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Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax — Rush Limbaugh will be evacuating South Florida, just days after the popular conservative radio host claimed that Hurricane Irma would not hit the United States and that scientists and the liberal media …
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New York Times:
Devastation in the Caribbean as Irma Heads Toward Miami
Devastation in the Caribbean as Irma Heads Toward Miami
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The Atlantic, NPR, Reuters, Washington Post, Mashable and ThinkProgress
Nicholas Nehamas / miamiherald:
Hurricane Irma is forcing Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate to evacuate
Hurricane Irma is forcing Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate to evacuate
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, CNN and The Independent
Eric Holthaus / Grist:
Here's why Irma is a monster hurricane, in one GIF.
Here's why Irma is a monster hurricane, in one GIF.
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Mother Jones, Bloomberg, al.com, Orlando Weekly, New York Times and NBC News
CNN:
Hurricane Irma: Live updates
Hurricane Irma: Live updates
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The Hill, The Verge, FOX2now.com, Washington Post, RedState, WTVR-TV, The Guardian, FOX6Now.com, New York Times, KTLA, KFOR-TV, IJR, Axios and Gizmodo
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
EPA chief on Irma: The time to talk climate change isn't now
EPA chief on Irma: The time to talk climate change isn't now
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, KTLA, Splinter, FOX6Now.com, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, KFOR-TV and Mashable
Mike Allen / Axios:
No regrets: Trump exuberant in Oval Office after deal with Dems — Among Republicans on Capitol Hill, “I've never heard members and senators so angry at the president of their own party,” one durable Washington hand told me after yesterday's round of check-in calls.
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Associated Press:
For Trump and Ryan, a tortured relationship grows more so — https://apnews.com/5020609d1ddb4eab9f8f f42fd9e03bd0 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — It started out cold as ice, and then turned warm and friendly. Now the tortured relationship between President Donald Trump …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The debt ceiling deal is a template for how Trump can get things done — Ignore Ryan and McConnell and make deals with Dems. — Having struggled mightily to get things done in Congress, Donald Trump did something new on Wednesday — direct talks with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
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Washington Monthly and Mother Jones
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump's overtures to opposing party
Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump's overtures to opposing party
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Ines Gutzmer / Cybersecurity Incident & …:
Cybersecurity Incident & Important Consumer Information — Equifax Announces Cybersecurity Incident Involving Consumer Information — No Evidence of Unauthorized Access to Core Consumer or Commercial Credit Reporting Databases — Company to Offer Free Identity Theft Protection and Credit File Monitoring to All U.S. Consumers
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Anders Melin / Bloomberg:
Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock Before Cyber Hack Was Revealed — Three Equifax Inc. senior executives sold shares worth almost $1.8 million in the days after the company discovered a security breach that may have compromised information on about 143 million U.S. consumers.
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CBS News:
Steve Bannon: Trump's leaked “Access Hollywood” tape was a “litmus test” — In his first extensive interview since leaving the Trump administration, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon tells “60 Minutes” about the fallout after the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape.
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Bannon: Christie lost cabinet spot after ‘Access Hollywood’ tape release
Bannon: Christie lost cabinet spot after ‘Access Hollywood’ tape release
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RedState, Politico and Conservative News Today
Kris W. Kobach / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Kobach: It Appears That Out-of-State Voters Changed the Outcome of the New Hampshire U.S. Senate Race — For years, the mainstream media has ignored the problem of voter fraud and belittled those of us who are trying to do something about it. And when secretaries of state …
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Political Wire, Right Wing Watch and Mediaite
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kris Kobach's leap of logic on voter fraud in New Hampshire should be disqualifying
Kris Kobach's leap of logic on voter fraud in New Hampshire should be disqualifying
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ThinkProgress
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Election Integrity Commission members accuse New Hampshire voters of fraud
Election Integrity Commission members accuse New Hampshire voters of fraud
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Clayton Cramer
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
More than 5,000 out-of-state voters may have tipped New Hampshire against Trump
More than 5,000 out-of-state voters may have tipped New Hampshire against Trump
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Daily Wire, MelaniePhillips.com, Conservative News Today, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Tradition
Bloomberg:
Strongest Quake in a Century Hits Mexico, With at Least 26 Dead — Quake probably bigger than 1985 temblor that killed 9,000 — Peso reversed gains and fell as much as 0.3% after quake hit — Mexico was hit by its strongest earthquake in more than a century, shaking buildings in the capital …
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The Gateway Pundit
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New York Times:
Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens
Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens
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Washington Post, The Guardian, Common Dreams, Daily Kos, Axios and New York Magazine
Leslie Shaffer / CNBC:
Mexico struck by huge earthquake, with tsunamis and at least six deaths reported
Mexico struck by huge earthquake, with tsunamis and at least six deaths reported
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UPI
The Daily Beast:
Russia's Facebook Fake News Could Have Reached 70 Million Americans … Russian-funded covert propaganda posts on Facebook were likely seen by a minimum of 23 million people and might have reached as many as 70 million, according to analysis by an expert on the social-media giant's complex advertising systems.
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Jose Lambiet / miamiherald:
Broward GOP uncovers a nasty secret about its young party secretary — The Broward County Republicans are in turmoil today after revelations that a freshly elected member of their executive board is a man who once was charged with attempted murder in the savage claw-hammer beating …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House passes Trump deal on majority Democratic vote — The House on Friday cleared a short-term measure to avoid a government shutdown and raise the debt limit through December, ratifying a deal President Trump struck with Democrats. — Lawmakers voted 316-90 for the package that includes …
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea — On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation? — 1. The Madman Theory — The United States has no diplomatic relations with North Korea, so there is no embassy in Washington …
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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and Axios
NBC News:
Homeland Security Plans Massive Roundups of Undocumented Immigrants — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security is planning nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement officials and an internal document …
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The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, ICE, Daily Wire, New York Magazine, Business Insider, Splinter, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and RedState
Laura Olson / Morning Call:
Congressman Charlie Dent will not seek re-election in 2018 — Congressman Charlie Dent speaks during an open house and tour of Custom Diesel Service, LLC. in Allentown on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. /// (Harry Fisher / The Morning Call) mc-biz-diesel-repair-shop-financing (HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL)
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G Salisbury / City & State PA:
Congressman Dent will not stand for reelection
Congressman Dent will not stand for reelection
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Philly.com, Washington Post, The Resurgent, Political Wire, Morning Call, PoliticsPA, Raw Story and Weekly Standard
CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller seeks interviews with WH staff over Trump Tower meeting statement — Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has approached the White House about interviewing staffers who were aboard Air Force One when the initial misleading statement about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting …
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Talking Points Memo, AOL, Business Insider, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo, Politico, New York Magazine, Shareblue, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Ali Watkins / Politico:
Notes from meeting with Russians said not to be damaging to Trump family
Notes from meeting with Russians said not to be damaging to Trump family
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The Daily Caller
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The military looked to ‘dreamers’ to use their vital skills. Now the U.S. might deport them. — Zion Dirgantara can easily recall his first day of school in the United States. It was a bright, sunny Tuesday, and terrorists hijacked four commercial planes.
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Duffel Blog and BuzzFeed
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Dreamers, Liars and Bad Economics
Dreamers, Liars and Bad Economics
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Mother Jones, Daily Kos and USA Today
Jon Levine / Mediaite:
What Happened?! — Video Emerges of Hillary Clinton Saying Illegal Immigrant Children Have to Go — As Hillary Clinton begins a book tour to promote her 2016 campaign autopsy “What Happened,” video has begun to swirl online of a 2014 interview between her and CNN's Christiane Amanpour to promote her previous book, “Hard Choices.”
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RedState
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz 2.0? Senator Adjusts With Trump in Office and Houston Under Water — WASHINGTON — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was just getting going, summoning his down-home artillery from the Senate floor — the faith-flecked tales, the weathered statesman's gaze, the theatrical pauses deployed not so long ago before caucus-inclined Iowans.
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Hullabaloo
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Trump lawyer Ty Cobb, fooled by ‘email prankster,’ asks for ‘drone’ in private emails slamming reporter — White House special counsel Ty Cobb engaged in a lengthy email exchange with a prankster posing as White House social media director Dan Scavino, during which Cobb asked whether there was …
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RedState, Conservative News Today, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bernie backers' attacks on Democrats infuriate the party — Prominent Democrats are increasingly riled by attacks from Bernie Sanders' supporters, whose demands for ideological purity are hurting the party ahead of the 2018 midterms and 2020 presidential election, they say.