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David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Racial Demagoguery of Trump's Assaults on Colin Kaepernick and Steph Curry — Every day, and in countless and unexpected ways, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, finds new ways to divide and demoralize his country and undermine the national interest.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump demands NFL teams ‘fire or suspend’ players or risk fan boycott — SOMERSET, N.J. — President Trump on Sunday morning renewed his demand that NFL owners fire or suspend players who kneel during the national anthem in protest, again urging that fans should boycott the sport to force change.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The dark racial sentiment in Trump's NBA and NFL criticism — Washington (CNN)In the last 24 hours, President Donald Trump has criticized NFL players who refuse to stand for the national anthem and NBA superstar Steph Curry for expressing ambivalence about whether or not to attend …
Marissa Payne / Washington Post:
'To single out NFL players for doing this isn't something we should be doing': A's player takes up anthem protest — Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell catapulted himself into the national political discourse on national anthem protests, one intensified by President Trump's comments over the weekend …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Steph Curry: It's ‘beneath’ Trump's position to target me
Steph Curry: It's ‘beneath’ Trump's position to target me
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New York Times:
Trump Attacks Warriors' Curry. LeBron James's Retort: ‘U Bum.’
Trump Attacks Warriors' Curry. LeBron James's Retort: ‘U Bum.’
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Washington Post:
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Steph Curry
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Steph Curry
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Pirate's Cove and Washington Free Beacon
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
With ‘son of a bitch’ comments, Trump tried to divide NFL and its players
With ‘son of a bitch’ comments, Trump tried to divide NFL and its players
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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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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Poll: Far more trust generals than Trump on N. Korea, while two-thirds oppose preemptive strike — President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Luther Strange in Huntsville, Ala. (Evan Vucci/AP) — Two-thirds of Americans oppose launching a preemptive military strike against North Korea …
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Political Wire
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Axios:
Exclusive: Trump, GOP to cut top rate to 35 percent — President Trump and Republican leaders plan to cut the top tax rate for the wealthiest Americans to 35 percent and dramatically reduce taxes on big and small businesses, according to details leaked to Axios.
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Political Wire and Washington Post
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Jacob J. Lew / New York Times:
Four Rules for the Coming Tax Reform Debate
Four Rules for the Coming Tax Reform Debate
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Washington Post
Lindsey Adler / Deadspin:
Teresa Kaepernick On Trump Calling Injustice Protesters Sons Of Bitches: “It's What Most Of Us Have Come To Expect From Him” — President Donald Trump has made something of a hobby out of attacking private citizens, Colin Kaepernick among them. During a rally held in Alabama last night …
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It's Gone Too Far — After revelations of harassment and bias in Silicon Valley, a backlash is growing against the women in tech movement. — SAN FRANCISCO — Their complaints flow on Reddit forums, on video game message boards, on private Facebook pages and across Twitter.
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Tom Price to halt taxpayer-funded travel on private jets — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price told Fox News on Saturday that he'll stop his taxpayer-funded travel on private jets, pending a formal review by his department's inspector general. — “We've heard the criticism.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Opinion of the Republican Party falls to all-time low — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — WASHINGTON (CNN)There are fresh signs the Republican Party's brand is in trouble. — Fewer than three in 10 Americans — 29% — hold a favorable view of the Republican Party according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump's Big Gamble: Can He Pull Alabama Senator to Victory? — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — When President Trump took the stage here just days before Alabama's pivotal Republican Senate runoff, he all but revealed his Oval Office deliberations about whether to stand with Senator Luther Strange and risk attaching himself to a potential loser.
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New York Times:
At Alabama Rally, Trump Toggles Between Republican Loyalists
At Alabama Rally, Trump Toggles Between Republican Loyalists
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RedState and Washington Post
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Steve Bannon to headline Roy Moore rally in Alabama
Steve Bannon to headline Roy Moore rally in Alabama
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Breitbart, RedState, Patterico's Pontifications, Politico, Washington Post, Mediaite and Political Wire
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: Some women ‘disrespected themselves’ at Trump campaign rallies … said Saturday that some women are “publicly disrespecting themselves” in their support of President Trump. — “When I see women doing that, I think why are they publicly disrespecting themselves?
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MichelleMalkin.com, The First Street Journal and IJR
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: Trump has ‘been even worse than I thought he would be’
Clinton: Trump has ‘been even worse than I thought he would be’
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Politico, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Oakland A's catcher becomes first MLB player to kneel for national anthem — Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem Saturday, after President Trump criticized athletes for the form of protest.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
NFL's Goodell: Trump's ‘divisive comments’ show a ‘lack of respect’
NFL's Goodell: Trump's ‘divisive comments’ show a ‘lack of respect’
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Politico, Business Insider, Power Line, Instapundit and Mashable
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.
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Washington Post:
A showdown over — SHARIA — Two groups of men, deeply suspicious of each other, meet at a Dairy Queen - and bring their guns — The two men drove to an isolated parking lot off Highway 45, a midway spot between their adversarial existences, to try to settle their differences.
Politico:
Republicans continue Obamacare repeal work despite opposition — Some Senate Republicans are continuing to work on their last-minute Obamacare repeal plan, according to sources familiar with the matter, even as the odds of success appear impossibly long. — Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana …