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5:55 PM ET, March 21, 2017

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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump to Republicans: Vote for Obamacare repeal or lose your seat  —  President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning with a stern message for Republicans who've been wobbly about dismantling Obamacare: Give me your vote or you may lose your seat in 2018.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus chairman shrugs off Trump warning on 2018  —  Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, says he's not worried about losing his seat in 2018 if the ObamaCare repeal plan fails.  —  “I serve at the pleasure of the people of western North Carolina …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump to GOP critics of health care bill: 'I'm gonna come after you'  —  President Trump went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to sell the House GOP leadership's plan to overhaul the health-care system as the legislation races toward an expected vote on the House floor by the end of this week.
The Huffington Post:
Trump Fails To Close Deal On Health Care Repeal
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:   Trump's penchant for vengeance casts shadow on health care vote
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spicer: Trump ‘had some fun’ with Mark Meadows comment
Discussion: Axios
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House conservatives say they have the votes to defeat ObamaCare replacement
Discussion: RedState
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
How the White House Got James Comey Wrong  —  Early on Monday morning, a couple of hours before the start of the first House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's involvement in the Presidential election, one of Donald Trump's closest White House advisers made a startling …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Russians Did Not ‘Hack The Election.’ Repeat.  The Russians Did Not ‘Hack The Election’  —  After FBI Director James Comey confirmed the existence of an investigation into potential ties between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, conspiracy theorists rejoiced.  Yet it's almost certain they won't get what they desire.
Lawrence Richard / SARAH PALIN:
CONTROVERSY: Check Which Major Foundation FBI Director Has Connections To..
Discussion: Raw Story and Sarah Palin
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Palin: Comey is ‘tainted’
Discussion: RedState
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
U.S. Limits Devices for Passengers on Foreign Airlines From Eight Countries  —  Passengers on foreign airlines headed to the United States from 10 airports in eight majority-Muslim countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted …
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BBC:
UK flight ban on electronic devices announced  —  The British government has announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops on direct passenger flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.  —  The ban, which also applies to tablets and DVD players, follows a similar US move affecting eight countries.
Elana Schor / Politico:
Schumer calls for delaying Gorsuch vote because of Trump-Russia probe  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a delay of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's confirmation on Tuesday given the ongoing FBI investigation into potential collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian officials.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey drops a bombshell
Discussion: Politico
Ronald A. Cass / USA Today:
Democrats' Gorsuch attacks undermine the law: Column
Discussion: Hot Air and ABC News
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
IJR suspends three over Obama conspiracy post
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump didn't lie, Jeffrey Lord says on CNN.  He just speaks a different language — ‘Americanese.’  —  It was a rough night for Jeffrey Lord, CNN's preeminent surrogate for President Trump.  —  During a panel discussion on “Anderson Cooper 360” Monday evening, Lord and seven …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
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New York Times:
Trump's Weary Defenders Face Fresh Worries
Media Matters for America:
Andrew Napolitano's International Embarrassment Could Put Murdoch's Sky Bid In Jeopardy  —  The reason Fox News benched senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano isn't that he pushed a bogus conspiracy theory that the network was unable to confirm.  —  Wild fantasies are Napolitano's bread and butter.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Andrew Napolitano absent from Fox after citing anonymous spying claims
Erin Corbett / Raw Story:
Michigan Republican caught plotting with aide to smear constituents as ‘un-American’ for booing him  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Michigan Rep. David Trott (R), who represents the state's 11th district, was met with nearly 1,000 constituents ready to confront him at a Town Hall meeting on March 18.
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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The Sit and Spin Room with LOLGOP & Eclectablog:   HOT MIC MOMENT: Millionaire Republican Rep. Trott & team plan to portray constituents as “un-American” after townhall
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Gorsuch refuses Whitehouse's request to ask shadowy backers to reveal themselves  —  Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday pointedly refused Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse  —  's (D-R.I.) request that he publicly ask conservative donors funding …
Discussion: RedState and Common Dreams
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski on Trump and Why ‘Everyone’ Should Ban Kellyanne Conway From TV  —  Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski long ago put to rest the notion that morning shows had to be fluffy and light to gain traction among the toast-and-orange juice crowd.
Fox News:
Chicago girl apparently gang-raped on Facebook Live, police say  —  A 15-year-old Chicago girl appeared to be the victim of a horrifying gang rape — by a group who streamed the attack on Facebook Live.  —  None of the roughly 40 people who watched the video called police about the attack, investigators said.
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's White House Role Complicates Skyscraper Deal  —  Adviser's father talks to other investors for Manhattan building as China buyer teeters  —  More than two years ago, Charles Kushner had a vision to convert his family's trophy Manhattan office and retail skyscraper …
Discussion: CNBC and Mashable
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump Tower  —  There, indeed, was an FBI wiretap involving Russians at Trump Tower.  —  But it was not placed at the behest of Barack Obama and the target was not the Trump campaign of 2016.  For two years ending in 2013 …
Mike Moffitt / San Francisco Chronicle:
Spring breakers chant ‘Build that wall!’ during Cancun cruise  —  A Mexican newspaper condemned American spring breakers who reportedly chanted “Build that wall!” during a family show on a tourist ship off Cancun.  —  In an editorial Friday, the Yucatan Times called the singing during a …
 
 
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Holdouts Split Into Camps on Obamacare Overhaul
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Seth A. Richardson / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Sharron Angle announces bid for Congress
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Emily Green / San Francisco Chronicle:
2 SF supes seek to punish companies for bidding on border wall
Discussion: Hot Air
CNN:
80 times Trump talked about Putin
Philly.com:
D.A. Seth Williams indicted on corruption, bribery-related charges
Discussion: RedState and Eschaton
Jamil Dakwar / ACLU:
In an Unprecedented No-Show, the U.S. Pulls Out of Planned Human Rights Hearing
Discussion: Common Dreams and Just Security
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Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
Big L.A. earthquake could cause beach areas to sink up to 3 feet in seconds, new study finds
Discussion: KTLA
David Smith / The Guardian:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on transgender row: ‘I have nothing to apologise for’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and theGrio
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
For Democrats, no clear leader
Discussion: Hot Air and AOL
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Fewer Americans Would Be Insured With G.O.P. Plan Than With Simple Repeal
Discussion: New York Magazine and Daily Wire
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Monasteries of the Mind
Discussion: Althouse
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump credits his Twitter wrath for Kaepernick's unemployment
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B
 
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