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12:30 AM ET, October 15, 2018

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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
President Trump on Christine Blasey Ford, his relationships with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and more  —  Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office  —  When Americans vote in next month's midterm elections …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump, defiant, unloads on ‘60 Minutes’  —  The president portrayed himself as an isolated but eminently empowered commander in chief.  —  President Donald Trump defied climate scientists, intelligence specialists and even his own defense secretary on Sunday evening, capping a week …
Axios:
The takeaways from Trump's “60 Minutes” interview  —  President Trump sat down for a lengthy interview with Lesley Stahl on CBS' “60 Minutes,” discussing a wide variety of topics from climate change to foreign policy to the Mueller investigation.  —  The big picture: Trump was discursive …
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Putin is ‘probably’ involved in assassinations and poisonings, but 'it's not in our country,' Trump says
Discussion: Vox and CBS News
CBS News:
Trump on prospect of Mattis' departure: “At some point, everybody leaves”
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Reality Breaks Up a (Saudi) Prince Charming's Media Narrative  —  Just six months ago, American media outlets presented a sunny-side-up portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he made a good-will tour of New York, Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
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Washington Post:
Two princes: Kushner now faces a reckoning for Trump's bet on the Saudi heir  —  When President Trump chose Riyadh to make his debut on the world stage last year, he was placing a bet on Saudi Arabia, which serenaded him with military bands, dazzled him with a flyover of fighter jets and regaled him with a traditional sword dance.
Financial Post:
Oil could hit $200 ‘or even double that figure’: Saudis threaten to retaliate against any sanctions over Khashoggi disappearance  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday warned against threats to punish it over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Monthly
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Trump's Middle East ambitions have been exposed as misguided fantasies  —  When Donald Trump was unexpectedly elected president, two nations in the Middle East that had been particularly aggrieved by the policies of the Obama administration rushed to take advantage.
Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs Action Against Saudis as Khashoggi Denials Continue
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Yahoo:   Saudi stocks dive 7.0 percent, wiping out 2018 gains
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A senator snatched a student's phone while being asked about Georgia voter registration uproar  —  An attempted conversation between a Georgia Tech student and Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) ended abruptly with the lawmaker snatching the student's cellphone away while he was being asked about possible voter suppression in the state.
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Biological Male Wins World Championship In Women's Cycling  —  A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman won a women's world championship cycling event on Sunday.  —  Rachel McKinnon, a professor at the College of Charleston, won the women's 35-39 age bracket …
Tyler Rogoway / TheDrive:
Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can't All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms … twitter.com/Aviation_Intel  —  We have been leading the coverage on the state of aircraft left behind after Hurricane Michael made a direct strike on the highly important Tyndall Air Force Base.
Discussion: Sputnik International
Alex Tanzi / BloombergQuint:
Top 3% of U.S. Taxpayers Paid Majority of Income Taxes in 2016  —  (Bloomberg) — Individual income taxes are the federal government's single biggest revenue source.  In fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30, the individual income tax is expected to bring in roughly $1.7 trillion …
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton: Bill should “absolutely not” have resigned over Lewinsky scandal  —  Hillary Clinton says that her husband was right not to resign from the presidency in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, she told CBS' “Sunday Morning.”  As first lady, she stood by his side …
Tim Fleischer / abc7ny.com:
Police seek persons-of-interest after ‘Proud Boys’ fight breaks out near NYC Republican club  —  Police released the photos of men they want to question after a violent clash erupted outside of a Republican club following a speech by the founder of a controversial far-right group.
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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Lucas Willard / WAMC:   Cuomo Blames Republicans For “Proud Boys” Brawl
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Senate: Affirmative Action for White People  —  And why it's time to make Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., the 51st and 52nd states.  —  The biggest racial preferences in this country have nothing to do with college admissions or job offers.  They have to do with political power.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Has Evidence That ‘Directly Refutes’ Premise Of Trump-Russia Probe, GOP Rep Says  — A top Republican lawmaker said Sunday that the FBI failed to provide a federal surveillance court with evidence that “directly” contracted the bureau's rationale for opening the Trump-Russia investgation
The Daily Beast:
Trump Hangs ‘Tacky’ Fantasy Painting of Himself With GOP Presidents in White House  —  Rep. Darrell Issa gave the painting to Trump, who called artist Andy Thomas to say he really liked how he looked.  —  President Trump's latest addition to White House decor is a kitschy fantasy painting …
Discussion: Splinter
Los Angeles Times:
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's family benefited from U.S. program for minorities based on disputed ancestry  —  A company owned by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's in-laws won more than $7 million in no-bid and other federal contracts at U.S. military installations …
miamiherald:
Andrew Gillum couldn't campaign due to Hurricane Michael.  So Bill de Blasio stepped in  —  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio walked into the Miami Gardens campaign office of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum on Saturday, pumping his fist into the air and hailing Gillum's rallying cry — “bring it home.”
People.com:
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split, Call Off Engagement: ‘Too Much Too Soon,’ Says Source  —  Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits, PEOPLE confirms.  —  The pair decided to end their engagement over the weekend, TMZ first reported on Sunday.  —  “It was way too much too soon,” a Grande source tells PEOPLE.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren builds expansive Democratic campaign effort ahead of likely 2020 bid  —  BOSTON — During the past six months, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has quietly built a shadow war room designed to elect Democrats across the country in the midterm elections, overtaking …
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
CNN Poll: More see Trump win likely as Biden leads crowded Democratic field  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Americans are becoming more likely to think President Donald Trump will win a second term in office, while Joe Biden stands atop a crowded field of Democrats perhaps looking to replace him, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
G.O.P. Finds an Unexpectedly Potent Line of Attack: Immigration  —  WASHINGTON — Not long ago, as heart-rending images of migrant children separated from their parents at the border filled the airwaves, the issue of immigration seemed to be losing some of its potency as a weapon for Republicans with the midterm elections approaching.
Radley Balko / Washington Post:
Little Rock's dangerous and illegal drug war  —  “You don't know what fear is until you wake up and your own front door is flying at you,” says Roderick Talley.  —  It was early on a hot morning last summer, and he was dozing on his couch in front of a flickering television.
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
The Register's endorsements for Congress: GOP has failed to govern; give Democrats a chance  —  When Republicans achieved the trifecta in 2016, winning the presidency as well as holding the House and Senate, it seemed the country was poised to move beyond the GOP-engineered partisan gridlock …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
A Free People Must Be Virtuous  —  True liberty comes with obligations.  —  Dear Reader (Even those of you who didn't seem to notice or care that I failed to file this “news"letter on Friday),  —  So I'm sitting here at Gate C6 at O'Hare waiting for my flight home.
Saudigazette:
5-year jail, 3 million fine for rumormongers  —  Jeddah — Sharing or spreading rumors or fake news that might affect public order and security is considered cybercrime punishable by 5-year imprisonment and SR 3 million fine, the Public Prosecution reiterated on Saturday.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump gives RNC chair another term  —  As President Trump builds his team for 2020, he has asked Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel to serve a second term, according to a source familiar with the conversation.  —  The big picture: The source said Trump praised McDaniel's work …
Discussion: CNN
National Journal:
In Missouri, Kavanaugh Fight Sparked a GOP Revival  —  Republicans are growing optimistic that Attorney General Josh Hawley is pulling ahead because of a newly-engaged base.  Claire McCaskill is sounding a bipartisan note in the final stretch, hoping to win over voters in the middle.
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Sandy Tolan / The Daily Beast:
Gaza's Dying of Thirst, and Its Water Crisis Will Become a Threat to Israel
Binaj Gurubacharya / Washington Times:
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Faith Salie / CBS News:
BREAKING NEWS! Faith Salie has something to say about “Breaking News”
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Pollster Zogby: Dem House win ‘far from certain, elusive,’ Senate ‘nearly impossible’
Kate King / Wall Street Journal:
A Sexual-Assault Accusation in New Jersey Exposes a National Dilemma
NRC:
Attacks that kill civilians are no longer an anomaly in Yemen's war
 Earlier Items: 
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen: 2018 midterms ‘might be the most important vote in our lifetime’
Discussion: HuffPost
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Tapper Confronts Rubio on Climate Change: What Will You Tell ‘Your Children and My Children’ in 20 Years?
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Nicole Phillip / New York Times:
Kanye Has Faced Criticism for Being a Black Trump Fan. Can You Relate?
CBS News:
Democratic lead continues to grow in race for House — CBS News Battleground Tracker
GOV.UK:
Joint statement on the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi by Foreign Ministers from the UK, France and Germany
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why The House And Senate Are Moving In Opposite Directions
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Trump's Gurus Say Their Techniques Can End War and Make You Fly