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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Trump, without evidence, calls Florida ballots ‘massively infected,’ demands end to recounts  —  Just after returning from his trip to Europe, President Donald Trump on Monday morning turned back to the increasingly bitter battle over recounts in the Senate and governor's races in Florida …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
What's Happening in Florida Is a Nightmare.  2020 Could Be So Much Worse.  —  With Florida set this week to undertake a massive and massively politicized recount in the critical races for governor and senator, the way that election fight has played out so far has been an absolute nightmare.
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed News:
Republican Gov. Rick Scott Was Just Sued Over His Role In The Florida Recount  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Republican Gov. Rick Scott has filed at least five lawsuits since Thursday against county election officials and instructed state police to investigate them for “fraud.”
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Gillum bets future on defending Floridians' right to vote
Discussion: The Nation and twitchy.com
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:   President Trump effectively demands soldiers stationed abroad be excluded from voting in Florida midterms
Kirby Wilson / miamiherald:
In 26 recounts in major races around the nation since 2000, only 3 outcomes changed
Discussion: Associated Press
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Special counsel witness says he expects to be charged in Mueller probe  —  The former Infowars Washington bureau chief, who recently testified before a federal grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election …
Discussion: Washington Times, Axios and Mediaite
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Shannon K. Crawford / ABC News:
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, mysteriously arrives in Washington, D.C.  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and close associate, arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, accompanied by one of his own criminal defense lawyers.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Conservative author and Stone associate Jerome Corsi said he expects to be indicted by special prosecutors for allegedly lying  —  Conservative author Jerome Corsi said Monday that he expects to be indicted by prosecutors working for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on a charge of lying …
Wall Street Journal:
Conservative Activist Jerome Corsi Says He Expects to Be Indicted in Mueller Probe  —  He says he expects to be charged with giving false information to Mueller investigators  —  WASHINGTON—Jerome Corsi—a conservative author and activist best known for advancing conspiracy theories …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen takes the train to Washington to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller's team
Adam B. Schiff / Washington Post:
Matthew Whitaker, we're watching you
The Hill:
Stone associate says he expects to face Mueller indictment in next couple of days
Discussion: Mother Jones, Vox and NBC News
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema Declared Winner in Arizona Senate Race  —  PHOENIX — Representative Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat and former social worker, scored a groundbreaking victory in the race for a Senate seat in Arizona, defeating her Republican opponent after waging a campaign in which she embraced …
Discussion: Boing Boing, Splinter and Mediaite
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Arizona Republic:
Sinema vs. McSally … Democrat Kyrsten Sinema's unbreakable hold on Maricopa County, along with overwhelming support for her from Martha McSally's Tucson-based congressional district, gave her an electoral edge Republicans could not erase in the race for Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat.
Rachel Leingang / Arizona Republic:
Sinema vs. McSally
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Kyrsten Sinema has flipped Jeff Flake's Senate seat to the Democrats
Discussion: NBC News, ABC News and Mother Jones
New York Times:
‘Tell Your Boss’: Recording Is Seen to Link Saudi Crown Prince More Strongly to Khashoggi Killing  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed last month at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a member of the kill team instructed a superior over the phone to …
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
No ‘blue wave,’ but Democrats' midterm success sinking in  —  NEW YORK (AP) — No it wasn't a blue wave.  But a week after the voting, Democrats are riding higher than they thought on Election Night.  —  As vote counting presses on in several states, the Democrats have steadily chalked …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
White House confirms Trump will not visit Arlington cemetery on Veterans Day as rain is expected  —  The White House on Monday confirmed that President Donald Trump will not visit Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.  —  According to Washington Post correspondent Josh Dawsey …
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is weighing a presidential run  —  WASHINGTON, D. C.  - After comfortably winning re-election to his U.S. Senate seat last week in a state that President Donald Trump won comfortably two years ago, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is weighing a run for president.
New York Times:
In North Korea, Missile Bases Suggest a Great Deception  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed …
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WGN-TV:
Officer shoots, kills armed security guard outside south suburban bar  —  Share Update: … For the latest updates on this story, click here.  —  ROBBINS, Ill. — Witnesses say a Midlothian police officer responding to a shooting inside a south suburban bar shot and killed the wrong person early Sunday morning.
Jason Lewis / Wall Street Journal:
Who Lost The House?  John McCain  —  His July 2017 vote killed ObamaCare repeal and made Democratic lies impossible to refute.  —  The Republican Party lost its House majority on July 28, 2017, when Sen. John McCain ended the party's seven-year quest to repeal ObamaCare.
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Associated Press:
Ousted Republican faults McCain for losing House
Discussion: Politico
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Whitaker's Unofficial Role as Adviser to Trump Campaign is a Clear Red Line  —  The most concerning question involving Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's relationship to Sam Clovis, the national co-chairman of the 2016 Trump campaign, has been missed by many.
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and Hot Air
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   As Dems consider impeaching Trump, GOP leaders regret pursuing Clinton
Peter Overby / NPR:
Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home  —  Democrats will take control of the U.S. House in January with big items topping their legislative to-do list: Remove obstacles to voting, close loopholes in government ethics law and reduce the influence of political money.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Political Wire and Unfogged
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Baraboo High School Students Did The Nazi Salute In Their Prom Photo And Police Are Investigating  —  A Wisconsin school district and local police are investigating an incident in which male high school students appeared to be doing the Nazi salute in their prom photo.
Los Angeles Times:
Camp fire's death toll mounts in Paradise as the search for victims continues … The death toll from the Camp fire raging in Butte County rose to 29 on Sunday as authorities continued their search for victims amid the ruins of the Sierra foothills town of Paradise.
Discussion: BBC and The Daily Caller
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Trump skipped a U.S. cemetery visit abroad.  The French army trolled him for avoiding the rain. … A century and some change after bugle calls for cease-fire drifted over European trench lines, the French launched a salvo.  —  “There is rain, but it does not matter,” …
TMZ.com:
Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead at 95  —  Stan Lee, the man responsible for much of the Marvel Universe, has died ... Stan's daughter tells TMZ.  —  We're told an ambulance rushed to Lee's Hollywood Hills home early Monday morning and he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Chris Kitching / Mirror.co.uk:
Men burnt alive by mob after false WhatsApp messages accuse them of child kidnap  —  WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The men were dragged out of a jail cell and killed as hundreds cheered  —  Two innocent men were dragged out of a jail cell and burned alive by a cheering mob as rumours of child abductors spread rapidly on WhatsApp.
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Alex Trebek The Jeopardy! icon on retirement, his legacy, and why knowledge matters.  —  Alex Trebek, dressed in a chambray shirt and blue jeans, walks into the plushly carpeted, book-lined study of his rambling Los Angeles home and plops down in an easy chair, draping a leg over an armrest.
McKenna Oxenden / Tampa Bay Times:
Naked Florida man revealed on video sneaking into restaurant and munching on ramen  —  ST. PETERSBURG — It started with chicken wings, a beer and a burglar.  —  It went downhill from there.  —  A St. Petersburg police officer was investigating a Nov. 6 break-in at The Chattaway restaurant …
Kerry Howley / The Cut:
Everyone Believed Larry Nassar The predatory trainer may have just taken down USA Gymnastics.  How did he deceive so many for so long?  —  Larissa Boyce was 10 when her coach, John Geddert, forced her legs into a split so hard she cried.  He pulled her right leg up toward his torso …
Discussion: Boing Boing
miamiherald:
Bay County allowed some hurricane victims to vote by fax or email.  That's not allowed.  —  TALLAHASSEE  —  As counties recount ballots in three statewide races and lawyers battle over the complex vote counting in court, the top elections official in Bay County said he allowed some displaced voters …
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Veterans haven't received GI Bill benefits for months due to ongoing IT issues at VA  —  “This is — to be kind — a train wreck,” said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.  —  Shelley Roundtree departed the U.S. Army in 2013 after seeing friends …
Discussion: CityLab, POLITICUSUSA and TheBlaze
 
 
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Ian Bassin / New York Times:
We're Suing the Florida Governor. He Should Not Oversee His Own Election.
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia secretary of state tells election officials to count absentee ballots
Discussion: Splinter and Daily Kos
Adam Beam / Associated Press:
Kentucky House leader files to raise money for governor
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Biden, Bernie, Beto lead 2020 Dem field
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Mississippi US senator won't discuss ‘public hanging’ remark
Discussion: The Week
Kim Hart / Axios:
Poll: Majority of Democrats think Republicans are “racist,” “bigoted” or “sexist”
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Steve King dared a conservative outlet to release audio of him calling immigrants ‘dirt.’ It did.
Wale Aliyu / NBC New York:
Woman Beaten in Subway Station by Man Yelling Racially Charged Words: Family, Police
Discussion: The Root and Gothamist
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Meet the New House Democrats: They Could Be a Management Headache
Discussion: Politico
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
Here's What Happened When a Conservative Tried to Convince a Top House Democrat That Trump Should be Impeached
Agence France-Presse:
Crazy in love? The Japanese man ‘married’ to a hologram
Discussion: Daily Wire
tompepinsky.com:
What Happens if Elections Are No Longer Legitimate?
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
New York Times:
They Were Stopped at the Texas Border. Their Nightmare Had Only Just Begun.
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