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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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SHennessey / Lawfare:
The Latest Scoops from CNN and the New York Times: A Quick and Dirty Analysis — CNN and the New York Times this evening published dueling scoops on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. — As Jim Comey might put it: Lordy, there appear to be tapes.
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: The Obamacare-gutting bill that is sneaking through Congress...without Trump
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump warns that major portions of the world ‘are going to hell’ — President Donald Trump condemned authoritarian regimes in harsh and Trumpian terms during his first United Nations speech, threatening to “totally destroy” North Korea, lamenting Iran's “pursuit of death and destruction,” …
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
GOP rep: North Korea wants Iran-type nuclear deal — (R-Ariz.) on Monday said North Korea's aggressive actions are motivated by the hope that the hostile state can strike a nuclear deal with President Trump similar to the one given to Iran during Obama's administration.
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Axios, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Just Security and The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump Threatens to ‘Totally Destroy’ North Korea — • Leaders from around the globe take the lectern at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. It's a particularly big moment for President Trump, who addressed the world gathering for the first time.
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RedState, The American Conservative, Washington Post, Gothamist and Althouse
Barbara Starr / CNN:
US considers shooting down NK missiles that don't pose a direct threat
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Washington Free Beacon and WTVR-TV
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Trump's U.N. Speech To Call For Other Countries To Step Up To World's Threats
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Daily Kos, Mediaite, Gothamist, New York Times, The National Interest and Quartz
Erin Granger / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:
Walker airs concern about latest GOP health care bill — FAIRBANKS — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has expressed concern about the potential risks to Medicaid in the latest Republican-led repeal of former President Barack Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act. — The new bill, presented last week …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Murray makes big concession in bipartisan health talks
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
John McCain Faces a New Test of His Principles
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Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal Bill Would Cause Huge Premium Increases for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
Take Two: Inside Bill Cassidy's Plan To Replace Obamacare
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Gives Up Secret Service Protection, Seeking Privacy — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, has elected for forgo protection by the Secret Service, according to a senior administration official. — The agency ceased protecting Mr. Trump …
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Fox News:
Donald Trump Jr., Conway to end Secret Service protection — Donald Trump Jr., his wife Vanessa Trump, and Kellyanne Conway are dropping Secret Service protection, Fox News has confirmed. — The move to get rid of round-the-clock protection came after Trump Jr. wished to have more privacy.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. wants to give up Secret Service protection
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USA Today, The Hill, Balloon Juice and The Week
CNN:
READ: Michael Cohen's statement to the Senate intelligence committee — (CNN)Statement of Michael D. Cohen, Esq. to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on September 19, 2017 — Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. — As part of this statement, I would like to accomplish two things.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Senate Intelligence Committee interview with Trump lawyer abruptly canceled
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees — WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department …
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Washington Post, New York Magazine, Jezebel and Raw Story
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
A chilling study shows how hostile college students are toward free speech — Demonstrators march during a free speech rally in Berkeley, Calif. (Josh Edelson/AP) — Here's the problem with suggesting that upsetting speech warrants “safe spaces,” or otherwise conflating mere words with physical assault …
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Raw Story, American Thinker, The First Street Journal and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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John Villasenor / The future of the West:
Views among college students regarding the First Amendment: Results from a new survey — College students' views of the First Amendment are of profound importance for multiple reasons. First, colleges and universities are places where intellectual debate should flourish.
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Hit & Run, Campus Reform and TheBlaze
PR Newswire:
Toys"R"Us, Inc. Commences Court-Supervised Processes to Implement Financial Restructuring — Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petitions in U.S. and Intends to Seek Protection under CCAA in Canada; Operations Outside U.S. and Canada Not Included in Proceedings — Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us Stores …
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Talking Points Memo and CBS13
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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 …
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Republican governors get into the ‘news’ business — https://apnews.com/f97fbf53c0c84468ae04 6f861ecf3b64 — Link copied! — ATLANTA (AP) — Republican governors are getting into the “news” business. — The Republican Governors Association has quietly launched an online publication …
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Talking Points Memo
Twitter:
New Data, New Insights: Twitter's Latest #Transparency Report — With our 11th biannual Twitter Transparency Report, Twitter has expanded on work announced in our last #TTR to share more information about government Terms of Service requests we receive and how we handle such requests.
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Business Insider and Mashable
CNN:
Hurricane Maria is now a Category 5 — Maria is now a Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. — Hurricane Maria became a Category 4 storm on Monday afternoon as it barreled toward Dominica in the Caribbean's Leeward Islands and took aim for the US territory of Puerto Rico.
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Eric Trump's Old Foundation Apparently Held Secret Event At Trump-Owned Golf Club — The charity formerly known as the Eric Trump Foundation apparently held a secret event at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York on Monday, even though the Eric Trump Foundation remains under investigation …
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