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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Chris Hayes to GOP Rep.: ‘Why Are You Rushing So Fast’ on Obamacare Replacement? — MSNBC's Chris Hayes faced off with a Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee tonight over why they're “rushing so fast” on the Obamacare repeal-and-replace plan.

Discussion: Raw Story and CNN

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:

The Note: Health care disconnect — TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS with ABC's RICK KLEIN and VERONICA STRACQUALURSI — The big story: Here at the halfway point of President Trump's first 100 days, a question looms: Which version of reality to believe? The one where the House is marching toward passing …

Discussion: Washington Post

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

A Bill So Bad It's Awesome — It has long been obvious to anyone following health policy that Republicans would never devise a workable replacement for Obamacare. But the bill unveiled this week is worse than even the cynics expected; its awfulness is almost surreal.

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post

Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
White House Casts Pre-emptive Doubt on Congressional Budget Office

Discussion: Politico, The Week and Political Wire

Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Inside the Senate GOP resistance to Trumpcare

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Washington Examiner

Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Paul Ryan PowerPoint Presentation: “This Is The Closest We Will Ever Get” To Obamacare Repeal

Discussion: Breitbart and MARK-CM

Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Republican Chairman Says Sean Spicer Should Stay “In His Lane” On Health Care Bill

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Huffington Post

CNN:
After grueling days on the Hill, Obamacare repeal a test for dealmaker-in-chief

Discussion: The Daily Caller, AOL, The Atlantic, IJR, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Business Insider, Joe.My.God. and Politico

Patricia Laya / Bloomberg:

U.S. Jobs, Wages Show Solid Gains in Trump's First Full Month — U.S. employers added jobs at an above-average pace for a second month on outsized gains in construction and manufacturing, showing the labor market continued its steady growth in the new year.

Discussion: Politico

Patrick Gillespie / CNNMoney:

U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in Trump's first full month — The danger to economic data in the age of Trump — President Trump's first full month was a big one for jobs. — The U.S. economy added a robust 235,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said Friday.

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

Jeff Cox / CNBC:

US created 235,000 jobs in Feb, vs 190,000 expected — February nonfarm payrolls up 235,000 — Nonfarm payrolls increased by 235,000 in February and the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in the first full month of President Donald Trump's term, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Discussion: The Guardian

CNN:

Sources: FBI investigation continues into ‘odd’ computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization — (CNN)Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN.

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, The Hill, Axios, Hot Air and Political Wire

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

In major shift, White House privately backing earlier rollback of Medicaid expansion — Such a move, however, could blow up the already fragile efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act — Washington (CNN)The White House is privately lining up behind conservative calls to roll …

Discussion: Washington Post

Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:

Trump administration sends judges to immigration detention centers: sources — The Department of Justice is deploying 50 judges to immigration detention facilities across the United States, according to two sources and a letter seen by Reuters and sent to judges on Thursday.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
AG SUGGESTS OPENNESS TO REVIEW OF PREDECESSORS' ACTIONS

Discussion: Power Line

David Edwards / Raw Story:
Sean Spicer tries to walk back wiretap claims by comically repeating 'I'm not aware' 10 times

Discussion: Joe.My.God.

New York Times:
Is Trump Being Investigated? ‘No Comment,’ Justice Dept. Says

Discussion: The Week, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Business Insider, Progress Pond, Political Wire and Rolling Stone

Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml/PhoneBook:

South Korea's Ex-President Refuses To Vacate Residence After Impeachment, Two Dead During Protests — As discussed last night, in a historic ruling, the South Korean Constitutional Court upheld an impeachment decision against President Park Geun-hye, removing her from office on Friday …

Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:

South Korea Removes President Park Geun-hye — SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court ousted the president on Friday, a first in the nation's history, rattling the delicate balance of relationships across Asia at a particularly tense time. — Her removal capped months of turmoil …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Diplomat, The Week and Political Wire

Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:

Malik Obama shares photo of brother Barack's Kenya ‘certificate of birth’ — An Obama has joined the birther movement. — Malik Obama, Barack Obama's half-brother, tweeted image of what appears to be Barack's birth certificate. — Except it's not from Hawaii, but rather Kenya.

Discussion: The Last Tradition

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Breaking: Malik Obama Tweets Alleged Barack Obama Birth Certificate in Kenya

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Little Green Footballs

Jason Squitieri / CNN:

Rep. Jordan criticizes GOP Obamacare plan after meeting with Trump — Rep. Jordan on health care: Do the right thing — Rep. Jim Jordan said he doesn't believe House Obamacare replacement plan has enough votes to pass — (CNN)After meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Daily Signal

Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Conservatives want to blow up Senate rules to kill Obamacare

Discussion: The Hill and The Week

Delia Gallagher / CNN:

Pope signals he's open to married Catholic men becoming priests — Rome (CNN)Pope Francis has said he is open to married men becoming priests to combat the Roman Catholic Church's shortage of clergy. — In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, Pope Francis said the lack of Catholic priests was an …

Discussion: Raw Story

Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:

Samantha Bee Show Apologizes to Writer for ‘Nazi Hair’ Mockery — The TBS comedy program “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” apologized on Thursday for broadcasting a segment in which a writer who has talked about his cancer diagnosis was mocked for having what the program called “Nazi hair.”

Discussion: OUTSET, The Week, Refinery29, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Mediaite, BizPac Review, Washington Free Beacon and twitchy.com

Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
Samantha Bee To Kid With Brain Cancer: You Have Nazi Hair

Discussion: Breitbart, IJR, Washington Post and Business Insider

Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:

The Truth About the WikiLeaks C.I.A. Cache — On Tuesday morning, WikiLeaks released an enormous cache of documents that it claimed detailed “C.I.A. hacking tools.” Immediately afterward, it posted two startling tweets asserting that “C.I.A. hacker malware” posed a threat to journalists …

Discussion: claytoonz, more at Mediagazer »

Carol Giacomo / New York Times:

Why Is Mr. Tillerson in a Perpetual State of Duck and Cover? — For a guy who has spent his life delivering messages — as a businessman, reality TV star, presidential candidate and now president — President Trump is doing an abysmal job explaining his view of the world and America's place in it.

Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Just Security and Washington Post

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Bureau chiefs ‘deeply concerned’ that Rex Tillerson is ditching the press on Asia trip

Discussion: Washington Post, Media Matters for America, Mediaite, Mother Jones, TheBlaze, Hit & Run, TVNewser and BizPac Review, more at Mediagazer »

Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:

U.S. Spies Live in Fear of Trump's Next Tweet — As Friday evening draws to a close around Washington, D.C., the city's tight-knit and secretive national security clan goes to sleep with a new unease. It's not Syria or Iran or even North Korea they're most worried about.

Discussion: The Guardian

Russell Berman / The Atlantic:

Sam Brownback Might Not Be Governing Kansas Much Longer — Donald Trump won Kansas last November by just over 20 points, and in the coming days he's expected to give the Jayhawk State's voters their reward: a new governor. — The president reportedly will name Governor Sam Brownback …

Lisa Baertlein / Yahoo:

Starbucks CEO's refugee comments sour customer views of chain - survey — Starbucks Corp's vow to hire thousands of refugees after President Donald Trump's first executive order that temporarily banned travel from seven mostly-Muslim nations appears to be hurting customer sentiment of the coffee chain.

New York Times:

With Trump in White House, His Golf Properties Prosper — WASHINGTON — It is a golden age for golf — at least as far as the Trump Organization is concerned. — On Memorial Day weekend, the Senior P.G.A. Championship will be held at the Trump National Golf Club in suburban Washington.

Susan Jones / CNSNews:

152,528,000: Record Number of Employed in February; Participation Rate Rises — (CNSNews.com) - A record 152,528,000 Americans were employed in February, 447,000 more than in January, and the labor force participation rate went up, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.

Josh Harkinson / Mother Jones:

Meet Silicon Valley's Secretive Alt-Right Followers — Readers of The Right Stuff long knew that founder “Mike Enoch” had two main interests: technology and white supremacy. Posts on the neo-Nazi site have included discussion of “a new blogging platform built on node.js,” …

Discussion: Raw Story

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Bill Clinton: Resurgent nationalism ‘taking us to the edge of our destruction’ — Don't buy what purports to be nationalism that's engulfed politics in America and all over the world, former President Bill Clinton said Thursday; what's actually at play, he argued, is more insidious and interconnected than that.

Discussion: The Root and AOL