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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.
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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.
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 …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Florida vote: Recounts ordered for U.S. Senate, governor, agriculture commissioner
Florida vote: Recounts ordered for U.S. Senate, governor, agriculture commissioner
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Sun-Sentinel, HuffPost, ThinkProgress and The Daily Beast
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud
Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud
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Balloon Juice
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Gillum, Nelson Lawyers Fight To Include Non-Citizen's Vote In Florida
Gillum, Nelson Lawyers Fight To Include Non-Citizen's Vote In Florida
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Breitbart, Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Florida Begins Vote Recounts in Senate and Governor's Races
Florida Begins Vote Recounts in Senate and Governor's Races
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Florida Politics, Outside the Beltway, The Root and electionlawblog.org
Washington Post:
Recount to begin in Florida Senate and governor's races, in echo of 2000 presidential election
Recount to begin in Florida Senate and governor's races, in echo of 2000 presidential election
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miamiherald, Breitbart, Politico, Rick Scott for Florida and Political Wire
Washington Post:
‘Real low energy’: Critics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris — PARIS — President Trump flew 3,800 miles to this French capital city for ceremonies to honor the military sacrifice in World War I, hoping to take part in the kind of powerful ode …
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David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Macron leads centennial commemoration of World War Armistice — The French president implored leaders not to let the past be forgotten. — PARIS — It was a day to remember the bloodshed that ultimately made European solidarity a political imperative, a matter of survival.
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One America News Network, Breitbart and Hullabaloo
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Churchill's grandson slams Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of weather — Nicholas Soames, a British politician and grandson of Winston Churchill, ripped President Trump on Saturday for canceling a cemetery visit in France due to bad weather. — “They died with their face to the foe …
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New York Times, HuffPost, KTLA, Politico and The Mahablog
David Jackson / USA Today:
Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony — PARIS - Saturday's rainout of President Donald Trump's visit to a World War I cemetery is drawing catcalls from critics, including Winston Churchill's grandson. — “They died with their face to the foe …
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
Trump cancels WWI cemetery visit over bad weather
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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 …
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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.
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Political Wire
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
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Breitbart
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.
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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.
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.
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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The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom — President Donald J. Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 7 distinguished individuals. This prestigious award is the Nation's highest civilian honor, which may be awarded by the President …
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Washington Post, IJR, Splinter and Daily Wire
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Wife of GOP megadonor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Wife of GOP megadonor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Axios
Washington Post:
Trump blames ‘gross mismanagement’ as wildfires leave trail of death, destruction in California — Hours after officials announced grim new statistics in California's Camp Fire — nine killed, more than 6,700 structures incinerated in an area larger than Detroit — President Trump bashed state leaders …
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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 …
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LifeZette and Washington Post
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