Congress is voting Thursday on a bill to replace Obamacare.  The CBO still hasn't scored it.  —  This is the web version of VoxCare, a daily newsletter from Vox on the latest twists and turns in America's health care debate.  Like what you're reading?  Sign up to get VoxCare in your inbox here.

Colbert finally responds to #FireColbert backlash: ‘I would do it again’  —  Stephen Colbert finally responded Wednesday to online criticism of his off-color joke about President Trump that led to the hashtag #firecolbert and a call to boycott advertisers of the “Late Show,” which the comedian hosts.

First on CNN: Rice refuses Senate request to testify on Russian hacking  —  Susan Rice responds to Trump's accusations  —  Washington (CNN)Susan Rice, President Barack Obama's former national security adviser, on Wednesday declined Sen. Lindsey Graham's request to participate …

SWAMP PEOPLE: 47; TRUMP: 0  —  If this is the budget deal we get when Republicans control the House, the Senate and the presidency, there's no point in ever voting for a Republican again.  —  Not only is there no funding for a wall, but — thanks to the deft negotiating skills of House Speaker Paul Ryan …

Obama's sex and drugs past laid bare in new biography  —  The former president's relationship with Genevieve Cook when he was 22 is revealed in a new biography which tells how it was sexual from the start and involved pot - and cocaine.  She was three years older when they met and living in Park Avenue …

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 …

A Code Pink Protester Laughs Over a Trump Nominee and Is Convicted  —  A jury on Wednesday convicted three Code Pink activists on charges related to a protest at the confirmation hearing of Jeff Sessions for attorney general — including a Virginia woman who said all she did was break out in laughter.

Trump to ease rules on church political activity  —  President Trump is set to sign an executive order Thursday to make it easier to for churches and other religious groups to participate in politics without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.  —  Trump plans to sign an order in the morning …

Key moments of final Macron-Le Pen duel before French presidential run-off  —  The two remaining contenders for the French presidency, centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, on Wednesday battled it out on live TV one last time before Sunday's nail-biting run-off vote.

The Comey Letter Probably Cost Clinton The Election  —  This is the tenth article in a series that reviews news coverage of the 2016 general election, explores how Donald Trump won and why his chances were underrated by most of the American media.  —  Hillary Clinton would probably be president …

Read the full testimony of FBI Director James Comey in which he discusses Clinton email investigation  —  FBI Director James B. Comey testified Wednesday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on FBI oversight, defending his investigation of Hillary Clinton.  Here is the transcript of his comments.

Lawmakers plot to oust Tuesday Group leader over health bill  —  Some members of the Tuesday Group of House Republican moderates are plotting to oust Co-Chairman Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) from his post amid frustration that he negotiated a deal on the ObamaCare replacement bill …

Peter Schweizer: Kushner's Failure to Disclose Billion-Dollar Ties to Goldman Sachs, George Soros Is ‘Massive, Massive Problem’  —  Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer addressed reports that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner had an undisclosed business relationship …

The House just passed a bill that affects overtime pay  —  Warren to Acosta: I'm glad you aren't Puzder  —  Do you get paid for overtime work?  The House of Representatives just passed a bill you may want to know about.  —  The measure, backed by Republicans, would let employers give workers paid …

Qualcomm Said to Seek U.S. Import Ban for iPhones  —  Appeal to trade agency could pressure Apple in legal fight  —  ITC has authority to halt product shipments into U.S. market  —  Incensed over Apple Inc.'s decision to stop paying it billions of dollars in licensing fees for smartphone chips …

Obamas unveil design of presidential center in Chicago  —  The design for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park has been unveiled on May 3, 2017.  —  Former first couple Barack and Michelle Obama on Wednesday offered the first look at the design of the planned Obama Presidential Center …

Bounty hunters arrested in mistaken identity slaying of Jalen Johnson  —  Erica Brechtelsbauer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee  —  Seven men — all bounty hunters or bail bondsmen — were charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Jalen Johnson, who was killed while being pursued in a case of mistaken identity.