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:

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.

Why are we hearing crickets from the GOP on Steve King's ugly Tweet?  —  Over the weekend, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa ) tweeted that Dutch far-right nationalist Geert Wilders has been right in saying that “culture and demographics are our destiny,” adding that “we can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies.”

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 …

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 …

Trump Gave CIA Power to Launch Drone Strikes  —  New authority departs from Obama-era policy under which only the Pentagon conducted the operations  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has given the Central Intelligence Agency secret new authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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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