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10:30 AM ET, May 5, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:

'The White House just couldn't let this go' — Donald Trump had had it. — The Obamacare repeal bill that the president had just boasted was on the cusp of passage was suddenly in trouble again, and the president demanded to talk to the influential congressman who dropped a bombshell hours earlier …

Discussion: Washington Post, Shakesville, Vox, Axios and bradford-delong.com

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 …

Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION

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.

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.

Discussion: Political Wire, The Week, DCReport.org, New York Magazine, Politico, Outside the Beltway and Washington Post

New York Times:

The Trumpcare Disaster — House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans falsely accused Democrats of rushing the Affordable Care Act through Congress. On Thursday, in a display of breathtaking hypocrisy, House Republicans — without holding any hearings or giving the Congressional Budget Office …

Discussion: US News, Daily Kos, The Atlantic, VTDigger, The Cornell Daily Sun, ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Human Rights Campaign, Vox, Common Dreams, Politico and Washington Post

New York Times:
In House Health Vote, Reince Priebus Sees a Much-Needed Reprieve

Discussion: Politico and ABC News

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
How the House got a health-care bill after Trump and Ryan stepped back

Discussion: Politico, Axios, ABC News, Vox, The Daily Signal and Hit & Run

Ben Westcott / CNN:
Trump praises Australia's universal health care after Obamacare repeal

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., The Root and Patterico's Pontifications

John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The House G.O.P.'s Shameful Health-Care Victory

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Atlantic, ThinkProgress, ABC News and The Guardian

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
AHCA is a betrayal of all the GOP's promises on health care

Discussion: The Atlantic, Arizona Republic, NPR, Washington Post, MSNBC, The Moderate Voice, Los Angeles Times and Media Matters for America

New York Times:
How Every Member Voted on the House Health Care Bill

Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
These 24 Republicans Were Already Vulnerable—and Now They Just Voted to Repeal Obamacare

Discussion: Washington Post and Politicus USA

David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:

House 2018: Rating Changes in 20 Districts — Republicans' 217-213 passage of the American Health Care Act on Thursday guarantees Democrats will have at least one major on-the-record vote to exploit in the next elections. Although it's the first of potentially many explosive votes …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Political Wire

Carl Hulse / New York Times:

G.O.P. Cheers a Big Victory. But Has It Stirred a '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.

Discussion: Political Wire, Daily Kos and The Week

Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:

A Few Grafs That Explain Why America Hates Vacuous Political Reporting — As you may have heard, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives today passed a bill that would take health insurance away from more than 20 million people and make health insurance that many people have worse …

Discussion: The Talking Dog, Talking Points Memo and New York Times

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.

Discussion: Washington Post and Balloon Juice

Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What the GOP's Health-Care Gamble Means for 2018

Discussion: The Week and Motherboard

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Did Republicans just wave bye-bye to their House majority?

Discussion: Power Line

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Health Care Bill Could Be A Job-Killer For GOP Incumbents

Discussion: Mother Jones, The Week, New York Times, Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, Refinery29, Politicus USA, The Atlantic, NPR, New York Magazine, The Moderate Voice, Avalere Health, Hot Air, Common Dreams, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Media Matters for America and ama-assn.org

Robert King / Washington Examiner:
Paul Ryan ‘almost giddy’ in GOP rally before healthcare vote

Discussion: Washington Monthly

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.

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.

Discussion: Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: AOL, Mediaite, Raw Story, New York Times, Deadline, The Week, Media Matters for America and Axios, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:
Fox News Besieged by New Bias Lawsuit and Federal Inquiry

Discussion: Breaking News USA and Refinery29, more at Mediagazer »

Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:

Islamic State magazine steers followers to U.S. gun shows for ‘easy’ access to weapons — In August, a former Islamic State recruit caused a stir when he described how the terrorist organization sought to exploit America's lax gun laws. — “They say the Americans are dumb …

Discussion: Defense One

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 …

Discussion: Shareblue, ThinkProgress, Syracuse Post-Standard, Talking Points Memo, ACASignups.net, The Hill, Raw Story and CNBC

Jasmin Fox-Skelly / BBC:

There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking up — Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice and permafrost for centuries, are reviving as Earth's climate warms — Throughout history, humans have existed side-by-side with bacteria and viruses.

Discussion: Axios

National Review:

A Half Measure on Religious Liberty — In response to the ongoing federal assault upon Americans' religious liberties, President Donald Trump has responded with an executive order that will entrust these liberties to the discretion of IRS agents. — Maybe this one needs a bit more thought.

Discussion: Vox and Washington Post

Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty

Discussion: Breitbart, ACLU, Baptist Joint Committee …, AlbertMohler.com, God and Country, Public Pool, The Week, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Rewire, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, adfmedia.org and Mother Jones

Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
ACLU won't sue, says ‘religious freedom’ order was ‘elaborate photo-op’

Discussion: RedState, Occupy Democrats and The Hugh Hewitt Show

Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:

On Politics What Democrat would be crazy enough to challenge Nancy Pelosi on her home turf? Meet Stephen Jaffe — After narrowly winning her seat in a 1987 special election, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has been routinely reelected with about 80% of the vote. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Fox News:

Pentagon eyes Iran-North Korea military connection — When Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a “midget” submarine earlier this week, Pentagon officials saw more evidence of North Korean influence in the Islamic Republic - with intelligence reports saying the submarine was based …

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.