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7:05 PM ET, September 25, 2015

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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Speaker John Boehner Will Resign From Congress  —  Mr. Boehner will step down next month, aides said, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
What John Boehner told me the night before he said he was quitting  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights … It was late Thursday at the Capitol and the crowds had gone.  Outside of House Speaker John A. Boehner's suite, the halls were empty and silent …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
John Boehner, House Speaker, Will Resign From Congress  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner, an Ohio barkeeper's son who rode a conservative wave to one of the highest positions in government, said Friday he would relinquish his gavel and resign from Congress, undone by the very Republicans who swept him into power.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Resignation triggers all-out leadership scramble  —  <p>Speaker John Boehner's resignation has set off an intense round of jockeying for all four House leadership slots, setting up what's expected to be a hyper-competitive internal party battle in the middle of a key stretch of the legislative session …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Boehner to resign in October  —  Speaker John Boehner told GOP lawmakers on Friday he will resign at the end of October.  —  The embattled Ohio Republican will resign from both his Speakership and his House seat, he told GOP lawmakers at a closed-door conference meeting.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Boehner move all but assures no shutdown  —  <p>The odds of a government shutdown just got very low.</p><p>Speaker John Boehner's stunning announcement Friday that he would resign from Congress quiets concerns that federal agencies will shut their doors after Sept. 30, freeing the speaker …
Washington Post:
House Speaker John Boehner to resign at end of October
Lauren French / Politico:
Speaker John Boehner retiring from Congress at the end of October
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz Slams GOP Leadership Over Boehner's Resignation
Discussion: Raw Story
John Hinderaker / Power Line:   What Next For the House?  —  Speaker John Boehner's resignation …
Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
House Speaker John Boehner's Survival Could Give a Win to Democrats
Discussion: Guardian
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Officials: More work emails from Clinton's private account  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has discovered a chain of emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to turn over when she provided what she said was the full record of work-related correspondence as secretary of state …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton may not have turned over all her emails  —  Obama administration officials made new revelations about Hillary Clinton's emails on Friday, as the ongoing controversy continues to spin against the Democratic presidential front-runner.  —  In one announcement, a senior State Department official …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton vs. FOIA
Discussion: Power Line
Johnmorenoktla / KTLA:
Huntington Beach High Student Arrested for Allegedly Beating Visually Impaired Teen; Video of Incident Goes Viral  —  A male Huntington Beach High School student has been arrested after allegedly beating a visually impaired boy in an incident that was captured on video by a bystander, police announced Thursday.
Discussion: WGN-TV
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Hannah Parry For / Daily Mail:
Hero high school teen who defended blind classmate who was being beaten by a bully is SUSPENDED and kicked off football team  —  A California teenager who rushed to help a blind classmate being beaten up by a bully has been kicked off the football team.  —  The high school junior was hailed …
Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
Immigration group planned girl's pope encounter for a year  —  2 photos  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
What Does It Mean to Lament the Poor Inside Panem?
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Pope Francis to Release Pop-Rock Album ‘Wake Up!’  —  Hear uplifting, prog rock-inspired track, “Wake Up!  Go!  Go!  Forward!”  —  As Pope Francis embarks on his historic visit to the United States, His Holiness will spread his message of hope, faith and unity in the form of a prog-rock-infused album titled Wake Up! this November.
Regina Medina / Philly.com:
Holy water: U.S. Rep. Brady helps himself to pope's glass  —  THE HEAVENS may know that Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of Congress, a glass of water by his side.  It may not be as widely known that U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-Philadelphia, was keeping an eye on that glass of water.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Meet the Congressman Who Drank From the Pope's Glass
Discussion: abc7.com and Business Insider
Emily Stephenson / Reuters:
Kentucky clerk in gay marriage dispute switches to Republican Party  —  A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR/CNN poll: Trump continues to lead, Fiorina now second in New Hampshire  —  Rubio moves to third, followed closely by Carson, Bush, Kasich  —  After facing attacks in two debates and dealing with controversies almost daily, business executive Donald Trump has maintained a big lead in New Hampshire …
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Paula Dwyer / Bloomberg View:
Republican ‘Outsiders’ Are Mainly Mainstream
Discussion: Booman Tribune, Salon and The Week
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: Win black voters with aspiration, not ‘free stuff’  —  MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Jeb Bush said here Thursday night that Republicans can win more African American voters by emphasizing a positive message that does not involve promising “free stuff,” a remark that bore echoes of comments by Mitt Romney that drew criticism in 2012.
 
 
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Emily Flitter / Reuters:
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Chief Justice Roberts' record isn't conservative enough for some activists
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