Sen. Graham implores colleague to vote for GOP health bill  —  https://apnews.com/a017d33b2344493e8098 d47ed2ceb087  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In an overheard phone call Wednesday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham leaned on a fellow senator to back his GOP health care bill despite “all its imperfections.”

Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire ‘private briefings’ on 2016 campaign  —  FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, then-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland as Rick Gates listens at back left.

Another potential Mueller honey pot: Spicer's notebooks  —  The Watergate resonance of the Bob Mueller probe rose this week with a CNN report that the special counsel has details of wiretaps of “former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election.”

LEAKED: Watch MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell's Unhinged Outtakes...for Eight Crazy Minutes (UPDATE)  —  Lawrence O'Donnell had a really bad night on August 29, 2017.  —  We draw that conclusion based on the above clip obtained by Mediaite, showing behind the scenes footage of a furious O'Donnell absolutely …

SEC Chairman Clayton Issues Statement on Cybersecurity  —  Discloses the Commission's Cyber Risk Profile, Discusses Intrusions at the Commission, and Reviews the Commission's Approach to Oversight and Enforcement  —  SEC Chairman Jay Clayton today issued a statement highlighting the importance …

Trump Leaning Toward Decertifying Iran Nuclear Deal, Say Sources  —  President Donald Trump is leaning toward decertifying the Iran nuclear deal and putting the decision of whether the United States withdraw from the accord in the hands of Congress, according to four sources …

Roy Moore disrupts Alabama Senate race — and prepares for new level of defiance in Washington  —  DECATUR, Ala. — With the thunder and fire of an old-time revivalist, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore rose before the assembled souls at the Redemption Baptist Church, a front-runner in the polls days …

Parents divided in opinion after gender neutral teacher sends home note with 5th graders  —  A new fifth grade teacher at Canopy Oaks Elementary is asking students to use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom.  —  Math and science teacher Chloe Bressack sent the request home in a letter to parents headlined “About Mx.

NBC/WSJ Poll: Public Likes Trump's Bipartisan Move — But Little Else  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's approval rating has inched up, and more than 70 percent of Americans support his recent deal with Democratic leaders to provide hurricane relief and keep the government open for 90 days …

‘The View’ co-host: Trump making ‘phallic reference’ with ‘Rocket Man’ talk  —  A co-host on ABC's “The View” weighed in on President Trump referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “Rocket Man,” with one host theorizing that the characterization is actually a “phallic reference to masculine dominance.”

Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11's Control Center Doesn't Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth  —  Turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when you're not using them on your smartphone has long been standard, common sense, advice.  Unfortunately, with the iPhone's new operating system iOS 11 …

Black employees of BLT Prime, in Trump International Hotel, allege racial discrimination  —  Dominique Hill and Irving Smith Jr. had good jobs.  —  Last year, Hill worked as a bartender at P.F. Chang's in Tysons Corner and Smith had recently been promoted to bartender at Wildfire grill, also in Tysons.

Kimmel more effective than Dems on healthcare  — Dean Obeidallah: On healthcare, Jimmy Kimmel is better at getting the message out on GOP hypocrisy than the Democrats  — We can thank Kimmel for making it clear that Cassidy and the GOP are playing politics with our healthcare