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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 …
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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.
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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’
Trump claims he was first to call Strange ‘Big Luther’
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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 …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
NFL's Goodell: Trump's ‘divisive comments’ show a ‘lack of respect’ — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fired back at President Trump on Saturday for encouraging league owners to remove players who take a knee during the national anthem, saying Trump's “divisive comments” show “an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL.”
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Miranda Green / CNN:
NFL commissioner, LeBron James blast Trump for tweets against athletes
NFL commissioner, LeBron James blast Trump for tweets against athletes
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Trump sparks war with NFL—and LeBron
Trump sparks war with NFL—and LeBron
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump touts 'Big Luther's' loyalty, electability at Alabama rally
Trump touts 'Big Luther's' loyalty, electability at Alabama rally
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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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Sam Amick / USA Today:
Steph Curry on Warriors' possible White House visit: 'I don't want to go'
Steph Curry on Warriors' possible White House visit: 'I don't want to go'
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ESPN:
Steve Kerr: No decision on White House visit until we discuss as team
Steve Kerr: No decision on White House visit until we discuss as team
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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 …
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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 …
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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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
Aides warned Trump not to attack North Korea's leader personally before his fiery U.N. address — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called President Trump “mentally deranged” and said Trump will “pay dearly” for his threat to destroy North Korea. (STR / AFP/Getty Images)
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