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The Hill’s 12:30 Report: World marks Sept. 11 | Trump issues warning to Taliban after canceled meeting | Sept. 11 oral history | Trump slams ‘phony’ poll showing five Dems beating him | Buttigieg, Klobuchar seated on same United flight

THIS MORNING



Trump threatens the Taliban:

During this morning’s Sept. 11 ceremony at the Pentagon, President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE issued a warning to the Taliban, acknowledging the canceled peace talks that broke down over the weekend. http://bit.ly/2ZS4OOY

On the Kabul attack that broke down the talks: “They thought they would use this attack to show strength, but what they actually showed is unrelenting weakness.”

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He also said: “If for any reason they come back to our country, we will go wherever they are and use power the likes of which the United States has never used before — and I’m not talking about nuclear power — they will never have seen anything like what will happen to them.”

It’s Wednesday, Sept. 11. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook.

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TALK OF THE MORNING



18 years ago today:





AS ALWAYS, IF YOU READ ONE THING TODAY:



Journalist Garrett Graff has been tweeting quotes from the day as it unfolded. His Twitter account: http://bit.ly/305qy68

Here are a few:

“Andy Card, chief of staff, White House: I remember literally telling him, ‘It should be an easy day.’ Those were the words. ‘It should be an easy day.’” http://bit.ly/309lhKK

“American Airlines Flight 11 attendant Madeline ‘Amy’ Sweeney called a colleague in Boston. At 8:44 a.m., she said, ‘It is a rapid descent. Something is wrong. I don’t think the captain is in control. I see water. I see buildings. We’re flying low. We’re flying very, very low.’” http://bit.ly/309NfWJ

“[Hijacker] Mohamed Atta accidentally calls air traffic control at 8:24 a.m. and announces, ‘We have some planes. Just stay quiet and we’ll be ok. We are returning to the airport’ … Boston air traffic controller Colin Scoggins: ‘Someone came to me and said that there was a hijack going on. We’d worked hijacks in the past, and they were usually uneventful.’” http://bit.ly/2ZQ1yn7

This is worth reading: Garrett Graff published a book yesterday, “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11” featuring interviews with 480 people who recall their memories from that day. The book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZRXxPa

HAPPENING TODAY:





At 8:46 a.m. at Union Station: A moment of silence was announced over the speaker system. Watch: http://bit.ly/2ZSli9W

In New York: Here is a livestream of the ceremony in New York City this morning. The names of all of the victims were read: http://bit.ly/30a0giU

At the Pentagon: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpWatchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump Ginsburg becomes the first woman to lie in state in the Capitol Rabbi memorializes Ginsburg: Her dissents were 'blueprints for the future' MORE participated in a ceremony at the Pentagon. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2ZV6fMG

In Shanksville, Pa: Vice President Pence participated in a ceremony in Shanksville, Pa. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2ZRGfBU





FROM 2001:





President Bush’s address that night: Watch: http://bit.ly/3070AyY

Remember Sammy Sosa’s home run for the first home game after Sept. 11?: He ran around the bases with an American flag. Video: http://bit.ly/305kcU3

And President Bush throwing the first pitch at the Yankee’s Game: Watch: http://bit.ly/2ZT7YC7

On C-SPAN that morning before the news of the attacks: Here’s a screenshot of Rep. Peter DeFazio Peter Anthony DeFazioHouse Democrats to include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid Airline CEOs, union leaders implore Congress and the administration to avoid Oct. 1 furloughs MORE (D-Ore.) with a “Social Security lockbox” on the House floor (via C-SPANs Howard Mortman). Photo: http://bit.ly/309y5Rp

Here is a photo of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 10, 2001: http://bit.ly/303zLvC





MORE REMAINS WERE IDENTIFIED:





Long Island firefighter Michael Haub, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, was remembered yesterday after the New York City medical examiner identified more remains from ground zero. http://bit.ly/2ZLKmPV





IN THE WHITE HOUSE



Not happy and everyone shall know:

President Trump lashed out at a new Washington Post–ABC poll that shows five presidential candidates beating him in a potential match-up. http://bit.ly/309Kvsv

He tweeted: “In a hypothetical poll, done by one of the worst pollsters of them all, the Amazon Washington Post/ABC, which predicted I would lose to Crooked Hillary by 15 points (how did that work out?), Sleepy Joe, Pocahontas and virtually all others would beat me in the General Election. This is a phony suppression poll, meant to build up their Democrat partners. I haven’t even started campaigning yet, and am constantly fighting Fake News like Russia, Russia, Russia. Look at North Carolina last night. Dan Bishop, down big in the Polls, WINS. Easier than 2016!” Read his full tweets: http://bit.ly/309W56R

Here’s the poll Trump is talking about: http://bit.ly/302NcAd

Timing: Trump sent these tweets minutes before participating in a moment of silence for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.





Off into the sunset:





President Trump fired national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonJudge appears skeptical of Bolton's defense of publishing book without White House approval Maximum pressure is keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria Woodward book trails Bolton, Mary Trump in first-week sales MORE yesterday, citing foreign policy disagreements between them. Here are five takeaways:

Reasoning for each: http://bit.ly/2ZQ3oEx

Op-ed on Bolton’s departure: “John Bolton's exit isn't a victory for our adversaries” http://bit.ly/302NpPG





IN CONGRESS



This morning — funding the government would be simply boring without the drama:

The Senate Appropriations Committee votes on two bills related to the Sept. 30 government funding deadline. http://bit.ly/30a4pn7

The two bills: The bills covered the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education, as well as the State Department and foreign operations.





Republicans say thanks but no thanks:





Via The Hill’s Scott Wong, House Republicans pour cold water on President Trump’s idea to extend term limits for committee chairmen and ranking members. http://bit.ly/2ZS12VO

Trump’s reasoning: As a way to stem the tide of retiring veteran lawmakers.

Republicans’ reasoning — Rep. David Joyce David Patrick JoyceRepublicans shrug off Kasich's Democratic convention speech The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The American Investment Council - Trump takes his 'ready to reopen' mantra on the road GE cutting up to one-quarter of aviation unit's workers MORE (R-Ohio), a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, told The Hill: “We have the term limits in place for a reason: to make sure that we continue to turn over the leadership to, I wouldn’t say younger, but fresh ideas among other members, and to keep people interested in staying here. ... Otherwise, if members know they have to stay 20 to 30 years before they get a chance to be chairman, why would they do it?”

Keep in mind: This rule is an internal GOP rule. Democrats don’t have a limit in place.

The GOP limit now: Six years.





NOTABLE TWEETS:



This is pretty funny:

Presidential candidates South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE and Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE (D-Minn.) were on the same United Airlines flight yesterday. Klobuchar was seated one seat ahead of Buttigieg.

Hyperlink http://bit.ly/2ZRZxa8







ON TAP:





The House and Senate are in. President Trump is in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence is in Pennsylvania.

9:30 a.m. EDT: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a Sept. 11 ceremony at the Pentagon.

11 a.m. EDT: The Senate held three confirmation votes.

1:30 p.m. EDT: President Trump receives an intelligence briefing.

1:45 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence and second lady Karen Pence Karen Sue PenceTrump met with chants of protest as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg How fast population growth made Arizona a swing state The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Biden, Pence elbow bump at NYC Sept. 11 ceremony MORE land in Washington, D.C.

2:45 p.m. EDT: The Senate holds a series of votes. The Senate’s full schedule today: http://bit.ly/304d36J

3:30–4:30 p.m. EDT: The House votes. The House’s full schedule today: http://bit.ly/309PXvn

8 p.m. EDT Thursday: The third Democratic presidential primary debate. Debate logistics and what to expect: http://bit.ly/305JnWT





WHAT TO WATCH:





8:40 a.m. EDT: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participated in a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House. Livestream: http://bit.ly/30arLZI

10:30 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence speaks at the Flight 92 National Memorial ceremony in Pennsylvania. Livestream: http://bit.ly/308kd9R





NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...:





Today is National Hot Cross Bun Day.





‘Tis the season — here’s a secret Starbucks drink to order:





Via Delish, “The Cinderella Latte is one of the most popular variations on the PSL. To make it, you order a Pumpkin Spice Latte and you swap out half of the pumps of pumpkin with pumps of white mocha. That's all!” http://bit.ly/302M8bm





And because it’s a tough day for the country, here is something much lighter: a dog getting tucked into bed — and loving every second of it: http://bit.ly/305Cvsf



