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8:15 PM ET, September 19, 2017

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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Uses Putin's Arguments to Undermine the World … The leader stepped to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, as close to a literal world stage as exists, and issued a stringent defense of the principle of national sovereignty.  —  “What is the state sovereignty, after all …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:
Full text: Trump's 2017 U.N. speech transcript  —  President Donald Trump's statement to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19, 2017, as prepared for delivery.  —  Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates: Welcome to New York.
Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
World leaders watch “stone faced” as Trump casually threatens nuclear war at UN  —  In what might be his most unpresidential moment yet, Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea while addressing the United Nations.  —  It was not a carefully planned part of his speech …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy North Korea’ and calls Kim Jong Un ‘Rocket Man’
Rich Lowry / National Review:   ‘Holy Sh**’: Trump at the U.N.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan, White House reject bipartisan health fix  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan and the White House have informed Senate Republican leaders that they oppose a bipartisan plan to stabilize Obamacare being written in the Senate, according to Trump administration and congressional sources …
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Miranda Green / CNN:
Why Rand Paul opposes the GOP Obamacare repeal bill  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Rand Paul continues to attack the latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare — the Graham-Cassidy bill — calling it “another big government boondoggle.”
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate likely to start voting on GOP health plan next Wednesday
Discussion: Politicus USA
Erin Granger / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:
Walker airs concern about latest GOP health care bill
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Kasich, Sandoval, Alaska governor oppose new ObamaCare repeal bill
Discussion: The Atlantic, IJR and Politico
CNBC:
Trump using campaign, RNC funds to pay Russia probe legal bills: Reuters, citing sources  — The U.S. Federal Election Commission allows the use of private campaign funds to pay legal bills arising from being a candidate or elected official.  — Trump would be the first U.S. president …
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 …
Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
At least 105 killed as powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes central Mexico  —  A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday, crumbling buildings and sending thousands of people in Mexico City fleeing into the streets screaming.  —  A powerful 7.1 earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday …
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David Agren / The Guardian:
More than 60 dead after powerful earthquake hits southern Mexico
Jerrod Laber / The Federalist:
Your Refusal To Date Conservatives Is One Reason We Have Donald Trump  —  The popular dating website OkCupid announced Wednesday that it would make the online dating scene a little easier for progressives who can't risk interacting with someone with whom they disagree (imagine the horror!).
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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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Trump's former lawyer to testify in public next month in Senate's Russia probe
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 …
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
Senator warns White House press secretary she could be indicted for obstruction of justice  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders may be the next administration official who needs to lawyer up as Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation accelerates.
Olivier Knox / Yahoo:
World leaders' faces react to Trump's U.N. speech  —  President Trump delivered a harsh message to world leaders on Tuesday, bluntly warning that the U.S. may have to “totally destroy” North Korea if it continues on its current path.  Trump also criticized China, mildly rebuked Russia …
Discussion: Mashable, Mediaite and Politicus USA
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Fox News Insider:
‘#TrumpVindicated’?  Manafort Wiretap Report Could Boost Trump's Claim After Months of Media Mocking  —  A new report that former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was wiretapped under secret court order could bolster President Trump's explosive March claim about surveillance under the previous administration …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The fight over Jemele Hill's tweets won't go away.  It's about truth and race in the Trump era.  —  I love words, but sometimes they just aren't up to the job.  —  Like the word “inappropriate,” which has been applied to certain tweets last week by Jemele Hill, the ESPN commentator …
Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
Not drinking or driving, teens increasingly put off traditional markers of adulthood  —  When 17-year-old Quattro Musser hangs out with friends, they don't drink beer or cruise around in cars with their dates.  Rather, they stick to G-rated activities such as rock-climbing or talking about books.
Gabriella Paiella / thecut:
The Story Behind the Greatest Internet Recipe Comment of All Time  —  Two years ago, below a New York Times recipe for Katharine Hepburn's brownies, a woman named Sydne Newberry left what is perhaps the greatest recipe comment of all time, in a genre known for excellence.
Mary Katharine Ham / The Federalist:
After My Husband's Death, I'm Learning To Steward The Light He Left Behind  —  When you lose someone, you go through a lot of metaphors.  Our vocabulary falters in the face of death.  —  Today is the two-year anniversary of the death of my husband, Jake.  It took me about a year to come …
Dana Ferguson / Argus Leader:
S.D. GOP whip shares meme endorsing vehicular assault on protesters  —  RAPID CITY — A Republican state lawmaker faced calls to apologize Tuesday after she shared an image on Facebook depicting protesters being hit by a vehicle under the caption, “All Lives Splatter.”
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
'Isn't That the Trump Lawyer?':  A Reporter's Accidental Scoop  —  WASHINGTON — I have always thought of overhearing conversations as an underappreciated journalistic tool.  —  When political donors, lobbyists and politicians gather at hotels for meetings and strategy sessions, they often keep out reporters.
 
 
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Tim McManusESPN / ESPN:
Eagles' Chris Long to fund Charlottesville scholarships
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Dallas Morning News:
School officials apologize after Texas actress distributes materials mentioning sex-trafficking, abortion to kids
Discussion: The Daily Caller and LifeNews.com
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Kris Kobach Defends Using A Private Email For Government Business
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Billy Bush and wife splitting after 20 years
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Rob Reiner Helps Launch Committee to Investigate Russia
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
New Twitter Feature Highlights The Stories People Are Tweeting
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Samantha Power / New York Times:
Why Foreign Propaganda Is More Dangerous Now
Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
Higher Ed's Latest Taboo Is ‘Bourgeois Norms’
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John Ganz / Washington Post:
Libertarians have more in common with the alt-right than they want you to think
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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