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11:55 AM ET, September 23, 2017

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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
As Trump campaigns for Strange in Alabama, he expresses some doubts: ‘I might have made a mistake’  —  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — President Trump campaigned on Friday night for Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange, in a race that has pitted him against his most loyal supporters and that holds …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
'I love Alabama - it's special': At rally for Sen. Luther Strange, Trump vents frustrations in rambling speech  —  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — President Trump spent the first 25 minutes of a Friday night campaign rally explaining and defending his decision to endorse the Republican establishment's pick for the Alabama Senate race.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Fox News
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Trump claims he was first to call Strange ‘Big Luther’  —  President Donald Trump claimed his branding genius extended to Sen. Luther Strange's “Big Luther” nickname, telling the crowd at Huntsville's Von Braun Center that he was the first person to give the senator that moniker.
Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Trump after ‘lock her up’ chant: Talk to Jeff Sessions
Discussion: The Week
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
45 After Dark: It's a Strange Night edition
Discussion: Axios, CNN and Wall Street Journal
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Ben Carson breaks with Trump, endorses Roy Moore in Alabama Senate nomination race
The Daily Beast:
Jimmy Kimmel Got a Hand From Chuck Schumer in His Fight Against Obamacare Repeal … Over the past week, opposition to the latest Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare has been driven by a late-night talk show host who had expressed little interest in health care policy prior to this year.
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Atul Gawande / New Yorker:
If the U.S. Adopts the G.O.P.'s Health-Care Bill, It Would Be an Act of Mass Suicide  —  The fundamental thing to understand about Senate Republicans' latest attempt to repeal Obamacare is that the bill under consideration would not just undo the Affordable Care Act—it would also end Medicaid …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Behind New Obamacare Repeal Vote: ‘Furious’ G.O.P. Donors  —  WASHINGTON — As more than 40 subdued Republican senators lunched on Chick-fil-A at a closed-door session last week, Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado painted a dire picture for his colleagues.  Campaign fund-raising was drying up …
mccain.senate.gov:
SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Cassidy-Graham bill probably won't become law. And more than half of America is good with that.
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking  —  https://apnews.com/cb8a753a9b0948589cc3 72a3c037a567  —  Link copied!  —  The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election.
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USA Today:
Russians tried to hack election systems of 21 states in 2016, Wisconsin officials say
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
DHS tells 21 states they were Russia hacking targets before 2016 election
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
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Tara Fowler / ABC News:
Trump fires back at Kim Jong Un: ‘Little Rocket Man’ will be handled
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:   Beyond ‘dotard’: A history of epic North Korean insults
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
‘Junk science’: experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey  —  Survey saying 20% of US college students believe it's appropriate to use violence against offensive speech was administered to an opt-in online panel … Polling experts are raising concerns …
Discussion: National Review
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump says NBA player Stephen Curry no longer invited to White House  —  President Trump on Saturday said the “invitation is withdrawn” for Stephen Curry to visit the White House because the NBA All-Star “is hesitating.”  —  “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team,” he tweeted.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
NFL Stars Erupt In Anger Over Donald Trump's ‘Son Of A Bitch’ Speech  —  “I can't take anything our Celebrity in Chief says seriously.  He's a real life clown/troll.”  —  National Football League stars past and present are expressing outrage after President Donald Trump used an address in Huntsville …
Discussion: Raw Story, Politicus USA, CNN and The Week
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Fox News:
Doomsday is not on Saturday after all, writer says after predicting end of the world  —  The end is still nigh — just not as nigh as it was earlier this week, a Doomsday writer says.  —  David Meade, who claimed the world is ending Saturday when a mysterious planet collides with Earth, is now backtracking on the calamitous claim.
Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
What the FISA Warrants Against Paul Manafort Tell us About Mueller's Investigation  —  The Trump-Russia saga has more characters than War and Peace and plot twists harder to follow than Game of Thrones.  So making sense of the latest news - that the FBI had taken out not one …
BBC:
Russia turns on Morgan Freeman over election ‘war’ video  —  Russia has aimed its entire media arsenal at the veteran Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman over his appearance in a video accusing the Kremlin of waging “war” on America during last year's presidential election.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The FBI: Still Stonewalling  —  Byron York has been following the saga of the Trump “dossier” and the FBI's possible role in paying for it or using it for improper political purposes.  I grew up believing that the FBI was incorruptible, but I don't suppose anyone thinks that anymore.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Politico:
Corey Lewandowski appears to be working with another lobbying firm
Marcella Baietto / USA Today:
Travelers warned about meth-laced soda in Mexico
Discussion: East Bay Times
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Gets Blunt at the United Nations
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Enforcer or ‘choke point’? Kelly seeks to bring order to chaotic White House.
Discussion: theGrio
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Health And Human Services Department Made Employees Watch A 30-Minute Video About Leaks
Discussion: The Hill and Grist
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump: Southern border wall is going to be see-through
Discussion: RedState
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
Veep showrunner regrets not booing Sean Spicer
Discussion: IJR
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
Melania Trump hosts her first event in the garden Michelle Obama founded
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The mysterious group that's picking Breitbart apart, one tweet at a time
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
In Battle Over Tax Cuts, It's Republicans vs. Economists
Daniela Velázquez / ACLU-EM News:
ACLU of Missouri Files Lawsuit against City of St. Louis For Unconstitutional Police Conduct
Discussion: The Daily Caller and FOX2now.com
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump is ‘prepping his base’ for a constitutional crisis to stop the Russia probe: Dem lawmaker
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Reverses Obama-era Policy on Campus Sexual Assault Investigations
CNN:
CNN poll: 54% say Russia-backed content on social media moved 2016 election
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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