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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate won't vote on House-passed healthcare bill — Senate Republicans said Thursday they won't vote on the House-passed bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, but will write their own legislation instead. — A Senate proposal is now being developed by a 12-member working group.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What the GOP's Health-Care Gamble Means for 2018 — In a gamble that looks poised to shape the 2018 midterm landscape, the vast majority of House Republicans in districts that backed Democrats in any of the most recent presidential elections voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in Thursday's nail-biting tally.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
31 seconds of the healthcare vote that shows why people hate politics — (CNN)When House Republicans secured their 216th “yes” on the American Health Care Act Thursday, Democrats immediately began taunting their across-the-aisle rivals. — “Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye,” Democrats sang at Republicans.
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New York Times:
In Rare Unity, Hospitals, Doctors and Insurers Criticize Health Bill — It is a rare unifying moment. Hospitals, doctors, health insurers and some consumer groups, with few exceptions, are speaking with one voice and urging significant changes to the Republican health care legislation that passed the House on Thursday.
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Political Wire, The Week, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway and Washington Post
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Health Care Bill Could Be A Job-Killer For GOP Incumbents — Republicans in the House of Representatives voted today to approve a version of the American Health Care Act, their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. The biggest effects of the bill will be on the millions of additional Americans …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Has the G.O.P. Kicked Open a Health Care 'Hornet's Nest'? — WASHINGTON — No one knows better than House Democrats how a contentious health care vote can exact a steep political price — losing control of the House in the first midterm election of an untested new president's tenure for example.
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Bloomberg:
Senate Moves Obamacare Repeal to Slow Lane After House Squeaker — Recent changes to House measure complicate path in Senate — Murkowski says she hopes Senate GOP starts with ‘clean slate’ — Passage of the House's health-care bill gives the Obamacare repeal effort new life after months of wrangling …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Did Republicans just wave bye-bye to their House majority?
Did Republicans just wave bye-bye to their House majority?
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Power Line
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
These 24 Republicans Were Already Vulnerable—and Now They Just Voted to Repeal Obamacare
These 24 Republicans Were Already Vulnerable—and Now They Just Voted to Repeal Obamacare
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Politicus USA and Washington Post
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood defunded for one year under GOP health bill
Planned Parenthood defunded for one year under GOP health bill
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
What's in the AHCA: The Major Provisions of the Republican Health Bill
What's in the AHCA: The Major Provisions of the Republican Health Bill
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The Federalist, Chris Jacobs on Healthcare, The Cornell Daily Sun and Motherboard
New York Times:
In House Health Vote, Reince Priebus Sees a Much-Needed Reprieve — WASHINGTON — The Republican health care overhaul might never become law, but it has already changed the life of one American: Reince Priebus, who knew it was his best and perhaps last hope of becoming an empowered White House chief of staff.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
How the House got a health-care bill after Trump and Ryan stepped back — The rescue effort that pulled the Republicans back from the brink of failure on health care began quietly, with two House members who are not exactly household names trying to find common ground on a little-noticed issue.
New York Times:
The Trumpcare Disaster — House Speaker Paul Ryan …
The Trumpcare Disaster — House Speaker Paul Ryan …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
'The White House just couldn't let this go' — Donald Trump had had it.
'The White House just couldn't let this go' — Donald Trump had had it.
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Robert King / Washington Examiner:
Paul Ryan ‘almost giddy’ in GOP rally before healthcare vote
Paul Ryan ‘almost giddy’ in GOP rally before healthcare vote
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Los Angeles Times
Fox News:
ObamaCare replacement bill approved in House
ObamaCare replacement bill approved in House
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 11 states most likely to be affected by pre-existing conditions all voted for Trump
The 11 states most likely to be affected by pre-existing conditions all voted for Trump
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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Mayoral candidate Bo Dietl admits Fox News hired him to dig up dirt on women making sexual harassment claims — Federal investigators looking into sexual harassment settlements and alleged intimidation tactics at Fox News are eyeing mayoral hopeful Bo Dietl's work for the network, according to reports.
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Wall Street Journal:
Scope of Federal Probe into Fox News Broadens — Federal investigators have interviewed network executives and on-air talent, asking about sexual-harassment settlements — Federal authorities have interviewed current and former Fox News employees and on-air talent in a widening inquiry …
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New York Times, The Week, Deadline, Media Matters for America and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Anti-vaccine activists spark a state's worst measles outbreak in decades — MINNEAPOLIS — The young mother started getting advice early on from friends in the close-knit Somali immigrant community here. Don't let your children get the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella — it causes autism, they said.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities — The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.
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Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
Watch: Chris Collins admits he didn't read health care bill — WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Collins told CNN that he didn't read the entire Republican health care bill that the House passed Thursday. — And then he told The Buffalo News that he was unaware of a key provision in the bill …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters: Trump is ‘a disgusting, poor excuse of a man’ — Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after President Trump on Wednesday night, calling him a “disgusting, poor excuse of a man” and saying, “I want him impeached.” — Waters was speaking at a gala held by EMILY's List …
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Elex Michaelson / abc7.com:
SoCal family thrown off overbooked Delta flight over child's seating … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1952588" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta airplane …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to launch political group as soon as next week — Six months after losing the presidential election, Hillary Clinton is ready to wade back into politics. — The former secretary of state is building a new political group to fund organizations working on the resistance …
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Bloomberg:
Lewandowski Exits Lobby Firm Amid Reports of Foreign Clients — Former Trump campaign officials co-founded firm in January — Reports have said Avenue affiliate was selling Trump access — Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, is leaving Avenue Strategies amid …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
ACLU won't sue, says ‘religious freedom’ order was ‘elaborate photo-op’ — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reversed course Thursday, saying it won't file a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order on religious political exemptions. — “Today's executive order signing …
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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
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