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9:55 AM ET, November 11, 2018

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David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Macron takes implicit dig at Trump, denouncing ‘nationalism’  —  PARIS — It was a day to remember the bloodshed that ultimately made European solidarity a political imperative, a matter of survival.  —  Scores of presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries from around the world gathered under …
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Washington Post:
‘Real low energy’: Critics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris  —  PARIS — President Trump flew 3,800 miles to this French capital city for ceremonies to honor the military sacrifice in World War I, hoping to take part in the kind of powerful ode …
Washington Times:
Macron rips nationalism as Trump looks on: ‘Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism’  —  French President Emmanuel Macron is warning against the dangers of nationalism in a speech aimed directly at the rising tide of populism in the United States and Europe.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
A Note on Steve King  —  The congressman disputed a story we reported.  We stand by it.  —  Last week, Adam Rubenstein visited Iowa to report on Steve King's re-election effort.  He filed several pieces from there, including one that reported on comments King made before a small meeting with voters in Webster City.
Discussion: Political Wire
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John Bowden / The Hill:   Conservative magazine posts recording of King using derogatory language against immigrants
Scott Bland / Politico:
Sinema lead grows again as Arizona Senate vote count continues  —  Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has expanded her lead over GOP Rep. Martha McSally in Arizona after another day of ballot-counting in the state's Senate race.  —  Sinema stretched her lead to 28,688 votes on Saturday evening …
Discussion: Townhall
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
McSally-Sinema update: As uncounted ballots dwindle, Kyrsten Sinema's lead falls slightly  —  Ballot-counting in Arizona's epic Senate race continued Saturday with Republican Martha McSally cutting slightly into Democrat Kyrsten Sinema's lead and Republicans increasingly taking issue with the election process.
Discussion: Political Wire
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in ‘Fast and Furious’ arms scandal
Discussion: Breitbart
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Dana Rohrabacher Loses, Eroding Republican Foothold in California  —  Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican fixture in California who represented Orange County for 15 terms, lost his bid for re-election.  His defeat underlines the party's setbacks in a part of the state that was long a symbol of its political dominance.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat  —  A Republican congressman known for his outspoken support for Russian President Vladi­mir Putin narrowly lost his Orange County, Calif., seat after 15 terms, a defeat that helped Democrats further solidify their House majority.
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
Dan Crenshaw started the week as an SNL joke and ended it as a GOP star.  The real story came before that.  —  HOUSTON — Dan Crenshaw's good eye is good enough, but it's not great.  The iris is broken.  The retina is scarred.  He needs a special oversized contact lens, plus bifocals sometimes, to correct his vision.
Discussion: YouTube
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Churchill's grandson slams Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of weather  —  Nicholas Soames, a British politician and grandson of Winston Churchill, ripped President Trump on Saturday for canceling a cemetery visit in France due to bad weather.  —  “They died with their face to the foe …
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David Jackson / USA Today:   Critics denounce ‘low energy’ Donald Trump for skipping WWI cemetery ceremony
Luke Baker / Reuters:
Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain
Discussion: Mediaite
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Avenatti takes on Tucker Carlson after bar incident involving Fox News host's children  —  Michael Avenatti, who was once dubbed a “creepy porn lawyer” on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program, claimed Saturday he's “investigating an alleged assault ... committed by T. Carlson” stemming from an incident at a Virginia restaurant.
Monica Showalter / American Thinker:
Two fists: Trump and Rubio fight Florida election fraud united  —  President Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio haven't always been the best of political allies or even friends among Republicans, but for Florida's beleaguered voters, they're coming together to fight for the integrity of their ballots and it couldn't be a bigger relief.
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Rick Scott's monitors agree with state cops: No Florida voter fraud
Discussion: Breitbart and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Recount to begin in Florida Senate and governor's races, in echo of 2000 presidential election
Axios:
Scoop: Democrats to probe Trump for targeting CNN, Washington Post  —  House Democrats plan to investigate whether President Trump abused White House power by targeting — and trying to punish with “instruments of state power” — The Washington Post and CNN, incoming House intelligence committee …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
See How the Close the Results Are in Florida, Georgia and Arizona  —  Two races for governor and two for Senate have margins so slim that they might trigger a recount.  We're tracking the votes as they are tallied.  —  Senate Forecast  —  U.S. Senate in Florida›  —  Candidate Party Votes Pct.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Andrew Gillum withdraws concession as Florida recount begins
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Nancy Pelosi: Mueller Doesn't Have to Indict Trump for Congress to Impeach Him  —  Nancy Pelosi really does not want to impeach Donald Trump—and she's prepared to take all the heat from her party and the new House Democratic majority she's hoping to lead, unless she sees something wildly different emerge.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Resistance Strikes Back  —  Two years of progressive organizing built the blue wave.  —  In April 2017, progressives across America turned toward Georgia's Sixth District for the race to fill the House seat vacated by Tom Price, who'd become President Trump's (short-lived) secretary of health and human services.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Beto 2020 calls multiply among Dems  —  Democrats are seeing a silver lining to Rep. Beto O'Rourke's loss in Texas to Sen. Ted Cruz (R).  —  It means O'Rourke, who emerged in the midterms as a progressive star, is free to run for president.  —  Talk of O'Rourke running for the White House …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Wife of GOP megadonor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to the wife of one of the Republican Party's most prominent patrons, the White House announced Saturday.
Discussion: Axios
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Karl Rove sounds the alarm about GOP losses in the suburbs
New York Times:
America Needs A Bigger House
CNN:
Trump properties received $3.2 million during midterms, FEC records show
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
USA Today:
Medical professionals to NRA: Guns are our lane. Help us reduce deaths or move over.
Discussion: Yahoo and Mashable
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Republicans Dominate State Politics. But Democrats Made a Dent This Year.
Daniel Molina / The Floridian:
More Provisional Ballots Found in Broward
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
Tight race in Georgia shines light on voting restrictions
New York Times:
Democrats Have Two Paths for 2020: Daring or Defensive. Can They Settle on Either?
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