memeorandum: Clinton: We need to eliminate Electoral College (Rebecca Savransky/The Hill)

9:05 AM ET, September 14, 2017

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Trump, top Democrats agree to work on deal to save ‘dreamers’ from deportation — President Trump and top Democratic leaders late Wednesday agreed to work out an agreement that would protect the nation's “dreamers” from deportation and enact border security measures that don't include building …

New York Times:

After Charlottesville, Black Republican Gives Trump a Lecture on Racism — WASHINGTON — Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, delivered a pointed lecture on America's 300-year legacy of racism to President Trump on Wednesday in response to what he called Mr. Trump's “sterile” …

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Associated Press:

Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants — https://apnews.com/5ac2b359ee2a48ce8c9b 08d5c77ae253 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — The top House and Senate Democrats said Wednesday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands …

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John Binder / Breitbart:

Report: Trump Caves on DACA, Wants ‘Quick’ Amnesty for 800K Illegal Aliens — In a meeting with establishment politicians from the Problem Solvers Caucus and the Blue Dog Coalition, President Trump signaled a full-fledged cave on the issue of giving amnesty to nearly 800,000 illegal aliens currently protected …

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New York Times:
Pelosi and Schumer Say They Have Deal With Trump to Replace DACA

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's diehard supporters are fuming after an apparent about-face on ‘dreamers’

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
No, Trump isn't trying to do bipartisan tax reform

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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Trump tells lawmakers to move quickly on DACA without linking it to border wall

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Manu Raju / CNN:

Exclusive: Rice told House investigators why she unmasked senior Trump officials — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince …

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Justin Fishel / ABC News:

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin requested government jet for European honeymoon

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Justin Fishel / ABC News: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin requested government jet for European honeymoon

Renae Merle / Washington Post:

Martin Shkreli jailed after Facebook post about Hillary Clinton — NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday revoked the $5 million bail of Martin Shkreli, the infamous former hedge fund manager convicted of defrauding investors, after prosecutors complained that his out-of-court antics posed a danger to the community.

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Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Martin Shkreli Is Jailed for Seeking a Hair From Hillary Clinton

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Emily Saul / New York Post:
Pharma Bro jailed after judge declares him a ‘danger to society’

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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
Shkreli ordered jailed after online bounty on Hillary Clinton's hair

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Bloomberg: Shkreli Sent to Jail by Judge Over Clinton Hair Bounty

Andrew Keshner / New York Daily News:
Martin Shkreli bound for jail after judge revokes his $5M bail following Hillary Clinton threat

Discussion: PinkNews, Gizmodo and Joe.My.God.

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Clinton: We need to eliminate Electoral College — in a new interview called for an end to the Electoral College. — “I think it needs to be eliminated,” Clinton said of the Electoral College during an interview on CNN. — “I'd like to see us move beyond it, yes.”

Discussion: RedState

David Remnick / New Yorker:

Hillary Clinton Looks Back in Anger — She talks about Trump, Comey, collusion, “deplorables,” and the power of sexism. — Hillary Rodham Clinton, who, as she puts it, won “more votes for President than any white man” in American history, is not the first candidate to capture the popular vote but lose the election.

Discussion: The Week, Politicus USA and Washington Free Beacon

Dan Merica / CNN: Clinton: It's time to abolish the Electoral College

Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton won't forgive people who regret not voting in 2016

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New Yorker:
If Hillary Clinton Had Won: The New Yorker Cover

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NBC News:

Mike Flynn's Son Is Subject of Federal Russia Probe — WASHINGTON — Michael G. Flynn, the son of President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is a subject of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow …

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Wall Street Journal:
Flynn Promoted Nuclear-Plant Project While in White House

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:

As G.O.P. Moves to Fill Courts, McConnell Takes Aim at an Enduring Hurdle — WASHINGTON — President Trump is eager to put his conservative imprint on the federal judiciary, but an impediment remains. — Though the Senate has virtually eliminated the ability of the minority party …

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Democratic Party Smears Neil Gorsuch As a Bigot

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John Banzhaf / LawNewz:
Judge Considers Defying Trump Over Arpaio Pardon

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Clay Travis / Outkick the Coverage:

ESPN Suspended Linda Cohn, Let Jemele Hill Slide — Update: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has weighed in on Jemele Hill's Tweets. … Last night Outkick broke the news that Linda Cohn, one of the most respected women to ever work at ESPN and the person who has hosted …

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Kelly Swanson / Vox:
An ESPN commentator criticized Trump. The White House wants her fired.

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Trump ethics watchdog moves to allow anonymous gifts to legal defense funds — The U.S. Office of Government Ethics has quietly reversed its own internal policy prohibiting anonymous donations from lobbyists to White House staffers who have legal defense funds.

Discussion: Political Wire, New York Magazine, Common Dreams and Raw Story

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Trump Administration Launches Broad New Anti-Leak Program — The top US national security official has directed government departments and agencies to warn employees across the entire federal government next week about the dangers and consequences of leaking even unclassified information.

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Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:

Weiner's Lawyers Argue Teenager in Sexting Case Targeted Him — Memo submitted ahead of his sentencing for trading sexually explicit texts with minor; prosecutors seeking between 21 months and 27 months — Lawyers for former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner described his “operatic self-destruction” …

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI reveals broader use of grand jury subpoenas in Clinton email probe

Discussion: The Daily Caller and ThinkProgress

Joe Biden / New York Times:

Reclaiming America's Values — In over 45 years of working in global affairs, I've observed a simple truth: America's ability to lead the world depends not just on the example of our power, but on the power of our example. — American democracy is rooted in the belief that every man …

Michael Kranish / Washington Post:

Kushner's White House role ‘crushed’ efforts to woo investors for NYC tower — Jared Kushner and his family company seemed close to striking a deal in 2016 to transform their aging, money-losing 41-story Manhattan office tower into a new and profitable Fifth Avenue skyscraper twice as tall.

Discussion: Raw Story

UVA Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

New Poll: Some Americans Express Troubling Racial Attitudes Even as Majority Oppose White Supremacists — Survey conducted by Reuters/Ipsos in conjunction with UVA Center for Politics measures racial sentiments in aftermath of August neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville

Discussion: Political Wire and The Week

Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:

House GOP Worries About ‘Mass Exodus’ Of Frustrated Members — Following a rash of retirements, House Republican leaders are scrambling to get something done legislatively to convince other frustrated members not to toss in the towel in a tough political environment.