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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
HHS Sec. Tom Price: ‘Nobody Will Be Worse Off Financially’ Under GOP Health Plan — WASHINGTON — No one will be adversely affected by the Republicans' new health care bill once its enacted, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. — “I firmly believe that nobody …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Price on Obamacare replacement: ‘Nobody will be worse off financially’ — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Sunday that “nobody will be worse off financially” when Republicans in Congress repeal and replace Obamacare. — “I firmly believe that nobody will be worse off financially …
The Intercept:
Next Phase of Obamacare Repeal Will Target Mandate Requiring Prenatal Coverage, GOP Leader Tells Allies — Photo: Cristina M. Fletes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS/Getty Images — When Republican Congressman John Shimkus expressed outrage during a House committee hearing Wednesday …
New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s High-Risk Strategy for Health Law Repeal — WASHINGTON — President Trump and House Republicans are pressing forward with a high-risk strategy to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, disregarding the views of medical professionals and potentially imperiling …
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Graham Moomaw / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Amid Trump resistance, Virginia Democrats see surge of candidates for House of Delegates — After retiring from her environmental law career, Mary Jo Sheeley spent much of her newfound free time volunteering for the Hillary Clinton campaign. Upset by President Donald Trump's victory …
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Analysis: Texas Redistricting Decision Major Victory for Voting Rights Bar and May Pave Way for Texas to Be Back under Federal Supervision — Last night I linked to the extensive ruling and findings of fact and conclusions of law in a very long-running dispute about whether Texas's congressional districting …
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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
They are poor, sick and voted for Trump. What will happen to them without Obamacare? — Another morning, another list — of patients and problems in the hands of 35-year-old Keisha Saunders. Diabetes, depression, heart disease. Robert needs lower blood pressure. Buffy needs prescriptions filled.
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The Hill:
The future of politics is grassroots — Raucous pop-up and planned weekly public demonstrations, jam-packed town hall meetings, and millions of donations, emails, phone calls, social media posts, editorials and petitions have all been commonplace with the new administration and the 115th Congress.
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
“None Of It Made Sense”: Martin O'Malley's Long Year After Running For President — O'Malley answers questions last spring at a panel in Washington. — Drew Angerer / Getty Images — Martin O'Malley remembers running for president like this: He is on a train, heading for a bridge.
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Griff Witte / Washington Post:
Anti-immigrant anger threatens to remake the liberal Netherlands — AMSTERDAM — Xandra Lammers lives on an island in Amsterdam, the back door of her modern and spacious four-bedroom house opening onto a graceful canal where ducks, swans and canoes glide by.
Max Fisher / New York Times:
What Happens When You Fight a ‘Deep State’ That Doesn't Exist — The Trump administration, in its fight against the “deep state,” could risk exacerbating the very problems it has pinned on shadowy bureaucratic forces: leaking, internal conflict and the politicization of institutions like intelligence agencies.
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New York Times:
Trump Adviser Had Twitter Contact With Figure Tied to Russians — WASHINGTON — Roger J. Stone Jr., an off-and-on adviser to President Trump for decades, has acknowledged that he had contact on Twitter with Guccifer 2.0, the mysterious online figure that is believed to be a front for Russian intelligence officials.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Preet Bharara Is Said to Refuse Order to Step Down as U.S. Attorney — Preet Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was told to submit his resignation along with 45 others on Friday, has no plans to do so — forcing a potential showdown with President Trump and the Department of Justice.
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New York federal prosecutor Preet Bharara has not submitted resignation
New York federal prosecutor Preet Bharara has not submitted resignation
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Chris Buskirk / American Greatness:
While Democrats Fume, Trump Becomes the Jobs President — It's the economy, stupid. We've heard the phrase so many times over the past 25 years that it has descended into cliché if not outright parody. But it's been repeated so often because it highlights a basic truth about politics: jobs matter.
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Washington Post:
During his political rise, Stephen K. Bannon was a man with no fixed address — In the three years before he became Donald Trump's chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon lived as a virtual nomad in a quest to build a populist political insurgency. — No presidential adviser in recent memory …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats to turn Obamacare attacks against GOP in 2018 — The past four election cycles, Democrats have been battered and bruised by political attacks over Obamacare. — Now, they say, the time has finally arrived to take the fight to Republicans. — With the GOP in charge of Washington …
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
GOP senator reports hacking attempts after WikiLeaks criticism — Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) reported Saturday that he was facing hacking attempts on “basically every device, every platform, personal and govt” following his recent criticism of WikiLeaks. — Sasse tweeted from his personal account:
Los Angeles Times:
Reps. Issa and Hunter confronted by protesters at separate town halls — Congressmen Darrell Issa and Duncan Hunter were confronted by rowdy protesters Saturday at separate back-to-back town hall meetings. — It was the first time the North County Republicans held forums …
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