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3:30 AM ET, November 13, 2018

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Washington Post:
Trump is preparing to remove Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary, aides say  —  President Trump has told advisers he has decided to remove Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and her departure from the administration is likely to occur in the coming weeks, if not sooner …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
White House confirms Trump will not visit Arlington cemetery on Veterans Day as rain is expected
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 …
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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.
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Kyrsten Sinema has flipped Jeff Flake's Senate seat to the Democrats  —  Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has picked up an insurmountable lead over Republican opponent Rep. Martha McSally, handing Democrats a seat Republicans have held since 1994, the AP projects.
Rachel Leingang / Arizona Republic:
Sinema vs. McSally
NBC News:
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona Senate race after nail-biter against Martha McSally
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, Mediaite and Axios
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Shannon K. Crawford / ABC News:
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, mysteriously arrives in Washington, D.C.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:   Conservative Activist Jerome Corsi Says He Expects to Be Indicted in Mueller Probe
Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen takes the train to Washington to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller's team
Washington Post:   Conservative author and Stone associate Jerome Corsi said he expects to be indicted by special …
The Hill:
Stone associate says he expects to face Mueller indictment in next couple of days
Discussion: Vox and Splinter
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.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Gillum bets future on defending Floridians' right to vote
Discussion: The Nation and twitchy.com
Washington Post:
How a badly designed ballot might have swayed the election in Florida
Discussion: Chalkbeat and Wall Street Journal
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:   President Trump effectively demands soldiers stationed abroad be excluded from voting in Florida midterms
Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Picks New York City, Northern Virginia for Its HQ2 Locations  —  E-commerce giant is expected to make announcement on HQ2 cities as soon as Tuesday  —  New York City and Northern Virginia will be the homes for Amazon.com Inc.'s AMZN -4.41% second and third headquarters …
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Washington Post:   Amazon picks Northern Virginia and New York for its additional headquarters after year-long, high-profile search
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 …
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Can Marine One Fly in the Rain?  —  Why, exactly, did Donald Trump not join Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, and Justin Trudeau at Saturday's commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the original Armistice Day?  I don't know, and I don't think anyone outside the White House does at this point.
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Death toll rises to 42 in California's Camp Fire, making it the deadliest wildfire ever in the state  —  BREAKING: Death toll rises to 42 in California's Camp Fire, making it the deadliest wildfire ever in the state.  —  PARADISE, Calif. — The thing about Paradise is that people expected to live out their lives here in the hills.
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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
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Adam B. Schiff / Washington Post:
Matthew Whitaker, we're watching you
Discussion: Just Security, VICE News and Raw Story
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.
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Ian Bassin / New York Times:
We're Suing the Florida Governor.  He Should Not Oversee His Own Election.  —  A growing number of government officials are misusing their office in egregious ways to try to tilt the electoral playing field in their favor.  —  Mr. Bassin is the founding executive director of Protect Democracy.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is cracking  —  President Trump is back in the United States — and back to attacking democracy.  He tweets: … We should note that this is the talk of authoritarians; it shows contempt for the office of the president, whom the Constitution designates to “to take care” that the nation's laws are faithfully executed.
Discussion: CBS Miami, Salon, Mic and Raw Story
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Fox News Twitter Account Remains Dark for Fourth Day Over Tucker Carlson Protest  —  Fox News continued its Twitter boycott for a fourth day on Monday in an apparent attempt to protest how the social media platform handled tweets surrounding a recent rally against Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Don Thompson / Associated Press:
Democrats Gain Veto-Proof Majority in California Legislature  —  Democrats win two Senate seats in California's Central Valley, gain veto-proof supermajorities in state Legislature.  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats have won two Republican-held California state Senate seats in the Central Valley …
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
Washington Post:
Pelosi moves aggressively to snuff out challenge to her bid for House speaker  —  House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is moving aggressively to snuff out a challenge from some lawmakers who are demanding new party leadership, while powerful allies outside Congress are helping rally support for her bid for speaker.
Discussion: Power Line and Political Wire
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia secretary of state tells election officials to count absentee ballots  —  Georgia Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden instructed county election officials Monday to count absentee ballots even if they lack a voter's date of birth, as long as the voter's identity can be verified.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Splinter and Raw Story
 
 
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
A Trump Policy Change Will Hurt Children Who Cross The Border Illegally
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Deadspin:
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New York Times:
Bipartisan Sentencing Overhaul Moves Forward, but Rests on Trump
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Shops Around for a Cable News Gig
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and Mediaite
New York Times:
Facebook Failed to Police How Its Partners Handled User Data
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Kat Timpf Chased Out of Brooklyn Bar
Kim Hart / Axios:
Poll: Majority of Democrats think Republicans are “racist,” “bigoted” or “sexist”
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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
Chris Kitching / Mirror.co.uk:
Men burnt alive by mob after false WhatsApp messages accuse them of child kidnap
TMZ.com:
Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead at 95
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Meet the New House Democrats: They Could Be a Management Headache
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