, as Senate and Governor Races Tighten
Matt Dixon / Politico:
After Scott requested investigation, law enforcement says no voter fraud allegations found
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Hill Reporter, Washington Free Beacon and electionlawblog.org
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Is Roger Stone Scheming Another ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’ in Florida?
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WJXT-TV, miamiherald and The Hill
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Rick Scott Falsely Accuses Democrats of Trying to Steal Florida Senate Race, Seeks Law Enforcement Intervention
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Washington Post, New York Magazine, Tampa Bay Times and Daily Kos
Miles Parks / NPR:
As Florida Races Narrow, Trump And Scott Spread Claims Of Fraud Without Evidence
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The Federalist, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Hill and VICE News
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump, without evidence, accuses Democrats of ‘election theft’ in Florida Senate race
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Political Wire, Chicks On The Right, IJR and Breitbart
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
It's Probably Too Late to Stop Mueller — At the end of last month, with the midterms looming, I gave a talk before a small private audience in California in which I argued for optimism because—among other things—the moment for firing Robert Mueller had passed.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Momentum builds against acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker — Matt Whitaker has been acting attorney general for just one full day but he's already under extreme pressure. — Why it matters: President Trump, who shocked even some of his senior most staff with the hasty timing of his firing …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Matthew Whitaker is a crackpot — The acting attorney general of the United States is a crackpot. — Matthew G. Whitaker, installed in the job by President Trump to replace Jeff Sessions, was asked in 2014, during an ill-fated run in the Republican senatorial primary in Iowa, about the worst decisions in the Supreme Court's history.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judges order Mueller to explain impact of Sessions-Whitaker DOJ shakeup
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Associated Press, The Atlantic and CNN
Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
Whitaker May Be a Bad Choice, but He's a Legal One
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emptywheel, CNN and CNBC
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Mueller Grand Jury Witness Cryptically Suggests He's In Legal Jeopardy
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emptywheel, Politico, Washington Post and Real Clear Politics
Kansas City Star:
Inside Kris Kobach's losing Kansas campaign: ‘Check logic and reason at the door’ — Kris Kobach blamed money. He blamed history. He didn't blame himself for losing a race for governor in a state where Republicans outnumber Democrats nearly 2 to 1. — “Obviously, if we'd had more money …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Mediaite
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump is telling people he wants to replace Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross by the end of the year — President Donald Trump is telling people he wants to replace Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross by the end of the year, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Political Wire and Law & Crime
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Why Aren't Democrats More Excited About the 2018 Results — For a party that had a great night on Tuesday, Democrats aren't really acting like it. Yes, they lost at least three Senate incumbents, but given the exposure they were up against, this is not such a bad result.
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Sessions, in Last-Minute Act, Sharply Limits Use of Consent Decrees to Curb Police Abuses — WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has drastically limited the ability of federal law enforcement officials to use court-enforced agreements to overhaul local police departments accused …
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Judith Miller / Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Sessions's Exit Interview
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Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Leak: Axios Editor Concedes Problems With HBO ‘S**tshow’ But Assures Staff That Haters Are Just Jealous — “They hate ya cause they ain't ya,” one employee wrote. — Their weekly staff meeting had become a crisis debriefing, and Axios employees were wondering where things had gone wrong.
Will Oremus / Slate:
A Vox Co-Founder Got Doxed on Twitter by a Hate-Spewing Incel, and Twitter Allowed It — If verified users with huge followings can't get Twitter to enforce its safety rules, what hope does everyone else have? — It Took Me Less Than an Hour to Find Illegal Animal Products at a Chinese Traditional Medicine Market
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Retaliate Against Reporters Who Don't Show ‘Respect’ — President Trump said on Friday that he might revoke the credentials of additional White House reporters if they do not “treat the White House with respect,” lobbing another threat at the news media two days …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Plan to Pursue Most Aggressive Gun-Control Legislation in Decades — Focus spurred by an incoming class of lawmakers with ‘F’ NRA ratings who campaigned on the issue — WASHINGTON—Democrats say they will pass the most aggressive gun-control legislation in decades when they become …
The White House:
Presidential Proclamation Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States — The United States expects the arrival at the border between the United States and Mexico (southern border) of a substantial number of aliens primarily from Central America who appear …
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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Trump Signs Proclamation Barring Asylum Seekers At U.S.-Mexico Border
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Axios and ImmigrationProf Blog
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
America's Fever Is Still Rising — Tuesday, if you step back, was an ordinary election in an extraordinary time. The swing against the president's party in the first midterm election was not far off the historical range. The average loss for the president's party in the House two years into a first term over the last century is 29.
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Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story — As Michelle Obama's highly anticipated memoir “Becoming” arrives, it's clear that the former first lady is occupying a space in the culture beyond politics. With an arena book tour featuring A-list special guests …
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Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Michelle Obama opens up about her miscarriage, going through IVF and Donald Trump in ABC News prime …
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Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — But state Republican Chairman Jonathan Lines raised the level of accusations, saying Fontes, a Democrat, “cannot be trusted to administer elections in Arizona.” — Amy Chan, former state election director under Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett, tweeted …
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Washington Post:
Zinke is the Cabinet official most vulnerable to Democratic probe, White House fears — White House officials have identified Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke as the Cabinet member most vulnerable to a congressional probe under a Democratic majority in January, putting the colorful secretary closer …
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Political Wire, Politico and Raw Story
Spiegel Online:
'We Can't Stop Brexit' — Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn believes that politics have left young people behind. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, he speaks about Brexit, the crisis of social democracy in Europe and the uphill battle to unite his party. — The man upon whom the hopes …
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NBC News:
20,000-acre wildfire all but destroys Paradise, California — “The whole lower side of Paradise is totally engulfed in flames right now ... Not one home will be left standing. I'm devastated.” — A wildfire fueled by strong winds raced across communities in the Sierra foothills …
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CBS Los Angeles:
Thousand Oaks Gunman's High School Coach Speaks About Sexual Assault — NEWBURY PARK (CBSLA) — The Thousand Oaks shooter's high school track coach says that he assaulted her. — “I turned on the news and I was watching it and when they said his name my jaw just dropped,” said Dominique Colell.
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Exit polling gives Golden an edge in 2nd District ranked-choice count. See each candidate's road to victory. — AUGUSTA, Maine — Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden is favored to beat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in a ranked-choice voting count that could decide the tight race …
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