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7:45 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
Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over Potentially Explosive Stories (Exclusive)
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Harvey Weinstein Harassment Claims Put Obamas, Clintons in Tough Spot
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Senate Democrats Pledge to Give Tainted Harvey Weinstein Donations to Charity
Discussion: The Atlantic and Mediaite
Andy Cush / SPIN:
Harvey Weinstein Used a Made-Up Jay-Z Quote in His Statement About Sexual Harassment Allegations
Discussion: thecut
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 …
Andrea Peterson / Politico:
John Kelly's personal cell phone 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 …
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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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.
Washington Post:
The ATF-approved ‘goofy little doodad’ used by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock
John Bresnahan / Politico:
NRA moves to head off gun control fight in Congress
Discussion: ABC News and IJR
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Come And Take Them, Bret Stephens
Discussion: Mediaite and Hit & Run
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
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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 …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Angry GOP donors close their wallets  —  Republicans are confronting a growing revolt from their top donors, who are cutting off the party in protest over its inability to get anything done.  —  Tensions reached a boiling point at a recent dinner at the home of Los Angeles billionaire Robert Day.
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New York Times:
For Republican Leaders in Congress, the Headaches Keep Mounting
Discussion: Last Men and OverMen
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Republican Senate candidate announces her bid by trashing the Republican Senate
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Politico
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.
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 …
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 …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump hits a new low in attacks on the free press  —  Carl Bernstein: Russia probes are ‘closing in’  —  President Trump's disregard for a free press just reached a new low: He's urging the Senate Intelligence Committee to investigate American news outlets for publishing “fake” stories.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House chides media: ‘You have a responsibility to tell the truth’
Salon:
Republicans want to make Russia probe go away — but they can't
Discussion: Washington Post
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
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
 
 
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Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Texas AG Ken Paxton faces new investigation under bribery statute over $100K gift
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Treasury inspector general finds no wrongdoing in Mnuchin plane travel
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Detroit News:
Refusal to vaccinate son lands Ferndale mom in jail
Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
Does God believe in Trump? White evangelicals are sticking with their “Prince of Lies”
Discussion: RedState and Joe.My.God.
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Lauren Ambrose to Star in ‘My Fair Lady’ on Broadway
Discussion: Gothamist
Hannah Lang / CNN:
Dem congressional hopeful calls female incumbent a ‘child’
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ga. sheriff indicted for sexual battery in high school drug search
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Fox News:
Man's Jack Daniel's flag mistaken for ISIS flag by ‘worried’ neighbors
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Chao used government planes seven times when cheaper flights would not work
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Dan Abrams / Mediaite:
Hate for Megyn Kelly is Everything That's Wrong With America Today
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Russian propaganda may have been shared hundreds of millions of times, new research says
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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

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

 
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