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2:45 PM 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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon to headline Roy Moore rally in Alabama  —  Steve Bannon is heading to Alabama Sunday night to rally for Judge Roy Moore on Monday night with Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty.  —  Why it matters: This rally is three days after President Trump, Bannon's former boss …
Discussion: RedState, Political Wire and Mediaite
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
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hannity to interview Bannon at Moore rally on eve of Alabama Senate run-off  —  BIRMINGHAM, AL — Fox News host Sean Hannity will interview former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon live outside a Monday evening rally for former judge Roy Moore, a bomb-throwing candidate in next week's GOP runoff …
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Trump claims he was first to call Strange ‘Big Luther’
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
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says NBA player Stephen Curry no longer invited to White House  —  President Trump on Saturday said the “invitation is withdrawn” for Stephen Curry to visit the White House because the NBA All-Star “is hesitating.”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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ESPN:
Steve Kerr: No decision on White House visit until we discuss as team
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 …
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 …
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The Daily Beast:
Jimmy Kimmel Got a Hand From Chuck Schumer in His Fight Against Obamacare Repeal
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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Washington Post:
DHS tells states about Russian hacking during 2016 election
CNN:
CNN poll: 54% say Russia-backed content on social media moved 2016 election
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Showdown looms over Trump dossier; FBI misses third deadline to turn over subpoenaed documents  —  A third deadline has now passed for the FBI and Justice Department to give the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed documents related to the Trump dossier.  And for a third time, the bureau has not produced the material.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:   The FBI: Still Stonewalling
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politico
CBS Miami:
Nursing Home Voicemail to Governor Deleted  —  Hollywood - The voicemail messages left on Gov. Rick Scott's personal cellphone by a Hollywood nursing home where at least 11 people have died following Hurricane Irma, were deleted, according to the governor's office.
Discussion: The Hill
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: Trump has ‘been even worse than I thought he would be’ … Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  slammed President Trump on Saturday, saying his presidency is worse than she expected it would be.  —  “I really had such deep doubts about his preparation …
Phil Galewitz / CNNMoney:
Plan to shut Obamacare site during open enrollment draws critics  —  The Trump administration plans to shut down the federal health insurance exchange for 12 hours during all but one Sunday in the upcoming Obamacare open enrollment season.  —  The shutdown will occur from midnight until noon every Sunday except Dec. 10.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
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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
 
 
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USA Today:
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Reuters:
Saudi cleric suspended over ‘quarter-brain’ women drivers quip
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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
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Enforcer or ‘choke point’? Kelly seeks to bring order to chaotic White House.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Health And Human Services Department Made Employees Watch A 30-Minute Video About Leaks
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump: Southern border wall is going to be see-through
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