White House Gets Its Own Email Scandal (You're Welcome, Hillary): Patch Morning Take

Health Care Legislation Appears Near (Another) Death

Sen. Susan Collins, with an assist from the Congressional Budget Office, appears to have effectively delivered a death blow to GOP last-ditch efforts to kill Obamacare. Similar legislation has risen from the dead several times, but Collins appears to be the third vote needed to foil GOP plans — for now. See why the CBO score helped doom the proposed legislation. And here was the scene during protests at the Senate hearing on the bill.

File photo of Sen. Susan Collins by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

Blame Chicago: Nation's Worst Crimes Increase Thanks To Pockets Of Violence

A whopping 1.2 million violent crimes were recorded by the FBI in 2016. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, the violent crime rate rose 3.4 percent, and there were an estimated 17,250 murders in 2016, an 8.6 percent increase from 2015. The report, though, did include some good news.

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Weeping Weiner's Sexual Pursuit Of Minor Will Land Him In Playground Of Prisons

Weeping Anthony Weiner probably doesn't have too much to cry about despite facing a 21-month prison sentence. The convicted sex offender pleaded guilty in May in a sexting scandal for transferring obscene material to a minor. See why things could have been much worse for the peculiar perv and disgraced former Congressman.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan.

Private Email Account Becomes Public Problem For Jared Kushner

Forgive Hillary Clinton if she's suddenly a fan of great irony. Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, is requesting information about Jared Kushner's email practices after Politico reported that the president's son-in-law has used a private account to conduct government business. Nobody's chanting "Lock him up!" You can see here, though, why the president's son-in-law is being accused of going all Hillary on us.

File photo of Jared Kushner by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

Why This WWII Veteran Took A Knee

A World War II veteran from Missouri has something in common with the dozens of NFL players who took a knee at Sunday's games. The 97-year-old Willard, Missouri man took a knee and posed for a photo that his grandson posted to Twitter. See why Willard's grandson says his grandpa took a knee.

Image of John Middlemas via Brennan Gilmore.

Crazy, Stupid Or Crazy-Stupid: See Video Of Man Hanging To Outside Of Speeding Subway Car

The video, we believe, speaks for itself. But just what the heck this clip is saying is beyond us.

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Off The Beaten Patches

From Reuters: North Korea Says U.S. Has Declared War

Politico Investigative Report Shows 'Hidden' Conflicts Of Congress

NPR Report On How Puerto Ricans Are Moving Forward Without Power

And The Verdict On Megyn Kelly's New Morning Show Is...

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Main Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) leaves after testifying about his proposed Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill before the Senate Finance Committee, including members Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) (L) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators filled the hearing room and protested the legislation, the next in a series of Republican proposals to replace the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)