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12:15 PM ET, October 16, 2018

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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi gives Playbook a preview of the Democratic majority  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING ... SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO has arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.  Photo, courtesy State Department
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Lindsey Graham says “toxic” Mohammed bin Salman “has to go”  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Fox & Friends Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) “can never be a leader on the world stage,” and that regardless of what President Trump does, Graham is going to move to …
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Who needs Saudi Arabia?  —  SAUDI ARABIA, so far, has tried bluster and bullying to silence the questions about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago Tuesday.  On Sunday, a regime statement threatened to “respond with a larger action” …
US Department of State:
Secretary Pompeo's Meeting With Saudi King Salman  —  Readout  —  Office of the Spokesperson  —  Washington, DC  —  The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert:  —  Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh.
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Leading U.S. senator accuses Saudi prince of ordering Khashoggi killing
Discussion: Political Wire and CNN
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Ditch Riyadh in a Fit of Righteousness
Wall Street Journal:
Pompeo Arrives in Riyadh Amid Crisis Over Missing Saudi Journalist
Discussion: Townhall, Just Security and VICE News
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed News:
American Mercenaries Were Hired To Assassinate Politicians In The Middle East  —  “There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen.  I was running it.  We did it.”  —  Cradling an AK-47 and sucking a lollipop, the former American Green Beret bumped along in the back of an armored SUV …
Discussion: National Review and Defense One
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham: I'm taking DNA test, ‘I think I can beat’ Elizabeth Warren on amount of Cherokee heritage  —  Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) told Fox and Friends on Tuesday that he would be taking a DNA test, and that he thinks he can “beat” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) in terms of the amount of Cherokee heritage that it will show.
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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:   Fake news matched only by the fake Indian's fake math
Greg Gutfeld / Fox News:
Gutfeld on Elizabeth Warren's latest claim
Discussion: Daily Wire
Cherokee Nation:
Cherokee Nation responds to Senator Warren's DNA test
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump calls Warren a ‘phony’ and ‘fraud’ in latest shots over her heritage
Discussion: RedState, ABC News and Politico
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump, GOP silent after violent pro-Trump mob unleashes brutal assault  —  Republicans are refusing to disavow the pro-Trump ‘Proud Boys’ group responsible for a vicious mob-style attack this weekend in New York.  —  Republicans have responded with deafening silence after an estimated 30 members …
New York Post:   NYPD to arrest 9 members of far-right Proud Boys involved in brawl
politics.myajc:
High rate of absentee ballots thrown out in Gwinnett  —  Nearly one in 10 vote-by-mail ballots have been rejected by Gwinnett County election officials, alarming voting rights groups.  —  Gwinnett is throwing out far more absentee ballots than any other county in Georgia, according to records from the Secretary of State's Office.
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - AJC
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Tyler Estep / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Group sues Kemp, Gwinnett elections board over ballot rejections
Discussion: Mother Jones
Madelyn Linsenmeir / Seven Days:
Obituary: Madelyn Linsenmeir, 1988-2018  —  Our beloved Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir died on Sunday, October 7.  While her death was unexpected, Madelyn suffered from drug addiction, and for years we feared her addiction would claim her life.  We are grateful that when she died, she was safe and she was with her family.
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
Trump Drops Devastating Nickname On Stormy Daniels  —  President Donald Trump bestowed a new nickname on pornstar Stormy Daniels after her lawsuit against him was dismissed in federal court, in a Tuesday tweet. … Trump also referenced Daniel's attorney Michael Avenatti who has been a barbed critic of his on cable television.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Chats Show FIU Turning Point USA Members Sharing Racist Memes and Rape Jokes … Back in 2017, New Times obtained screenshots of gross chats among Florida International University's Campus Republicans.  They joked about the Charlottesville neo-Nazi attack last year and threatened to “call ICE” …
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Google really is trying to build a censored Chinese search engine, its CEO confirms  —  Google on Monday finally confirmed a secretive project that's been fueling an employee-led backlash for weeks at the company: an effort to build a version of its search engine that complies with China's online censorship regime.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Tucker Carlson Says He Can't Go to Restaurants Anymore  —  “Having someone scream, ‘F— you!’ at a restaurant, it just wrecks your meal,” he said on a podcast.  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he's “not a restaurant guy anymore” because of the way he's treated when he dines out in Washington, D.C.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Democrats Fear Obama Is Going Soft for the Midterms  —  The former president's allies say his distance has been strategic and that he will ramp up his presence as voting nears.  But some alums wonder if that plan is wise.  —  With just three weeks to go before one of most critical midterm elections …
Sarah Westwood / CNN:
John Bolton's chief of staff out at National Security Council  —  Bolton to Iran: Hell to pay if you cross us  —  Washington (CNN)A top National Security Council aide is leaving the White House after serving just a few months as national security adviser John Bolton's chief of staff.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Rich White Civil War  —  A smarter look at America's divide.  —  Every few years one research group or another produces a typology of the electorate.  The researchers conduct thousands of interviews and identify the different clusters American voters fall into.
Discussion: spiked
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Big advertisers still shunning Ingraham's Fox News show months after boycotts  —  'They're kind of forced off, whether they want to be or not,' one Fox executive said.  —  Laura Ingraham's ratings are surging, but big advertisers are still steering clear of her show months after a series …
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
We're staying silent out of fear  —  Most ordinary people found it unbearable to live under communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.  The reasons varied: shortages of consumer goods, incessant propaganda, restrictions on travel.  —  Nothing was more psychologically exhausting …
ProPublica:
Charlottesville's Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — High school seniors Zyahna Bryant and Trinity Hughes have been friends since they were 6 years old, raised by blue-collar families in this affluent college town.
Discussion: Chalkbeat
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Donald Daters, a dating app for Trump supporters, leaked its users' data  —  A new dating app for Trump supporters that wants to “make America date again” has leaked its entire database of users — on the day of its launch.  —  The app, called “Donald Daters,” is aimed at …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Here's what should excite and depress Democrats so far in 2018  —  (CNN)For two years Democrats have raged over Donald Trump's presidency, quarreled among themselves over the best strategy for responding to it, and above all, counted the days until next month's midterm election.
Gordon R. Friedman / Oregonian:
Armed protesters were on Portland rooftop in August, police now say  —  Members of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer stationed themselves on a downtown Portland rooftop with a cache of guns prior to a summer protest, city officials announced for the first time Monday - the same day Mayor Ted Wheeler learned about it, his aides said.
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Republicans Are Suddenly Running Ads on Pre-existing Conditions.  But How Accurate Are They?  —  It's a sign of the issue's importance that several candidates in close races are feeling pressure to respond.  —  For months, Democratic candidates have been running hard on health care, while Republicans have said little about it.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Polarization Seems to Be Helping Republicans in Run-Up to Midterms  —  Energized voters on the right dim prospects for big Democratic gains in red districts and states.  —  One big question looms over the fight for control of Congress: Will strong Democratic candidates ride a blue wave …
NYR Daily:
Why Assad and Russia Target the White Helmets  —  before most children had left for school, Syrian Air Force Su-22 fighter jets launched missiles at the northern opposition-held town of Khan Shaykhun.  Witnesses recalled a strange odor spreading after the missiles struck …
Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Politico:
Juncker: Italy budget deviation from EU rules unacceptable  —  ROME — Italy's budget is likely to be returned to the sender by the European Commission.  —  Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday in an interview with the Italian news agency ANSA that there would be a …
Discussion: CNBC and One America News Network
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dems angered by GOP plan to hold judicial hearings in October  —  Democrats and liberal groups are fuming over a GOP plan to hold Senate hearings for President Trump's judicial picks over the next two weeks while senators are out of town campaigning for the midterm elections.
Rachel O'Donoghue / Dailystar.co.uk:
Humans beings on the brink of IMMORTALITY, top scientist claims  —  HUMAN beings becoming immortal is a step closer following the launch of a new start-up.  —  Dr Ian Pearson has previously said people will have the ability to “not die” by 2050 - just over 30 years from now.
Lee Davidson / Salt Lake Tribune:
Rep. Mia Love has lost her lead and is now tied with Ben McAdams in Utah's 4th District race  —  The congressional race between GOP Rep. Mia Love and Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams could not be tighter: It is now tied, according to a new poll.
Discussion: Political Wire
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Origins of Progressive Agony  —  In the wake of Obama, the Democratic party was a shipwreck, to be saved only by Hillary and the Supreme Court . . .  What has transformed the Democratic party into an anguished progressive movement that incorporates the tactics of the street, embraces maenadism …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's “Pocahontas” power play  —  President Trump loves nothing more than when his opponents try to litigate his insults, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is trying to do with “Pocahontas,” a staple riff at his rallies.  —  The big picture: Trump's never more comfortable than on this terrain …
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
 
 
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