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11:30 AM ET, September 27, 2017

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump, at war with everyone, mocks McCain, McConnell  —  In private, President Trump has taken to physically mocking M&M: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (slumped shoulders; lethargic body language) and Sen. John McCain (imitating the thumbs-down of his historic health-care vote).
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How Roy Moore's Win Roils Republicans  —  Jonathan Bernstein's morning links.  —  There are three big reasons why Roy Moore's defeat of President Donald Trump-endorsed Senator Luther Strange in the Alabama Republican primary on Tuesday matters.  —  RIP, Trump's Magic: Sure …
Discussion: LegBranch.com
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018  —  Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore spoke Sunday at a campaign rally in Fairhope, Ala. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)  —  The stunning defeat of President Trump's chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted …
Russell Goldman / New York Times:
Trump Deletes Tweets Supporting Luther Strange  —  After enthusiastically endorsing an Alabama senator's campaign for re-election, President Trump distanced himself on Tuesday night from the candidate's loss in the most Trumpian way possible: He deleted his supportive tweets.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Mitch McConnell's epic losing streak  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, once viewed as the wiliest politician in Washington, is on an epic losing streak:  —  His candidate, incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, got crushed by 10 points in last night's Republican primary in Alabama.
New York Times:
Roy Moore Wins Senate G.O.P. Runoff in Alabama  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Roy S. Moore, a firebrand former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, overcame efforts by top Republicans to rescue his rival, Senator Luther Strange, defeating him on Tuesday in a special primary runoff, according to The Associated Press.
Jordan Gehrke:
Alabama Senate Memo: Return of the Civil War and the Fall of Mitch McConnell
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mitch McConnell's dreadful day
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump deletes tweets backing Strange after primary loss
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
Roy Moore's win is bad for Alabama, and even worse for the GOP
Discussion: CNN, Balloon Juice and TheBlaze
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Regrets? In Alabama Senate race, Trump had a few
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Moore's win spells trouble for GOP establishment in 2018
Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
U.S. denies request for Puerto Rico shipping waiver  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying it would do nothing to address the island's main impediment to shipping, damaged ports.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Clinton pressed Trump to deploy hospital ship Comfort to Puerto Rico. Now it's preparing to go.
Wall Street Journal:
Second-Class Puerto Rico
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Megan Cerullo / New York Daily News:
Pitbull sends private plane to Puerto Rico to bring cancer patients to U.S. for chemo
Discussion: The Root and KFOR-TV
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
National Guard head: Puerto Rico clean-up will ‘challenge the system’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Clarice Silber / Associated Press:
Famous fake news writer found dead outside Phoenix  —  https://apnews.com/dc0728173537459b9a1e 38009dd5c4b5  —  Link copied!  —  PHOENIX (AP) — A leading purveyor of fake news in the 2016 presidential election has died outside Phoenix at the age of 38.  —  Maricopa County Sheriff's …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Fake news writer in 2016 presidential election found dead  —  A political fake news writer who previously said he felt responsible for President Trump's election win has died near Phoenix, police said Tuesday.  —  Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mark Casey told The Associated Press …
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
GOP tax document reveals plan for massive tax cuts, preserves key deductions  —  Republicans on Wednesday will propose slashing tax rates for the wealthy, middle class and businesses, while also preserving popular tax deductions that encourage buying homes and giving to charity …
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Dan Primack / Axios:
GOP tax plan cuts corporate interest deductibility
Discussion: Politico
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
A majority of adults disagree with Trump on firing athletes who kneel during anthem: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans disagree with President Donald Trump's assertion that football players should be fired for kneeling during the national anthem …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Wall Street Journal:
DirecTV Allows Some NFL Refunds After Anthem Controversy
ESPN:
Source: Fans upset by protests can get Sunday Ticket refunds
John DiStaso / WMUR:
Upset: Democrat flips NH House seat in 2-1 GOP district  —  Kari Lerner of Chester defeats former Rep. James Headd of Auburn  —  CONCORD, N.H. —  Democrat Kari Lerner of Chester pulled off a surprising upset win in a Rockingham County special New Hampshire House election Tuesday …
Discussion: Shareblue
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David Smiley / miamiherald:   Taddeo wins as Democrats pick up Florida Senate seat
NBC News:
Millennial Poll: Democrats Can't Take Their Vote for Granted
Discussion: IJR and NBC News
Los Angeles Times:
Scuffles break out during far-right march in Berkeley; at least 3 arrested  —  Police deal with protesters Tuesday in Berkeley.  (Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times)  —  Far-right activist Joey Gibson, who planned and canceled a much-hyped rally at San Francisco's Crissy Field …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire
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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Fight in ‘empathy tent’ at UC Berkeley leads to 4 arrests
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fire chief who called Mike Tomlin a ‘n**ger’ resigns — and blames the media for making him look racist  —  Washington County fire chief Paul Smith has resigned in wake of his use of a racial slur to refer to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.  —  “The media dragged my fire company …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Head of Drug Enforcement Administration to Leave, Alluding to Dismay Over Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration will resign at the end of the week, according to law enforcement officials, who said he had become convinced that President Trump had little respect for the law.
CNN:
Exclusive: IRS shares information with special counsel in Russia probe  —  Washington (CNN)The IRS is now sharing information with special counsel Robert Mueller about key Trump campaign officials, after the two entities clashed this summer over both the scope of the investigation …
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Price's private-jet travels included visits with colleagues, lunch with son  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price took a government-funded private jet in August to get to St. Simons Island, an exclusive Georgia resort where he and his wife own land, a day and a half before he addressed …
CBS News:
Rep. Steve Scalise on his road to recovery after being shot  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise speaks for the first time since being shot and nearly killed on a Virginia ballfield last June — This Sunday on 60 Minutes  —  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La), the House Majority Whip who was shot …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Rolling Stone 's Sales Pitch to Investors: Go Monthly, Slash Editorial Budget, Pivot to Video  —  Jann Wenner and his millennial son capitulate to magazine reality.  —  Last week, Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner put his iconic magazine on the market, a decision that represents …
Politico:
Trump's most (and least) popular cabinet members  —  NEW POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT POLL — MOST POPULAR CABINET MEMBERS: Defense Secretary James Mattis topped the list of Trump's most popular advisers with a 40%favorable rating (+20% net favorable), according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
Discussion: Axios and TheBlaze
 
 
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Graham Moomaw / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Poll: Donald Trump and Robert E. Lee could loom large in Virginia governor's race
Liz Moyer / CNBC:
Equifax CEO walks away with $18 million after data breach affecting half the US occurs on his watch
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Times
RealClearDefense:
The U.S. Navy Needs to Build More Attack Submarines
Bloomberg:
Trump Will Let Congress Decide on Tax Rate for Top Earners
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Wall Street Journal:
The Michigan Comeback Story
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
140 Characters, the Defining Quirk of Twitter, Becomes a Relic of the Past
CNN:
CNN poll: Most want major changes to the tax system
Rhonda Cook / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
U.S. Supreme Court grants stay of execution to Georgia killer
Discussion: The Root
 Earlier Items: 
Taya Kyle / Fox News:
American sniper's wife Taya Kyle: An open letter to the NFL
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Awan Funneling ‘Massive’ Data Off Congressional Server, Dems Claim It's Child's HOMEWORK
Discussion: LewRockwell
Rana Foroohar / New York Times:
How Big Banks Became Our Masters
Julianna Goldman / CBS News:
3 Cabinet officials under fire for taking costly flights
Discussion: Washington Post
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Russian-funded Facebook ads backed Stein, Sanders and Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
ABC News:
Special counsel probing flow of Russian-American money to Trump political funds
Discussion: Raw Story and Politicus USA
 

 
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
OpenAI announces a live stream at 10AM PT on May 13 to demo “some ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates”, which Sam Altman says are “not gpt-5, not a search engine”

New York Times:
Sources: Apple made generative AI a tent-pole project after Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT and found Siri to be antiquated

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Email: criminals target WPP CEO Mark Read in a deepfake scam by using a voice clone and public YouTube footage to set up a video meeting with his executives

 
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