OBAMA golfs with Spieth, Curry and Plank in Dallas — TRUMP implores House GOP to pass Senate budget — JASON ZENGERLE on CHRISTIE’s ‘last fight’ — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Staten Island’s Dem. challenger’s bio video

Driving the Day Good Monday morning. SPOTTED — BARACK OBAMA playing golf yesterday with Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, golfer Jordan Spieth and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank in Dallas. Curry and Spieth are two of the highest-profile athletes sponsored by Under Armour. Obama headed to Dallas after raising money in College Station, Texas, for the spate of hurricanes that hit the U.S. in the past few months. TRUMP AND PENCE CALL INTO HOUSE GOP CONFERENCE CALL … RACHAEL BADE: “Trump to House GOP: Pass budget bill so we can get tax reform”: “President Donald Trump had a tough message for House Republicans on Sunday: Get to work on tax reform and pass the Senate budget immediately — or face a bloodbath in 2018. … Trump’s presence on the call highlights the sensitivity of this week’s budget vote for House Republicans. Backing the Senate bill would require House Republicans to endorse a budget that is not balanced over 10 years, adds $1.5 trillion to the federal deficit through tax cuts, and does not include spending reductions the House had incorporated in its own earlier draft of the budget. … Story Continued Below “On the call Sunday, Ryan said passing the Senate budget would allow the House to potentially clear a tax bill before Thanksgiving. He said they need to move the tax package to the Senate by then if they want any hope of passing tax cuts by the end of the year, his long-stated goal. … Trump… [Read full story]