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1:00 AM ET, November 11, 2018

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New York Times:
See How the Close the Results Are in Florida, Georgia and Arizona  —  Two races for governor and two for Senate have margins so slim that they might trigger a recount.  We're tracking the votes as they are tallied.  —  Senate Forecast  —  U.S. Senate in Florida›  —  Candidate Party Votes Pct.
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Alex Harris / miamiherald:
Whoops!  Brenda Snipes' office mixed bad provisional ballots with good ones  —  Broward's elections supervisor accidentally mixed more than a dozen rejected ballots with nearly 200 valid ones, a circumstance that is unlikely to help Brenda Snipes push back against Republican allegations of incompetence.
Associated Press:
Florida official orders recount in Senate, governor races  —  TALLALHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the potential recounts in Florida's U.S. Senate and governor elections (all times local):  —  The Florida secretary of state is ordering recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races …
Matt Dixon / Politico:   Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud
Daniel Molina / The Floridian:
More Provisional Ballots Found in Broward
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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David Jackson / USA Today:   Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony
Luke Baker / Reuters:   Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain
Henry Austin / The Independent:
Trump cancels First World War memorial visit to US cemetery because of ‘poor weather’
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
McSally-Sinema update: As uncounted ballots dwindle, Kyrsten Sinema's lead falls slightly  —  Ballot-counting in Arizona's epic Senate race continued Saturday with Republican Martha McSally cutting slightly into Democrat Kyrsten Sinema's lead and Republicans increasingly taking issue with the election process.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Sinema lead grows again as Arizona Senate vote count continues  —  Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has expanded her lead over GOP Rep. Martha McSally in Arizona after another day of ballot-counting in the state's Senate race.  —  Sinema stretched her lead to 28,688 votes on Saturday evening …
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Steve King  —  The congressman disputed a story we reported.  We stand by it.  —  Last week, Adam Rubenstein visited Iowa to report on Steve King's re-election effort.  He filed several pieces from there, including one that reported on comments King made before a small meeting with voters in Webster City.
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Dana Rohrabacher Loses, Eroding Republican Foothold in California  —  Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican fixture in California who represented Orange County for 15 terms, lost his bid for re-election.  His defeat underlines the party's setbacks in a part of the state that was long a symbol of its political dominance.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat  —  A Republican congressman known for his outspoken support for Russian President Vladi­mir Putin narrowly lost his Orange County, Calif., seat after 15 terms, a defeat that helped Democrats further solidify their House majority.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Political Wire
Los Angeles Times:   GOP Rep. Denham falls behind Democrat as 3 other Republicans lose ground in Friday's ballot tally
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Almost everything about Matthew Whitaker's appointment is problematic  —  President Trump doesn't exactly have a great track record when it comes to high-profile appointments — remember Ronny L. Jackson? — and the hasty installation of Matthew G. Whitaker as acting attorney general looks like it ranks up there.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Even for This President, It Was a Remarkable Week of Attacks on American Institutions
Discussion: SHUGERBLOG and Vox
Cristina Cabrera / Associated Press:
Whitaker May Have Violated Group's Tax-Exempt Status By Criticizing Clinton
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
emptywheel:
The Kremlinology (Ha!) of the Sessions' Huddle
Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Week and Political Wire
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Avenatti takes on Tucker Carlson after bar incident involving Fox News host's children  —  Michael Avenatti, who was once dubbed a “creepy porn lawyer” on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program, claimed Saturday he's “investigating an alleged assault ... committed by T. Carlson” stemming from an incident at a Virginia restaurant.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Wife of GOP megadonor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to the wife of one of the Republican Party's most prominent patrons, the White House announced Saturday.
Discussion: Axios and Joe.My.God.
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CNN:
Trump properties received $3.2 million during midterms, FEC records show  —  (CNN)Campaigns and PACs spent at least $3.2 million at Trump-owned and branded properties throughout the two-year midterm election cycle, a CNN analysis of Federal Election Commission filings shows.
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
New York Times:
Democrats Have Two Paths for 2020: Daring or Defensive.  Can They Settle on Either?  —  WASHINGTON — For Democrats, the victories, near wins and stinging losses on Tuesday have intensified a debate in the party about how to retake the White House, with moderates arguing they must find …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
Deployed Inside the United States: The Military Waits for the Migrant Caravan  —  With little electricity, no combat pay and holidays away from home, the 5,600 American troops on the southwest border are on a mission ordered by a politically determined commander in chief and a Pentagon unable to convince him of its perils.
Discussion: Jezebel
Wall Street Journal:
California Bar Shooter Posted on Social Media Shortly Before and During Massacre  —  Ian Long reached out to former Marine comrades in days before shooting  —  The gunman who killed 12 people at a Southern California bar was posting on Facebook and Instagram immediately before and during the massacre …
Discussion: LifeZette and Washington Post
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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Why didn't they commit him? …
Discussion: Townhall and twitchy.com
 
 
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USA Today:
Medical professionals to NRA: Guns are our lane. Help us reduce deaths or move over.
Discussion: Mashable
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Andrew Gillum withdraws concession as Florida recount begins
Discussion: KAJ-TV and Political Wire
New York Times:
Republicans Dominate State Politics. But Democrats Made a Dent This Year.
Washington Post:
Trump blames ‘gross mismanagement’ as wildfires leave trail of death, destruction in California
Associated Press:
Tight race in Georgia shines light on voting restrictions
 Earlier Items: 
Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
As Democrats try to steal elections, their dishonesty threatens the very fabric of our country
Discussion: RedState and Arizona Republic
New York Times:
Turkey's President Says Recording of Khashoggi's Killing Was Given to U.S.
Discussion: NPR