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Haaretz:
Report: Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Remains Found  —  Sky News reports that his body had been cut up and his face ‘disfigured’  —  The remains of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, Sky News reported on Tuesday, with one source saying remains were found in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home.
Discussion: twitchy.com and Axios
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Alex Crawford / Sky News:
Sky sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found  —  Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky sources.  —  Sources have told Sky News the writer had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured”.  —  One source also suggested Mr Khashoggi's remains …
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Saudi Crown Prince Gets Standing Ovation Despite Inquiries Into Khashoggi  —  RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, received a standing ovation as he made an unannounced appearance at a global investment conference here on Tuesday, further clouding an event that has been thrown …
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.
CNN:
Trump frustrated, feels betrayed by the Saudis  —  Trump: I'm not satisfied with Saudi-led investigation thus far  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has become increasingly irritated by the fallout from Jamal Khashoggi's death, multiple sources who have heard him voice his frustration told CNN.
Discussion: WTVR-TV, ABC News and KRTV-TV
James A. Baker III / New York Times:   The Trump Administration's Hard Choices on Saudi Arabia
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote  —  The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach  —  Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Stacey Abrams Flag Burning Incident Surfaces on Eve of Georgia Debate
New York Times:
At George Soros's Home in N.Y. Suburb, Explosive Device Is Found in Mailbox  —  The explosive device found in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, on Monday afternoon was relatively small, a senior law enforcement official said on Tuesday.
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 …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Republicans don't act like they're going to keep the House
Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and ABC News
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:   Cook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer's disease.”  —  The 88-year-old said in a public letter …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog, BuzzFeed News, Breitbart and IJR
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CNN:
Justice O'Connor announces she has been diagnosed with dementia, 'probably Alzheimer's'
Discussion: Political Wire, Bloomberg and USA Today
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court's 30 years war is finally over
Discussion: Harvard Law Review
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Why Trump is talking nonstop about the migrant caravan  —  Earlier this month, President Donald Trump's political team reviewed polling from congressional districts that were competitive in the 2016 election.  They showed that border protection, safeguarding immigration officers and standing …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump takes an old Republican lie and makes it even worse
Discussion: The Week, CNN and Right Wing Watch
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 …
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Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:   Russian trolls get DM from US Cyber Command: We know who you are. Stop it
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Democrats find new ways to talk about entitlement cuts in campaign's closing days  —  A new report shows that GOP tax cuts cost the same as proposed entitlement cuts.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats are seizing on a report detailing a nearly dollar-for-dollar balance between two decades …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Charles E. Schumer / USA Today:
Republican leader Mitch McConnell just made the case for a Democratic Senate
Discussion: The Nation, Washington Post and Vox
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 …
Discussion: National Review
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 …
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.”
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Confederate pride and prejudice  —  Some white Northerners see a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotism  —  The property belongs to former mayor Greg Cler, who runs a car repair shop in this central Illinois village of 3,500 people.  Cler isn't from the South.
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Disgustingly Racist Robocall Goes Out Against Andrew Gillum In Florida  —  A neo-Nazi group in Idaho is behind the calls, and it's gone after the Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate before.  —  A white supremacist website in Idaho is sending out an extremely racist robocall …
Discussion: Raw Story
John Fritze / USA Today:
Trump campaign pledges 10 more rallies before midterm election  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will hold at least another 10 rallies before the midterm elections and his campaign will spend $6 million more on advertising, in a widening effort to defend Republican majorities in Congress.
Discussion: Political Wire
Dana Afana / MLive.com:
Brothers face $450,000 in penalties for removing trees from their property  —  Gallery: Aerial images show tree removal in Canton Township  —  CANTON TWP., MI — Brothers Gary and Matt Percy could face nearly half a million dollars in penalties for removing more than 1,400 trees …
Mitchell Rocklin / National Review:
The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Enforce Heller  —  In 2008, the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller gave teeth to the Second Amendment, holding that the “right of the people to keep and bear Arms” did, in fact, guarantee citizens the right to “keep” arms in their home for self-defense.
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 …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
'I've never seen these positions politicized': White House rejection of veterans judges raises concerns of partisanship  —  The Board of Veterans' Appeals has long filled a nonpartisan role in the federal government, run by dozens of judges charged with sorting through a thicket of regulations …
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
It Was Dirty Work No One Else Wanted, But They Were Happy To Do It.  Now An ICE Raid Has Them Worrying About What's Next.  —  O'Neill, Nebraska, had become a refuge for scores of Central Americans fleeing poverty and unrest.  An ICE raid changed all that.  —  Reporting From  —  O'Neill, Nebraska
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.
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer  —  The Trump administration says this chart is a case against single-payer.  Actually, it's a case for it.  —  Earlier today, the White House released a paper titled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism.”
Karl Wehmhoener / MYHIGHPLAINS:
Emergency Response Activated at Pantex for Unexpected Event at the Plant  —  Carson County Sheriff Department is reporting that FM 2373 is closed from I-40 north.  —  Officials are also reporting the east side of the Pantex Plant is completely inaccessible.  —  ORIGINAL -
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 …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:
World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in Black Sea  —  Archaeologists say the 23-metre vessel has lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years  —  Play Video  —  Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the Black Sea …
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
White House report warns of socialist “comeback”
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
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George Bennett / Palm Beach Post:
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Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
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Trump unleashes his inner dictator in horrifying fit of rage
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