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6:10 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
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues ducking questions about Senate race
Discussion: NPR
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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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Democrats Plan Vote to Formalize Procedures for Impeachment Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote this week to formalize procedures for a growing impeachment inquiry, clarifying its investigative authorities and granting President Trump new due process, a draft resolution shows.
Discussion: CNSNews, New York Post and Fox News
Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
Corey Lewandowski to be first Trump associate to have public hearing with House Judiciary Committee
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Beast
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.
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 and WBUR
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 …
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Christina Prignano / BostonGlobe.com:
Biden, Warren lead Democratic presidential primary race in Mass., poll finds
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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
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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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Tom Steyer Qualifies for October Debates, Bringing Field to 11
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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
Susan Faludi / New York Times:
‘She Said’ Recounts How Two Times Reporters Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story  —  SHE SAID  —  Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement  —  Tell the truth: Do you really need to hear more about Harvey Weinstein?  The open bathrobe, the hotel hot tubs …
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Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
How the New York Times broke Harvey Weinstein
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
As plantations talk more honestly about slavery, some visitors are pushing back  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE — A Monticello tour guide was explaining how enslaved people built, planted and tended a terrace of vegetables at Thomas Jefferson's estate earlier this summer when a woman interrupted to share her annoyance.
Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
AP: Share of women seeking out-of-state abortions increases  —  ATLANTA (AP) — At a routine ultrasound when she was five months pregnant, Hevan Lunsford began to panic when the technician took longer than normal, then told her she would need to see a specialist.
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 …
Marcy Oster / The Times of Israel:
Linda Sarsour emerges as surrogate for Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign  —  Palestinian-American activist endorses progressive Democratic candidate, saying she'd be ‘proud’ to make history and help elect America's first Jewish president  —  JTA — Political activist Linda Sarsour …
Los Angeles Times:
California boat fire probe widens as FBI serves search warrants on Conception owner  —  In a significant expansion of the investigation into the Labor Day boat fire that killed 34 people, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Coast Guard served warrants Sunday …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Trade between U.S. and China plummets ahead of October negotiations  —  Trade between China and the United States has continued to fall ahead of October negotiations and a further tit-for-tat escalation of tariffs, according to customs data reported by the AP.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
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Joe Mcdonald / Associated Press:   China's trade with US shrinks as tariff war worsens
 
 
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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:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Associated Press:
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Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren:
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Francois Murphy / Reuters:
Exclusive: IAEA found uranium traces at Iran ‘atomic warehouse’ - diplomats
Victoria Guida / Politico:
GOP senator urges Trump to set guidelines for gun legislation
Jonathan Franzen / New Yorker:
What If We Stopped Pretending?  —  The climate apocalypse is coming.
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
He's in: Mark Sanford, SC Republican, formally declares GOP White House 2020 bid
Discussion: Slate and Fox News