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12:55 AM ET, October 16, 2018

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CNN:
Saudis preparing to admit Jamal Khashoggi died during interrogation, sources say  —  Ankara, Turkey (CNN)The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Endeavor Pulling Out of $400 Million Saudi Arabia Deal (Exclusive)  —  The move comes as pressure mounts for Hollywood to take a stand against the kingdom in the wake of the disappearance — and possible murder — of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.  —  Endeavor Content is extricating itself …
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Two more Washington lobbying firms drop representation of Saudi Arabia in wake of alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi  —  Two more Washington lobbying firms dropped their representation of Saudi Arabia on Monday amid an escalating uproar about the disappearance and alleged killing …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Saudi government considering plan to admit that writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate
Discussion: CNBC
Chris Murphy / Washington Post:
We must demand accountability for Saudi Arabia's behavior
Discussion: Lawfare
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox Business and Saudi-Owned Al Arabiya Are Last Media Partners of Saudi Business Conference
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Speaks With Saudi King About Missing Journalist
Sarah Dewberry / KJRH:
Cherokee Nation issues statement on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results  —  TAHLEQUAH - The Cherokee Nation issued a statement Monday on Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results.  —  Sen. Warren released her DNA report in response to President Donald Trump taunting her for her saying she was part Native American.
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Cherokee Nation:
Cherokee Nation responds to Senator Warren's DNA test  —  Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr.  —  TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. issued the following statement Monday in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test claiming Native Heritage:
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump denies offering $1 million for Warren DNA test, even though he did
Emily Kopp / Roll Call:
Elizabeth Warren to Trump: Pay Up on $1 Million DNA Pledge
Discussion: Washington Post, Breitbart and Hot Air
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren releases results of DNA test
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
US budget deficit expands to $779 billion in fiscal 2018 as spending surges  — The federal budget deficit rose 17 percent in fiscal year 2018, according to the Trump administration.  — The Trump administration has pushed for dramatic budget cuts at several agencies and supported massive increases in military spending.
Discussion: Reuters, Politico, Daily Wire and Axios
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says Sears Was Mismanaged. Mnuchin Was on Its Board for Years
Discussion: Raw Story
Lydia DePillis / CNN:
US deficit rises 17% to the highest level since 2012
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that claimed President Trump defamed her when he suggested she had lied about being threatened to keep quiet about their alleged relationship.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Judge Has Dismissed Stormy Daniels' Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump
Discussion: Zero Hedge, HuffPost and Splinter
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
How Trump bobs and weaves to avoid the truth  —  As he so often does, President Trump falsely declared on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night that North Korea and the United States were going to war before he stepped in to thwart it.  —  Interviewer Lesley Stahl was having none of it.  “We were going to war?”
Discussion: New York Times
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John B. Judis / New York Times:   What the Left Misses About Nationalism
Media Matters for America:
Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes: “I have a lot of support in the NYPD and I very much appreciate that”  —  McInnes justifies violence by Proud Boys at NYC event: “When you set up this climate of fear, you have people that are going to be aggressive”  —  From the October 14 edition of Westwood One's Get Off My Lawn podcast:
Discussion: Gothamist and Law & Crime
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NBC News:
DHS finds increasing attempts to hack U.S. election systems ahead of midterms  —  The assessment said the feds don't know who is behind the attacks, but none have been successful.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security says it's working to identify who — or what …
Discussion: Axios
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.
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Alex Zielinski / Portland Mercury:
Members of Patriot Prayer Brought Loaded Firearms to Roof Before August Protest
Discussion: Willamette Week and Raw Story
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65  —  Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Vulcan Inc. said Monday on behalf of his family.  —  Allen passed away Monday afternoon in Seattle at 65 years old, Vulcan said.
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Doubles Spending Rate as the 2020 Race Draws Nearer  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month's midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection
Discussion: Political Wire
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller is everywhere, except the midterms  —  Campaign ads and debates are mostly avoiding the Russia investigation in favor of other issues important to voters.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller can't escape the headlines, or President Donald Trump's obsessive Twitter feed.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mar-a-Lago member gives $150,000 to help Trump aides mired in Mueller probe
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
PVA:
“People just can't know that.”  MO Sen. McCaskill Hides Agenda Including “semi-automatic rifle ban” from Moderate Voters, Staffers Reveal in Undercover Video it “could hurt her ability to get elected.”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  Senator McCaskill on Tape: “Of course!”
Tony Marrero / Tampa Bay Times:
Surveillance video shows Lakeland city commissioner shooting alleged shoplifter  —  LAKELAND Police have released surveillance video that appears to show a Lakeland city commissioner fatally shooting a man exiting the commissioner's military surplus store.  —  The video released Monday shows …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Supreme Court: Next Florida governor will pick new justices  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's next governor and not incumbent Gov. Rick Scott will get to pick three new justices to the state Supreme Court, the court ruled Monday in a decision with major implications in this year's gubernatorial campaign.
Discussion: Axios
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.
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
All we know about the White House portrait of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Abraham Lincoln  —  Previously spotted in D.C. gift shops and jigsaw puzzle boxes, a fantasy print of President Trump entertaining Abraham Lincoln while every other Republican president in history watches now hangs outside the Oval Office.
Daily Mail:
Jason Miller sues Gizmodo Media for $100m over ‘false’ story about him  —  Jason Miller is suing Gizmodo Media for claiming it worked with his ex Arlene ‘AJ’ Delgado to run a story that alleges he slipped an abortion pill into the smoothie of a stripper he got pregnant'.
Tom Stites / Poynter:
About 1,300 U.S. communities have totally lost news coverage, UNC news desert study finds  —  It's hardly a secret that news deserts are spreading, but just how bad is it?  —  A comprehensive new study released today by the University of North Carolina's School of Media and Journalism shows …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
American Bar Association drops review of Kavanaugh  —  Washington (CNN)The American Bar Association will no longer review its “well qualified” rating of Justice Brett Kavanaugh now that the Senate confirmed him, an ABA official told CNN Monday.  —  The official, who declined to speak on the record …
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson donate $32 million in September to boost Republicans  —  Billionaires Sheldon and Miriam Adelson donated $32 million in September alone to boost GOP candidates in the midterms and support President Trump's agenda, bringing their contributions to GOP super PACs …
Discussion: Politico
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republicans worry that Trump and his aides have no idea the hell that may await  —  WASHINGTON  —  Republicans who support President Donald Trump have grown fearful that the White House is unprepared for the onslaught that may await them in January.  —  If a “blue wave” succeeds in giving …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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