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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.
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Axios:
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider, AOL, Washington Post, Little Green Footballs and RedState
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.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Republicans wonder whether Trump's heart was in healthcare fight — While President Donald Trump's first major legislative push hurtled toward a major defeat, one of his top advisers, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, was photographed with his wife, Ivanka Trump, on a ski gondola in Aspen.
Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Republicans — The GOP right blows up its best chance to reform government.
The ObamaCare Republicans — The GOP right blows up its best chance to reform government.
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Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, Fox News, IJR, The Resurgent, The Atlantic and New York Times
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Report: Bannon wanted to use healthcare vote to make ‘enemies list’
Report: Bannon wanted to use healthcare vote to make ‘enemies list’
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RedState
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
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan wounded by health care fiasco
Ryan wounded by health care fiasco
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Washington Post, Liberal Values, WAVY-TV, No More Mister Nice Blog, Axios and Josh Blackman's Blog
CNN:
Trump's art of no deal: Find someone to blame
Trump's art of no deal: Find someone to blame
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RT, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Shakesville, Deadline, Joe.My.God. and rubber hose
Los Angeles Times:
Violence erupts at pro-Trump rally in Huntington Beach — Trump supporters punch an anti-Trump protester after the protester allegedly doused the organizer of the event with pepper spray. (Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times) (Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times)
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Top Trump TV surrogate to leave high-profile post — Boris Epshteyn, a special assistant to the president who oversees Donald Trump's television surrogate operation, is expected to leave his high-profile post, multiple sources close to the administration told POLITICO.
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Raw Story
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Russian state-owned news site applies for White House press pass
Russian state-owned news site applies for White House press pass
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Politico
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
Britain's Mainstream Media Blames ‘Racism’ for Westminster Attack — In their reporting and social media coverage, Britain's Daily Telegraph has strongly implied Islamist Khalid Masood went on a killing spree in central London because he'd once been a victim of racism in the past.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Telegraph and The Daily Caller
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Islam and the Jihad in London — It's not non-Western. It's anti-Western. — It was a careful choice of words, Bernard Lewis being nothing if not careful. In 2004, the West audibly gasped when its preeminent scholar of Islam famously told the German newspaper Die Welt …
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Power Line and Daily Mail
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump visits Trump-branded property for 8th consecutive weekend — Sean Spicer said the president planned to spend the weekend working. — During his news conference on Friday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to argue that President Trump couldn't possibly have worked harder …
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Occupy Democrats and Hullabaloo
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George Bennett / Post On Politics:
Melania Trump makes cameo as Palm Beach County GOP raises money at Mar-a-Lago
Melania Trump makes cameo as Palm Beach County GOP raises money at Mar-a-Lago
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Raw Story
Scott Adams' Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog — Today we are witnessing one of the most important events in political history. But you probably can't see it because the news is talking about healthcare, and how Ryan and Trump totally failed to get enough votes. — The real story is happening in parallel with the healthcare story …
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Instapundit and Althouse
CNN:
Las Vegas Strip shooting leaves one dead and one wounded — (CNN)Two people were shot, one fatally, on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday, police spokesman Officer Larry Hadfield said. — The shooting suspect is barricaded on a bus, and tactical teams and negotiators are on the scene on Las Vegas Boulevard …
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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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Washington Post, Mashable, Engadget, CBS Pittsburgh, Axios, Vox Popoli 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
Uber CEO linked to escort bar visit that resulted in an HR complaint
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The Verge, Mashable and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
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.”
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 and The Slot, more at Mediagazer »
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Democrats Have a Gorsuch Problem
Democrats Have a Gorsuch Problem
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Washington Post, Washington Monthly and The Resurgent
Fox News Insider:
Shaffer: Trump Wiretapping Case Exponentially ‘Worse Than Watergate’ — Former CIA officer Col. Tony Shaffer said the basics of President Trump's claim to have been “wiretapped” are likely true, and that the incident is “worse than Watergate.” — Noting it has been exactly two weeks since …
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SARAH PALIN and IJR
Jessica Shattuck / New York Times:
I Loved My Grandmother. But She Was a Nazi. — My grandparents were Nazis. It took me until recently to be able to say — or write — this. I used to think of and refer to them as “ordinary Germans,” as if that was a distinct and morally neutral category.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Biden: I regret not running for president — late Friday night said he regretted not running for the presidency, predicting if he had secured the Democratic nomination he could have won against Donald Trump — “I had planned on running for president and although it would have been a very difficult primary …
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Talking Points Memo
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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