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11:15 AM ET, October 30, 2018

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Axios:
Exclusive: Trump targeting birthright citizenship with executive order  —  President Trump plans to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S. soil, he said yesterday in an exclusive interview for …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Wants to End Birthright Citizenship With Executive Order  —  President Trump said he was preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States, his latest attention-grabbing maneuver days before midterm congressional elections, during which he has sought …
CNN:
Trump claims he can defy Constitution and end birthright citizenship  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump offered a dramatic, if legally dubious, promise in a new interview to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, ratcheting up his hardline immigration rhetoric with a week to go before critical midterm elections.
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Order Ending ‘Ridiculous’ Birthright Citizenship  — President says he can change practice with executive order  — Trump targets children of unauthorized immigrants born in U.S.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Axios, CNBC and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Trump: End birthright citizenship for some US-born babies
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Magazine:
12 Young People on Why They Probably Won't Vote  —  As told to , Rachel Bashein, Zak Cheney-Rice, Amelia Schonbek, and Emma Whitford  —  More than half of American adults plan to cast ballots in November, but only a third of people ages 18 to 29 say they will.  Here, 12 young adults on why they probably won't vote.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Washington Post:
Shooting victim's family, top officials shun Trump in Pittsburgh: ‘He was blaming the community’  —  PITTSBURGH — A mourning family doesn't want to meet him.  Top members of his own party refuse to join him.  The mayor has explicitly asked him not to come.
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
'I'm Dr. Cohen': The powerful humanity of the Jewish hospital staff that treated Robert Bowers  —  The man accused in the brutal killings of 11 people in a synagogue in Pittsburgh was taken to the hospital after he was apprehended to be treated for the injuries he suffered in a gunfight with the police.
Washington Post:
Congressional leaders decline to join Trump in visit to Pittsburgh after massacre  —  President Trump will visit Pittsburgh later Tuesday to pay tribute to the 11 victims of the mass shooting at a synagogue there — yet is traveling with no official public itinerary, little planning …
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:   At a Pittsburgh Crime Scene, Jewish Volunteers Guard the ‘Bodies of Holy Martyrs’
Washington Post:
Trump and aides struggle to balance midterm attacks with empathy after synagogue massacre
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump complains of different news coverage of him compared to Obama after S.C. church massacre  —  President Trump complained Monday about the news coverage he has received related to the alleged pipe bomber, saying a different standard was applied to then-President Barack Obama …
Discussion: The Week, Politico and Breitbart
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:   Narrowing down Trump's designation of the ‘enemies of the people’
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Tom Steyer: 'The president's words matter dramatically'
Discussion: Axios
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Pittsburgh suspect echoed talking point that dominated Fox News airwaves  —  (CNN)In the search for answers after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, there is newfound scrutiny on the suspect's social media posts and how his anti-Semitism merged with a hatred of immigrants.
Discussion: KTVQ-TV and Washington Post
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:   Instagram Is the Alt-Right's New Favorite Haven
New York Times:
On Social Media, No Answers for Hate
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Undermined Megyn Kelly Long After She Left for NBC  —  For 18 turbulent months at NBC, when Megyn Kelly stumbled, her former employer was lurking in the shadows.  —  For 18 turbulent months at NBC, when Megyn Kelly stumbled, her former employer was lurking in the shadows—eagerly waiting to kick her while she was down.
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly, NBC Grapple Over Money and NDA in Exit Talks
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Sinema leads McSally in Arizona Senate race  —  Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds a 6-point lead over Republican Martha McSally, fueled by leads among Latinos, Independents and women.  —  WASHINGTON — Fueled by advantages among Latinos, Independents and women, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema holds …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
We need to face these dead  —  Americans like to think of the military defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of death camps as their answer to the most murderous outbreak of anti-Semitism in history.  It has become part of our national lore: American soldiers escorting German locals …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Making Pittsburgh shooting about Trump diminishes problem of anti-Semitism
David Wolpe / Tablet Magazine:   The Misguided Rabbis of Twitter
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem's Lead Inches Higher in CD19  —  Challenger increases lead among women  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democratic candidate Antonio Delgado has increased his lead over first-term Congressman John Faso in New York's 19th Congressional District race, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: Political Wire
Aris Folley / The Hill:
New poll shows anti-immigration firebrand Steve King up by just one point  —  A new poll released Tuesday shows anti-immigration firebrand Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) with just a 1-point lead over his Democratic challenger J.D. Scholten in the hotly-contested race for Iowa's 4th Congressional District.
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Rahm Emanuel / The Atlantic:
The Biggest Story of the Midterms Is One the Democrats Aren't Telling  —  Here's the real news of the 2018 midterm elections.  One week out, Democrats appear poised to win big on two of the three big playing fields.  They were never going to retake the Senate, if only because of the mix …
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Investigators Probe Roger Stone Conference Calls  —  Longtime Trump adviser spoke of WikiLeaks' plans to release emails ahead of 2016 election  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators are examining comments by Roger Stone—a longtime adviser to Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Daniel Marans / HuffPost Canada:
Texas Congressman Won't Say Why He Labeled Opponent ‘Indo-American Carpetbagger’  —  Republican Pete Olson also led supporters in a chant of “CNN sucks” at a recent event.  —  Rep. Pete Olson, a Texas Republican in a tough re-election battle, would not explain to a constituent why he recently called …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dems regain momentum in final days of battle for House  —  MATTHEWS, N.C. — The Republican Party base has been electrified by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings and a campaign blitz from President Donald Trump.  But the burst of enthusiasm has not reversed …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
Pointing to Trump's rhetoric, attorneys for Kansas militiaman convicted of mosque bomb plot ask for a more lenient sentence  —  Attorneys representing a Kansas man convicted of a 2016 plot to massacre Somali Muslim refugees by bombing a mosque and apartment complex in Garden City, Kan. …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:   Trump Fan Convicted In Anti-Muslim Terror Plot Asks Judge To Consider Trump's Rhetoric
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Barbra Streisand Can't Get Trump Out of Her Head.  So She Sang About Him.  —  Her new album, “Walls,” is a rare instance of politics permeating her music, and in an interview, she could barely stop talking about her least favorite president.  —  Barbra Streisand has a new album …
New York Times:
2 Sisters Were Found Dead in the River, Duct-Taped Together.  Police Have Few Answers.  —  A person strolling through Riverside Park last Wednesday afternoon spotted something jarring on the riverbank and called the police.  —  There, below a small pier that juts out from the park at 68th Street …
Wall Street Journal:
‘Taliban Five,’ Once Held at Guantanamo, Join Insurgency's Political Office in Qatar  —  Move follows two rounds of talks between the Taliban and American officials in July and October  —  Leading members of the Taliban who were once held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay have joined …
Discussion: Defense One
Chesley B. / Washington Post:
We saved 155 lives on the Hudson.  Now let's vote for leaders who'll protect us all.  —  Chesley B.  “Sully” Sullenberger, is a safety expert, author and speaker on leadership and culture.  —  Nearly 10 years ago, I led 154 people to safety as the captain of US Airways Flight 1549 …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Freedlander / Politico:
The Democrats' Culture Divide  —  Daniel Bonthius was never much interested in politics before Donald Trump came along.  Both his parents are involved in the labor movement, but he earned a musical theater degree in Boston and moved to New York City to make it as an actor.
 
 
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Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
If Trump Fires Mueller
Discussion: emptywheel
Dom Phillips / The Guardian:
Snitch on a teacher: Bolsonaro win sparks push against ‘indoctrination’
Juliane Helmhold / Jerusalem Post:
Report: Israel sold $250m. of sophisticated spy systems to Saudi Arabia
Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Pharrell Williams sends cease and desist to President Trump for playing ‘Happy’ after synagogue massacre
Discussion: The Root and Washington Times
Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Democrats launch first multi-state Spanish language TV ad to turn out Latino vote
Mark Nichols / USA Today:
Closed voting sites hit minority counties harder for busy midterm elections
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Koch Brother Joins Fight to Stop America's Involvement in the Yemen War
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
House Republicans ready quick leadership elections
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ecortellessa / Washington Monthly:
How Two Congressional Races Show What's At Stake in the Midterms
Gregg Re / Fox News:
McCaskill swipes at Warren, Sanders when asked about ‘crazy Democrats’
Jennifer Weaver / KUTV-TV:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: 4th Congressional District race between Love, McAdams widens by 6 points
Discussion: The Week and Salt Lake Tribune
Newsweek:
Migrant Caravan: U.S. Military Will Have Up to 14,000 Troops, Many Armed, Ready to Intervene at Mexico Border
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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