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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says  —  WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, repeatedly lied to federal investigators in breach of a plea agreement he signed two months ago, the special counsel's office said in a court filing late on Monday.
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emptywheel:
Mueller Just Guaranteed He Can Issue a Public Report  —  Back when Paul Manafort first entered a plea agreement, I argued the effects of it could not be pardoned away. … Since that time, Mueller has been busy finishing up the Roger Stone indictment, Trump has finally finished his open book test …
Discussion: Law & Crime, Raw Story and Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Mueller says Manafort lied after pleading guilty, should be sentenced immediately  —  Prosecutors with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III said Monday that Paul Manafort breached his plea agreement by lying repeatedly as they questioned him in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Trump Targets ‘Rogue’ Mueller After Manafort News: ‘Doing TREMENDOUS Damage to Criminal Justice System’  —  President Donald Trump opened fire on Robert Mueller once again Tuesday, accusing the special counsel of “ruining lives” — the morning after Paul Manafort was accused of lying to the FBI after his plea deal.
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office says Paul Manafort broke his cooperation deal by lying
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Lying to FBI After Plea Agreement
Discussion: Daily Wire, Just Security and CNN
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
‘Fox & Friends’ Fed Interview Script to Trump's EPA Chief, Emails Show  —  The president's favorite cable-news show shared its interview scripts and its oh-so-hard-hitting questions in advance with an embattled Trump official.  —  Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt …
Discussion: TVNewser, Raw Story and Mediaite
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Tear gas used once a month at border under Obama  —  DHS data shows deployments dating back years  —  The same tear-gas agent that the Trump administration is taking heat for deploying against a border mob this weekend is actually used fairly frequently — including more than once a month during …
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Trump's critics were dead wrong about the caravan after all  —  It's been about three weeks since CNN reporter Jim Acosta repeatedly told President Trump at a news conference that the migrant caravan is “hundreds and hundreds of miles away” and “not an invasion.”
Discussion: Townhall
Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Border Patrol Chief Said You Could Put Pepper Spray On Your Nachos, And Actual Medical Experts …
Discussion: Vox and Townhall
David Alire Garcia / Reuters:   Mexico asks U.S. to investigate use of tear gas at border
Brian Faler / Politico:
House Republicans unveil giant tax package  —  House Republicans on Monday evening unexpectedly released a 297-page tax bill they hope to move during the lame-duck session of Congress.  —  The legislation would revive a number of expired tax provisions known as “extenders,” …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms  —  Nationally, Democrats have 53.1 percent of all votes counted while Republicans took 45.2 percent.  —  Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data.
Discussion: Axios and Liberty Unyielding
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 10 days until the shutdown
Discussion: Mercury News and Political Wire
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Shutdown fight over border wall nears
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Allan Smith / NBC News:   Democrats flip 39 seats in latest tally as losing GOP Rep. Mia Love tears into Republicans over treatment of minorities
Bill Scher / Politico:
The Pathetic Pelosi Putsch  —  All year, Rep. Seth Moulton has insisted it was time for a “new generation of leadership” who would put “people over politics.”  The Massachusetts Democrat created the Serve America PAC to endorse candidates he felt fit that bill, starting with military veterans like himself …
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Susan Cornwell / Reuters:   Pelosi seen closing in on House speakership
Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal  —  President discusses U.S.-China trade, including the possibilities of additional tariffs; plant closures at GM, and Fed Chairman Jay Powell  —  President Trump spoke by phone Monday with Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis …
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Dillon Mullan / Tupelo Daily Journal:
TUPELO  • Over the weekend, tailgate tents stocked with Trump merchandise began popping up around Tupelo.  The vendors signaling the President's imminent arrival knew his fans would want shirts, hats, flags and buttons.  —  So, in front of gas stations and beside roads, they cashed in.
Discussion: Althouse
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William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Mississippi's black Republicans stick with Hyde-Smith
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump, Pence seek to rescue embattled Republican in Mississippi
Discussion: HuffPost
Washington Post:
GM layoffs and plant shutdowns suggest U.S. economy may be starting to slow — and dent Trump's claim of an industrial renaissance  —  General Motors said Monday it will close five factories and lay off nearly 15,000 workers in a move that shows the economy may be starting to slow …
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John Carney / Breitbart:   Watch: Six Years Ago Obama Promised to Buy a Chevy Volt. Now It Is Dead
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Millennial poll: America ‘racist,’ not ‘great,’ Obama better than Washington  —  Younger Americans are turning on the country and forgetting its ideals, with nearly half believing that it isn't “great,” and many eyeing the U.S. flag as “a sign of intolerance and hatred,” according to a new and disturbing survey.
Kirsten Fontenrose / i24NEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. WH aide for Gulf affairs joins top Saudi-linked DC lobbying firm  —  After President Donald J. Trump has clearly stated his intention to side with Saudi Arabia despite intelligence reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi …
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Associated Press:
Farm bankruptcies on the rise in Upper Midwest  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing across the Upper Midwest, following low prices for corn, soybeans, milk and beef, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Jerome Corsi Says He Has Defense Agreement With Trump, Received Limited Immunity From Mueller  — Jerome Corsi makes several stunning disclosures in a new book about his interactions with the special counsel's office  — The right-wing author also writes that he received 'limited use immunity …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Liberal Parents, Radical Children  —  The generation gap returns.  —  When I meet someone who runs an organization in a blue state, I often ask: Do you have a generation gap where you work?  The answer — whether the person leads a college, a nonprofit, a tech company …
CNN:
A Shadow Over Europe  —  Anti-Semitic stereotypes are alive and well in Europe, while the memory of the Holocaust is starting to fade, a sweeping new survey by CNN reveals.  More than a quarter of Europeans polled believe Jews have too much influence in business and finance.
William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
“I'd Vote for Michael in a Heartbeat”: Wall Street's Case for President Bloomberg  —  “He would be great for America, and therefore for Wall Street,” a senior banker says.  But is Michael Bloomberg too radical for Republicans and too conservative for Democrats?
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Michael Bloomberg to visit Iowa as he considers a 2020 presidential run
Discussion: Townhall
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump judicial pick is one defection away from failure  —  Some Senate Republicans are still weighing whether to confirm one of President Donald Trump's judicial picks, raising Democratic hopes that they can defeat a nominee who they say is hostile to voting rights.
OpenSecrets.org:
Trump Foundation tax return reveals finances during Trump's first year in office as lawsuit heats up  —  During his first year in office, President Donald Trump was listed as president of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, which was entirely funded by a half-million dollar donation …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
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Khalid Albaih / The Guardian:
Jamal Khashoggi's borrowed white privilege made his murder count
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Christian Apologists Are Unchristian
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CNN:
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In historic upset, Alex Villanueva beats incumbent Jim McDonnell in race for Los Angeles County sheriff
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Goodlatte: 'It's awfully tough' for Ivanka Trump to comply with email standards
Tony Davis / Arizona Daily Star:
Video shows explosion at border agent's gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire
Discussion: Gizmodo and Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
Democrat TJ Cox grabs lead over Republican David Valadao in nation's last remaining undecided House race
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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