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CNN:
Saudis preparing to admit Jamal Khashoggi died during interrogation, sources say  —  Ankara, Turkey (CNN)The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Endeavor Pulling Out of $400 Million Saudi Arabia Deal (Exclusive)  —  The move comes as pressure mounts for Hollywood to take a stand against the kingdom in the wake of the disappearance — and possible murder — of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.  —  Endeavor Content is extricating itself …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Saudi government considering plan to admit that writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate  —  WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia's government is discussing a plan to admit that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, three people with knowledge of the situation tell NBC News.
Discussion: CNBC
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Two more Washington lobbying firms drop representation of Saudi Arabia in wake of alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi  —  Two more Washington lobbying firms dropped their representation of Saudi Arabia on Monday amid an escalating uproar about the disappearance and alleged killing …
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Speaks With Saudi King About Missing Journalist
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox Business and Saudi-Owned Al Arabiya Are Last Media Partners of Saudi Business Conference
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren releases results of DNA test  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that provides “strong evidence” she had a Native American in her family tree dating back 6 to 10 generations, an unprecedented move by one of the top possible contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.
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Sarah Dewberry / KJRH:
Cherokee Nation issues statement on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results  —  TAHLEQUAH - The Cherokee Nation issued a statement Monday on Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test results.  —  Sen. Warren released her DNA report in response to President Donald Trump taunting her for her saying she was part Native American.
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Did Elizabeth Warren Just Kill Identity Politics?  —  If the Massachusetts senator is now a person of color then the term has no meaning.  —  “Elizabeth Warren's Native American Heritage” is the title of a new campaign video promoting the senior senator from Massachusetts.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump denies offering $1 million for Warren DNA test, even though he did
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren readies for 2020 run
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that claimed President Trump defamed her when he suggested she had lied about being threatened to keep quiet about their alleged relationship.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Judge Has Dismissed Stormy Daniels' Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump
Discussion: Zero Hedge, HuffPost and Splinter
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
US budget deficit expands to $779 billion in fiscal 2018 as spending surges  — The federal budget deficit rose 17 percent in fiscal year 2018, according to the Trump administration.  — The Trump administration has pushed for dramatic budget cuts at several agencies and supported massive increases in military spending.
Discussion: Reuters, Politico, Daily Wire and Axios
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says Sears Was Mismanaged.  Mnuchin Was on Its Board for Years  — President says retailer ‘obviously improperly run’ many years  — Mnuchin was on Sears board of directors from 2005 until 2016  —  President Donald Trump said that Sears Holdings Corp. had been mismanaged for years before it declared bankruptcy.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018
Discussion: Political Wire
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65  —  Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen has died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Vulcan Inc. said Monday on behalf of his family.  —  Allen passed away Monday afternoon in Seattle at 65 years old, Vulcan said.
NBC News:
DHS finds increasing attempts to hack U.S. election systems ahead of midterms  —  The assessment said the feds don't know who is behind the attacks, but none have been successful.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security says it's working to identify who — or what …
Discussion: Axios
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Doubles Spending Rate as the 2020 Race Draws Nearer  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month's midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection
Discussion: Political Wire
Tony Marrero / Tampa Bay Times:
Surveillance video shows Lakeland city commissioner shooting alleged shoplifter  —  LAKELAND Police have released surveillance video that appears to show a Lakeland city commissioner fatally shooting a man exiting the commissioner's military surplus store.  —  The video released Monday shows …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Supreme Court: Next Florida governor will pick new justices  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's next governor and not incumbent Gov. Rick Scott will get to pick three new justices to the state Supreme Court, the court ruled Monday in a decision with major implications in this year's gubernatorial campaign.
Discussion: Axios
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Michael Klarman / Take Care Blog:
Why Democrats Should Pack the Supreme Court
Discussion: Raw Story
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republicans worry that Trump and his aides have no idea the hell that may await  —  WASHINGTON  —  Republicans who support President Donald Trump have grown fearful that the White House is unprepared for the onslaught that may await them in January.  —  If a “blue wave” succeeds in giving …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
All we know about the White House portrait of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Abraham Lincoln  —  Previously spotted in D.C. gift shops and jigsaw puzzle boxes, a fantasy print of President Trump entertaining Abraham Lincoln while every other Republican president in history watches now hangs outside the Oval Office.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller is everywhere, except the midterms  —  Campaign ads and debates are mostly avoiding the Russia investigation in favor of other issues important to voters.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller can't escape the headlines, or President Donald Trump's obsessive Twitter feed.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mar-a-Lago member gives $150,000 to help Trump aides mired in Mueller probe
Discussion: Raw Story
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
American Bar Association drops review of Kavanaugh  —  Washington (CNN)The American Bar Association will no longer review its “well qualified” rating of Justice Brett Kavanaugh now that the Senate confirmed him, an ABA official told CNN Monday.  —  The official, who declined to speak on the record …
PVA:
“People just can't know that.”  MO Sen. McCaskill Hides Agenda Including “semi-automatic rifle ban” from Moderate Voters, Staffers Reveal in Undercover Video it “could hurt her ability to get elected.”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  Senator McCaskill on Tape: “Of course!”
Tom Stites / Poynter:
About 1,300 U.S. communities have totally lost news coverage, UNC news desert study finds  —  It's hardly a secret that news deserts are spreading, but just how bad is it?  —  A comprehensive new study released today by the University of North Carolina's School of Media and Journalism shows …
Melissa Gomez / New York Times:
White Woman Who Blocked Black Neighbor From Building Is Fired  —  A black man arrived at the entrance to the building where he lives in St. Louis late Friday night only to find himself blocked by a white neighbor who demanded proof he lived there.  —  “Please move, ma'am,” the man …
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Emails: Kyrsten Sinema summoned witches to her anti-war rally  —  Politicians talk about “witch hunts” so often that the occult has almost become cliche in American politics.  But in Arizona, there's at least one candidate on the ballot who takes sorcery very seriously.
The Daily Beast:
NYPD Looks to Charge 9 Proud Boys With Assault for Manhattan Fight  —  Three protesters are also wanted after police say they threw bottles and punches during the incident.  —  NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Monday that police believe they have evidence to charge nine members …
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Myanmar's Military Said to Be Behind Facebook Campaign That Fueled Genocide  —  NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — They posed as fans of pop stars and national heroes as they flooded Facebook with their hatred.  One said Islam was a global threat to Buddhism.  Another shared a false story about the rape of a Buddhist woman by a Muslim man.
Emerson College:
Two Emerson e-Polls: Republicans with Edge in US Senate and Governor Races in Nevada; New Hampshire Races come into focus  —  Podcast Analysis: https://bit.ly/2OWltLP  —  In Nevada, US Senator Dean Heller polls at (R) 48%, US Rep. Jacky Rosen (D) is at 41% and 8% are undecided.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Minnesota GOP Senate Contender Compared Michelle Obama To A ‘Chimp’ On Facebook  —  Republican Karin Housley is challenging Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.  —  Republican Karin Housley, a state senator running to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, compared then-first lady Michelle Obama to a “chimp” in 2009.
Matthew Brown / Associated Press:
West Coast military installations eyed for US fuel exports  —  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military installations or other federal properties to open the way for more U.S. fossil fuel exports to Asia in the name of national security and despite opposition from coastal states.
 
 
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Trump sets ‘major rally’ with Ted Cruz for Houston on Oct. 22 at arena that seats 8,000
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Politico:
Trump plays consoler in chief in key swing state
Discussion: Breitbart
Daily Mail:
Jason Miller sues Gizmodo Media for $100m over ‘false’ story about him
Amanda VanAllen / newsnet5:
A couple says they were mock raped at the ‘Akron Fright Fest’ haunted house, didn't sign waiver
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Senate Employee Pleads Guilty to False Statements Charge
 Earlier Items: 
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
FBI Investigated Andrew McCabe For Allegedly Leaking About Michael Flynn
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why Bill Gates is worried
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Washington Post, as it Shames Others, Continues to Pay and Publish Undisclosed Saudi Lobbyists …
BuzzFeed News:
Here's How A Major Western Bank Enabled A Suspected Russian Money Launderer
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Democratic attack ad falsely knocks Republican on preexisting conditions
Discussion: HuffPost
The Intercept:
Military Officials Aren't Supposed to Associate With Hate Groups. …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Adam Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Former congressman David Jolly quits GOP
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and Political Wire
John LaLoggia / Pew Research Center:
Little Partisan Agreement on the Pressing Problems Facing the U.S.
Discussion: Washington Post and Vox