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8:15 PM ET, September 17, 2017

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Alicia Melville-Smith / BuzzFeed:
Trump Retweeted A Video From An Anti-Semitic Account Showing Him Hitting Hillary Clinton With A Golf Ball  —  President Trump on Sunday morning retweeted a doctored video showing him hitting HIllary Clinton with a golf ball — from an account that makes racial, anti-semitic, and anti-LGBT comments.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Axios
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Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress:
Meet the racist birther Donald Trump just retweeted  —  It comes two days after Trump was rebuked by British officials for ‘speculating’ on Twitter.  —  President Trump retweeted an animated GIF on Sunday morning that showed him hitting a golf ball at Hillary Clinton and knocking her to the ground …
Discussion: The Guardian
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump retweets GIF of him hitting Clinton with golf ball  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump retweeted an edited video Sunday morning that showed him swinging a golf club and appearing to hit his former presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton with a golf ball.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump shares GIF of himself striking Hillary Clinton in the back with a golf ball
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:   Bernie Sanders on Some Supporters Not Voting for Clinton: ‘No Kidding!’
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
Trump starts his Sunday by promoting obsessive violence against Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Politicus USA
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Sanders scoffs at Clinton's claim he didn't do enough to help her
Discussion: FOX2now.com and Axios
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Senate GOP tries one last time to repeal Obamacare  —  Obamacare repeal is on the brink of coming back from the dead.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his leadership team are seriously considering voting on a bill that would scale back the federal government's role …
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Normalizing Trump: An incredibly brief explainer  —  Most every journalist who covers Trump knows of these things:  —  1. He isn't good at anything a president has to do.  From the simplest, like pretending to help out in flood relief, to the hardest: making the call when all alternatives are bad.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Balloon Juice
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trumpcare's back, and now it will let insurers jack up premiums as soon as you get sick
Discussion: Hullabaloo, HuffPost and CNBC
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Bewildered by That Rarest of Sightings in Washington: Bipartisanship
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
“He gets emotional”: Nikki Haley gives awkward defense of Trump's reckless terror tweets  —  In an interview on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday morning, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley defended Donald Trump's reckless tweeting about the subway bombing in London, saying it was a result of the president's emotions.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's dark view of North Korea options  —  Forget DACA or tax reform.  One topic consumes the vast majority of President Trump's inner circle: North Korea.  —  Contrary to the president's breezy tweet this morning, in which he refers to Kim Jong-un as “Rocket Man,” top administration officials …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Haley: If diplomacy doesn't work, Mattis will ‘take care of’ North Korea
Discussion: Politico and IJR
Associated Press:
The Latest: UN envoy slams North Korea's ‘reckless’ behavior
Discussion: Axios
Reuters:
Cohen, close Trump business adviser, to testify in Senate on Tuesday  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump's closest business advisers, said on Sunday he would testify on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, as the panel investigates alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Feinstein: We intend for Trump Jr. to testify publicly  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday it was her and the Republican committee chairman's intention to bring Donald Trump Jr. before the committee for public testimony.
CNN:
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to appear before Senate panel Tuesday
Discussion: IJR
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Rex Tillerson alienated every ally he needs  —  The most challenging task in Washington, these days, is finding somebody who'll enthusiastically endorse Rex Tillerson.  In just nine months, the Secretary of State has managed to alienate nearly every constituency that matters:
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump's divisive presidency reshapes a key part of his private business … For two years, a shelter for victims of domestic violence called Safe+Sound Somerset held its fundraiser golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.  —  They loved it.  —  Then they quit it.
HuffPost:
Juggalos Draw Bigger Crowd On The National Mall Than Pro-Trump Rally  —  Make America Whoop Whoop Again!  —  Nine months into the administration of President Donald Trump, fans of the eccentric Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse assembled a larger rally on the national mall this Saturday …
Discussion: Democrats.com, The Hill, NPR and ABC News
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Emily Shugerman / The Independent:
Pro-Trump rally that sought to bring one million supporters to Washington musters little over a thousand
Discussion: RT
ESPN:
Jerry Jones impeding Roger Goodell's contract negotiations  —  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has impeded the progress of contract negotiations aimed at an extension for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, according to sources familiar with those talks.  —  “If not for Jerry,” …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Watch: Stores damaged in Loop protests  —  As the chaos escalated, scores of police officers in riot gear pushed forward against the demonstrators just after 11 p.m. — about two hours after daytime protest organizers had congratulated their followers on keeping their demonstrations peaceful.
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Fox News Insider:
MO Governor on St. Louis Protests: Only Safe Space for Looters Is a Jail Cell
David Litt / New York Times:
Is Nothing Funny, Mr. President?  —  Donald Trump almost never laughs.  The leader of the free world frequently displays a tight-lipped smile, but mirth-wise, that is as far as he will go.  Except for the fact that Nazis don't seem to mind him too much, Mr. Trump is the Captain von Trapp of commanders in chief.
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Eric Cantor / New York Times:   How to End the Immigration Wars
 
 
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Big Question as the U.N. Gathers: What to Make of Trump?
Discussion: Axios
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Mike Huckabee and the Rise of Christian Media Under Trump
Joseph Morton / Omaha World-Herald:
Sen. Joni Ernst takes new swing at taxpayer-subsidized perks of former presidents
Nicki Zink / ABC News:
British prime minister Theresa May opens up about her relationship with Trump
Discussion: NBC News
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
To make their tax plan work, Republicans eye a favorite blue-state break
Discussion: Booman Tribune
 Earlier Items: 
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
McMaster says no redo on Paris climate deal decision
Philippe Sotto / Associated Press:
Official: 4 US tourists attacked with acid in Marseille
NY1 News:
Sources: Michael Grimm to run for old seat in Congress
Discussion: Gothamist and Political Wire
New York Times:
How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
How Democrats Can Wage War on Monopolies—and Win
Discussion: Politico
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
NJ police release body-cam video of GOP lawmaker calling them ‘f*cking assh*les’ during DWI bust
 

 
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