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Avik Roy / Forbes:
GOP's Obamacare Replacement Will Make Coverage Unaffordable For Millions — Otherwise, It's Great — That's not an ironic headline. Leading House Republicans have included a number of transformative and consequential reforms in their American Health Care Act, the full text of which was published Monday evening.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
One tweet that explains Republicans' big health care bill challenge — The day after unveiling their new bill to replace Obamacare, the Republican authors of the Affordable Health Care Act find themselves in a bind. — Even if the new bill has the votes in the House, it will also have to pass the Senate.
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Republican Obamacare plan signals that liberalism has already won — In releasing their healthcare plan on Monday, House Republican leaders sent a signal loud and clear: liberalism has already won. — Barring radical changes, Republicans will not be passing a bill that ushers in a new era of market-based healthcare.
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Sophia Crabbe-Field / Democracy Journal:
A Hidden Harm of the Obamacare Replacement — The central premise of the Republicans' American Health Care Act (AHCA) plan is to force Americans to pay more for their health care or, as Republicans would say, have “more skin in the game.” Put another way, the AHCA drastically increases the cost of health care for all Americans.
Michael F. Cannon / Cato Institute:
The House GOP Leadership's Health Care Bill Is ObamaCare-Lite — Or Worse — During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised legislation that “fully repeals ObamaCare.” Monday night, the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives released legislation it claims would repeal and replace ObamaCare.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Ann Coulter Wants to Know Who Wrote ‘This Piece of Crap Obamacare Replacement Bill’ — White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that what the House GOP released last night is the Obamacare repeal that everyone's been waiting for. — And while Vice President Mike Pence said today …
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Heritage Action for America:
GOP PLAN FAILS TO MOVE PAST OBAMACARE'S PROGRESSIVE PROMISE — Washington — Monday evening, House Republican leaders released text of their long-anticipated American Health Care Act (AHCA). Despite widespread conservative criticism and the lack of score from the Congressional Budget Office …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
10 million may lose health insurance coverage under GOP's Obamacare replacement plan, S&P says
10 million may lose health insurance coverage under GOP's Obamacare replacement plan, S&P says
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Paul Ryan's Health-Care Vise
Paul Ryan's Health-Care Vise
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Is McConnell Rushing Through a Trumpcare Bill Everybody Hates?
Why Is McConnell Rushing Through a Trumpcare Bill Everybody Hates?
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpcare Is the Culmination of All the GOP's Health-Care Lies
Trumpcare Is the Culmination of All the GOP's Health-Care Lies
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Mike Pence warns GOP lawmakers against healthcare revolt
Mike Pence warns GOP lawmakers against healthcare revolt
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
House Republican plan would create Obamacare cliff for 2020 presidential election
House Republican plan would create Obamacare cliff for 2020 presidential election
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Club for Growth opposes GOP Obamacare replacement
Club for Growth opposes GOP Obamacare replacement
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First ObamaCare votes put vulnerable GOPers on the spot
First ObamaCare votes put vulnerable GOPers on the spot
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United States Senator Mike Lee:
Lee Statement on American Health Care Act
Lee Statement on American Health Care Act
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Chris Massie / CNN:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he's ‘very discouraged and disappointed’ by GOP health care plan
Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he's ‘very discouraged and disappointed’ by GOP health care plan
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New York Times:
WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents — WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into smart phones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions.
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Andrew Griffin / The Independent:
WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files in ‘Vault 7’ release
WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files in ‘Vault 7’ release
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Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Wikileaks Dump Shows CIA Could Turn Smart TVs into Listening Devices
Wikileaks Dump Shows CIA Could Turn Smart TVs into Listening Devices
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BostonGlobe.com:
R.I. lawmaker surprised by ‘insane amount of drinking’ at State House — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island lawmaker says she's surprised by the “insane amount of drinking” that goes on in the State House. — Providence Democratic Rep. Moira Walsh tells WPRO-AM that lawmakers have “file cabinets full of booze.”
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Doug MacGunnigle / WPRO-AM:
Rep Walsh - “Insane amount of drinking” at the State House
Max Bearak / Washington Post:
Khizr Khan's claim that the U.S. is restricting his travel may be unraveling — Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father whose impassioned speech at the Democratic National Convention last July called on Americans to reject a ban on Muslims entering the United States, claimed that his …
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Trump's Wiretap Tweets Raise Risk of Impeachment — The sitting president has accused his predecessor of an act that could have gotten the past president impeached. That's not your ordinary exercise of free speech. If the accusation were true, and President Barack Obama ordered …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump campaign approved adviser's trip to Moscow — Donald Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski approved foreign policy adviser Carter Page's now-infamous trip to Moscow last summer on the condition that he would not be an official representative of the campaign, according to a former campaign adviser.
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Kremlin-backed media turns on Trump
Kremlin-backed media turns on Trump
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David Lat / Above the Law:
And The Nominee For Solicitor General Is.... The long and winding road to a nominee for Solicitor General of the United States is about to come to an end. According to sources familiar with the process, Noel Francisco, the former Jones Day partner who is currently serving as acting Solicitor General …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Liberals threaten to primary over Gorsuch
Liberals threaten to primary over Gorsuch
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Alexandra Desanctis / National Review:
The Left's Smear of Gorsuch
The Left's Smear of Gorsuch
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Al Franken: I think Jeff Sessions committed perjury — Washington (CNN)Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he now believes that Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed perjury during his confirmation hearing when he did not disclose meetings with a Russian ambassador.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's split screen: A two-hour virtual conversation between the president and ‘Fox and Friends’ — Early Tuesday morning, President Trump tuned into “Fox and Friends.” — For several days, Trump's staff kept him away from television cameras. He spent the weekend hidden away …
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
11 Times Barack Obama Compared Slaves To Immigrants — This week, liberals savagely mocked Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for allegedly comparing slaves to immigrants. It looks like they've completely forgotten about all the times Barack Obama did the exact same thing.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Sean Spicer Inaccurately Claims Paul Ryan's Health Care Bill ‘Fully’ Repeals Obamacare — White House press secretary Sean Spicer falsely stated that the healthcare bill from House Speaker Paul Ryan represents what will eventually be a full repeal of Obamacare.
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Alec Baldwin Might Not Play Trump on ‘SNL’ Much Longer — Star Alec Baldwin has quickly become a fan favorite playing President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” but the actor isn't sure how much longer he will do it. — “Extra's” Mario Lopez sat down with Alec to talk about his new movie …
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Senator Bernie Sanders:
What should we do if the president is a liar? — We face a very serious political problem in this country, and that problem is manifested in a post written yesterday by Amber Phillips of The Washington Post. In her piece, Phillips criticizes me for lowering the state of our political discourse …
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