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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 …
Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA
CNN:
Trump's make-or-break day on health care  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump now confronts the single biggest political test of his presidency: whether he can close the deal on the Republican health care bill.  —  The President met with House Republicans rally reluctant lawmakers …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP leaders unveil changes to healthcare bill  —  House Republican leaders on Monday night released a set of changes to their ObamaCare replacement bill, as they seek to win more votes for the legislation.  —  The changes include two measures that conservative Republican Study Committee members won …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House conservatives say they have the votes to defeat ObamaCare replacement
Discussion: Politico and RedState
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump to GOP critics of health care bill: 'I'm gonna come after you'
Discussion: Politicus USA
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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New York Times:
Trump's Weary Defenders Face Fresh Worries  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump began Monday as he has started so many other presidential mornings — by unleashing a blistering Twitter attack on critics who suggested his 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians.
Alice Stewart / CNN:
Plug the leaks and stop blaming Russians for Clinton's loss
Discussion: Instapundit
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
How the FBI tailing Trump could dog his presidency
Discussion: Political Wire and ABC News
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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Alex Davies / Wired:
THE TSA'S NEW BAN ON LAPTOPS IN CABINS MAY NOT BE THE WORST THING  —  If you've got travel plans involving the Middle East and Africa, pack some books.  The Department of Homeland Security is requiring passengers on some airlines serving those regions to pack their gadgets …
Discussion: Techdirt, Axios, The Guardian and NPR
GOV.UK:
Additional airline security measures on some routes travelling to the UK
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News pulls Judge Napolitano over his Trump wiretap claims  —  Judge Andrew Napolitano, the senior judicial analyst for Fox News, is being kept off the air indefinitely.  (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images)  —  Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is being kept off …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey drops a bombshell  —  THE BIG STORY: It's hard to pick the bigger headline out of FBI Director James Comey's day on Capitol Hill.  Yes, he stated clearly that President Trump issued a baseless and scurrilous accusation involving his predecessor.
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
New documents show Trump aide hid payments from Ukraine party with Moscow ties, lawmaker alleges  —  KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian lawmaker on Tuesday released new financial documents allegedly showing that a former campaign chairman to President Trump laundered payments from the party …
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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  —  Millionaire Republican David Trott (MI-11) held a raucous townhall meeting this past weekend where upwards of one thousand of his constituents tried to attend …
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Erin Corbett / Raw Story:
Michigan Republican caught plotting with aide to smear constituents as ‘un-American’ for booing him
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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
Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Kentucky TV station says White House ‘made clear’ Trump wouldn't answer Russia or wiretapping questions  —  Tracing the origin of the UK wiretapping lie  —  A local news station in Louisville, Kentucky, announced on air Monday that the White House made it clear prior to an interview …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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.
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 …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
For Democrats, no clear leader  —  The Democratic Party has a leadership vacuum at the top, with many registered voters eager to see someone who is not currently on the scene become the party's standard-bearer in 2020, according to a new Harvard-Harris Poll survey provided exclusively to The Hill.
Discussion: Hot Air and AOL
Brigitte Gabriel / BuzzFeed:
An Anti-Muslim Leader Says She's Going To The White House  —  Brigitte Gabriel is the leader of ACT for America.  —  Brigitte Gabriel, one of the most influential anti-Muslim leaders currently in America, said Monday evening she has a meeting at the White House.
Benjamin Domenech / New York Times:
How Trump Can Fix Health Care  —  President Trump has mostly stayed on the sidelines of the messy policy debates regarding health care reform.  But amid the war on Capitol Hill among Republican factions, he could seize the opportunity to provide leadership consistent with his campaign message to disrupt existing health policy.
 
 
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Noreen Malone / New York Magazine:
Former Thinx Employee Accuses Miki Agrawal of Sexual Harassment
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: The disturbing secret history of the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner
Discussion: Hit & Run
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Discussion: KTLA
Ronald A. Cass / USA Today:
Democrats' Gorsuch attacks undermine the law: Column
Discussion: Hot Air and ABC News
David Smith / The Guardian:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on transgender row: ‘I have nothing to apologise for’
Discussion: theGrio and The Daily Caller
Benny Avni / New York Post:
Team Trump is already kicking butt at the United Nations
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
Police: Illegal Alien Suspects Charged After Allegedly Raping and Sodomizing 14-Year-Old Maryland High School Student
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The Daily Beast:
Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade ‘Worthy of Treatment as Precedent’
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Roger Stone, the ‘Trickster’ on Trump's Side, Is Under F.B.I. Scrutiny
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump credits his Twitter wrath for Kaepernick's unemployment
Marianne Schneider-Petsinger / RealClearWorld:
The Debt Ceiling Will Come Back to Bite Trump
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

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

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+
 
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