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5:20 PM ET, September 30, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump called San Juan's mayor a weak leader.  Here's what her leadership looks like.  —  When Hurricane Maria destroyed the infrastructure of Puerto Rico, the mayor of San Juan became the spokeswoman of a stranded people.  —  Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto told the world of the “horror” …
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James Fallows / The Atlantic:
From Donald Trump, a New Low  —  The purpose of my 152-installment Trump Time Capsule series during the 2016 campaign was to record, in real time, things Donald Trump said or did that were wholly outside the range for previous serious contenders for the White House.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's new feud  —  Three days before flying to Puerto Rico, President Trump this morning attacked the mayor of San Juan, the capital.  Yesterday, the mayor took to TV to lash out at the administration for a disaster response that she said could come “close to a genocide” if logistics aren't figured out.
Washington Post:
Lost weekend: How Trump's time at his golf club hurt the response to Maria … At first, the Trump administration seemed to be doing all the right things to respond to the disaster in Puerto Rico.  —  As Hurricane Maria made landfall that Wednesday, there was a frenzy of activity publicly and privately.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump slams Puerto Rico: ‘They want everything to be done for them’  —  President Trump on Saturday criticized Puerto Rico's “poor leadership” and defended his administration's response to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria's devastation on the island in an early morning series of tweets …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out at Puerto Rico Mayor Who Criticized Storm Response  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump lashed out at the mayor of San Juan on Saturday for criticizing his administration's efforts to help Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, accusing her of “poor leadership” and implying that the island …
Juana Summers / CNN:
Trump attacks San Juan mayor over hurricane response  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump launched an attack on San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Saturday for criticizing the White House's hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico, accusing her of …
New York Times:
One Day in the Life of Battered Puerto Rico  —  6 a.m.  —  Near Corozal  —  The sun rose Wednesday morning in the low mountains of north-central Puerto Rico, near the town of Corozal, to reveal the world that Hurricane Maria has made: shattered trees, traffic lights dangling precipitously …
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Did President Trump add $33 million to Puerto Rico's debt by bankrupting a golf course there?  —  “Trump Made Puerto Rico's Debt Worse After His Golf Course Filed For Bankruptcy — REPORT”  —  “One of Trump's S—y Golf Courses Cost Puerto Rican Taxpayers Millions of Dollars”
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
On Twitter, Trump attacks mayor of San Juan for ‘poor leadership’ amid deepening crisis
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
ABC Poaches Tara Palmeri, a Politico Rising Star  —  The white-hot West Wing beat is minting new journalism name-brands.  —  Tara Palmeri, part of the new gaggle of White House reporters who have been churning out juicy scoops about the As-the-World-Turns Trump West Wing …
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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Special counsel investigators start questioning White House staffers
Discussion: The Hill
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson  —  BEIJING — The Trump administration acknowledged on Saturday for the first time that it is in direct communication with the government of North Korea over its missile and nuclear tests.  —  “We are probing, so stay tuned,” …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
U.S. Talking With North Korea on Nuclear Program, Tillerson Says
Discussion: The Week
Reuters:
U.S. ‘probing’ to see if North Korea interested in dialogue: Tillerson
Discussion: ThinkProgress and SARAH PALIN
Robert Booth / The Guardian:
Boris Johnson caught on camera reciting Kipling in Myanmar temple  —  Foreign secretary's impromptu recital of colonial-era poem was so embarrassing the UK ambassador was forced to stop him  —  The foreign secretary has been accused of “incredible insensitivity” after it emerged he recited part …
Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Garcetti is increasingly traveling outside California, raising eyebrows back in L.A.  —  L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and his wife, Amy Wakeland, arrive at the opening ceremony of the 131st International Olympic Committee Session in Lima, Peru, on Sept. 12.  Some of Garcetti's travel over the last year …
Nathan J. Robinson / static.currentaffairs.org:
Good Riddance To An Abusive Creep  —  Hugh Hefner was a tyrant who expounded a cruel and exploitative philosophy...  Hugh Hefner was not a good person.  From the accounts of its residents, Hefner's Playboy Mansion functioned a lot like an internment camp.  Hefner exercised totalitarian control …
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump's breaking point with Price  —  Tom Price's downfall was his penchant for pricey jets.  —  But his demise was months in the making, as the president continued to lose trust in the Health and Human Services secretary who rarely attended Oval Office strategy meetings …
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CNN:   Price out as HHS secretary after private plane scandal
 
 
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