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2:45 PM ET, October 1, 2017

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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Puerto Rico is all our worst fears about Trump coming real  —  A real crisis comes and Trump can't handle it.  —  For the first nine months of his administration, observers have had occasion to wonder — and wonder, and wonder, and wonder — how exactly Donald Trump would manage to handle …
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Tobin Harshaw / Bloomberg:
No, Trump Didn't Botch the Puerto Rico Crisis  —  A Q&A with former Navy Captain Jerry Hendrix on smart preparations the White House and Pentagon made for the looming storm.  —  “Send in the cavalry.”  —  That was the advice retired Army General Russel Honore gave President Donald Trump …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Baldwin returns to SNL as confused Trump responding to Puerto Rico  —  Actor Alec Baldwin resumed his impersonation of President Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this week for the season premiere, appearing in the cold open as a confused Trump responding to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico.
Discussion: RedState
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
In one Puerto Rican nursing home, a struggle to get power and keep patients alive  —  About 100 people died in the three days after the storm in the Lajas region, twice the normal rate.  —  Before Hurricane Maria struck, destroying their home and about 250 others in this southwestern coastal town …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Trump calls San Juan mayor ‘ingrate’ in propaganda war over Puerto Rico relief  —  Trump continued his attacks on San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz Sunday morning as part of what has effectively become a White House propaganda campaign.  Trump claimed again that Puerto Rico relief efforts are going well …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill and Shareblue
Mike Allen / Axios:
Full text: Homeland security adviser's update on Puerto Rico  —  Here's the full text of an update on Puerto Rico that White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert sent his West Wing colleagues:  —  To inform you, I traveled with Brock to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump to attend Presidents Cup golf tournament Sunday  —  President Trump updated his schedule on Sunday to attend the Presidents Cup Golf Tournament at Liberty National Golf Club.  —  Trump is scheduled to arrive at the course this afternoon and will participate in the trophy presentation …
Discussion: RedState and neo-neocon
Chris Gillette / Associated Press:
In hurricane-hit Puerto Rico, a stunning silence
Discussion: Axios and New York Times
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Neighboring mayor praises Trump, says San Juan mayor playing ‘politics,’ AWOL at meetings
Discussion: CNN
The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Fellow Puerto Rico Mayor Rips San Juan Mayor — 'She's Not Participating In Any Meetings'
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Dem senator compares Trump to Marie Antoinette
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Trump: 'You're going straight to hell'
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:   General Defends San Juan Mayor: She's ‘Living on a Cot...Hope the President Has a Good Day at Golf’
Washington Post:
Trump signed presidential directive ordering actions to pressure North Korea  —  Early in his administration, President Trump signed a directive outlining a strategy of pressure against North Korea that involved actions across a broad spectrum of government agencies and led to the use …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
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David Cohen / Politico:
Trump undercuts Tillerson's efforts on North Korea
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column Time's up: As CHIP expires unrenewed, Congress blows a chance to save healthcare for 9 million children  —  Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price voted twice against expanding CHIP as a George state legislator.  —  Advocates for children's health started worrying months ago …
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Kasich hints at leaving GOP if it's not ‘fixed’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich said on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that a time could come when he no longer supports the Republican Party.  —  “If the party can't be fixed, Jake, then I'm not going to be able to support the party.
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
“Pretty safe bet”: Former national security adviser warns Kushner compromised by foreign intel  —  NSA officials say Jared Kushner's use of personal email likely made him a target of foreign intelligence services.  —  The National Security Agency warned top Trump administration officials …
Graydon Carter / Vanity Fair:
Graydon Carter Remembers S.I. Newhouse, Jr., the Magazine Visionary Who Modernized Condé Nast  —  S.I. Newhouse, Jr., the Chairman Emeritus of Condé Nast, died today in New York, the city he was born in and the one that gave foundation to the empire he built.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Samuel I. Newhouse, Jr., the Longtime Owner of The New Yorker and Chairman of Condé Nast, Has Died at Eighty-Nine
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump Tax Cut Already In Trouble  —  Don't believe the unrestrained enthusiasm coming from the White House and congressional leaders: The tax cut they announced last Wednesday is already in trouble and isn't going to be enacted quickly.  —  Of course the party line coming from the Trump administration …
New York Times:
At Trial, a Focus on the Facts, Not the Politics, of Benghazi  —  WASHINGTON — Almost from the moment that Islamist militants overran the American consulate and assaulted a C.I.A. annex in Benghazi, Libya, in September 2012, politics consumed the deadly attacks.
 
 
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
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Discussion: The Week
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For NJ.com  —  Medford survivalist Joseph Badame with some of …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner
Discussion: Slate
John Bowden / The Hill:
Ex-Medicare head says Trump ‘purposely’ raising insurance premiums
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Local high school football players kicked off team after protest during anthem
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