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3:40 PM ET, November 15, 2018

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NBC News:
White House weighs booting Erdogan foe from U.S. to appease Turkey  —  “Once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious,” a U.S. official said of request tied to Khashoggi killing.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is looking for ways to remove an enemy …
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for five suspects in killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi  —  ISTANBUL — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it has indicted 11 people in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month and that it is seeking the death penalty against five …
Haley Britzky / Axios:
White House considers expelling Erdogan enemy to ease pressure on Saudis
Christina Tkacik / Baltimore Sun:
Man shouts ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Trump’ during intermission of Baltimore performance of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’  —  The audience reacts after a man interrupts the “Fiddler on the Roof” performance at the Hippodrome Theatre.  (Video courtesy of Rich Scherr)  —  A man shouted a pro-Nazi …
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Ana Ceballos / Naples Daily News:
Florida Dems planned to use altered forms to fix mail ballots across state after deadline  —  Senator Bill Nelson has called for a recount.  Do the vote margins in his race against Rick Scott call for one?  —  CONNECT  —  TALLAHASSEE — A day after Florida's election left top state races …
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Washington Post:
Federal judge gives Florida voters until Saturday to correct signature problems roiling close races
Discussion: miamiherald, TheBlaze and Axios
Kevin Miller / Press Herald:
Golden wins Maine's 2nd District race following historic ranked-choice count  —  Democrat Jared Golden won 50.5 percent of the vote versus 49.5 for incumbent Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin after the elections results were run through the ranked-choice tabulation software.
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Golden defeats Poliquin in contested 2nd District ranked-choice count  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden defeated U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in a ranked-choice count in Maine's 2nd Congressional District that finished on Thursday and is the subject …
Discussion: What's New and Daily Kos
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey on a presidential bid: 'We'll see'
Discussion: Mother Jones and Jezebel
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Democrat Jared Golden beats GOP's Poliquin in Maine
Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Full Transcript Of Trump's Oval Office Interview With The Daily Caller  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sat for an exclusive Oval Office interview Wednesday with The Daily Caller's Saagar Enjeti and Benny Johnson for approximately 31 minutes.  —  The transcript is as follows:
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Is a Storm Brewing?  The Likely Reason Trump Chose Now to Trash the Mueller Probe All Over Again  —  President Donald Trump has once again lashed out against Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the Russia investigation, sparking legal experts to speculate that another proverbial big shoe is about to drop.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump renews attacks on Mueller investigation after midterms  —  President Trump renewed his attacks on the credibility of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in a series of Thursday morning tweets, using his oft-repeated refrain of “WITCH HUNT.”  —  The inner workings of the Mueller investigation are a total mess.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Democratic Rep. Fudge says she's ‘overwhelmed’ by support as she weighs speaker bid  —  Rep. Marcia L. Fudge said on Thursday that she has been “overwhelmed” by the support from many of her colleagues for her possible entry into the race for House speaker, becoming the first Democrat …
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Ocasio-Cortez's ‘Green New Deal’ becomes flash point for Pelosi  —  Nancy Pelosi is facing an unexpected flare-up on climate change that is complicating relationships among House Democrats ahead of crucial leadership elections.  —  Incoming liberals, led by Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Grist
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has the votes to become the next House speaker
Discussion: Breitbart
The Daily Beast:
Even Trump Can't Stop Mocking Sean Hannity's ‘Dumb’ Softball Questions  —  Trump craves friction to set off sparks and drama.  Hannity's slobbering extinguishes them.  —  Donald Trump's close relationship—on air and off—with Sean Hannity hasn't stopped the president from mocking …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Becomes Twitter Laughingstock Over ‘Envy Of The World’ Boast  —  “Take it from an outsider: we feel sorry for Americans.”  —  Donald Trump on Thursday sought to stifle media reports that his administration is engulfed “in chaos” and “in meltdown” by claiming that the U.S. under his presidency was “the envy of the world.”
Discussion: Mediaite, Breitbart and ThinkProgress
The Trace:
The NRA Has Killed Free Coffee for Employees  —  The National Rifle Association is doing away with free coffee and water coolers for employees at its Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters — a cost-cutting move that has NRA insiders “freaking out,” The Trace has learned.
Discussion: Raw Story, Shareblue Media and Splinter
Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Two U.K. Cabinet Ministers, Including Chief Brexit Negotiator, Quit  —  LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain faced a deep political crisis on Thursday after two cabinet ministers quit her government, including Dominic Raab, her chief negotiator on withdrawal from the European Union …
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Financial Times:
Brexit deal in crisis - live updates
Discussion: Common Dreams
Dailystar.co.uk:
Jacob Rees-Mogg begins COUP against Theresa May with vote of no-confidence over Brexit
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Daily Beast:
Navy SEALs, Marines Charged With Green Beret Logan Melgar's Murder  —  The victim allegedly discovered SEALs in Mali were stealing money from an informant fund and soliciting prostitutes.  —  The military has formally charged two Navy SEALs and two special-forces Marines in one of the most grisly cases …
Discussion: ABC News and USNI News
John Harwood / CNBC:
These charts show how Democrats represent the growing modern economy - and how Republicans are left behind  —  Among other results, this year's midterm elections affirmed this much: in Washington, the two parties now speak for dramatically different segments of the American economy.
NBC 10 Philadelphia:
NJ Couple and Homeless Man in GoFundMe Controversy Accused of Making Up Story, Source Says  —  Mark D'Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt will face charges including conspiracy and theft by deception, according to the source.  —  NJ Couple and Homeless Man to Be Charged With Lying About GoFundMe Story
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NBC News:   Homeless man and N.J. couple concocted story for GoFundMe fundraiser, complaint says
Beto O'Rourke / Beto O'Rourke:
I woke up after a good night's sleep.  - Beto O'Rourke - Medium  —  I was concerned that I might slip, that the ground would be too slick, but it was wet and grainy enough that traction wasnt a problem.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Taxpayers' cost for Trump Jr.'s business trip to India nearly $100K, documents show  —  Donald Trump Jr.'s lavish trip to India to sell his family's luxury condominium projects cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $100,000, documents obtained by The Washington Post show.
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Jezebel
Axios:
The warning signs for Republicans ahead of 2020  —  With changing demographics across the country and waning support in the Midwest, President Trump and the GOP could face a tough slog in the 2020 presidential election, according to Doug Sosnik, a White House adviser to President Bill Clinton …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Demographic shifts and Trump effect move southern states into 2020 toss-up territory
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Facebook Betrayed America  —  Seven months ago, Mark Zuckerberg sat before Congress and said he was sorry about the fake news and the data breaches—and that it wasn't really Facebook's fault.  The company's founder and CEO had been hauled before Congress to answer for what became known …
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Courtney McBride / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Nominate Handbag Designer as Ambassador to South Africa  —  Lana Marks is a member of the president's Mar-a-Lago Club  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump intends to nominate Lana Marks, a Palm Beach, Fla.-based handbag designer and a member of Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club resort, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to South Africa.
Discussion: HuffPost
Josh Barro / New York Magazine:
Why Amazon Gets Whatever It Wants  —  The 2018 American Institutional Confidence Poll, sponsored by Georgetown University and the Knight Foundation, asked Americans about 20 institutions in American life, from the military to the Executive branch of the federal government to Google to religion.
Jason Cherkis / Highline:
The Best Way To Save People From Suicide  —  Over the last few years, nobody, it seems, has been left untouched by suicide.  We wanted to understand why that is.  We also wanted to discover what could be done about it.  That hopeful impulse motivates the story below, the first of two we're running on suicide.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump-appointed judge upholds Mueller's indictment against Russian troll farm  —  CNN visits Russian ‘troll farm’ from indictment  —  (CNN)A federal judge on Thursday upheld a federal indictment against the Russian troll farm accused of meddling in the 2016 election, handing a victory to special counsel Robert Mueller.
Walter M. Shaub Jr / Slate:
This Is the Saturday Night Massacre  —  With the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, America is in uncharted territory.  The last time a president made a personnel change to undermine an investigation of his associates, Congress forced him to resign.  That was when President Richard Nixon pushed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Blueprint for Content Governance and Enforcement  —  My focus in 2018 has been addressing the most important issues facing Facebook.  As the year wraps up, I'm writing a series of notes about these challenges and the progress we've made.  The first note was about Preparing for Elections and this is the second in the series.
 
 
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Kamala Harris draws parallel between ICE and the KKK
Pew Research Center:
Early Benchmarks Show ‘Post-Millennials’ on Track to Be Most Diverse, Best-Educated Generation Yet
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NPR
politics.myajc:
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on proposed new steps to protect youth …
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Influential president of Human Rights Campaign stepping down
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Washington Blade
Pete Wells / New York Times:
10 of the Best Pizza Slices in N.Y.C.
Emma Best:
Sealed transcripts show Assange and WikiLeaks solicited hacks against governments, politicians …
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Second Trump-Kim summit to go ahead without list of nuclear North Korean weapons, Pence says
Discussion: AOL, Washington Post and Politico
Ben White / Politico:
The looming threat to Trump's booming economy