Subject: Playbook Power Briefing, presented by CTIA: TRUMP takes travel-ban fight to SCOTUS -- RETIREMENT WATCH: BOB CORKER weighing it, ROMNEY will run if HATCH does it, and DAVE TROTT announces he’s out -- POTUS attends 9/11 memorial service at Pentagon
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Today's Playbook Power Briefing presented by CTIA 
            
By ANNA PALMER ([email-masked]; @apalmerdc), JAKE SHERMAN ([email-masked]; @JakeSherman), DANIEL LIPPMAN ([email-masked]; @dlippman) and ZACH MONTELLARO ([email-masked]; @ZachMontellaro)

        
Good Monday afternoon. NEWS -- TRAVEL BAN FIGHT AT SCOTUS -- "Trump takes travel-ban exemptions fight back to SCOTUS," by Josh Gerstein: "The Trump administration is returning to the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn lower court rulings crimping the application of President Donald Trump's travel ban executive order. Justice Department lawyers asked the high court Monday to allow authorities to keep up a block on many refugees covered by Trump's ban. However, the administration threw in the towel for now on efforts to insist that grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins of U.S. citizens should be covered by the ban despite the Supreme Court ordering an exemption for close family
 members. ...

"The dispute taken to the justices Monday addresses how much of the travel ban can be enforced until the Supreme Court rules on the broader issues. The justices are scheduled to hear arguments Oct. 10 on a pair of cases related to the ban." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71b8dca89f77f8cbea1d6f246c817cbca5180696a3798df13a76d4dab2b6291a8ed631fc4d5532e07fc0ea9fde8a360716 

POTUS REMEMBERS 9/11 -- "Trump commemorates 9/11 anniversary: 'America cannot be intimidated'," by Louis Nelson: "President Donald Trump marked the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on Monday, honoring victims, first responders and the military in remarks at the Pentagon and pledging resolve keep the U.S. safe from future attacks. 'The terrorists who attacked us thought they could incite fear and weaken our spirit. But America cannot be intimidated and those who try will soon join the long list of vanquished enemies who dared to test our mettle,' Trump said Monday morning. ... 

"Earlier Monday, the president and first lady Melania Trump observed a moment of silence Monday morning on the South Lawn of the White House, commemorating the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71415d0bec249da879d0ba185874a53afdd15fd96dd2a8ea3c3aae8bc8844b772c6c793698cef5a8e391f3221411b9a406 

16 YEARS LATER -- "9/11 first responders face illness, uncertain future," by Newsday's Chau Lam: "[Former NYPD officer Tom Wilson] is one of thousands of first responders and rescue workers who, a decade and half after the Twin Towers fell, are battling diseases that doctors with the World Trade Center Health Program have associated with exposure to toxic fumes and dust at Ground Zero. Many are living lives of disability and facing an uncertain future. Others know their fate all too well. Soon, they will join a burgeoning roll call of those whose dedicated service in the days after the nation's worst terror attacks will likely cost them their lives." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca7188c59db6c727456f87cd0e4e4a575f27d44bb93d4b27c4afc5a1ba62e7840151ce55bc57d6c0c8865d89f02f9763a600 

-- If you have time today, read Garrett Graff's phenomenal oral history on the passengers on Air Force One on September 11, 2001 that was published in POLITICO Magazine last year. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca714bdea83da0fe568b9ec87152b251a2be03cf88b449d0bbf4cb85bb90e748ce71ed3bc4a63a973a0fb4d77303f15cc741 

-- "20 Rarely Seen Photos of the Events of Sept. 11, 2001" -- DoDLive.mil: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71f1561120d20a963808497eed296705bb67e8721491a1e73db2da3ff0e604e194776cc81953f0763ef79eb5f19b61c242 

FT: "China's biggest banks ban new North Korean accounts: Unprecedented move to clamp down on financial flows with Pyongyang regime," by Yuan Yang and Xinning Liu in Beijing: "Multiple bank branches, including those of the country's top four lenders, told the Financial Times they had imposed a freeze on new accounts for North Korean people and companies. Some are going even further, saying they are "cleaning out" - existing accounts held by North Koreans by forbidding new deposits. The moves give weight to the theory that since Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test this month, policy hawks in Beijing have gained the upper hand in an internal debate over whether to toughen
 sanctions against the Kim Jong Un regime. 

"The measures go further even than what has been agreed internationally. UN sanctions, which were tightened once again last month, do not include a blanket ban on North Korean bank accounts. ... Banks implementing a ban on new accounts include the country's big five - Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Bank of Communications." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71f5613e096ed6e1e45fc380d8b54b89aea5da79482758597914f1742cefbdc1fa3bc21970f3dbebceda00a935c65f8c0a 

A FEW IMPORTANT POLITICAL STORIES ...

-- CNN's MANU RAJU -- "Republican Sen. Bob Corker weighs whether to retire in 2018": "Corker told CNN last week that he has not made a decision about his future, and appeared to confirm Trump's tweet that he asked the President for political advice about whether to run for reelection.

"'As far as what am I going to do in the future, I'm still contemplating the future,' Corker said in an interview. 'It's a tremendous privilege to do what I do, and to weigh in on the big issues. ... But I have not decided what I'm going to do in the future.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71387f77a64ee2186e31df2a97ce5ae9593832698644c84a698f0599c18fcf1ce3767ac2c20e4daff5648df7d2ccdc7449 

-- UTAHPOLICY.COM: "Exclusive: Mitt Romney planning to run for Senate if Orrin Hatch retires," by Bryan Schott: "Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire. Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate will jump into the 2018 Utah Senate scrum if Hatch opts not to. So far, Hatch has not made up his mind as to whether he'll run for an eighth term in 2018. He has previously said he was planning on running as long as his and his wife's health holds up." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca7111cbbb199e7156fae98a8af252fc1b77d475d04c2ece3cc960153fe1b33f51d3ccf58c9ed571f01493d8d9f184b68879 

-- WORTH REMEMBERING: Not a single senator has announced plans to retire this year. 

BIG NEWS -- MICHIGAN REP. DAVE TROTT RETIRING -- "'It has been an extraordinary privilege to serve the people of southeast Michigan in Congress. Representing the 11th District has been an honor, but I have decided not to seek re-election in 2018,' Trott said in a statement. 'This was not an easy decision, but after careful consideration, I have decided that the best course for me is to spend more time with my family and return to the private sector.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca718ab1e864d461882bcaf4d43f7991eecbdcd2bbddce580a35d0b18ab400b3572b2555464e9c26e222bfe2e9476b63efec 

-- THIS WILL BE A HOTLY CONTESTED SEAT. Dave Wasserman, the most knowledgeable House race guru, is moving this seat from likely Republican to tossup. This is exactly the kind of Republican seat that will be in the sights of the DCCC.

-- MEANWHILE: This is the third House GOP retirement in the last week. Reps. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania and Dave Reichert of Washington State retired last week. NYT's Jonathan Martin has reported Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is looking at the Senate race.

A PERIODIC UPDATE: WHERE IS TAX REFORM? In order to get started on tax reform, Congress needs to pass a budget. That's not happening this week, which is already shortened due to the storm, or next week, which is short due to the Jewish new year. So we're now looking at early- to mid-October for the early stages of tax reform to begin. And that's if Congress is able to clear a budget.

****** A message from CTIA and America's wireless industry: The global race to deploy 5G wireless is on-and America needs to win. Government action on spectrum and infrastructure policy will allow U.S. wireless companies to invest $275 billion, create more than 3 million jobs, and add $500 billion to the economy, according to Accenture. Learn more at CTIA.org. ******

OUR FAULT -- SPEAKER RYAN'S interview with AP'S JULIE PACE is on Wednesday, not today.

COVERING THE COVERAGE -- WAPO'S HURRICANE IRMA LEADALL has three bylines (Scott Unger in Key West, Patricia Sullivan in Estero; and Mark Berman in Washington). And the story has 13 contributors (Joel Achenbach and Perry Stein in Miami, Darryl Fears in Orlando, Lori Rozsa in Gainesville, Leonard Shapiro in Pompano Beach, Roy Furchgott in Sarasota, and Brian Murphy, David Fahrenthold, Wesley Lowery, Jason Samenow, Angela Fritz, Amanda McLaren and Katie Mettler in Washington) http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca7130a21d2a5ce46e09310c895789c1ac5ec3ca84a13a07da7cfa272b65972a307c00ec45bb8d1086c23e31c5c73f0e5888 

-- NYT'S LEADALL has three bylines (Frances Robles and Lizette Alvarez in Miami and Vivian Yee in New York) and 22 contributors (Marc Santora and Joseph B. Treaster from Miami; Nick Madigan from Coral Gables, Fla.; Neil Reisner from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Henry Fountain from Fort Myers, Fla.; Ben Laffin from Kendale Lakes, Fla.; Jane Smith from Lake Worth, Fla.; Alan Blinder from Orlando, Fla.; Trevor Aaronson from St. Petersburg, Fla.; Jess Bidgood from Tampa, Fla.; Emily Cochrane from West Kendall, Fla.; Ed Augustin from Havana; Erica Wells from Nassau, Bahamas; Sheri Fink from Houston; Peter Baker from Washington; and Caitlin Dickerson, Jacey Fortin, Christine Hauser, Zach Johnk,
 Christopher Mele, John Schwartz and Vivian Wang from New York.) http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71a4f978ee3478d1f695e17ae584e87b20ae31d6f85a4c4a376d883a16d34ef9fd3f19ae2de4a1e248eae38505a1c445aa 

HOT ON THE RIGHT -- "Senators take fire over questions for Catholic judicial nominee," by Josh Gerstein: "At least two prominent university presidents are accusing senators of religious bias for challenging a Catholic judicial nominee over her faith-driven views during a confirmation hearing last week.

"University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins and Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber both wrote letters objecting to lawmakers' pointed questions on the topic to Notre Dame law professor Amy Barrett last week, whom President Donald Trump has nominated to the Chicago-based 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Jenkins wrote directly to the Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, taking issue with her statements that Barrett's worldview seems strongly driven by 'dogma.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71b4d58cbcae3e88b5b5f826f082d8dcef653e0eec8820a145f7a78cca90af96540bbe8539096dce8b2ed394bf6ae05148 

AFTERNOON READ -- "Seven Days of Heroin: This is what an epidemic looks like," by the staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer: "The Enquirer sent more than 60 reporters, photographers and videographers into their communities to chronicle an ordinary week in this extraordinary time." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca7141c86603ab58b72fb9b3332e24f388d090aa695329bdad991617f7e968239464073c49b6536680a99760f31eb446b94a 

PAPAL MESSAGE -- "Pope says humanity will 'go down' if it does not address climate change," by Reuters' Philip Pullella, "aboard the papal plane": "Pope Francis said the recent spate of hurricanes should prompt people to understand that humanity will 'go down' if it does not address climate change and history will judge those who deny the science on its causes. 'If we don't turn back, we will go down,' Francis told reporters on Sunday on the plane returning from Colombia. Francis strongly backed the 2015 Paris agreement on reducing global warming, from which the United States withdrew this year. ...

"'You can see the effects of climate change and scientists have clearly said what path we have to follow,' he said, referring to a consensus by scientists that global warming is caused by human activity such as fossil fuels." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71161f7d2d830162be0aef05a789609b644a99bb691660bb89370bfb6dc46b5d061109eba8a7cfe5d4f462dd329f44d750 

-- "Pope Francis says rescinding DACA is not 'pro-life'," by CNN's Delia Gallagher http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71078fcfcf31ca118161426b40ed08e0891b226cea07ab0b3b5625ed6e2960caa62854f81bd71dbf0d3392a236293fc5e2 

BUREAUCRACY WATCH -- "Trump's Election Didn't Spark An Immediate Exodus From The Federal Government," by BuzzFeed News' Jeremy Singer-Vine: "[D]espite being one of American history's least popular new presidents, and promising to reverse many of his predecessor's policies, Donald Trump did not ignite an immediate mass exodus from the federal government, according to an exclusive BuzzFeed News data analysis. Still, the rate of employees leaving appears to be higher than it was at any point in the early years of Barack Obama's or George W. Bush's presidencies.

"An estimated 2.2% of full-time federal employees in the U.S. departed between late December 2016 and late March 2017, according to the analysis, which is based on federal payroll data received via the Freedom of Information Act. ... By this metric, the 2.2% turnover rate in the first three months of 2017 was higher than the same periods after Barack Obama (1.8%) or George W. Bush (also 1.8%) were elected. It was also higher than at virtually any point during Obama's presidency and most of Bush's eight years in office. ... [Still,] the departure rate in in Trump's first months wasn't enormously higher than usual." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71a0824c0c57fb2288f15d8f8afa799adb719d4e7fa502fd97e0135fdd99b2310597c35d7b727fcd762f8b87b016cb1314 

HOT DOC -- "Here's how much Cory Booker made on his book deal last year," by NJ Advance Media's Jonathan Salant: "Sen. Cory Booker received $325,000 in royalties last year from his book, 'United,' according to his most recent financial disclosure form. Booker, D-N.J., received an extension and filed his form last month. Lawmakers are required to disclose their personal finances annually. The senator had received $400,000 in royalties for the book in 2015. He wrote about the lessons he had learned as a community activist, Newark mayor and U.S. senator." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca717d7853157988d406f022763b814402d71afcdf0f18f21bd2d1e1ad190acea785743c6d64968a16209b720137cb0531db 

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION -- "Two weeks after saying no more for Metro, Hogan offers $500 million extra if others match it," by WaPo's Robert McCartney: "Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) upended the regional debate over Metro funding Monday by offering to give the transit system an extra $500 million over four years if Virginia, the District and the federal government all do the same.

"Hogan's proposal, made in a letter delivered Monday morning to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), narrowed their differences over funding and appeared to increase chances that the region could agree on a plan. But it remains to be seen whether the other three parties -- especially Virginia and the federal government -- will go along." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca7127ac7e4f6dd1895ec85a2734995631f5a5bd02e46285d033bdce67a7f8b0615975f9f9b0f0087bd7529c848750bab8d1 

WEEKEND WEDDINGS - Sean Coit, comms director for Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), on Saturday married Kristen Molloy, senior health policy adviser for Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), in a ceremony at St. Peter's on Capitol Hill. Pic  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca719d00d15fc7a658aab1c11d251930557b58e39095bafe9c7c9d8f687d30d357a8108e71c6b53400405f2346f37ffb28a1 ... NYT announcement  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71a4a99590c46cc874d892da6e21e26ae59f54e57c7403c22239490ee4b70f13e096c733e0e419289d6c6fd961d5ebbea3

SPOTTED: Amy Dudley, Kip Wainscott, Sarah Peck, Kate McCarroll, Amanda Chuzi, Ron Storhaug, Meghan Pennington, Megan O'Neill, Devon Barnhart, Kaylan Koszela, Ben and Jean Marter

OBAMA ALUMNI -- Ben Shannon, who works in the health care practice at Burson Marsteller, got married to Megan Hupp, a freelance events consultant. The couple "met on the campaign trail in 2012 doing advance for President Obama and Vice President Biden ... Friends from the White House, HHS, and Obama 2012 and HFA campaigns celebrated with a lot of dancing and a live rendition of 'Go Cubs Go' in the bride's hometown of Minneapolis." Pics - first dance  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca71898018d14405802132bba68b23f4dbfc3682bf7031dd7b9fa4dcbbc5e268425990119a58ae8fd7ed9a9fc82fe9d81b23 ... http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca710071ac125212de075774c9b7f6b29b6dcef79ac87d475882c13a604f5610a94edfe6c252e5968395529fa85f03e3ffc8

SPOTTED: Best man Franklin Davis, Bill Russo, Dan and Abbey Watson, Alex Hornbrook, Doug Landry, Blake Androff, Kerry McNellis, Maid of Honor Kate Berner, Alice Muglia, Will Jennings, Brendan Sullivan, Alex Friendly, Zaina Javaid, Matt Harney, Dana Rosenzweig, Amy Rosenfield, Jaden Slagle, Alex Evans, Nora Cohen, Stephanie Temaat, Christina Iskandar, Johnny Dach, Fabien Levy, Subhan Cheema, Liz Hart, Kelli Farr.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD -- Patrick Kilcur, a lobbyist for the MPAA and a McConnell alum, and wife Julie Kilcur, global media director at IJM -- the International Justice Mission, welcomed Cora Adeline Kilcur this morning at 1:48 a.m. Cora "made her arrival earlier today. 7 pounds 11 ounces and full of smiles. Mom and baby are doing great." Pic  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4443e91258d7ca7106bd26ea7762a13c3a6857726d1e1a5061d08a8bc5b503b7f000685b1e618da820bc4936a9baf086b77034ea163e5268 (h/t Chris Ortman)

SPOTTED at a Latinos44 fall retreat, a gathering of Latino alumni from the Obama administration in D.C. this weekend: Denis McDonough, Cecilia Munoz, Luis Miranda, Stephanie Valencia, Katherine Vargas, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Chuck Rocha, Marcela Salazar, Kelly Gonez, Ashwani Jain and more.

****** A message from CTIA and America's wireless industry: Tomorrow's 5G networks will create 3 million jobs, add $500 billion to the economy, and fuel innovation and entrepreneurialism across every sector. If policymakers move quickly to release more spectrum and modernize infrastructure rules, the wireless industry stands ready to invest $275 billion to build these next-gen networks, according to Accenture. This will drive breakthrough advancements in remote health care, connected vehicles, energy, education and beyond-making our lives better and safer. But the race to deploy 5G wireless networks is underway-and we're at a critical moment. The EU, China, Japan, South Korea and others are
 doing everything they can to win. If policymakers act now, the U.S. can continue our global leadership in wireless. Learn how at CTIA.org. ****** 

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