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5:45 PM ET, September 25, 2017

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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump versus the NFL, explained  —  A master of race baiting overreaches.  —  Millions of Americans are facing desperate conditions in Puerto Rico, congressional Republicans are mounting a last-ditch effort to enact billions of dollars in health care cuts, and the president …
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Rick Bonnell / The Charlotte Observer:
After Trump's tweet, here's what Hornets owner Michael Jordan says country needs  —  Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan added his voice Sunday night to those supporting professional athletes expressing themselves on social issues.  —  “I want to get one thing clear …
Discussion: Washington Post
Eric Reid / New York Times:   Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee
Jack Holmes / Esquire:
The NFL Won't Forget September 24, 2017 Anytime Soon
Tara Golshan / Vox:
The Trump administration just made its travel ban permanent  —  President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend that restricts travel to the US from more countries than any of the travel bans that have come before it, effectively banning almost all travel from eight countries …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:   Can We Stop Calling It a ‘Muslim Ban’ Now?
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WH dismisses N. Korean claims: There has been no declaration of war
Discussion: RedState
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court cancels oral arguments on Trump travel ban
Discussion: Vox
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
North Korea asserts a right to shoot down U.S. bombers
Newsweek:
IVANKA TRUMP USED A PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT FOR GOVERNMENT WORK: EXCLUSIVE  —  Ivanka Trump, the first daughter and adviser to the president, used a personal email address to communicate with a government official after her father took office, according to documents that the nonprofit American …
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House Oversight Dems / Oversight Democrats:
Kushner's Use of Private Email  —  Cummings Launches Investigation  —  Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner in light of a Politico report …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Watchdog: Ivanka Trump used personal email account for government business  —  Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to communicate with a member of President Trump's administration, a watchdog group said Monday.  —  American Oversight obtained documents through the Freedom of Information Act …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats open investigation into Kushner emails
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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Will Schmitt / Springfield News-Leader:
A local WWII vet took a knee to support black NFL players.  He's going viral.  —  AP reporters counted more than 200 NFL players who did not stand during the national anthem before their games on Sunday.  Six refused to stand the week before, mainly protesting police brutality.  AP  —  CONNECT
David French / National Review:
I Understand Why They Knelt  —  Kansas City Chiefs players …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
Gohmert Calls for McCain's Recall  —  Texas Republican suggests way to support senator and get health care repeal  —  Pelosi Calls Out Trump for War on NFL, NBA Former Governor, Senate Candidate Announces Bid for Reichert's Seat State Medicaid Directors Say Graham-Cassidy ‘Fails to Deliver’
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump blasts McCain over health bill vote
Discussion: baker
John Wagner / Washington Post:
In radio interview, Trump slams McCain, dings McConnell and botches a Senate candidate's name
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP facing likely failure on ObamaCare repeal
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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CBS News:
Poll: Most disapprove of Graham-Cassidy health care bill
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Cruz still a no on Graham-Cassidy
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Allison De Jong / ABC News:
Americans back DACA by a huge margin (POLL)
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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Washington Post:
Hot, isolated, and running out of supplies, parts of Puerto Rico near desperation
Chandrika Narayan / CNN:
Officials plead for swift aid to Puerto Rico to prevent ‘humanitarian crisis’
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 …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Sunday Night Football’ Ratings Down Again On Day Of Player Protests  —  On a day full of criticism from Donald Trump, political protests, linked arms, players taking a knee or not coming on the field at all during the national anthem, and renewed pleas for unity from the league …
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George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
With Great Sadness, I Did Not Watch the National Football League on Sunday  —  RUSH: I want to share with you first the way all of this affected me, because in many ways I think that I am fairly typical.  I am smack-dab in the middle of the targeted marketing the NFL does to acquire and hold an audience …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Guardian
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in federal prison  —  Disgraced former U.S. congressman Anthony Weiner, whose exchange of illicit messages with a teenager wound up playing a role in the 2016 presidential election, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison, authorities said.
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Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Anthony Weiner gets hard time
Discussion: Daily Wire and IJR
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.
CNN:
White House stonewalls Capitol Hill over records in Russia probe  —  White House legal team overshadows Trump  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — At least three congressional panels are investigating Russian interference into last year's election  —  (CNN)Tension is rising between congressional …
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
House intel sets hearing amid friction with DOJ on Russia
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hank Stuever / Washington Post:
NBC's Megyn Kelly experiment unveils its latest creation, a morning-show Bride of Frankenstein  —  “Megyn Kelly Today” is meant to be the final, dazzling piece of Kelly's multimillion-dollar transmogrification from steely Fox News host to a mushy, hugs-for-everybody, midmorning TV host.
Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Iran's supposed missile launch was fake, US officials say  —  EXCLUSIVE: Iranian state television released video footage Friday claiming to show the launch of a new type of medium-range ballistic missile, a few hours after it was displayed during a military parade in Tehran.
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Steven Mnuchin, a Newcomer, Tilts at Washington's Hardest Target: The Tax Code
Discussion: Mother Jones
Steph Machado / WPRI-TV:
Chafee will enter Democratic primary if he runs for governor in 2018
Kaya Yurieff / CNNMoney:
Joe Biden's latest gig: Curating the news
Discussion: IJR
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?
Center for American ProgressCenter …:
At Least 1.4 Million Nonelderly Adults with Disabilities Would Lose Medicaid Under Graham-Cassidy
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
This is the party boss driving Democrats to the left
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Associated Press:
McCain calls brain cancer prognosis ‘very poor’
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Judd Gregg / The Hill:
Judd Gregg: A rude awakening for tech giants
Discussion: Instapundit
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Violent crime increased in 2016 for a second consecutive year, FBI says
Lucia Graves / The Guardian:
Why Hillary Clinton was right about white women - and their husbands
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‘Lonely Scholar With Unusual Ideas’ Defends Trump, Igniting Legal Storm
 

 
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Financial Times:
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