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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 …
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Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Republican Opposition To Health Care Bill Cracks Open Door To Negotiations — And there's a long list of members who appear opposed to the bill. — WASHINGTON Faced with the increasingly clear reality that House conservatives will vote down the Republican health care bill …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump to GOP critics of health care bill: 'I'm gonna come after you'
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Trump's make-or-break day on health care
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Top House Dem: Backers of GOP's health plan putting their seats at risk
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP leaders unveil changes to healthcare bill
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Jed Handelsman Shugerman / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch and the “Frozen Trucker” — The judge's infamous dissent reveals he may not have the temperament to serve on the Supreme Court. — I have tried to be balanced in reviewing Judge Neil Gorsuch's record. In a post right after his nomination, I called his decision criticizing …
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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 Tuesday given the ongoing FBI investigation into potential collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian officials.
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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.
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Gorsuch rebuffs Leahy on Trump travel ban questions
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Paul Callan / CNN:
Judge Gorsuch and the frozen truck driver
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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 …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Nixon counsel during Watergate: Trump WH ‘in cover-up mode’ — The former White House counsel to President Nixon who was charged for helping cover up the Watergate scandal says he thinks President Trump's White House is “in cover-up mode.” — “In fact [the White House] is in cover-up mode …
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.
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Alex Davies / Wired:
THE TSA'S NEW BAN ON LAPTOPS IN CABINS MAY NOT BE THE WORST THING
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Department of Homeland Security:
Fact Sheet: Aviation Security Enhancements for Select Last Point of Departure Airports …
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Inside the identity crisis at the Independent Journal Review, the outlet that has become a powerhouse in the Trump era — It was supposed to be Independent Journal Review's week to shine. — The upstart, millennial-focused news website, which has emerged as a favorite …
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Julia Horowitz / CNNMoney:
Trump's first pick for labor secretary is out as fast food CEO — Andrew Puzder in 60 seconds — President Trump's first pick to lead the Labor Department was forced to bail last month. Now he's lost his old job, too. — CKE Restaurants, which owns the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast food chains …
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.
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Lawrence Richard / SARAH PALIN:
CONTROVERSY: Check Which Major Foundation FBI Director Has Connections To.. — During his congressional hearing yesterday, Director James Comey of the Federal Bureau of Investigation did not face any heat from regarding a review which was released of his “professional history and relationships.”
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The Guardian:
Bank that lent $300m to Trump linked to Russian money laundering scam — Deutsche Bank among western institutions that processed billions of dollars in cash of ‘criminal origin’ through Latvia — The German bank that loaned $300m (£260m) to Donald Trump played a prominent role …
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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.
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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 …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's penchant for vengeance casts shadow on health care vote — President Donald Trump didn't have to issue his threat seriously — “I'm gonna come after you,” he said jokingly to a ringleader of House GOP hardliners opposing his health care bill — to be taken seriously by the 200 Republicans gathered in the Capitol basement.
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 …
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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 …
Morgan Watkins / Courier-Journal:
5 takeaways from Trump's visit to Louisville … Resurrecting coal jobs, replacing Obamacare and making America great again. President Donald Trump descended upon Louisville Monday night, where he regaled thousands of wildly enthusiastic supporters with familiar promises from the 2016 campaign trail …
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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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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 …
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Robert Jimison / CNN:
US infant mortality rates down 15% — (CNN)Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. — From 2005 to 2014, the infant mortality rate in the US dropped 15%, from 6.86 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 5.82.
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