Monday, Oct. 22
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
met with Saudi ArabiaÕs Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Mnuchin had opted not to attend an investment
conference in Saudi Arabia this week amid uproar about the killing of
journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate
in Istanbul. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/mnuchin-meets-with-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-despite-outcry-over-governments-role-journalists-death/?utm_term=.f26708a2ba0d
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CIA Director Gina Haspel departed for
Turkey on Monday amid a growing international uproar over Saudi ArabiaÕs
explanation of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-director-flies-to-turkey-amid-growing-controversy-over-jamal-khashoggi-killing/2018/10/22/47d406d9-9f36-49fc-a187-a9a495b70a62_story.html?utm_term=.29f1bf9d775a
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur
Ross cannot be compelled to give a deposition in a lawsuit
opposing the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-shields-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-from-answering-questions-on-census/2018/10/22/33dfa890-ce5f-11e8-a3e6-44daa3d35ede_story.html?utm_term=.6bb0b654d742
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Bruce Michael Alexander, who was arrested on charges of abusive
sexual contact after allegedly groping another passenger on a Southwest flight
told authorities that Òthe President of the United States says itÕs ok to grab
women by their private parts,Ó according to the criminal complaint. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/23/president-says-its-ok-grab-women-by-their-private-parts-man-accused-groping-woman-flight-invokes-trump/?utm_term=.c38bbf652068&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Tuesday, Oct.
23
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Politico reported that Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has ordered a review of the DepartmentÕs Office of
Refugee Resettlement and has removed the head of the Office, Scott Lloyd, from
day-to-day operations. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/23/trump-caravan-border-hhs-873152?nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=00000158-890d-dfd4-ad7b-c96fadf30001&nlid=964328
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National security adviser John Bolton repeated to President
TrumpÕs announcement that the United States would withdraw from a landmark arms
control treaty in place since the Soviet era, saying the Russians are violating
the pact. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/bolton-faces-moscows-dismay-amid-us-pledges-to-withdraw-from-nuclear-pact/2018/10/23/b2f9f718-d63c-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html?utm_term=.5fcfdf79a0bb&wpisrc=al_news__alert-world--alert-national&wpmk=1
Wednesday, Oct. 24
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Five pipe bombs were found in mail to the Clintons, Barack Obama,
CNN, former Attorney General Eric Holder and
billionaire philanthropist George Soros. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/24/bomb-sent-bill-hillary-clintons-home-new-york-city-suburb/?utm_term=.9488e7b317f8&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 600 points, part of
a trend that threatens to make October the worst month for the stock market in
eight years. The sell-off was sparked, in part, by concerns over ChinaÕs
economy as impacted by recently enacted tariffs, the interest rates set by the
Federal Reserve and concerns about the bomb attacks on prominent Democrats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-stocks-whipsawed-in-fresh-wave-of-volatility/2018/10/24/b9b75066-d7a2-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756_story.html?utm_term=.02cc096841e1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-economy--alert-national&wpmk=1
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A federal judge in two different lawsuits brought by the ACLU
and others ordered Georgia election officials to stop summarily tossing
absentee ballots because of mismatched signatures. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-orders-ga-officials-to-stop-tossing-absentee-ballots-over-signatures/2018/10/24/9c5a5b06-d7bd-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756_story.html?utm_term=.287f18842a55&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Thursday, Oct. 25
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Senate
Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley referred Julie Swetnick
and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, to the Department
of Justice for a possible criminal investigation over allegations they made
false statements to Congress about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/politics/julie-swetnick-justice-department-judiciary-committee/index.html
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Two
suspicious packages were found addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and
another sent to Robert De Niro are similar to the
pipe bombs that have been sent to other political and media figures in the past
few days, according to the FBI. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/package-found-robert-de-niro-s-office-nyc-matches-other-n924251
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CIA Director Gina Haspel listened to
audio purportedly capturing the interrogation and killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, part of the evidence Turkey relied on in
accusing Saudi Arabia of the killing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-director-listens-to-audio-of-journalists-alleged-murder/2018/10/24/b07af451-7422-4fea-b0cd-ae9ad70df3e2_story.html?utm_term=.38ae07c37bc4&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Friday, Oct. 26
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The Department of Justice announced that Cesar Sayoc,
56, of Aventura, Florida, an outspoken Trump
supporter, has been arrested for sending pipe bombs to at least a dozen Trump
critics. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/nyregion/cnn-cory-booker-pipe-bombs-sent.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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Sayoc was charged with five federal crimes related
to sending 13 different pipe bombs, three of which were found today, and
officials said he is likely to be charged with a 14th as well. The charges
carry a potential penalty of 58 years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/26/suspected-explosive-devices-addressed-cory-booker-james-clapper-probe-expands-packages/?utm_term=.d4d6a4af675f&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1
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Former
Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos said on Friday that he is
considering withdrawing from a cooperation agreement he entered into with special
counsel Robert Mueller. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/26/papadopolous-plea-deal-942346?9&nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=00000158-890d-dfd4-ad7b-c96fadf30001&nlid=964328
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The New
York Times reported that foreign
carmakers that employ thousands of workers in the United States are moving jobs
to China because of the trade war between the two countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/business/china-jobs-automobiles-trade-war.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Saturday, Oct. 27
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Federal prosecutors identified the man who shot worshippers at
the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 and wounding another six,
as Robert D. Bowers, 46, a Pittsburgh resident who the FBI said was not
previously known to law enforcement. He was charged with 29 counts of federal
crimes of violence and firearms offenses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-police-responding-active-shooting-squirrel-hill-area/?utm_term=.7bc88955b236&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
Sunday, Oct. 28
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Vice President Mike Pence told NBC News he sees no tie between TrumpÕs rhetoric and
increased violence. When
asked about calling Democrats a Òmob,Ó as he did at campaign stops
a day before, Pence indicated that was part of political debate. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/pence-rejects-suggestions-link-between-trump-rhetoric-violence-n925296
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Federal
prosecutors announced they have filed hate crime charges against Robert Bowers
in the shootings at Tree of Life synagogue. The attack is believed to be the deadliest on the Jewish
community in US history, the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement. https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/27/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-active-shooter/index.html