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Willa Paskin / Slate:
Rachel Maddow Turned a Scoop on Donald Trump's Taxes Into a Cynical, Self-Defeating Spectacle — At 7:36 pm Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow tweeted “BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC. (Seriously),” sending the internet into a frenzy of theorizing.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Democrats urge one another not to get distracted by Trump's taxes
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
This 2005 Donald Trump tax return is a total nothingburger
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David Cay Johnston / DCReport:
DCREPORT EXCLUSIVE: Trump Earned $153 Million In 2005; He Paid $36.6 Million In Taxes
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BuzzFeed:
An elaborate hoax based on forged documents escalates the phenomenon of “fake news” and reveals an audience on the left that seems willing to believe virtually any claim that could damage Trump. — In the third week of — January, an Israeli named Yoni Ariel flew from Tel Aviv …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Only 24% of Voters Support GOP Health Care Plan — PPP's newest national poll finds that there is very little support for the American Health Care Act. Only 24% of voters support it, to 49% who are opposed. Even among Republican voters only 37% are in favor of the proposal to 22% who are against it …
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: ACA, Replacement Plans, Women's Health — Ashley Kirzinger, Liz Hamel, Elise Sugarman, Bryan Wu, and Mollyann Brodie — KEY FINDINGS: — The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public's early attitudes towards the House Republican plan to replace …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The Lessons of Obamacare — What Republicans should have learned, but haven't. — On January 6, President Barack Obama sat down with us for one of his final interviews before leaving the White House. The subject was the Affordable Care Act — the legislation that has come to carry his name and define his legacy.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham: FBI will ‘screw up big time’ by ignoring Trump wiretap questions … (R-S.C.) is firing a warning shot at the FBI following his request that the agency hand over any evidence relating to wire taps of President Trump. — “They're about to screw up big time if they keep running to the …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Comey will testify publicly on Russia investigation next week
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham: I'll move to subpoena wiretap info if Comey doesn't respond today
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Grassley accuses law enforcement officials of withholding information in Trump-Russia probe
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Brian Naylor / NPR:
House Intelligence Chair Says He Doesn't Believe Trump Tower Was Wiretapped
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
‘People are scared’: Paranoia seizes Trump's White House — A culture of paranoia is consuming the Trump administration, with staffers increasingly preoccupied with perceived enemies — inside their own government. — In interviews, nearly a dozen White House aides and federal agency staffers described …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
BUSTED: Trump campaign chair caught in a motel room with an underage boy — Oklahoma state Sen. Ralph Shortey is under investigation by the Moore, OK police after he was caught in a Super 8 Motel room with a minor boy. — “On March 9 ... officers of the Moore Police Department were contacted …
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Abby Broyles / KFOR-TV:
Oklahoma Senator under investigation for incident at motel with teen boy
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Nolan Clay / Daily Oklahoman:
Oklahoma state senator under investigation by Moore police
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
McCain: Rand Paul ‘Is Now Working for Vladimir Putin’ — Sen. John McCain on Wednesday directly accused fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of working for Russian President Vladimir Putin. While speaking from the Senate floor in support of a bill advancing Montenegro's bid to join NATO …
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Justice Department charges Russian spies and criminal hackers in Yahoo intrusion — The Justice Department announced Wednesday the indictments of two Russian spies and two criminal hackers in connection with the heist of 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014, marking the first U.S. criminal …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
The cost of failure on health care? It may be the rest of Trump's agenda. — In the roiling debate over the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, there's a lot more at stake for President Trump than whether the bill can be saved: Its fate could also determine how much else he can get done …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Reagan Democrats give Trump a long leash - but deeply distrust GOP
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump's Bitter Scent — The next time you hear about the sway that Ivanka Trump holds over her father and what a powerful advocate for equal opportunity she is, I want you to remember these numbers: — Twenty. That's how many men are in, or poised to join, the president's cabinet.
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Survey reveals the one thing Trump's supporters can't forgive him for — Donald Trump set off a firestorm last month when he was observed putting ketchup on a $54 dry-aged steak, cooked well done. Food critics howled ("insert a moment of silence for the cow, the condiment and what most chefs …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon in College: Grateful Dead Fan, ‘Jerry Brown Liberal,’ ‘Ladies Man’ — The Stephen K. Bannon the world knows today is a hard-right nationalist and a former ringleader of far-right, race-baiting media. He's President Donald Trump's anti-immigration and incredibly powerful right-hand man …
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Jacob Bunge / Wall Street Journal:
Startup to Serve Up Chicken Strips Cultivated From Cells in Lab — ‘Clean meat’ developers say it avoids towering costs of feeding, caring for livestock; Tyson takes note — Bay Area startup Memphis Meats says it has developed the world's first chicken strip grown from self-reproducing cells.
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Mother Jones:
Businesswoman Who Bought Trump Penthouse Is Connected to Chinese Intelligence Front Group — When a Chinese American businesswoman who sells access to powerful people recently purchased a $15.8 million penthouse in a building owned by President Donald Trump, the deal raised a key question.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Poll: Trump Approval, Voter Optimism on the Rise — More Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president and of the direction the country is headed, according to Morning Consult/POLITICO surveys conducted over the past six weeks. — The most recent poll, conducted March 9-13 …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
What We Can All Learn from Maddow's Trump Taxes Broadcast — If it was indeed a White House distraction, it's up to us not to be distracted. — Those of us who are fans of Kindly Doc Maddow and her electric teevee show occasionally are driven to distraction by what we can only term her opening monologue.
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Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Mother and son are becoming father and daughter — @Regrann from @natgeo - Sometimes our children lead the way. Corey, 14, socially transitioned from boy to girl in the past few years. She gave her Mom, Eric(a) the courage to begin her own transition from female to male.
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Emily Jashinsky / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Massie's theory: Voters who voted for libertarians and then Trump were always just seeking the ‘craziest son of a bitch in the race’ — In an interview with the Washington Examiner two months into President Trump's administration, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) reflected on the president's ascent …
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Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Republicans May Be Ready To Redefine Success On Obamacare — Call it a win if they manage to pass their repeal-and-replace bill in the House. — WASHINGTON With the GOP bill facing opposition from House conservatives, and a dismal Congressional Budget Office score stirring opposition …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Chelsea Clinton fuels speculation of political run — When rumors started swirling after the election that Chelsea Clinton was considering her own foray into politics, it was met with eye rolls even from staunch supporters of the family. — “Think we can let the dust settle a bit …
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
U.S. military likely to send as many as 1,000 more ground troops into Syria ahead of Raqqa offensive, officials say — The U.S. military has drawn up early plans that would deploy up to 1,000 more troops into northern Syria in the coming weeks, expanding the American presence in the country ahead …
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Soon It Will Be Even Easier to Shoot Someone to Death in Florida and Claim Self-Defense — Florida lawmakers are on the cusp of expanding the state's controversial Stand Your Ground gun law in a radical new way. Stand Your Ground allows people to use deadly force rather than retreat …
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Jennifer Kay / Associated Press:
Yoga Pants, Cozy Clothes May Be Key Source of Sea Pollution — Researchers say cozy clothes are emerging as a source of plastic that's increasingly ending up in oceans and possibly contaminating seafood. — KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Comfortable clothes are emerging as a source …
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