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Speaker Ryan Statement on American Health Care Act CBO Score — WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's scoring of the American Health Care Act:
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Experts: Premiums will rise under GOP health care plan — Seven experts responded to a NYT request to predict what the Congressional Budget Office might say about the Republican Obamacare replacement bill in five different areas: long-term costs, how many people will lose health insurance …
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
G.O.P. Health Law Insures Fewer People, Nonpartisan Review Shows — WASHINGTON — The House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance within a decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Monday.
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American Health Care Act — CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 24 million in 2026 relative to current law.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
24 million would lose health insurance coverage by 2026 under GOP's Obamacare replacement, new estimate says
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump official slams CBO score: It's ‘just not believable’
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David Lawder / Reuters:
Republican health plan to make millions more uninsured: U.S. congressional report
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
CBO estimates 24 million lose coverage under GOP plan. The devastating report, explained.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
CBO: 24 Million More Uninsured By 2026 Under GOP Health Care Bill
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Spicer: Trump didn't mean wiretapping when he tweeted about wiretapping — Spicer walks back Trump's wiretapping claims — (CNN)The White House on Monday walked back key point of President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated allegation that President Barack Obama wiretapped his phones in Trump Tower during the 2016 election.
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Mike Kelly / USA Today:
Kellyanne Conway suggests even wider surveillance of Trump campaign — ALPINE, N.J. — The White House is offering yet another wrinkle in its attempt to support President Trump's allegation — unfounded, so far — that his campaign headquarters in Manhattan was wiretapped by the Obama administration.
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Spicer: Trump 'doesn't really think' Obama wiretapped him personally — White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday that President Donald Trump “doesn't really think” that Barack Obama “tapped his phone personally,” seeming to walk back Trump's explosive and unsubstantiated claim …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Chris Cuomo refuses to let Kellyanne Conway wriggle away from Trump's bizarre wiretapping claims
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump whines Obamacare looks ‘so great’ now: ‘Like President Obama — when he left, people liked him’
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Conway: Magic Microwaves May Have Spied on Trump
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Andrew Malcolm / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump is doing what Obama didn't do: reach out and listen
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Steve King Says Civilization Can't Be Restored With 'Somebody Else's Babies' — Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa who has a history of making inflammatory statements viewed by many as insensitive or outright racist, was roundly criticized on Sunday for his apparent endorsement of white nationalism.
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Sarah Posner / Washington Post:
Why are we hearing crickets from the GOP on Steve King's ugly Tweet?
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
King defends controversial tweet: ‘I meant exactly what I said’
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Bloomberg:
Kushners Set to Get $400 Million From Chinese on Marquee Tower — Family company of president's son-in-law in deal with Anbang — Plan is circulating among investors for more equity partners — A company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser …
Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
With proposal to penalize men for masturbating, legislator aims to shake up health debate — State Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Houston Democrat, filed House Bill 4260 Friday, which would fine men $100 for masturbating. — When it comes to issues related to health, state Rep. Jessica Farrar …
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Texas state rep. proposes fines for masturbation
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Shree:
Such a Great Country, Such Nasty Bigotry — The night of the election, my iPhone screen shattered. The joke I like to make is that there was glass shattering on November 8th but not the kind we wanted. — There's something symbolic about the shattered glass on my phone and it serves …
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps? — At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites. The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat. — In normal times, White House press briefings make for boring television.
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CNN:
New surveillance footage of Michael Brown sparks protests — (CNN)New video captured hours before Michael Brown was killed shows the 18-year-old exchanging marijuana for cigarillos with the clerks of a Ferguson, Missouri, store, a documentary director told CNN on Monday.
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Adelle Platon / Billboard:
Snoop Dogg on ‘Lavender’ Video Parodying Trump: 'Nobody's Dealing With the Real Issue With This F—king Clown as President' — The rapper's latest video features a Snoop Loops commercial, Michael Rapaport and a clown mocking president Donald Trump. — The concept for Snoop Dogg's new video for …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Health Plan Would Hit Rural Areas Hard — Poor, older Americans would see largest increase in insurance-coverage costs, analysis shows — The House Republican effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could hit many rural areas particularly hard, according to a new analysis …
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Facebook and Privacy:
We are committed to building a community where people can feel safe making their voices heard. Our approach involves making careful decisions every day about how we use and protect data at Facebook. We also adopt policies that limit how developers, advertisers, and others can use our platform.
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Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
SEAL Team 6 is reportedly training for a decapitation strike against North Korea's Kim regime — The annual Foal Eagle military drills between the US and South Korea will include some heavy hitters this year — the Navy SEAL team that took out Osama bin Laden, Army Special Forces, and F-35s — South Korea's Joon Gang Daily reports.
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Jordan Freiman / Death and Taxes:
Trump unfollows ‘Morning Joe’ hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski on Twitter — At some point in the last 24 hours, President Trump unfollowed Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” on Twitter. While the pair were some of Trump's earliest supporters when he first declared …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump signs executive order to cut government waste — President Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at cutting waste in the federal government. — Trump signed the measure in the Oval Office, telling reporters it requires a “thorough examination of every executive department and agency” …
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BBC:
Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to seek second referendum — Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. — Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year.
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