The Morning Briefing: Birthright Babies and Much, Much More

Good Wednesday morning.

Happy Halloween!

Here is what’s on the president’s agenda today:

The president receives his intelligence briefing
President Trump meets with the Secretary of the Treasury
The president attends the Our Pledge to America’s Workers event
President Trump delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Rally in Estero, FL

I have a condensed version of the Briefing for you because I woke up and my desktop computer was in “distress.” I am currently running some exotic diagnostic tests that will take one million hours to complete.

Hot stories

Mueller asks FBI to probe scheme seeking sexual assault dirt on him

How Trump’s ‘birthright’ idea went from the fringe to the Oval Office

Anton’s article referenced above by Politico: Citizenship shouldn’t be a birthright

Oh, hey, you still here? Speaker Ryan: ‘You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order’

I’m sensing a pattern here

Kansas militia men blame Trump rhetoric for mosque attack plan

Hugin calls Trump’s immigration rhetoric ‘inflammatory’

Fox’s Watters: ‘No one blamed’ Obama for ‘anti-police rhetoric’ when cops were shot during his term

Historical picture of the day:

Actor John Ritter, left, and his wife Nancy Morgan, right, appear in Halloween costumes with magician Doug Henning and his wife Barbara, Oct. 31, 1978, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Other morsels:

What horrible, hateful people. Trump greeted by protesters as he visits Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue

Wow, I guess this gets a pass. ‘I know they all look alike’: Hillary Clinton is catching heat for a joke she made about Cory Booker and Eric Holder

Facebook is banning far-right militia The Proud Boys after a violent attack in New York

‘My eyes are now wide open’: Kanye West says he’s been ‘used’ and plans to quit politics

Milo Yiannopoulos speech at NYU postponed for safety reasons

Generation Z reported the most mental health problems, and gun violence is the biggest stressor

Former prosecutor hopes James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s death is ‘the end of a very sad chapter in Boston’s history’

Mail bomb suspect had planned attacks since July, had shipping labels to targets saved on laptop, prosecutors say

Tease. Barbra Streisand mulls a move to Canada after midterm elections if Republicans roll

Ben & Jerry’s on Partnering With Group Tied to Farrakhan: We’re ‘Comfortable’ With Idea They Have Different Views Than Our Own

Only the cops should have guns and the Dems love cops. Dem lawmaker ‘sickened’ that Pa. school district will let teachers carry guns