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9:50 PM ET, October 13, 2017

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Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Bob Corker on Trump's biggest problem: The ‘castration’ of Rex Tillerson  —  So is Donald Trump really leading the country toward World War III?  —  That is the warning that lingers from the broadside delivered by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) during his Twitter war with Trump.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's Iran announcement backfires  —  President Trump's official announcement that he will not certify the Iran deal, as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is known, set off a series of predictable and negative consequences.  —  First, the European Union made clear that it does not agree with Trump's move.
Discussion: RedState and Politico
The Daily Beast:
McMaster Wants to Save the Iran Deal by Hiding It From Trump
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Trump: My presidency is ‘substantially ahead of schedule’
Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
15 states sue over Trump-halted ObamaCare payments  —  A new multistate lawsuit has been announced to stop President Trump from halting key ObamaCare payments to insurers.  —  Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., are signing onto the new lawsuit, which will be filed Friday …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump opposes bipartisan Obamacare rescue plan  —  President Donald Trump will oppose any congressional attempts to reinstate funding for Obamacare subsidies — unless he gets something in return, his budget director Mick Mulvaney said in an interview Friday morning.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - October 2017: Open Enrollment and the ACA Marketplaces  —  , Cailey Muñana, and Mollyann Brodie  —  KEY FINDINGS:  — The October Kaiser Health Tracking Poll focuses on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) marketplaces as the November 1st open enrollment …
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Sandoval: Trump decision to end health-care subsidies for low-income Americans is ‘devastating’  —  Governor Brian Sandoval called the president's decision to end critical payments from the federal government that help health insurance companies offer affordable coverage to lower-income Americans …
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Trump Administration To End Obamacare Subsidies For The Poor
Stephen L. Miller / Fox News:
Weinstein scandal — Can Democrats afford to cut Hollywood loose?  —  Last year at the 89th Annual Academy Awards, then-Vice President Joe Biden walked on stage to a standing ovation to introduce Lady Gaga.  He gave a passionate speech on the topic of campus sexual assault …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Chaos inside scandal-wracked Weinstein Co.
Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens accuses Oliver Stone of sexual assault after director defends Harvey Weinstein
TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein will challenge his firing by The Weinstein Company …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Mueller's team interviewed Priebus on Friday  —  Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team on Friday, according to his lawyer, William Burck.  —  “Mr. Priebus was voluntarily interviewed by Special Counsel Mueller's team today.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci is romancing Kimberly Guilfoyle  —  MORE FROM: … Anthony Scaramucci, the infamous, fiery, short-lived former White House communications director, is wooing glamorous Fox News anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle, multiple sources tell Page Six — even as the couple deny they are an item.
Discussion: AOL
Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
How the Pentagon Spun Hurricane Maria  —  U.S. officials inadvertently included a Bloomberg reporter on an internal email list.  Here's a glimpse into their bid to put relief efforts in a positive light.  —  Late last month, Pentagon communications officials inadvertently included Bloomberg …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:   Pentagon accidentally included reporter in Puerto Rico spin talks
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Abandoning Puerto Rico would be an impeachable offense
Adam Steinbaugh / FIRE:
Hecklers shout down California attorney general, assembly majority leader at Whittier College  —  Last week, Whittier College — my alma mater — hosted California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, in a question-and-answer session organized by Ian Calderon, the Majority Leader of the California State Assembly.
Discussion: Instapundit and TheBlaze
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:   Pro-Trumpers Shout-Down Liberal Speakers at Whittier College
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump's Fake Renoir: The Untold Story  —  Trump biographer Tim O'Brien talks about his years covering the developer turned reality star turned president—including a bizarre incident involving a fake impressionist painting.  —  Years ago, while reporting a book about a real-estate developer …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Social Media Guidelines for The Times Newsroom  —  The New York Times has been a dominant force on social media for years.  Our newsroom accounts have tens of millions of followers.  Many of our journalists are influential voices on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
White House desperately tries to fix Trump's widely-mocked claim he met with ‘president of the Virgin Islands’  —  During his speech at the Values Voters summit on Friday, President Donald Trump told the crowd that he recently met with the “president of the Virgin Islands.”
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Las Vegas police now say there was no six-minute gap between first shots and concert massacre  —  Las Vegas police said Friday that the gunman who opened fire on a country music festival far below his hotel suite did not shoot a security guard six minutes before that rampage, contradicting a timeline they had offered earlier this week.
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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Lisa Bloom Reveals Why She Took On Harvey Weinstein as a Client  —  “I saw this as a unique opportunity to change the way these stories go,” says the lawyer.  “I was wrong.  It turns out nobody is ready to hear an apology when a shocking story comes out.”  —  When noted feminist …
CNN:
Roger Stone attorney says he complied with request for Assange contact  —  Washington (CNN)An attorney for Roger Stone says the longtime confidante to President Donald Trump has complied with the House Russia investigators' request for him to provide the identity of his intermediary to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange.
Kelly Crow / Wall Street Journal:
Obamas Choose Rising Stars to Paint Their Official Portraits  —  Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald will paint the former president and first lady for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery  —  The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has commissioned a pair of rising-star artists …
Discussion: npg.si.edu and Talking Points Memo
Sean Illing / Vox:
20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy.  They're scared.  —  “If current trends continue for another 20 or 30 years, democracy will be toast.”  —  Is American democracy in decline?  Should we be worried?  —  On October 6, some of America's top political …
Discussion: Raw Story
David French / National Review:
Trump's Tweets Are Damaging the Republican Character  —  No short-term political victory is worth the long-term cultural degradation the president is guaranteeing the GOP.  —  The vast majority of commentary about Donald Trump's tweets centers on Trump: What do they say about his state of mind?
 
 
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Sasha Polakow-Suransky / New York Times:
White Nationalism Is Destroying the West
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
‘Thursday Night Football’ Snares 14.6M Viewers, Down Despite Eagles' Win - Update
Discussion: IJR
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: 'We're saying merry Christmas again'
Discussion: RedState
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Celebrity Publicists Are Bailing on ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
Republican National Committee chief, in Colorado visit, says “I think we're in the best place …
Chicago Business:
What Jaguars owner Khan said today on Trump, NFL owners and a $20 minimum wage
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
For Trump, “Consequences Are Piling Up” with Republicans in Washington
Nate Boyer / ESPN:
Ex-Green Beret Nate Boyer writes open letter to Trump, Kaepernick, NFL and America
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
Kevin Glass / Washington Examiner:
Tax reform can finally drain the swamp by getting rid of lobbyists
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Flynn ally sought help from ‘dark web’ in covert Clinton email investigation
Discussion: Raw Story and Shakesville
 

 
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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
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