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7:25 AM ET, September 9, 2019

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New York Times:
How Trump's Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart  —  WASHINGTON — On the Friday before Labor Day, President Trump gathered top advisers in the Situation Room to consider what could be among the profound decisions of his presidency — a peace plan with the Taliban …
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Washington Post:
Pompeo defends Trump's decision to invite Taliban to talks at Camp David
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   ‘Fake peace plan!’:  CNN conservative rains hell on Trump for publicity stunt Taliban meeting announcement
Politico:
'It's a deceptive lead': Why Biden's rivals are planning around his big collapse  —  Most rivals have some variation of ‘when Biden fails’ written into their campaign plans.  —  He continues to outdistance the rest of the Democratic primary field in most polls.
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CBS News:
Elizabeth Warren rises as Joe Biden clings to delegate edge — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  This poll tells a story of Elizabeth Warren rising.  But not Joe Biden falling.  —  The former vice president now clings to a narrow lead over Warren in our CBS News/YouGov Tracker estimate …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Warren gains, Harris slips — and the room for movement is vast  —  A gain for Elizabeth Warren and a slip in support for Kamala Harris place Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Warren atop the field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, days in advance of the Sept. 12 Democratic debate in Houston, sponsored by ABC and Univision.
Christina Prignano / BostonGlobe.com:
Biden, Warren lead Democratic presidential primary race in Mass., poll finds
Discussion: Political Wire
Lydia O'Connor / U.S. Political News …:
Donald Trump To Attend GOP Retreat In Baltimore, City He Called ‘Disgusting’  —  The president is scheduled to speak at the House Republican Conference retreat this week despite his previous insults.  —  President Donald Trump will attend a Republican retreat in Baltimore …
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Baltimore Sun:   Trump to attend House Republican retreat in Baltimore Thursday
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Trump to visit Baltimore Thursday, a city he called a ‘rodent infested mess’
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Axios:
A new Democratic proposal is Trump's make-or-break moment on drug prices
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Democrats to Broaden Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump to Corruption Accusations  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats return to Washington this week poised to significantly broaden their nascent impeachment inquiry into President Trump beyond the findings of the Russia investigation, but they will confront a fast-dwindling political clock.
Discussion: Slate and POLITICUSUSA
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Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
Corey Lewandowski to be first Trump associate to have public hearing with House Judiciary Committee
Discussion: New York Post
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Air Force leaders order probe of Trump resort stays  —  The U.S. Air Force has ordered a world-wide review of how it chooses overnight accommodations on long flights following revelations that air crews had occasionally stayed at President Donald Trump's Scotland resort while refueling at a small commercial airport nearby.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump heads to N.C. for House special election — and 2020 test run  —  Tuesday's congressional election features a stark suburban-rural divide, one of the hallmarks of the Trump era.  —  WEDDINGTON, N.C. — The last, lingering piece of the 2018 election is about to preview …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:   In North Carolina Do-Over Vote, a Reliable Republican District Is Up for Grabs
Old North State Politics:   Could We Finally Have an Election in the NC 9th?
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Internal Kamala Harris document acknowledges ‘Summer Slump’  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — A briefing memo accidentally left behind at a restaurant here showed Kamala Harris' staff expected her to be grilled on her lack of presence in the state as well as her campaign's “summer slump.”
Discussion: Political Wire
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris's new criminal justice plan looks to overhaul the system  —  Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) is building her Democratic presidential campaign, in large part, around her experience as a prosecutor, a job she regularly tells voters she took to help improve what she viewed as a broken and biased system from the inside.
Discussion: Politico
Kara Swisher / New York Times:
He Who Must Not Be Tolerated  —  Joi Ito's fall from grace for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was much deserved.  But his style of corner-cutting ethics is all too common in tech.  —  Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer.  —  Voldemort?
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Justin Peters / Slate:
The Moral Rot of the MIT Media Lab
Discussion: TechCrunch, WHYY, WBUR and KTLA
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
No sign of Trump's hurricane here in Alabama  —  MOBILE, Ala. — The city stands.  —  The grocery stores are fully stocked, the Home Depot has no lack of generators, tarps and plywood, and it's business as usual at the Waffle Houses.  —  Boaters on the Mobile River have been urged to caution …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Trump Raids Funds Meant to Deter Russia to Pay for His Wall  —  National security experts believe it could be a gut punch to U.S. diplomatic and security interests in a part of the world that's been a sore spot for the president: Europe.  —  The Trump administration's move to divert billions …
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Train wreck Britain still shows America a thing or 2 about political courage, cowardice  —  Who would ever want to live in this train wreck of a Western democracy?  The government is led by an utter buffoon — an oversize clown with yellow hair blowing every which way who can't utter …
Discussion: Politico
Brandon Ambrosino / Politico:
'Someone's Gotta Tell the Freakin' Truth': Jerry Falwell's Aides Break Their Silence  —  More than two dozen current and former Liberty University officials describe a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world. … At Liberty University …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Inside the Democrats' massive trove of Trump 2020 opposition research  —  The DNC research team has mined thousands of lawsuits from nearly 50 states as part of a massive new trove on President Trump that will be weaponized through pols and reporters in key battlegrounds.
Discussion: The Hill and Townhall
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Not Well  —  Accepting the reality about the president's disordered personality is important—even essential.  —  During the 2016 campaign, I received a phone call from an influential political journalist and author, who was soliciting my thoughts on Donald Trump.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Democrats Need to Get More Ruthless  —  And to stop helping Trump's re-election chances.  —  How important do Democrats think it is to beat President Trump in 2020?  —  Obviously, most Democrats would say it's vitally important.  Four more years of the Trump presidency could allow …
 
 
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Congress returns to McConnell's legislative ‘graveyard’
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: Students form protest chains around Hong Kong as authorities issue warning to U.S.
Washington Post:
Cutting refugee admissions will have severe consequences for the U.S. military
Katherine Rodriguez / Breitbart:
6.2 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Unqualified And Ideological: A Guide To Trump's Worst Judges
Associated Press:
Echoing Trump, Israeli leader pushes for election cameras
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Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren:
Tulsi Gabbard is inaugural guest for Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren
Discussion: Daily Wire and Townhall
Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
AP: Share of women seeking out-of-state abortions increases
Los Angeles Times:
California boat fire probe widens as FBI serves search warrants on Conception owner
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Trade between U.S. and China plummets ahead of October negotiations
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
As plantations talk more honestly about slavery, some visitors are pushing back
Francois Murphy / Reuters:
Exclusive: IAEA found uranium traces at Iran ‘atomic warehouse’ - diplomats
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