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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 …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
About that Rose Garden health care photo with all the white guys....  (CNN)House Republicans marched to the White House on Thursday afternoon to celebrate their victory: Passage of the American Health Care Act.  —  President Trump welcomed them with a Rose Garden celebration.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Hullabaloo
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.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Cook Report Moves 20 House Seats In Dems' Favor After O'Care Repeal Vote
Discussion: The Week
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
White House fires its chief usher — the first woman in that job  —  The White House has fired its chief usher, Angella Reid, the first woman and second African American to hold the position.  —  When the White House residence staff arrived at work Friday morning, they were told that Reid …
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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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.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
AHCA is a betrayal of all the GOP's promises on health care
Avik Roy / Forbes:
If The Senate Doesn't Fix The House's Obamacare Replacement, The GOP Will Pay A Steep Price
Discussion: Vox, Shareblue and Axios
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.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Fox News trying to pull Jesse Watters from Bill O'Reilly comedy tour
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Fox News Besieged by New Bias Lawsuit and Federal Inquiry
New York Times:
Second Chance for ‘Obamacare’ Repeal.  And for Reince Priebus.  —  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.
Discussion: The Week, Politico and ABC News
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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 …
Mercury News:
Lawsuit: Boys endured public shaming, violence following racist Instagram incident  —  ALBANY — Four Albany High School juniors punished for their roles in a racist Instagram posting incident have sued the school district and administration, alleging their free speech rights were violated …
Discussion: AOL
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Associated Press:
California students sue after being suspended for ‘liking’ racist posts
Discussion: TheBlaze
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Does the First Amendment protect ‘liking’ a racist Instagram post?  Some Calif. students say it does.
Discussion: The Root and Althouse
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 and twitchy.com
Dan Merica / CNN:
Deputy press secretary substitutes for Spicer  —  Washington (CNN)White House press secretary Sean Spicer won't be at the podium Friday, but he doesn't have the day off.  —  Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Donald Trump's deputy White House press secretary, will do her first on-camera briefing …
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New York Times:
Senate Asks Trump Associates for Records of Communication With Russians  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee, seeking to accelerate its broad investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election, has asked a number of high-profile Trump campaign associates to hand …
Discussion: Axios and Business Insider
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's forbidden love: Single-payer health care  —  President Trump claimed a victory Thursday after the House approved a more free-market approach to health care.  —  Then he capped it off by praising a country with government-run, universal health care.
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Ben Westcott / CNN:
Trump praises Australia's universal health care after Obamacare repeal
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: ObamaCare repeal must pass ‘Jimmy Kimmel test’  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said on Friday that a Senate plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare should pass the “Jimmy Kimmel test,” after the comedian revealed his son was born with a heart defect.  —  “I ask does it pass the Jimmy Kimmel test?
Discussion: Political Wire
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump budget would effectively kill drug control office  —  President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget would cut about 95 percent of funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, effectively ending its mission as the lead agency in charge of combating the opioid crisis and other drug epidemics …
Discussion: Vox, Washington Post and Axios
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: The Daily Caller and Axios
Dan Morse / Washington Post:
Rape charges to be dropped against immigrant teens in Md. case  —  Maryland prosecutors will drop rape and sex offense charges against two immigrant teens accused of attacking a 14-year-old classmate in a high school bathroom stall, according to attorneys in a case that shocked local parents …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Adds a Robust 211,000 Jobs in April
Discussion: Political Wire
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Judicial Watch: Two Trump trips to Mar-a-Lago cost more than $1 million
Discussion: Washington Post and Judicial Watch
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Maxine Waters to present ‘fight the system’ trophy at MTV Movie Awards
Discussion: RedState
Susan Scutti / CNN:
‘Alarming’ rise in children hospitalized with suicidal thoughts or actions
Mark Emmert / Des Moines Register:
Jane Meyer wins $1.43M in case against Iowa
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Deadspin
 Earlier Items: 
Jfarrell / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Court Rules State Department Must Release Clinton Emails Detailing Obama Response to Benghazi
Danielle Dreilinger / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Ben Franklin students confront racial slur by teacher
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. job growth rebounds sharply, unemployment rate hits 4.4 percent
Discussion: Bloomberg and Hot Air
Fox News:
Pentagon eyes Iran-North Korea military connection
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Bad news for the Trump-Russia tinfoil-hat brigade
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
On Politics What Democrat would be crazy enough to challenge Nancy Pelosi on her home turf?