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2:40 PM ET, September 27, 2017

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump, at war with everyone, mocks McCain, McConnell  —  In private, President Trump has taken to physically mocking M&M: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (slumped shoulders; lethargic body language) and Sen. John McCain (imitating the thumbs-down of his historic health-care vote).
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CNN:
Trump infuriated after backing Alabama loser  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Returning from a high-dollar fundraiser in Manhattan on Tuesday evening, an infuriated President Donald Trump watched aboard Air Force One as Fox News called the Alabama Senate primary for Roy Moore against Trump's favored candidate, Luther Strange.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How Roy Moore's Win Roils Republicans  —  Jonathan Bernstein's morning links.  —  There are three big reasons why Roy Moore's defeat of President Donald Trump-endorsed Senator Luther Strange in the Alabama Republican primary on Tuesday matters.  —  RIP, Trump's Magic: Sure …
Discussion: LegBranch.com
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
Roy Moore's win is bad for Alabama, and even worse for the GOP  —  As a proud Alabaman, I'm walking today with my shoulders slumped.  Roy Moore is the Republican nominee to be the next U.S. senator from my state, and he is likely to be elected in December.  Moore is bad for Alabama and worse for the GOP.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018
Russell Goldman / New York Times:
Trump Deletes Tweets Supporting Luther Strange
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mitch McConnell's dreadful day
Ashley Feinberg / Wired:
Jared Kushner Voted As a Woman, According to His Registration  —  SINCE MOVING INTO the White House months ago, Jared Kushner—senior advisor and son-in-law to the President, savior of the Middle East, and possible person of interest in a federal investigation—has amassed a rather extensive project portfolio.
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Kushner registered to vote in New York as a female  —  Presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is registered as a female voter in New York, according to public records.  —  Registration records show that when Kushner, who is married to first daughter Ivanka Ivanka …
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
The ‘doubled standard deduction’ in the GOP tax plan is a lie  —  In selling their soon-to-be-released tax plan, Republicans have been leaning hard on what they say is a provision to cut and simplify taxes for the middle class: Doubling the standard deduction that income tax payers may take.
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Washington Post:
GOP tax document reveals plan for massive tax cuts, preserves key deductions  —  Republicans on Wednesday will propose slashing tax rates for the wealthy, middle class and businesses, while also preserving popular tax deductions that encourage buying homes and giving to charity …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Here's the GOP tax plan  —  Here's a summary of the plan that's being released today, obtained by Axios from outside sources.  More details to come.
Washington Post:
Read the complete Republican tax plan released Wednesday
Discussion: National Review and Common Dreams
Associated Press:
Trump, GOP tax plan cuts rates, nearly doubles deduction
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
Second-Class Puerto Rico  —  Trump declines to waive the Jones Act for hurricane relief.  —  The devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria is awful to behold, and the Trump Administration will have to mobilize more resources to help.  Here's one idea: Suspend the law that raises …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
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Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
U.S. denies request for Puerto Rico shipping waiver
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Clinton pressed Trump to deploy hospital ship Comfort to Puerto Rico. Now it's preparing to go.
Clarice Silber / Associated Press:
Famous fake news writer found dead outside Phoenix  —  https://apnews.com/dc0728173537459b9a1e 38009dd5c4b5  —  Link copied!  —  PHOENIX (AP) — A leading purveyor of fake news in the 2016 presidential election has died outside Phoenix at the age of 38.  —  Maricopa County Sheriff's …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Fake news writer in 2016 presidential election found dead
Discussion: RedState and IJR
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
A majority of adults disagree with Trump on firing athletes who kneel during anthem: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans disagree with President Donald Trump's assertion that football players should be fired for kneeling during the national anthem …
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Paul Gackle / Mercury News:
Sharks' Ward, one of NHL's few black players, may kneel for anthem
Ivy League / ESPN:
Louisville's Rick Pitino and Tom Jurich placed on administrative leave  —  Louisville men's head basketball coach Rick Pitino has been placed on unpaid administrative leave interim president Greg Postel announced Wednesday.  —  Athletic director Tom Jurich has been placed on paid administrative leave Postel said at a news conference.
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Courier-Journal:
Rick Pitino ‘effectively fired,’ on unpaid leave amid Louisville FBI basketball investigation  —  University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has been put on unpaid administrative leave after the FBI alleged in a criminal complaint that coaches with the program participated in a scheme to pay recruits' families.
Dialynn Dwyer / Boston Globe:
Michelle Obama: ‘Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice’  —  Former First Lady Michelle Obama criticized women who voted for President Donald Trump during a wide-ranging conversation in Boston Wednesday that addressed life in the White House, her forthcoming book …
Jemele Hill / The Undefeated:
Jemele Hill on doing the right thing  —  A lesson from her grandmother: Be better.  No matter what.  —  I don't remember exactly how old I was, but let's just say I was 11.  —  I was spending the night at my grandmother's house with a couple of my close friends.  And they had an idea.
John DiStaso / WMUR:
Upset: Democrat flips NH House seat in 2-1 GOP district  —  Kari Lerner of Chester defeats former Rep. James Headd of Auburn  —  CONCORD, N.H. —  Democrat Kari Lerner of Chester pulled off a surprising upset win in a Rockingham County special New Hampshire House election Tuesday …
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David Smiley / miamiherald:
Taddeo wins as Democrats pick up Florida Senate seat
Discussion: NBC News
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump on whether he'll fire Price over charter flights: 'We'll see'  —  'I'm going to look at it.  I am not happy about it, and I let him know it,' the president says of Price using taxpayer money to fund private jet travel.  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed sharp displeasure …
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
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Chicago Tribune:
Trump says he's not happy with HHS Secretary Tom Price
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Corker: ‘Possible’ that Peyton Manning runs for Senate  —  It's “possible” but not necessarily likely that former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will run for Tennessee's open U.S. Senate seat, retiring Sen. Bob Corker said Wednesday.  —  The outgoing GOP senator said he spoke with Manning …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fire chief who called Mike Tomlin a ‘n**ger’ resigns — and blames the media for making him look racist  —  Washington County fire chief Paul Smith has resigned in wake of his use of a racial slur to refer to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.  —  “The media dragged my fire company …
CBS News:
Rep. Steve Scalise on his road to recovery after being shot  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise speaks for the first time since being shot and nearly killed on a Virginia ballfield last June — This Sunday on 60 Minutes  —  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La), the House Majority Whip who was shot …
Politico:
Trump's most (and least) popular cabinet members  —  NEW POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT POLL — MOST POPULAR CABINET MEMBERS: Defense Secretary James Mattis topped the list of Trump's most popular advisers with a 40%favorable rating (+20% net favorable), according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
Discussion: Axios, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Max Kutner / Newsweek:
TRUMP WILL SKIP FBI DIRECTOR CEREMONY, AMID BUREAU'S RUSSIA INVESTIGATION  —  President Donald Trump will not attend a ceremony for FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday, the Department of Justice tells Newsweek.  In skipping the event, Trump will avoid possible run-ins …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Rolling Stone 's Sales Pitch to Investors: Go Monthly, Slash Editorial Budget, Pivot to Video  —  Jann Wenner and his millennial son capitulate to magazine reality.  —  Last week, Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner put his iconic magazine on the market, a decision that represents …
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ESPN:
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Rhonda Cook / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
U.S. Supreme Court grants stay of execution to Georgia killer
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Price's private-jet travels included visits with colleagues, lunch with son
 

 
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