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Washington Post:
Julian Assange has been charged, prosecutors reveal in inadvertent court filing  —  WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a recently unsealed court filing — a development that could significantly advance the probe into Russian interference …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Is Optimistic It Will Prosecute Assange  —  Over the past year, U.S. prosecutors have discussed several types of charges they could potentially bring against the WikiLeaks founder  —  The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
‘Preparing for the worst’: Mueller anxiety pervades Trump world  —  Lawyers for President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. insist they aren't worried about special counsel Robert Mueller.  —  But half a dozen people in contact with the White House and other Trump officials …
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Associated Press:
AP source: Whitaker told Graham that Mueller probe to go on  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in a meeting on Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will proceed, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Wilbur Ross leaving?  Mulvaney is waiting.  —  To hear Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and his allies tell it, rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.  —  Administration officials and close White House advisers say the 80-year-old Ross could be out of a job in a broader Cabinet shakeup …
Discussion: Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham says Whitaker assured him on fate of Mueller probe
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Washington Post:
U.S. judge refuses to toss out Mueller probe case against Russian firm owned by 'Putin's chef'
Discussion: KAJ-TV and CNN
Washington Post:
Warner intensifies call for Whitaker to recuse himself from special counsel probe, citing friendship with key witness
Discussion: USA Today
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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CNN:
Broward County recounted hundreds of thousands of votes for nothing  —  (CNN)It's a long-agonized-over machine recount total delivered two minutes too late.  —  But there's nothing ironic about it — this is, after all, Florida's Broward County, which has been plagued with issues in its vote-counting efforts for years.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Sun-Sentinel:
Florida recount: Andrew Gillum won't concede, gains just 1 vote on Ron DeSantis  —  Orlando Sentinel  —  TALLAHASSEE — Nine days after Florida's Election Day, the deadline for machine recounts of three statewide races came and went Thursday, but Andrew Gillum refused to concede …
Bruce Ritchie / Politico:
Lawyers for Caldwell, Snipes battle over late ballot claims
Discussion: The Capitolist
Laura Ingraham / Fox News:
If election chaos isn't cleaned up, the GOP can kiss 2020 goodbye
Discussion: Daily Wire
Emily Mahoney / Tampa Bay Times:   Machine recount confirms: Ron DeSantis is Florida's next governor
NBC News:
To ease Turkish pressure on Saudis over killing, White House weighs expelling Erdogan foe  —  “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 …
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Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia's latest account of Khashoggi's death is shocking in its audacity  —  THE NEW account of Jamal Khashoggi's death offered by Saudi Arabia on Thursday was shocking in its audacity.  Having previously acknowledged that the journalist was the victim of premeditated murder …
Business Insider:
Trump administration's reported effort to ‘barter’ …
Discussion: The Week
Peter Zimonjic / CBC News:   Canada considering sanctions against Saudis over murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Eric Holthaus / Grist:
The bizarre and frightening conditions that sparked the Camp Fire  —  This story has been updated to reflect the fire's impact as of Thursday night, November 15.  —  The Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise, is now the most destructive to ever hit California and the deadliest wildfire in modern American history.
Discussion: WHNT-TV, KFOR-TV and CBS San Francisco
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Alene Tchekmedyian / Los Angeles Times:
Camp fire death toll climbs to 63; number of missing jumps to 631
Discussion: KTLA, The Week and CNN
Los Angeles Times:   Made homeless by flames, Camp fire evacuees face hardship, disease and desperation
Tim Craig / Washington Post:   Camp Fire's destruction in Northern California leaves rescue teams sifting through debris for human remains
Zack Colman / Politico:
Ocasio-Cortez gets in closed-door fight with veteran lawmaker over climate change  —  A fight broke out in a closed-door meeting of House Democrats over climate change as a powerful veteran lawmaker fought with freshman star Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members-elect over the creation of a special panel for the issue.
New York Times:
A Look Inside the Tactics of Definers, Facebook's Attack Dog  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington's back-room politics to Silicon Valley when, while working for Facebook, it began disparaging other tech companies to reporters.
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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.
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Katie Porter captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat Thursday in the heart of what once was Southern California's Reagan country, extending a rout of the state's GOP House delegation.
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Republican senator claims ‘the left’ will start a civil war unless federal highway system abolished  —  We are ruled by monsters and fools.  —  On Thursday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a speech to the conservative Federalist Society that would have been more at home on Alex Jones' radio show …
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Richard Fontaine / The Atlantic:   Trump Gets NATO Backwards
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
What Did ‘Pod Save America’ Expect?  —  Don't put professional Republican smear men on your liberal podcast.  —  Until Wednesday night, at least, Tim Miller was known — if he was known at all outside Beltway circles — as the token Republican pet of Crooked Media, the distributor of the wildly popular “Pod Save America.”
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Black caucus members back Pelosi for speaker over their former chair  —  Lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus back Nancy Pelosi for speaker over one of their own members, Rep. Marcia Fudge — a bad sign for the former CBC chair who's considering a challenge to the California Democrat.
Discussion: Townhall and Axios
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Mississippi GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith calls voter suppression ‘great idea.’ Campaign: ‘Obviously’ joking.  —  The caught-on-camera comment surfaced days after her remark about attending a “public hanging” stirred controversy.  —  A video surfaced Thursday of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith …
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Homeless vet, couple allegedly made up story for GoFundMe scam  —  The New Jersey couple who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in a viral charity campaign for a homeless man were allegedly working with the vagrant as part of an elaborate ruse, according to a new report.
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.”
Washington Post:
Whitaker told Trump he has concerns over sentencing reform bill  —  Acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker has privately voiced concerns directly to President Trump about a new bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, according to a GOP senator Whitaker met with Thursday …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Texas businessman challenges acting AG's legality
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.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Host Laura Ingraham Drops Radio Show for Podcast, Citing Family  —  “Although I will greatly miss my radio listeners and affiliates, working late nights and early mornings has taken a toll on my family life,” Ingraham said.  —  Fox News host Laura Ingraham, “the most-listened …
 
 
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Trump Names Mar-A-Lago Member And Handbag Designer As Ambassador
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Talking Points Memo:
Feds Request Pretrial Detention For Neo-Nazi Linked To Pittsburgh Shooter
Dylan Lovan / Associated Press:
Hate-crime indictments returned in Kentucky grocery killings
New York Times:
Your Children's Yellowstone Will Be Radically Different
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Post:
Port Authority Bus Terminal closed due to snowstorm overcrowding
Discussion: WPIX 11 New York
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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Michelle Obama's money-making hypocrisy is laughable
Discussion: The Root
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tax Cut to Be Eroded Next Year by Inflation Switch
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Taxpayers' cost for Trump Jr.'s business trip to India nearly $100K, documents show
Kevin Miller / Press Herald:
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