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Inside the Trumpcare meltdown — When the balky hardliners of the House Freedom Caucus visited the White House earlier this week, this was Steve Bannon's opening line, according to people in the conference room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building: … - Bannon's point was: This is the Republican platform.
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New York Times:
Trump Becomes Ensnared in Fiery G.O.P. Civil War — WASHINGTON — President Trump ignites a lot of fights, but the biggest defeat in his short time in the White House was the result of a long-running Republican civil war that had already humbled a generation of party leaders before him.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Report: Bannon told conservatives ‘this is not a debate,’ you have to back bill — White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon told a group of House conservatives they had no choice but to back the GOP's ObamaCare repeal bill days before the bill was pulled, according to a new report.
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Report: Bannon wanted to use healthcare vote to make ‘enemies list’ — President Trump's chief strategist Stephen Bannon sought to use the healthcare vote this week to make an “enemies list” of lawmakers who would vote “no” on the GOP initiative, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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RedState
Harold Pollack / Politico:
Paul Ryan Failed Because His Bill Was a Dumpster Fire — The American Health Care Act died on Friday. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has conceded defeat, declaring in words that must have been painful for him to utter— “Obamacare is the law of the land”—as he yanked the bill from consideration.
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Forbes, New York Times, New Republic, Vox, USA Today and The Moderate Voice
Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Republicans — The GOP right blows up its best chance to reform government. — House Republicans pulled their health-care bill shortly before a vote on Friday, and for once the media dirge is right about a GOP defeat. This is a major blow to the Trump Presidency …
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Raw Story, WiredPen, Fox News, IJR, The Resurgent, The Atlantic, New York Times and Washington Post
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
A new dynamic may be emerging in the House: A right and left flank within the GOP willing to buck leadership
CNN:
Trump's art of no deal: Find someone to blame
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RT, The Daily Caller, Deadline, Shakesville, BizPac Review, Joe.My.God., Refinery29, CBS New York, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, rubber hose, Bloomberg and BuzzFeed
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
GOP cave on Obamacare repeal is the biggest broken promise in political history
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Power Line and National Review
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Left out of AHCA fight, Democrats let their grass roots lead - and win
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Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and The Atlantic
Annie Karni / Politico:
Napolitano told friends he was on Trump's Supreme Court shortlist — Judge Andrew Napolitano may be temporarily sidelined at Fox News, but he's been telling friends and associates that he could be in for a big promotion — to the Supreme Court. — After meeting with President Trump twice during …
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Hot Air
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Democrats Have a Gorsuch Problem
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Bloomberg:
Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Involved in Arizona Crash — A self-driving car operated by Uber Technologies Inc. was involved in a crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest setback for a company reeling from multiple crises. — In a photo posted on Twitter, one of Uber's Volvo self-driving SUVs …
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Engadget, CBS Pittsburgh, Washington Post, Mashable, Vox Popoli, Axios and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Uber CEO linked to escort bar visit that resulted in an HR complaint
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New York Magazine and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Alone in the Wild for a Year, TV Contestants Learn Their Show Was Canceled — The remaining contestants on a reality television series have emerged after surviving 12 months in the Scottish wilderness — fending off hunger, infighting and fatigue — only to learn that the show stopped broadcasting …
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Refinery29, TheBlaze and The Guardian
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Devin Nunes Vanished the Night Before He Made Trump Surveillance Claims — Hours before the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee announced his shocking claims about the Trump transition team on Wednesday morning, he practically disappeared. — Rep. Devin Nunes was traveling …
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Raw Story and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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New York Times:
One Nation, Under Fox: 18 Hours With a Network That Shapes America — Fox News is a singular force, crafting a searing narrative about what's happening in the world for millions of viewers, including President Trump. — “I know maybe the president is watching.”
Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Fox News Fires Comptroller Judy Slater, Accuses Her of Racist Comments and Behavior (Exclusive) — Veteran executive asked an African-American employee if all three of her children were fathered by the same man, according to an individual familiar with the investigation
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Mediaite and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Trump supporter thought president would only deport ‘bad hombres.’ Instead, her husband is being deported. — When Helen Beristain told her husband she was voting for Donald Trump last year, he warned her that the Republican nominee planned to “get rid of the Mexicans.”
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South Bend Tribune, theGrio and Political Wire
George Bennett / Post On Politics:
Melania Trump makes cameo as Palm Beach County GOP raises money at Mar-a-Lago — PALM BEACH — There was no visit by President Donald Trump, who remained in Washington, but first lady Melania Trump made a cameo appearance Friday night as the Palm Beach County Republican Party held …
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ThinkProgress and Raw Story
National Geographic:
Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon — Locals believe the young man angered forest spirits—before he disappeared mysteriously for nine days—but he is just glad to be alive. — In the Bolivian Amazon, where vast rivers wind endlessly through mountainous terrain and a thick blanket …
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