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8:25 PM ET, September 10, 2017

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Caroline Orr / Shareblue:

Florida residents want to know why Trump isn't opening his resorts to hurricane victims — As Hurricane Irma devastates South Florida, residents facing down the storm want to know why Donald Trump hasn't offered to open any of his properties to help those in need. Instead, his resorts are only open to paying customers.

Discussion: The News-Press, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Miami New Times, Raw Story and The Independent

New York Times:

Hurricane Irma Live: Storm Makes Landfall on Marco Island, on Florida's Gulf Coast — After wreaking devastation through the Caribbean and forcing one of the largest evacuations in American history, Hurricane Irma ripped away from the Florida Keys on Sunday afternoon and moved toward southwest Florida …

Discussion: The Hill, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Jamie Dupree - AJC, AOL, TalkLeft and Business Insider

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:

Trump: Hurricanes are helping the Coast Guard improve its ‘brand’ — President Trump said Sunday that the major hurricanes hitting the U.S. are improving the “brand” of the U.S. Coast Guard. — Trump told a reporter that the country has “great people” responding to the massive storms and that …

Discussion: Raw Story

CNN:

Irma, now a Category 3 hurricane, barrels toward Naples — (CNN)Editor's note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses. Also, follow our live updates here or watch unlimited CNN. — Irma has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane …

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Hurricane Irma makes 2nd landfall on Marco Island; Naples braces for storm

Discussion: Mother Jones, The Guardian, IJR, TVNewser, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, twitchy.com, Associated Press and CNN

Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Florida sheriff warns citizens: Don't shoot at Hurricane Irma

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, The Resurgent and Axios

Harriet Alexander / Yahoo:
Florida gun owners encouraged to ‘shoot the storm’ and fire their guns at Hurricane Irma

Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, Splinter, abc7ny.com, TheBlaze, BBC, Fox News Insider, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Mediaite, CANNONFIRE and AOL

Jennifer Larino / New Orleans Times-Picayune: Watch Hurricane Irma from these Florida web cams

David Smiley / miamiherald:
She delivered baby at home because Hurricane Irma kept the paramedics away

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Katie Paris / Shareblue:
Trump tells cabinet Hurricane Irma means wealthy need their tax cuts faster

Discussion: IJR

Orlando Sentinel:
Hurricane Irma makes landfall again over Marco Island

Discussion: Mother Jones, Washington Post, STAT and The Daily Beast

James Rothwell / Telegraph:
Live: Hurricane Irma hits Florida

Discussion: Shareblue and CBS Miami

CBS News:

Hillary Clinton on why she lost and “the most important” mistake she made — Hillary Clinton has spent the last 10 months trying to figure out why she isn't the president of the United States. — “I am good,” Clinton told “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley.

Discussion: Grabien News, Bloomberg, Mashable, Splinter, MichelleMalkin.com, twitchy.com and The Daily Caller

David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:

Clinton Was So Confident of Victory She Bought Second Home in Chappaqua to Accommodate White House Staff — Hillary Clinton was so confident of victory last year that she bought a second house next to her residence in Chappaqua, New York, to accommodate White House staff during presidential retreats there.

Discussion: IJR

Alison R. Parker / Shareblue:
“A cry from the white nationalist gut”: Clinton knew Trump from day one

Discussion: IJR

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Clinton: I am done with being a candidate

Discussion: The Resurgent

Colin Kalmbacher / LawNewz:
Hillary Blames Obama's Climate Change Rules For Her Campaign's ‘Biggest Gaffe’

Discussion: IJR and The Gateway Pundit

David Cohen / Politico:

Bannon: Hill Republicans said Obamacare would be replaced by Easter — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Republicans in Congress assured President Donald Trump that repealing and replacing Obamacare would be a quick process. — In an interview on Sunday's edition of …

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and The Daily Caller

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Bannon plotting primaries against slate of GOP incumbents — President Donald Trump's closest allies are planning a slate of primary challenges against Republican senators, potentially undermining the party's prospects in 2018 and further inflaming tensions between GOP leaders and the White House.

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Jeff Sessions' lie detector idea — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told associates he wants to put the entire National Security Council staff through a lie detector test to root out leakers. It's unclear whether this will ever happen, but Sessions floated the idea to multiple people, as recently as last month.

Discussion: The Hill, RedState, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

McCain says he is facing ‘very vicious’ form of cancer — (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said he is facing a “very vicious” form of cancer, but he expressed confidence in his prognosis. — “The prognosis is pretty good ... This is a very vicious form of cancer that I'm facing,” McCain said on CNN's “State of the Union.”

Discussion: IJR

Eli Watkins / CNN:
John McCain: 'I'm facing a challenge'

Discussion: KFOR-TV, KTLA and Political Wire

Sopan Deb / New York Times:

As Irma's Winds Rise, So Does a Debate Over TV Storm Reporting — Early Sunday morning, Bill Weir, a veteran CNN correspondent, was talking to the anchor Chris Cuomo in the middle of a live shot in Key Largo, Fla. He could barely stand up straight in the lashing winds of Hurricane Irma.

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Ingrid Jacques / Detroit News:

Farmer gets boot for expressing his beliefs — When East Lansing officials told Steve Tennes he was no longer welcome to sell his apples and doughnuts at the city-run farmers market, he couldn't believe it. — All it took to earn the government's wrath was penning a social media post about his faith.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

David Goodhue / flkeysnews:

City of Marathon: ‘Everything is under water, I mean everything’ — Early Sunday morning, as the eye of the massive Hurricane Irma was about to hit Key West, conditions were dire in the Middle Keys city of Marathon. — Larry Kahn, editor of the Keynoter and an editor for FlKeysNews.com …

Discussion: Business Insider and Washington Post