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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The GOP health bill doesn't know what problem it's trying to solve — After seven years of drafting a replacement plan, we get ... this? — Have you read Sarah Kliff's thorough look at the GOP Obamacare replacement? You have? Good. Some thoughts. — Little in politics shocks me.
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Speaker.gov:
Statement on Introduction of the American Health Care Act — WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on introduction of the American Health Care Act: … Click here to read the bill.
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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column The GOP's Obamacare repeal plan is out—and it's even worse than anyone expected — House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, perpetrator of the GOP Obamacare repeal bill. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) — After weeks of expectations — actually, nearly seven years of expectations …
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
House Republicans release long-awaited plan to replace Obamacare — House Republicans on Monday released long-anticipated legislation to supplant the Affordable Care Act with a more conservative vision for the nation's health-care system, replacing federal insurance subsidies with a new form …
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New York Times:
House Republicans Unveil Plan to Replace Health Law — WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled their long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, scrapping the mandate that nearly all Americans have health insurance and replacing it with a system of tax credits aimed …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
GOP unveils Obamacare replacement amid sharp party divide — With the blessing of the Trump White House, House Republicans on Monday finally released a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, a long-anticipated moment in the GOP's yearslong campaign to upend the Democratic health care law.
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Christopher Jacobs / The Federalist:
Why House Republicans Are Rewriting Their Obamacare ‘Replacement’
Why House Republicans Are Rewriting Their Obamacare ‘Replacement’
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Bob Bryan / Business Insider:
Republicans have released their long-awaited plan to repeal Obamacare
Republicans have released their long-awaited plan to repeal Obamacare
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
4 GOP senators demand to keep Obamacare Medicaid expansion
4 GOP senators demand to keep Obamacare Medicaid expansion
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The White House:
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States — PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America …
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ACLU:
ACLU Comment on Trump's New Muslim Ban
ACLU Comment on Trump's New Muslim Ban
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Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
Trump's Executive Order Mandates Government Reports on Honor Killings Committed by Migrants
Trump's Executive Order Mandates Government Reports on Honor Killings Committed by Migrants
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump's new Muslim ban doesn't fix the biggest legal problem with the policy
Trump's new Muslim ban doesn't fix the biggest legal problem with the policy
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson doubles-down: Slaves were ‘involuntary immigrants’ — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson doubled-down Monday on his description of slaves as immigrants, arguing that the label fits anyone who comes into a country from the outside - even “involuntary immigrants.”
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in talk to HUD employees
Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in talk to HUD employees
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
While You Weren't Looking, the Democrat-Media Election-Hacking Narrative Just Collapsed — That supposed FBI investigation of collusion with the Russians? Never mind . . . They're in retreat now. You may have missed it amid President Trump's startling Saturday tweet storm …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
White House Rejects Comey's Assertion That Wiretapping Claim Is False — WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday refused to acknowledge reports that James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, had asked the Justice Department to refute President Trump's claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped …
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Daily Mail:
Donald's eruption in the Oval Office: Video emerges of Trump's ‘furious argument’ with top adviser Steven Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on, hours before President made phone tapping claims — Just days after the row, Bannon was pictured on Sunday boarding Air Force One via a separate entrance …
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David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: David Letterman … Since retiring after 33 years on the late night television, David Letterman has kept a low public profile — aided by the growth of a truly impressive beard. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been as fixated on politics as the rest of us.
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Press Release:
ExxonMobil Plans Investments of $20 Billion to Expand Manufacturing in U.S. Gulf Region — New projects expected to create more than 45,000 high-paying jobs across the region and thousands more through multiplier effect — Dateline: — HOUSTON — Public Company Information: — NYSE:
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The disappearing Sean Spicer — After two flayings on Saturday Night Live, sustained mockings on late-night shows, and a series of televised confrontations with reporters, White House press secretary Sean Spicer is retreating from the harsh glare of the daily televised briefing.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The sorry state of political discourse right now, in five Bernie Sanders tweets — Let's start with the tweets, which Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) (and/or his staff) fired off late Monday morning: … Do me a quick favor. Hit pause on your temptation to either cheer or jeer what Sanders …
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Grabien News RSS:
Mika Tearfully Tells Viewers of Trump: ‘If People out There Feel Nervous, We Do Too’ — ‘This is not funny, this is really bad’ — President Trump's wiretap tweets struck an emotional chord with MSNBC's Mika Brzezinksi. The morning anchor fought back tears as she told viewers that …
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Chicago Tribune:
Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ — Chance the Rapper and Gov. Bruce Rauner met at the Thompson Center in Chicago on March 3, 2017, to have a private conversation about funding for Chicago Public Schools. — Privacy Policy
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Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Worst Deal — The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. — Heydar Aliyev Prospekti, a broad avenue in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, connects the airport to the city.
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Justin Bachman / Bloomberg:
TSA Warns Local Police About Its New Airport Pat-Downs — A universal “comprehensive” search may prompt passenger complaints to law enforcement. — by — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has declined to say exactly where—and how—employees will be touching air travelers …
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Fox's ‘Last Man on Earth’ Kills Entire Trump Administration (Video) — Sunday's episode of FOX's post-apocalyptic comedy series The Last Man on Earth imagines a world where President Donald Trump's entire administration is killed off in a freak occurrence. — The flashback episode, tiled …
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