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6:45 AM ET, October 2, 2017

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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Trump dedicates golf trophy to hurricane victims  —  President Trump on Sunday dedicated a golf trophy to the victims of recent powerful storms that tore through Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, all the while defending the government's response to the disasters.
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
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Fox News:
FEMA's Long: No time for mayor's ‘spout off,’ focused on Puerto Rico  —  FEMA Director Brock Long, leading the federal hurricane response in Puerto Rico, on Sunday slammed critics and the media for what he considers misinformation, saying “I don't have time for that.”
Discussion: NBC News
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
Trump heads off to golf trophy ceremony after a weekend spent attacking Puerto Rico  —  After two days of golfing and tweeting insults at hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, Donald Trump will cap off his weekend by participating in the Presidents Cup Golf Tournament trophy presentation Sunday evening.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ingrid Arnesen / The Daily Beast:
Puerto Rican Troops Are Still Waiting for Orders While Residents Cry for Help
Discussion: Philly.com, Mother Jones and Althouse
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:   In one Puerto Rican nursing home, a struggle to get power and keep patients alive
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
DoD Accelerates Hurricane Relief, Response Efforts in Puerto Rico
Discussion: Shareblue and Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump urges staff to portray him as “crazy guy”  —  In an Oval Office meeting earlier this month, President Trump gave his top trade negotiator, Robert Lighthizer, an Art of the Deal-style coaching session on how to negotiate with the South Koreans.  —  Trump's impromptu coaching came …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Says Tillerson Is ‘Wasting His Time’ on North Korea
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump v. Trump admin on foreign policy
Discussion: Politico
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump undercuts Tillerson's efforts on North Korea
Los Angeles Times:
More than 20 dead and 100 injured in shooting on Las Vegas Strip; police say one suspect is ‘down’ and there are no more shooters  —  People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard around the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.  (David Becker / Getty Images)
Edmonton Journal:
The unfolding aftermath of Edmonton's terror attack  —  Edmonton police say a suspect accused of going on a rampage with two vehicles Saturday night has been arrested to face several charges, including terror charges, attempted murder and dangerous driving.  —  Police chief Rod Knecht …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Edmonton Terrorist Is a Somali Refugee  —  You have probably heard about last night's terrorist attack in Edmonton.  It began when a man driving a Chevrolet Malibu crashed through a police barrier associated with a sports event and struck an Edmonton police officer, throwing him 15 feet through the air.
New York Times:
Grace du Pont, Conor Sutherland  —  Grace Hays Holcomb du Pont was married Sept. 30 to Conor Jackson Sutherland in Manhattan.  The Rev. J. Donald Waring performed the ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church.  —  The bride and groom both graduated from Princeton, she cum laude and he magna cum laude
Erin Dooley / ABC News:
Program that provides low-cost health care to 9M children set to expire  —  Amid intense debates about the Graham-Cassidy health care bill, the Senate and House missed the deadline to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — meaning federal funding for the program will expire at the end of the month.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress just let it expire.
Discussion: Splinter
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Trump called Cowboys' Jerry Jones four times about anthem protests: report  —  President Trump last Monday reportedly called Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones four times imploring him not to let his team kneel during the national anthem.  —  The president repeatedly called Jones while the owner stood …
Discussion: RedState and SARAH PALIN
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Budget battles loom on Capitol Hill  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill are focused on one thing this week: the budget.  The House and Senate need to pass budgets — and sign off on a single product in conference — in order to get a bill ready to pass tax reform.
Discussion: Politico
ESPN:
NFL owners struggled to retain control after Trump's attacks, rise of player protests  —  As DeMaurice Smith drove Monday morning to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for a flight to his annual locker room meeting with the Buffalo Bills, his phone rang.  It was Roger Goodell.
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The Vietnam War gets the Ken Burns treatment  —  I didn't watch all 18 hours of Ken Burns' series about the Vietnam War, but I forced myself to endure roughly two-thirds of it.  I found Burns' version of the war biased and superficial.  —  Scott has performed a service by posting a conference …
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
John Kasich Hints That He May Need To Leave The GOP  —  The Ohio governor also noted that Americans seem enthusiastic about the idea of candidates outside the two main parties.  —  WASHINGTON Ohio governor John Kasich, a top Republican leader and former candidate for the party's presidential nomination …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Kasich hints at leaving GOP if it's not ‘fixed’
Discussion: The Week and Business Insider
 
 
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Associated Press:
Significant cases on Supreme Court's agenda
Discussion: Politico
EndPlay / WSB-TV:
North Georgia high school football team runs onto field carrying American flags
Discussion: IJR, MichelleMalkin.com and WKRG-TV
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
British courts may unlock secrets of how Trump campaign profiled US voters
Nina Reyes / New York Times:
She Had Questions. He Had No Answers. Flirting Began.
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Brock Long defends federal response to Hurricane Maria
Discussion: Mashable and Daily Kos
David Montero / Los Angeles Times:
O.J. Simpson released from Nevada prison
Phil Kerpen / New York Post:
Menendez has set a new low for blatant corruption in the US
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Lucinda Rosenfeld / New York Times:
Jared Kushner's Entitlement Is New Jersey Born and Bred
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Instapundit
Caroline Orr / Shareblue:
“Pretty safe bet”: Former national security adviser warns Kushner compromised by foreign intel