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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
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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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Judge bars US from enforcing Trump asylum ban
Discussion: Associated Press and KTLA
Joe Sutton / CNN:
Judge blocks Trump administration from denying asylum claims to immigrants who cross border illegally
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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
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, Law & Crime and CNN
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
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.
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.
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Mike Allen / Axios:   Democrats warned against bragging about new power
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump privately praises Matt Whitaker's “courage”  —  President Trump has been telling people privately that he's impressed by the “courage” acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is showing in the face of burgeoning legal challenges and questions about his history of publicly criticizing the Mueller investigation.
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
The Eerie Parallels Between Trump and the Watergate ‘Road Map’  —  Nearly 45 years ago, the House Judiciary Committee concluded that President Richard Nixon's contact with high-level Justice Department officials overseeing the Watergate investigation, detailed in a 62-page “road map” …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
A Former FBI Lawyer Is Dropping Big Hints About Trump Obstructing Justice
Discussion: Lawfare and emptywheel
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: Gizmodo, KTLA, NPR and Splinter
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
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.
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New York Times:   In Mississippi, Issues of Race Complicate a Senate Election
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 …
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
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
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 …
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
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 …
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.
CBS News:
Americans divide along partisan lines over protecting special counsel - CBS News poll  —  Seven in 10 Americans think President Trump should allow the Russia investigation to continue, and a slight majority think Congress should pass legislation to prevent Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired.
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
Eline Schaart / Politico:
Spanish foreign minister: UK will split before Spain  —  The U.K. is more likely to break apart over Brexit than Spain is over the secessionist aspirations of some in Catalonia, said Spain's foreign minister.  —  In an wide-ranging interview with POLITICO's Ryan Heath …
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
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.
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.
 
 
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Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Pro-Trump ‘dark money’ group's first tax return reveals millions in previously undisclosed spending
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
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
Hill Reporter:
Exclusive: Carolyne Cass Admits Mueller Rape Report Has False Information She Didn't Want Published
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
New York Times:
Did a Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump's Tax Cut Come Back to Bite Republicans?
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as ‘extremist group’, documents say
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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