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7:10 AM ET, November 20, 2018

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Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of emails about government business last year  —  Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules …
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David Hearst / Middle East Eye:
Pompeo handed Riyadh a plan to shield MBS from Khashoggi fallout, says source  —  US Secretary of State gave Mohammed bin Salman a roadmap to insulate himself from the scandal, a senior Saudi source tells MEE  —  Mike Pompeo met MBS in Riyadh on 16 October, two weeks after Jamal Khashoggi's murder (Reuters)
Discussion: Raw Story
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Reuters:
Exclusive: After Khashoggi murder, some Saudi royals turn against king's favorite son  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from becoming king …
Seth Harp / Rolling Stone:
Sen. Chris Murphy's Lonely Quest to End the War in Yemen
Madeline Buckley / Chicago Tribune:
Multiple people, including police officer and shooter, wounded in ‘active shooter’ attack at Mercy Hospital: Officials  —  Chicago police and Fire Department crews at the scene near Mercy Hospital, where multiple people were reported shot Monday afternoon.  (Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune)
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Richard Ray / NBC Chicago:
Chicago Officer Among 4 Dead in Shooting at Mercy Hospital
Discussion: NBC News, CNN and Law & Crime
Associated Press:
The Latest: 4 dead in Chicago hospital shooting
Discussion: NPR
abc7chicago.com:
Mercy Hospital Shooting: 4 dead, including Chicago Officer Samuel Jimenez and gunman
Discussion: CBS Chicago and Breitbart
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Rep. Seth Moulton faces town-hall pushback for opposing Pelosi  —  AMESBURY, Mass. — The push by Rep. Seth Moulton against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's bid to become speaker took center stage on Monday night at a town hall in his district, where constituents shouted and interrupted Moulton …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Pelosi's bid for speaker imperiled as public opposition grows
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
Troops at U.S.-Mexican border to start coming home  —  The 5,800 troops who were rushed to the southwest border amid President Donald Trump's pre-election warnings about a refugee caravan will start coming home as early as this week — just as some of those migrants are beginning to arrive.
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New York Times:
Trump's Border Stunt Is a Profound Betrayal of Our Military  —  The president used America's military not against any real threat but as toy soldiers, with the intent of manipulating a domestic midterm election.  —  Mr. Adams is professor emeritus at American University's School of International Service.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Intellectualist
Gary Trock / The Blast:
Actress Files for Domestic Violence Restraining Order Against Michael Avenatti  —  6:04 PM PT: — Michael Avenatti just responded to The Blast's story, tweeting, “I look forward to a full clearing of my name and disclosure of all of the facts.  I have NEVER abused a woman or committed domestic violence against anyone.
William Browder / Washington Post:
The world can't let Russia run Interpol.  My experiences show why.  —  William Browder is the author of “Red Notice” and an activist who spearheaded the Global Magnitsky Act.  —  Early last month, the wife of Meng Hongwei, a Chinese national and the president of Interpol, reported that her husband had disappeared on a trip to China.
Discussion: Meduza.io and Forbes
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Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:   Putin is about to gain control of the world's main law enforcement organization
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Ocasio-Cortez pushes for a leftist revolt in the Democratic Party … New York Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs calls from fellow progressives to mount primary campaigns against moderate Democrats whose politics they believe are to the right of their constituents'.
Discussion: The Resurgent, IJR, Townhall and Daily Wire
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Lawrence Richard / SARAH PALIN:
YIKES: Ocasio-Cortez Fumbles Basic Civics TWICE In 1 Statement
Discussion: Mediaite
Los Angeles Times:
California fires: Trump administration now blames devastation on ‘radical environmentalists’  —  The political battle between the Trump administration and California over blame for the the devastating wildfires that have killed scores and left nearly 1,000 missing continued Monday.
Discussion: KTLA and Splinter
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Judge bars US from enforcing Trump asylum ban  —  HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally.  —  President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Nov. 9 that said anyone who crossed …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Joe Sutton / CNN:
Judge blocks Trump administration from denying asylum claims to immigrants who cross border illegally
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Women's March Founder Calls on Leaders to Step Down amid Accusations of Bigotry  —  Theresa Shook, founder of the Women's March, called on leaders of the liberal political-protest movement to step down on Monday amid widespread backlash against their refusal to condemn anti-Semitic and homophobic allies.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Steyer takes step toward 2020 presidential bid  —  If he can't impeach Donald Trump, he may try to oust the president the old-fashioned way.  —  Former billionaire investor, climate activist and impeachment agitator Tom Steyer will take several steps toward a 2020 presidential bid Tuesday.
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Once popular tech stocks like Facebook and Apple are now getting crushed: Here's what happened  — Facebook shares fell after a WSJ report that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is becoming much more aggressive in how he manages the tech giant.  —  Technology stocks were hit hard on Monday …
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Trump's ‘America First’ agenda often puts economics above human rights  —  Good morning, Power People.  Tips, comments, Thanksgiving recipes . . .  We want to hear from you!  Reach out, sign up, and thanks for waking up with us.  —  Fresh off the presses from The Post …
Discussion: The Hill
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Democrats need someone they don't want in order to win in 2020  —  Joe Biden is a gaffe-prone 75-year-old Washington veteran — who is exactly what Democrats need.  —  The suburbs have turned against Republicans, but President Trump's working-class base is still with him in a geographic …
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
In Bosnia, Entrenched Ethnic Divisions Are a Warning to the World  —  MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina — When a fire breaks out in the Bosnian city of Mostar, Sabit Golos, a veteran firefighter, knows that he does not have to worry unless the flames take hold on the Muslim side of what …
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
2020 Democratic contenders already eyeing top staff in Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Andrew Turner was driving Iowa's Democratic candidate for state auditor back to Des Moines last month when a potential presidential contender called to make an introduction.  It was one of many such overtures the 23-year-old has fielded.
Discussion: Axios
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
‘Patently ridiculous’: Former top intel officials hit back at Trump after criticism of bin Laden raid  —  “This president owes Admiral McRaven and all of the SEALS involved in that operation an apology for what he's saying,” Leon Panetta said.  —  Former top members of the intelligence …
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
Trump administration officials suggested sharing census responses with law enforcement, court documents show  —  Trump administration officials have discussed ways to circumvent the confidentiality of census responses, according to documents filed Friday in a California legal challenge to adding …
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and Splinter
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Mississippi Senate race devolves into racial melee  —  Republicans hoped to spend the final days of the special election in Mississippi coronating Cindy Hyde-Smith as the first woman to represent the state in the Senate.  —  Instead, the race has become a bare-knuckle brawl infused with ugly racial politics.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
A Former FBI Lawyer Is Dropping Big Hints About Trump Obstructing Justice  —  Most of the public fascination surrounding the legal ordeal of President Trump has attached itself to whether (or, more accurately, how successfully) his campaign colluded with Russia.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Lawfare and emptywheel
James Fredrick / NPR:
Shouting ‘Mexico First,’ Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan  —  The message for the migrant caravan was clear from marchers on Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico: We don't want you here.  —  “We want the caravan to go; they are invading us,” said Patricia Reyes, a 62-year-old protester, hiding from the sun under an umbrella.
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as ‘extremist group’, documents say  —  Group is now designated ‘with ties to white nationalism’ according to report produced by Washington law enforcement  —  The FBI now classifies the far-right Proud Boys as an “extremist group with ties to white nationalism” …
Crispian Balmer / Reuters:
Big foreign cyber attack targets Italian certified email accounts  —  ROME (Reuters) - Unknown hackers gained access to thousands of Italian certified email accounts, including those of magistrates and security officials, in a major cyber attack earlier this month, a senior official said on Monday.
Hill Reporter:
Exclusive: Carolyne Cass Admits Mueller Rape Report Has False Information She Didn't Want Published  —  In an exclusive interview with HillReporter, alleged Mueller rape accuser Carolyne Cass opens up and tells us that she does not know if Mueller was actually the person who raped …
 
 
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Christina Tkacik / Baltimore Sun:
5-year-old girl, sister of Taylor Hayes, is shot in West Baltimore, expected to survive, police say
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Trump administration proposal could target exports of the tech behind Siri, self-driving cars and supercomputers
Discussion: Bloomberg
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
How many husbands control the votes of their wives? We'll never know
Discussion: RedState
Jon Green / Data For Progress:
Identifying and Estimating the Ideologies of Twitter Pundits
Mike Gauntner / WFMJ-TV:
Betras calls Columbiana GOP Chair ‘coward’ after Facebook post
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Associated Press:
AP cameraman shot during Gaza protest
Washington Post:
White House discusses possible Trump visit to troops in Iraq or Afghanistan
Discussion: Raw Story and AOL
 Earlier Items: 
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Acosta decision could make it easier for White House to kick reporters out
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Is Suggesting Questionable Comment Prompts On Live Videos About Shootings And Sexual Assaults
Washington Post:
Trump administration prepares to add Venezuela to list of state sponsors of terrorism
CNN:
McConnell is lobbying Arizona's governor to name McSally as Kyl replacement
Discussion: Hot Air
Dennis Pillion / al.com:
EPA regional admin Trey Glenn resigns after indictment
New York Times:
Did a Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump's Tax Cut Come Back to Bite Republicans?
Discussion: Raw Story