• In latest test, North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet — a hydrogen bomb. (The Washington Post)

• South Korea simulates attack on North Korea’s nuclear site after test. (NBC News)

• Mnuchin: Congress must tie Harvey aid to raising debt limit. (CBS News)

• Left-wing outlets spread false story claiming GOP official turned down disaster aid. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Trump to scrap protection for “Dreamers,” give Congress six months to fix. (Reuters)

• Obama’s 2018 expenses will cost U.S. taxpayers $1.1M. (Fox News)

• Manufacturing jobs up 36,000 in August; 155,000 since Trump’s election. (CNS News)

• Federal gov’t jobs down 11,000 in 2017; State gov’t jobs down 2,000; Local gov’t jobs up 12,000. (CNS News)

• Trump administration to base ObamaCare navigator funding on performance (The Washington Free Beacon)

• IRS won’t warn a half-million victims about illegal workers stealing their Social Security numbers. (NBC WTHR)

• Democrat constituency fight: L'Oreal drops transgender model after “all white people” racism post. (NBC News)

• Civil rights activist argues to keep Confederate monuments. (NPR)

• Colleges struggle over defending or curbing free speech. (Fox News)

• Humor: Former conservative recalls belittling tirade from college student that brought him over to the Left. (The Onion)

• Policy: Union bosses have too much control. It’s time to protect the rights of American workers. (The Daily Signal)

• Policy: The Millennial success sequence. (American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for Family Studies)

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