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Poll: Most disapprove of Graham-Cassidy health care bill — Most Americans — 52 percent — disapprove of the Graham-Cassidy health care bill, according to a CBS News Poll conducted between Sept. 21 and 24. — Only 20 percent of those polled said they approved of the Republican legislation aimed …
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
A New Obamacare Repeal Draft Is Out And It Attacks Pre-Existing Protections More Severely — It “opens the door to very bare-bones coverage.” — Republicans on Sunday evening circulated a new version of their embattled legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Allison De Jong / ABC News:
Americans back DACA by a huge margin (POLL)
Americans back DACA by a huge margin (POLL)
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Here's the new Graham-Cassidy bill
Here's the new Graham-Cassidy bill
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
New Version of Graham-Cassidy Health Bill Would Add Sweeteners for Alaska
New Version of Graham-Cassidy Health Bill Would Add Sweeteners for Alaska
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Ryan Hannable / WEEI:
Tom Brady on K&C: ‘I certainly disagree with what [Donald Trump] said’ — On Friday night, President Donald Trump had some pointed comments towards the NFL when it comes to players protesting during the national anthem. — “Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Chiefs QB: Why is Trump condemning football players more harshly than white supremacists?
Chiefs QB: Why is Trump condemning football players more harshly than white supremacists?
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Rachel Cumberbatch / FOX Carolina 21:
Upstate restaurant owner to stop showing NFL games in response to kneeling players
Upstate restaurant owner to stop showing NFL games in response to kneeling players
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Leada Gore / al.com:
Trump calls ‘Rick & Bubba,’ calls Roy Moore ‘Ray’ as he stumps for Strange — Gallery: President Trump at Luther Strange for Senate Rally in Huntsville, ALa. — A primary win by “Ray” Moore would open Alabama's U.S. Senate seat to Democrats, President Donald Trump told radio-hosts “Rick and Bubba” this morning.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Strange in trouble in Alabama, White House and GOP fear
Strange in trouble in Alabama, White House and GOP fear
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New York Times:
Puerto Rico's Agriculture and Farmers Decimated by Maria — YABUCOA, P.R. — José A. Rivera, a farmer on the southeast coast of Puerto Rico, stood in the middle of his flattened plantain farm on Sunday and tried to tally how much Hurricane Maria had cost him. — “How do you calculate everything?”
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Hot, isolated, and running out of supplies, parts of Puerto Rico near desperation — JUNCOS, Puerto Rico — In the heat and humidity here in the central mountains, Meryanne Aldea fanned her bedridden mother with a piece of cardboard Sunday as the ailing woman lay on her side, relieving a large ulcer in her back.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Clinton: Trump should send Navy to help Puerto Rico
Clinton: Trump should send Navy to help Puerto Rico
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Divider, Not a Uniter, Trump Widens the Breach — WASHINGTON — Over the course of just 17 hours this weekend, President Trump assailed John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Stephen Curry, the National Football League, Roger Goodell, Iran and Kim Jong-un — the “Little Rocket Man.” And that was on his day off.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Is Trump All Talk on North Korea? The Uncertainty Sends a Shiver
Is Trump All Talk on North Korea? The Uncertainty Sends a Shiver
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Forced to Defend His ‘Nutty’ NFL Tweets... Again
Team Trump Forced to Defend His ‘Nutty’ NFL Tweets... Again
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Steve Bannon Sought To Infiltrate Facebook Hiring — According to emails obtained by BuzzFeed News, Bannon hoped to spy on Facebook's job application process. — Steve Bannon plotted to plant a mole inside Facebook, according to emails sent days before the Breitbart boss took …
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Washington Post:
Obama tried to give Zuckerberg a wake-up call over fake news on Facebook — Nine days after Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as “crazy” the idea that fake news on his company's social network played a key role in the U.S. election, President Barack Obama pulled …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Mark Zuckerberg Can't Stop You From Reading This Because The Algorithms Have Already Won
Mark Zuckerberg Can't Stop You From Reading This Because The Algorithms Have Already Won
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why the divider in chief embraces culture wars — THE BIG IDEA: The most fitting slogan for Donald Trump's populist campaign, which continues nearly a year after the 2016 election ended, might be “us against them.” I don't know Latin, but I do know that what we saw …
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Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Can't Stop Attacking Black Sports Figures — The president wants athletes to “stick to sports.” He's only ensuring they won't. — Saturday morning, President Donald Trump attempted to rescind a White House invitation he apparently had never extended, when he tweeted …
Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Trump Wins When The NFL Takes A Knee
Trump Wins When The NFL Takes A Knee
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John Legend / Slate:
The NFL Protests Are Patriotic — The kneeling players are asking America to do better on criminal justice. If I could, I'd take a knee and join them. — The president of the United States loves to drape himself in the symbols of patriotism, but fails to respect the ideals at the core of our Constitution and national identity.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Amid Trump's NFL war, photos of Martin Luther King Jr. ‘taking a knee’ resurface
Amid Trump's NFL war, photos of Martin Luther King Jr. ‘taking a knee’ resurface
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Of course Trump's outrage at the NFL protests had to do with race
Of course Trump's outrage at the NFL protests had to do with race
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Steelers Coach Didn't Want Army Vet To Stand For Anthem [VIDEO] — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin indicated Sunday night that he did not want offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva to stand for the national anthem, instead of sitting it out with the rest of his teammates.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: More reaction from Trump on NFL players
The Latest: More reaction from Trump on NFL players
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
NASCAR owners say they wouldn't tolerate national anthem protests at races
NASCAR owners say they wouldn't tolerate national anthem protests at races
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Kushner used private email to conduct White House business — Presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner has corresponded with other administration officials about White House matters through a private email account set up during the transition last December …
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The White House:
Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats — ENHANCING VETTING CAPABILITIES AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTING ATTEMPTED ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES BY TERRORISTS OR OTHER PUBLIC-SAFETY THREATS
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
New Order Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries
New Order Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries
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Fox News:
Deadly Tennessee church shooting: Sudanese immigrant arrested, FBI launches civil rights investigation — One woman was killed and seven other people were hurt after a suspect identified as a Sudanese immigrant opened fire at a Tennessee church Sunday, police said, as the FBI confirmed it's launched …
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Thomas Phippen / The Daily Caller:
Tennessee Church Shooting Suspect Is A Sudanese Bodybuilder
Tennessee Church Shooting Suspect Is A Sudanese Bodybuilder
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Wall Street Journal:
The Politicization of Everything — Everybody loses in the Trump-NFL brawl over the national anthem.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Conservative, Inc., Is Being Replaced By Us Militant Normals — I guess now we're not supposed to be fighting culture wars anymore - man, it's so hard to keep up with these ever-changing new rules! I'm old enough to remember way back to 2016, before Trump got nominated …
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
John McCain fights back — You'd never know it but before work, Sen. John McCain starts his day with chemo and radiation. McCain tells 60 Minutes that he feels more energetic and engaged because of his diagnosis — On Friday, John McCain announced that he will once again vote against repeal …
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CNN:
Far-right party AfD in disarray a day after historic German election result — German far-right leader walks out of presser — Berlin (CNN)The leadership of the hardline Alternative for Germany party was in disarray Monday, a day after its historic breakthrough in the German elections delivered …
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