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7:55 PM ET, September 8, 2017

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The Hill:
GOP bristles at Mnuchin's debt plea: Do it for me  —  House Republicans bristled Friday at Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin  —  's pitch for them to vote for a three-month debt and spending extension “for me,” exacerbating divisions between Capitol Hill and the White House.
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CNN:
The White House tried to calm furious House Republicans.  It didn't go well.  —  Trump opens door to work with Democrats  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)House Republicans unleashed their fury over President Donald Trump's deal with the Democrats at Steve Mnuchin, with conservatives calling …
Discussion: FOX2now.com, FOX6Now.com and KFOR-TV
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House passes Trump deal on majority Democratic vote
Discussion: Daily Kos and RedState
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conservatives Seethe As House Passes Debt Deal Trump Struck With Dems
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans lash Mnuchin, Mulvaney behind closed doors
Discussion: The Atlantic, AOL and Business Insider
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump signs $15 billion Harvey aid package after Republicans booed top White House officials
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
House GOP Rips Mnuchin for His ‘Vote for the Debt Ceiling for Me’ Sales Pitch
Discussion: Slate and Politicus USA
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
House Passes Hurricane Aid and Raises Debt Ceiling
Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax  —  Rush Limbaugh will be evacuating South Florida, just days after the popular conservative radio host claimed that Hurricane Irma would not hit the United States and that scientists and the liberal media …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
EPA chief on Irma: The time to talk climate change isn't now  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CNN in an interview about Hurricane Irma on Thursday that the time to talk about climate change isn't now.
FEMA.gov:
Hurricane Irma Rumor Control  —  Rumor: Pets in Shelters and Hotels  —  There are reports emergency shelters are required to accommodate pets and service animals belonging to people who have evacuated.  This is TRUE.  (September 8)  —  There are also reports hotels are required to accommodate pets for people who have evacuated.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Limbaugh to evacuate after calling Irma climate change ploy
Discussion: Metro and Washington Times
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Monster Hurricane Irma Barrels Toward Climate Change Deniers' Playground
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Well Well Well — Limbaugh Flees Irma Wrath, Days After On-Air Skepticism
Discussion: Mashable
New York Times:
New White House Chief of Staff Has an Enforcer  —  Lost in the scramble to cope with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the response to North Korea's nuclear provocations and the shock at President Trump's instant alliance with Democrats was a little-noticed bureaucratic earthquake that shook the White House this week.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News Will Part Ways With Eric Bolling After Harassment Investigation  —  Fox News Channel will part ways with host Eric Bolling, a host and contributor whose on-air presence at the 21st Century Fox-owned network had been growing in recent months, after allegations surfaced …
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Eric Bolling Out At Fox News  —  The news comes a month after HuffPost reported the host sent unsolicited lewd texts to female colleagues.  —  Fox News has parted ways with host Eric Bolling, the network confirmed Friday, just over a month after an exclusive HuffPost report revealed Bolling …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Eric Bolling is out at Fox News over sex pictures, while Charles Payne returns to Fox Business  —  Charles Payne, shown on the air at the Fox Business Network studios in New York in April 2015, is returning to Fox Business.  (John Lamparski / Getty Images)  —  Sexual harassment investigations …
Washington Post:
Spicer, Priebus, Hicks among six current and former Trump aides Mueller has expressed interest in interviewing for Russia probe … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has alerted the White House that his team will likely seek to interview six top current and former advisers to President Trump …
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The Daily Beast:
Mueller Wants to Talk to Hope Hicks Over Misleading Russia Statement … Special counsel Robert Mueller increasingly views President Donald Trump's trip back from the G-20 summit in Europe this July as a critical moment in his investigation.  And as part of an attempt to uncover just what happened …
Discussion: Business Insider
Gail Schontzler / Bozeman Daily Chronicle Audio:
Baucus backs single-payer health system  —  It's time for America to consider seriously a single-payer, government-run health system, says Max Baucus, Montana's longest serving U.S. senator, former ambassador to China and one of the chief architects of Obamacare.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Holy Crap. Max Baucus Now Supports Single Payer?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
GOP outraged after Trump refuses to consider Lois Lerner prosecution … The Department of Justice told members of Congress Friday that it wouldn't reconsider the question of whether to prosecute former IRS official Lois Lerner for her role in the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups, eliciting criticism from House Republicans.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers furious after DOJ declines to prosecute ex-IRS official Lois Lerner
Discussion: Associated Press and IJR
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CNNMoney:
Chris Christie in talks to be cable news contributor after leaving office  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's possible career as a sports broadcaster may not have panned out, but he might still have a shot at a television gig.  Christie has had conversations with both MSNBC and CNN …
Rosemary Feitelberg / WWD:
Will Joe Biden Run in 2020?  His Designer Daughter Ashley Sure Hopes So  —  Livelihood founder Ashley Biden is all about American manufacturing, a commitment she shares with her father Joe, who may run for president in 2020.  —  Ashley Biden and former Vice President Joe Biden
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:   Joe Biden's daughter says ex-VP considering 2020 run
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Trump Official Freezes On Camera After A Question About Climate Change  —  The silence was deafening.  —  Reporting From Washington, D.C.  —  During an exchange in Congress on Thursday, Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly asked USAID official Gloria Steele about any possible link between …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Yorker
Sarah Young / The Independent:
12-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO TRANSITIONED TO FEMALE CHANGES HIS MIND TWO YEARS LATER  —  ‘I began to realise I was actually comfortable in my body’  —  Mexico earthquake death toll sharply rises to 58  —  Shelter saves more than 100 cats and dogs from Hurricane Harvey floods
Ian Bogost / The Atlantic:
The Banality of the Equifax Breach  —  Consumer data breaches have become so frequent, the anger and worry once associated with them has turned to apathy.  So when Equifax revealed late Thursday that a breach exposed personal data, including social-security numbers, for 143 million Americans, public shock was diluted by resignation.
James Barrett / Daily Wire:
Berkeley Announces EXTREME Security Measures For Shapiro Event  —  Shutting down multiple buildings, parking lots; imposing strict ID checks; providing alternative spaces for faculty, students...  In what is a truly stunning response to the appearance of a single speaker …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
A stunning new study shows that Fox News is more powerful than we ever imagined  —  It could even be flipping elections.  —  Fox News is, by far, America's dominant TV news channel; in the second quarter of 2017, Fox posted 2.35 million total viewers in primetime versus 1.64 million for MSNBC and 1.06 million for CNN.
Discussion: aeaweb.org and Common Dreams
CNN:
Document details scrapped deal for Trump Tower Moscow  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Around the time presidential candidate Donald Trump was touting his real estate dealings at a Republican primary debate, a proposal was in the works to build a Trump Tower in Russia that would have given …
 
 
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Casey Michel:
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Exclusive: Obama set for first DNC fundraiser since leaving office
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump DACA decision followed months of meetings involving senior Democrat
John R. Bolton / National Review:
What ‘News Gathering’ Looks Like at the New York Times
Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
First US senator says Congress could force Trump to testify on Russia
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Todd Starnes Show / FOX News Radio:
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) on Speaker Paul Ryan & Leader Mitch McConnell: I Expect Them To Side …
Reuters:
New Russian envoy describes ‘warm’ meeting with Trump: agencies
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
Two NC Republicans say they accidentally asked the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative to Label ‘Hate Groups’
John Harwood / CNBC:
‘It helps not to lie in politics’: Sen. Al Franken talks Trump, ‘SNL’ and 2020
Discussion: Politicus USA
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
This is the most brazen act of Obamacare sabotage yet
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