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Washington Post:
Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal in inadvertent court filing — WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a recently unsealed court filing — a development that could significantly advance the probe into Russian interference …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Is Optimistic It Will Prosecute Assange — Over the past year, U.S. prosecutors have discussed several types of charges they could potentially bring against the WikiLeaks founder — The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic …
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The Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, HuffPost, Mediaite and rbc.ru, more at Mediagazer »
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
‘Preparing for the worst’: Mueller anxiety pervades Trump world — Lawyers for President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. insist they aren't worried about special counsel Robert Mueller. — But half a dozen people in contact with the White House and other Trump officials …
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Associated Press:
AP source: Whitaker told Graham that Mueller probe to go on — WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in a meeting on Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will proceed, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Wilbur Ross leaving? Mulvaney is waiting. — To hear Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and his allies tell it, rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. — Administration officials and close White House advisers say the 80-year-old Ross could be out of a job in a broader Cabinet shakeup …
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POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham says Whitaker assured him on fate of Mueller probe
Graham says Whitaker assured him on fate of Mueller probe
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Politico and CANNONFIRE
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
High snobbery from the Washington Post
High snobbery from the Washington Post
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Washington Post and The Week
Washington Post:
U.S. judge refuses to toss out Mueller probe case against Russian firm owned by 'Putin's chef'
U.S. judge refuses to toss out Mueller probe case against Russian firm owned by 'Putin's chef'
Washington Post:
Warner intensifies call for Whitaker to recuse himself from special counsel probe, citing friendship with key witness
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
What Trump's Latest Outburst About Mueller Could Mean
What Trump's Latest Outburst About Mueller Could Mean
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Bloomberg, Washington Post, ABC News, The National Memo, The Week, Raw Story and Hot Air
CNN:
Broward County recounted hundreds of thousands of votes for nothing — (CNN)It's a long-agonized-over machine recount total delivered two minutes too late. — But there's nothing ironic about it — this is, after all, Florida's Broward County, which has been plagued with issues in its vote-counting efforts for years.
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Ana Ceballos / Naples Daily News:
Florida Dems planned to use altered forms to fix mail ballots across state after deadline — Senator Bill Nelson has called for a recount. Do the vote margins in his race against Rick Scott call for one? — CONNECT — TALLAHASSEE — A day after Florida's election left top state races …
Sun-Sentinel:
Florida recount: Andrew Gillum won't concede, gains just 1 vote on Ron DeSantis — Orlando Sentinel — TALLAHASSEE — Nine days after Florida's Election Day, the deadline for machine recounts of three statewide races came and went Thursday, but Andrew Gillum refused to concede …
Bruce Ritchie / Politico:
Lawyers for Caldwell, Snipes battle over late ballot claims
Lawyers for Caldwell, Snipes battle over late ballot claims
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The Capitolist
Laura Ingraham / Fox News:
If election chaos isn't cleaned up, the GOP can kiss 2020 goodbye
If election chaos isn't cleaned up, the GOP can kiss 2020 goodbye
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Daily Wire
David Smiley / miamiherald:
Florida orders first statewide hand recounts as legal fights continue
Florida orders first statewide hand recounts as legal fights continue
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TCPalm.com, Associated Press, Naked Politics, RedState, The Capitolist, TheBlaze, Roll Call, The Daily Caller, Splinter, NPR and Washington Post
Alex Harris / miamiherald:
Broward County finishes machine recount with minutes to spare
Broward County finishes machine recount with minutes to spare
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Naked Politics, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Townhall, TheBlaze and Bloomberg
David Smiley / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida orders first ever statewide hand-recounts as legal fights continue
Florida orders first ever statewide hand-recounts as legal fights continue
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Breitbart and The Last Refuge
NBC News:
To ease Turkish pressure on Saudis over killing, White House weighs expelling Erdogan foe — “Once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious,” a U.S. official said of request tied to Khashoggi killing. — WASHINGTON — The White House is looking for ways to remove …
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Eric Holthaus / Grist:
The bizarre and frightening conditions that sparked the Camp Fire — This story has been updated to reflect the fire's impact as of Thursday night, November 15. — The Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise, is now the most destructive to ever hit California and the deadliest wildfire in modern American history.
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CNN, Los Angeles Times and WHNT-TV
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Zack Colman / Politico:
Ocasio-Cortez gets in closed-door fight with veteran lawmaker over climate change — A fight broke out in a closed-door meeting of House Democrats over climate change as a powerful veteran lawmaker fought with freshman star Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members-elect over the creation of a special panel for the issue.
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Splinter, Common Dreams, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Breitbart, Political Wire and The Root
New York Times:
A Look Inside the Tactics of Definers, Facebook's Attack Dog — SAN FRANCISCO — A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington's back-room politics to Silicon Valley when, while working for Facebook, it began disparaging other tech companies to reporters.
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New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Facebook as Furor Over Its Tactics Grows
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Facebook as Furor Over Its Tactics Grows
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Balloon Juice, more at Techmeme »
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Mark Zuckerberg Claims He Didn't Know About Facebook's Crisis PR Operation
Mark Zuckerberg Claims He Didn't Know About Facebook's Crisis PR Operation
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Bloomberg, Facebook, The Verge, Taylor Marsh, New York Times, Breitbart and his vorpal sword, more at Techmeme »
John Harwood / CNBC:
These charts show how Democrats represent the growing modern economy - and how Republicans are left behind — Among other results, this year's midterm elections affirmed this much: in Washington, the two parties now speak for dramatically different segments of the American economy.
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Katie Porter captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat Thursday in the heart of what once was Southern California's Reagan country, extending a rout of the state's GOP House delegation.
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Political Wire and Axios
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
What Did ‘Pod Save America’ Expect? — Don't put professional Republican smear men on your liberal podcast. — Until Wednesday night, at least, Tim Miller was known — if he was known at all outside Beltway circles — as the token Republican pet of Crooked Media, the distributor of the wildly popular “Pod Save America.”
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Republican senator claims ‘the left’ will start a civil war unless federal highway system abolished — On Thursday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a speech to the conservative Federalist Society that would have been more at home on Alex Jones' radio show than at a gathering …
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Richard Fontaine / The Atlantic:
Trump Gets NATO Backwards
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Black caucus members back Pelosi for speaker over their former chair — Lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus back Nancy Pelosi for speaker over one of their own members, Rep. Marcia Fudge — a bad sign for the former CBC chair who's considering a challenge to the California Democrat.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
As Pelosi Pushes to Become Speaker, Gender Debate Becomes Charged
As Pelosi Pushes to Become Speaker, Gender Debate Becomes Charged
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, ThinkProgress, Townhall, Washington Post, KAJ-TV and Washington Free Beacon
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Mississippi GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith calls voter suppression ‘great idea.’ Campaign: ‘Obviously’ joking. — The caught-on-camera comment surfaced days after her remark about attending a “public hanging” stirred controversy. — A video surfaced Thursday of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith …
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POLITICUSUSA, CNN, Jackson Free Press, TheBlaze and Raw Story
Christal Hayes / USA Today:
Michael Avenatti ‘still considering’ running for president after domestic violence arrest — WASHINGTON - Attorney Michael Avenatti says despite his run-in with the law Wednesday evening over an alleged domestic violence incident, he is still debating a bid for the White House.
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Law & Crime, Raw Story, Mediaite and ABC News
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Host Laura Ingraham Drops Radio Show for Podcast, Citing Family — “Although I will greatly miss my radio listeners and affiliates, working late nights and early mornings has taken a toll on my family life,” Ingraham said. — Fox News host Laura Ingraham, “the most-listened …