Saudi Arabia / Khashoggi
- Pompeo Arrives In Turkey After Discussing Khashoggi Disappearance With Saudis by Emily Sullivan (NPR)
- Why is Saudi Arabia under fire over Jamal Khashoggi, but not Yemen? by Lloyd Russell-Moyle (The Guardian)
- Trump says the Saudi royals are as innocent as Brett Kavanaugh by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- ‘Shocking and Gruesome’ Details Emerge of Journalist Khashoggi’s Murder As Trump Obediently Bows to Saudi Crown Prince by Jake Johnson (AlterNet)
- Trump asks for audio, video evidence from Khashoggi investigation by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Jamal Khashoggi: Suspects in disappearance have ‘ties to Saudi Crown Prince or his inner circle’ by Kim Sengupta (Independent)
- President Trump Stresses That Jamal Khashoggi Was Not an ‘American Citizen’ in Latest Remarks About Missing Journalist by AP (TIME)
- Saudi Arabia Wires U.S. $100 Million as Trump Proclaims M.B.S. Innocent by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- The Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran by Jefferson Morley (Salon)
- Khashoggi Disappearance Tests Ties Between Jared Kushner And Saudi Crown Prince by Ayesha Rascoe (NPR)
- U.S. gives Saudis more time on Khashoggi probe; Mnuchin spurns conference by Steve Holland, Bulent Usta (Reuters)
- Trump Inflates Saudi Arms Deal But Stays Silent On Saudi Cash In His Own Pocket by S.V. Date (Huffington Post)
Mueller Investigation / Manafort / Treasury Leak
- Mueller Will Issue Findings on Collusion and Obstruction After Midterms: Report by Matthew Chapman (AlterNet)
- Mueller to present key findings related to Russia probe after midterms: report by Justin Wise (The Hill)
- Judge orders Manafort to court in prison clothing by Darren Samuelsohn (Politico)
- Mueller Reportedly Close To Wrapping Up Big Part of the Russia Investigation by Matthew Zeitlin (Slate)
- Treasury official charged with leaking info on ex-Trump advisers by Morgan Chalfant, Sylvan Lane (The Hill)
- US treasury official charged with leaking Trump-Russia information to reporter by Jon Swaine (The Guardian)
- It Looks Like Mueller May Have a November Surprise by Abigail Tracy (Vanity Fair)
- Mueller’s team asking Manafort about Roger Stone: report by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
- Rosenstein says Mueller probe is ‘appropriate and independent’ by Emily Birnbaum (The Hill)
Deficit / Budget
- Now Mitch McConnell wants massive cuts to social programs after GOP blew up the deficit by Heather Digby Partin (Salon)
- Trump threatens 5 percent spending cut across agencies by Sarah Ferris (Politico)
- Trump wants all Cabinet departments to make 5 percent budget cuts by Matthew Rozsa (Salon)
- The deficit is rising, so Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare by Dylan Scott (Vox)
Kavanaugh / Ford
- Witches plan multiple mass hexes of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by Heather Dockray (Mashable)
- Christine Blasey Ford’s Memory of Her Assault Isn’t a Case of Mistaken Identity by Lara Bazelon, Jennifer Thompson (Slate)
- Kavanaugh is terrible on workers’ rights — and that’s anti-woman, too by Julianne Tveten (Salon)
Immigration / DACA / Border
- Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal by Melanie Zanona (The Hill)
- Jeff Sessions Is Quietly Transforming the Nation’s Immigration Courts by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)
- Will Kavanaugh Finally Cast the Vote That Ends DACA? by Priscilla Alvarez (The Atlantic)
Other News
- Trump says he has ‘natural instinct for science’ when it comes to climate change by Rebecca Morin (Politico)
- Warren on why she released DNA test: Trump, opponents ‘have made the same attack’ by Chris Mills Rodrigo (The Hill)
- Trump withdraws from postal treaty in new front against China by Matthew Choi (Politico)
- Donald Trump Takes on the Disgrace of Low Postal Rates by Kevin Drum (Mother Jones)
- Barack Obama Brutally Shuts Down People’s Lame Excuses For Not Voting by Lee Moran (Huffington Post)
- A History Of Donald Trump Believing Denials — When They Come From His Allies by Marina Fang (Huffington Post)
- Trump Says He Gets Climate Change Because of His ‘Natural Instinct for Science’ by River Donaghey (VICE)
- FBI Investigating Whether Manhattan DA Who Refused to Prosecute Ivanka and Trump Jr Took Bribes: Report by Martin Cizmar (AlterNet)
- Melania Trump’s Plane Was Forced to Return to Washington After Smoke Filled the Cabin by AP (TIME)
- Melania Trump Visits Newborn Victims of Opioid Crisis Following Plane Malfunction by AP (TIME)
- Washington Post runs full-page ‘open-letter’ from anonymous pro-Trump author by Josh Israel (ThinkProgress)
- Twitter’s ‘Russia-Iran’ troll tweet trove made public (BBC)
- Twitter publishes tweet archive of Russian and Iranian state-run troll farms by Rob Beschizza (BoingBoing)
- Trump Humiliated As Seventh Property Votes to Remove His Name From the Building by Matthew Chapman (AlterNet)
- Trump pulls US out of UN shipping scheme on China price concerns (The Guardian)
- PEN lawsuit alleges Trump violates First Amendment – here’s what you need to know by Kristin Hugo (Independent)
- Here Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled Buyers by Katherine Sullivan, Heather Vogell (ProPublica)
- Trump urged to visit troops in combat zones by Connor O’Brien, Wesley Morgan (Politico)
- McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal by David Morgan (Reuters)
- White House Counsel Don McGahn Has Officially Left The Trump Administration by Nick Visser (Huffington Post)
- McGahn departs as White House counsel by Brett Samuels (The Hill)
Opinion
- Trump’s latest absurdity about the elections hints at much worse to come by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)