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Haley Byrd / IJR:
Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care — A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
House Republicans Weigh Another Health Care Amendment — But will it be enough to get them over the finish line? — WASHINGTON House GOP leaders, unable to find the votes for their health care bill simply by pressuring reluctant Republicans, are now considering changes that will win over moderates.
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Center for American …, Axios, Political Wire, Slate, Politico, New York Magazine, Washington Post and ThinkProgress
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out — When it comes to overhauling the Affordable Care Act, there's one thing voters in both parties can agree on: They oppose weakening federal protections for those with pre-existing medical conditions. — A new POLITICO/Morning Consult …
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Axios, Political Wire and The Week
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
GOP holdout introduces pre-existing conditions amendment — The House is about to give it one more try with the Republican health care bill. Rep. Fred Upton will introduce an amendment that would help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.
New York Times:
Patients Who Rely on Obamacare Protections Are Worried
Patients Who Rely on Obamacare Protections Are Worried
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Placing big bets … and National Review
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You
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Daily Kos, MLive.com and New York Times
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote — House Democrats think they've finally found their path back to power: Republicans voting to repeal Obamacare. — Yes, the best thing to happen to House Democrats since they pushed through the sprawling health care law …
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The Week
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Politico:
GOP changing health bill as Trump leans in hard — House Republicans worked late into the night Tuesday on last-minute changes to their Obamacare repeal bill, as President Donald Trump began rallying support to muscle the stalled legislation across the finish line.
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CNN, Talking Points Memo and Vox
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order — President Donald Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on Thursday for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty …
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Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
It's open war between Trump and CBS — Open warfare broke out between President Trump and CBS this week, with Trump dismissing one of the network's reporters from the Oval Office — and late-night host Stephen Colbert firing back with a vulgar, 12-minute rant.
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Mark Graham / Decider:
Stephen Colbert's Shocking Attack On Trump Concludes With A Homophobic Slur
Stephen Colbert's Shocking Attack On Trump Concludes With A Homophobic Slur
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Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line and twitchy.com
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke
Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep
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Robert Bluey / Heritage Foundation:
Statement From the Chairman of Heritage's Board of Trustees — Vice President, Publishing & Editor in Chief, Daily Signal … The Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees, by a unanimous vote, has asked for and received the resignation of Jim DeMint as president and CEO of the organization.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
The real reason Jim DeMint got the boot
The real reason Jim DeMint got the boot
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twitchy.com and Political Wire
David Weigel / Washington Post:
This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media — It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton: ‘If the election had been on October 27, I would be your president’
Clinton: ‘If the election had been on October 27, I would be your president’
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Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Hot Air and Balloon Juice
CBS News:
Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter — WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …
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Raw Story
Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
This Is What a Modern-Day Witch Hunt Looks Like — In late March, Hypatia, a feminist-philosophy journal, published an article titled “In Defense of Transracialism” by Rebecca Tuvel, an assistant professor of philosophy at Rhodes College in Memphis, as part of its spring 2017 issue.
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Daily Nous and Althouse
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump's Turn Toward China Curtails Navy Patrols in Disputed Zones — WASHINGTON — Six weeks ago, the United States Pacific Command requested permission from senior American officials for a United States warship to sail within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef …
Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Balch Springs police fire Officer Roy Oliver, who fatally shot Jordan Edwards with rifle — Balch Springs police Tuesday fired the officer who fatally shot a 15-year-old as he was leaving a party. — Roy Oliver fired his rifle into a car of unarmed teens Saturday night as they drove away, fatally striking Jordan Edwards in the head.
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Allen St. John / Consumer Reports:
How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy — Expanded health insurance helped cut the number of filings by half — As legislators and the executive branch renew their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, they might want to keep in mind …
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The Big Picture and Balloon Juice
CNN:
Sources: Former Acting AG Yates to contradict administration about Flynn at hearing — Washington (CNN)Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor …
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Scott Alexander / Slate Star Codex:
Neutral vs. Conservative: The Eternal Struggle — I. — Vox's David Roberts writes about Donald Trump and the rise of tribal epistemology. — It's got a long and complicated argument which I can't really do justice to here, but the thesis seems to be that the US Right is defecting …
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EconLog
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available. Just Not Too Comfy. — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand. — As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …
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Raw Story
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Warren polishes national profile ahead of 2020 — When Donald Trump suggested to a National Rifle Association crowd in Atlanta on Friday that he might face a challenge from Elizabeth Warren in three years, he voiced a thought shared by political pros on both sides.
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Trump transition staffers head to K Street despite lobbying ban — Donald Trump promised last year to “drain the swamp” of Washington, starting with barring people who worked on his presidential transition from lobbying for six months afterward. — But three months after Trump moved into the White House …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Pelosi: Democratic candidates should not be forced to toe party line on abortion — The Democratic Party should not impose support for abortion rights as a litmus test on its candidates, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday, because it needs a broad and inclusive agenda …
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Political Wire
Kate Irby / The Charlotte Observer:
Why a Congress that's protesting wasteful spending wants $77 million more for itself — WASHINGTON — Republicans have spent years railing against excessive government spending. Yet now that they're in charge of Congress and the White House, they're touting a plan that allows legislative branch spending …