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12:25 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 …
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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.
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
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
Bloomberg:
Key GOP Holdout Embraces Health Bill, Raising Hopes for a Vote
Discussion: CNBC, MLive.com and Hot Air
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
New hope for ObamaCare repeal? Key GOP lawmaker working on amendment
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote
Discussion: The Week
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Upton, Long reverse themselves and back Obamacare repeal bill
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNBC
New York Times:
Patients Who Rely on Obamacare Protections Are Worried
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, Axios and TheBlaze
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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.
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 …
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.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Rand Paul: ‘President Hillary Clinton’ would've loved spending bill
Discussion: Hit & Run and RedState
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey ‘mildly nauseous’ to think FBI affected 2016 election
Discussion: Politico and Jamie Dupree
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 …
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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.
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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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
CNN's Matt Lewis: Kimmel's Emotional Monologue About Baby Son Wasn't the ‘Right Move’
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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.
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
 
 
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Trump has a Civil War memorial on his DC golf course — for a battle that never happened
Discussion: Snopes.com and Mashable
Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Health-Bill Woes Show New Power of Party's Centrist Wing
Discussion: Mother Jones
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
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Trump transition staffers head to K Street despite lobbying ban
Discussion: New York Magazine
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump's Turn Toward China Curtails Navy Patrols in Disputed Zones
Discussion: Defense One
Kate Irby / The Charlotte Observer:
Why a Congress that's protesting wasteful spending wants $77 million more for itself
Scott Alexander / Slate Star Codex:
Neutral vs. Conservative: The Eternal Struggle
Discussion: The Atlantic and EconLog
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him. Then politics got in the way.
Discussion: TheBlaze
Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
This Is What a Modern-Day Witch Hunt Looks Like
Discussion: Daily Nous, Althouse and Unfogged
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