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11:00 PM ET, September 23, 2017

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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.

New York Times:

Trump Attacks Warriors' Curry. LeBron James's Retort: ‘U Bum.’ — President Trump took aim at two of the world's most powerful sports leagues and some of their most popular athletes, directly inserting himself into an already fiery debate over race, social justice and the role athletes have played in highlighting those issues.

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

With ‘son of a bitch’ comments, Trump tried to divide NFL and its players — Trump: I wish NFL owners respected US flag — The Trump presidency is a test. Institutions like the courts, the news media and the business community have all been tested. Now it's the NFL and the NBA's turn.

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, The Ringer - All, KTLA, The Atlantic, USA Today, Politico, New York Times, Hullabaloo, Business Insider, CBS Miami, IJR, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mother Jones, Refinery29, Raw Story, The Week, PerezHilton and Mediaite

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Steph Curry: It's ‘beneath’ Trump's position to target me

Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story, Mediaite and Politico

Washington Post:
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Steph Curry

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Miranda Green / CNN:
NFL commissioner, LeBron James blast Trump for tweets against athletes

ESPN:
Steve Kerr: No decision on White House visit until we discuss as team

Discussion: Golden State Warriors, Business Insider, Associated Press, Daily Wire, KRON4.com, IJR, Common Dreams, Politico, Deadspin, USA Today, The Last Tradition, AOL, Vox, Mashable and East Bay Times

Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump says NBA player Stephen Curry no longer invited to White House

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story and IJR

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, The Hill, Politicus USA, CNN and The Week

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: Breitbart, RedState, Patterico's Pontifications, Political Wire and Mediaite

New York Times:
At Alabama Rally, Trump Toggles Between Republican Loyalists

Discussion: RedState and Washington Post

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
As Trump campaigns for Strange in Alabama, he expresses some doubts: ‘I might have made a mistake’

Discussion: Breitbart, Slate, NPR, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and ABC News

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
'I love Alabama — it's special': At rally for Sen. Luther Strange, Trump vents frustrations in rambling speech

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Fox News

Alex Isenstadt / Politico: Hannity to interview Bannon at Moore rally on eve of Alabama Senate run-off

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.

Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post

Jacob J. Lew / New York Times:
Four Rules for the Coming Tax Reform Debate

Discussion: Washington Post

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
GOP eyes corporate tax rate of 20 percent, retreating from Trump's lofty goal

Discussion: Political Wire and PR Newswire

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.

Discussion: New York Times and Axios

Fox News:
HHS Secretary Price will stop using private planes until internal review is completed

Discussion: Washington Post and Politico

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?

Discussion: The First Street Journal, MichelleMalkin.com and IJR

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: Trump has ‘been even worse than I thought he would be’

Discussion: Politico, Conservative News Today, Political Wire, The Daily Caller and RT

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 …

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Here's The Simplest Reason Lisa Murkowski Likely Won't Support This ACA Repeal Bill

Discussion: Forbes and New York Times

Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
Rubio team shuts down ‘political stunt’ over missed phone call

Discussion: Daily Wire, Conservative News Today and RedState

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.

Discussion: USA Today, ProFootballTalk and Raw Story

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.”

Discussion: Mashable, Instapundit, KTLA and Washington Free Beacon

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.

Discussion: VDARE, more at Techmeme »

Clark Mindock / The Independent:

‘Inevitable’ that North Korean missiles will hit US mainland after Donald Trump's insults, says Pyongyang foreign minister at UN — North Korea's foreign minister says that it is inevitable that missiles from his country will hit the United States after the American military flew bombers further north …

Discussion: IJR

Associated Press:
The Latest: US showing North Korea its military might

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: Raw Story