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Wall Street Journal:
Some Trump Lawyers Wanted Kushner Out  —  Aides, worried about complications arising from Russia probe, drafted statement explaining departure  —  Some of President Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this summer concluded that Jared Kushner should step down as senior White House adviser …
CNNMoney:
Laura Ingraham set to take over Fox News' 10 p.m. slot  —  Laura Ingraham, the radio host and Fox News commentator, is about to become a prime time host on the conservative cable network.  —  Ingraham is expected to take over the 10 p.m. hour on Fox News, according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Christopher Wallace / Fox News:
John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Bannon's ‘epic’ defense of Trump doesn't extend to all his moves, or all his aides and allies
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Says Democrats' Glee on Debt Limit Deal Was Premature  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell thinks Democrats were a tad premature in exuberantly celebrating the surprise spending deal they struck last week with President Trump.  —  “Let's put it this way,” Mr. McConnell …
Discussion: Washington Post, TheBlaze and TheStreet
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Trump scrambles tax reform debate
Discussion: Politico and Booman Tribune
Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 election  —  In a candid, angry new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump.  She admits personal mistakes, but also lays blame on Former FBI Director James Comey.  (Sept. 8) AP  —  CONNECT
Discussion: WTVR-TV and Mediaite
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Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Clinton Blames Herself, and Many Others
Discussion: Liberal Values and Deadline
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil … Russian operatives hiding behind false identities used Facebook's event management tool to remotely organize and promote political protests in the U.S., including an August 2016 anti-immigrant …
Becca Rotenberg / Axios:
Russian politician says on live TV that Russia stole U.S. presidency  —  Russian politician Vyacheslav Nikonov, a member of the Duma, said U.S. “intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States.”  He made the remarks on a Russian panel show, “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Feinstein's Anti-Catholic Questions Are an Outrage  —  Democrats are usually unforgiving of religious attacks, such as the one the senator leveled on a judicial nominee last week.  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein owes a public apology to judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett — and an explanation to all Americans who condemn religious bias.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Kennedy's Order Temporarily Leaves in Place Trump Travel Ban on Refugees
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift restrictions on refugees in travel ban
Nathan Rubbelke / The College Fix:
Public university washes away conservative group's 9/11 chalk memorial  —  Like many, Cleveland State University's Turning Point USA chapter wanted to recognize the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  So members of the pro-capitalist student group gathered Sunday evening …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
Houston's Floodwaters Are Tainted With Toxins, Testing Shows  —  HOUSTON — Floodwaters in two Houston neighborhoods have been contaminated with bacteria and toxins that can make people sick, testing organized by The New York Times has found.  Residents will need to take precautions …
Morwenna Ferrier / The Guardian:
Why does Steve Bannon wear all his shirts at once?  —  The former White House chief strategist appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday in his favourite look - two shirts on top of each other, plus a blazer for added warmth … teve Bannon may have left the White House, but his wardrobe - much like his politics - continues to trouble us.
Discussion: CBS News
NJTV News:
Sen. Booker co-sponsoring Bernie Sanders' ‘Medicare for all’ bill  —  Sen. Cory Booker announced first on NJTV News that he is co-sponsoring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care bill.  —  The plan, called “Medicare for All,” would expand the federal health care program that covers those over 65 to all Americans.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Tillerson State Dept. Demanding Israel Hand Back Millions in U.S. Military Aid  —  State Dept., White House at odds over demand  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been pushing the Trump White House to demand that Israel give back to the United States millions of dollars in military aid …
Discussion: Power Line and Arutz Sheva
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
After nine months, federal offices are still waiting to hang Trump's picture  —  In the lobby of every federal building, just inside security turnstiles and before the elevator banks, a framed photograph of the president has always hung on the wall.  —  Not so, anymore.
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
5 false statistics Trump's voter fraud panel will use to restrict voting  —  President Trump's “election integrity” commission is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday when a series of alleged experts will present questionable data and debunked studies in order to argue …
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Lawsuits, Falsehoods, and a Lot of White Men: Trump's Election Commission Meets Amid Growing Controversy
Discussion: Common Dreams
Washington Post:
U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea … The U.N. Security Council on Monday agreed on its toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea that passed unanimously after the United States softened its initial demands to win support from China and Russia.
Discussion: New York Times, NPR and Axios
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Kambiz Foroohar / Bloomberg:
UN Approves New North Korea Sanctions, Stopping Short of Oil Embargo
Kid Rock:
People!  Pay NO attention to the garbage the extreme left is trying to create!  —  They are trying to use the old confederate flag BS, etc. to stir the pot, when we all know none of this would be going on if I were not thinking of running for office.  Pretty funny how scared …
Owen Gleiberman / Variety:
Toronto Film Review: ‘Chappaquiddick’  —  A meticulous docudrama rivetingly recounts the tragic car accident and its aftermath — an event of criminal negligence and cover-up — that defined the life of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.  —  Over the years, a great many actors have taken a turn …
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Wire
Tony Bartelme / Post and Courier:
Incredible flooding going on in Downtown Charleston.  Rounds of heavy rain will continue to move through, do not travel. #scwx #Irma https://t.co/pYtNPr2YT0 — NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) September 11, 2017  —  Surging waters also poured over dunes on Edisto Beach and the state's other barrier islands.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate approves resolution condemning white supremacist groups  —  The Senate easily passed a resolution on Monday condemning white supremacist organizations and urging President Trump to speak out against hate groups.  —  The resolution — introduced last week by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Judge orders Maryland bar to investigate lawyers who helped Clinton delete emails  —  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland judge ordered the state bar to open an investigation Monday into the three lawyers who helped former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delete her private emails.
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Lawyer says extradition of oligarch tied to Trump campaign chief imminent  —  Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash could be extradited “within weeks,” his lawyer said Monday.  (GEORGES SCHNEIDER/AFP/Getty Images)  —  Billionaire Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash is at “great risk” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bryan Schott / utahpolicy.com:
Exclusive: Mitt Romney planning to run for Senate if Orrin Hatch retires  —  Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire.  —  Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate …
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utahpolicy.com:
Poll: Romney wins matchup - and likely will run if Hatch doesn't
Discussion: fox13now.com and Political Wire
 
 
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USA Today:
DACA teen faces deportation because our immigration and marijuana policies are crazy
Discussion: Daily Kos
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
An Ousted NSC Official Is Joining the House Intelligence Committee Staff
Discussion: Raw Story
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The True Conservatives Hype A Trumpocalypse In A Desperate Bid For Attention
Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro / Monitor:
UPDATED: Family, immigration attorney: DACA recipients being held at checkpoint
Discussion: Splinter
CNBC:
Mexico rescinds Texas aid offer after huge quake
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Ann Becker ‘disappointed’ in question on balancing home, Statehouse work
Discussion: Raw Story
BBC:
Parents remove son from school in pupil gender row
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Matt Friedman / Politico:
An expensive grill and a Brazilian actress: Day 3 of the Menendez trial
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones: Sources tell me Trump is being “covertly drugged” and is now slurring his words by 6 or 7 p.m. each night
Discussion: Raw Story
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump promised not to work with foreign entities. His company just did
 

 
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Financial Times:
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