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9:45 PM ET, November 20, 2018

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New York Times:
Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political adversaries: his 2016 challenger, Hillary Clinton …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Matt Whitaker Suggested Trump Administration Should Prosecute Hillary Clinton  —  Did Trump know this when he picked him to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general?  —  The New York Times dropped a major story on Tuesday evening: “President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
House Dems to investigate Ivanka Trump's email use  —  Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are planning to look into Ivanka Trump's use of a personal email account to determine whether she violated federal law.  —  A Democratic aide told The Hill on Tuesday …
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
House GOP to hold hearing into DOJ's probe of Clinton Foundation  —  Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said Tuesday that House Republicans plan to hear testimony on Dec. 5 from the prosecutor appointed by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to probe alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's email use spurs bipartisan calls for investigation
Matt Naham / Law & Crime:   Here's Why the New York Times Bombshell Report Could Be the Finishing Touch for Mueller's Obstruction Case
CNN:   Trump raised investigating Clinton with Rosenstein, Whitaker and McGahn
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's emails, and the many things Trump attacked Obama and Clinton for and then did
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, IJR and The Week
The White House:
Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia  —  America First!  —  The world is a very dangerous place!  —  The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, trying to destabilize Iraq's fragile attempt at democracy …
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Washington Post:
Trump continues to question CIA conclusion that Saudi crown prince was responsible for Khashoggi's death  —  The statement from President Trump came after he said he would be receiving a full report on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last month …
Washington Post:
Trump's latest statement on Khashoggi was a betrayal of American values
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:   Trump's Statement on Saudi Arabia, Explained!
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Fox News' Shepard Smith on Trump Khashoggi Statement: He ‘Insulted the Murder Victim and Sided With the Saudis’
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Accused of Torturing Women Activists in Widening Crackdown on Dissent
Discussion: Washington Press
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:   Jailed Saudi women's rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse
Washington Post:
Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million  —  In the three years after he arrived in Washington in 2014, Matthew G. Whitaker received more than $1.2 million as the leader of a charity that reported having no other employees, some of the best pay of his career.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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New York Times:
Matthew Whitaker Earned $1.2 Million From Group Backed by Undisclosed Donors  —  WASHINGTON — Matthew G. Whitaker, the acting attorney general, was paid more than $1.2 million in the past few years by a group active in conservative politics that does not reveal its donors, according to financial disclosure statements released Tuesday.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Anti-Democrat group paid Whitaker nearly $1M
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Raw Story
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Embattled Hyde-Smith posted photo of herself in Confederate hat  —  Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith posed for a photo wearing a Confederate soldier's hat and holding a rifle in a Facebook post that surfaced Tuesday.  —  Hyde-Smith took the photo during a 2014 visit to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library.
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Jackson Free Press:
Hyde-Smith Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight's Debate … JACKSON—U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith demanded there be no audience or outside press allowed at tonight's U.S. Senate debate and requested other restrictions, two sources familiar with the debate negotiations told the Jackson Free Press Tuesday morning.
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Facebook President Sean Parker Funded Race-Baiting Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's Super PAC  —  A spokesman for the Napster founder said he denounces Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments but isn't calling for a refund of the money he's given.  —  As embattled incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Democrat Espy charges in debate that Sen. Hyde-Smith's public hanging comment gave Mississippi ‘another black eye’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Brady McCombs / Associated Press:
Democrats flip Utah House seat as McAdams tops Rep. Mia Love  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams has flipped a U.S. House seat in deep-red Utah, defeating incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love by fewer than 700 votes in a race that took two weeks to settle.
Discussion: TheBlaze, The Hill and The Week
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Lee Davidson / Salt Lake Tribune:
It's over.  Democrat Ben McAdams ousts Republican Rep Mia Love by 694 votes  —  Final vote counts Tuesday showed that Democrat Ben McAdams did not jump the gun when he declared victory a day earlier over two-term Republican Rep. Mia Love.  —  He won by 694 votes, or a margin of 50.129 percent to 49.871.
Washington Post:
Democrat edges out Republican Rep. Mia Love in Utah
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Romaine lettuce is not safe to eat, CDC warns U.S. consumers  —  Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a broad alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli contamination.
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Centers for Disease Control:
Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce  —  CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, Canada, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) infections linked to romaine lettuce.
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump submits written responses to special counsel Robert Mueller  —  President Donald Trump has submitted his answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, the president's attorneys told ABC News.  —  “The President today answered written questions submitted by The Special Counsel's Office.
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Washington Post:
Trump submits answers to special counsel questions about Russian interference
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and emptywheel
Gary Trock / The Blast:
Actress Claims Michael Avenatti Dragged Her Across Apartment, Called Her An ‘Ungrateful B*tch’  —  Michael Avenatti is accused of attacking his girlfriend and dragging her around the apartment floor while calling her an “Ungrateful f*cking bitch,” this according to the declaration submitted by Mareli Miniutti.
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Associated Press:
Woman claims Avenatti dragged her by arm across floor
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Marcia Fudge vouched for man now accused of killing ex-wife  —  Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge sent a letter several years ago supporting a former state lawmaker and judge in Ohio who is now accused of killing his ex-wife, an incident that could play out in the contest over the next speaker of the House.
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Wall Street Journal:
Megyn Kelly Nears Deal to Leave NBC News With Entirety of $69 Million Contract  —  Former Fox News anchor had served about half of 3-year contract when her NBC show was canceled over ‘blackface’ remarks  —  Megyn Kelly is nearing a deal with Comcast Corp.'s CMCSA -3.72% NBC News to walk away …
Discussion: Townhall and Daily Wire
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Fox Business Network Take Action After Lou Dobbs Tells Judge to “Go to Hell”?  —  “That's generally not a good idea,” a lawyer guest told the ever-controversial host on Monday night.  —  Lou Dobbs is the Sean Hannity of Fox Business Network, a highly rated conservative gladiator …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's Base Isn't Enough  —  There shouldn't be much question about whether 2018 was a wave election.  Of course it was a wave.  You could endlessly debate the wave's magnitude, depending on how much you focus on the number of votes versus the number of seats, the House versus the Senate versus governorships, and so forth.
Discussion: NBC News
David J. Neal / miamiherald:
Man admits having sex with miniature horse, cops say.  But he played it safe  —  A Marion County man was arrested Monday afternoon after he admitted to having sex with a miniature horse — repeatedly, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.  —  In addition to ponying …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Fans Sink Savings Into ‘Iraqi Dinar’ Scam  —  The president's true believers are convinced he's going to make them millionaires with Iraqi currency.  —  Trump supporter Hayes Kotseos runs a North Carolina pool-maintenance company, but she's got a side bet that she thinks might make her fabulously wealthy: the Iraqi dinar.
Discussion: Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
Election fraud scheme on L.A.'s skid row got homeless to sign fake names for cigarettes and cash, D.A. says  —  A forged signature swapped for $1 — or sometimes a cigarette.  —  The crude exchange played out hundreds of times on L.A.'s skid row during the 2016 election cycle and again this year …
Discussion: KTLA
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case  —  In a major blow to the federal government, a judge in Detroit has declared America's female genital mutilation law unconstitutional, thereby dismissing the key charges against two Michigan doctors and six others accused …
Discussion: Detroit News and Breitbart
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
The Intercept:
Lobbyist Documents Reveal Health Care Industry Battle Plan Against “Medicare for All”
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Tom Elliott / Grabien News:
Obama Trashes Trump: ‘Confused, Blind, Shrouded with Hate ... Mommy Issues’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A turkey has spent more time on-camera in the briefing room this month than the press secretary
Discussion: Politico, Splinter and twitchy.com
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Feds have paid undercover informants in migrant caravan
Discussion: The Week
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