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11:25 AM ET, October 31, 2017

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Washington Post:
Upstairs at home, with the TV on, Trump fumes over Russia indictments  —  President Trump woke before dawn on Monday and burrowed in at the White House residence to wait for the Russia bombshell he knew was coming.  —  Separated from most of his West Wing staff — who fretted …
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The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Tells Trump To Bring In New Lawyers as He Looks For Ways to Kneecap Mueller … Steve Bannon spoke on the phone with his old boss, Donald Trump, on Monday and offered a message: get yourself some new lawyers.  —  The former White House chief strategist has grown increasingly concerned …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
BuzzFeed:
Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort  —  Violations of the federal law that requires US citizens that represent foreign governments to register have long gone unprosecuted.  Is that about to change?  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Associated Press:
Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Muller's charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia and President Donald Trump …
CNN:
Trump ‘seething’ as Mueller probe reaches former aides
Wall Street Journal:   The Manafort Indictment  —  Mueller's charges relate …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Manafort Indictment: Not Much There, and a Boon for Trump
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Got Early Word Russia Had Democrats' Emails  —  WASHINGTON — The indictment of a 30-year-old campaign aide — so green that he listed Model United Nations in his qualifications — shifted the narrative on Monday of the Trump campaign's interactions with Russia …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It sure looks like there was collusion between the Trump operation and Russia  —  Look at the whole story and tell me this isn't suspicious.  —  Two things are true about the indictments unsealed by special counsel Bob Mueller Monday:  — They don't provide a “smoking gun” …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Plot Against America  —  On Monday morning, after America learned that Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's lobbying partner, Rick Gates, had been indicted and turned themselves in to federal authorities, the president tried to distance himself from the unfolding scandal.
Bloomberg:
Mueller Raises Pressure on Trump With Papadopoulos-Russia Link  —  Using junior aide as cooperating witness, he's after others  —  Court filing suggests campaign aides aware of Russian attempts  —  The first charges unsealed in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of the presidential election suggest …
Discussion: Politicus USA and NBC News
New York Times:
Is the White House Scared Yet?  —  You know it's a bad day for the White House when the president's former campaign chairman is charged with money laundering, tax fraud, making false statements and failing to register as a foreign agent — and that is only the second most damaging story of the morning.
Marcy Wheeler / The Intercept:
Monday's Indictment is Very, Very Bad News For Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Discussion: Daily Kos
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Bannon pushing Trump to take action on Mueller: reports
Discussion: RedState and Politico
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Robert Mueller Is Just Beginning to Put the Pressure On
Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:   First Charges In Mueller's Russia Probe Stem From Trump Admin's Earliest Days
J.J. Gallagher / ABC News:
Trump ex-adviser ‘probably’ discussed Russia with staffer charged in Mueller probe
Discussion: Daily Kos and Associated Press
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Schools John Kelly On History Of Civil War And ‘Compromise’  —  After White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Monday night said that the Civil War was the result of “the lack of an ability to compromise” and called Confederal Gen. Robert E. Lee an “honorable man,” author Ta-Nehisi Coates tore into Kelly on Twitter.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Kelly wants investigation into allegations surrounding Clinton  —  In a Fox News interview, John Kelly said he thought an investigation was needed into funding from Hillary Clinton's campaign and the DNC for the research behind the Trump/Russia dossier, and Clinton's involvement in the Uranium One deal.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and ABC News
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
John Kelly Pins Civil War on ‘Lack of Ability to Compromise’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter
Washington Post:
John Kelly calls Robert E. Lee an ‘honorable man’ and says ‘lack of compromise’ caused the Civil War
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Kelly defends Confederate statues: 'History's history'
Discussion: Politico
Public Policy Polling:
Support For Impeachment At Record High  —  PPP's newest national poll finds a record level of support for impeaching Donald Trump.  49% of voters support impeaching him, to 41% who are opposed to doing so.  This marks the 6th month in a row we've found a plurality of voters in favor of impeaching Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politicus USA
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Preet Bharara Reads Bob Mueller's Tea Leaves  —  Subscribe to Off Message on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  NEW YORK—Preet Bharara won't say whether he was investigating President Donald Trump when he was fired in March or whether he's seen anything that's informed …
Discussion: The Week
Alice Paul Tapper / New York Times:
I'm 10.  And I Want Girls to Raise Their Hands.  —  Last year on a fourth-grade field trip, I noticed that all the boys stood in the front and raised their hands while most of the girls politely stayed in the back and were quiet.  It made me upset.  —  On the car ride home I told my mom about what happened.
Nancy Scola / Politico:
Google, Facebook will testify to lawmakers they've splashed with cash  —  When Google and Facebook testify before Congress on Russian election interference this week, they'll face committees filled with lawmakers who have collectively received hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations from the companies.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
White House releases Trump, Pence official portraits  —  President Trump is seen smiling broadly in his official portrait that will hang in federal buildings across the country.  —  The White House released the official photographs of Trump and Vice President Pence on Tuesday.
Discussion: IJR and The Week
Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
China considers three-year jail terms for disrespecting national anthem, flag  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering jail terms of up to three years for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, while an existing anthem law will be applied …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and IJR
 
 
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