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2:45 PM ET, October 17, 2018

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New York Times:
Audio Contains Gruesome Details of Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says  —  ISTANBUL — His killers were waiting when Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.  They severed his fingers during an interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him …
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
In the Wake of Khashoggi's Disappearance, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Is Pushed to the Brink  —  It seems nearly certain now that Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist, died a slow and agonizing death, the kind that none of us could dare imagine for ourselves.
The Independent:
‘The greatest embarrassment’: Inside the kingdom, Saudis rattled by handling of Jamal Khashoggi case  —  Exclusive: Jamal Khashoggi was caught up in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's attempts to consolidate his power, eliminate rival royals, and seize the assets of his country's billionaires
Washington Post:
Pompeo hears Turkey's accusations against Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
MBS's rampaging anger will not silence questions about Jamal Khashoggi
Discussion: Middle East Eye and CNN
New York Times:
Suspects in Khashoggi Case Had Ties to Saudi Crown Prince
Daniel B. Shapiro / Haaretz:   Opinion Why the Khashoggi Murder Is a Disaster for Israel
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump and Kushner Put Saudi's Money First
Washington Post:
Why is the Trump administration cleaning up Saudi Arabia's mess?
Bloomberg:
Mueller Ready to Deliver Key Findings in His Trump Probe, Sources Say  — Rosenstein is pressing Mueller to wrap it up, official says  — Next steps expected to occur after November midterm elections  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to issue findings on core aspects …
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emptywheel:
On Corey Lewandowski's Big Legal Bills and Mueller's Deadline from Rosenstein
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
James Erwin / Slate:
Elizabeth Warren Has Set a Dangerous Precedent  —  Will other politicians be bullied into releasing their genetic information, too?  —  On May 26, 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump tweeted, “I find it offensive that Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be Native American to get in Harvard.”
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Victoria McGrane / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren defends decision to release DNA test  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren defended the timing of her decision to release the results of a DNA test just ahead of the midterm elections, telling the Globe Tuesday that she went public as soon as possible to begin deflecting the constant taunting …
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“You Can't Out-Trump Trump”: Elizabeth Warren Shows Democrats How to Lose in 2020  —  Warren's maneuver stands as a warning sign for other presidential contenders.  Getting into the mud pit with Trump—who doesn't care about political decorum, rules, sexism, racism, name-calling, facts …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Elizabeth Warren Fiasco  —  The possible Democratic front-runner plays Trump's game — and loses.  —  A lot of smart people believe that Elizabeth Warren, the senator from Massachusetts, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2020.  A recent New York magazine profile …
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Washington Post:   Senior Treasury employee charged with leaking documents related to Russia probe
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Treasury employee charged with leaks to BuzzFeed about Trump advisers
Discussion: Breitbart
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Pump and Trump  —  Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name for real estate projects developed by others.  But an investigation of a dozen Trump deals shows deep family involvement in projects that often involved deceptive practices.  —  SINCE DONALD TRUMP'S FORTUNES came surging …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
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Heather Vogell / Trump, Inc.:
Pump and Trump  —  Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Please Stop Helping Mitch McConnell Lie About the Deficit  —  The Republican Party has spent much of this year warning voters that Democrats want to get the government's hands on their Medicare.  The party's House candidates have savaged Nancy Pelosi for passing (fictional) cuts to Medicare benefits …
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David Morgan / Reuters:   McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal
Associated Press:
Read the transcript of AP's interview with President Trump  —  A transcript of an Oval Office interview Tuesday with President Donald Trump by AP White House reporters Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire:  —  President Trump: How is the business of the news?  We're keeping you busy?
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump: My ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ Tells Me Climate Science Is Wrong
Discussion: Vox, Shareblue Media and Task & Purpose
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
FBI looking at Manhattan district attorney's office over potential undue influence in handling of cases: sources  —  FBI agents are probing the Manhattan district attorney's office over its handling of high-profile cases that were dropped once lawyers for the well-connected subjects made donations, the Daily News has learned.
Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota  —  Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post  —  The Minnesota Democratic Party has suspended a spokesman for calling for violence against Republicans even as two GOP candidates have been assaulted in suspected politically motivated attacks.
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Pete Kotz / City Pages:
‘Anarchists,’ middle-class avengers are attacking Minnesota GOP candidates
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge orders Manafort to court in prison clothing  —  A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Paul Manafort's request to wear a professional suit during a hearing later this week about his sentence, noting the former Trump campaign chairman is now a convicted felon who has lost the right …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Denies Manafort Request To Wear Suit To All Future Court Hearings
Discussion: Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
Twitter:
Enabling further research of information operations on Twitter  —  Today we are releasing all the accounts and related content associated with potential information operations that we have found on our service since 2016.  We had previously disclosed these activities, but are now releasing substantially …
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DFRLab:
TrollTracker: Twitter Troll Farm Archives
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
To Avoid Conflicts, Rick Scott Created a Trust Blind in Name Only  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rick Scott had been governor of Florida for barely three months when questions first mounted about conflicts of interest.  Fabulously wealthy but a newcomer to politics, Mr. Scott mandated random drug testing …
Washington Post:
Record number of families crossing U.S. border, as Trump threatens new crackdown  —  The number of migrant parents entering the United States with children has surged to record levels in the three months since President Trump ended family separations at the border, dealing the administration …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Week and LifeZette
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘The Conners’ Debut Ratings Steady With ‘Roseanne’ Finale; Falls From Opener  —  Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The Conners premiered last night in a hope to turn tragedy into triumph or at least a solid success.
Twin Cities:
In unsealed divorce filings, Rep. Keith Ellison says ex-wife abused him  —  Keith Ellison's divorce records unsealed Wednesday contain no allegations the Minnesota congressman physically abused his ex-wife, but he said in a 2015 filing that Kim Ellison repeatedly hit him throughout their 25-year marriage.
Discussion: Political Wire and MinnPost
Sarah Holder / CityLab:
Why Are So Many People In San Jose Fighting Housing for Teachers?  —  Taylor Swenson doesn't want to leave San José.  She doesn't want to leave the teachers in the San José Unified School District she's been training for three years, or abandon the kids she's been supporting …
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Wes Siler / Outside Online:
Ryan Zinke Has Fired the DOI Inspector General … At last count, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was the subject of 14 separate government investigations.  (A new record!)  But that number could soon be zero.  That's because Zinke just fired the Department of the Interior's acting inspector general.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Hill and Politico
George Eaton / New Statesman:
Francis Fukuyama interview: “Socialism ought to come back”  —  The End of History author on what Karl Marx got right, the rivals to liberal democracy and why he fears a US-China war.  —  History is having its revenge on Francis Fukuyama.  In 1992, at the height of post-Cold War liberal exuberance …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
MOST ROCKING TOWN  —  AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE STONE PONY  —  The House Springsteen Built: An Oral History of the Stone Pony  —  IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, 1976, and nearly 1,000 people pack a tiny club in Asbury Park, N.J., to watch a local band and a local legend named Bruce Springsteen …
 
 
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Trump threatens 5 percent spending cut for agencies, $700B Pentagon budget
Discussion: Associated Press
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CTVNews:
Nanos survey: Nearly 8 in 10 Canadians uninterested in smoking cannabis once legal
Discussion: The Daily Caller
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Why taking back the Senate won't get much easier for Dems after 2018
Kristen Jordan Shamus / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan pharmacist refuses medicine to woman having miscarriage
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Growing number of Republicans sounding a lot like Democrats ahead of elections
Discussion: New Republic
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
Newly published files confirm plan to move Assange to Russia
Discussion: The Guardian
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Wall Street Journal:
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
Massive Twitter data release sheds light on Russia's Trump strategy
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Louis Farrakhan: 'I'm Not An Anti-Semite. I'm Anti-Termite.'
Discussion: Townhall
National Journal:
House Democrats' Fundraising Juggernaut Stuns GOP
Discussion: Washington Post
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Michael Avenatti made his liberal fans look like fools