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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch copied the structure and language used by several authors and failed to cite source material in his book and an academic article, according to documents provided to POLITICO.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Short Section In Neil Gorsuch's 2006 Book Appears To Be Copied From A Law Review Article — WASHINGTON — A short section in Judge Neil Gorsuch's 2006 book appears to copy — at times word-for-word — from a 1984 law review article by a lawyer in Indiana.
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
Bastardized Charges — Surprise, surprise. Another desperate 11th-hour smear, something that appears to have become a rite of passage for Republican Supreme Court nominees. — Someone (David Brock, call your office?) is shopping around to news outlets baseless claims …
Jim Norman / Gallup:
Affordable Care Act Gains Majority Approval for First Time — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved. This is the first time a majority of Americans …
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Emerging GOP Obamacare Repeal Would Mean Sick People Pay (Much) More — Instead of controlling costs, it would shift them — onto the people with medical problems. — Republicans have spent most of the past seven years vowing to protect people with pre-existing conditions …
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - April 2017: The Fall of the AHCA and Next Steps for the ACA — Ashley Kirzinger, Bianca DiJulio, Bryan Wu, and Mollyann Brodie — KEY FINDINGS: — The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, conducted the week after House Republicans pulled the American Health Care Act …
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Axios:
Trumpcare revival talks falling apart ahead of Pence meeting — Attempts to reach a deal this week on health care are unraveling fast, with conservatives already blaming House Speaker Paul Ryan for blocking the White House bill, and leadership sources saying that's nonsense and that the Freedom Caucus …
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The Hill:
Centrists push back on new ObamaCare repeal plan — A new proposal from the White House and GOP leaders to revive ObamaCare repeal is facing pushback from centrist Republicans who were already wary of the legislation. — Seeking to win over conservative holdouts, Republicans have talked …
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Health Deal Could Weaken Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
Health Deal Could Weaken Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How to End the Politicization of the Courts — Mainstream news coverage has a hard time making subtle distinctions between the behavior of the two political parties. When Democratic and Republican tactics are blatantly different — on voter suppression, for instance — journalists are often comfortable saying so.
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Ian Mason / Breitbart:
Go for Launch: Mitch McConnell Tees Up Showdown on Constitutional Option
Go for Launch: Mitch McConnell Tees Up Showdown on Constitutional Option
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil
Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Senate is about to change forever
The Senate is about to change forever
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Rebecca Nelson / Cosmopolitan:
Ivanka Trump's Wine-Drinking, Fur Coat-Clad Neighbor Is a Little Confused Why The Internet Loves Her — “It's so weird, because I don't even quite understand what the word ‘go viral’ means.” — On Saturday night, hundreds of people danced outside of Ivanka Trump's Washington home …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Federal appeals court: Civil rights law covers LGBT workplace bias — A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Tuesday that a 1964 law barring sex discrimination extends to sexual orientation, marking a major workplace victory for gays and lesbians. — The 8-3 decision by the full U.S. Court …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
LGBT employees protected from workplace discrimination, appeals court rules
LGBT employees protected from workplace discrimination, appeals court rules
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Rice denies Obama administration inappropriately unmasked Trump team — Former national security adviser Susan Rice on Tuesday categorically denied that the Obama administration inappropriately spied on President Trump or members of his transition team. — “The allegation is that somehow …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WH: Internal Bannon think tank never actually existed
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone: Kushner Is Leaking Intel to Scarborough — During a segment on InfoWars today, Roger Stone, who was previously an adviser during the early months of President Trump's campaign, claimed to host Alex Jones that Trump's own son-in-law Jared Kushner was leaking information to MSNBC's Joe Scarborough.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Susan Rice's White House Unmasking: A Watergate-style Scandal — Her interest was not in national security but to advance the political interests of the Democratic party. — The thing to bear in mind is that the White House does not do investigations. Not criminal investigations, not intelligence investigations.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Susan Rice and the Latest Bogus Attempt to Justify Trump's Wiretapping Tweet
Susan Rice and the Latest Bogus Attempt to Justify Trump's Wiretapping Tweet
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Why Is CNN Refuting The Susan Rice Story It Refuses To Cover?
Why Is CNN Refuting The Susan Rice Story It Refuses To Cover?
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
One More Sign That Liberals Have Lost Their Minds — The White House has just released an official portrait of Melania Trump. It is beautiful, in my opinion. But the left-wing Boston Globe somehow found something sinister in what any normal person would consider a lovely portrait:
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Ben Popken / NBC News:
Advertisers Flee Fox's Bill O'Reilly Show Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuits — Fox News is in a jam this week as major automakers and smaller outfits pull their ads from the network's popular “O'Reilly Factor” show, following a series of sexual harassment claims against host Bill O'Reilly.
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Eric Trump Offers Surprisingly Candid Thoughts On Nepotism — No modern president has put as much power in the hands of so many family members as Donald Trump. On January 9, he named son-in-law Jared Kushner as his senior advisor despite anti-nepotism laws previously believed to prevent such an appointment.
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CBS News:
Ivanka Trump interview: “If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good ... then I'm complicit” — In her first interview since becoming assistant to the president, Ivanka Trump addressed critics who have said she and her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, are “complicit” with President Trump.
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
BILL TO IMPROVE WEATHER FORECASTS HEADS TO PRESIDENT'S DESK — WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Weather Service would have to boost research - including some from private companies - to improve forecasts and storm warnings under a bill headed to the president's desk.
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Tent City, infamous home of inmates who wear pink underwear and a major piece of Arpaio's legacy, is closing … Tent City, the outdoor facility that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio created as a low-cost solution to overcrowded jails, will shut down, according to Sheriff Paul Penzone.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
White House: ‘The clock has now run out’ on North Korean nuclear program — Washington (CNN)A senior White House official issued a dire warning to reporters Tuesday on the state of North Korea's nuclear program, declaring “the clock has now run out and all options are on the table.”
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Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Why You Shouldn't Walk on Escalators — The train pulls into Pennsylvania Station during the morning rush, the doors open and you make a beeline for the escalators. — You stick to the left and walk up the stairs, figuring you can save precious seconds and get a bit of exercise.
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