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Saturday, September 23, 2017

At Alabama Rally, Trump Toggles Between Republican Loyalists

by Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Jonathan Martin

The New York Times

President Trump on Friday implored Alabama voters to support Senator Luther Strange in a close Republican primary, putting his personal political clout on the line in a break with his anti-establishment supporters to aid a lawmaker he portrayed as a loyal soldier for his agenda.

Enforcer or ‘choke point’? Kelly seeks to bring order to chaotic White House.

by Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker

The Washington Post

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly has a new evening routine: He periodically strolls the perimeter of the White House grounds late at night, inspecting the compound and chatting with Secret Service agents to see if they have what they need.

White House Weighs Response to North Korea’s Threats

by Peter Baker, David Sanger

The New York Times

The war of words between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, raised concerns on Friday that it could escalate into a new and more volatile phase as the White House weighed its next steps in response to a threat by Pyongyang to conduct the world’s first atmospheric nuclear test in 37 years.

Trump tweets take on GOP holdouts on health legislation

by Erica Werner, Alan Fram

Associated Press

Sen. John McCain’s opposition to the GOP’s last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Obama health law has dealt a likely fatal blow to the legislation — and perhaps to the Republican Party’s years of promises to kill the program.