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5:20 PM ET, October 19, 2018

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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. charges Russian woman with interference in Midterm elections  —  The Justice Department on Friday charged a Russian woman for her role in a conspiracy to interfere with the 2018 U.S. election, marking the first criminal case prosecutors have brought against a foreign national for meddling in the upcoming Midterms.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Russian National Charged with Interfering in U.S. Political System  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A criminal complaint was unsealed here today charging a Russian national for her alleged role in a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election.
NBC News:
Russian woman charged with attempted meddling in upcoming U.S. midterms  —  Elena Khusyaynova works for a company owned by a Putin pal who has already been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller's team.  —  ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A Russian woman who works for an oligarch close …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, RedState and Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
U.S. hits Russian with first 2018 meddling criminal case
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Joe Uchill / Axios:
DOJ files charges against Russian national for election interference
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Bloomberg:   U.S. Charges Russian for Conspiracy to Interfere in 2016 and 2018 Elections
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   Nellie Ohr Invokes Marital Privilege To Avoid Testifying About Her Husband, A DOJ Official
Reuters:
As Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority, checks son's power: sources  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - So grave is the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that King Salman has felt compelled to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family said.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Raw Story
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro Accuses Kushner of Orchestrating Khashoggi Killing  —  Without evidence, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), a member of the House intelligence committee, said Jared Kushner might have passed a “hit list” to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman resulting …
Washington Post:
Conservatives mount a whisper campaign smearing Khashoggi in defense of Trump  —  Hard-line Republicans and conservative commentators are mounting a dark whisper campaign against Jamal Khashoggi that is designed to protect President Trump from criticism of his handling of the dissident …
Washington Post:
Mnuchin still plans to attend Saudi anti-terror financing meeting after Khashoggi disappearance  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has decided to take part in an anti-terror finance meeting with Saudi security officials and their Middle Eastern counterparts in Riyadh later this month …
Discussion: Axios, Joe.My.God., Splinter and Mediaite
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Trump Never Handles Anything Right”: The President Is Acting Like Saudi Arabia's Lawyer in the Khashoggi Affair
Discussion: New York Times
Tamara Cofman Wittes / Brookings:
On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia
Jonathan Schanzer / The Atlantic:
The Experts Were Wrong About the Middle East
Houston Chronicle:
For U.S. Senate: Beto O'Rourke  —  United States Senator: Beto O'Rourke  —  Beto O'Rourke - Democratic Party: ★★★★ 1/2  —  The collective swoon that U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke has aroused among victory-starved Democrats nationwide recalls, even as it far exceeds …
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Michael Sykes / Axios:
Houston Chronicle endorses O'Rourke over Cruz
Discussion: IJR
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A shouting match inside the White House unmasks one of Trump's biggest lies  —  A shouting match has erupted inside the White House between two of President Trump's top advisers.  While angry arguments are typical in the world of stressful, high-stakes White House decision-making …
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NBC News:
F-bombs and a storm-out among Trump's top staff as tensions rise over border policies  —  Angry exchange between Trump officials over how to curtail rising border crossings points to White House divide.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's frustration over rising numbers …
Kathryn Dunn Tenpas / Brookings:
Record-setting White House staff turnover continues with news of Counsel's departure
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
GOP Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who felt traumatized by unwanted touching  —  GOP rep. defends prior comments on ‘slut’ women  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who were traumatized by unwanted sexual advances, including those inappropriately kissed …
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probes WikiLeaks' Contacts With Conservative Activists  —  Ties between the website and Roger Stone, Peter W. Smith get a closer look  —  WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is scrutinizing how a collection of activists and pundits intersected with WikiLeaks …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Brian Kemp's Voter Suppression Efforts Could Help Elect Him Governor
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Nancy Pelosi hints at short-term lease on House speakership … Democrats have yet to win a House majority and Nancy Pelosi's return as speaker is by no means certain, but already she has one eye on the exits.  —  “I see myself as a transitional figure,” Pelosi said in an interview …
Discussion: Vox and Breitbart
MJ Lee / CNN:
Michael Cohen: Vote, or face more years of ‘craziness’  —  New York (CNN)Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, pleaded with the American public on Friday to head to the polls and vote against the President and the Republican Party, predicting that if they did not, there would be two or six more years of “craziness.”
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘Black folk will be catching hell again.’ Ads seek to scare black voters in Missouri  —  WASHINGTON  —  A new radio ad seeks to frighten black voters away from Sen. Claire McCaskill's campaign by suggesting the Democrat supports lynchings.  —  Another ad tells black voters to ask McCaskill “why she doesn't want our babies?”
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Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents  —  The Trump administration is considering whether to grant a South Carolina request that would effectively allow faith-based foster care agencies in the state the ability to deny Jewish parents from fostering children in its network.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Rank-and-File Tell of Discontent Over Sessions's Approach  —  WASHINGTON — During his 20 months in office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has swept in perhaps the most dramatic political shift in memory at the Justice Department, from the civil rights-centered agenda of the Obama era …
Discussion: Law & Crime, Raw Story and The Week
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue Media:
Congressman flat-out lies to defend Trump praising assault on reporter  —  Who are you going to believe — this lying Republican or your very own eyes?  —  At a rally Thursday night, Trump gleefully praised Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte for assaulting a reporter last year, the night before his election.
New York Times:
Founder of Proud Boys Says He's Arranging Surrender of 8 in Brawl  —  The founder of the far-right group the Proud Boys said on Friday that he was arranging the surrender of eight members whom the police are seeking in connection with a brawl outside a Republican club in Manhattan last weekend.
Annie Karni / Politico:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hillary?  —  She's not going away—and Democrats aren't sure what to do about it.  —  In recent months, some reporters who cover the Trump White House have received phone calls from the last person they would expect: Hillary Clinton.
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 1 in 4 people thinks Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest when as a Supreme Court nominee he gave sworn testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, with Republicans and Democrats holding …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Opinion Today
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Bruce Schlesman / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Files Bar Complaint Against Christine Blasey Ford's Lawyers
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Gateway Pundit
Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:
Miami GOP Chairman just caught leading Proud Boys in attack on Democratic campaign office  —  Yesterday, Miami GOP Chairman Nelson Diaz told me he never even heard of the Proud Boys, but the hate group's own video proves otherwise.  —  The Miami-Dade Republican Party's County Chairman led …
The Guardian:
I pulled a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake  —  People are saying I am the queen of Sweden because of the legend of King Arthur  —  Every summer, my parents, my six-year-old brother and I go to stay in a cabin by a lake called Vidöstern in Tånnö in southern Sweden, not far from where we live.
Discussion: Maggie's Farm and MinnPost
New York Times:
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Haley breaks with Trump: ‘In America, our political opponents are not evil’  —  Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley insisted Thursday night that “in America, our political opponents are not evil,” a shark rhetorical break from her boss, President Donald Trump …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller report PSA: Prepare for disappointment  —  And be forewarned that the special counsel's findings may never be made public.  —  President Donald Trump's critics have spent the past 17 months anticipating what some expect will be among the most thrilling events of their lives …
archive.is:
Conrad Black: Nothing Faith Goldy has done warrants this assault on her campaign  —  In the same measure that a civilized society must not tolerate racial discrimination, nor can it tolerate the false and wilful imputation of repulsive attitudes to someone who does not hold them
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Acosta sends private message to former Melania Trump aide: ‘F— you’  —  CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta sent a direct message to a Twitter follower that read “F— you” after being mocked on the social media platform on Thursday night.
 
 
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Allison Pecorin / ABC News:
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
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Discussion: Commentary, ThinkProgress and HuffPost
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
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