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5:40 PM ET, October 5, 2017

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New York Times:
Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein  —  Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what the young actress expected to be a business breakfast meeting.  Instead, he had her sent up to his room …
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New York Times:
Statement From Harvey Weinstein  —  The New York Times received the following statement from Harvey Weinstein responding to allegations about his treatment of women in Hollywood.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein to Sue N.Y. Times, Says His Attorney  —  Charles Harder says that proceeds from the case will be donated to women's organizations.  —  On the heels of The New York Times' bombshell expose published Thursday about “decades of harassment” on the part of Harvey Weinstein …
Discussion: National Review, Deadline and thecut
Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over Potentially Explosive Stories (Exclusive)  —  The Hollywood mogul has enlisted a team of attorneys to fight planned articles that are said to be about his personal behavior.  —  Is The New York Times about to expose damaging information on Harvey Weinstein?
Sonny Bunch / Washington Free Beacon:
Shorter Harvey Weinstein: 'I'm a Liberal, Maybe Gimme a Pass?'
Discussion: IndieWire
Washington Post:
The ATF-approved ‘goofy little doodad’ used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock  —  As President Obama's first year in office drew to a close, he addressed the nation after a mass shooting in Fort Hood, Texas, saying the country must do everything it can to prevent future gun violence.
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
NRA bans bump stocks at its own firing range  —  The firing range at the National Rifle Association headquarters, like many ranges across the nation, bans the use of bump fire systems such as the one used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, according to firearms experts.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
NRA moves to head off gun control fight in Congress
Discussion: ABC News and IJR
Jeremy Gorner / Chicago Tribune:
Las Vegas gunman booked hotel rooms overlooking Lollapalooza: sources
Discussion: Axios, NBC News and East Bay Times
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination  —  The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace.  But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Trump Just Asked A Court To Dismiss A Lawsuit Against His Transgender Military Ban
Discussion: Daily Kos and Towleroad
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense  —  The breach, considered the most serious in years, could enable Russia to evade NSA surveillance and more easily infiltrate U.S. networks  —  WASHINGTON—Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment  —  I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment.  —  From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder.  “States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides …
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Come And Take Them, Bret Stephens
Discussion: Hit & Run and Townhall.com
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
After Las Vegas, Democrats Send In The Clowns
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump plans to declare that Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest  —  President Trump plans to announce next week that he will “decertify” the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is not in the national interest of the United States and kicking the issue to a reluctant Congress …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Tim Murphy resigns from Congress  —  Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), the embattled anti-abortion lawmaker who allegedly encouraged his lover to terminate a pregnancy, on Thursday announced his plan to resign from office later this month — just a day after announcing his plan to retire following the 2018 election.
Tennessean.com:
Exclusive: U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn launches U.S. Senate bid  —  Marsha Blackburn announces she is running for U.S. Senate  —  NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is entering the 2018 U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Corker, ending a week's worth of speculation …
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Pew Research Center:
The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider  —  Sharp shifts among Democrats on aid to needy, race, immigration  —  The divisions between Republicans and Democrats on fundamental political values - on government, race, immigration, national security, environmental protection and other areas …
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Pew Research Center:
8. Partisan animosity, personal politics, views of Trump
Discussion: RedState
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Top House Democrat: 'I think it's time' for Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn to go  —  A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team to prepare to step down and make way for the next generation of lawmakers in her caucus.
Elspeth Reeve / VICE News:
Congressman suggests Charlottesville was George Soros-backed conspiracy  —  For more on the legal challenge to Rep. Gosar's blocking followers on Facebook, tune into tonight's episode of VICE News Tonight on HBO.  —  Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar suggested the participants in the white nationalist rally …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Chao used government planes seven times when cheaper flights would not work  —  (Max Ortiz/Detroit News via Associated Press)  —  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao had planned to fly commercial to Detroit in early June for events on the future of American roads.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Transportation Secretary Chao Has Used Government Planes 7 Times This Year
Discussion: Shareblue
Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
Mystery man pictured shielding a woman from Vegas gunfire with his own body is revealed to be a young US Army soldier who ran back into the danger zone and plugged other people's bullet holes with his fingers  — US Army soldier Matthew Cobos was photographed on Sunday night shielding a woman from gunfire during the Las Vegas massacre
Manu Raju / CNN:
Grassley: ‘No way of avoiding’ public hearing for Trump Jr  —  Grassley requests that Trump Jr. testify  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley signaled Thursday that Donald Trump Jr. will ultimately have to testify publicly before his panel, something Democrats have been demanding for weeks.
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Hannah Lang / CNN:
Dem congressional hopeful calls female incumbent a ‘child’  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)A Democratic candidate for Congress called Rep. Elise Stefanik “a child” during a candidates' forum, months after he referred to the 33-year-old New York Republican as a “little girl.”
David Dayen / The Nation:
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much.  —  You know the old joke: How do you make a killing on Wall Street and never risk a loss?  Easy—use other people's money.  Jamie Dimon and his underlings at JPMorgan Chase have perfected …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and BillMoyers.com
Dan Abrams / Mediaite:
Hate for Megyn Kelly is Everything That's Wrong With America Today  —  Let me be clear at the outset, I don't know if Megyn Kelly's new NBC show will succeed.  After all, it's LESS THAN two weeks old so how can anyone really know.  —  I have always liked Megyn personally and more importantly …
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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Donald Trump / Dallas Morning News:
UNT president opposed Donald Trump Jr.'s $100,000 speech, but donors prevailed
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House chides media: ‘You have a responsibility to tell the truth’
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Lauren Ambrose to Star in ‘My Fair Lady’ on Broadway
Discussion: Gothamist
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
FEMA removes statistics about drinking water access and electricity in Puerto Rico from website
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ga. sheriff indicted for sexual battery in high school drug search
Discussion: Raw Story
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
Death at a Penn State Fraternity
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Ivana Trump says she's encouraged her ex-husband's Twitter habit
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Fox News:
Man's Jack Daniel's flag mistaken for ISIS flag by ‘worried’ neighbors
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Russian propaganda may have been shared hundreds of millions of times, new research says
Mike Pence / Wall Street Journal:
America Will Return to the Moon—and Go Beyond
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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