| No Images? Click here  Thursday, October 18SAUDI MILLIONS PUMPED INTO TRUMP PROPERTIES President Donald Trump has tried to downplay the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, lest it jeopardize “$110 billion worth of military” sales to the kingdom. That number is not accurate. Only $14.5 billion in weapons sales have been approved by the Trump administration and Congress. What Trump does not mention in his repeated defenses of Riyahd: The many tens of millions of dollars the Saudi royal family and its friends and allies have spent on Trump condominiums and at Trump hotels. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]KHASHOGGI ‘CUT UP AND BEHEADED’ Leaked details of audio recordings from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul reveal that Saudi agents were waiting for Khashoggi when he walked into the building. Minutes later, he was dead — beheaded and dismembered. [The New York Times]FINAL COLUMN CALLS FOR PRESS FREEDOM The Washington Post published the final column written by Khashoggi before his disappearance. He called for “a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.” [HuffPost]GOP EYES OBAMACARE REPEAL Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Republicans could make another run at repealing the Affordable Care Act if they retain control of Congress next year. [HuffPost]ROSENSTEIN: MULLER FOUND ‘WIDESPREAD’ MEDDLING Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has offered a “forceful defense” of the special counsel’s ongoing Russia investigation. He told The Wall Street Journal the ongoing probe had uncovered a “widespread effort” by Moscow to influence the 2016 presidential vote. [HuffPost]BARR: ROSEANNE DEATH ‘MORBID’ Roseanne Barr posted a statement on Facebook after the first episode of “The Conners” revealed how her character was written out. Barr said an opioid overdose lent an unnecessary grim and morbid dimension to what was a family show. [HuffPost]
 GOP REP BACKS CANADIAN BIGOT Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tweeted out his support of Faith Goldy, a far-right white nationalist who is looking to become Toronto’s next mayor. [HuffPost]ZERO BACKLASH AGAINST SAUDIS FOR YEMEN The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi triggered a massive global backlash against Saudi Arabia. Yet the kingdom’s bloody war in Yemen never has. This is how the Khashoggi scandal looks when you’ve been bombed and starved by Riyadh for years. [HuffPost]ANOTHER WHITE HOUSE EXIT White House Counsel Don McGahn officially left the Trump administration in the latest high-profile departure. [HuffPost]CDC WARNING OVER CHILD ILLNESS A Polio-like mysterious illness that’s sickening and even paralyzing children is prompting warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to seek medical care immediately at any sign of symptoms. [HuffPost]PROUD BOYS WELCOMED BY GOP Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes spoke at a GOP club in New York last week — then his followers violently attacked leftist protesters. The hate group leader’s address is the latest indication of fascist creep within the Republican Party. [HuffPost]ITALY’S SALVINI SLAMS RUSSIA SANCTIONS Italy's populist interior minister, Matteo Salvini, attacked the "madness" of Western sanctions against Russia on a visit to Moscow, and launched a fierce attack on the European Union. [Bloomberg]
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