memeorandum: Paul Ryan: We're ‘extremely close’ to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal (Louis Nelson/Politico)

12:10 PM ET, May 3, 2017

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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 …

Discussion: ACASignups.net, Detroit Free Press, Daily Kos, NBC News, New York Magazine, Townhall.com, Talking Points Memo and Center for American …

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Balloon Juice, CRFB Papers and Blog Posts, Business Insider, Politico, Political Wire and New York Times

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

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
New hope for ObamaCare repeal? Key GOP lawmaker working on amendment

Discussion: Media Matters for America

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out

Discussion: Axios, Morning Consult, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, The Week and Political Wire

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote

Discussion: The Week

Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
House Republicans Weigh Another Health Care Amendment

Discussion: Center for American …, New York Magazine, Axios, Slate, Politico, Washington Post and ThinkProgress

Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You

Discussion: Vox, Daily Kos, MLive.com and New York Times

Politico:
GOP changing health bill as Trump leans in hard

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, Vox and The Hill

New York Times:
Patients Who Rely on Obamacare Protections Are Worried

Discussion: Placing big bets … and National Review

Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
What you need to know about the GOP plan and pre-existing conditions

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Week, Politico, Vox and Daily Kos

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.

Discussion: Althouse, Shakesville, twitchy.com, National Review, Fox News Insider, The American Mirror and rubber hose

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Axelrod on Clinton: ‘It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump’ … Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says Hillary Clinton — would be well served to move on from last year's election and stop talking about it. — “It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump — ,” Axelrod told CNN on Wednesday. "

Discussion: Politico and Axios

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.

Adam Goldman / New York Times:

James Comey Says He's ‘Mildly Nauseous’ at Suggestions He Swayed Election — WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, on Wednesday sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day …

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.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit

Mike Allen / Axios:
Revealed: Hillary's next steps

Discussion: Sputnik International, The Daily Caller, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, AOL, Reuters, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey ‘mildly nauseous’ to think FBI affected 2016 election

Discussion: Politico and Jamie Dupree

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Hillary Clinton just delivered a stunning indictment of the 2016 election — and Donald Trump

Discussion: The Atlantic, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Washington Post, New York Magazine and 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 …

Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
CNN's Matt Lewis: Kimmel's Emotional Monologue About Baby Son Wasn't the ‘Right Move’

Discussion: Washington Post

Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep

Discussion: Media Matters for America, NPR, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller, Fox News, No More Mister Nice Blog and YouTube

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 …

Discussion: Consequence of Sound, Business Insider, IndieWire, Decider, The Daily Caller, Towleroad, IJR, The Gateway Pundit and Shot in the Dark

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: No More Mister Nice Blog, Decider, Power Line and Instapundit

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: Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and CityLab

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

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: Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and IJR

Stephanie Parkinson / WEYI:

Flint puts 8,000 people on notice for tax liens for unpaid water bills — Thousands of people in Flint are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure if they don't pay up on their water bills. After recently putting out shut-off notices the city is now back to threatening tax liens on people's homes.

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Mediaite

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: Washington Post, The Big Picture and Balloon Juice

Paul Heintz / Seven Days:

Feds in Florida: Burlington College Probe Goes the Distance — Ron Leavitt was driving from a master gardener class to his Naples, Fla., home three months ago when he received a surprising call from his wife. “She said, ‘The FBI is here to talk to you about Burlington College,’” he recalled.

Discussion: RedState

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

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

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

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, Unfogged and Althouse

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.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News