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New York Times:
Explosive Device Found Near George Soros's Home in Westchester County  —  An explosive device was found on Monday near the Westchester County home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist who is a favorite target of right-wing groups, according to a law enforcement official.
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Graham on Saudi Arabia: ‘I feel completely betrayed’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday he feels betrayed by Saudi Arabia over its handling of the death of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.  —  “The relationship is important, but our values are more important,” Graham told CNN'S Manu Raju.
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Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Khashoggi met with crown prince's brother amid efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia  —  Prince Khalid had been contacting Khashoggi for at least a year to try to persuade him to return, three individuals told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — Months before he was killed in Istanbul …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi's Killing, and Demands Answers  —  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey laid out on Tuesday the Saudi planning of what he called the “premeditated murder” of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate in Istanbul, and demanded that the Saudi suspects face justice in Turkey.
Washington Post:
CIA director flies to Turkey amid growing controversy over Jamal Khashoggi killing  —  CIA Director Gina Haspel departed for Turkey on Monday amid a growing international uproar over Saudi Arabia's explanation of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reuters:
How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype
Mary Lee / Politico:
Turkish president claims Saudis planned for days to kill Khashoggi
James A. Baker III / New York Times:   The Trump Administration's Hard Choices on Saudi Arabia
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkish president says Jamal Khashoggi's killing was a planned operation
Washington Post:
This is the first step to recalibrating U.S.-Saudi relations
Discussion: The Atlantic
Washington Post:
Istanbul has felt like home for Arab exiles. Khashoggi's killing has them scared.
Discussion: Shakesville
New York Times:
Trump and G.O.P. Candidates Brandish Race and Immigration to Sway Close Election  —  President Trump on Monday sharply intensified a Republican campaign to frame the midterm elections as a battle over immigration and race, issuing a dark and factually baseless warning that “unknown Middle Easterners” …
Discussion: The Week and Washington Post
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Washington Post:
Trump and Republicans settle on fear — and falsehoods — as a midterm strategy  —  President Trump has settled on a strategy of fear — laced with falsehoods and racially-tinged rhetoric — to help lift his party to victory in the coming midterms, part of a broader effort to energize Republican voters …
New York Times:
The Day John Kelly and Corey Lewandowski Squared Off Outside the Oval Office  —  An argument last February between the White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, and Corey Lewandowski, an informal adviser to President Trump, turned into a physical altercation that required Secret Service intervention …
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz / IndyPolitics.Org:
Braun Has Slight Lead as Campaign Enters Home Stretch  —  An Indy Politics statewide scientific poll of 600 likely Hoosier voters shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun entering the final stretch of the contest with a four-point lead over Democrat incumbent Joe Donnelly.
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Adam Wren / Politico:   How to Win Indiana  —  Middle America, or “the middle finger …
Lindsey Erdody / Indianapolis Business Journal:
New poll shows U.S. Senate race too close to call
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Indiana poll shows Republicans could steal a Senate seat
Discussion: Daily Wire
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting in key states, NBC News finds  —  The data suggests enthusiasm among early GOP voters that could put a dent in Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” in the midterms.  —  Is the “blue wave” turning purple?  —  Republican-affiliated voters …
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Zach Despart / Houston Chronicle:
Harris County smashes early voting record
Discussion: Off the Kuff and Raw Story
Justin Doom / ABC News:
Man accused of groping woman on flight: Trump 'says it's OK to grab women by their private parts'  —  A man arrested for allegedly touching a woman's breast on an airplane, according to court documents, told authorities “the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts.”
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Associated Press:
Florida man accused of groping airline passenger tells authorities president 'says it's OK'
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections  —  WASHINGTON — The United States Cyber Command is targeting individual Russian operatives to try to deter them from spreading disinformation to interfere in elections, telling them that American operatives …
Discussion: Reuters
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens  —  Two weeks out, district-level polls reflect a House battleground gradually polarizing along the lines of the 2016 presidential race.  Democrats are maintaining leads over GOP opponents in upscale …
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump unleashes his inner dictator in horrifying fit of rage  —  Using rhetoric straight from the dictator's playbook, Trump offered up an apocalyptic vision of America at his rally Monday night.  —  Trump's authoritarian tendencies were on full display Monday night as he took the stage …
Discussion: BBC
Washington Post:
Battleground House districts remain close in new poll  —  The contest for control of the House remains close and hard fought, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll of the most-contested districts in the country, with Democrats holding a statistically insignificant lead over Republicans.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Rand Paul's Campaign to Appease Russia Comes to Congress  —  The Kentucky Republican wants his fellow senators to lift sanctions.  —  After Donald Trump's performance at last summer's press conference in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, many of the U.S. president's fellow Republicans were alarmed.
Discussion: USA Today
Carl Prine / Navy Times:
Second Navy SEAL charged in war crimes probe  —  Authorities in California on Thursday charged a second Navy SEAL in connection with an ongoing war crimes probe tied to the alleged stabbing execution of an Islamic State detainee in Iraq last year.  —  Although he wasn't present during …
Washington Post:
Supreme Court shields Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from answering questions on census  —  The Supreme Court Monday night shielded Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from answering lawyers' questions in a lawsuit challenging his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census form.
Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Doug Wardlow leads Keith Ellison in attorney general's race  —  Republican gained ground since last month's poll; about one in six Minnesota voters still undecided.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Republican Doug Wardlow has pulled ahead of Democrat U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison in the race …
Discussion: Power Line
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics  —  Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news.  —  In the fall of 2016, Hillary Clinton, asked at a fundraiser how she explained the political appeal of Donald Trump, said that …
Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
Republican leader Mitch McConnell just made the case for a Democratic Senate  —  Mitch McConnell says Republicans will repeal health care protections if they win the Senate.  That's good reason to vote for Democrats in the midterms.  —  CONNECT  —  With only a few weeks to go until …
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Flag Burning Incident Surfaces on Eve of Georgia Debate  —  ATLANTA — At a protest on the steps of the Georgia Capitol in 1992, Stacey Abrams, now the Democratic candidate for governor, joined in the burning of the state flag, which at the time incorporated the Confederate battle flag design …
Deirdre Fernandes / BostonGlobe.com:
Wealthy students vastly outnumber poor at Harvard  —  On Harvard University's campus, the wealthy are well represented, with rich students outnumbering low-income ones, 23 to 1.  —  But how best to close that vast economic gulf was an issue of deep disagreement during Monday's testimony …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Republicans don't act like they're going to keep the House  —  Despite seeing some positive signs in polling and enthusiasm after Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, Republicans' behavior in the last few weeks shows how nervous they are about keeping control of the House.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
CD48 Remains Tight  —  Trump ratings improve; immigration top issue  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The race for California's 48th Congressional District between Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher and Democratic challenger Harley Rouda remains tight, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
'I'm a nationalist!':  Trump makes stunning confession he noted his aides warned him against  —  During President Donald Trump's rally in Houston, Texas, he claimed that he was a “nationalist.”  —  “A globalist is a person who wants that globe to do well, but frankly not caring about our country so much,” Trump said.
Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Attack of the Right-Wing Snowflakes  —  Angry men go to court to silence their critics.  —  One minor sordid subplot of the Trump era has been the ugly custody battle between Jason Miller, senior communications adviser on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and A.J. Delgado, a former Trump campaign surrogate.
Reno Gazette-Journal:
12 Laxalt family members oppose Laxalt for Nevada governor.  Here's why, in their own words  —  The decision to write this column has not been an easy one for us.  We are writing as members of the Laxalt family who have spent our lives in Nevada, and feel compelled to protect our family name …
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Josh Hafner / USA Today:
‘Simply irresponsible’: Air Force spent $326,000 on coffee cups it kept breaking … An Air Force official admitted the branch's multiple purchases of coffee cups that break easily and cost $1,280 each “is simply irresponsible,” vowing to pursue ways to fix the mugs instead of continually buying new ones.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in Black Sea
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
House Democrats consider how they would balance investigating and cooperating with Trump
Victoria Bekiempis / The Daily Beast:
NYPD Arrests Three More Proud Boys for Manhattan Brawl With Antifa
Barton Swaim / Weekly Standard:
Why Democrats Resort to Incivility
Mohammed Daraghmeh / Associated Press:
Human Rights Watch: Palestinians crush dissent with torture
David Byler / Weekly Standard:
Tennessee: The Pivotal Senate Race?
Discussion: IJR
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
Elizabeth Warren Has Lost Her Way
Discussion: Raw Story and twitchy.com
David DeKok / Reuters:
Former Pennsylvania mayor to be sentenced for corrupt fundraising
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Vandals Throw Giant Boulder Through Rep. McCarthy's Office Window
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David Gutman / The Seattle Times:
For the first time in decades, the race for Congress is close in Eastern Washington
Zack Sharf / Decider:
Sarah Silverman: Louis C.K. Masturbated “In Front of Me” with Consent
Discussion: Daily Wire
Reuters:
Trump lawyer: Manafort said nothing damaging in Mueller interviews