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5:15 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 …
The Huffington Post:
Trump Fails To Close Deal On Health Care Repeal  —  The president told the House GOP there will be primaries if his repeal fails, but conservatives said they “do not have the votes.”  —  WASHINGTON President Donald Trump made a personal pitch for his Affordable Care Act repeal bid Tuesday …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP leaders unveil changes to healthcare bill
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House conservatives say they have the votes to defeat ObamaCare replacement
Discussion: RedState
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spicer: Trump ‘had some fun’ with Mark Meadows comment
Discussion: Axios
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.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Palin: Comey is ‘tainted’
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and Sarah Palin
Alice Stewart / CNN:
Plug the leaks and stop blaming Russians for Clinton's loss
Discussion: Instapundit
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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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.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Schumer calls for delaying Gorsuch vote because of Trump-Russia probe
Fox News:
Gorsuch rebuffs Leahy on Trump travel ban questions
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey drops a bombshell
Discussion: Politico
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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
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
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.
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 Stelter / CNNMoney:
Andrew Napolitano absent from Fox after citing anonymous spying claims  —  Tracing the origin of the UK wiretapping lie  —  Judge Andrew Napolitano, the Fox News analyst who was praised by President Trump last week, has apparently been benched by the network.
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Andrew Napolitano reportedly pulled from Fox News over debunked wiretapping claims
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 …
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Monasteries of the Mind  —  When everything is politicized, people retreat into mental mountaintops — dreams of the past and fantasies of the future. … The rapper Snoop Dogg released a video shooting a mock-up of the president.  Rapper Bow Wow wants to “pimp” the first lady.
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
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
Philly.com:
D.A. Seth Williams indicted on corruption, bribery-related charges  —  Federal authorities accused Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams on Tuesday of accepting travel to the Dominican Republic, a custom sofa worth thousands and other gifts in exchange for offers to fix cases …
Discussion: RedState and Eschaton
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Fewer Americans Would Be Insured With G.O.P. Plan Than With Simple Repeal  —  The Congressional Budget Office recently said that around 24 million fewer Americans would have health insurance in 2026 under the Republican repeal plan than if the current law stayed in place.
Discussion: Daily Wire
 
 
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Seth A. Richardson / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Sharron Angle announces bid for Congress
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WQAD-TV:
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Emily Green / San Francisco Chronicle:
2 SF supes seek to punish companies for bidding on border wall
Discussion: Hot Air
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Gorsuch Defends His ‘Unkind’ Opinion In So-Called Frozen Trucker Case
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNN:
80 times Trump talked about Putin
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Jamil Dakwar / ACLU:
In an Unprecedented No-Show, the U.S. Pulls Out of Planned Human Rights Hearing
Discussion: Common Dreams and Just Security
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
Benjamin Domenech / New York Times:
How Trump Can Fix Health Care
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
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump credits his Twitter wrath for Kaepernick's unemployment
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Jamie Heller / Business Insider:
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