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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump skeptical of his own tax plan  —  President Trump has built an escape hatch from his own tax plan.  In Indianapolis yesterday, he bragged that it's the “largest tax cut in our county's history.”  But in the West Wing earlier, Trump resisted the framework that had been cooked …
Bruce Bartlett / Washington Post:
I helped create the GOP tax myth.  Trump is wrong: Tax cuts don't equal growth.  —  The best growth in recent memory came after President Clinton raised taxes in the '90s.  —  Four decades ago, while working for Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY), I had a hand in creating the Republican tax myth.
Discussion: CNN
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Trump Tax Plan Benefits Wealthy, Including Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The tax plan that the Trump administration outlined on Wednesday is a potentially huge windfall for the wealthiest Americans.  It would not directly benefit the bottom third of the population.  As for the middle class, the benefits appear to be modest.
Heidi M Przybyla / USA Today:
Trump's tax plan could actually benefit wealthy people like him
Discussion: Vox and Bloomberg
Tomi Kilgore / MarketWatch:
Mark Cuban, Pitbull step up, but Trump administration making Puerto Rico evacuees pay  —  Evacuees on U.S.-government-coordinated transport must sign IOUs for the cost — and give up their passports as collateral  —  A billionaire business shark and a “worldwide” pop star have donated the use …
Discussion: Shareblue
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Chris Riotta / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP REFUSES TO SEND MORE AID TO PUERTO RICO, CITING BUSINESS INTERESTS  —  President Donald Trump has made it clear his administration isn't planning to allow any additional outside aid to get into Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.  —  Speaking with reporters on Wednesday afternoon …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Jones Act Waived for Puerto Rico, Easing Hurricane Aid Shipments  —  The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would temporarily waive a century-old shipping law for Puerto Rico that officials there said was hindering disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Maria.
John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump administration requiring Puerto Rico evacuees to pay transportation costs
Discussion: Snopes.com
Laura Blewitt / Bloomberg:
Mountains of Aid Are Languishing on the Docks in Puerto Rico
Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
General Who Turned Around Katrina Response Criticizes Puerto Rico Efforts
Discussion: Common Dreams and Raw Story
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump lifts Jones Act to bolster Puerto Rico relief
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump authorizes waiver to loosen shipping regulations for Puerto Rico
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
With Tax Cuts on the Table, Once-Mighty Deficit Hawks Hardly Chirp  —  WASHINGTON — In 2001, when surging budget surpluses fueled hopes of extinguishing the national debt, a pitched battle broke out over President George W. Bush's proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut.
Discussion: Associated Press and Eschaton
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John Bowden / The Hill:
RSC chairman laments GOP's waning focus on deficits  —  The chairman of the powerful Republican Study Committee on Thursday lamented that deficit reduction has taken a back seat among GOP concerns now that the party controls the House, Senate and White House.
Discussion: Vox and Political Wire
Fox Business:
Tax cut plan will cut deficit by $1T: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
USA Today:
Many Trump voters will get zero from Republican tax ‘framework’
Chuck Marr / Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
“Big Six” Tax Framework Provides Windfall to High-Income Households, With Working Families Largely an Afterthought
Discussion: Mother Jones and CNBC
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Tax Plan Impact a Mystery for the Middle Class, but not for Trump
Discussion: Shareblue
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
The Time Donald Trump Turned Away in Disgust While a Man Was Bleeding to Death in Front of Him … Howard Stern is the greatest celebrity interviewer alive, bar none.  He is possessed of an uncanny ability to induce self-revelation, stroking and feeding the ego until it swells up and bursts.
Discussion: Raw Story
Russell Moore:
Hugh Hefner Did Not Live the Good Life  —  Overnight, we learned of the death of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.  Hefner is the iconic figure who not only made pornography socially respectable (and even more lucrative), but also spent a life constructing a “playboy philosophy” …
Discussion: RedState
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PR Newswire:
American Icon and Playboy Founder, Hugh M. Hefner, Has Died  —  Hugh M. Hefner, the American icon who in 1953 introduced the world to Playboy magazine and built the company into one of the most recognizable American global brands in history, peacefully passed away today from natural causes at his home …
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Hugh Hefner, Playboy Magazine Founder and Star of Girls Next Door, Dies at 91
The Intercept:
Lindsey Graham on Obamacare Repeal: I Had No Idea What I Was Doing … Senate Democrats and their progressive allies spent the last week-and-a-half in a full-blown mobilization against an existential threat to the Affordable Care Act.  —  Now that it has fizzled out, the lead author of the measure …
CBS News:
Rep. Steve Scalise breaks his silence on shooting  —  In his first interview since being shot and critically wounded, Rep. Steve Scalise describes the extent of his injuries and how surgeons put him back together  —  In his first interview since sustaining a life-threatening gunshot wound …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Scalise returns to Congress for first time since shooting
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Loses Again—and Moore  —  Trump and leaders in Congress should find the latest Republican failure sobering.  —  It was a disastrous day for the whole GOP—President Trump, congressional Republicans, grass-roots activists and anyone who wants progress on the party's agenda.
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Susan Wright / RedState:
Roy Moore's Democrat Opponent Pimps His Late-Term Abortion Beliefs on MSNBC (Video)
Greg Wyshynski / Yahoo Sports:
P.K. Subban says he'll ‘never’ protest during national anthem  —  P.K. Subban said on Tuesday that he will “never” kneel during the national anthem to protest something politically.  —  Subban performed at a fundraiser on Tuesday night at  —  Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, to benefit Comedy Cares.
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Tennessean.com:
Titans' Delanie Walker: 'No one's telling you to come to the game'
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
On Fox News, Trump uses racist dogwhistle to talk about NFL players who take a knee during anthem  —  During an interview on Fox & Friends that aired Thursday morning, President Trump said he thinks NFL owners are reluctant to take action against players who don't stand during the national anthem because they're afraid of them.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Ikea has bought TaskRabbit  —  The Swedish home goods giant is looking for some digital help from the contract labor marketplace  —  Swedish home goods giant Ikea has bought TaskRabbit, according to sources close to the situation.  —  The price of the deal could not be determined …
Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Fake news rife on Twitter during election week, study from Oxford says  —  Russia bought Black Lives Matter ad on Facebook  —  Fake election news wasn't just for Facebook feeds.  Twitter had its share as well.  —  “Polarizing and conspiratorial junk news” was as prevalent on Twitter …
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Angie Leventis Lourgos / Chicago Tribune:
American flag displayed on floor at suburban school sparks online firestorm
Discussion: Daily Herald, IJR and Fox News Insider
CNN:
Melania Trump to host opioid abuse roundtable
Discussion: AOL and Washington Free Beacon
Alastair Gee / The Guardian:
Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars
Baxter Oliphant / Pew Research Center:
Views about whether whites benefit from societal advantages split sharply along racial and partisan lines
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Paul Ryan on tax cuts: “This is the game changer”
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Ross Pomeroy / RealClearScience:
Political Campaigning May Be Mostly Pointless
Discussion: Vox and Real Clear Politics
New York Times:
Twitter, With Accounts Linked to Russia, to Face Congress Over Role in Election
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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