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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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CNN:
Trump infuriated after backing Alabama loser  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Returning from a high-dollar fundraiser in Manhattan on Tuesday evening, an infuriated President Donald Trump watched aboard Air Force One as Fox News called the Alabama Senate primary for Roy Moore against Trump's favored candidate, Luther Strange.
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 …
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
Roy Moore's win is bad for Alabama, and even worse for the GOP  —  As a proud Alabaman, I'm walking today with my shoulders slumped.  Roy Moore is the Republican nominee to be the next U.S. senator from my state, and he is likely to be elected in December.  Moore is bad for Alabama and worse for the GOP.
Discussion: CNN, Vox, NPR and Balloon Juice
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.
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
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Moore's win spells trouble for GOP establishment in 2018
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump deletes tweets backing Strange after primary loss
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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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
The ‘doubled standard deduction’ in the GOP tax plan is a lie  —  In selling their soon-to-be-released tax plan, Republicans have been leaning hard on what they say is a provision to cut and simplify taxes for the middle class: Doubling the standard deduction that income tax payers may take.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Here's the GOP tax plan
Discussion: RedState and Business Insider
Washington Post:
Read the complete Republican tax plan released Wednesday
Discussion: National Review and Common Dreams
Dan Primack / Axios:
GOP tax plan cuts corporate interest deductibility
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Trump, GOP tax plan cuts rates, nearly doubles deduction
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Bloomberg:
Trump Will Let Congress Decide on Tax Rate for Top Earners
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: Business Insider and 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: WFLA-TV, KFOR-TV and The Root
Nicole Chavez / CNN:   Puerto Ricans still waiting for aid a week after Maria's devastation
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 and IJR
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 and Rewire
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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
Ashley Feinberg / Wired:
Jared Kushner Voted As a Woman, According to His Registration  —  SINCE MOVING INTO the White House months ago, Jared Kushner—senior advisor and son-in-law to the President, savior of the Middle East, and possible person of interest in a federal investigation—has amassed a rather extensive project portfolio.
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 and AOL
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Wall Street Journal:
DirecTV Allows Some NFL Refunds After Anthem Controversy
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
The Energy 202: Trump's hiring freeze shrunk National Weather Service staff before hurricanes hit  —  THE LIGHTBULB  —  Ahead of what would turn out to be a potentially record-breaking hurricane season, the National Weather Service had 216 vacant positions it could not fill due …
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Julianna Goldman / CBS News:
3 Cabinet officials under fire for taking costly flights
Jemele Hill / The Undefeated:
Jemele Hill on doing the right thing  —  A lesson from her grandmother: Be better.  No matter what.  —  I don't remember exactly how old I was, but let's just say I was 11.  —  I was spending the night at my grandmother's house with a couple of my close friends.  And they had an idea.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
 
 
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