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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 …
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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.
Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Inside the Senate GOP resistance to Trumpcare
Inside the Senate GOP resistance to Trumpcare
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Politico, Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
White House Casts Pre-emptive Doubt on Congressional Budget Office
White House Casts Pre-emptive Doubt on Congressional Budget Office
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Politico, The Week and Political Wire
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Republican Chairman Says Sean Spicer Should Stay “In His Lane” On Health Care Bill
Republican Chairman Says Sean Spicer Should Stay “In His Lane” On Health Care Bill
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Talking Points Memo and The Huffington Post
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Paul Ryan PowerPoint Presentation: “This Is The Closest We Will Ever Get” To Obamacare Repeal
Paul Ryan PowerPoint Presentation: “This Is The Closest We Will Ever Get” To Obamacare Repeal
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Conservatives want to blow up Senate rules to kill Obamacare
Conservatives want to blow up Senate rules to kill Obamacare
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The Week
CNN:
After grueling days on the Hill, Obamacare repeal a test for dealmaker-in-chief
After grueling days on the Hill, Obamacare repeal a test for dealmaker-in-chief
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New York Times:
After Halting Start, Trump Plunges Into Effort to Repeal Health Law
After Halting Start, Trump Plunges Into Effort to Repeal Health Law
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Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, American Greatness, NPR, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, Hullabaloo and The Fiscal Times
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.
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Raw Story, The Hill, Axios, Hot Air and Political Wire
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.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
AG SUGGESTS OPENNESS TO REVIEW OF PREDECESSORS' ACTIONS
AG SUGGESTS OPENNESS TO REVIEW OF PREDECESSORS' ACTIONS
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Power Line
New York Times:
Is Trump Being Investigated? ‘No Comment,’ Justice Dept. Says
Is Trump Being Investigated? ‘No Comment,’ Justice Dept. Says
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Sean Spicer tries to walk back wiretap claims by comically repeating 'I'm not aware' 10 times
Sean Spicer tries to walk back wiretap claims by comically repeating 'I'm not aware' 10 times
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Joe.My.God.
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 …
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Washington Post
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.”
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
Samantha Bee To Kid With Brain Cancer: You Have Nazi Hair
Samantha Bee To Kid With Brain Cancer: You Have Nazi Hair
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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 …
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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.
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The Guardian
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.
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.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's in the White House bubble, and he loves it — President Donald Trump is sticking to his comfort zone. — Trump has spent each of the 48 nights of his presidency either at the White House or at his private Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. He has dined out in the nation's capital just once …
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Rick Maese / Washington Post:
NFL abuse of painkillers and other drugs described in court filings — National Football League teams violated federal laws governing prescription drugs, disregarded guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration on how to store, track, transport and distribute controlled substances …
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The Week and New York Times
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.
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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.
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 …
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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,” …
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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 …
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