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11:30 AM ET, September 4, 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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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Obama to speak out if Trump ends DACA  —  Former President Barack Obama plans to speak out if President Donald Trump declares his intention to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to a person close to Obama.  —  Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that in six months …
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Republican Party Autopsy Author Goes Off On GOP As Trump's DACA Decision Nears  —  As President Donald Trump nears a decision on what to do with undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children, Republicans will again face immigration policy issues with the immigration status of thousands …
Discussion: Raw Story and GOP.com
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Tom Cotton, top Senate immigration hawk, supports legalization in DACA deal  —  Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who after the departure of Jeff Sessions has emerged as the Senate's leading immigration hawk, says he would support the legalization of all current DACA recipients …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Sen. Lankford on DACA: ‘We as Americans do not hold children’ accountable parents' actions  —  (R-Okla.) on Monday responded to a report that said President Trump will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying the United States does not “hold children legally accountable for the actions of their parents.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP rep: Delaying the end of DACA is ‘Republican suicide’
Discussion: Raw Story and KTLA
Steve Holland / Reuters:   Trump to scrap protection for ‘Dreamers’, give Congress six months to fix
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Seoul tries to ignore Trump's criticism: 'They worry he's kind of nuts,' one observer says  —  TOKYO — South Korea's president tried late Sunday to dismiss talk of a dispute between Seoul and Washington over how to deal with North Korea following its sixth nuclear test …
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New York Times:
North Korean Nuclear Test Draws U.S. Warning of ‘Massive Military Response’
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Mattis warns North Korea of ‘massive military response’ if it threatens US, allies
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
All This ‘True Conservative’ Talk About ‘Principles’ Is Just Another Lie  —  After two years of lectures about “principles” and “the Rule of law” by the establishment-loving hacks furious that normal Americans rejected them and elected Donald Trump, their performance last week demonstrated …
Houston Chronicle:
Missing volunteer pulled from Cypress Creek  —  Nearly four days after Harvey's record flooding slammed a rescue boat into an Interstate 45 frontage road bridge, family members of the final, missing volunteer pulled his body from Cypress Creek in Spring.  —  Alonso Guillen …
Donald Trump / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
We must fix our self-destructive tax code  —  President Donald Trump outlined his tax reform plan on Wednesday during a speech in Springfield, Mo. Bryon Houlgrave/The Register  —  As we celebrate Labor Day, we are reminded of the inherent dignity of work and the American worker.  In America, we honor grit.
Discussion: CNBC
Lori Chung / NY1 News:
Property manager, under fire for imagery in Queens condo, is arrested  —  An update on a story first reported by NY1.  —  Neal Milano, the Sunnyside, Queens, condominium property manager, whose tenants say he harasses and bullies them, was arrested Sunday.
Discussion: Gothamist, Metro and Raw Story
Yon Goicoechea / New York Times:
I Am in Prison Because I Want Freedom for My Country  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — I write this from my cell in the dungeons of the Venezuelan secret police.  I'm 32 and I've been a democratic activist for 12 years.  I have two children, 8 and 5, who are my sun and moon.
Tim Starks / Politico:
Cash-strapped states brace for Russian hacking fight  —  With big aid from Congress unlikely, state election managers search for money to replace voting equipment, protect databases and train workers in cybersecurity — as threats loom in 2018 and 2020.  —  The U.S. needs hundreds of millions …
New York Times:
John Ashbery, a Singular Poet Whose Influence Was Broad, Dies at 90  —  John Ashbery, a poet whose teasing, delicate, soulful lines made him one of the most influential figures of late-20th and early-21st-century American literature, died on Sunday at his home in Hudson, N.Y. He was 90.
Discussion: Towleroad, NPR and Althouse
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Associated Press:
Poet John Ashbery dies age 90
Discussion: The Stranger …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
N.C. Red Cross may need to change focus from Harvey to Irma  —  Officials with the Red Cross in North Carolina reportedly said their focus may need to move from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas to Hurricane Irma, which could hit the East Coast.  —  “We put a hold on sending volunteers …
Discussion: WNCN and RedState
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 …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump names former coal executive to top mining safety post
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The Un-P.C. Reason for Labor Day
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Leyla Santiago / CNN:
Mexico readies relief aid for Texas flood victims
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Real Campus Scourge
Lauren Duca / The Guardian:
John Legend: ‘Trump is an embarrassment to the country’
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America needs its unions more than ever
Reuters:
Japan princess to wed commoner, forcing her to quit royal family
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Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand will lead Democrats to 2020 victory
Discussion: RedState
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
What Are Democrats So Afraid Of?  —  Mention voter fraud near …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Blunt: 'I think it's a mistake to get in a fight with the president'
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