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Saudi authorities carried out a new wave of arrests targeting royals and former cabinet ministers, people familiar with the matter said, a move that appears intended to further consolidate power in the hands of the Saudi leadership at a time of political transition. At least 10 princes and more than two dozen former ministers were detained by Saudi authorities on Saturday night, according to people familiar with the matter. It was unclear if charges were filed. [snip]

They just took it down, but there was a banner atop the NT Times front page that said, "Breaking News. The White House has stated they believe humans cause global warning." I kid you not.

....A number of Quinnipiac University polls released on Tuesday also put Clinton ahead in four key swing states. In Florida, Clinton has 46 percent to Trump’s 45 percent; in Ohio she leads by 46 percent to Trump’s 41 percent; and in Pennsylvania she leads Trump 48 percent to 43 percent. In North Carolina, Clinton has 47 percent support to Trump's 44 percent..... FiveThirtyEight says Clinton has a 66.9 percent chance of winning the election, compared to 33.1 percent for Trump....Clinton will win...293.9 electoral votes to Trump’s 243.

It’s not easy being an advocate for the Affordable Care Act right now. Health care advocacy groups are making an against-all-odds effort to sign people up despite confusion and hostility fostered by Republicans opposed to President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement. The Trump administration has taken numerous steps to undermine the law, and many states are doing little to promote coverage as health insurance open enrollment begins this week. Health care advocates are particularly concerned about people in Republican-led states with hundreds of thousands of uninsured residents, like Florida, Texas and Georgia. Many of these groups are scrambling to...

Protesters interrupted a live CNN broadcast from the scene of the New York terror attack on Tuesday night to chant 'fake news'. Microphones picked up on the group's shouts as Anderson Cooper attempted to cover the Manhattan attack which killed eight and wounded 12. At another point a man made his way into the back of the shot while holding a banner which read 'CNN is ISIS'. The group appears to have been led by Laura Loomer, an outspoken Trump supporter who describes herself as a 'independent investigative journalist' online. Trump has repeatedly branded CNN 'fake news' during his press...

Former Vice President Joe Biden compared President Donald Trump to a “charlatan” who preys on the fears of middle-class Americans and said the nation’s leader should “grow up” and stop using social media to incite North Korea. During a Wednesday appearance before the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,... Speaking to several hundred people in a Loop hotel ballroom...Biden decried a foreign policy of global retrenchment under Trump that he said “groups the world into ‘us’ versus ‘them,’ rather than building on the shared narrative of freedom and democracy.” “Today, I worry we’re walking down a very dark path that isolates...

Donald Trump Jr. joked Tuesday that he was going to take half of his daughter’s candy from trick or treating on Halloween and give to a child “who sat at home” to “teach her about socialism.” “I’m going to take half of Chloe’s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It’s never to early to teach her about socialism,” Trump Jr. tweeted on Halloween night.

Indefinitely Following Kevin Spacey Allegations (headline continued) EXCLUSIVE: Filming on the upcoming sixth and final season of Netflix’s Washington D.C.-set drama House of Cards has been suspended indefinitely. Cast and crew of the MRC-produced series were told of the decision this morning. “MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on House of Cards season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew,” the two companies said in a joint statement to Deadline. The news comes less than 24 hours after Netflix announced that House...

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Actress Amber Tamblyn has claimed that the recent allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Harvey Weinstein would not have surfaced if Hillary Clinton had been elected last year. The 34-year-old star, who is very outspoken on the issue of sexual harassment, recently spoke to Cosmopolitan.com about how things have changed in Hollywood since Donald Trump was elected president. Amber argued that there has been a silver lining in living under the Trump administration, claiming that women are now feeling more free to speak out in cases of abuse. 'I think that without him being elected, if it had been...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump got into the Halloween holiday spirit Monday when they hosted a trick-or-treat event at the White House. The first couple greeted, shook hands with, and gave candy to a procession of youngsters on the South Lawn — including one child dressed up as Melania Trump herself. The girl donned a black cap with "FLOTUS" emblazoned on it like the one the real first lady wore to visit hurricane-stricken Texas in August. She also wore a white shirt, black pants, and sneakers, like the ones the first lady changed into after catching snark for...

Anyone can make a typo in a tweet, but there’s probably never been a typo as good as this one from Rep. Steve King: Steve King’s annual Bud Day Peasant Hunt. “If Donald Trump Jr. defends 2nd Amendment as well as he shoots, we have nothing to worry about.” pic.twitter.com/o6RNJECJmi — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) October 28, 2017 Lay low, peasants!

<p>Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said he "couldn't sleep at night" having to support or condone the actions and behavior of President Trump, and that he was confident the Republican Party would eventually distance itself from the president's brand of politics.</p>

People of all political persuasions agree: Rep. Frederica Wilson, the freshly famous Florida Democrat who clashed with President Trump, has a unique look. Now, some people plan to replicate it on Halloween. It’s not a complicated costume to pull off, requiring little more than a professional outfit topped with a colorful cowboy hat covered in sequins. And experts say dressing as the politician is not necessarily a bad idea. “I can’t speak to individual motivations in this specific instance, but people have been dressing up as political figures since the days in which those figures were kings and queens instead...

An artist known as Sabo created door hangers mocking California gubernatorial hopeful Gavin Newsom for his perceived sexual foibles and hung them on 300 houses in a Westside neighborhood. Reese Witherspoon apparently raised the ire of a conservative street artist who objects to a political fundraiser planned at her home Friday night for California gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom, and her entire neighborhood was plastered with street art. An artist, known as Sabo, created door hangers mocking Newsom for his perceived sexual foibles and hung them on 300 houses in a Westside neighborhood. The “do not disturb” door hangers were created...

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Video (CNN)After President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to her as a "wacky Congresswoman," Rep. Frederica Wilson fired back on Sunday morning, saying that the ambush in Niger that left four US soldiers dead "is (Trump's) Benghazi" and demanding an apology to "the nation" from White House chief of staff John Kelly. "Niger is @realDonaldTrump's Benghazi. He needs to own it," the Florida Democrat tweeted. Wilson and Trump have traded barbs for nearly a week on the controversy stemming from the President's condolence call to Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the soldiers killed in the...

Clinton campaign lawyer Marc Elias “vigorously” denied his involvement in the anti-Trump dossier that has made up the substance of the Russian collusion allegations, New York Times reporter Ken Vogel said. Elias’ denial appears to have been intentionally misleading in light of new reporting from The Washington Post that Elias hired opposition research firm Fusion GPS on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Elias reportedly hired Fusion to dig up dirt on Trump as part of a project that became the Trump dossier. (RELATED: Clinton Campaign And DNC Funded Trump Dossier)  “When I tried to report this...

“She told me I had something important to say,” Lena Dunham says of the first time she met Michelle Obama. “I needed to hear that. Every woman does.” In the new essay collection Courage Is Contagious, public figures ranging from activist Janet Mock to historian Jon Meacham to comedian Patton Oswalt pen touching tributes to our most recent first lady. Compiled by Nick Haramis, the book is an extension of his wildly popular feature on Obama in T, The New York Times Style Magazine, a communal celebration of what she brought to the White House. Courage Is Contagious will be...