memeorandum: The sorry state of political discourse right now, in five Bernie Sanders tweets (Amber Phillips/Washington Post)

10:15 PM ET, March 6, 2017

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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 …

ACLU:

ACLU Comment on Trump's New Muslim Ban — NEW YORK — The Trump administration today announced a new Muslim ban executive order. — Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, had this reaction: — “The Trump administration has conceded that its original Muslim ban was indefensible.

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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries from getting new visas

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Bloomberg:
Trump Issues Revised Travel Ban to Address Legal Challenges

Discussion: Politico and ABC News

Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Uber, Airbnb slam new travel ban

Discussion: Politico, The Verge and Axios

Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
Trump's Executive Order Mandates Government Reports on Honor Killings Committed by Migrants

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The American Mirror

Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's New Order Bans Immigrants From 6 Muslim Nations, Except Iraq

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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump's new Muslim ban doesn't fix the biggest legal problem with the policy

Discussion: IJR, The Nation and Washington Post

Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:

House Republicans release long-awaited plan to repeal and 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, sketching out a system of individual tax credits …

Discussion: Liberal Values, Daily Wire, CNN, Hot Air, Business Insider and The Daily Caller

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.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Axios, Mother Jones, BostonGlobe.com, ACASignups.net and New York Magazine

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

GOP releases bills to repeal and replace ObamaCare — House Republicans on Monday unveiled their long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace ObamaCare. — The two measures dismantle the core aspects of ObamaCare, including its subsidies to help people buy coverage, its expansion of Medicaid …

Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo

Christopher Jacobs / The Federalist:

Why House Republicans Are Rewriting Their Obamacare ‘Replacement’ — On Friday, Politico reported that Republicans were considering ways to amend their Obamacare “replacement” legislation, by placing income limits on the bill's new refundable tax credit for health insurance.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Axios, Politicus USA and The Atlantic

New York Times:
House Republicans Unveil Plan to Replace Health Law

Discussion: RedState

Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
4 GOP senators demand to keep Obamacare Medicaid expansion

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portman.senate.gov:
GOP Senators Say House Health Care Draft Lacks Key Protections for Medicaid Expansion Population

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Bob Bryan / Business Insider:
Republicans have released their long-awaited plan to repeal Obamacare

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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.

Discussion: Breitbart, BizPac Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Gothamist, ABC News, IJR, Business Insider, Washington Post, Daily Wire, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Root, Washington Times, AOL, Politicus USA, TVNewser and The Week

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 informed the Justice Department that President Trump's claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, IJR, Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice, Breitbart, Politico, National Review, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo and Instapundit

CNN:

FBI Director James Comey was ‘incredulous’ over Trump's tweets — FBI asked DOJ to refute wiretapping claim — FBI officials reached out to DOJ personnel to try to clear up reports that Obama wire-tapped Trump's phone — (CNN)FBI Director James Comey was “incredulous” …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Raw Story and Mediaite

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 …

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Vox, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hullabaloo and IJR

CNN:
Steve Bannon in 2013: Joseph McCarthy was right in crusade against Communist infiltration

Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: Business Insider, MelaniePhillips.com, Power Line, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Instapundit, Questions and Observations, USA Today and Washington Times

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:

Discussion: Business Insider, Mediaite, Mother Jones, The Week and Washington Post

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 …

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Post, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Week

Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:

Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’ in talk to HUD employees — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson referred to slaves as “immigrants” dreaming of a better life in a talk with department employees, according to Monday reports. — “That's what America is about.

Discussion: Vox, Politico, New York Magazine, RedState, Business Insider, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week

Jessica Estepa / USA Today:
Ben Carson just referred to slaves as ‘immigrants’

Discussion: twitchy.com, Gossip Extra, FOX31 Denver, Talking Points Memo, The Root and AOL

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 …

Discussion: Media Matters for America, Daily Kos, Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run and TheBlaze

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.

Discussion: Political Wire

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.

Discussion: Vox, Business Insider, Raw Story and rubber hose

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 …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Jfarrell / Judicial Watch:

Judicial Watch Sues CIA, DOJ and Treasury for Records Related to Intelligence Leaks Regarding Investigation of General Flynn — Asks Court to Order Searches and Production of Records — National Security Agency Refuses to Confirm or Deny Existence of Records

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Michael Riley / Bloomberg:

Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups — Post-election crime wave by attackers demanding bitcoins — Center for American Progress said to be among victims — Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks …

Discussion: Hot Air, Engadget, Washington Post, Raw Story, Mashable, The Verge, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and The Week

Fox News:

Greg Gutfeld: Remembering Andrew Breitbart — Random thoughts on the fifth anniversary of his death — By now everyone knows Breitbart.com. But how well do they know the guy who started it all? — Andrew Breitbart died five years ago last week, so I'm thinking it might pay to remind people …

Discussion: Mediaite

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Trump Tells Planned Parenthood Its Funding Can Stay if Abortion Goes — The White House, concerned about the possible political repercussions of the Republican effort to defund Planned Parenthood, has proposed preserving federal payments to the group if it discontinues providing abortions.

Discussion: Vox, twitchy.com, ABC News, Mother Jones, TheBlaze, The Truth Division and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: TheBlaze and The Daily Caller

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

At the root of Trump's new fury: Total contempt for American democracy — THE MORNING PLUM: — President Trump is now wallowing in fury, we are told, because he can't make the Russia story disappear; he can't stem the leaks to the media; and he can't seem to realize his promises.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo