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5:45 PM ET, November 4, 2017

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Donna Brazile: I considered replacing Clinton with Biden as 2016 Democratic nominee  —  Former Democratic National Committee head Donna Brazile writes in a new book that she seriously contemplated replacing Hillary Clinton as the party's 2016 presidential nominee with then-Vice President Biden …
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Associated Press:
Inside story: How Russians hacked the Democrats' emails  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just before noon in Moscow on March 10, 2016, when the first volley of malicious messages hit the Hillary Clinton campaign.  —  The first 29 phishing emails were almost all misfires.
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:   Hillary Clinton's scheme in ‘rigging’ the nomination may have been criminal
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Rand Paul assaulted at Kentucky home: police  —  Kentucky State Police have arrested a man accused of assaulting Sen. Rand Paul  —  (R-Ky.) at his home in Bowling Green, the senator's office confirmed on Saturday.  —  “Senator Paul was blindsided and the victim of an assault,” Kelsey Cooper …
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Don Sergent / Daily News:
BG man charged with assaulting Paul at senator's home  —  A Bowling Green man was arrested Friday and charged with fourth-degree assault following an incident at the Bowling Green home of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul.  —  Rene Boucher, 59, is in the Warren County Regional Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Kelly Dean / WBKO-TV:
Senator Rand Paul assaulted at Bowling Green home  —  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — On Friday, the Kentucky State Police responded to Rand Paul's residence in Bowling Green at 3:21 p.m.  —  When they arrived, troopers say they discovered that Rene Boucher, 59, of Bowling Green …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not a favorite in the extended Bush household.  Former President George Bush considers him a “blowhard,” only interested in feeding his own ego.  Former President George W. Bush, his son …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
White House strikes back at Bushes over weak legacy  —  The White House fired back at former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on Saturday, attacking their legacies after both Bushes expressed their displeasure with President Trump in a new book.
Discussion: RedState, CNBC, Politicus USA, TheBlaze and Axios
CNN:
George H.W. Bush labels Trump a ‘blowhard’ in new book  —  (CNN)Former President George H.W. Bush has a blunt assessment of Donald Trump: “He's a blowhard.”  And his son, former President George W. Bush, has harsh words for his Republican successor as well: “This guy doesn't know what it means to be president.”
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a ‘blowhard’
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller braces for challenges to his authority  —  Robert Mueller is on an early winning streak.  —  Stacked with some of the country's premier prosecutors, the special counsel has beaten back a pair of preliminary attempts to block his subpoena power and limit who he can question as a potential witness.
New York Times:
Poised for West Coast Dominance, Democrats Eye Grand Agenda  —  SAMMAMISH, Wash. — It is the stuff of liberal fantasies: a vast, defiant territory, sweeping along the country's Pacific coastline, governed by Democrats and resisting President Trump at every turn.
Washington Post:
Ed Gillespie wages war on his own principles  —  AS VIRGINIA'S gubernatorial campaign intensified just after Labor Day, we published an editorial criticizing Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate once known as a fixture of the GOP establishment, for flirting with the electorate's …
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
CIA memo: Oswald link ‘totally unfounded’  —  Panel slams JFK assassination records dump  —  (CNN)The CIA concluded in the weeks after President John F. Kennedy's assassination that allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald worked for the agency were “totally unfounded.”
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's latest impeachable actions  —  At the core of President Trump's unfitness and his malfeasance in office is his interaction with the Justice Department and the courts.  This goes from the merely verbal denigration of the courts — “a joke,” “a laughingstock,” “so-called judges” …
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
McConnell: No need to pass bills to protect Mueller  —  The Senate majority leader also expressed skepticism of legislation requiring social media companies to disclose the buyers of political ads.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller …
Discussion: The Week and Shareblue Media
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
A Climate Science Report That Changes Minds?  Don't Bet on It  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration published a report Friday on climate change from its own scientists that left no doubt about its grim reality and its causes.  —  So now what?  —  With every new authoritative scientific study …
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Daily Caller EIC Defends Milo Column By Comparing Him to ‘Putin and a Hamas Terrorist’  —  Earlier this week, The Daily Caller decided to publish an op-ed from disgraced former Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos.  The column was related to the recent sexual harassment and assault revelations …
Discussion: The Week and ThinkProgress
Jeff Ostrowski / Palm Beach Post:
As employers use more foreign workers, Trump wins 70 visas for Mar-a-Lago  —  Like other Palm Beach County employers who staff their clubs with foreign workers, President Donald Trump is boosting the number of employees he's bringing from overseas this winter.
Discussion: Raw Story
Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
Mother says justice was served in Kedarie Johnson murder trial  —  KEOKUK, Ia.  — It took a jury just 90 minutes Friday to return a guilty verdict in the murder of Burlington High School junior Kedarie Johnson, a gender-fluid teenager whose case attracted national attention.
Discussion: The Root
Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
ICC Prosecutor Calls For Afghanistan War Crimes Investigation  —  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is calling for an investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.  —  The scope of such an investigation isn't clear, but it has the potential to involve U.S. troops.
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CNN:
Trump opened the floodgates. Now Democratic women are running for office in record-breaking numbers
Discussion: Axios
Inga Sarda-Sorensen / ACLU:
Government Releases 10-Year-Old Rosa Maria Hernandez After ACLU Files Lawsuit
Discussion: Splinter and CBS Los Angeles
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Totalitarian ideologies never die. Not even in America.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
myajc:
Suwanee council candidate defends tweets about Jews, Israel
Discussion: Raw Story
Kieren McCarthy / The Register:
Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break
New York Times:
How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom
 Earlier Items: 
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Sleazy Case Against Mueller's Probe
New York Times:
Lobbying Frenzy Begins on Tax Bill
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's year of anger, disruption and scandal
Discussion: Washington Post
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Bowe Bergdahl, the former hostage who pleaded guilty to desertion, avoids prison
The Hill:
GOP predicts few defections on tax vote
Discussion: Instapundit, Daily Kos and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
On eve of Asia trip, Trump pays visit to Pearl Harbor
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and ABC News
Variety:
WME's Adam Venit on Leave Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Actor Terry Crews (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Root
Hazel Cills / Jezebel:
Former ‘Male Feminist’ Columnist Faces Multiple Allegations of Assault