Subject: FW: Office of Vice President Biden Intelligence Briefing for Thursday, November 1, 2018
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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:11:03 -0400

Office of Vice President Biden Intelligence Briefing

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*Thursday, November 1, 2018 8:00 AM EDT*
Today's Table of Contents

*Biden in the News <#SECTION_1>*

• Stumping For IL, MO Democrats, Biden Frames Midterm Elections As Critical.
<#S1>

• Biden To Campaign For Heitkamp In Fargo Today. <#S2>

• Biden To Campaign In Luzerne County On Sunday For Casey, Cartwright. <#S3>

• In Video, Biden Touts Maryland Democratic Gubernatorial Hopeful Jealous.
<#S4>

• The Hill: 2020 Democratic Field May Divide Former Obama Aides. <#S5>

• WPost Highlights Upcoming Memoir From Dr. Jill Biden. <#S6>

• “Joe Biden Scented Candles” Top-Selling Item At Delaware History Museum.
<#S7>

*Leading the News <#SECTION_2>*

• Trump Focuses On Immigration At Florida Rally For Scott And DeSantis.
<#S8>

*Foreign Policy <#SECTION_3>*

• US, UK Call For Cease-Fire In Yemen. <#S9>

• Protests Break Out In Pakistan After Christian Woman Is Freed From Death
Row. <#S10>

• Bolton: US Doesn’t Want To Harm Friends, Allies With Iran Oil Sanctions.
<#S11>

• North Korea May Allow Foreign Inspectors At Nuke Test Site. <#S12>

• Republican Senators Urge Trump To End Nuclear Cooperation Talks With
Saudis. <#S13>

• AP, WTimes Analyses: Netanyahu’s Trip To Oman Evidence Of Israel’s Closer
Ties To Arab World. <#S14>

• Bolton Rejects Criticism Of Decision To Leave INF, Cities Russian
Violations. <#S15>

*Domestic Policy <#SECTION_4>*

• Trump Downplays Pittsburgh Protests That Dominate Media Coverage. <#S16>

• Trump Tells Caravan To “Turn Around,” Says As Many As 15,000 Soldiers
Will Be Sent To Border. <#S17>

• Trump: Fight Over Birthright Citizenship “Will Be Settled” By Supreme
Court. <#S18>

• Trump Tells Ryan To Focus On Holding House Majority. <#S19>

• Bowers Indicted On Hate Crimes For Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting. <#S20>

• Pelosi Appears To Claim Victory In Battle For House Majority. <#S21>

• McClatchy Analysis: Despite Being Hit Hard By Tariffs, Rural Voters Still
Support Trump. <#S22>

*Cancer Research <#SECTION_5>*

• Research Warns Against Use Of Minimally Invasive Surgery For Patients
With Cervical Cancer. <#S23>

• Immunotherapy Combo Treatment Meets Main Goal In Late-Stage Leukemia
Trial. <#S24>

*Editorials/Op-Eds <#SECTION_6>*

• New York Times. <#S25>

• Washington Post. <#S26>
Biden in the News
Stumping For IL, MO Democrats, Biden Frames Midterm Elections As Critical.

Media coverage of former Vice President Joe Biden’s Wednesday spent on the
campaign trail in support of Illinois and Missouri Democrats largely
focuses on his framing of the midterm elections as particularly critical in
the wake of President Trump’s rhetoric and the GOP’s stance on healthcare.

        The Chicago Tribune
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(10/31, O'Connell) reports that Biden, during an appearance in St. Charles,
Illinois in support of nurse Lauren Underwood (D), who is challenging IL14
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R), told “an exuberant” audience “that ‘the very
character of our country, of who were are, is on the ballot’ in next week’s
midterm elections.” Said Biden, “Democrats choose hope over fear, unity
over division, allies over enemies, truth over lies. ... If we stand for
who we have always been, we will win on Tuesday and we will take back the
House.”

        The St. Charles (IL) Patch
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(10/31, Farver) reports that Biden “shared his thoughts on the deadly
shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue and a Kroger in Kentucky,” comparing
“the rise in recent hate crimes to ‘Nuremberg, Berlin, and Munich in the
1930s’ and [urging] the crowd to rise up against what he likened to moral
‘dark forces.’ ‘If we don’t resist...that hate is going to continue to
grow. And our children are listening. Our children are watching,’ Biden
said.”

        In an online article, WLS-TV
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Chicago (10/31, Wall) reported on Biden’s appearance in St. Charles, saying
that the former Vice President’s “presence is considered important in” the
IL14 “race because Democrats believe he appeals to suburban women. And he
painted a stark contrast Democrats want to portray between them and
Republicans. ‘We have to make it clear that the Democrats choose hope over
fear, that we choose unity over division, that we chose allies over
enemies, truth over lies,’ Biden said.”

        The Chicago Daily Herald
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(10/31, Fuller) reports that during Biden’s speech in St. Charles, “it was
his focus on health care that drew the loudest roars.” Biden asserted that
“any Republican who, like Hultgren, claims the GOP-backed American Health
Care Act would have guaranteed coverage of pre-existing conditions is
‘simply lying about their commitment to pre-existing conditions.’” Said
Biden, “They are either not telling the truth, or they are really stupid.
There is no way you can afford to cover pre-existing conditions without
everybody being in on the deal. I’ve not heard anybody suggest how you can
do it.’” Under the headline “Biden: Republicans Are Either Liars Or ‘Really
Stupid’ For Claims About Pre-Existing Conditions,” Politico
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(10/31, Choi) highlighted Biden’s remarks on healthcare. Drawing from
Politico’s story, The Hill
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(10/31, Bowden) also reported on Biden’s remarks.

        The Kane County (IL) Chronicle
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(10/31, Schelkopfe) reports that stumping for Underwood, Biden “noted that
more women are running for political office than any time in American
history. ‘No one is more committed and capable than your next United States
Congressman,’ he said, in talking about Underwood. ‘Healthcare is obviously
a really important subject. But people don’t understand until they find
themselves in a spot just how important it is.’”

        The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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(10/31, Schlinkmann) reports that Biden, stumping in Fairmont City for
Illinois Democrats, “said America’s leaders need ‘to change the tone’ and
‘dial down the temperature’ of political debate. ‘This election is bigger
than ordinary politics,’ Biden said” while rallying support for St. Clair
County state’s attorney Brendan Kelly (D) – who is challenging IL12 Rep.
Mike Bost (R) – and other Democrats. Biden added, “We’re in a situation
where the character of the country is on the ballot.”

        The Belleville (IL) News-Democrat
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(10/31, Bustos) reports that during his appearance at the Iron Workers
Union Hall in Fairmont City, Biden “sought to energize traditionally loyal
Democratic voters, union workers, to come out and vote for Kelly as well as
J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic nominee for governor and Julianna Stratton,
the Democratic lieutenant governor nominee.” On its website, WMAQ-TV
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Chicago (10/31) reported on Biden’s two Illinois appearances in support of
Kelly and Underwood.

        The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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(10/31, Raasch) reports that during a campaign appearance in Bridgeton,
Missouri, in support of Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) and other Democrats,
Biden “declared that ‘unions built the middle class’ while President Donald
Trump was leading the nation into an era of incivility and meanness.” Biden
“said he decided to jump back into public life, eschewing tradition of
former presidents and vice presidents just out of office staying quiet to
give successors room, after he heard Trump draw ‘moral equivalency’ between
racists and bigots, and protesters, in Charlottesville, Va., last year.”

        In an online article, KYTV-TV
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Springfield, MO (10/31, Havranek) reports that during his appearance in
Bridgeton, Biden spoke “about the recent mailings of pipe bombs to
Democratic leaders and the media, and the mass shooting at the Tree of Life
Synagogue in Pittsburgh. ‘I know it feels sometimes these days that anger,
hatred, and viciousness are going to overwhelm us. It’s on our leaders,
though, to change the tone, to dial down the temperature, to restore the
dignity to our national dialogue,’ Biden” said. Missourinet
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(10/31, Nelson) reports that Biden “said hate will continue to grow if
people don’t speak up. His message appeared to be directed to...Trump and
some in the Republican Party. ‘The words of our leaders matter. Silence is
complicit,’ Biden said. ‘The first thing we have to do is change the
political climate.’”

        On its website, KOMU-TV
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Columbia, MO (11/1, Braye) reports that Biden spoke “about his own
relationship with McCaskill and urged Missourians to trust her. ‘I’m so, so
supportive of Claire,’ he said. ‘Whether she’s running or not, when we work
together on the Senate and she, like me, understands our political
opponents are not our enemies.’” On its website, KBIA-FM
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Kirksville, MO (10/31, Rosenbaum) reported that Biden lauded McCaskill “as
‘one of the most unique people of the United States Senate,’ because of her
willingness to work with both parties.” And Biden criticized her
challenger, state Attorney General Josh Hawley (R) “for being part of a
lawsuit to do away with the Affordable Care Act’s protections – including
the mandate that insurance companies cover pre-existing conditions – while
also promising to protect such coverage. Biden said that seems to be the
playbook for Republican candidates around the country, as well as Trump.
‘These guys are not telling the truth, or they’re really stupid,’ he said.”

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Wednesday appearances, including, among others, KTVI-TV[image: Image
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St. Louis (11/1), WSIL-TV
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Harrisburg, IL (10/31), WMAQ-TV
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Chicago (10/31), KFVS-TV
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Quincy, IL (10/31), KMBC-TV
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Kansas City (MO)'s News at 10PM (10/31), KMOV-TV[image: Image removed by
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St. Louis News at 10PM (10/31), and CLTV-TV[image: Image removed by sender.
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Chicago (10/31).

        *Washington Examiner: Advancing Age Of Potential 2020 Candidates
Troubles Some Democrats. *Under the headline “Democrats Worry Their
Presidential Frontrunners Are Too Old For 2020,” the Washington Examiner
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(10/31, Lim) reports that Biden “was a crowd pleaser” as he stumped in
Bridgeton in support of McCaskill on Wednesday, “but even his most ardent
supporters are divided on whether Democratic leaders his age represent the
future of the party. Many of the current top-tier 2020 Democratic
presidential hopefuls would be in their 70s if elected to the White House
in two years. Biden would be 77, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., 71, and
Sen. Bernie Sanders...79.” The Examiner spoke with several members of the
Bridgeton audience who were divided over whether Biden or other older
candidates should run in 2020.

        *CNN Highlights Biden’s Tuesday Visit To Iowa. *Meanwhile, in an
online article, CNN
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(10/31, Saenz) reported on Biden’s Tuesday appearance in Cedar Rapids,
saying, “Aides to Biden had previously said he would likely avoid making
stops in early nominating states like Iowa and New Hampshire to keep the
focus on the candidates. That plan was clearly upended,” as the visit
placed Biden “in front of the very voters he would need to court if he”
runs for President, “and it gave him a chance to preview how he could frame
a possible campaign against President Donald Trump.”
Biden To Campaign For Heitkamp In Fargo Today.

On its website, KRDK-TV
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Fargo, ND (11/1) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday
“will be in Fargo,” where he’ll stump for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND). Biden
will “be at the Fargo Air Museum at 11 a.m. to kick off the ‘Bring it Home,
Heidi’ Tour.”
Biden To Campaign In Luzerne County On Sunday For Casey, Cartwright.

The Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens’ Voice
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(10/31, Kalinowski) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden “will
visit Luzerne County on Sunday to stump” in support of Sen. Bob Casey
(D-PA) and PA17 Rep. Matt Cartwright (D). Biden, “a Scranton native, will
appear in Luzerne County for a campaign rally between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.,
Luzerne County Democratic Party Chairman John Pekarovsky said Wednesday
night after speaking to top campaign people. A location has yet to be
finalized, he said. ‘He’s really well liked in the area. It’s a huge win
for us to get him here to help our candidates,’ Pekarovsky said.”
In Video, Biden Touts Maryland Democratic Gubernatorial Hopeful Jealous.

Maryland Matters
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(10/31, Kurtz) reported that former Vice President Joe Biden “has cut a
video in support of” ex-NAACP chief Ben Jealous (D), who is challenging
Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD). In the video, Biden praises Jealous as “a leader
we need during these divisive times. Ben has spent his life bringing people
together to get big things done: leading the fight in Maryland to repeal
the death penalty, enact marriage equality, and pass the DREAM Act.”
The Hill: 2020 Democratic Field May Divide Former Obama Aides.

Under the headline “A Divided Obama World Has Options In 2020,” The Hill
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(11/1, Parnes) reports, “Obama world is split when it comes to who to back
in the 2020 race for the White House. A number of former President Obama’s
allies are hoping that former Vice President Joe Biden enters the race and
would be ready to back him.” However, some want ex-US Attorney General Eric
Holder, “who is close to former senior adviser Valerie Jarrett,” to launch
a bid, while “there are others loyal to former Massachusetts Gov. Deval
Patrick, who has a long working relationship with former Obama strategist
David Axelrod and has had conversations with him about running for
president. With as many as 30 candidates expected in the 2020 field, Obama
world – famously a tight-knit group – may be divided for the first time.”
WPost Highlights Upcoming Memoir From Dr. Jill Biden.

In continuing coverage, the Washington Post
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(10/31, Andrews-Dyer) reports that Dr. Jill Biden on Tuesday announced
“that she will be publishing a memoir, ‘Where the Light Enters,’ about how
she and former vice president Joe Biden ‘built and rebuilt’ their family.
‘Life has held many surprises, and I hope what I’ve learned along the way
will resonate with readers,’ Biden told People magazine. The book, Biden
added, would recount her personal journey as a mother, wife and working
woman.”
“Joe Biden Scented Candles” Top-Selling Item At Delaware History Museum.

The Wilmington (DE) News Journal
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(11/1, Cormier) reports, “What do Joe Biden scented candles smell like?
Certainly not Joe Biden, unless he walks around smelling like an orange all
the time. The $22 candles are the best-selling item at the Delaware History
Museum in Wilmington, regularly selling out thanks to still-strong home
state ‘Joementum’ even nearly two years after the former vice president
left office.” The article adds, “The museum started selling the candles
about a year ago after spotting them on e-commerce website Etsy.”
Leading the News
Trump Focuses On Immigration At Florida Rally For Scott And DeSantis.

Coverage of President Trump’s Tuesday evening rally in Estero, Florida
highlights the President’s increasing focus on immigration as he tries to
rally Republican voters to turn out next week, and also says that the event
marked the beginning of a push that will see Trump visit Republican parts
of eight states with tight races. The President tweeted
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the full video of the event, writing, “THANK YOU FLORIDA! Get out and VOTE
Republican! #MAGA”. He also tweeted
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some photos from the rally, writing, “Fantastic evening in Florida with
great PATRIOTS at a beautiful #MAGARally. Get out and http://Vote. GOP so
we can continue MAKING AMERICA SAFE & GREAT AGAIN!”

        The Miami Herald
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(10/31, Smiley, Clark) reports, “Armed with ominous hyperbole and the aura
of ‘winning,’” Trump used the “Halloween MAGA rally...to whip the
Republican vote.” The Fort Myers (FL) News-Press
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(10/31, Payne) reports that the President rallied a “crowd of more than
8,000 to support Ron DeSantis for governor and Rick Scott for U.S. Senate.
... He praised Scott’s response to Hurricane Michael,” and “for helping to
acquire federal money for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee, a move
intended to help reduce discharges on Florida’s east and west coasts.”

        The Naples (FL) Daily News
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(10/31, Batten) reports, “Florida is a battleground state and it showed
Wednesday, with a pugnacious-as-ever” Trump “deliver[ing] blows...against
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson,
the media and the nation’s top Democrats in general.” Trump “labeled Gillum
a corrupt socialist and Nelson a career politician intent on raising taxes
and supporting a radical Democratic agenda. Fittingly on Halloween, the
scene was reminiscent of a screening of the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’
with the capacity crowd in excess of 8,000 responding in unison to familiar
cues” from the President. WSVN-TV
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Miami-Dade, FL (10/31, 10:06 p.m. EDT) reported that “the applause
thunderous and the message was similar in some ways.” Trump: “The fake news
is in fact and, I hate to say this, in fact, the enemy of the people.”

        WFLX-TV
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West Palm Beach, FL (10/31, 10:08 p.m. EDT) reported, “The fact that the
President came here just six days before Election Day would seem to
indicate that the White House is very concerned about these races in
Florida, especially the race for Senate and governor, which are very
tight.” Trump “went on the attack on Democrats over crime [and] taxes,” but
“saved his strongest words for border security, vowing to end the
catch-and-release policy, visa lottery, and birthright citizenship.”
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Orlando, FL (10/31, 10:00 p.m. EDT) said Trump “stumped for Rick Scott and
Ron DeSantis and slammed anyone who wants to vote otherwise.” Trump: “If
you want high taxes and high crime vote for the Democrats.”

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(10/31, lead story, 3:10, Glor), Major Garrett reported, “The President’s
trip to Fort Myers tonight kicks off an 11-stop blitz where close Senate
races in Missouri, Montana, West Virginia, Indiana, Tennessee, and here in
Florida have taken precedence over vulnerable Republicans running or
defending competitive House districts. ... Those Senate races, many in
states Mr. Trump won in 2016, are hot zones for the President’s hard-line
immigration push, one that includes deploying the military to the southern
border just days before the election but weeks before the possible arrival
of a migrant caravan from Honduras.”

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(10/31, lead story, 2:40, Holt), “The President’s pulling a page from his
2016 playbook, working to energize his base on immigration – now
threatening to triple the numbers on troops he’s sending to the border.”
WTWC-TV
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Tallahassee, FL (10/31, 10:19 p.m. EDT) reported that “with time running
out before the midterms, the President has returned to an issue that helped
propel him to the White House: immigration.” Bloomberg News
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(11/1, Jacobs) says Trump “doubled down on his vow to deny US citizenship
to children born of unauthorized immigrants as he kicked off an
eleventh-hour effort to save Republican control of the Senate,” and USA
Today
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(10/31, Jackson) reports that he “began a late-campaign tour of eight
states on Wednesday by stoking Florida Republicans over immigration, an
emotional issue that stirs voters of both parties.”

        The Washington Post
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(10/31, Rucker) reports Trump “introduced the polarizing issue of
birthright citizenship as a central plank of his closing argument to
voters.” He “has focused on the issue of immigration in the home stretch of
the campaign as part of a strategy to stoke fear and galvanize his core
supporters to turn out.” The Washington Times
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(10/31, Boyer, Miller) reports Trump’s “campaign theme picked up where he
left off” at his most recent rally this weekend, “vowing to secure the
southern border against caravans of thousands of migrants trying to reach
the US through Mexico.” The President said, “We’re getting prepared for the
caravan, folks. You don’t have to worry about that.”

        The AP
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(11/1, Colvin) reports that Trump also “continued the grievance airing that
has long been a fixture of his rallies, seizing on news reports about
protests during his Tuesday visit to Pittsburgh, where he paid his respects
to the 11 people killed at a synagogue in the worst anti-Semitic attack in
US history. He said any protests there were small and far away from him,
and he called reporting to the contrary ‘fake and make-believe.’” Politico
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(10/31, Weaver) says Trump “invoked the mass shooting...to slam the news
media.” The New York Times
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(10/31, Rogers) reports that with that “somber trip to Pittsburgh to visit
victims of a synagogue shooting behind him,” Trump “flew to one of his
favorite places in the world – Florida – on Wednesday to host another one
of his high-decibel political rallies.”

        After the rally, Scott tweeted
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video of his remarks and wrote, “Early Voting is open in every county in
the state. There is so much at stake in this election. So make sure to
Vote, Vote, Vote!” DeSantis tweeted
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“Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump for being in Florida this evening. I
am grateful for your support in this election and your confidence that, as
a veteran and former prosecutor, I am the right person to lead Florida!”

        *Polls Show Tight Races For Both Senate And Governor. *The Washington
Examiner
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(10/31, Ferrechio) reports that both Scott and DeSantis “are deadlocked in
races with their Democratic opponents and can only hope to prevail next
week if the deep-red counties in Florida’s Southwest and Interstate 4
corridor turn out in big numbers.” Reuters
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(10/31, Stein) reports that Nelson is leading Scott “by 5 percentage points
among likely voters, according to the Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics
poll,” while Gillum “is holding onto momentum in his bid to become
Florida’s first black governor,” leading DeSantis 50% to 44%. However,
the Tampa
Bay (FL) Times
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(10/31, Smith) reports that a Cygnal poll shows DeSantis leading Gillum
47.3% to 46.7%, and “Nelson up over Scott 50% to 48%, well inside the
margin of error.” The RCP averages have Nelson leading by two points
in the Senate
race
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and Gillum leading by three points in the gubernatorial race
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        *Project Veritas Video Shows Gillum Staffer Criticizing Candidate,
Slamming White People. *The Daily Caller
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(10/31, Brest) reports that Gillum “is the latest to be stung by a Project
Veritas undercover video. A video released on Thursday shows a campaign
staffer they identify as Omar Smith using a racial slur [against white
people] and saying the candidate makes promises he knows he can’t keep.”
Smith also said, “Gillum is a progressive. He is a part of the crazy,
crazy, crazies.”

        *CBS’ Salvanto: Trump Playing Big Role In Battleground State
Voters’ Decisions. *CBS elections director Anthony Salvanto said on the CBS
Evening News
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(10/31, story 2, 1:40, Glor), “He’s not on the ballot, but he is on voters’
minds. And across the battleground states, we see voters telling us that
they see their vote as either in support of or in opposition to the
President. And that could reach historic levels this year. Now, typically,
in midterms, voters say that the President is a factor, but we’re seeing
those levels now go up by double digits. And maybe fitting for a divided
country, it’s just as many who say it’s to support him than to oppose him.”

        *Trump Focusing Final Campaigning On “Deep Red Trump Country.” *CNN
political director David Chalian said on CNN’s Situation Room[image: Image
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(10/31), “Look at these states he’s rallying in. These eight states. This
is deep red Trump country. In most of them – Montana, Missouri, West
Virginia, Indiana, Tennessee – those are states Donald Trump won by double
digits two years ago. He’s not going to persuade independents. He’s not
going to campaign for House candidates. He’s not welcome in those races by
Republicans. He’s going to deep red Trump country to try and save the
Senate here.” Politico
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(10/31, Cadelago, Orr) says in an analysis that “Trump’s choice of 2018
campaign stops offers a partial road map to his 2020 reelection push,” with
the President campaigning in “key swing states he won in 2016,” but also
“focus[ing] on deep-red regions of the map.” Politico says this “points to
a reelection strategy aimed at running up the president’s rural votes to
guard against losses in Democratic population-rich centers.”
Foreign Policy
US, UK Call For Cease-Fire In Yemen.

The New York Times
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(10/31, Gladstone) reports, “Diplomatic pressure from the United States and
Britain, Saudi Arabia’s biggest arms suppliers, abruptly intensified on
Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Yemen war.” Secretary of State Pompeo
said in a statement, “It is time to end this conflict, replace conflict
with compromise, and allow the Yemeni people to heal through peace and
reconstruction.” British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt “told the BBC that
Mr. Pompeo’s statement was ‘an extremely welcome announcement.’” David
Miliband of the International Rescue Committee tweeted
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“Pompeo’s call for ceasefire in Yemen is welcome, though belated – now we
need action.”

        The Washington Post
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(10/31, Board) says in an editorial that the Saudi intervention in Yemen
“was the first of a series of reckless adventures by Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman that have harmed US interests, culminating in the Oct. 2
slaying” of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Yemen “is where US action is most
urgently needed to contain the damage the crown prince has caused.” While
the Saudis “claim they are open to peace talks...the regime’s maneuvering
on Yemen has been eerily similar to that in the Khashoggi case. ... If the
Trump administration is serious about putting an end to this catastrophic
war, it will have to find a way to counter the mendacity as well as the
cruelty of Mohammed bin Salman’s regime.”
Protests Break Out In Pakistan After Christian Woman Is Freed From Death
Row.

The AP
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(10/31, Khan, Ahmed) reports that Asia Bibi, a 54-year-old mother of five
who “spent eight years on death row under Pakistan’s blasphemy law was
acquitted and released Wednesday by the country’s top court, a ruling that
raised fears of violence by religious extremists who held angry protests
over the verdict.” The AP adds “Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who had
received death threats, announced the landmark verdict that fully
overturned her 2010 conviction to a packed courtroom amid increased
security. Thousands of supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party, led by
firebrand cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, took to the streets in protests,
demanding Bibi’s public execution.” The AP notes that the Pakistani Supreme
Court “upheld the blasphemy law itself, saying it was consistent with
verses from Islam’s holy book, the Quran.”

        The New York Times
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(10/31, Masood) reports that Pir Muhammad Afzal Qadri, “one of the leaders
of Tehreek-e-Labaik, told supporters in Lahore, the capital of Punjab
Province, that the three justices who delivered the verdict were risking
death. He also called for the removal of the Pakistan army chief, Qamar
Javed Bajwa.” In response, Prime Minister Imran Khan “briefly addressed the
nation, urging people not to be provoked by a ‘small section of society’
and saying his government would not tolerate disruption of normal life.”

        According to the Washington Post
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(10/31, Constable), “Anticipating the widespread protest and agitation, the
Pakistani government took stringent security measures in Islamabad, the
capital, and other cities. Extra police and Pakistani Rangers, a
paramilitary force, were deployed at important government buildings,
including the Supreme Court.” the Post says the court’s “surprise ruling”
will “likely...intensify months of intermittent conflict between the
anti-blasphemy movement and civilian authorities, who were forced to back
down late last year when the group staged a weeks-long protest.”
Bolton: US Doesn’t Want To Harm Friends, Allies With Iran Oil Sanctions.

Reuters
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(10/31, Holland, Gardner, Pamuk) reports National Security Adviser Bolton
said Wednesday the Administration “wants sanctions on Iran’s crude exports
to strain Tehran, but does not want to harm countries that depend on the
oil.” In an address to the Hamilton Society, Bolton said, “We want to
achieve maximum pressure but we don’t want to harm friends and allies
either.” Bolton said the Administration understands that a number of
countries “may not be able to go all the way, all the way to zero
immediately.” Nevertheless, Bolton said, “I think it’s important that we
not relax in the effort.”

        The New York Times
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(10/31, Harris) reports that last month, President Trump “called on world
leaders...to slash their purchases of Iran’s oil before the imposition on
Nov. 5 of major sanctions, the last major pieces of the administration’s
blockade of the Iranian economy.” However, “less than a week before the
crucial deadline...the campaign against Iran is facing severe challenges.”
China and India, “the largest buyers of Iranian oil, will continue making
huge purchases, with Turkey and perhaps Russia following suit.” In
addition, Britain, France and Germany “have promised to continue doing
business with Tehran.” Analysts who forecast that “even after the sanctions
go into effect, Iran will most likely sell at least one million barrels of
crude oil a day – a sharp decline from last year but perhaps enough to
sustain its economy and wait out Mr. Trump’s term.”

        *Denmark Calls For New EU Sanctions Amid Foiled Iranian
Assassination Plot. *The Washington Post
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(10/31, Noack), meanwhile, reports that the Danish government is “leading a
push for new EU sanctions against Iran, after its intelligence agencies
blamed Tehran for a foiled plot to assassinate an Iranian dissident on
Danish soil.” The detection of the plot “could play into the hands of
President Trump, who unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal but
has struggled to persuade European allies to follow suit.”

        The AP
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(10/31, Karimi) reports Iran on Wednesday summoned the Danish ambassador to
Tehran “over Copenhagen’s allegations about an Iranian plot to kill an
opposition activist in Denmark.” Iran expressed a “strong protest” to
Ambassador Danny Annan over what it described as the Danish officials’
“hasty, political” and “uncalculated actions” in the case.
North Korea May Allow Foreign Inspectors At Nuke Test Site.

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(10/31) that South Korea’s intelligence service says Kim Jong-Un’s regime
“is preparing to allow foreign inspectors to visit its vaunted nuclear test
site,” where North Korea “conducted at least six nuclear bomb tests.” In
May, the North “appear[ed] to destroy at least three tunnels there,” but US
“intelligence and arms control officials said those blasts may have been
too small to really collapse any tunnels. No inspectors were allowed there
at the time.” Todd said Defense Secretary Mattis “expressed optimism today
regarding the overall threat” from North Korea. However, South Korean
officials in recent weeks “gave a jarring assessment of Kim’s nuclear
arsenal, saying they believe he’s got between 20 and 60 nuclear warheads.”
Todd added
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that other “experts who monitor” the North’s nuclear production with
satellite images “and other intelligence” say “they believe North Korea is
operating at least one top-secret uranium enrichment plant.” While Kim’s
regime has “never acknowledged” that the plant exists, “former weapons
inspector David Albright says if it does, they could have up to 50 nuclear
weapons in the stockpile.”

        *Kim Blasts “Vicious” Sanctions. *Bloomberg News
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(11/1, Lee) reports North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “lashed out” Wednesday
at what he called the “vicious” sanctions regime against Pyongyang “in the
latest sign of his frustration with the pace of peace talks with the Trump
administration.” Kim “leveled some of his most blunt criticism yet of the
sanctions.” The state-run Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying,
“The hostile forces are foolishly keen on vicious sanctions to stand in our
way toward promotion of people’s well-being and development and to lead us
to change and submission.”

        *HRW: North Korean Women Face Widespread Sexual Violence By
“Government Officials.” *The Washington Post
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(10/31, Kim) reports North Korean officials” commit sexual violence against
women with apparent impunity as part of systemic oppression and other
abuses tolerated within Kim Jong Un’s regime, according to a Human Rights
Watch report released Wednesday.” To the Post, the report” offers the
latest glimpse into a range of suspected human rights violations carried
out by authorities in the North Korean state, including public executions
and arbitrary detentions of suspected activists and dissidents.”

        *US-South Korea To Make Decision On Joint Exercises By December. *The
AP
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(10/31, Baldor) reports that the US and South Korea “are reviewing whether
they will conduct large-scale military exercises next year and will decide
before December.” South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo told
reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon “that if more exercises are suspended
the two countries will conduct other training to mitigate the lapse.”
Republican Senators Urge Trump To End Nuclear Cooperation Talks With Saudis.

The Washington Post
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(10/31, Demirjian) reports that five Republican senators – Marco Rubio
(FL), Todd C. Young (IN), Cory Gardner (CO), Rand Paul (KY) and Dean Heller
(NV) – sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday “imploring him to end
ongoing discussions with Saudi Arabia on nuclear energy cooperation in the
wake of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi’s killing at the Saudi
Consulate in Istanbul.” The senators “also threatened in the letter to file
legislation to block any civil nuclear agreements with Saudi Arabia if
Trump will not agree to suspend negotiations ‘for the foreseeable future.’”
The Post says the senators’ letter “indicates yet another layer of distrust
in Saudi leaders: concern that the kingdom may try to adapt nuclear
technologies acquired in a civil-use deal for weapon-making purposes.”

        *Pompeo Urges Saudis To Finish Khashoggi Probe; Turkey Says Killing
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(10/31) reported that while congressional support for Saudi Arabia is
“deteriorat[ing] following Jamal Khashoggi’s murder,” Secretary of State
Pompeo “says the United States is still waiting for where the facts in the
case ultimately lead,” but he “acknowledges that Saudi officials have got
to get the facts out and time is not on their side...nearly a month after
Khashoggi’s murder.”

        Pompeo’s comments came as Turkish media reported Wednesday that
officials have determined Khashoggi’s death was premeditated. The CBS
Evening News
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(10/31, story 7, 0:15, Glor) reported a Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday
alleged that Khashoggi “was strangled as soon as he walked into Saudi
Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul, and that Khashoggi’s body was chopped up
before it was removed.” Reuters
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(10/31, Toksabay, Kucukgocmen) reports that “Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s
office said on Wednesday that...Khashoggi was suffocated in a premeditated
killing as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate four weeks ago, and
his body was then dismembered and disposed of.” Reuters adds, “In a
statement issued after two days of talks with Saudi Arabia’s public
prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb, it also said no concrete results were reached in
those meetings.” According to Reuters, a spokesman for Turkey’s ruling AK
Party “said Khashoggi’s killing could not have been carried out without
orders from senior positions, in one of Ankara’s strongest accusations
directed at Riyadh yet.” The Washington Post
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(10/31, Fahim) reports also Wednesday, “a Saudi official said the kingdom
had not officially concluded that Khashoggi’s death was premeditated.”

        The New York Times
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(10/31, Gall) says “the decision to release information, on the record,
about Mr. Khashoggi’s death was an indication of Turkey’s frustration with
the failure of the Saudis to answer three key questions: Where was Mr.
Khashoggi’s body? Had Saudi investigators uncovered evidence of
premeditation? And who was the ‘local collaborator’ who is said to have
disposed of his remains?” The AP
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(10/31, Guzel, Fraser) says “the prosecutor’s statement that Khashoggi was
killed immediately conflicts with a report by pro-government newspaper Yeni
Safak earlier this month, which cited what it described as an audio
recording of Khashoggi being tortured before being killed. The newspaper
claimed that his fingers were cut off and that he was killed by being
beheaded.” ABC World News Tonight
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(10/31, story 6, 0:20, Muir) reported that Turkish officials are “also
saying that a visit from Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor yielded no, quote,
‘concrete results.’”

        *Prince Who Has Been Critical MBS Allowed To Return To Saudi
Arabia. *Reuters
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(10/31, Kalin) reports that Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, “a senior Saudi
Arabian prince who recently appeared to criticize the king and crown
prince, has returned to Riyadh, in what some sources close to the royal
family say is a sign it wants to form a united front amid its worst
political crisis in a generation.” Ahmed, “a younger brother of King Salman
and uncle of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, arrived on Tuesday after
2-1/2 months abroad.” Reuters adds, “A senior Arab diplomat said Prince
Ahmed had sought reassurances for safe passage from the king before
traveling, and a Saudi with royal ties said it appears they had been
given.”

        *Saudi Sisters Found Dead In New York After Reportedly Seeking
Asylum. *ABC World News Tonight
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(10/31, story 5, 1:25, Muir) reported the bodies of two sisters who were
originally from Saudi Arabia were found floating in the Hudson River in New
York City. According to ABC’s David Wright, there are reports that the
“Saudi nationals” – 16-year-old Tala Farea and 22-year-old Rotana Farea –
“had asked for asylum and that the Saudi government had ordered the whole
family to return home, a detail the Saudis deny.” The CBS Evening News[image:
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(10/31, story 8, 1:45, Glor) similarly reported that “an NYPD source tells
CBS News that the mother, who lives in Virginia, told police she received a
call from the Saudi government in October telling the family they all had
to go back to Saudi Arabia because the sisters had applied for immigration
asylum.” CBS (Duncan) added, “Right now, police are calling the deaths
suspicious.”

        However, NBC Nightly News
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(10/31, story 4, 1:45, Holt) said that “according to multiple sources
briefed on the investigation, there are no signs of foul play.” While
“nothing has been ruled out,” suicide is “a leading theory.”
AP, WTimes Analyses: Netanyahu’s Trip To Oman Evidence Of Israel’s Closer
Ties To Arab World.

The AP
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(10/31, Batrawy, Federman) reports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has
for years boasted about warming ties with key Arab states that have no
diplomatic relations with Israel,” but the AP says “those ties – still
largely unpopular among the Arab public – were rarely visible.” According
to the AP, “That changed on Friday, when Netanyahu made an unannounced
visit to Oman, where he met longtime ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said.” It was
“the first visit by an Israeli leader in more than 20 years to the tiny
Gulf state, a US ally that has in the past facilitated negotiations between
the United States and Iran.”

        The Washington Times
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(10/31, Taylor) similarly says Netanyahu’s trip to Oman is a sign that
“despite regional turmoil, President Trump’s grand Middle East strategy to
unite Israel with the Saudis and other Gulf Arab powers against Iran and
lay the groundwork for a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is
making unexpected progress away from the limelight.”

        *UNRWA Faces Financial Crisis Amid Funding Cut. *The Washington
Times
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(10/31, Kelly) reports that the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the
humanitarian organization first set up for Palestinian refugees after the
1948 Arab-Israeli war, is facing “an existential financial crisis” after
the Administration decided earlier this year “to provide only $60 million
in funding for the agency, compared with approximately $350 million the
previous year.” In an interview in his office in Gaza City, Matthias
Schmale, director for UNRWA in Gaza, “criticized the Trump administration
for what he said was the politicizing of the UNRWA debate while
acknowledging that more countries should share the funding load.” Said
Schmale, “The one argument I do accept from the Americans is there needs to
be greater burden-sharing. I don’t agree with the way they’ve done it. To
cut food aid from one day to the next I think is irresponsible, and I don’t
accept the politicization of their aid.”
Bolton Rejects Criticism Of Decision To Leave INF, Cities Russian
Violations.

The Washington Free Beacon
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(10/31, Johnson) reports National Security Adviser Bolton on Wednesday
“pushed back” against criticism of the Administration’s decision to
withdraw from 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with
Russia, “noting the Kremlin has been in breach of the agreement for at
least six years.” Speaking at the Hamilton Society, Bolton “echoed
President Trump’s assertion that due to Russia’s repeated violations the
only country bound by the” treaty “is the United States.” Said Bolton, “The
American position is that the Russians are in violation of the treaty, the
Russian position is they’re not in violation of the treaty. So how do you
bring the Russians back into compliance when they don’t think they’re out
of compliance to begin with?”

        *NATO-Russia Talks Address Military Drills, INF Treaty. *Reuters
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(10/31, Baczynska) reports NATO and Russia envoys on Wednesday “discussed
their respective large-scale military exercises” and the INF treaty, the
alliance said. The talks marked “the first between the former Cold War foes
since May.” A NATO statement said the sides had an “open exchange” of views
on Ukraine, Russia’s Vostok military exercises and NATO’s ongoing Trident
Juncture drills, “as well as on Afghanistan and hybrid security threats.”

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(10/31) that Russia notified NATO that it will conduct missile tests “in
the very same region” where “a major NATO military exercises is taking
place.” Blitzer said Russia has “already flown some bombers in the area as
well.”

        *US Responding To Russia’s Submarine Upgrades. *Fred Pleitgen
reported on CNN’s Situation Room
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(10/31) that the US says Russia is “spending a lot of money” to make its
submarine fleet “more lethal” and “using them more aggressively than they
have at any time since the end of the Cold War.” In fact, “submarines are
now one of the centerpieces of Russia’s navy, the US says.” The threat they
pose is one “the US has to respect and react to, the top commander tells
CNN.” CNN then showed Adm. James Foggo III, the commander of US Naval
Forces Europe-Africa and commander of Allied Joint Force Command, saying:
“We can no longer take for granted that we can sail with impunity all of
the oceans.” Pleitgen said the US “is reacting, sending its most advanced
P-8 anti-submarine planes to the northern Atlantic region, and spending $34
million upgrading” a base in Iceland. The US is also “rallying allies to
get serious about countering Moscow’s underwater moves.”
Domestic Policy
Trump Downplays Pittsburgh Protests That Dominate Media Coverage.

Politico
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(10/31, Choi) reports that the President wrote in a tweet Monday that he
and the First Lady “were treated so warmly” during their visit to
Pittsburgh Tuesday, “minimizing protests that flared up in response to his
visit to a synagogue where 11 people were killed over the weekend in the
deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history.” Trump wrote
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“Melania and I were treated very nicely yesterday in Pittsburgh. The Office
of the President was shown great respect on a very sad & solemn day. We
were treated so warmly. Small protest was not seen by us, staged far away.
The Fake News stories were just the opposite-Disgraceful!”

        Media coverage focused heavily on the protesters. For example, the
protesters were the subject of discussion on all three network morning
shows Wednesday. On NBC’s Today
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(10/31), Craig Melvin reported that President Trump visit to Pittsburgh in
the wake of Saturday’s terrorist attack “drew a mixed response, including
hundreds of protesters.” Ron Mott went on to report from Pittsburgh that
the President traveled there “to pay his final respects, but not everyone
welcomed him with open arms,” although Mott said the President was
“welcomed” by the Rabbi of the synagogue that was the site of the attack.

        On ABC’s Good Morning America
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(10/31), George Stephanopoulos described the President’s visit to
Pittsburgh as “tense,” and said he was “met by a mix of protesters and
mourners.” Terry Moran went on to say, “There was President Trump
performing the hard duty his predecessors had done so often comforting a
shattered community and grieving country, but in that moment neither he nor
the country could escape the bitterness dividing the nation under this
President. Protesters blocked the streets” and “one of the families
reportedly declined to meet with the President” due to “his comments on
guns after the attack.” On CBS This Morning[image: Image removed by sender.
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(10/31), Bianna Golodryga said, “Thousands of people gathered yesterday to
honor the first four victims to be buried. But many other people were in
the streets of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood to protest the visit by
President Trump.” David Begnaud went on to report that “more than a
thousand demonstrators gathered to protest the President.”

        However, opposition to the President’s visit was not
universal. The Daily
Caller
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(10/31, Enjeti) reports White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders “revealed
Wednesday morning that a widow of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting told
President Donald Trump during a Tuesday visit that she wanted him to know
he was welcome.” Asked to describe the details of the President’s
conversation with the widow, “whom he spent nearly an hour conversing
with,” Sanders said, “She said that she wanted to be there in order to show
him that people wanted him there. He spent a good bit of time with her and
said he was very humbled and very saddened by the experience that he had
yesterday in Pittsburgh.”

        *Trump Calls Rothfus’ “Compassion, Grief And Sorrow” Over Synagogue
Shooting “Inspiring.” *The President also tweeted praise for Rep. Keith
Rothfus (R), saying his “sincere level of compassion, grief and sorrow” was
“very inspiring.” Trump wrote
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“Yesterday in Pittsburgh I was really impressed with Congressman Keith
Rothfus (far more so than any other local political figure). His sincere
level of compassion, grief and sorrow for the events that took place was,
in its own way, very inspiring. Vote for Keith!”

        *Israeli Envoy: Trump Is A “True Friend” Of Israel. *The AP
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(10/31, Heller) reports Israel’s envoy to the memorial ceremonies in
Pittsburgh “has come to [Trump’s] defense,” saying it was “unfair and
wrong” to link him to the shootings. Naftali Bennett, the Israeli minister
for diaspora affairs, “took issue with those he said” were “using this
horrific anti-Semitic act to attack President Trump.” Bennett added, “This
is unfair and wrong. ... President Trump is a true friend of the state of
Israel and to the Jewish people. With President Trump we never have to
worry if he has our backs.”

        *Ballabon: Trump “Cares About Israel And The Jewish People.” *On Fox
News’ Fox & Friends
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(10/31), Jeff Ballabon, identified as “a member of the Trump advisory board
and an Orthodox Jew,” said of the President, “it’s really impossible not to
see how much he cares about Israel and the Jewish people. It’s impossible.
And, in fact, that seems to be driving so much of the politicization, so
much of the lies about him and calling him names and arguing that he
doesn’t like us. And then it flipped on itself because it’s so obvious that
he cares about Jews, that yesterday...there were so-called Jewish
groups...saying not only shouldn’t he come to Pittsburgh, but saying those
who support him, Jews who support him, shouldn’t be welcomed in our
synagogues. That’s insane.”

        *Trump Tweet Urges Voters To Choose “Jobs Not Mobs.” *In a tweet
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Wednesday, President Trump posted an ad describing the choice facing voters
on Nov, 6 as one between the economic strength resulting form Republican
policies or the chaos and violence Democrats would bring. Trump wrote,
“#JOBSNOTMOBS! VOTE REPUBLICAN NOW!!”
Trump Tells Caravan To “Turn Around,” Says As Many As 15,000 Soldiers Will
Be Sent To Border.

President Trump tweeted
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yesterday, “Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many
more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up
of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is
sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!” Later Wednesday, Reuters
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(10/31) reports, Trump told reporters he “could send as many as 15,000
military troops to the border with Mexico, as he hardens his stance against
a caravan of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.” The
AP
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(10/31) notes the President said “we’ll go up to anywhere between 10 and
15,000 military personnel on top of Border Patrol, ICE and everybody else
at the border.” Trump added the US “was ‘going to be prepared’ and that the
migrants are ‘not coming into our country.’”

        ABC World News Tonight
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(10/31, story 2, 2:40, Bruce) accused Trump of “ramping up his polarizing
rhetoric on immigration, now ordering a massive troop surge to the border,”
and showed him saying, “Immigration’s a very important subject. As far as
the caravan is concerned, our military is out. We have about 5,000. We’ll
go up to anywhere between 10,000 and 15,000 military personnel.” The CBS
Evening News
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(10/31, lead story, 3:10, Glor) showed Trump saying, “Just so you
understand, a person comes in, was never in our country before, has a baby,
and now all of a sudden the baby is a United States citizen.”

        USA Today
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(10/31, Gomez, Jansen) reports “military experts and Democratic members of
Congress are calling the deployment a ‘political stunt’ designed...to rile
up the Republican base,” but The Hill
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(10/31, Fabian) indicates “Trump said he is ‘not fear mongering at all’ on
the issue of immigration, even as he accused Democrats of allowing 25 to 30
million undocumented immigrants into the country.”

        White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins said on CNN’s The Lead[image:
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(10/31), “That certainly is a really stunning number. It’s going to be
interesting what the Pentagon has to say about that.” Seung Min Kim of the
Washington Post said, also on CNN’s The Lead[image: Image removed by
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(10/31), that the number of troops “seems to be escalating as the issue
continues. We’ve seen how the President has tried or has successfully
pivoted to this immigration issue in the final days of the midterm stretch.
Republicans would probably want to talk more about the economy and tax
cuts, but the President has pivoted, and gone to this comfortable issue for
him, because it excites the base.”

        To Axios
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(10/31, Axios), the “Big Picture” is that “just two days ago, officials
announced 5,200 troops would be going to the border, a number which already
surpassed the number of troops deployed to Iraq and Syria.” The Washington
Post
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(10/31, Ryan) reports, meanwhile, that “if the deployment reaches 15,000
troops, it would be roughly equivalent to the size of the US military’s
presence in Afghanistan and three times the size of the presence in Iraq.”
Adds the Post, “Already, the deployment is believed to be the largest of
its kind in more than a century.” The Wall Street Journal
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(10/31, Youssef), among other news outlets, also reports the story.

        The AP
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(10/31, Miller, Burns) reports “Trump’s comments Wednesday left some in the
Pentagon scratching their heads,” as “officials said they had no plans to
deploy as many as 15,000 troops,” though “the number conceivably could
reach 10,000.”

        Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) said on CNN’s Situation Room[image: Image
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(10/31), “We’re sending 10,000 to 15,000 troops, which means we are going
to spend between 100 and $150 million so that he can have his...October
surprise, but they can’t do anything. They can’t arrest anyone. I hope to
God they can’t shoot anyone. So they become a public display of power and a
human wall, but for what purpose? To somehow keep breastfeeding mothers and
shoeless children from being able to come here and seek asylum? ... It is
an expenditure of money that the taxpayers should not have to put up so
that the President can try and, you know, get a vote that he is seeking
from his base. The American people are seeing through this, and I think you
are going to see a real November surprise come November 6.”

        *Mattis: “We Don’t Do Stunts,” Troop Deployment Not A Political
Ploy. *The AP
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(10/31) reports Defense Secretary Mattis is “pushing back on suggestions
that the move to send thousands of active-duty troops to the Southwest
border is a political stunt ahead of the midterm elections next week.”
Mattis is quoted as saying, “We don’t do stunts in this department.”
According to the AP, Mattis said that “the deployment of more than 5,200
troops is based on a request from the Department of Homeland Security.” In
another article, the AP
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(10/31, Miller, Burns) nevertheless links the deployment to Trump’s
messaging ahead of the midterms, saying “his timing is striking.” The AP
goes on to report that “Trump and many top aides have long seen the
immigration issue as the most effective rallying cry for his base of
supporters.”

        Likewise, in a reference to the troop deployment, the Washington
Post
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(10/30, Rucker) says the President “is mobilizing the vast powers of the
military...to help bolster Republican election efforts.” According to the
Post, “The president and his political advisers have decided that a base
turnout strategy is the best way to preserve the GOP’s Senate and House
majorities, with Trump wielding the polarizing issue of immigration as a
cudgel in an attempt to motivate his 2016 supporters to vote.”

        Reuters
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(10/31, Ali) also reports that Mattis is “reject[ing] criticism that
deploying thousands of troops to the border with Mexico was a political
stunt.” Said Mattis, “The support that we provide to the secretary for
homeland security is practical support based on the request from the
commissioner of customs and border police.” Reuters adds that a US official
said today that the Pentagon has “identified about 7,000 active-duty
troops, which included about 2,000 on standby, that could be deployed to
the border with Mexico if needed.” The Washington Examiner
<http://mailview.bulletinintelligence.com/mailview.aspx?m=2018110101biden&r=email-63ad&l=07c-8d6&t=c>
(10/31, Tritten), among other news outlets, also reports the story.

        *McCaskill Supports Trump On Caravan Issue. *ABC World News
Tonight[image:
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(10/31, story 2, 2:40, Bruce) reported that “in states the President won,
some Democrats in tight races, like Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, tell me
they embrace the President’s tough line.” McCaskill was shown saying,
“Well, I think the President needs to use every tool at his disposal to
make sure the border is not overrun.”
Trump: Fight Over Birthright Citizenship “Will Be Settled” By Supreme Court.

President Trump took to Twitter
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yesterday to write, “So-called Birthright Citizenship, which costs our
Country billions of dollars and is very unfair to our citizens, will be
ended one way or the other. It is not covered by the 14th Amendment because
of the words ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof.’ Many legal scholars
agree. ...
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I will keep our Country safe. This case will be settled by the United
States Supreme Court!” Reuters
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(10/31) reports that Trump maintained yesterday that the US Constitution
“does not guarantee the right to citizenship to everyone born in the
country,” which Reuters says “runs counter to the long-established legal
interpretation of the document.” Bloomberg News
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(10/31, Wayne) also says “legal scholars on both the right and left
disagree with him and say that the matter is settled law.”

        The Washington Post
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(10/31, Sonmez) notes that the President “said he was willing to take the
fight all the way to the Supreme Court.” The Washington Times
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(10/31, Dinan) reports Trump also said “he’s still committed to ending
birthright citizenship for babies born to illegal immigrants, but would
prefer to go through Congress rather than use an executive order.” He told
reporters at the White House, “I’d rather do it through Congress because
that’s permanent.”

        *Donnelly Signals Openness To Ending Birthright Citizenship.
*The Washington
Post
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(10/31, Ryan) reports that Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) “appeared to leave the
door open to legislation that would end birthright citizenship, the concept
that nearly anyone born on American soil is automatically a citizen of the
United States.” Said Donnelly, “We have to take a look at that legislation.
... I’d want to see that legislation and make sure it was constitutional
and review it first.”
Trump Tells Ryan To Focus On Holding House Majority.

Following House Speaker Ryan’s public disagreement with the President on
whether birthright citizenship can be curtailed by executive action, Trump
took to Twitter
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to write, “Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than
giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing
about! Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the
Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!”

        CQ Roll Call
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(10/31, Bennett) points out that “despite dismissing the process Trump
proposed, Ryan was careful” Tuesday “not to trample on the idea itself,”
saying, “Where we obviously totally agree with the president is getting at
the root issue here, which is unchecked illegal immigration.” The Hill
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(10/31, Fabian) reports, however, that Trump “bashed...Ryan,” and in doing
so “deepening an intraparty feud over the controversial proposal.” The
Washington
Post
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(10/31, Sonmez) reports that Trump is in “open conflict with a key leader
in his party,” Politico
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(10/31, Choi) that he “shot back at House Speaker,” and the New York Times
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(10/31, Sullivan) that “with the election less than a week away, Mr. Trump
not only introduced this new element to his immigration portfolio, he also
moved to ignite a fight within his own party over an issue that does not
have wide Republican support and that would immediately face legal
challenges.”

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(10/31), “A senior GOP aide jumped to Ryan’s defense, telling CNN, ‘This is
a great way to screw up the message a week before the election, first the
birthright comment itself and now attacking the top Republican in Congress
who is trying to save our majority.”

        Hugo Gurdon of the Washington Examiner said on Fox News’ Special
Report
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(10/31), “I think the Democrats are probably overreaching and a lot of
people are overreaching if they think there is wholesale support across the
country for birthright citizenship as it applies to illegal immigrants.”
Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist said, also on Fox News’ Special
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(10/31), “It’s also true that Republicans need to understand that their
base very much cares about this issue and they are frustrated that
Republicans haven’t done anything about it, and this is something that
would be wise for all Republicans to care about.”

        NBC Nightly News
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(10/31, lead story, 2:40, Holt) reported that “even with pushback from his
party, the President is not backing off, betting his base will turn out if
he keeps the border battle front and center.” To USA Today
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(10/31, Collins), meanwhile, Trump “turned his wrath on the speaker,” with
whom he has “clashed in the past...on issues ranging from tariffs to the
administration’s policy that led to migrant children being separated from
their families at the border.” The Washington Examiner
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(10/31, Quinn) refers to “the president’s scolding of Ryan,” the Washington
Times
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(10/31, Dinan, Muñoz) says that he “lashed out” at the Speaker, and the New
York Post
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(10/31, Moore) that he “blasted” him. Bloomberg News
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(10/31, Wayne) and Breitbart
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(10/31, Spiering), among other news outlets, also report Trump’s comments.
Bowers Indicted On Hate Crimes For Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.

ABC World News Tonight
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(10/31, story 8, 0:20, Muir) briefly reported that “a federal grand jury
has now indicted the suspect in the [Pittsburgh] synagogue massacre. Robert
Bowers is now facing 44 counts, including hate crimes. Prosecutors plan to
seek the death penalty.” NBC Nightly News[image: Image removed by sender.
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(10/31, story 3, 0:15, Holt) also briefly reported the indictment, which
the CBS Evening News
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(10/31, story 4, 0:20, Glor) said came as three more of the 11 victims were
laid to rest: Joyce Fienberg, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger.

        The Washington Post
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(10/31, Berman) reports that in a statement announcing the indictment,
Attorney General Sessions said the alleged crimes “are incomprehensibly
evil and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation. Therefore this
case is not only important to the victims and their loved ones, but to the
city of Pittsburgh and the entire nation.”

        The AP
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(10/31, Dale, Breed) reports US Attorney Scott Brady said n a statement,
“Today begins the process of seeking justice for the victims of these
hateful acts, and healing for the victims’ families, the Jewish community,
and our city. Our office will spare no resource, and will work with
professionalism, integrity and diligence, in a way that honors the memories
of the victims.”

        *Two Police Officers Wounded In Attack Honored. *The CBS Evening
News
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(10/31, story 13, 1:55, Glor) reported that two of the Pittsburgh police
officers wounded in Saturday’s attack, Mike Smidga and Anthony Burke, were
honored Tuesday night at a sold-out Penguins game where “grateful fans”
gave them a standing ovation.
Pelosi Appears To Claim Victory In Battle For House Majority.

Politico
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(10/31, Bresnahan, Oprysko) report that “in public and private,” House
Minority Leader Pelosi “is declaring victory in the battle for the House.”
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Tuesday, Pelosi said that “up until today, I would’ve said, ‘If the
election were held today, we would win.’ ... What now I’m saying is, ‘We
will win, we will win.’” Pelosi made the same claim in a conference call
with fellow Democrats on Monday. According to “several Democratic sources,”
Pelosi said during the call that Democrats would pick up 23 seats and
possibly more, giving them control of the House. Politico adds, however,
the Pelosi’s “spiking the ball” could be “risky” as Republicans “have spent
millions of dollars this cycle trying to tie Democratic candidates and
incumbents” to her, a tactic “they used successfully in 2010.” In the lead
story for the CBS Evening News
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(10/31, lead story, 3:10, Glor), Major Garrett briefly mentioned Pelosi’s
comments, reporting that the Minority Leader “suggested she was quite
confident in the Democrats’ chances.”

        *WExaminer Analysis: 2018 Doesn’t Seem Like Recent “Wave”
Elections. *A Washington Examiner
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(10/31, Anderson) analysis says that “two things seem to happen” in a wave
election: “Independents break heavily for one party, and that party’s
voters are much more enthused about turning out than the other party’s.”
This year, independents “favor Democrats on the generic ballot, but by
smaller margins than they did in 2006,” and while “interest in voting is
way, way up among Democratic voters,” Pew polling “showed a nearly
corresponding spike among Republicans, which additional data suggests
brought Republicans to parity post-Kavanaugh confirmation.” The Examiner
adds that although this “is not a prediction of a coming fabulous night for
Republicans,” for now, “the indicators suggest a shift far less dramatic
than the 63 seats Republicans picked up in the 2010 wave.”

        *Americans Have Already Voted In Record Numbers. *The Washington
Post
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(10/31, Gardner) reports that Americans “have already voted in record
numbers” this year. Voters “in at least 17 states surpassed overall early
and absentee voting numbers from 2014, according to Michael McDonald, a
political science professor at the University of Florida.” The Post says
the increased participation “reflects in part a surge of interest among
Democrats, who stayed home in large numbers in 2014, when Republicans took
control of the Senate and widened their control of the House.” However,
“data from several battleground states with marquee Senate or governor’s
races show Republicans are also very engaged — as much as they were four
years ago — suggesting many hard-fought races could be even closer than
surveys are predicting.”

        *Rove: Early Voting Numbers Look Good For Republicans. *Karl Rove
writes in the Wall Street Journal
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(10/31, Rove) that reports on early voting appear to be good for
Republicans. Rove says the while early voting is not always an accurate
indication of the election, the numbers indicate Republicans have good odds
at retaining their Senate majority.
McClatchy Analysis: Despite Being Hit Hard By Tariffs, Rural Voters Still
Support Trump.

McClatchy
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(10/31, Ordoñez) reports that “many of those feeling the greatest pain from
tariffs the United States and China have put on $50 billion of goods are
rural Trump voters who helped him win Missouri by nearly 20 points in
2016.” Despite losing “billions in profits as a whole,” family farmers
“don’t appear to be jumping ship. At least not yet.” According to
McClatchy, voters say “Trump deserves a chance to address a problem that
everyone knows exists.”
Cancer Research
Research Warns Against Use Of Minimally Invasive Surgery For Patients With
Cervical Cancer.

The New York Times
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(10/31, Grady) reports, “Two new studies revealed bad news about minimally
invasive surgery for cervical cancer.” The Times adds that “surgery is not
regulated the way drugs are.” While the FDA “must approve new surgical
devices, it does not control the way they are used.”

        The AP
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(10/31, Johnson) reports that “in both studies, researchers compared two
methods for radical hysterectomy, an operation to remove the uterus, cervix
and part of the vagina.”

        TIME
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(10/31, Park) reports that in one study
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researchers found that women who received a minimally invasive hysterectomy
had lower survival than women who received a traditional procedure. In the
other study
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researchers found that “women receiving minimally invasive surgery [for
cervical cancer] had a 65% higher chance of dying during the study’s four
to five year follow-up than women who received open surgery.” The studies
were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Also covering the
story are CNN
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(10/31, Scutti), HealthDay
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(10/31), and the NPR
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(10/31, Harris) “Shots” blog.
Immunotherapy Combo Treatment Meets Main Goal In Late-Stage Leukemia Trial.

Reuters
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(10/31, Joseph) reports AbbVie and Roche announced Wednesday that their
immunotherapy combo treatment “delayed the progression of a type of blood
and bone marrow cancer” in a late-stage trial. AbbVie’s drug, Venclexta
(venetoclax), when used in combination with Roche’s Gazyva (obinutuzumab),
demonstrated a “statistically significant reduction in the risk of disease
worsening or death in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL),
when compared to the standard of care.”
Editorials/Op-Eds
New York Times.

*“A Voter’s Guide To Healthcare.”* The New York Times
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(10/31) editorializes that healthcare is “routinely cited by voters as
their top issue as they head to the polls next Tuesday, and rightly so —
the midterms could help decide whether many Americans will have access to
care and how much it will cost.” Given that interest, the Times says “it’s
worth clarifying the record on these issues so voters are informed heading
into the polls.” The Times argues that “if Democrats win at least one
chamber of Congress, Obamacare as it stands now is probably safe, though
it’s unlikely to see the fixes and improvements that such a far-reaching
government initiative requires. If Republicans prevail, all bets are off.”
Washington Post.

*“The Trump Administration Backs A Cease-Fire In Yemen. Will It Persuade
Saudi Arabia?”* The Washington Post
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(10/31, Board) says in an editorial that the Saudi intervention in Yemen
“was the first of a series of reckless adventures by Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman that have harmed US interests, culminating in the Oct. 2
slaying” of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Yemen “is where US action is most
urgently needed to contain the damage the crown prince has caused.” While
the Saudis “claim they are open to peace talks...the regime’s maneuvering
on Yemen has been eerily similar to that in the Khashoggi case. ... If the
Trump administration is serious about putting an end to this catastrophic
war, it will have to find a way to counter the mendacity as well as the
cruelty of Mohammed bin Salman’s regime.”

        *“Republicans’ Great Enemy: Voters.” *The Washington Post
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(10/31) says in an editorial that Republicans have, over the past decade,
made it more difficult for people to cast their ballots, in “a
transparently partisan effort to discourage poor and minority voters — most
of whom are Democrats — from having their say in the conduct of their
government.”

        *“Ben Cardin For US Senate.” *The Washington Post
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(10/31) endorses Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) for a third term, writing that his
four decades in office have been marked by bipartisanship and a resistance
to “knee-jerk partisanship and sloganeering. ... Cardin – deeply
knowledgeable, thoughtful and effective – is a credit to Maryland.”

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