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8:20 PM ET, September 18, 2017

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CNN:
Exclusive: US government wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman  —  Washington (CNN)US investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election, sources tell CNN, an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official …
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New York Times:
With a Picked Lock and a Threatened Indictment, Mueller's Inquiry Sets a Tone  —  WASHINGTON — Paul J. Manafort was in bed early one morning in July when federal agents bearing a search warrant picked the lock on his front door and raided his Virginia home.
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
John McCain might have just received permission to vote for Obamacare repeal  —  Governor's support could be key to John McCain's vote.  —  The Senate's longshot Obamacare repeal bill is starting to look possible.  —  It gained more momentum Monday after receiving a big endorsement: Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
On health care, Cassidy flunks his own ‘Jimmy Kimmel test’  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who had delivered an impassioned speech on health care after his own son was born with a heart defect, he would only support a bill that would make sure that a child like Kimmel's would not lack health coverage.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain blasts latest ObamaCare repeal process
Discussion: Politicus USA
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Obamacare repeal plan won't get full CBO analysis by key deadline
Sen. Rand Paul / Fox News:
Graham/Cassidy does NOT repeal ObamaCare and I oppose it
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Momentum builds for Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Vox
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
The American Heart Association thinks the latest Obamacare repeal bill is terrible
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:   The new GOP health-care measure goes further than the failed one
New York Times:
Sean Spicer Says He Regrets Berating Reporters Over Inauguration Crowds  —  During his surprise comedy skit at the Emmys on Sunday, Sean Spicer may have made light of his six-month tenure as the White House press secretary, but a message was also embedded in his performance.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Why did the Emmys help Sean Spicer rebrand?
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Emmy Awards Match All-Time Low Of 2016 With 11.4M Viewers; Hits Demo Low
Charly Wilder / New York Times:
The Best and Worst Moments of the 2017 Emmys
Discussion: RedState
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Hillary Clinton just floated the possibility of contesting the 2016 election  —  (CNN)In interviews over the last week surrounding the release of her 2016 memoir “What Happened,” Hillary Clinton has been hugely critical of President Donald Trump.  She's suggested he is a misogynist …
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Terry Gross / NPR:
Clinton Won't Rule Out Questioning 2016 Election, But Says No Clear Means To Do So  —  Hillary Clinton says she would not rule out questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 election if new information surfaces that the Russians interfered even more deeply than currently known.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Clinton won't rule out challenging legitimacy of 2016 election
Discussion: Mediaite
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Fox News Contributor Says Rape Allegation Blacklisted Her  —  Fox News, which for more than a year has dealt with the fallout from an embarrassing sexual harassment scandal, was sued on Monday by the political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes, who claimed that she had been raped …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Moore laments racial division between ‘reds and yellows’  —  Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, one of two Republicans competing in a primary runoff next week, appeared to use racially insensitive terms to describe Native Americans and Asians during a campaign speech on Sunday.
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Roy Moore includes ‘reds and yellows’ on list of racially divided groups
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Trump's claim there were long gas lines in North Korea has residents puzzled
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:   The Key Question at the U.N.: What Does North Korea Want?
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Did Jedediah Bila exit ‘The View’ because of Hillary Clinton? … Jedediah Bila shocked audiences when she departed “The View” on Monday — and according to a source, this sudden departure may have something to do with Hillary Clinton.  —  Clinton was on the show last Wednesday promoting her book …
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Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year  —  Ex-president speaks to Carlyle, Cantor, Northern Trust  —  ‘If someone is willing to pay him to give a speech, God bless’  —  Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter.
Bloomberg:
Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed  —  New timeline could have implications for executive stock sales  —  The company is the subject of multiple investigations  —  Equifax Inc. learned about a major breach of its computer systems in March …
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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:
Anti-Fascists Used Twitter To Find A Neo-Nazi Walking Around Seattle And Beat Him Up  —  On Sunday afternoon, a Twitter account called @bigotbasher posted a photo of a man apparently riding Seattle's D line while wearing a swastika armband.  —  Around the same time, the photo was posted to Reddit's Seattle subreddit.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
ST. LOUIS  • Police made more than 80 arrests downtown Sunday night after violence erupted following hours of peaceful protesting.  —  It marked the third night of violence following the Friday acquittal of former St. Louis Police officer Jason Stockley, charged with murdering a black drug suspect.
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Susan Hogan / Washington Post:
St. Louis officers chant ‘whose streets, our streets’ while arresting protesters
CBS San Francisco:
Demonstrators Shout Down Pelosi At San Francisco DREAM Act Event  —  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A vocal group of undocumented youths and their supporters drowned out House Minority Nancy Pelosi Monday at a news conference where she was calling on the Trump administration to immediately pass the DREAM Act.
Samantha Phillips / WKBN-TV:
Boardman man wears clown mask to scare daughter, gunshot is fired  —  BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) - A father decided to prank his daughter by wearing a clown mask and chasing her, which resulted in a gunshot and charges against two Boardman men.  —  Vernon Barrett Jr. wore a clown mask and chased …
Discussion: WGN-TV, TheBlaze, The Root and WTVR-TV
 
 
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Border security is tougher than ever, DHS report finds
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Latino Republicans Say They Aren't Getting Their Calls Returned By The White House
Discussion: Raw Story
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Report for America aims to get 1,000 journalists in local newsrooms in next 5 years
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Is Kobach a private citizen on Trump commission? Question will test transparency law
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
We Didn't Normalize Trump. We Normalized the Left's Violence.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Inspired by France trip, Trump wants July 4th military parade
Discussion: Politico and Shareblue
Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
An inside look at the hunt for fentanyl, the deadly opioid driving the overdose crisis
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jamal Khashoggi / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia wasn't always this repressive. Now it's unbearable.
Politico:
Kelly's West Wing crackdown tests trade adviser Navarro's pull with Trump
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
For those in the Party of Trump, the Republicans — not the president — are to blame
Discussion: Washington Monthly and RedState
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers spill beans thanks to terrible choice of restaurant — next door to the New York Times
Leah Singer / USA Today:
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

 
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