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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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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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Austin Wright / Politico:
Nunes claims some Trump transition messages were intercepted
Nunes claims some Trump transition messages were intercepted
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The Hill:
Freedom Caucus, Trump reach ‘agreement in principle’ on ObamaCare repeal bill — Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said Wednesday night he and President Trump have come to an “agreement in principle” on a plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, just one day before a historic House vote on the bill.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's weak closing argument on health care — and why it matters — When you're arguing from political cynicism, you need a better case than this. … Will House Republicans muster the votes to pass the American Health Care Act tomorrow? I don't know.
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Paul Ryan / Wall Street Journal:
Keeping Our Promise to Repeal ObamaCare — Our bill guts the failing law and enacts conservative reform without pulling the rug out from under anyone. — The election of Donald Trump and a Republican Congress provides an opportunity: We can immediately halt the leftward drift of American social policy …
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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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Obamacare repeal in jeopardy as Trump offers 11th-hour concessions — The Republican push to replace Obamacare - backed forcefully by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan —is in jeopardy, as a last-ditch bid by the White House to win conservative support late Wednesday appeared to repel moderates.
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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.
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Freedom Caucus Closing In On Deal To Rewrite Health Care Bill At 11th Hour
Freedom Caucus Closing In On Deal To Rewrite Health Care Bill At 11th Hour
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
White House moves to tweak health care bill to win over conservatives
White House moves to tweak health care bill to win over conservatives
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The latest health care cut Republicans are weighing, explained
The latest health care cut Republicans are weighing, explained
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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.
There's a secret, cynical reason Paul Ryan can't give conservatives what they want on 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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Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Wednesday called for a select committee to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian officials, telling MSNBC's Greta Van Susteren …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM=> House Intel Chair: We Cannot Rule Out That Sr. Obama Officials Were Involved in Trump Surveillance
BOOM=> House Intel Chair: We Cannot Rule Out That Sr. Obama Officials Were Involved in Trump Surveillance
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
House Intel chairman: Trump's personal communications may have been collected
House Intel chairman: Trump's personal communications may have been collected
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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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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
GOP chairman: Surveillance was collected about Trump transition team
GOP chairman: Surveillance was collected about Trump transition team
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Brookings Institution:
Senior Scholar - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs — In “Mortality and morbidity in the 21st Century,” Princeton Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton follow up on their groundbreaking 2015 paper that revealed a shocking increase in midlife mortality among white non …
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Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:
Death Rates Rise for Wide Swath of White Adults, Study Finds — Increases in ‘deaths of despair’—from drugs, alcohol-related liver diseases and suicide — In 2015, two Princeton University economists published a landmark paper showing that mortality was rising for white middle-aged Americans …
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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The Guardian:
London attack: police confirm seven people arrested - live — Seven arrested in six counter-terrorism raids in London, Birmingham and elsewhere following Wednesday's terrorist attack on London … French authorities have launched an inquiry into the London attack after it became clear three …
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Fox News:
UK Parliament terror attack: 4 people killed, including cop and alleged assailant; 20 injured
UK Parliament terror attack: 4 people killed, including cop and alleged assailant; 20 injured
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Schiff: There is now ‘more than circumstantial evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion — Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that there is “more than circumstantial evidence now” to suggest that President Donald Trump's campaign may have colluded …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Devin Nunes's Bombshell Does and Doesn't Say
What Devin Nunes's Bombshell Does and Doesn't Say
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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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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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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
President Trump, NBC's Mark Halperin dined in White House — President Donald Trump had a private dinner with NBC News senior political analyst Mark Halperin last week, sources with knowledge of the meeting told CNNMoney. — The dinner, which took place in the White House residence …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama and Trump haven't talked since inauguration — Lines of communication between President Trump and former President Barack Obama — have gone dark. — The two men haven't spoken since Inauguration Day, sources tell The Hill, a drastic turn since their string of phone calls and pleasantries during the presidential transition.
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Turkey's Referendum Could Backfire on Erdogan — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory in a constitutional referendum in April looks surprisingly uncertain, with high stakes for Turkey's leader.
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