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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 …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
President Trump appears unable to make a substantive case for the AHCA
President Trump appears unable to make a substantive case for the AHCA
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Austin Wright / Politico:
Nunes: Trump transition members were under surveillance during Obama administration — Members of the Donald Trump transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under U.S. government surveillance following November's presidential election, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) told reporters Wednesday.
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The Guardian:
Parliament attack: man shot after police officer stabbed at House of Commons - live updates — Major security alert at Westminster after at least one person was shot after police officer was stabbed outside House of Commons — Some pictures from the scene.
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Tim Sculthorpe / Daily Mail:
HOW PARLIAMENT HAS BEEFED UP SECURITY TO PROTECT AGAINST A TERROR ATTACK
HOW PARLIAMENT HAS BEEFED UP SECURITY TO PROTECT AGAINST A TERROR ATTACK
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Toby Melville / Reuters:
Assailant shot, policeman stabbed and several injured in UK parliament incident
Assailant shot, policeman stabbed and several injured in UK parliament incident
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump spoke with British prime minister May after parliament shooting
Trump spoke with British prime minister May after parliament shooting
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Danny Boyle / Telegraph:
Watch | Live: Westminster bridge
Watch | Live: Westminster bridge
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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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Axios:
Why deductibles would rise under the GOP health care plan — Health care is complicated, as the president has discovered. But here is one thing that is not so complicated: if people have modest means and limited tax credits, and coverage is expensive, they will mostly buy health plans with lower premiums — and high deductibles.
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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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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
While Gorsuch was testifying, the Supreme Court unanimously said he was wrong — Awkward. — About 40 minutes after Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch began his second day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, all eight of the justices he hopes to join said a major disability decision Gorsuch wrote in 2008 was wrong.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
'I'll Criticize Judges,' Trump Says, Hours After a Scolding for Doing Just That
'I'll Criticize Judges,' Trump Says, Hours After a Scolding for Doing Just That
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Democrats accuse Gorsuch of hiding his legal views
Democrats accuse Gorsuch of hiding his legal views
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Shawn Cohen / New York Post:
White supremacist accused of murder says he came to NYC to kill blacks — The suspect (left) who allegedly stabbed Timothy Caughman (right) — The well-dressed man accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old in Hell's Kitchen is a white supremacist who traveled from Baltimore specifically …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
A President's Credibility — Trump's falsehoods are eroding public trust, at home and abroad. — If President Trump announces that North Korea launched a missile that landed within 100 miles of Hawaii, would most Americans believe him? Would the rest of the world?
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Defying Trump, Freedom Caucus insists they'll oppose GOP ObamaCare replacement — The conservative House Freedom Caucus said it remains opposed to the House GOP's ObamaCare replacement legislation Wednesday despite pressure from President Trump. — Speaking to reporters outside …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Conservatives claim votes to stop GOP Obamacare repeal
Conservatives claim votes to stop GOP Obamacare repeal
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Mitch McConnell's Trumpcare Plan Is to Lose Fast — Trumpcare may or may not grind out enough votes to pass the House. In the Senate, it's hopelessly short of the 50 votes it needs. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has laid out a wildly aggressive time frame, under which his chamber …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
House Obamacare repeal DOA in the Senate
House Obamacare repeal DOA in the Senate
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Ex-Colo. GOP leader said only Democrats committed voter fraud. Now he's charged with voter fraud. — The 2016 election was just a month away when Steve Curtis, a conservative radio host and former Colorado Republican Party chairman, devoted an entire episode of his morning talk show to the heated topic of voter fraud.
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Blair Miller / TheDenverChannel.com:
Former Colorado GOP chairman Steven Curtis charged with voter fraud
Former Colorado GOP chairman Steven Curtis charged with voter fraud
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: By 2 to 1 margin, registered voters reject Comey — FBI Director James Comey is unpopular across the political spectrum, according to a new poll that finds voters have a negative opinion of Comey by a more than two-to-one margin. — According to data from a Harvard-Harris Poll survey …
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Erin McPike / IJR:
Trump's Diplomat — “I didn't want this job. I didn't seek this job.”
Charles Ornstein / ProPublica:
We Fact-Checked Lawmakers' Letters to Constituents on Health Care — When Louisiana resident Andrea Mongler wrote to her senator, Bill Cassidy, in support of the Affordable Care Act, she wasn't surprised to get an email back detailing the law's faults. Cassidy, a Republican who is also a physician, has been a vocal critic.
Jessica Schulberg / The Huffington Post:
Trump's Team Said It Didn't Ask For Military Vehicles At Inauguration. Emails Show It Did. — “Such support would be out of guidelines,” one Pentagon official wrote. — WASHINGTON The month after Donald Trump won the presidential election, his staff asked the Pentagon to send photographs …
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Justin Holcomb / Townhall.com:
Turkish President: Europeans Will Not Walk Safely Unless Demands Are Met — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave a grim prognostication on Wednesday, just moments after a man ran over bystanders and stabbed a police officer in London. — “If Europe continues this way …
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Erdogan: Soon Europeans ‘Will Not Walk Safely on Their Streets’
Erdogan: Soon Europeans ‘Will Not Walk Safely on Their Streets’
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Sage Lazzaro / Observer:
Exclusive: Trump Sics Lawyers on Teen for Making Silly Site Where Kittens Punch Him — Lucy is a 17-year-old from San Francisco who spends her spare time reading at coffee shops, splurging on guac at Chipotle and practicing her tech skills. The high schooler dreams of working …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chelsea Clinton to get lifetime achievement award — Chelsea Clinton will be honored with a Variety's lifetime achievement award next month, the magazine announced Tuesday. — The 37-year-old former first daughter, a vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, is rumored to be eyeing a run …
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