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Avik Roy / Forbes:
House 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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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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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Chaffetz: Low-income Americans will have to choose health care over iPhones — Chaffetz: Invest in healthcare over iPhone — House Republicans introduced a bill Monday that would scrap Obamacare's individual mandate and change the way Medicaid is administered
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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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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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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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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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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt: House GOP health care plan ‘may not be a plan which can get a majority of votes to pass’
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt: House GOP health care plan ‘may not be a plan which can get a majority of votes to pass’
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Wall Street Journal:
The Health Bill You've Waited For
The Health Bill You've Waited For
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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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Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
RINO-Care: A more insolvent version of Obamacare ... except this time GOP owns it
RINO-Care: A more insolvent version of Obamacare ... except this time GOP owns it
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Julia Belluz / Vox:
The Republican health insurance plan slashes funding for vaccines and public health
The Republican health insurance plan slashes funding for vaccines and public health
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
‘Obamacare Lite,’ ‘RINOcare’: Conservatives rebel against GOP's ACA bill
‘Obamacare Lite,’ ‘RINOcare’: Conservatives rebel against GOP's ACA bill
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Monmouth University:
Public divided on how changes to ACA would affect pocketbook
Public divided on how changes to ACA would affect pocketbook
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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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CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Public splits on revoking individual mandate
CNN/ORC poll: Public splits on revoking individual mandate
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Club for Growth opposes GOP Obamacare replacement
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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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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Kelly Lawler / USA Today:
Alec Baldwin's days playing Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ are numbered
Alec Baldwin's days playing Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ are numbered
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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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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 …
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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog News:
Newsmax/WSJ: Trump met Russian Amb. Kislyak last April — Contradicting repeated denials from Donald Trump and his team, Newsmax reported on May 14, 2016 that Trump met Russian Ambassador Kislyak at a VIP reception in Washington on April 27. — And while meeting the Russian ambassador is fine, why lie about it?
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Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
That time Trump surprised a White House tour group in front of a portrait of Hillary Clinton — White House tours resumed Tuesday after being on hiatus during the presidential transition and inauguration. And within a few short hours, one tour group got just about all the access it could hope for.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
GOP rep: ‘Rogue intel operation’ could have wiretapped Trump — Alleged efforts to wiretap President Trump's phone lines during his campaign could have been conducted as part of a “rogue intel operation,” Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Monday. — King's remarks come days after Trump claimed …
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Bret Hayworth / Sioux City Journal:
King: ‘Rogue intel’ figures may have tapped Trump phones
King: ‘Rogue intel’ figures may have tapped Trump phones
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Khan speech in Canada cancelled amid questions — Gold Star father and outspoken President Trump critic Khizr Khan on Monday canceled a planned speech in Canada as questions about the circumstances swirled. — Ramsay Talks, the organization planning to host Khan Tuesday for his scheduled speech …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Liberals threaten to primary over Gorsuch — Left-leaning groups are sending a stern message to Democrats who consider backing President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court: Do it and risk a primary challenge in 2018. — Liberal activists say Senate Democrats are not doing enough to focus …
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Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Is Katrina Pierson Actually Doing Anything? — On the eve of President Trump's State of the Union address, Katrina Pierson strolls into the Trump Hotel lobby, her face buried in her gold bedazzled phone. She's just arrived from a Fox News hit, and the suit-clad men gathered at the bar, sipping Manhattans, notice.
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Kremlin-backed media turns on Trump — Kremlin-controlled news outlets used to root for Donald Trump's election. Now they're reveling in the chaos and division of his early presidency. — “Sessions Scandal: ‘U.S Headed to Constitutional Crisis,’” reads a March 3 headline on the website …
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Chaffetz clarifies comments on choosing between healthcare, iPhone — (R-Utah) on Tuesday appeared on Fox News to try to clarify his statement earlier in the morning that Americans may have to choose between buying a new iPhone or paying for health insurance.
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