Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans  —  Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs due to a provision proposed in the House Republican health-care bill.

GOP's Obamacare replacement bill would protect just 5 percent of people with pre-existing conditions: Analysis  —  The Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare does not allocate nearly enough money to protect people with pre-existing health conditions from potentially higher insurance premiums, an analysis finds.

Exclusive: Joe and Mika Are Getting Hitched  —  After years of rumors, gossip, and intrigue, Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reveal their engagement, how it all went down, and the unlikely guy (Donald Trump) who asked to oversee their vows.

GOP predicts victory on ObamaCare repeal vote  —  (R-Wis.) and his GOP leadership team held what amounted to a pep rally for rank-and-file members in the Capitol basement Thursday morning as they predicted victory in their push to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

Trump has a dangerous disability  —  It is urgent for Americans to think and speak clearly about President Trump's inability to do either.  This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.  It is not merely the result of intellectual sloth but of an untrained mind bereft …

Stephen Colbert Defends Trump Jokes That Sparked #FireColbert Backlash  —  YOUTUBE  —  The ‘Late Show’ host addressed the controversy, but didn't apologize: “I have jokes, he has the launch codes.  So, it's a fair fight.”  —  The Late Show's Stephen Colbert responded to the #FireColbert backlash …

Op-Ed Amanda Knox: Donald Trump supported me when I was wrongly accused of murder.  What do I owe him?  —  Amanda Knox cries following the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, Italy, on Oct. 3, 2011.

French election: Macron hailed as winner of bruising Le Pen TV debate  —  Majority of French people polled feel that centrist candidate outperformed far right leader in ill-tempered clash … Emmanuel Macron appeared to have kept his frontrunner status against Marine Le Pen …

Alex Jones Will Never Stop Being Alex Jones … AUSTIN —  It was the winter of 1997 and Alex Jones couldn't stop getting punched in the face.  —  Out on the cracked asphalt of Austin Public Access Television's parking lot, under the sprawling Texas live oaks, Jones was very much losing …

Prince Philip to step down from carrying out royal engagements  —  The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced.  —  The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is supported by the Queen, a palace spokesman said.

Pollsters: We didn't blow the election  —  Serious polling failures in the 2016 election were mostly confined to a few states and were primarily the result of late-deciding voters and a historic voting gap according to educational attainment, according to a new report Thursday.

Pentagon Pulls Security Clearance of Trump White House Aide  —  The Pentagon this week suspended the security clearance of a White House National Security Council analyst that U.S. officials say was the target of political retribution by government bureaucrats opposed to President Trump's appointees.

Climate of Unintended Consequences  —  “Converting biomass feedstocks to biofuels is an environmentally friendly process.  So is using biofuels for transportation.  When we use bioethanol instead of gasoline, we help reduce atmospheric CO2.”  —  These confident assurances come from …

Obama's $400,000 speech could prompt Congress to go after his pension  —  WASHINGTON — Last year, then-president Barack Obama vetoed a bill that would have curbed the pensions of former presidents if they took outside income of $400,000 or more.  —  So now that former president Barack Obama …

Yale's Quiet Majority  —  A new survey finds that most undergrads favor free speech, even if the loudest students—and Yale administrators—don't.