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11:40 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 …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Former Obama Adviser Anita Dunn Helped Harvey Weinstein Strategize Before New York Times Story
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Harassment Claims Put Obamas, Clintons in Tough Spot
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Harvey Weinstein gives first interview after shocking sex harassment claims
Brent Lang / Variety:
Is Harvey Weinstein Done in Hollywood?
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Senate Democrats Pledge to Give Tainted Harvey Weinstein Donations to Charity
Andrea Peterson / Politico:
John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, White House believes  —  White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials.  —  The discovery raises concerns …
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NBC News:
Tillerson Summoned to White House Amid Presidential Fury  —  WASHINGTON — John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, abruptly scrapped plans to travel with President Donald Trump on Wednesday so he could try to contain his boss's fury and manage the fallout from new revelations …
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream  —  In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder, Steve Bannon insisted that “there's no room in American society” for neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, and the KKK.
CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's team met with Russia dossier author  —  Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators met this past summer with the former British spy whose dossier on alleged Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign spawned months of investigations that have hobbled …
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.
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Dallas Morning News:
Small-town Texas company that invented ‘bump stock’ is in the spotlight after Las Vegas shooting
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump considering ‘bump stock’ ban
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Seven Flights for $800,000: Mnuchin's Travel on Military Jets  —  WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has flown on military aircraft seven times since March at a cost of more than $800,000, including a $15,000 round-trip flight to New York to meet with President Trump at Trump Tower …
Discussion: Raw Story and VICE News
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Julia Horowitz / CNNMoney:   The 7 trips Steven Mnuchin took on government planes for $811,800
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Treasury inspector general finds no wrongdoing in Mnuchin plane travel
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
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 …
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 …
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
45 After Dark: Phone Trouble edition
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Cut Russia Out of April Report on Election Influence  —  The drafting of the report sparked internal debate over how much information to disclose about Russian influence campaigns on the social network  —  Facebook Inc. FB 1.67% cut references to Russia from a public report in April …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Trump Administration Set to Roll Back Birth Control Mandate  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to roll back the federal requirement for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, vastly expanding exemptions for those that cite moral or religious objections.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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 …
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John Bowden / The Hill:   GOP rep suggests conspiracy theory about Charlottesville violence
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
FEMA removes statistics about drinking water access and electricity in Puerto Rico from website  —  As of Wednesday, half of Puerto Ricans had access to drinking water and 5 percent of the island had electricity, according to statistics published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
New York Times:
For Republican Leaders in Congress, the Headaches Keep Mounting  —  WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress are under intensifying attack from all sides of their own party, battered by voters from the right and left, spurned by frustrated donors and even threatened by the Trump White House …
Discussion: Politico and Last Men and OverMen
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.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
That's Disturbing  —  At 6:10 PM this evening President Trump began a meeting with top military leaders and gave a short prepared statement to pool reporters at the White House.  It was quite an aggressive statement but not terribly different from other things we've heard from the President.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Nominates a Coal Lobbyist to Be No. 2 at E.P.A.  —  President Trump on Thursday nominated Andrew R. Wheeler, a coal lobbyist with links to outspoken deniers of established science on climate change, to help lead the Environmental Protection Agency.  —  In announcing Mr. Wheeler …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
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
Jason Le Miere / Newsweek:
TRUMP SAID ‘DESPICABLE’ RACIST COMMENTS ABOUT BLACKS, JEWS IN TAPED ‘APPRENTICE’ MEETINGS, CLAIMS FORMER PRODUCER  —  A former producer on The Apprentice has said President Donald Trump made “unfathomably despicable” racist comments while on the set of the show.
Discussion: Raw Story
Julia Fair / USA Today:
Secret Service spent $137K on golf carts to protect Trump at New Jersey, Florida clubs  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has spent at least $137,505 to rent golf carts to protect President Trump this year at his private clubs in New Jersey and Florida.  —  According to federal purchase orders flagged …
David Lewis / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper:
We Snuck into Seattle's Super Secret White Nationalist Convention  —  Back in January, I e-mailed Dr. Greg Johnson, organizer of Northwest Forum, Seattle's hottest closed-door white nationalist convention, asking for an interview on the latest in regional racism.  He turned me down.
Discussion: The Stranger …
 
 
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Tropical Storm Nate Is Predicted To Hit U.S. Gulf Coast As A Hurricane Sunday
Manu Raju / CNN:
Sen. Menendez won't say he'll resign if convicted
NewsBusters:
September TV Coverage: Bashing Trump on NFL, DACA and Cabinet Flights
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
Jordyn Holman / Bloomberg:
Bank Behind Fearless Girl Statue Settles U.S. Gender Pay Dispute
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Street Artist Targets Jimmy Kimmel
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
As ACA enrollment nears, administration keeps cutting federal support of the law
Discussion: Politicus USA
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
House passes $4.1 trillion budget, the first concrete step toward tax reform
Discussion: New York Magazine and Axios
NAACP:
NAACP Sues U.S. Commerce Department for Refusal to Disclose Records on Preparations for 2020 Census
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
Does God believe in Trump? White evangelicals are sticking with their “Prince of Lies”
Discussion: RedState and Joe.My.God.
Hannah Lang / CNN:
Dem congressional hopeful calls female incumbent a ‘child’
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ga. sheriff indicted for sexual battery in high school drug search
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Abrams / Mediaite:
Hate for Megyn Kelly is Everything That's Wrong With America Today
Manu Raju / CNN:
Grassley: ‘No way of avoiding’ public hearing for Trump Jr
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment
 

 
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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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