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CNN:
US Officials: Info suggests Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians — Washington (CNN)The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign, US officials told CNN.
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Leakgate Finds Its Joe McCarthy — On Trump-Russia links, Rep. Schiff tries to fool the public with randomness. — If Donald Trump tweeted his accusations about President Obama wiretapping Trump Tower to get the media off his alleged ties to Russia, then Democrats at Monday's hearing …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: By 2 to 1 margin, registered voters reject Comey
Poll: By 2 to 1 margin, registered voters reject Comey
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Schiff: There is now ‘more than circumstantial evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion
Schiff: There is now ‘more than circumstantial evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion
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Political Wire
Austin Wright / Politico:
Nunes claims some Trump transition messages were intercepted — House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes declared Wednesday that members of Donald Trump's transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under inadvertent surveillance following November's presidential election.
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
House Intel chairman: Trump's personal communications may have been collected — Its chairman said Wednesday Trump's communication might have been part of ‘incidental collection’ — (CNN)House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's personal communications …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Devin Nunes's Bombshell Does and Doesn't Say — In a head-spinning development on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Representative Devin Nunes, the chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, revealed that ... well, what Nunes revealed isn't totally clear.
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Schiff: I have ‘grave concerns’ over Nunes's surveillance claim
Schiff: I have ‘grave concerns’ over Nunes's surveillance claim
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Bloomberg:
Nunes Says Trump Team Conversations Caught in Surveillance
Nunes Says Trump Team Conversations Caught in Surveillance
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Nunes ‘Unmasking’ Report Vindicates Trump Claims on Surveillance
Nunes ‘Unmasking’ Report Vindicates Trump Claims on Surveillance
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
White House moves to tweak health care bill to win over conservatives — White House officials are moving to eliminate broad coverage requirements for health insurers in the Obamacare repeal bill in a bid to win over holdout members of the House Freedom Caucus.
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The Hill, CNN, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal and STAT
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Jim Newell / Slate:
There's a secret, cynical reason Paul Ryan can't give conservatives what they want on the American Health Care Act. — You cannot fault House conservative holdouts for a lack of clarity in their refusal to support the American Health Care Act. Each one I spoke with on Tuesday made the same point …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The latest health care cut Republicans are weighing, explained — Politico's Josh Dawsey and Jennifer Haberkorn report that the White House is in negotiations with the House Freedom Caucus about getting the caucus's hard-line conservative members to support the American Health Care Act …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Mike Lee: Senate parliamentarian told me it's possible to push harder on repealing Obamacare regulations
Mike Lee: Senate parliamentarian told me it's possible to push harder on repealing Obamacare regulations
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
House Republicans, Deeply Divided, Face Painful Choice on Health Vote
House Republicans, Deeply Divided, Face Painful Choice on Health Vote
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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Des Moines Register and The Atlantic
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats weigh deal to let Gorsuch through — A group of Senate Democrats is beginning to explore trying to extract concessions from Republicans in return for allowing Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
While Gorsuch was testifying, the Supreme Court unanimously said he was wrong
While Gorsuch was testifying, the Supreme Court unanimously said he was wrong
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Joviality at Neil Gorsuch's Hearing Masks Drama Behind the Scenes
Joviality at Neil Gorsuch's Hearing Masks Drama Behind the Scenes
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Democrats sharpen attacks on Gorsuch after Supreme Court rebuff
Democrats sharpen attacks on Gorsuch after Supreme Court rebuff
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New York Daily News:
Racist Maryland man who fatally stabbed black New Yorker admits his intent to kill African-American men — The 28-year-old man busted for fatally stabbing a black stranger in Midtown on Tuesday has told cops he came the city from Baltimore to kill African-Americans, sources said.
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Daniel Prendergast / New York Post:
Well-dressed suspect in fatal stabbing surrenders to cops
Well-dressed suspect in fatal stabbing surrenders to cops
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Kochs to withhold millions for health care ‘yes’ votes — Washington (CNN)In a last-minute effort to sink the Republican health care bill, a powerful network of conservative donors said Wednesday it would create a new fund for Republican 2018 reelection races — but they'll only open it up to GOPers who vote against the bill.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rubio ducks questions about supporting House Obamacare repeal
Rubio ducks questions about supporting House Obamacare repeal
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Rep. Daniel Donovan / Staten Island Advance:
Why I will vote ‘no’ on the American Health Care Act — Rep. Daniel Donovan will vote “no” on the current Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Staten Island Advance/Rachel Shapiro) — Since my first day serving in Congress I made a commitment to weigh the impact …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's weak closing argument on health care — and why it matters
Trump's weak closing argument on health care — and why it matters
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bradford-delong.com, Townhall.com, New York Times and Occupy Democrats
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
If you're a millionaire, the AHCA gives you $50K. If you're poor, it costs you $1,420.
If you're a millionaire, the AHCA gives you $50K. If you're poor, it costs you $1,420.
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Fox News:
UK Parliament terror attack: 4 people killed, including cop and alleged assailant; 20 injured — DEVELOPING - Four people, including a London police officer who was stabbed and the alleged assailant, were killed after a terror attack that saw more than 20 people injured outside the Parliament building on Wednesday.
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Angela Dewan / CNN:
UK Parliament terror alert: One woman dead and police officer stabbed
UK Parliament terror alert: One woman dead and police officer stabbed
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Federal staffers panicked by conservative media attacks — Conservative news outlets, including one with links to a top White House official, are singling out individual career government employees for criticism, suggesting in articles that certain staffers will not be sufficiently loyal …
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Washington Post:
Secret Service asked for $60 million extra for Trump-era travel and protection, documents show — The U.S. Secret Service requested $60 million in additional funding for the next year, offering the most precise estimate yet of the escalating costs for travel and protection resulting …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
White House jumper caught on fence: report
White House jumper caught on fence: report
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TMZ.com, BizPac Review and RedState
P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones:
Congressional Black Caucus Shows Trump Its Policy Vision for Black America — In the lead-up to their meeting today with President Donald Trump, Congressional Black Caucus leaders said they would focus on explaining what African Americans stand to lose under a Trump presidency.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump meets Black Caucus and vows action on drug prices
Trump meets Black Caucus and vows action on drug prices
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Graydon Carter / Vanity Fair:
The Trump Presidency Is Already a Joke — But it's no laughing matter. — It can reasonably be said that our dear leader is now the most ridiculed man on the planet. In fact, he may well be the most ridiculed man in history. For a preening narcissist who takes himself terribly seriously …
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Prosecutors Are Extracting Data From More Than 100 Locked Phones Seized During Inauguration Day Arrests — Police detain a demonstrator on January 20, 2017 — WASHINGTON — Prosecutors are extracting data from more than 100 locked cell phones seized during arrests in downtown Washington …
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Republicans lied about healthcare for years, and they're about to get the punishment they deserve — It's hard to decide which would be the more politically damaging outcome for Republican politicians: passing the American Health Care Act, and therefore owning the premium increases …
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