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10:05 AM ET, October 30, 2017

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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender  —  WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.
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CNN:
Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller, source says  —  Source: Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Manafort is the first person in Trump's orbit charged in connection with the special counsel investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
New York Times:
How the Russia Investigation Entangled a Manafort Protégé  —  Nearly everywhere Paul Manafort went, it seemed, Rick Gates followed, his protégé and junior partner.  Election campaigns in Eastern Europe and Africa.  Business ventures with a Russian tycoon.
Washington Post:
Manafort and former business partner asked to surrender in connection with special counsel probe  —  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates will turn themselves in on charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation …
Dave Lawler / Axios:
How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort  —  Paul Manafort was in the room when Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer hoping for dirt on Hilary Clinton.  One month later, he reportedly sent an email to a Russian billionaire offering private briefings on the campaign.
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Charged in Russia Probe  —  Paul Manafort expected to surrender to authorities later Monday  —  WASHINGTON—The former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been told to surrender to authorities on charges including tax fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
How to Interpret Robert Mueller's New Charges  —  WITH THE FIRST public criminal charges expected to come out Monday, this year's biggest political story—the former FBI director Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election—will enter an important new phase …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort and Rick Gates indicted by federal grand jury on 12 counts
Wall Street Journal:
Begging Your Pardon, Mr. President
Discussion: New York Magazine
Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14  —  The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner.  —  Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
John Boehner Unchained  —  WEST CHESTER, Ohio—He swings the golf club like a right-hander, which he is, but putts as a southpaw.  Maybe it's a metaphor for a conservative politician who often turned to liberals in crunch time, but I'm too busy losing $20 on this hole to appreciate it.
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Washington Post:
Puerto Rico moves to cancel contract with Whitefish Energy to repair electric grid  —  Puerto Rico's electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory's hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding …
Cristina Alesci / CNNMoney:
Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments  —  What you need to know about Jared Kushner  —  The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices …
Discussion: RedState and Splinter
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
Discussion: Raw Story
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’  —  Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  America's former top spymaster has a few things he'd like to clear up about the Russia investigation.
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
BBC:
Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums  —  Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say.  —  Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
Discussion: The Hill
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Jared Kushner made unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner took unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: Axios
Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
John Kasich's Campaign Against Trump Never Stopped.  And It Won't Till 2020.  —  For the Ohio governor, the campaign against Trump never stopped.  And it won't till 2020.  —  One year after his failed run at president, John Kasich is plotting his path to another, his third, for 2020.
The Daily Beast:
Swamp Things: More Than 50% of President Trump's Nominees Have Ties to the Industries They're Supposed to Regulate … In August 2016, energy consultant Steven Gardner gave a presentation to the trade group Professional Engineers in Mining (PDF).  In it, he hammered the Environmental Protection …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tyler Jones / The Hill:
To win in 2018, Democrats must resist moving further left  —  BY TYLER JONES, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 10/29/17 02:20 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  's (R-Ariz.) surprise retirements and their decision to forcefully speak out against Donald Trump
Discussion: Instapundit
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Big Brewer Makes a Play for Marijuana Beverages
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
As Mueller Pushes Ahead, Trump Distracts
Discussion: Daily Kos and Business Insider
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida congressional candidate: ‘I was Harvey Weinsteined’
Discussion: Political Wire
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“These Are Aliens from Mars Landing on Earth”: Inside CNN and Time Warner, Fear Simmers as the AT&T Merger Looms
New York Times:
Sexual Misconduct in California's Capitol Is Difficult to Escape
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Plan for a Speedy Tax Overhaul Faces Uncertain Road
Discussion: Axios
Tennessean.com:
Altercation between White Lives Matter supporters and interracial couple in Brentwood under police investigation
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Splinter
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Patrick Semansky / Associated Press:
Court rulings toss lawsuit against Black Lives Matter and Mckesson, allow class-action payments to protesters
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Forget Washington. Facebook's Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION and Politico
Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Civilian lawyers defy judge's order to travel to Guantánamo for war court showdown
Discussion: Just Security
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon declares war on Singer in call with Trump
ESPN:
Jerry Jones among owners trying to halt Roger Goodell's extension
Michael Weiss / CNN:
Controversial Trump dossier: What really matters
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
 

 
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