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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Defensive, caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again.  Just not as badly.  —  On election night 2016, I described the news media's campaign performance as “an epic fail.”  —  You might remember what happened: the sense of inevitability about Hillary Clinton's rise …
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Jackie Wattles / CNN:
George Soros rep says he wants to go on Fox News.  But they won't book him  —  New York (CNN)Fox News talks about billionaire philanthropist George Soros a lot.  He is a favorite bogeyman of the right, so Fox's conservative talk shows blame him for all sorts of ills, sometimes even pushing into conspiracy theory territory.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Brian Kemp Just Engaged in a Last-Minute Act of Banana-Republic Level Voter Manipulation in Georgia  —  In perhaps the most outrageous example of election administration partisanship in the modern era, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is running for governor while simultaneously …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Racist ‘magical Negro’ robo-call from ‘Oprah’ targets Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor's race  —  For years, Oprah Winfrey's campaign rally appearances and political endorsements have posed a difficult question for anyone who happens to be advocating for the candidate on the other side …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Abrams, Kemp prepare for overtime in Georgia governor's race
Discussion: ABC News
Wall Street Journal:   Hacking Probe Spurs Back-and-Forth on Eve of Georgia Governor's Race
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
‘Full Trumpism’: The president's apocalyptic attacks reach a new level of falsity  —  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — President Trump is painting an astonishingly apocalyptic vision of America under Democratic control in the campaign's final days, unleashing a torrent of falsehoods and portraying …
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
Exclusive: Khashoggi sons issue emotional appeal for the return of their father's body  —  Sons of slain Saudi journalist speak to CNN  —  Washington (CNN)The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father's body, in their first interview since …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Leadership wrangling begins as House GOP lawmakers predict losing majority
Elana Schor / Politico:
‘Trump has hijacked the election’: House Republicans in panic mode  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan got President Donald Trump on the phone Sunday for one final plea on behalf of anxious Republicans: Please, please talk up the booming economy in the final hours before Election Day.
CNN:
CNN Poll: In final days, Democrats maintain advantage  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)On the eve of the midterm elections, Democrats continue to hold a double-digit lead over Republicans in a generic Congressional ballot among likely voters, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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John Sides / Washington Post:
A new poll shows the secret truth of 2018: Not much has changed in months
Discussion: Political Wire
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Their Soybeans Piling Up, Farmers Hope Trade War Ends Before Beans Rot  —  North Dakota's soybean crops are flourishing.  But China has stopped buying.  —  ARTHUR, N.D. — This is harvest season in the rich farmlands of the eastern Dakotas, the time of year Kevin Karel checks his computer …
Discussion: Raw Story and Eschaton
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Democrats have slight edge in close Florida Senate, governor races  —  Both Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson lead by four percentage points, within the poll's margin of error.  —  On the eve of Election Day, Democrats have a slight edge in Florida's high-stakes Senate and gubernatorial contests, a new NBC News/Marist poll finds.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Missouri Senate race is a margin-of-error contest
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Axios:
On climate change, Trump disavows his own scientists, government  —  When “Axios on HBO” interviewed President Trump last week, one goal was to get him to reckon with his own government's scientific findings, which unequivocally state that global warming is nearly entirely caused by humans.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump ally Kris Kobach accepted donations from white nationalists  —  The Republican candidate for governor of Kansas has accepted thousand of dollars in donations, and has for over a decade been affiliated with groups espousing white supremacist views  —  The Republican candidate for governor …
Washington Post:
Trump administration prepares for massive shake-up after midterms  —  The Trump administration is bracing for a massive staff shake-up in the weeks following the midterm elections, as the fates of a number of Cabinet secretaries and top White House aides are increasingly uncertain heading …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Another Trump Scoop, a Giddy Reaction and a Reporter Under Fire  —  WASHINGTON — Jonathan Swan could not sleep.  —  It was 4 a.m. last Wednesday, and Mr. Swan, the star White House correspondent for the upstart news outlet Axios, was tapping out a Slack message to his colleagues.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A fast-rising journalist hits a speed bump with his latest scoop about Trump
Discussion: Axios
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity to Appear With Trump at Midterm Eve Rally  —  Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity will join President Trump for his final midterm rally on a Monday night in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  —  Both are stalwart backers of Trump, and his campaign called them “longtime friends” and “conservative media legends.”
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
‘Special Guest’ Sean Hannity to appear at Trump rally
Discussion: Mediaite
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Wonder How Trump Will Handle Defeat?  Don't Bother with History.  —  Okay, assume that $5 billion later, the midterms play out pretty much as everyone has expected for the last two years: Democrats take the House of Representatives (and a clutch of governorships) and Republicans keep the Senate.
New York Times:
Tracing a Meme From the Internet's Fringe to a Republican Slogan  —  Since President Trump's election, his loyalists online have provided him with a steady stream of provocative posts and shareable memes, often filtered up from platforms like Reddit through media channels like Fox News.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Resource Center  —  Home » Resource Center » Financial Sanctions » OFAC Recent Actions » Publication of Updates to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and 13599 List Removals  —  Publication of Updates to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Did Beto Blow It?  —  In March 2017, a little-known Democratic congressman named Beto O'Rourke proposed something unusual to Will Hurd, a Republican colleague from a neighboring district: that they rent a car and embark on a 24-hour, 1,600-mile road trip from San Antonio to Washington.
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Beast
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Don't join this year's Women's March unless you're good with anti-Semitism  —  With the Pittsburgh shooting so fresh and anti-Semitism (alas) so necessary a topic, it's time for a reckoning with the Women's March.  This January, women who say they stand with Jews need to boycott the Women's March.
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
NBC Runs Immigration Trump Ad Deemed Too Racist by CNN  —  In the middle of a highly anticipated “Sunday Night Football” broadcast, NBC aired an immigration-themed advertisement, approved by President Trump, that CNN publicly declared to be too racist to accept as a paid ad.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Reveals Trump Once Admitted He Plays Race Card: 'I Know It's Bad But It Works'  —  Morning Joe took a critical view of some of the GOP campaign strategies on Monday, the day before the 2018 midterm elections, and took a harsh view of what they called blatant racist tactics by Republican candidates in a number of local races.
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Voting machine errors already roil Texas and Georgia races  —  Glitchy paperless voting machines are affecting an untold number of early voting ballots in Texas and Georgia, raising the specter that two of the most closely watched races could be marred by questions about whether the vote count is accurate.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
'He's not that kind of fighter.' Can play-by-the-rules Chuck Schumer win on Trump's turf?  —  One July evening in 1980, Chuck Schumer went to the see the Brooklyn Philharmonic play — and started a fight backstage.  —  According to reports at the time, Schumer, who was then a 29-year-old assemblyman running …
Max J. Rosenthal / Washington Post:
What are the midterm elections?  —  Tuesday is Election Day in the United States.  Voters across the country will go to the polls for what are called “midterm elections,” and they'll choose thousands of public officials from members of Congress all the way down to school board members and town councilors.
Philly.com:
Bishop Robert Finn wasn't going anywhere.  —  He never alerted authorities about photos of young girls' genitals stashed on a pastor's laptop.  He kept parishioners in the dark, letting the priest mingle with children and families.  Even after a judge found the bishop guilty of failing …
Discussion: The Catholic Thing
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Woman pretends to be persecuted Trump supporter — and scams conservatives out of $150,000  —  A woman identifying herself as “Reformed Republican” posted a photo of herself in a “Make America Great Again” hat and announced she refused to hide any longer.  The way the story ended, however, was not the way Republicans would have hoped.
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Exclusive: Iran open to talks with US if Trump changes ‘approach’ to nuclear deal, top diplomat says  —  In an interview with USA TODAY, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talked about U.S.-Iran relations and the Iran nuclear deal  —  ANTALYA, Turkey - As Iranians braced …
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Will Ryan Bundy Help Elect a Democrat as Nevada Governor?  —  Cliven Bundy's son is running as an independent, and could draw enough votes to tip the election.  —  Since declaring his candidacy for Nevada governor in March, Ryan Bundy hasn't mustered much of a campaign.
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
An Embattled GOP Senate Candidate Is Lying About Her Health Care Record — Again  —  Martha McSally is still telling people she voted to protect people with pre-existing conditions  —  Lots of Republicans have made egregiously dishonest statements about health care in the last few weeks.
Discussion: Splinter and Shareblue Media
 
 
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Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
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Beth Baumann / Townhall:
Ohio Poll Worker Sees Her Dead Neighbor's Name On Active Voter Roster
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
How Far Have the Democrats Moved to the Left?
Amanda Teuscher / American Prospect:
Planned Parenthood — the New Election-Day Giant
Christopher Buskirk / New York Times:
If You're Sure You Know What's Going to Happen on Tuesday, You're Wrong
Steve Bousquet / miamiherald:
There's a surge in early voting. And Florida Democrats are closing in on the GOP
Jana Winter / BostonGlobe.com:
Hackers targeting election networks across country prior to midterms
 Earlier Items: 
Vivian Nereim / BloombergQuint:
Saudis Call for Amazon Boycott Over Anger at Washington Post
Discussion: twitchy.com
Steven Shepard / Politico:
POLITICO's final race ratings: Democrats take the House, GOP likely holds the Senate
Discussion: Political Wire
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Familiar Force Nurtures Trump's Instincts on Immigration: Stephen Miller
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Washington Post:
Saudi campaign to abduct and silence rivals abroad goes back decades
Gabriel Pogrund / Washington Post:
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto leads his city through its darkest days
Discussion: Splinter and Mediaite
Axios:
Exclusive poll: Trump would lose the 2020 election to every woman who might run against him
Mike Levine / ABC News:
‘No Blame’?  ABC News finds 17 cases invoking ‘Trump’ in connection with violence, threats or alleged assaults
Discussion: Mediaite