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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
'It's impossible' to finish recount by deadline, Palm Beach county election supervisor says — (CNN)The election overseer for a critical county in Florida confirmed to CNN on Sunday what observers in both parties had begun to predict: There is no way Palm Beach County's machine recount will be finished by the Thursday deadline.
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
‘Nightmare in Florida II’: The odd ballot that could cost Sen. Nelson the race — Did a critical chunk of voters in Broward County miss the Senate race because of the ballot's layout? It's deja vu for Democrats who recall the 2000 recount. — For the second time in 18 years …
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Scott blasts Nelson over count in Florida Senate race — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Sunday that he's won his closely contested Senate race against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and that his opponent is “committing fraud” in an effort to steal the race from him and is a “sore loser.”
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Daniel Moritz-Rabson / Newsweek:
Proud Boys, Laura Loomer Join Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists, Celebrity Trolls, in Florida …
Proud Boys, Laura Loomer Join Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists, Celebrity Trolls, in Florida …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Will Run Again — Reinventing herself as a liberal firebrand, Mrs. Clinton will easily capture the 2020 nomination. — Get ready for Hillary Clinton 4.0. More than 30 years in the making, this new version of Mrs. Clinton, when she runs for president in 2020, will come full circle …
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Rachel Withers / Vox:
Macron denounces nationalism as avowed “nationalist” Trump stands steps away — The two leaders' “bromance” isn't what it used to be. — At the World War I Armistice Day commemoration on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron took a pointed stand against nationalism — calling it a …
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New York Times:
Trump's Nationalism, Rebuked at World War I Ceremony, Is Reshaping Much of Europe — PARIS — Dozens of leaders from around the globe marched in the soaking rain down the Champs Élysée on Sunday, expressing solidarity for an international order that had its origins in the end …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's rain decision casts dark clouds over his Paris trip
Trump's rain decision casts dark clouds over his Paris trip
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Jackie Wattles / CNN:
Famed First Amendment lawyer says CNN should sue the White House over Acosta access — New York (CNN)A veteran First Amendment lawyer says that CNN should sue the White House for revoking press access from reporter Jim Acosta. — Floyd Abrams, a constitutional law expert who has appeared frequently …
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
CNN gearing up to sue over Jim Acosta's suspended White House press pass
CNN gearing up to sue over Jim Acosta's suspended White House press pass
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
House Dems plan to investigate Trump targeting of CNN, Washington Post: report
House Dems plan to investigate Trump targeting of CNN, Washington Post: report
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Conway: White House didn't alter video of Jim Acosta
Conway: White House didn't alter video of Jim Acosta
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wants no more relief funds for Puerto Rico — President Trump doesn't want to give Puerto Rico any more federal money for its recovery from Hurricane Maria, White House officials have told congressional appropriators and leadership. This is because he claims, without evidence …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Did Facebook Fire a Top Executive? Hint: It Had Something to Do With Trump — Palmer Luckey, co-founder of virtual-reality pioneer Oculus, was ousted after his political activity sparked a furor within the social-media giant and Silicon Valley — Facebook Inc. FB -1.97% executive …
New York Times:
Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Assassinating Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi Killing — Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Assassinations Before Khashoggi Killing — Over a year before the journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death, Saudi officials discussed hiring companies to kill Iranian enemies of the kingdom.
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Matt McCoy / Politico:
I Was the Subject of a Political ‘Witch Hunt.’ Matt Whitaker Directed It. — Matt McCoy is a state senator from Iowa's 21st District. — On the morning of April 7, 2006, two FBI agents knocked on my door. They informed me that I was being investigated about issues related to bribery and violation of the Hobbs Act.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
What we're watching: Dems preview investigation onslaught on Sunday shows
What we're watching: Dems preview investigation onslaught on Sunday shows
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Kris Schneider / ABC News:
‘We could subpoena Mueller’ if the administration restricts Russia investigation: Incoming House Judiciary chairman
‘We could subpoena Mueller’ if the administration restricts Russia investigation: Incoming House Judiciary chairman
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YouTube:
Weekend Update: Pete Davidson Apologizes to Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw - SNL — Pete Davidson stops by Weekend Update to apologize for his comments about Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw. #SNL #SNL44 #LievSchreiber #LilWayne Subscribe to SNL: https...
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Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Dan Crenshaw started the week as an SNL joke and ended it as a GOP star. The real story came before that.
Dan Crenshaw started the week as an SNL joke and ended it as a GOP star. The real story came before that.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
SNL's Pete Davidson Apologizes to Rep.-Elect Dan Crenshaw's Face: 'I'm a Dick'
SNL's Pete Davidson Apologizes to Rep.-Elect Dan Crenshaw's Face: 'I'm a Dick'
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Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Joked About Going to a ‘Public Hanging’ — Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is facing a November 27 runoff election in Mississippi against Democrat Mike Espy, joked with supporters earlier this month about attending a “public hanging.”
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
How the GOP Gave Up on Porn — The Year Was 1976. Republicans were reeling from Watergate. Christian conservatives were defecting to the Democratic Party. And Jerry Falwell, the Virginia preacher with a booming Baptist congregation and a popular radio show, decided he could no longer sit …
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
Can ‘Minnesota Nice’ trump Manhattan mean? The case for Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2020 — Lauren Underwood was on almost nobody's radar screen in the frantic run-up to last Tuesday's midterm election, and that's not surprising. — As the Democratic candidate in Illinois' 14th Congressional District …
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
ICE Is Imprisoning a Record 44,000 People — Congress told the immigration agency to reduce its detentions. Instead, ICE detained more people than ever, The Daily Beast has learned. Where did it find the money? — The number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Amelia Lester / Politico:
The Voice of the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ — One evening this fall at a house in West Hollywood, the Australian editor and writer Claire Lehmann had dinner with the neuroscientist Sam Harris and Eric Weinstein, the managing director of tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel's investment firm.
Nic Garcia / Denver Post:
Colorado Republicans' conundrum: Donald Trump and the unaffiliated voters who loathe him — Insiders say Cory Gardner's re-election prospects are grim unless GOP can develop new message — Before the election, Colorado Republicans controlled the state Senate, occupied three …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's car obsession — Trump is as jazzed as ever about hitting foreign-made cars with steep tariffs. Just about every member of his senior economic team besides Peter Navarro believes this is a terrible idea. But they haven't swayed him. — What's happening: With each passing month …