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11:10 AM ET, March 28, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia  —  The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Amid turmoil, House Intel Committee scraps meetings this week  — Democrats believe he is too close to the White House to lead a thorough investigation into Russia  —  Washington (CNN)The House Intelligence Committee has scrapped all meetings this week amid growing partisan rancor …
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Russia probe in turmoil as top Dem calls for Nunes' recusal  —  The House intelligence committee investigation into Russian interference in last year's election was thrown into new turmoil Monday night, after the ranking Democrat on the panel called on the Republican chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes …
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Nunes' crisis of credibility  —  The big story: It has come to this: With allegations swirling that rock the foundations of democracy, the White House is being investigated by the FBI, which is controlled by the Trump administration's own Justice Department, and there's …
Louis Nelson / Politico:   Swalwell on Nunes: ‘This is what a cover-up to a crime looks like’
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump tweets: ‘Russia story is a hoax’
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Newsmax
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Devin Nunes is making it very hard for Republicans to claim they can run an impartial investigation on Russia
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Storm builds around Intel chair after secret White House trip
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
Nunes Had Secret White House Meeting Before Trump Monitoring Claim
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan: House Republicans will continue their push for health-care reform this year
Fox News:
Schumer goes off on Trump supporter at NYC restaurant, witness says  —  Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., caused a scene at a Manhattan restaurant when he began yelling at a wealthy and well-connected Donald Trump supporter that the POTUS is “a liar.”  —  Schumer, the top Senate Democrat …
Dan Merica / CNN:
In executive order, Trump to dramatically change US approach to climate change  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will sign a sweeping executive order Tuesday at the Environmental Protection Agency, which looks to curb the federal government's enforcement of climate regulations …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Trump takes biggest swing yet at Obama climate legacy
Discussion: Breitbart, Vox and Bloomberg
James Delingpole / Breitbart:
President Trump's attempts to drain the swamp are being undermined by one of his key administrators.
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Washington Times
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Rep. Mo Brooks files bill to repeal Obamacare  —  In a simple two-page document, an Alabama congressman has filed a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal Obamacare.  —  Or, as it is stated in the bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2018 Dilemma for Republicans: Which Way Now on Obamacare?
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:   In Health Bill's Defeat, Medicaid Comes of Age
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Congress may stiff Trump on wall funding  —  Congressional Republicans might deliver some more bad news for President Donald Trump, fresh off their embarrassing failure to scrap Obamacare: No new money is coming to build his wall.  —  Trump hoped to jump-start construction of a massive wall …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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CNN:
First on CNN: Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles
Discussion: Business Insider and Axios
Associated Press:   GOP divided over new course after House health care debacle
Axios:
Scoop: Trump wants to make tax reform and infrastructure a package deal  —  The Trump administration is looking at driving tax reform and infrastructure concurrently, according to a White House source with direct knowledge.  —  It's a major strategic shift - infrastructure was likely …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Think tax reform will be easy for Trump? Ha, ha.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:
Paul Manafort's Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases  —  Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of puzzling real estate deals in New York City over the past 11 years.
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
John Gregory / abc7.com:
NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1817703" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) —  Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School …
Detroit Free Press:
Arab, Latino leaders have tense meetings with Homeland Security chief … John Kelly listens to concerns about what community leaders say is profiling and targeting of their communities  —  In a meeting today with Arab-Americans and Muslims in Dearborn, Department of Homeland Security …
Discussion: Raw Story
Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
Kansas Senate votes to expand Medicaid as Gov. Sam Brownback doubles down on opposition  —  TOPEKA  —  Kansas lawmakers ignored Gov. Sam Brownback's wishes Monday and gave initial approval to a bill that would expand Medicaid to thousands in the state.  —  The Kansas Senate voted 25 to 13 …
Discussion: Vox and Mother Jones
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Inscrutable Gorsuch raises Democratic ire  —  (CNN)Appearing before a Senate panel last week, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch minimized the role of judges in American democracy, referring to their “modest station.”  He presented a study in self-effacement, sprinkling his testimony …
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
California chief justice blasts immigration crackdown, says rule of law is ‘being challenged’  —  Tani Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, is fast emerging as one of the Trump administration's most vocal critics in the judiciary.  —  Her main concern …
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Kim Breen / Dallas Morning News:
Mom says TSA agents at DFW Airport traumatized son with ‘horrifying’ security check  —  A mother who asked TSA agents at DFW International Airport for alternative screening for her son with special needs said they were “treated like dogs” and forced to miss a flight during an extensive security check …
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
The airstrike in Mosul was potentially one of the worst U.S.-led civilian bombings in 25 years  —  Even though Iraqi civil defense workers are still sorting through the rubble, the March 17 U.S. airstrike in West Mosul, if confirmed, could potentially rank among one of the most devastating attacks …
Discussion: CNN, twitchy.com and New York Times
 
 
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Victoria Herrmann / The Guardian:
I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Trump pushes Congress to cut domestic programs this year
Discussion: Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Dow Suffers Longest Losing Streak Since 2011
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
AFL-CIO Ready to Sue If Trump Waters Down Overtime Regulations
Discussion: Hot Air
Media Matters for America:
Google Is Funding Alex Jones' Harassment And Hate On YouTube
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Russian Farce  —  Remember when Obama and Hillary cozied up to Putin?
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Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
23 people ask the Justice Department to launch a criminal inquiry into its chief, Jeff Sessions
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CBS Pittsburgh:
Government Says Man's Last Name Too ‘Offensive’ For License Plate
Fox News:
Homeowner's son shoots, kills three would-be burglars
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democrats burned by polling blind spot
Discussion: Axios
 

 
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