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10:40 PM ET, October 12, 2018

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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Jr. Boosts Smear Tying Missing Journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Islamic Terrorism  —  The president's son, along with conservative media, are using Jamal Khashoggi's interviews with Osama bin Laden to imply he supported Islamic terror.  —  Donald Trump Jr. on Friday promoted …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump Jr. promotes tweet smearing missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a secret terrorist ally  —  Donald Trump Jr. on Friday promoted a tweet from Federalist founder Sean Davis that smeared missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an ally of the late terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:   Mohammed bin Salman doesn't care about the world's fury
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Khashoggi intrigue: A text from the Saudi ambassador, then silence
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin ‘planning on going’ to Saudi event despite journalist's disappearance
Washington Post:
Khashoggi's alleged killing puts pressure on Saudi Arabia's lobbying corps in Washington
Discussion: CNN, HuffPost and NBC News
Scott Nover / The Atlantic:
Jamal Khashoggi's Friends in Washington Are in Shock
Discussion: Washington Post
Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Western walkout of Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ conference over Jamal Khashoggi undermines kingdom's modernization plans
CNN:
Kyrsten Sinema's anti-war activist past under scrutiny as she runs for Senate  —  (CNN)Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema's past ties to far-left groups are resurfacing as she campaigns to win Arizona's Senate race against her Republican opponent, Rep. Martha McSally.
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Leads Beto O'Rourke in Times Poll  —  With strong support from men and older voters, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas held a solid lead over Representative Beto O'Rourke, his Democratic challenger, in a poll completed Thursday night by The New York Times Upshot and Siena College.
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Dan Chamberlain / The Cut:
In Praise of Beto O'Rourke, the Sweaty Man
Discussion: KTVQ-TV and CNN
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Avenatti and ‘Skeezy’ Others Try to Make Their Own Money Off Beto O'Rourke
Discussion: Political Wire and HuffPost
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Beto O'Rourke registers voter after reading about him in the Guardian
Discussion: Off the Kuff and Politico
Washington Post:
More Americans disapprove of Kavanaugh's confirmation than support it, new poll shows  —  More Americans disapprove of Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court than approve, and a narrow majority says congressional investigation of the new justice should not end with his elevation to the court …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Political Wire and Axios
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
State Department revokes Hillary Clinton's security clearance at her request  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security clearance has been revoked at her request, the State Department told lawmakers, according to a letter made public Friday.  —  Clinton's clearance was withdrawn …
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MVBreaking / MAGAVoter:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton's Security Clearance Officially Revoked  —  New information surfacing on Friday afternoon revealed that Hillary Clinton's security clearance was revoked by the State Department, after she allegedly requested it be withdrawn.  —  Additionally, five of Clinton's top aides …
Discussion: The Hill
Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
What the Black Men Who Identify With Brett Kavanaugh Are Missing  —  When men of color see themselves in the embattled Supreme Court justice, they're not seeing the bigger picture.  —  On Tuesday night, I was in an auditorium with 100 black men in the city of Baltimore, when the subject pivoted to Brett Kavanaugh.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:   Who wins and who loses in America today
David French / National Review:   The Black Men Who Identify with Brett Kavanaugh Understand the Stakes
Washington Post:
Trump administration weighs new family separation effort at border  —  The White House is actively considering plans that could again separate parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to reverse soaring numbers of families attempting to cross illegally into the United States …
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
New York Times scrambles to defuse a full-blown staff rebellion … The New York Times is scrambling to quell a staff rebellion at its metro desk after the section's editor, Cliff Levy, unleashed a blistering email to staffers last week, saying the section had “lost its footing” and was in need of “urgent” change.
Victoria Bissell Brown / Washington Post:
Thanks for not raping us, all you ‘good men.’ But it's not enough.  —  A flood of rage is rushing through women's brains.  Why can't men organize to change themselves?  —  Victoria Bissell Brown, a retired history professor at Grinnell College, lives in Haverford Township, Pa.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
I Listened to All Six Trump Rallies in October.  You Should, Too  —  It's not a reality show.  It's real.  —  From the start of the Trump Presidency, many Beltway wise men, and more than a few of Donald Trump's own advisers, said, Don't pay attention to the tweets; forget the overheated language …
Grace Segers / CBS News:
GOP Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate says he'll “stomp” on opponent's face with golf spikes  —  Scott Wagner, the Republican candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, threatened his opponent, incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, in a Facebook Live video criticizing the negative ads against him.
Brandon Morse / RedState:
The Meme the Gaming Community Created to Label SJW's Is Pretty Brilliant  —  If you've ever picked up a video game that features other characters that are controlled by the computer, then you've run into non-player characters or NPC's.  —  NPC's serve a host of different functions depending …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
The Danger of Trump's Political Accomplishments  —  If you can think back through the mists of Trump time, before Kanye and Khashoggi and even Kavanaugh — a whole couple of weeks back, even — you might remember what was, for me, one of the most cathartic moments of the Trump presidency.
Angelina Chapin / HuffPost:
ICE Is Sending Separated Children Home With No One To Pick Them Up  —  Immigration officials sent a 4-year-old separated child from the U.S. to Guatemala City without telling her family she was coming home.  —  On Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent a 4-year-old separated child …
Discussion: Boing Boing
New York Times:
Wilbur Ross Changes Story on Discussions of Citizenship Question for Census  —  WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has shifted his explanation for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, saying he now recalls discussing it with Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist …
Star Tribune:
Wardlow says he'd fire Democrats in Minnesota AG's office  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Minnesota Attorney General candidate Doug Wardlow told a group of supporters that he would fire “42 Democratic attorneys right off the bat” and replace them with Republicans if he wins in November …
The Daily Beast:
Inside Trump's Pre-Midterm Media Blitzkrieg: He Wants To ‘Flood the Zone’  —  Trump told staff to get him more press, then he picked up the phone.  —  In the middle of September, Donald Trump wanted to make something very clear to his senior staff: He didn't feel like he was talking to enough reporters …
Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, Hullabaloo, Salon and Politico
Guy Rosen / Facebook:
An Update on the Security Issue  —  We have been working around the clock to investigate the security issue we discovered and fixed two weeks ago so we can help people understand what information the attackers may have accessed.  Today, we're sharing details about the attack we've found that exploited this vulnerability.
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Miami-Dade County Investigating Fraud Claims Against Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart … Fraud investigators from Miami-Dade's property appraiser are looking into claims that Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart committed homestead-exemption fraud, an office spokesperson confirms to New Times.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Top Hollywood Execs Give Overwhelmingly to Democrats for Midterms  —  Only three members of the THR 100 list donated to the GOP: ‘Saturday Night Live’ creator Lorne Michaels, WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey and Viacom CEO Bob Bakish.  —  Hollywood has always been a reliable source of contributions …
Discussion: Breitbart
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Kemp Blasts ‘Outside Agitators’ After Scrutiny Of Policy Blocking 53K From Voting  —  Following intense scrutiny over his policy that blocked 53,000 Georgia residents from registering to vote, Georgia secretary of state and GOP candidate for governor Brian Kemp went after “outside agitators” in a Wednesday statement.
Discussion: Yahoo and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Sarah Huckabee Sanders  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Washington — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders likely violated the Hatch Act by using her official government Twitter account to tweet a photo of herself with Kanye West …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and ThinkProgress
Kristen V Brown / Bloomberg:
‘Everyone Will Be Potentially Identifiable’: Booming DNA Testing Means No Identity Is Hidden on the Web  — Study finds 60% chance of family links to growing pool of data  — Soon ‘everyone will be potentially identifiable,’ says author  —  Consumer DNA testing …
 
 
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New York Times:
‘We Need Answers’: Florida Residents Increasingly Desperate for Food and Shelter
Discussion: Vox and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Considers Ambassador to Canada as Next U.N. Envoy
Discussion: CNBC
Ina Jaffe / NPR:
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, Under Indictment, Launches False Attacks On Opponent
Discussion: IJR
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon reveals cyber breach of travel records
Discussion: Cyberscoop and Axios
Carrie Levine / apps.publicintegrity.org:
What stands in the way of Native American voters?
Discussion: New York Times
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
U.S. Opinion on Pence Remains Divided
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California Today: Devin Nunes vs. The Fresno Bee
Brandon Morse / RedState:
Blue Wave Goodbye: Polls Show Crushing Midterm Defeats for Dems and a Maintained Republican Senate Majority In the Cards
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Post-Kavanaugh Polls Reveal an Even More Polarized Landscape
Discussion: Bloomberg and Mediaite