Private Prison Companies Poured Record Cash Into the 2018 Elections

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/private-prison-companies-poured-record-cash-into-the-2018-elections/ -Mother Jones; 11/12/2018

Wisconsin High School Students Appear To Give Nazi Salute In Junior Prom Photo

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/baraboo-high-school-prom-nazi-salute_us_5be98c8be4b0769d24cfebcd -Huffington Post; 11/12/2018

Trump wants to cut off disaster relief to Puerto Rico

The president is considering abandoning the island in its hour of need. https://thinkprogress.org/trump-wants-to-cut-off-disaster-relief-to-puerto-rico-f9cfdb684cf3/ -Think Progress; 11/12/2018

Steve King dared a conservative outlet to release audio of him calling immigrants ‘dirt.’ It did.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/12/steve-king-dared-conservative-outlet-release-audio-him-calling-immigrants-dirt-it-did/?utm_term=.67ba119efa40 -Washington Post; 11/12/2018

Conservatives are irate the Parkland shooter registered to vote from jail — as a Republican

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/12/florida-voting-nikolas-cruz-registers-republican-jail/?utm_term=.49fbafa4541d -Washington Post; 11/12/2018

President Trump effectively demands soldiers stationed abroad be excluded from voting in Florida midterms

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-trump-military-votes-florida-midterms-20181112-story.html -New York Daily News; 11/12/2018

Trump’s Tax Cut Was Supposed to Change Corporate Behavior. Here’s What Happened.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/business/economy/trumps-tax-cut-was-supposed-to-change-corporate-behavior-heres-what-happened.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/business/economy/trumps-tax-cut-was-supposed-to-change-corporate-behavior-heres-what-happened.html -The New York Times; 11/12/2018

The media’s eagerness to discount the ‘blue wave’ feeds a dangerous problem

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-medias-eagerness-to-discount-the-blue-wave-feeds-a-dangerous-problem/2018/11/12/3f3d03cc-e697-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html?utm_term=.4fd22aafe41f -Washington Post; 11/12/2018

ICE is detaining an average of 44,631 people a day, new report shows

The agency won't say where it's getting the money to fund its record detentions. https://thinkprogress.org/ice-is-detaining-a-record-44631-people-a-day-new-report-shows-34789c6cb2e8/ -Think Progress; 11/12/2018

Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/us/politics/fact-check-trump-california-fire-tweet.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/us/politics/fact-check-trump-california-fire-tweet.html -The New York Times; 11/12/2018 Scientists slam Trump’s Twitter rant about California wildfires Warming-fueled wildfires threaten California's "whole way of life," warns Gov. Brown. https://thinkprogress.org/climate-change-wildfires-rage-experts-slam-trump-tweet-9ed8fe8e04be/ -Think Progress; 11/13/2018 CNN Meteorologist Tom Sater Schools Trump On What Actually Caused California Wildfires The president’s misguided tweet on Saturday left experts with no choice but to …