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8:55 AM ET, March 28, 2017

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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump tweets: ‘Russia story is a hoax’  —  President Donald Trump criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's policies on Russia in a series of tweets Monday night, adding, the “Trump Russia story is a hoax.”  —  “Why isn't the House Intelligence Committee looking …
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Newsmax
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2018 Dilemma for Republicans: Which Way Now on Obamacare?  —  WASHINGTON — As they come to terms with their humiliating failure to undo the Affordable Care Act, Republicans eyeing next year's congressional campaign are grappling with a new dilemma: Do they risk depressing their conservative base …
Discussion: New York Times
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
After health care fiasco, Trump's next move may be even more disastrous
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan: House Republicans will continue their push for health-care reform this year
Allison Graves / @politifact:
Is Obamacare in a ‘death spiral’?
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: After defeat, 3 paths ahead for President Trump
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
patribotics:
Boris Epshteyn Named in July FISA Application; Did Nunes Obstruct Justice?
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Hullabaloo
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
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 …
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 …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration wants the first $1 billion of border wall funding to cover 62 miles — including replacing some existing fencing along the southern border.  —  The $999 million requested by the White House …
Discussion: Business Insider and Axios
Associated Press:   GOP divided over new course after House health care debacle
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record  —  President Trump will take the most significant step yet in obliterating his predecessor's environmental record Tuesday, instructing federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions.
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Fox News:
Trump set to undo Obama's action against global warming
Discussion: Geller Report and New York Times
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Russian Farce  —  Remember when Obama and Hillary cozied up to Putin?  And recall when the media rejoiced at surveillance leaks about Team Trump?  —  The American Left used to lecture the nation about its supposedly paranoid suspicions of Russia.  The World War II alliance …
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
AFL-CIO Ready to Sue If Trump Waters Down Overtime Regulations  —  Federation chief knocks Trump over Goldman Sachs hiring  —  Labor preparing for costly loss at U.S. Supreme Court  —  The AFL-CIO will sue if the Department of Labor tries to water down a boost in overtime eligibility put …
Discussion: Hot Air
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Launches Neuralink to Connect Brains With Computers  —  Startup from CEO of Tesla and SpaceX aims to implant tiny electrodes in human brains  —  Building a mass-market electric vehicle and colonizing Mars aren't ambitious enough for Elon Musk.  The billionaire entrepreneur now wants …
Bonnie Malkin / The Guardian:
Daily Mail ‘Legs-it’ front page criticised as ‘sexist, offensive and moronic’  —  Politicians join public in condemning and ridiculing newspaper headline that leers at Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May … A Daily Mail front page that declared “Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!” …
Discussion: Refinery29, Business Insider and AOL
James Delingpole / Breitbart:
President Trump's attempts to drain the swamp are being undermined by one of his key administrators.  —  Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is more interested in building his political career than he is taking on the Green Blob, insiders report.
Discussion: Politico, Washington Times and Axios
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
23 people ask the Justice Department to launch a criminal inquiry into its chief, Jeff Sessions  —  Nearly two dozen people from five states are accusing Attorney General Jeff Sessions of lying to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his communications with the Russian government …
Discussion: The Root and The FADER
New York Times:
Turk in Iran Sanctions Case Adds Rudy Giuliani to Legal Team  —  Reza Zarrab, a prominent Turkish gold trader who has been jailed in New York on charges of violating the United States sanctions on Iran, has added Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, to his legal team …
Fox News:
Homeowner's son shoots, kills three would-be burglars  —  Three would-be robbers were shot and killed Monday when an Oklahoma homeowner's son opened fire on them with an AR-15, authorities said.  —  Wagoner County sheriff's deputies were called to the home in Broken Arrow, southeast of Tulsa at around 12:30 p.m. local time.
Discussion: Guns.com and Bearing Arms
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Interesting Timing  —  Perhaps the White House had planned all along for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to make an appearance at today's press briefing to rail against sanctuary cities.  But the timing is consistent with what I've long feared will be the impulse for the Trump administration …
Detroit News:
Ford plans ‘significant’ investments in 3 plants  —  Ford Motor Co. will announce investments in three of its Michigan manufacturing plants Tuesday morning, according to three sources familiar with the automaker's plans.  —  The Dearborn-based automaker will announce investments …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to New Low of 36%  —  President Donald Trump's job approval rating fell to 36% for the three-day period of March 24-26, following Republican House leaders' failed effort to pass a new healthcare bill that would have replaced the Affordable Care Act.
 
 
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Divisions threaten Trump's hope of winning his next big legislative battle: Taxes
Wall Street Journal:
Dow Suffers Longest Losing Streak Since 2011
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Media Matters for America:
Google Is Funding Alex Jones' Harassment And Hate On YouTube
CBS Pittsburgh:
Government Says Man's Last Name Too ‘Offensive’ For License Plate
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Michigan and Flint just agreed to replace 18,000 lead-tainted pipes
Discussion: The FADER
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Rather:
We're roughly two months into the Trump Presidency …
Discussion: Raw Story
Julia Harte / Reuters:
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits
Discussion: Liberal Values
Chicago Tribune:
Man shot by ICE agent serving arrest warrant on Northwest Side
Discussion: Washington Post
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democrats burned by polling blind spot
Discussion: Axios
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Trump's budget owes a huge debt to this right-wing Washington think tank
 

 
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