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By JAKE SHERMAN (sherman@politico.com; @JakeSherman), ANNA PALMER (anna@politico.com; @apalmerdc), DANIEL LIPPMAN (daniel@politico.com; @dlippman) and ZACH MONTELLARO (zmontellaro@politico.com; @ZachMontellaro)


Good Thursday afternoon. HOUSE REPUBLICANS are holding a half day retreat on tax reform next Wednesday. Transportation will be provided for members. Location TBD. "Tax reform is the most important thing we can do right now to help American families get ahead, and as we move forward we want to make sure members have ample opportunity to talk through our framework, ask questions, and offer feedback," said conference spokesman Nate Hodson.

FOR YOUR RADAR -- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP told reporters "we will be putting more sanctions on North Korea," per today's pooler Brian Bennett of the L.A. Times. He later announced an executive order that will target individuals, companies and banks that are involved with trade with North Korea. "Foreign banks will face a clear choice: do business with the United States or facilitate trade with the lawless regime in North Korea," Trump said. "The regime can no longer count on others to facilitate its trade and banking activities." More from Nolan McCaskill and Louis Nelson http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0d2b6252fbd3e01d630c673e8a2e30594d607b45dd506e33992b88325cdfcbf6663a8b830d7024f6b7ad5de2be59ef817

-- Treasury Secretary STEVEN MNUCHIN and U.N. Ambassador NIKKI HALEY are both scheduled to give on camera briefings this afternoon. Mnuchin's briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. and Haley's for 4:30 p.m.

TRUMP also said he would visit Puerto Rico following the storm.

HMM -- "Trump hires campaign workers instead of farm experts at USDA," by Jenny Hopkinson: "A POLITICO review of dozens of résumés from political appointees to USDA shows the agency has been stocked with Trump campaign staff and volunteers who in many cases demonstrated little to no experience with federal policy, let alone deep roots in agriculture. But of the 42 résumés POLITICO reviewed, 22 cited Trump campaign experience. And based on their résumés, some of those appointees appear to lack credentials, such as a college degree, required to qualify for higher government salaries.

"It's typical for presidents to reward loyalists with jobs once a campaign is over. But what's different under Trump, sources familiar with the department's inner workings say, is the number of campaign staffers who have gotten positions and the jobs and salaries they have been hired for, despite not having solid agricultural credentials in certain cases. An inexperienced staff can lead to mistakes and sidetrack a president's agenda, the sources say." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a00b41f11fa484b1c0b358e6e52c71734466f25080c0391fd1e0a9c368396faa6f8465f9b717e2b447827ca0be6346a615

HEADLINES TRUMP LIKES -- "Trump's Bipartisan Outreach Gets Strong Support in New Poll," by WSJ's Janet Hook: "The poll found 71% of adults in the U.S. approved and 8% disapproved of Mr. Trump bypassing GOP leaders to strike a short-term spending deal with Congress's Democratic leaders, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California. Meanwhile, the GOP president's job approval rating edged up for the first time since the spring, rising 3 percentage points to 43%. That is still the lowest mark for modern presidents at this point in their first term." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a067b03c71fa95fa3162cf76637d6408ebca62a35f630f838a28c802c616e66f7f12db706d0a85d0b49b83206b4e2e6975

SPICER'S BACK -- "Another potential Mueller honey pot: Spicer's notebooks," by Axios' Mike Allen: "Former colleagues of Sean Spicer tell Axios that he filled 'notebook after notebook' during meetings at the [RNC], later at the Trump campaign, and then at the White House. When Spicer worked at the RNC, he was said to have filled black books emblazoned with the party's seal. Spicer was so well-known for his copious notes that underlings joked about him writing a tell-all."

-- Weird nugget: Spicer threatened Mike with legal action if he continued to contact him. "When we texted Spicer for comment on his note-taking practices, he replied: 'Mike, please stop texting/emailing me unsolicited anymore.' When I replied with a '?' (I have known Spicer and his wife for more than a dozen years), he answered: 'Not sure what that means. From a legal standpoint I want to be clear: Do not email or text me again. Should you do again I will report to the appropriate authorities.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0d70f3a0d76c03cb6b5e929cf57ca7449347e13badd4698d368646b42b6f04bc6defdd2e3968b739e3d8c726876acdda6

-- "Sean Spicer defends brief WH tenure: I 'don't think' I lied to American people," by ABC News' Catherine Thorbecke http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a05cee99d8c8751d5dea948760b6a24f4fbecec7ffd6af80c0e91e11005a05c26d9454db4a1009552e0597c029046f2412

SALLY YATES will be a "distinguished lecturer from government" at Georgetown Law for its fall semester. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0567519fbb99f711ff872ddd2bec304bb36a97d706867e67dd7f71040e4fdcfa85ea8b76c23b4c7230d248ad03853e292

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OUR BAD -- An item in this morning's Playbook said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was spotted at the Hamilton last night. She was actually in Maine, not D.C.

DRAIN THE SWAMP! -- "Trump Campaign Alums Launch a New Firm With a Conspicuous Name and a Desperate Client," by The Daily Beast's Lachlan Markay: "Is a three-wheeled car technically an automobile? A pair of former Trump campaign officials are trying to convince the federal government that it is as they flaunt their ties to the president on behalf of their new client. Mike Rubino and Jason Osborne, two high-level Trump campaign operatives, recently launched a lobbying firm with a conspicuous name. Turnberry Solutions is based in D.C.

"But its title evokes the Scottish town that is famously home to one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs. Last month, the firm registered its first client, a financially plagued automotive company named Elio Motors that is operating a former General Motors plant in Louisiana. Elio is trying to secure federal handouts to keep its three-wheeled 'auto-cycles' in production, and lobbying disclosure filings indicate the company has enlisted Turnberry to qualify those vehicles for those handouts." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0316cbf1f86e9fca90fdbd01e9beee53d9372a2dfac8fde44bb6d4a0e7574194107ca09e459a22d0c857581758f9ab35b

WAR REPORT -- "1,200 Bragg paratroopers deployed to Afghanistan," by The Fayetteville Observer's Drew Brooks: "Approximately 2,200 soldiers, including 1,200 from the 82nd Airborne Division, began quietly deploying this month, part of a long-discussed troop surge that involves more than 3,000 U.S. service members on top of the more than 10,000 already serving in Afghanistan.

"The local soldiers -- part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team -- were alerted to the mission earlier this month and quickly deployed. Once in Afghanistan, they will be reunited with their brigade leadership and about 1,500 soldiers from the brigade who deployed to Afghanistan earlier this year. The remaining paratroopers will come from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, which is based in Alaska." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a07f6959260413b3d5d5789f51baa96c9d0d037c608153f77bc01b5338114fa7910162712444465d435b4e655a97a8520d

-- "For the first time, the Marine Corps expects to have a female infantry officer among its ranks," by WaPo's Dan Lamothe http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0fc1b71309387c6ca9c5c7e795af5a5fb4f65d8d1a21142f4cbd00a99b13a7b76fc4c29f522fca88000ef4f5e2176e75a

MORE ON CABINET TRAVEL -- AP's Maria Danilova: "Education Department Press Secretary Liz Hill says in a statement to The Associated Press that [Education Secretary Betsy] DeVos travels 'on personally-owned aircraft.' The arrangement comes at 'zero cost to U.S. taxpayers,' as the secretary does not seek or accept any reimbursement for the flights." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0da454ed04ff23eb5c7b2fc6e640112d68e85fd06b012325c0df50ea7b831dfa7c2e96083a2402d142ddd2a740e7d84de

SPECIAL ELECTION WATCH -- MICHAEL SCHERER in WaPo, "Roy Moore disrupts Alabama Senate race -- and prepares for new level of defiance in Washington": "The central argument of Moore's campaign is that removing the sovereignty of a Christian God from the functions of government is an act of apostasy, an affront to the biblical savior as well as the Constitution. Among the prices he says this country has paid for denying God's supremacy: the high murder rate in Chicago, crime on the streets of Washington, child abuse, rape and sodomy. It's a crisis he hopes to address next year from the floor of the Senate. ...

"He also acts nothing like a professional political candidate. During the final days of a brutal campaign, which has featured withering, daily television and direct-mail assaults on his character, he invited a reporter to spend hours alone with him traveling through the state. Unstaffed by campaign aides and tethered to the outside world only by a flip-phone, Moore offered a seat in his family's pew for Sunday church services, welcomed a tag-along when he visited with his 90-year-old mother, gave a tour of his home and property in rural Gallant and then offered to speak on the record for a two-hour drive, with a quick stop for lunch with his wife, Kayla, at a roadside Cracker Barrel, where
they both ordered the Sunday Homestyle Chicken." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0b30a03cd5cd6a4a491851bcfdba00c19aa956af113a504f6de39086b569ecc69262c0541ab50e1ccf256319630416c9a

-- "Senate candidate Roy Moore in 2005: 'Homosexual conduct should be illegal'," by CNN's Nathan McDermott and Andrew Kaczynski http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0809c02db532b56d15288c6d38c34d50d313f2609551cbc6b8ef54d1d1a98bac7eb6a64b43ef3db9ec3bf646e7dc484bd

-- The President will attend a campaign rally in Alabama Friday for Sen. Luther Strange.

ACELA CORRIDOR ALERT -- "Amtrak now runs on Dunkin'," by WTOP's Jeff Clabaugh: "Dunkin' Donuts coffee will be served all day in First Class and in Cafe cars on all Northeast Regional trains, a route that includes more than 50 stops between Richmond and Boston. The trains will also use the same equipment Dunkin' Donuts restaurants use 'to ensure the same high quality and great taste,' Amtrak said." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0b9debd9e8a31253c9110aae15dba04f15cfa1bd238c6f03d9c75147ee6af82cd99447277895984e03791f4ba6309da02

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION -- "The reign of beige: In a political town, design stays neutral," by WaPo's Jura Koncius: "Washington is a city driven by politics and drenched in tradition, and it's no surprise that century-old rowhouses have a decidedly untrendy aesthetic. But even the area's loft condos, McMansions, mid-century ranches and suburban townhouses tend to keep to a neutral palette for walls and sofas -- white, gray, taupe or the proverbial beige -- with homeowners letting their accessories, artwork and personalities provide the color and tell their story.

"Washingtonians aren't serial redecorators; they freshen up by changing pillows, updating lampshades and switching slipcovers, but the core pieces of the home have to outlast trends. 'It's still a very safe look here,' says longtime Washington designer Frank Babb Randolph, who decorated the official vice president's residence for the Cheneys. 'There is a core of people here who don't want to be in vogue or in the moment.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0e8ddeefb0f2b12df1c4c4f0437843b12a50a6f259c3970b3cc3aca923024946ff6489e44d08c27eeb6aa5ba68172e034

BOOK ALERT -- "Ex-SC Dem chair, GOP strategist team up for bipartisan book," by the AP's Meg Kinnard: "South Carolina's former Democratic Party chairman [Jaime Harrison has announced] that he is co-authoring a book with a former GOP staffer about what it takes to build a Capitol Hill career. 'Climbing the Hill: How to Build a Career in Government and Make a Difference' is being published by Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, with plans for a fall 2018 release ... Harrison's co-author is Amos Snead, a founding member of S-3 Public Affairs and spokesman for former House Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri."
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SPOTTED: Former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.), now at Squire Patton Boggs, playing a little tennis with Venus Williams and Martina Hingis during the Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. - pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0d1db9087d2039f558fa0378d2b9a8cefd1fd5f8e29f894160aed347cf92babf2912e0673ef6f3f82a81811eaf0b30801

TRANSITIONS -- Brian Kaissi is leaving the Asian American Hotel Owners Association to work on education and labor issues for Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.).

WELCOME TO THE WORLD - OBAMA ALUMNI -- Will Ragland, managing director of the war room at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and an Obama Education Dept. alum, and Liz Schaefer, a civics teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools, recently welcomed Zoey Anne Ragland. Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=2d0da4d8a222b8a0cf2fe5a21d9ca35e120b195667d6dbc3bc7992ca5c438cbcfd5bdc616853c8a5b780e1b7ce0a3d0af8b47d29badb23a0

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