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9:40 PM ET, September 3, 2017

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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump has decided to end DACA, with 6-month delay  —  President Donald Trump has decided to end the Obama-era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children, according to two sources familiar with his thinking.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the DACA fight  —  Beyond North Korea, Trump has another “no good options” dilemma this week: his decision, due Tuesday, on whether to terminate DACA — the Obama-era program that temporarily shields from deportation illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before their 16th birthday.
CNN:
Exclusive: Read the Inauguration Day letter Obama left for Trump  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)During his final moments in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama folded into thirds a handwritten letter to Donald Trump, slid it into an envelope, and in neat capital letters addressed it to “Mr. President.”
US EPA:
EPA Response To The AP's Misleading Story  —  Good afternoon -  —  Yesterday, the Associated Press' Michael Biesecker wrote an incredibly misleading story about toxic land sites that are under water.  —  Despite reporting from the comfort of Washington, Biesecker had the audacity to imply …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump's EPA attacks AP reporter in personal terms  —  President Donald Trump's habit of singling out reporters for attacks is being adopted by his federal agencies, with the Environmental Protection Agency excoriating an Associated Press reporter in unusually personal terms on Sunday …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
EPA finds 13 Superfund sites possibly damaged after Harvey
Discussion: Gizmodo and Hullabaloo
Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Toxic waste sites flooded in Houston area
New York Times:
North Korean Nuclear Test Draws U.S. Warning of ‘Massive Military Response’  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea's detonation of a sixth nuclear bomb on Sunday prompted the Trump administration to warn that even the threat to use such a weapon against the United States and its allies “will be met with a massive military response.”
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New York Times:
Why Trump, After North Korea's Blast, Aimed His Sharpest Fire at the South  —  WASHINGTON — While the world agonized over the huge nuclear test in North Korea this weekend, President Trump aimed his most pointed rhetorical fire not at the renegade regime in Pyongyang, but at America's closest partner …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Mattis warns North Korea of ‘massive military response’ if it threatens US, allies
Daily Mail:
Kim's young 'un: Spies reveal North Korean dictator has a secret son waiting in the wings …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand will lead Democrats to 2020 victory  —  As Democrats survey the political landscape and focus on rebuilding the party after the disastrous 2016 election, there's no denying that a change in leadership is desperately needed.
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Heather Caygle / Politico:   The next Kennedy weighs his next move
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now  —  ROCHESTER — Gail Evans and Marta Ramos have one thing in common: They have each cleaned offices for one of the most innovative, profitable and all-around successful companies in the United States.
Discussion: Mashable
Amanda Wicks / Pitchfork:
Steely Dan's Walter Becker Dead at 67  —  He and Donald Fagen co-founded the group in 1972  —  Steely Dan's guitarist Walter Becker has died, as confirmed by a post on his official website.  He was 67 years old.  Becker had recently undergone an operation that left him unable to tour …
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New York Times:
Walter Becker, Co-Founder of Steely Dan, Dies at 67
Discussion: Scripting News
Lauren Duca / The Guardian:
John Legend: ‘Trump is an embarrassment to the country’  —  The music star talks about everyday racism in the US, how his wife Chrissy Teigen makes him bolder and why La La Land shouldn't be written off as a white film about jazz … n the morning of our interview, John Legend was hitting …
Associated Press:
Poet John Ashbery dies age 90  —  Ashbery, who won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for his collection, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, died at his home on Sunday of natural causes … John Ashbery, an enigmatic genius of modern poetry whose energy, daring and boundless command of language raised American verse …
Discussion: The Stranger …
 
 
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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
George Clooney Jokes About Becoming U.S. President: ‘Sounds Like Fun’
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Scott Campbell / Daily Mail:
Smoking marijuana causes fertility problems because it makes men's sperm ‘lazily swim in circles’ say experts
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Don't expect Georgina Bloomberg to run for office
Lawrence Summers / Financial Times:
America needs its unions more than ever
Reuters:
Japan princess to wed commoner, forcing her to quit royal family
Discussion: Telegraph and The Daily Caller
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Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
What Are Democrats So Afraid Of?  —  Mention voter fraud near …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
In action after action, Trump appeals primarily to his dwindling base
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Abbott: Harvey recovery may reach $180 billion
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Blunt: 'I think it's a mistake to get in a fight with the president'
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Hezbollah accuses the U.S. of putting lives at stake by hounding ISIS convoy
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jennifer Calfas / TIME:
John McCain to Foreign Allies: Despite Trump's Actions, America Is Still Committed to You
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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