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10:40 PM ET, September 15, 2017

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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Congressman Sought Trump Deal on WikiLeaks, Russia  —  Rep. Rohrabacher asks for pardon of Julian Assange in return for evidence of no 2016 election meddling  —  WASHINGTON—A U.S. congressman contacted the White House this week trying to broker a deal that would end WikiLeaks founder …
Chicago Tribune:
Judge rules in city's favor on sanctuary cities, grants nationwide injunction  —  The U.S. Department of Justice and Attorney General Jeff Sessions want to require sanctuary cities like Chicago to give notice when immigrants in the country illegally are about to be released from custody …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Justice Department ends program scrutinizing local police forces  —  An arm of the Justice Department said Friday it would roll back Obama-era efforts to investigate local police departments and issue public reports about their failings — another way in which the Trump administration is trying to adopt a tough pro-police stance.
Discussion: The Root
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Judge: Sessions can't deny grant money for sanctuary cities
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Daily Caller
Brandon Carter / The Hill:   Federal judge blocks Trump from denying funds to sanctuary cities
Olivia Nuzzi / thecut:
Here's Why Steve Bannon Wears So Many Shirts  —  Physically, I feel slightly inhibited; but spiritually, I feel oddly secure.  This is due to the many shirts I'm wearing as I type — three (3) shirts to be precise — a tank top, a dress shirt, another dress shirt, and on top of that, a blazer.
Associated Press:
Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds  —  https://apnews.com/0756ba7480444895b4fa bc9a2f0909b3  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised an unprecedented $107 million for a ceremony that officials promised would be …
Discussion: Shareblue
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump inaugural committee has yet to give funds to charity despite pledge: report
Discussion: RedState
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller More Details on Russian Ad Buys Than Congress  —  Social-media company shared copies of ads and account information, people familiar with the matter said  —  Facebook Inc. FB .40% has handed over to special counsel Robert Mueller detailed records …
Brian Patrick Byrne / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Lets You Target Ads to Millions of People Who Use the N-Word … Twitter's advertising platform tells prospective marketers it has 26.3 million users interested in the derogatory term “wetback,” 18.6 million accounts that are likely to engage with the word “Nazi,” and 14.5 million users who might be drawn to “n**ger.”
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Google Allowed Advertisers To Target “Jewish Parasite,” “Black People Ruin Everything”  —  Google prompted BuzzFeed News to run ads targeted to keywords like “black people ruin neighborhoods,” then allowed the campaign to go live.  —  Google, the world's biggest advertising platform …
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Harvard's Week Gets Even Worse  —  Yesterday, we discussed Harvard overriding a decision to admit Michelle Jones to the History Ph.D program, based at lest in part of the well-known sacred moral principle What Would Tucker Carlson Say?  Well, capitulating to criticism from vocal reactionaries …
Discussion: Eschaton and Balloon Juice
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Chelsea Manning hung up phone on Harvard dean who delivered fellowship snub
New York Times:
Harvard Disinvites Chelsea Manning, and the Feeling Is Mutual
Harvard Kennedy School:
Statement from Dean Elmendorf regarding the invitation to Chelsea Manning to be a Visiting Fellow
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
'I'm Done': CNN's Brooke Baldwin Ends Segment After Clay Travis Says He Believes in ‘Boobs’  —  Well, that was something.  —  During a panel discussion on the Jemele Hill controversy and the White House calling her to be fired, things took an entirely different turn when sports radio host …
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Politico:
Theresa May on Trump terror tweet: unhelpful  —  US president draws ire in Britain by speculating on those responsible for Friday bombing in London.  —  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday said speculation about those behind the terror attack at London's Parsons Green subway station was unhelpful …
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New York Times:   Trump's Tweets About London Bombing Anger British Leaders
New York Times:
‘Bucket Bomb’ Strikes London's Vulnerable Underground
Patrick Redford / Deadspin:
Here's What ESPN Employees Are Saying About The Jemele Hill Situation On Their Private Message Board  —  ESPN spent this week caving to the most cynically motivated people on the fringes of sports media and their manufactured outrage at SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill's accurate comments about the president.
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Senate Republicans claim they are a few votes away from repealing Obamacare  —  But they always have been.  —  The Obamacare repeal drama is back, and everybody is picking up where they left off.  —  Senate Republicans are trying to build momentum for a last-gasp bill to replace the Affordable Care Act …
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Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Russia Laundering Probe Puts Trump Tower Meeting in New Light  —  U.S. prosecutors follow funds from alleged $230 million fraud  —  Criminal probe came as Russian lawyer in matter met Trump Jr.  —  Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:   New details about major Russian money-laundering investigation raise the stakes of Trump Tower meeting
Washington Post:
Taxpayers billed $1,092 for an official's two-night stay at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club … The bedroom suites at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, available only to members and their guests, feature hand-painted Moorish ceilings, antique Spanish-tiled mosaics and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Meghan McCain to Leave Fox News Channel (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Meghan McCain, the political scion who turned a stint as a blogger and TV show host into a role as a contributor at Fox News Channel, is leaving the network.  —  McCain is the oldest daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain …
Chris Smith / Vanity Fair:
Did Jared Kushner's Data Operation Help Select Facebook Targets for the Russians?  —  The Russians used social media to rile the electorate.  Investigators wonder if they had inside help.  —  The headlines were about Facebook admitting it had sold ad space to Russian groups trying to sway the 2016 presidential campaign.
Discussion: Raw Story
Deborah Strange / Gainesville Sun:
GPD receives complaint against ‘hot cop’  —  In Facebook posts captured and sent to The Sun, Officer Michael Hamill makes jokes about Jews and recommends “the Hitler way” to deal with people who abuse government resources.  —  The Gainesville Police Department is reviewing a complaint …
Kim Janssen / Chicago Tribune:
Feds claim ‘thousands of intercepts’ in the case of Ukrainian billionaire, Trump ex-campaign boss  —  Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash arrives for the start of his trial at the courts of justice in Vienna, Austria on Feb. 21, 2017.  Firtash was arrested in Vienna in March 2014 …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple Watch Series 3 Limited to 3G-Like Speeds on T-Mobile [Update: Now 4G LTE]
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Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
CNN is ramping up its tech coverage with a new venture titled ‘Pacific’
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Washington Post:
Children under fire
P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones:
Trump Nominee Cited Dred Scott Slavery Decision as Sound Precedent
Discussion: Raw Story
Kristine Marsh / NewsBusters:
Whoopi Suggests Antifa Was Made Up by the Right So They Could ‘Bitch About It’
Discussion: Daily Wire and Grabien News
BuzzFeed:
Friends Are Saying That Anthony Scaramucci Wants To Run For Something
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Madigan stuns Illinois by announcing she won't seek reelection
 Earlier Items: 
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Will America Accept Refugees From Trump's White House?
Discussion: YouTube
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
McCain backs bill to block transgender troops ban
Discussion: IJR and Political Wire
CNN:
Former Sheriff David Clarke must revise thesis or risk losing degree, docs reveal
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Clover Hope / Jezebel:
The Making and Unmaking of Iggy Azalea
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Mike Pence's press secretary is leaving
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's top supporters are in a full-blown panic. They're right to be afraid.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Supporters of President Donald Trump are still furious …
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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