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12:50 PM ET, October 23, 2017

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NBC News:
Mueller Now Investigating Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta  —  WASHINGTON — Tony Podesta and the Podesta Group are now the subjects of a federal investigation being led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, three sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
M.L. Nestel / ABC News:
Fallen soldier's widow ‘very angry’ about Trump's call, says he 'couldn't remember' husband's name  —  The widow of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was among four U.S. service members killed in Niger earlier this month, expressed a mix of blame and sorrow today on “Good Morning America …
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Washington Post:
Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson has ‘nothing to say’ to Trump after controversial condolence call  —  Nineteen days after her husband's death and two days after his wrenching burial, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson said she has “nothing to say” to President Trump, whose condolence call pulled …
ABC News:
TRANSCRIPT: Widow of fallen soldier La David Johnson speaks out  —  In a wide-ranging interview, Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, spoke out on “Good Morning America” about her husband's death during a mission in Niger and the controversy that has surrounded it.
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
“It made me cry.”  Fallen soldier's widow calls out Trump — and he immediately attacks her  —  Branding Donald Trump a liar on national television, Myeshia Johnson confirmed that when the president belatedly reached out to her about the death of husband, Army Sgt. La David Johnson …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump spars with widow of slain soldier about condolence call
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Listen to ‘The Daily’: Bill O'Reilly Goes on the Record  —  “It's horrible what I went through, horrible what my family went through,” Bill O'Reilly said of the sexual harassment allegations that cost him his job at Fox News.  —  Mr. O'Reilly spoke on the record to my colleagues Emily Steel …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:   O'Reilly on sexual harassment allegations: 'It's horrible what I went through'
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
McCain appears to take swipe at Trump's ‘bone spur’ Vietnam deferment … (R-Ariz.) took what appeared to be a swipe at President Trump during an interview about the Vietnam War on Sunday, criticizing how upper-income Americans were able to obtain a draft deferment for having a “bone spur.”
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
McCain hits Trump where it hurts, attacking ‘bone spur’ deferments in Vietnam
Discussion: ABC News and IJR
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Hopes Dim for Congressional Russia Inquiries as Parties Clash  —  WASHINGTON — In a secured room in the basement of the Capitol in July, Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, fielded question after question from members of the House Intelligence Committee.
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is tone of Trump-Russia probe changing?
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel to Interview Trump Campaign Digital Director Brad Parscale
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
GQ:
Chris Christie's Last Fight  —  This wasn't how he figured it would end.  A year after being steamrolled by Donald Trump, Chris Christie is hobbling out of office as the most unpopular governor in the history of New Jersey—a casualty of scandal and hubris, and a guy freed up to quietly pursue the toughest job of his life.
Kevin Draper / New York Times:
Why the Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers  —  By the time you finish reading this article, the upstart sports news outlet called The Athletic probably will have hired another well known sportswriter from your local newspaper.  In a couple of years, once The Athletic has completed its breakneck expansion …
Michael H. Schill / New York Times:
The Misguided Student Crusade Against ‘Fascism’  —  This month, a handful of student protesters at the University of Oregon blocked me from delivering my state-of-the-university speech, one of my jobs as president.  I had planned to announce a $50 million gift that would fund several new programs.
Discussion: Power Line
CNN:
First on CNN: Security costs skyrocket at ‘lightning rod’ EPA  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency is beefing up security measures surrounding Administrator Scott Pruitt to an unprecedented level, CNN has learned, as members of Congress are asking if the costs are a …
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Democrats' early money haul stuns GOP  —  Democratic candidates are reporting historic early fundraising totals, alarming GOP strategists and raising the prospect that 2018 could feature the most expansive House battlefield in years.  —  Animated by opposition to President Donald Trump …
New York Times:
America's Forever Wars  —  The United States has been at war continuously since the attacks of 9/11 and now has just over 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories.  While the number of men and women deployed overseas has shrunk considerably over the past 60 years, the military's reach has not.
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Ted Cruz / New York Times:
A Pressure Point for North Korea
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The great dealmaker?  Lawmakers find Trump to be an untrustworthy negotiator.  —  President Trump campaigned as one of the world's greatest dealmakers, but after nine months of struggling to broker agreements, lawmakers in both parties increasingly consider him an untrustworthy …
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
EXCLUSIVE: US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert  —  If the order comes, the B-52s will return to a ready-to-fly posture not seen since the Cold War.  —  BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Senators Stunned to Discover We Have 1,000 Troops in Niger … The death of four U.S. Special Operations Forces troops in Niger has generated a raucous conversation about how presidents should comfort bereft Gold Star families.  —  But, quietly, it's fueling a more difficult debate than whether …
Discussion: Just Security
The Hill:
FBI watched, then acted as Russian spy moved closer to Hillary Clinton  —  was beginning her job as President Obama's chief diplomat, federal agents observed as multiple arms of Vladimir Putin's machine unleashed an influence campaign designed to win access to the new secretary of State, her husband Bill Clinton
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is at risk of blowing it on opioids, a member of his own commission warns  —  As early as this week, President Trump is set to declare the opioid crisis a “national emergency.”  Trump telegraphed this when he recently told reporters that he would soon have a “major announcement” on the …
 
 
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Congress is on track for a major government shutdown showdown
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama's army enlists in redistricting fight
Discussion: Axios
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cuban would ‘probably’ run as Republican if he challenges Trump
Discussion: RedState
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CNN:
First lady Melania Trump
Discussion: AOL
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Cub Scout Is Exiled After Pressing Legislator on Guns and Race
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Elizabeth Warren starts warming up to the media
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Sanders to run as an independent in 2018
David Weigel / Washington Post:
National Democrats are jittery about Va. governor's race
New York Times:
‘I Was Willing to Do Everything’: Mothers Defend Sons Accused of Sexual Assault
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump's Boogeymen? Women!
Discussion: The Root