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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren releases results of DNA test  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides “strong evidence” she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations, an unprecedented move by one of the top possible contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Warren releases DNA test suggesting distant Native American ancestor
Discussion: Splinter
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Will the House be decided on Election Day?
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Speaks With Saudi King About Missing Journalist  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia and that the ruler denied any knowledge of the disappearance of a Saudi dissident journalist.  After the call, Mr. Trump said he was …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Reality Breaks Up a Saudi Prince Charming's Media Narrative  —  Just six months ago, American media outlets presented a sunny-side-up portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he made a good-will tour of New York, Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
Javier Blas / Bloomberg:
Saudi Arabia Breaks 45-Year Taboo With Veiled Threat to Use Oil as a Weapon
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump suggests ‘rogue killers’ may be responsible for Khashoggi's disappearance
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Two princes: Kushner now faces a reckoning for Trump's bet on the Saudi heir
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
President Trump on Christine Blasey Ford, his relationships with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and more  —  Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office  —  When Americans vote in next month's midterm elections …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
'I'm not a baby.  I know': Donald Trump snaps before admitting to ‘60 Minutes’ he doesn't know …
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike Allen / Axios:
Losing Mattis would be costly for Trump
BBC:
US embassy in Australia apologises for Cookie Monster cat email  —  The US embassy in Australia has apologised for an email invitation featuring a cat dressed in pyjamas that was mistakenly sent out by the US state department.  —  The email, titled “meeting”, went to an unknown number of recipients, US officials in Canberra confirmed.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Hangs ‘Tacky’ Fantasy Painting of Himself With GOP Presidents in White House  —  Rep. Darrell Issa gave the painting to Trump, who called artist Andy Thomas to say he really liked how he looked.  —  President Trump's latest addition to White House decor is a kitschy fantasy painting …
Discussion: The Guardian and Splinter
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’  —  MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — As they built their dream house last year on the shimmering sands of the Gulf of Mexico, Russell King and his nephew, Dr. Lebron Lackey, painstakingly documented every detail of the elevated construction …
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New York Times:   Thousands in Florida May Not Get Electricity Back for Weeks
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans have begun to concede defeat in the evolving fight to preserve the House majority.  —  The party's candidates may not go quietly, but from the Arizona mountains to suburban Denver to the cornfields of Iowa …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Daily Kos
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky wasn't abuse of power  —  Should Clinton have resigned after his affair?  —  (CNN)Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hit back against criticism her husband, former President Bill Clinton, should have resigned in the wake …
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Patti Solis Doyle / CNN:
What Democrats need to do to win
Discussion: Instapundit
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Democrats Surging in Pennsylvania  —  Health care is powering a blue comeback.  —  Pennsylvania was the linchpin of Donald Trump's 2016 victory, but it could be ground zero of Democrats' 2018 comeback.  Not only are the incumbent Democratic senator and governor prohibitive favorites …
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Minnesota GOP Senate Contender Compared Michelle Obama To A ‘Chimp’ On Facebook  —  Republican Karin Housley is challenging Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.  —  Republican Karin Housley, a state senator running to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, compared then-first lady Michelle Obama to a “chimp” in 2009.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
In between tangling with Trump, Mattis attempts to reshape the U.S. military  —  Not long after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis took over at the Pentagon, he set out to transform the U.S. military into a better-equipped, deadlier force that would waste less money, deepen alliances around the world, and evolve to counter Russia and China.
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
Homeless in New York Public Schools at a Record High: 114,659 Students  —  One out of every 10 students lived in temporary housing during the last school year.  —  Tonight, about one out of every 10 students in New York City will sleep in a homeless shelter or in the homes of relatives.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Annotation of Sec. Pompeo's Certification of Yemen War: Civilian Casualties and Saudi-Led Coalition  —  Last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo certified that the Saudi-led Coalition fighting a war in Yemen is taking sufficient steps to reduce civilian casualties in its military operations.
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Biological Male Wins World Championship In Women's Cycling  —  A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman won a women's world championship cycling event on Sunday.  —  Rachel McKinnon, a professor at the College of Charleston, won the women's 35-39 age bracket …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Broke Politics  —  Newt Gingrich is an important man, a man of refined tastes, accustomed to a certain lifestyle, and so when he visits the zoo, he does not merely stand with all the other patrons to look at the tortoises—he goes inside the tank.
 
 
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Washington Post:
In Trump country, Republican candidates this year fall flat
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Top-Spending Republican Group Says Little About Trump Tax Law in Campaign
Discussion: Political Wire and OpenSecrets.org
New Jersey Online:
Murphy staffer accused of sexual assault stayed in job for months after accuser was told he would be out
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Future Perfect, explained
Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Poll reveals tale of 2 Americas as midterms draw close
Discussion: Power Line and Opinion Today
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Who and What Threaten the Constitution?  —  Donald Trump on occasion can talk recklessly.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Trial opens on claim Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans
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Daily Mail:
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BuzzFeed News:
Manhattan Republicans Are Defending Their Invitation To A Violent Far-Right Group
Tyler Rogoway / TheDrive:
Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can't All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms
Discussion: Sputnik International
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Has Evidence That ‘Directly Refutes’ Premise Of Trump-Russia Probe, GOP Rep Says
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Senate: Affirmative Action for White People
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A senator snatched a student's phone while being asked about Georgia voter registration uproar
 

 
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