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10:45 PM ET, October 13, 2017

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Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
Bob Corker on Trump's biggest problem: The ‘castration’ of Rex Tillerson  —  So is Donald Trump really leading the country toward World War III?  —  That is the warning that lingers from the broadside delivered by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) during his Twitter war with Trump.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's Iran announcement backfires  —  President Trump's official announcement that he will not certify the Iran deal, as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is known, set off a series of predictable and negative consequences.  —  First, the European Union made clear that it does not agree with Trump's move.
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Corker: Trump trying to ‘publicly castrate’ Tillerson
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Trump: My presidency is ‘substantially ahead of schedule’
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   For Trump, “Consequences Are Piling Up” with Republicans in Washington
Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
15 states sue over Trump-halted ObamaCare payments  —  A new multistate lawsuit has been announced to stop President Trump from halting key ObamaCare payments to insurers.  —  Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., are signing onto the new lawsuit, which will be filed Friday …
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - October 2017: Open Enrollment and the ACA Marketplaces  —  , Cailey Muñana, and Mollyann Brodie  —  KEY FINDINGS:  — The October Kaiser Health Tracking Poll focuses on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) marketplaces as the November 1st open enrollment …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump opposes bipartisan Obamacare rescue plan  —  President Donald Trump will oppose any congressional attempts to reinstate funding for Obamacare subsidies — unless he gets something in return, his budget director Mick Mulvaney said in an interview Friday morning.
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Trump Administration To End Obamacare Subsidies For The Poor
Annie Karni / Politico:
Mueller's team interviewed Priebus on Friday  —  Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team on Friday, according to his lawyer, William Burck.  —  “Mr. Priebus was voluntarily interviewed by Special Counsel Mueller's team today.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Anthony Scaramucci is romancing Kimberly Guilfoyle  —  MORE FROM: … Anthony Scaramucci, the infamous, fiery, short-lived former White House communications director, is wooing glamorous Fox News anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle, multiple sources tell Page Six — even as the couple deny they are an item.
Discussion: AOL
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Chaos inside scandal-wracked Weinstein Co.  —  Hollywood soul-searching in wake of Weinstein scandal  —  The Weinstein Co. board of directors is scheduled to meet again next Tuesday, two sources confirmed to CNN on Friday.  —  Right now the movie and TV studio is paralyzed …
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Wall Street Journal:
Weinstein Co. Exploring Sale or Shutdown  —  Interested buyers have approached studio's board  —  Weinstein Co. is exploring a sale or shutdown and is unlikely to continue as an independent entity, a person close to the company said.  —  The film and television studio's board of directors …
TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein will challenge his firing by The Weinstein Company …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
White House desperately tries to fix Trump's widely-mocked claim he met with ‘president of the Virgin Islands’  —  During his speech at the Values Voters summit on Friday, President Donald Trump told the crowd that he recently met with the “president of the Virgin Islands.”
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump says he spoke to US Virgin Islands' ‘president’ — which is him
Discussion: RedState
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump at the 2017 Values Voter Summit
Discussion: The Guardian and Mashable
Stephen L. Miller / Fox News:
Weinstein scandal — Can Democrats afford to cut Hollywood loose?  —  Last year at the 89th Annual Academy Awards, then-Vice President Joe Biden walked on stage to a standing ovation to introduce Lady Gaga.  He gave a passionate speech on the topic of campus sexual assault …
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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens accuses Oliver Stone of sexual assault after director defends Harvey Weinstein
Adam Steinbaugh / FIRE:
Hecklers shout down California attorney general, assembly majority leader at Whittier College  —  Last week, Whittier College — my alma mater — hosted California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, in a question-and-answer session organized by Ian Calderon, the Majority Leader of the California State Assembly.
Discussion: Power Line, Instapundit and TheBlaze
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Stanley Kurtz / National Review:   Pro-Trumpers Shout-Down Liberal Speakers at Whittier College
The Daily Beast:
McMaster Wants to Save the Iran Deal by Hiding It From Trump … In a meeting with Senate Democrats last week, President Donald Trump's top national security aide had a message for those worried that the administration may scuttle the Iran nuclear deal: If Trump doesn't have to see it, he won't be able to kill it.
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Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
How the Pentagon Spun Hurricane Maria  —  U.S. officials inadvertently included a Bloomberg reporter on an internal email list.  Here's a glimpse into their bid to put relief efforts in a positive light.  —  Late last month, Pentagon communications officials inadvertently included Bloomberg …
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Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump's Fake Renoir: The Untold Story  —  Trump biographer Tim O'Brien talks about his years covering the developer turned reality star turned president—including a bizarre incident involving a fake impressionist painting.  —  Years ago, while reporting a book about a real-estate developer …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Social Media Guidelines for The Times Newsroom  —  The New York Times has been a dominant force on social media for years.  Our newsroom accounts have tens of millions of followers.  Many of our journalists are influential voices on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Lisa Bloom Reveals Why She Took On Harvey Weinstein as a Client  —  “I saw this as a unique opportunity to change the way these stories go,” says the lawyer.  “I was wrong.  It turns out nobody is ready to hear an apology when a shocking story comes out.”  —  When noted feminist …
CNN:
Roger Stone attorney says he complied with request for Assange contact  —  Washington (CNN)An attorney for Roger Stone says the longtime confidante to President Donald Trump has complied with the House Russia investigators' request for him to provide the identity of his intermediary to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange.
 
 
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
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Sasha Polakow-Suransky / New York Times:
White Nationalism Is Destroying the West
Kelly Crow / Wall Street Journal:
Obamas Choose Rising Stars to Paint Their Official Portraits
Discussion: npg.si.edu and Talking Points Memo
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: 'We're saying merry Christmas again'
Discussion: RedState
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Celebrity Publicists Are Bailing on ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Chicago Business:
What Jaguars owner Khan said today on Trump, NFL owners and a $20 minimum wage
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News Insider
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David French / National Review:
Trump's Tweets Are Damaging the Republican Character
Nate Boyer / ESPN:
Ex-Green Beret Nate Boyer writes open letter to Trump, Kaepernick, NFL and America
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
Sean Illing / Vox:
20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They're scared.
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Flynn ally sought help from ‘dark web’ in covert Clinton email investigation
Discussion: Raw Story and Shakesville