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5:40 PM ET, September 11, 2017

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Christopher Wallace / Fox News:
John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.
Bryan Schott / utahpolicy.com:
Exclusive: Mitt Romney planning to run for Senate if Orrin Hatch retires  —  Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire.  —  Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Hatch to decide on reelection by the end of the year
Discussion: Political Wire
utahpolicy.com:
Poll: Romney wins matchup - and likely will run if Hatch doesn't
Discussion: Political Wire
NJTV News:
Sen. Booker co-sponsoring Bernie Sanders' ‘Medicare for all’ bill  —  Sen. Cory Booker announced first on NJTV News that he is co-sponsoring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care bill.  —  The plan, called “Medicare for All,” would expand the federal health care program that covers those over 65 to all Americans.
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Andrew Joyce / Mic:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will co-sponsor Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-all bill
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Booker signs on to Sanders's ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump promised not to work with foreign entities.  His company just did  —  WASHINGTON  —  A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was hired to work on the latest Trump golf club development in Dubai despite a pledge from Donald Trump that his family business …
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
Russian pol: US intel missed ‘Russian intelligence’ stealing ‘the president of the United States’  —  On a Sunday panel show, a Russian politician said U.S. “intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States.”  —  Vyacheslav Nikonov …
Discussion: Political Wire and Boing Boing
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Becca Rotenberg / Axios:
Russian politician says on live TV that Russia stole U.S. presidency
Discussion: Raw Story
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Is Supporting Joe Arpaio's Bid To Get His Conviction Dismissed  —  Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt but was never sentenced, has argued that President Trump's pardon means his criminal case is moot.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Discussion: The Hill
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Conspiracies, Corruption and Climate  —  After the devastation wreaked by Harvey on Houston — devastation that was right in line with meteorologists' predictions — you might have expected everyone to take heed when the same experts warned about the danger posed by Hurricane Irma.
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.
Discussion: Times of San Diego
Yahoo:
Sputnik, the Russian news agency, is under investigation by the FBI … WASHINGTON — The FBI recently questioned a former White House correspondent for Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency, as part of an investigation into whether it is acting as an undeclared propaganda arm …
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
5 false statistics Trump's voter fraud panel will use to restrict voting  —  President Trump's “election integrity” commission is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday when a series of alleged experts will present questionable data and debunked studies in order to argue …
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Lawsuits, Falsehoods, and a Lot of White Men: Trump's Election Commission Meets Amid Growing Controversy
Discussion: Common Dreams
Kid Rock:
People!  Pay NO attention to the garbage the extreme left is trying to create!  —  They are trying to use the old confederate flag BS, etc. to stir the pot, when we all know none of this would be going on if I were not thinking of running for office.  Pretty funny how scared …
Associated Press:
‘SNL’ hosts Dave Chappelle, Melissa McCarthy win Emmy Awards  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy are Emmy winners, earning trophies for their appearances on Saturday Night Live.  —  Chappelle and McCarthy were announced as best guest actor and actress on a comedy series …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
McCarthy wins Emmy for Spicer impression
Discussion: RedState
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift restrictions on refugees in travel ban  —  The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on the president's travel ban.  —  The Department of Justice on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stay the part of last week's 9th Circuit Court …
Discussion: Axios, IJR and Washington Free Beacon
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump takes travel-ban exemption fight back to SCOTUS
Joshua J. McElwee / National Catholic Reporter:
Pope Francis questions Trump's pro-life values over decision to end DACA  —  ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBIA — Pope Francis has questioned President Donald Trump's commitment to pro-life values, suggesting that his administration's recent decision to end a program protecting undocumented young people …
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Delia Gallagher / CNN:
Pope Francis says rescinding DACA is not ‘pro-life’
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Morwenna Ferrier / The Guardian:
Why does Steve Bannon wear all his shirts at once?  —  The former White House chief strategist appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday in his favourite look - two shirts on top of each other, plus a blazer for added warmth … teve Bannon may have left the White House, but his wardrobe - much like his politics - continues to trouble us.
Discussion: CBS News
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones: Sources tell me Trump is being “covertly drugged” and is now slurring his words by 6 or 7 p.m. each night  —  ALEX JONES (HOST): Ladies and gentlemen, I was told this by high level sources and it was evident and especially after [Ronald] Reagan was shot in his first year in office …
Discussion: Raw Story
Detroit News:
Rep. Dave Trott is retiring from U.S. House  —  Washington — Republican Rep. Dave Trott of Birmingham said Monday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term.  —  Trott, a 56-year-old attorney serving his second term, is the latest in a string of GOP House members to announce …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
Tom Steele / Dallas Morning News:
7 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Plano home; gunman killed by police  —  Seven people were fatally shot at a Plano home Sunday evening, and their attacker was killed by a police officer.  —  Authorities were called to the home in the 1700 block of West Spring Creek Parkway, near Custer Road, about 8 p.m. after gunshots were reported.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Republican Sen. Bob Corker weighs whether to retire in 2018  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the influential chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee who was once considered for a spot in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, is weighing whether to call it quits next year.
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Trump scrambles tax reform debate  —  President Trump is scrambling the politics of tax reform.  —  Republicans in Congress have been driving the process with little input from Democrats, but Trump's surprise debt-and-spending pact this week has both parties wondering if things are about to change.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Karen Townsend / NewsBusters:
Miss America Contestants Asked to Condemn President Trump  —  Though the ominous feeling of concern for those in the path of Hurricane Irma in Florida hung heavy in the air, the show must go on.  Miss America 2018 on ABC aired September 10th and throughout the show, donations for hurricane relief …
Discussion: RedState, IJR and Grabien News
TMZ.com:
Eric Chase Bolling Jr. Died in Bed After ‘Emotional Torture’ Over Dad's Firing  —  Eric Chase Bolling, Jr. — Died in Bed After Suffering ‘Emotional Torture’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Eric Chase Bolling, Jr. died in his bed, TMZ has learned, after enduring “emotional torture” …
Nathan Rubbelke / The College Fix:
Public university washes away conservative group's 9/11 chalk memorial  —  Like many, Cleveland State University's Turning Point USA chapter wanted to recognize the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  So members of the pro-capitalist student group gathered Sunday evening …
 
 
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Dayton In-depth, Investigative News …:
Ann Becker ‘disappointed’ in question on balancing home, Statehouse work
Discussion: Raw Story
David Siders / Politico:
California files suit against Trump on DACA
Discussion: Daily Kos
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Illegal immigration in Southwest doubled over past four months
Discussion: RedState and IJR
Tony Bartelme / Post and Courier:
Incredible flooding going on in Downtown Charleston. …
Discussion: Mother Jones
BBC:
Parents remove son from school in pupil gender row
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Pair of senators submit amendment to delay Trump transgender ban
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Magee Hickey / New York's PIX11:
Catholic chapel near Ground Zero survives 9/11, may close due to rising rent
Discussion: Aleteia.org and The Daily Caller
Matt Friedman / Politico:
An expensive grill and a Brazilian actress: Day 3 of the Menendez trial
George Harrison / New York Post:
Hackers could program sex robots to kill
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Only Problem in American Politics Is the Republican Party
Discussion: Mother Jones
Michael Tanglis / Salon:
Trump Inc: Inside the president's not-so-blind trust
 

 
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