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Erin McPike / IJR:
Transcript: Independent Journal Review's Sit-Down Interview with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — In his first sit-down interview since becoming secretary of state, Rex Tillerson spoke with Independent Journal Review's Erin McPike about the challenges of American diplomacy with China …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A Top Adviser To Mike Pence Is An Investor In Favored Media Outlet
A Top Adviser To Mike Pence Is An Investor In Favored Media Outlet
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Robert King / Washington Examiner:
Scalise: GOP won't wait for new CBO score on health bill — Republicans are pushing forward on a vote next week on their bill to repeal Obamacare and won't wait for a new estimate on the impact of major changes the legislation makes to Medicaid. — House Whip Steve Scalise, R-La. …
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Osita Nwanevu / Slate:
Paul Ryan: I've Been Dreaming About Kicking Poors Off Medicaid Since I Was a Drunk Frat Boy — At the National Review Institute's Ideas Summit on Friday, House Speaker Paul Ryan had an interesting exchange with National Review editor Rich Lowry about the AHCA's changes to Medicaid:
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Does Donald Trump know what the GOP health bill does? — Maybe not. — “I want everyone to know I'm 100 percent behind [the American Health Care Act],” President Trump said today. “The press has not been speaking properly about how great this is going to be. I watch, I say, 'That's not the bill we're passing.'
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan says he fantasized about cutting health care for the poor at his college keggers
Paul Ryan says he fantasized about cutting health care for the poor at his college keggers
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Paul Ryan says he's been “dreaming” of Medicaid cuts since he was “drinking out of kegs”
Paul Ryan says he's been “dreaming” of Medicaid cuts since he was “drinking out of kegs”
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CNN:
DOJ provides wiretap documents to Congress — Cooper: We know Trump has no wiretapping facts — The House Intelligence Chairman and ranking member have said Trump Tower was clearly not wiretapped — (CNN)The Justice Department delivered documents Friday to House and Senate investigators …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump drags key foreign allies into controversy over unproven wiretap claims
Trump drags key foreign allies into controversy over unproven wiretap claims
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Reuters:
Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings — A Reuters review found that at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida.
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Clinton: 'I'm ready to come out of the woods' — spoke at the Society of Irish Women's 19th Annual St Patrick's Day dinner in Scranton, Pa., Friday and encouraged people not to let politics divide them. — “I do not believe that we can let political divides harden into personal divides …
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Washington Post:
White House fence jumper roamed grounds for more than 16 minutes before arrest — A California man carrying Mace roamed for nearly 17 minutes inside the secured White House perimeter before he was taken into custody March 10 near the South Portico entrance, the Secret Service acknowledged Friday.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
White House Fence Jumper Was on Grounds 17 Minutes Before Detection
White House Fence Jumper Was on Grounds 17 Minutes Before Detection
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price — Trump's head of the Department of Health and Human Services traded stocks of health-related companies while working on legislation affecting the firms. A source says Bharara was overseeing an investigation.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump Organization: First Treasury donation on hotel stays to come in 2018 — The Trump Organization will wait until 2018 to make its first annual donation to the U.S. Treasury on any profits it earns from foreign government officials who stay at one of President Donald Trump's luxury hotels, a company official said Friday.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox's Andrew Napolitano Stirred the Pot for Trump's British Tempest — Andrew Napolitano was a Superior Court judge in New Jersey until, frustrated by the constraints of his salary, he left the bench for more lucrative pastures: talk radio, a syndicated small-claims court TV series …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump's America — Not your star, perhaps. But that's the point. — On the third floor of the West Wing, one flight past the stairwell portrait of President Donald Trump talking on his Android phone, is an office once occupied by Valerie Jarrett …
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency … Last month, when President Donald Trump toured a Boeing aircraft plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, he saw a familiar face in the crowd that greeted him: Patrick Caddell, a former Democratic political operative and pollster who …
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Donna Brazile / TIME:
Donna Brazile: Russian DNC Narrative Played Out Exactly As They Hoped — Brazile is a Democratic political strategist — For weeks now, we've seen a steady stream — not just leaks — of information about possible contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
Molly Harbarger / Oregonian:
Multnomah County offers incentives for homeowners to house homeless in backyards — With more than $300,000 and volunteer homeowners, Multnomah County has a new idea to fight homelessness: Build tiny houses in people's backyards and rent them out to families with children now living on the street.
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
16-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Fremont police was pregnant, authorities says — A 16-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Fremont police during a robbery investigation was pregnant, authorities say. — The girl, who was a passenger in a stolen vehicle linked to a series of robberies …
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Media Matters for America:
NY Times Public Editor Helps Out An “Alt-Right” Harassment Campaign — What is wrong with Liz Spayd? — This morning, The New York Times' public editor fell for an “alt-right” harassment campaign against a reporter of color for the paper, devoting her entire column to scolding the writer over a tweet.
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Trump's budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why — Some people are complaining that the budget proffered by the Trump administration, despite its wonderful macho-sounding name, is too vague and makes all sorts of cuts to needed programs in favor of increasing military spending by leaps and bounds.
Dakin Campbell / Bloomberg:
Cohn Offers Plan to Sell China Bank Stake to Avoid Conflict — Former Goldman president owns 23.4 million shares of ICBC — Stake is valued at more than $15 million, disclosure shows — Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, disclosed a plan to sell his stake …
Lawfare:
The Revolt of the Judges: What Happens When the Judiciary Doesn't Trust the President's Oath — It's been a busy 24 hours in the increasingly fascinating relationship between President Trump and the federal judiciary. — First, a federal district judge in Hawaii entered …
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Chelsea Clinton joins Expedia's board of directors — Chelsea Clinton has joined Expedia's board of directors. — A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week shows the travel firm expanded the number of members on its board up from 13 to 14 members and voted for the former first daughter to take the new position.
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Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
Apache Helicopter Guns Down Boat Full of Somali Refugees Fleeing Yemen — Refugees crossing oceans to flee war and famine have to contend with the risks drowning, dehydration and other perils on their journey. Now add Apache helicopters to the list. — On Friday, an Apache military …