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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump demands Friday vote on health care plan — President Donald Trump is demanding a vote Friday in the House on the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told GOP lawmakers. If the bill fails, Trump is prepared to move on and leave Obamacare in place, Mulvaney warned.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Trump threatens to leave ObamaCare in place if repeal bill fails — President Trump warned House Republicans on Thursday that he will leave ObamaCare in place unless they approve legislation to repeal and replace it. — Trump officials meeting with the House GOP conference …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Trump delivers ultimatum to House Republicans: Pass health-care measure on Friday or he'll move on — President Trump delivered an ultimatum to House Republicans on Thursday night: Vote to approve the measure to overhaul the nation's health-care system on the House floor Friday …
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Axios:
The new reality on Trump and the Freedom Caucus — House leadership has been hoping that President Trump would turn the screws on the Freedom Caucus. They'd love nothing more than for Trump to threaten Freedom Caucus members like Mark Meadows with primary challenges. In fact, they were banking on Trump doing that.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House gets out ahead of health care blame game: 'We can't make people vote' — The White House continues to voice confidence that the embattled Obamacare repeal bill will pass the House — but wants to make sure you don't go blaming President Donald Trump if it doesn't.
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Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
The White House may have skirted federal law to try and save its failing health care bill
The White House may have skirted federal law to try and save its failing health care bill
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
What the GOP's plan to kill essential health benefits means
What the GOP's plan to kill essential health benefits means
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
What's Missing From This Photo of Politicians Deciding the Future of Women's Health?
What's Missing From This Photo of Politicians Deciding the Future of Women's Health?
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A postponed health-care vote, a big GOP embarrassment and no good options ahead
A postponed health-care vote, a big GOP embarrassment and no good options ahead
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The health care bill could be Donald Trump's Iraq War
The health care bill could be Donald Trump's Iraq War
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Here's why House conservatives think only partial repeal of Obamacare regulations will punish the sick
Here's why House conservatives think only partial repeal of Obamacare regulations will punish the sick
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
No Deal on Health Care Bill After Conservative Meeting With Trump
No Deal on Health Care Bill After Conservative Meeting With Trump
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Bloomberg:
Trump Talks Changes to Health Bill to Win Over Conservatives
Trump Talks Changes to Health Bill to Win Over Conservatives
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Fox News:
Potential ‘smoking gun’ showing Obama administration spied on Trump team, source says — Republican congressional investigators expect a potential “smoking gun” establishing that the Obama administration spied on the Trump transition team, and possibly the president-elect himself …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Intel chair Devin Nunes unsure if Trump associates were directly surveilled — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes, R-Calif., does not know “for sure” whether President Donald Trump or members of his transition team were even on the phone calls or other communications …
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CNN:
Nunes apologizes to House Intel Committee, member says — “Basically what he has done is he has scuttled and put a cloud over his own investigation,” Cummings said — (CNN)House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes apologized to committee members Thursday, a Democrat on the panel told reporters …
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Bob Woodward: Obama officials possibly facing criminal charges for unmasking scheme — The Washington Post's Bob Woodward warned on Wednesday that there are people from the Obama administration who could be facing criminal charges for unmasking the names of Trump transition team members from surveillance of foreign officials.
John Nolte / Daily Wire:
Trump Is 100% Vindicated On Wiretapping, and 7 Other Things You Should Know
Trump Is 100% Vindicated On Wiretapping, and 7 Other Things You Should Know
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Intelligence Chair Nunes apologizes for disclosing surveillance information to the White House
Intelligence Chair Nunes apologizes for disclosing surveillance information to the White House
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
McCain: Nunes actions ‘very disturbing’
McCain: Nunes actions ‘very disturbing’
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Nunes shows why he's incapable of running an investigation
Nunes shows why he's incapable of running an investigation
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TIME:
Read President Trump's Interview With TIME on Truth and Falsehoods — President Trump spoke with TIME Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer on March 22 for a cover story about the way he has handled truth and falsehood in his career. — This is a transcript of the exchange, with some minor edits.
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Michael Scherer / TIME:
Can President Trump Handle the Truth?
Can President Trump Handle the Truth?
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Defense of His Lies: 'I'm President and You're Not'
Trump's Defense of His Lies: 'I'm President and You're Not'
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Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Mike Lee's Obamacare Bombshell — Last night Phil Klein had a report that is much more significant than I think a lot of people have realized: … Lee's statement was followed by, and probably contributed to, last-minute efforts by the House leadership to tweak its health-care bill to win a vote scheduled for today.
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Tami Luhby / CNNMoney:
Revised Republican health care bill is more costly, but doesn't insure more people — Massie: Trump a one-term president if health care passes — Recent revisions to the Republican health care bill means it would cost more, and still leave 24 million fewer people insured by 2026 …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination — As the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing from witnesses for and against Judge Neil Gorsuch, his Supreme Court nomination was delivered a critical blow: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced he would oppose Gorsuch …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Democrats are going to filibuster Gorsuch. It's the right thing to do.
Democrats are going to filibuster Gorsuch. It's the right thing to do.
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Rick Perry / Houston Chronicle:
Did A&M shun due process in the name of ‘diversity’? — As Texas' first Aggie governor and as someone who was twice elected Yell Leader of Texas A&M University, I am deeply troubled by the recent conduct of A&M's administration and Student Government Association (SGA) during the Aggie student-body president elections for 2017-2018.
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New York Times:
London Attacker Khalid Masood Had 20-Year Police Record — BIRMINGHAM, England — A 52-year-old man with a long criminal record who been had been investigated for ties to violent extremism carried out the deadly attack outside the British Parliament, the authorities announced on Thursday …
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Richard Spillett / Daily Mail:
A photo taken after a raid in Birmingham appears to show one of the three suspects arrested at a flat above a takeaway sitting in the back of a police van — A neighbour, who asked not to be named, told the Press Association: 'This guy is a local guy. I've been living in the area for 20 years.
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
4-Year-Old Brings Shell Casing to Preschool. Principal Suspends Him for 7 Days, Calls Child Services. — An Illinois preschool is teaching a 4-year-old boy quite the lesson. Officials suspended him for a full week—and also called the Department of Children and Family Services on his parents.
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Jerusalem Post:
‘Dual US-Israeli citizen behind most JCC bomb threat calls’ — Israeli authorities have arrested an 19-year-old suspect on suspicion of instigating a series of threats to Jewish communities in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the past six months.
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
John Mayer Knows He Messed Up. He Wants Another Chance. — LOS ANGELES — John Mayer can explain where he's been. In fact, once he gets going, he probably won't stop, given the amount of time he has spent in private processing his recent self-imposed irrelevance — the “lean years,” as he calls them.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
RNC paid intel firm for Clinton dirt — As the general election was taking shape last summer, the Republican National Committee initiated a series of payments to a low-profile firm started by retired Central Intelligence Agency officers that worked closely with an ex-Russian spy.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Hunter under criminal investigation for alleged campaign finance violations — Rep. Duncan Hunter is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department over alleged campaign finance violations, the House Ethics Committee announced Thursday. — The California Republican spent tens …
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