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2:10 AM ET, September 23, 2017

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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and ThinkProgress
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mccain.senate.gov:
SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON HEALTH CARE REFORM  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on health care reform:  —  “As I have repeatedly stressed, health care reform legislation ought to be the product of regular order in the Senate.
Joe Lawlorstaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins says she's leaning ‘no’ on Graham-Cassidy health care bill  —  The Republican from Maine listed serious deficiences in her party's latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  —  U.S. Sen. Susan Collins all but said she would vote “no” on an Affordable Care Act repeal bill …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Cassidy-Graham bill probably won't become law.  And more than half of America is good with that.  —  Republicans' last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare was always a moonshot.  —  A bill proposed by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) looks like it doesn't have enough support …
Discussion: Political Wire
Future Development Reads:
How will the Graham-Cassidy proposal affect the number of people with health insurance coverage?
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Shivving Repeal, McCain Tells Congress To Return To Bipartisan Obamacare Fix
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain to vote no on 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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USA Today:
Russians tried to hack election systems of 21 states in 2016, Wisconsin officials say … MADISON, Wis. - Russians attempted to hack elections systems in Wisconsin and 20 other states in the run-up to last year's presidential election, Wisconsin officials said Friday.
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
DHS tells 21 states they were Russia hacking targets before 2016 election  —  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified 21 states Friday that Russia attempted to hack their election systems before the 2016 election.  —  In the majority of the states, the Department of Homeland Security …
Discussion: Political Wire
Wisconsin Elections Commission:
Wisconsin Notified of Unsuccessful Russian Hacking Attempt
Discussion: IJR
Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times:
Russian hackers tried to access Washington state's voting systems, officials say
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
Beyond ‘dotard’: A history of epic North Korean insults
Discussion: IJR
Jeffrey Lewis / Washington Post:
If Trump kills the Iran deal, he may give the world another Rocket Man
Discussion: The Hill, Arms Control Wonk and RT
Tara Fowler / ABC News:
Trump fires back at Kim Jong Un: ‘Little Rocket Man’ will be handled
Discussion: Politico
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.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:   Trump after ‘lock her up’ chant: Talk to Jeff Sessions
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Ben Carson breaks with Trump, supports Roy Moore
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
45 After Dark: It's a Strange Night edition
Discussion: Axios, CNN and Weekly Standard
Oliver Laughland / The Guardian:
Donald Trump poised to expand travel ban as review period expires on Sunday
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Funds Donald Trump's Defense in Russia Probe With Help From a Handful of Wealthy People  —  Payment arrangement is legal, but ethics experts warn that reliance on party and campaign accounts could raise thorny political issues  —  President Donald Trump's attorneys in the probe …
Dan Diamond / Politico:
New details cast doubt on why Tom Price needed a private jet  —  HHS Secretary Tom Price has been taking private jets because an unreliable commercial flight once forced him to cancel an important meeting, an HHS spokesperson says, part of his agenda to meet with average Americans outside of Washington.
New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Reverses Obama-era Policy on Campus Sexual Assault Investigations  —  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday scrapped a key part of government policy on campus sexual assault, saying she was giving colleges more freedom to balance the rights of accused students with the need to crack down on serious misconduct.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump is ‘prepping his base’ for a constitutional crisis to stop the Russia probe: Dem lawmaker  —  President Donald Trump is preparing his base for the constitutional crisis he'll trigger by firing special counsel Robert Mueller, according to a congressional investigator.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The mysterious group that's picking Breitbart apart, one tweet at a time  —  Hardly anyone paid attention last November when a strangely named Twitter account, Sleeping Giants, sent its first tweet into the digisphere.  “Are you aware that you're advertising on Breitbart, the alt-right's biggest champion …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans to Murkowski: Nice State You Have There.  Shame If Something Should Happen to It.  —  Wall Street Journal writer Kimberley Strassel's column typically channels talking points from congressional Republicans, and today's effort is dedicated to putting the squeeze on Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski.
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Bill Clinton's first novel to become a Showtime TV series in major deal  —  Clinton and James Patterson's upcoming thriller, The President Is Missing, getting series treatment  —  Bill Clinton has landed a major TV series deal.  —  The former president and bestselling author James Patterson …
CNN:
CNN poll: 54% say Russia-backed content on social media moved 2016 election  —  Facebook to hand over Russian ads to Congress  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Poll finds nearly 70-point gap in partisan views on the influence of Russia-backed social media content
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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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Enforcer or ‘choke point’? Kelly seeks to bring order to chaotic White House.
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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
www.wnyc.org:
Hillary Clinton Talks About ‘What Happened’
Discussion: Gothamist
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
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Poll: Kid Rock riding ‘Trump Train’ to US Senate, leads GOP field
CNN:
Sen. Ron Wyden places hold on Treasury nominee for Russia financial documents
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Sebastian Gorka Gave A Classified “Tirade” About Radical Islam
Discussion: New York Magazine, Newsweek and Axios
 

 
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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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