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1:20 AM ET, November 23, 2018

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New York Times:
Saudis Want a U.S. Nuclear Deal.  Can They Be Trusted Not to Build a Bomb?  —  WASHINGTON — Before Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was implicated by the C.I.A. in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, American intelligence agencies were trying to solve a separate mystery …
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Reuters:
Turkish paper: CIA had recording of Saudi prince demanding Khashoggi be ‘silenced’  —  (Reuters) - A Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday CIA director Gina Haspel signaled to Turkish officials last month that the agency had a recording of a call in which Saudi Arabia's crown prince gave instructions to …
Discussion: Mediaite
The Daily Beast:
CIA Heard Audio of Saudi Crown Prince Giving Order to ‘Silence’ Jamal Khashoggi: Report  —  According to Turkish newspaper Hürriyet Daily News, the CIA has a recording in which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman can be heard giving the order to “silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible.”
Reuters:
CIA Has Recording of Saudi Crown Prince Ordering Khashoggi Silenced, Turkish Media Reports  —  Prominent Turkish columnist says CIA director Gina Haspel had ‘signaled’ the existence of the recording in a visit to Ankara  —  The CIA has a recording of a phone call in which Saudi Crown Prince …
Washington Post:
Trump contradicts CIA on killing of Khashoggi, says agency ‘had feelings’ …
Discussion: Axios
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump defends Saudis, says “maybe the world” should be held accountable for Khashoggi's murder
Discussion: IJR
Reuters:
Trump warns of government shutdown next month over border security
Discussion: Political Wire
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
American Troops at Border Won't Have Guns, Mattis Says
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump brushes aside CIA assertion that crown prince ordered killing, defends him and Saudi Arabia
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Mattis can now order lethal force at border, MPs training with riot gear
Discussion: RedState, CBS News and Hill Reporter
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Hillary Clinton: Europe must curb immigration to stop rightwing populists  —  Europe and centre left everywhere need tougher approach to phenomenon that fuelled Trump and Brexit, says Clinton  —  Europe must get a handle on immigration to combat a growing threat from rightwing populists …
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
TPUSA Staffer Shut Down by Fox News Host After Comparing Hillary to Herpes: ‘Not Appropriate’  —  Turning Point USA's Director of Spanish Engagement Anna Paulina found herself quickly booted from the air Thursday morning after comparing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to “herpes.”
Washington Post:
Fear and faith: Inside the last days of an American missionary killed by remote island tribe  —  NEW DELHI — The night before John Chau returned for the last time to India's remote North Sentinel Island, he struggled with a sense of fear that his death might be imminent.
Wall Street Journal:
Washington Asks Allies To Drop Huawei  —  U.S. worried about potential Chinese meddling in 5G networks, but foreign carriers may balk  —  The U.S. government has initiated an extraordinary outreach campaign to foreign allies, trying to persuade wireless and internet providers in these countries …
CNN:
Comey to fight subpoena from House Republicans for private deposition  —  House Republicans subpoena Comey and Lynch  —  Washington (CNN)An attorney for former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday his client will fight a subpoena to privately testify before House Republicans next month about FBI actions in the 2016 campaign.
Discussion: New York Post, KTLA, AOL and Bloomberg
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Joe Sanberg / The Nation:
This Thanksgiving, It's OK to Not Feel Thankful  —  While many of us may have much to be thankful for, many of us are also in pain.  —  Every Thanksgiving, Americans are inundated with images of beautiful smiling families, sitting around tables overflowing with food.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Fiery West Wing meeting led to more power for military at U.S.-Mexico border  —  President Donald Trump this week presided over an explosive meeting on a new Cabinet order granting the troops deployed at the southern border the right to use lethal force to defend border patrol agents.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
On Thanksgiving Eve, Facebook Acknowledges Details of Times Investigation  —  Joining a long tradition of companies and campaigns that drop bad news on holidays, Facebook on Thanksgiving eve took responsibility for hiring a Washington-based lobbying company, Definers Public Affairs …
Corina Knoll / Los Angeles Times:
As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye … This is how I die.  —  She is standing in the driveway of a sand-colored house — she doesn't know whose — and the air is choked with smoke.  —  The sky is a nuclear orange.  Wind is hurling embers against her body and into her blond wavy hair.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
Clock Ticks on Trump Intel Picks Stalled by Republicans  —  Senators keeps nominations on hold for leverage on other matters, as deadline nears  —  WASHINGTON—Two of President Trump's picks for top national security posts are being held up by Senate Republicans over issues unrelated …
Discussion: Raw Story
Cas Mudde / The Guardian:
How populism became the concept that defines our age  —  The spread of this idea reflects a deep and lasting change in the way we view ‘the people’ and ‘the elites’  —  “Populism” as a term was rarely used in the 20th century; it was limited to US historians describing, in highly specific terms …
 
 
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CBS Baltimore:
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John Eligon / New York Times:
You Want to Feed the Hungry? Lovely. Let's See Your Permit.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close US-Mexico border
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:
Iran says U.S. bases and aircraft carriers within missile range
Discussion: Breitbart and Jihad Watch
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Discussion: thedailychrenk.com
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
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Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
With honey instead of vinegar, Pelosi steadily inches toward the speaker's gavel
Discussion: Townhall, HuffPost and The Hill
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Ann Coulter / Official:
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