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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
GOP holdout intros pre-existing condition 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 provide $8 billion over five years to help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.
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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 …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote  —  Republicans in the House of Representatives are “really, really close” to securing enough votes to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told Fox News on Wednesday morning.
Discussion: The Week
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 …
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and The Week
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Paul Ryan: We're ‘extremely close’ to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that Republicans are “extremely close” to having enough votes to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act but would not say whether or not the legislation would come up for a vote this week.
Discussion: Fox News, Hot Air and Associated Press
New York Times:
Patients Who Rely on Obamacare Protections Are Worried
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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
David Axelrod: 'Jim Comey Didn't Tell Hillary Clinton Not To Campaign In Wisconsin'  —  If Hillary Clinton accomplished anything in her return to the public eye yesterday, it appears that she has begun to unify a divided nation, though perhaps in a way she did not intend.
Gersh Kuntzman / New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America  —  Hey, Hillary Clinton, shut the f— up and go away already.  —  I voted for Clinton on Nov. 8 and thought she'd be a good president.  —  But she lost.  And she still wants us to feel bad about that.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Clinton, Trump can't stop airing their 2016 grievances
Discussion: IJR
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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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 …
Discussion: The Week
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
GOP health-care push faces new obstacles as concerns about preexisting conditions grow
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.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke  —  “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.”  —  During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and CityLab
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 …
Discussion: Defense One
Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Paris Migrants ‘Blame Europe’ for the Migrant Crisis  —  PARIS, France - At the largest migrant camp in Paris, just outside the Porte de La Chapelle metro station, hundreds of migrants live in tents.  Many of them blame Europe for not giving them documentation or free housing.
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 …
Discussion: The Big Picture and Balloon Juice
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.
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Jane Goodall has some advice for Ivanka Trump  —  Ivanka's White House role called into question  —  Ivanka Trump's new book, “Women Who Work,” includes an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall, the globe-trotting animal behavior expert and conservationist.
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Magazine and AOL
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.
Discussion: Daily Nous and Althouse
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Palestinians for Trump: ‘He Might Be the One’  —  RAMALLAH, West Bank—The Qalandia checkpoint, the main border crossing separating this Palestinian city from East Jerusalem, is not a great place for anyone in a hurry.  —  On a recent hot afternoon, all passage was halted without explanation …
Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air
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 …
Discussion: The Atlantic and EconLog
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump thinks like a journalist  —  President Trump broke a ton of news in his whirlwind of 100-day interviews.  But a close read of the interviews reveal a skill that helped him win the presidency: Trump instinctively understands the reporter's psychology.
 
 
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Scott Malone / Reuters:
Russian election hacking ‘wildly successful’ in creating discord: former U.S. lawmaker
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Pelosi: Democratic candidates should not be forced to toe party line on abortion
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Trump transition staffers head to K Street despite lobbying ban
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
CNN Refuses to Run Trump Ad Labeling Media ‘Fake News’
Discussion: Power Line and twitchy.com
Kate Irby / The Charlotte Observer:
Why a Congress that's protesting wasteful spending wants $77 million more for itself
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Warren polishes national profile ahead of 2020
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Trump's Army secretary nominee in jeopardy
Discussion: AOL
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him. Then politics got in the way.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Justice Department will not charge Baton Rouge officers in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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