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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
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Scott blasts Nelson over count in Florida Senate race
Scott blasts Nelson over count in Florida Senate race
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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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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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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Should the Press Boycott Trump? Political Strategists Weigh In — The CNN chief Jeff Zucker gave his troops unexpected orders the day after President Trump snatched the press credential away from Jim Acosta, one of the network's White House correspondents. — The temptation to play it big was strong.
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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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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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Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Critics rebuke Mississippi senator's ‘public hanging’ remark
Critics rebuke Mississippi senator's ‘public hanging’ remark
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Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
A senator from Mississippi joked about ‘public hanging.’ Her black opponent called it ‘reprehensible.’
Ashton Pittman / Jackson Free Press:
Hyde-Smith's ‘Public Hanging’ Quip Bombs in State with Most Lynchings
Hyde-Smith's ‘Public Hanging’ Quip Bombs in State with Most Lynchings
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Talking Points Memo, Jamie Dupree - AJC and Splinter
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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Arizona Republic:
Kyrsten Sinema widens lead again over Martha McSally in pivotal day for Arizona's U.S. Senate race — Democrat Kyrsten Sinema widened her lead again over Republican Martha McSally on Sunday, a pivotal day in the U.S. Senate race as the number of uncounted ballots dwindled.
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Tim Steller / Arizona Daily Star:
Steller column: Slow Arizona vote-counting doesn't show fraud
Steller column: Slow Arizona vote-counting doesn't show fraud
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New York Times:
Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Killing Other Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi's Death — WASHINGTON — Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked a small group of businessmen last year about using private companies to assassinate Iranian enemies of the kingdom …
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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 …
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Associated Press:
More bodies found as officials fight California wildfire — PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — As relatives desperately searched shelters for missing loved ones, crews stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise on Sunday, loading the remains of at least one victim into a hearse.
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Amir Vera / CNN:
President Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities
President Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities
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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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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 …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Let the People Vote — America finally has a pro-democracy movement — and it did very well at the polls last week. — The United States finally has the pro-democracy movement that it needs. — Last week, ballot initiatives to improve the functioning of democracy fared very well.
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
House Democrats to Probe Trump's Role in Hush Payments — Inquiry will look at the president's involvement in transactions that may have violated campaign-finance laws — House Democrats, set to take over majority control next year, plan to probe President Trump's involvement …
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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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Politico, ABC News, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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 …
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 …
Leila Fadel / NPR:
Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script — This past week there was yet another tragic mass shooting, this time at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Twelve people were killed before the gunman fatally turned the gun on himself. It's an all too common scene.