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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Trump plans executive actions for ObamaCare repeal — House Republicans are planning to get an ObamaCare repeal bill on President Trump's desk by Feb. 20, according to two Republican lawmakers. — The date was put forward by incoming House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment — One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder. — On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare. Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Schumer adopts Trump slogan: GOP wants to ‘Make America sick again’ — It's a world where health insurance companies are jacking up rates, Americans are losing benefits and illness is racking the nation. — This is the apocalyptic picture of America offered by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
CNN:
Obama tells Democrats: 'Don't rescue' Republicans on ‘Trumpcare’ — This is likely Obama's last visit to Congress, and it comes as Republicans push to overturn his signature legislative accomplishment — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: “Don't rescue” Republicans on Obamacare.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Obama urges Dems to fight GOP on ObamaCare
Obama urges Dems to fight GOP on ObamaCare
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Politico, Hot Air and The Guardian
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful,’ there ‘should be like death penalty or something’ — Trump called WikiLeaks “disgraceful” and suggested there be a “death penalty” for their actions during a 2010 interview. — His 2010 comments are in sharp contrast to his decision Wednesday morning …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
To Julian Assange: I apologize. — Please watch Sean Hannity's interview with Julian Assange (Wikileaks). — Exposing the truth re: the Left having been oh-so-guilty of atrocious actions and attitudes of which they've falsely accused others. The media collusion that hid what many on the Left have been supporting is shocking.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cotton responds to Trump: I have more faith in intel officers than Assange
Cotton responds to Trump: I have more faith in intel officers than Assange
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Ryan calls Assange a ‘sycophant for Russia’
Ryan calls Assange a ‘sycophant for Russia’
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
How to Stop a Trump Supreme Court Nominee — President-elect Donald Trump will soon announce his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Once he does, we'll know within just a few hours whether there is any chance that the Senate will reject his choice.
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee … said Wednesday that Republicans will not accept any Democratic efforts to block a Supreme Court nominee chosen by President-elect Trump. — “Apparently there's yet a new standard now to not confirm a Supreme Court nominee at all,” McConnell said.
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Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Schumer Prepared to Hold Supreme Court Seat Open
Schumer Prepared to Hold Supreme Court Seat Open
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Schumer regrets Dems triggering ‘nuclear option’
Schumer regrets Dems triggering ‘nuclear option’
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers — President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement — WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …
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Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
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Outside the Beltway and Joe.My.God.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit
The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit
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The Hill, ABC News, NBC News, Eclectablog and Balloon Juice
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Speaker Paul Ryan On The “100 Days” Ahead
Speaker Paul Ryan On The “100 Days” Ahead
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Politico, Hot Air, Business Insider and The Hill
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
The Cost of Full Repeal of the Affordable Care Act — According to our latest estimates, repealing the ACA in its entirety would cost roughly $350 billion through 2027 under conventional scoring and $150 billion using dynamic scoring. — In this paper, we offer rough estimates for a variety of full and partial repeal options.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
California Hires Eric Holder as Legal Bulwark Against Donald Trump — LOS ANGELES — Girding for four years of potential battles with President-elect Donald J. Trump, Democratic leaders of the California Legislature announced Wednesday that they had hired Eric H. Holder Jr. …
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Lisa Chavarria / WFLD:
Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live — FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage. — Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.
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Tom George / KTNV:
Man captures neighbor's racist rant on camera — LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Facebook video shot by a Las Vegas man has been shared thousands of times on social media, showing his neighbor going off on a racist rant. — The video all stemmed from an argument between Dexter Manawat and his next door neighbor over cleaning up leaves.
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Will Kirby / Daily Express:
US sends troops to RUSSIAN BORDER as NATO becomes anxious of 'Vladimir Putin's aggression' — US SPECIAL Forces have been sent to Lithuania to bolster Western forces amid increasing tensions with ‘aggressive’ Russia. — GETTY — Fears of Russian aggression had led the US to deploy troops on the country's European border
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Mark Hodge / The Sun:
WAR GAMES US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against …
WAR GAMES US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against …
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The Geller Report, neo-neocon and Vox Popoli
Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Fox News Actually Offered Megyn Kelly $100 Million Package to Stay — Mediaite has learned that Fox News offered Megyn Kelly even more than has generally been reported, a whopping $100 million package to stay put at the network and continue hosting her highly-rated prime time cable news show.
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
WSJ editor Gerard Baker defends ‘lie’ comments from ‘Meet the Press’ appearance — In a editorial published Wednesday, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker defended his hesitance to characterize untrue statements made by President-elect Donald Trump as “lies,” which drew ire from some journalists …
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New York Times:
Dylann Roof, Addressing Court, Offers No Apology or Explanation for Massacre — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sometime in the six weeks after he killed nine people at this city's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dylann S. Roof wrote in a journal that he had “not shed a tear for the innocent people I killed.”
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Tom Loftus / Courier-Journal:
Ky's GOP era starts with abortion, right-to-work — FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republicans in total control of the 2017 Kentucky General Assembly wasted no time Tuesday in moving conservative priority bills, including two measures to restrict a woman's ability to get an abortion.
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