memeorandum: This N.J. Republican just lost any claim of being a moderate

1:20 PM ET, May 6, 2017

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Labrador: 'Nobody dies because they don't have access to health care' — A statement made by U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador during a town hall meeting Friday morning has drawn criticism by those challenging his stance on health care. — After a woman suggested that the lack of health care …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

WATCH: Idaho town hall erupts after GOP lawmaker says ‘no one dies’ from lack of health care — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Voters attending a packed town hall in Idaho booed and shouted down their Republican congressman after he attempted to defend the House passing …

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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:

GOP rep: 'Nobody dies because they don't have access to healthcare' — Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) drew intense jeers at a town hall Friday when he defended the GOP's ObamaCare repeal plan by claiming nobody dies due to lack of access to health care. — One day after the House passed …

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Mary Katharine Ham / The Federalist: You May Like Obamacare, But Don't Forget About The People It's Hurt

Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:
Here's What Is Actually True And False About The Republicans' Health Care Plan

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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
G.O.P. House Candidate in Montana Is Caught on Tape Praising Health Bill

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Zeynep Tufekci / BuzzFeed:

Dear France: You Just Got Hacked. Don't Make The Same Mistakes We Did. — A brief guide to the information wars. — Ooh, la la. So, it happened to you too. The frontrunning presidential candidate got hacked, and all his emails are dumped online in one giant cache. WikiLeaks is tweeting about it.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Reuters:

France's Macron campaign emails appear to be leaked online — A large trove of emails from the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was posted online late on Friday, 1-1/2 days before voters go to the polls to choose the country's next president in a run-off against far-right rival Marine Le Pen.

Mark Scott / New York Times:

U.S. Far-Right Activists Promote Hacking Attack Against Macron — After months of trying to move the political needle in favor of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, American far-right activists on Saturday threw their weight behind a hacking attack against her rival …

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Lizzie Dearden / The Independent: Emmanuel Macron hacked emails: French media ordered by electoral commission not to publish content of messages

Reuters:
French candidate Macron claims massive hack as emails leaked

Discussion: Politico

James McAuley / Washington Post:
France starts probing ‘massive’ hack of emails and documents reported by Macron campaign

Discussion: Hot Air and Politico

Aurelien Breeden / New York Times:
Macron Campaign Says It Was Target of ‘Massive’ Hacking Attack

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Week and Mother Jones

Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:

In a Beijing ballroom, Kushner family flogs $500,000 ‘investor visa’ to wealthy Chinese — BEIJING — The Kushner family came to the United States as refugees, worked hard and made it big — and if you invest in Kushner properties, so can you. — That was the message delivered Saturday …

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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Obamacare repeal vote upends 2018 House landscape — This week's vote to replace Obamacare has scrambled the 2018 House landscape, jeopardizing Republican lawmakers across the country and potentially endangering the party's longstanding grip on the chamber.

Discussion: American Action Network, Political Wire and Liberal Values

Elena Schneider / Politico:

Georgia special election smashes all-time spending record — It's official: Georgia's special election will be the most expensive House race in U.S. history. — Candidates and outside groups have aired or reserved more than $29.7 million worth of TV ads in the race to replace HHS Secretary Tom Price …

Discussion: Missoulian and Vox

Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Blame it on Trumpcare — Call it Obamacare, Trumpcare or GOPcare …

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Atlantic and Washington Post

Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Democratic groups raised millions for 2018 after House Republicans passed their healthcare overhaul

Discussion: Daily Kos and Common Dreams

Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:

FCC is reviewing complaints about Colbert's Trump jokes. But that's its job — Colbert attacks Trump's interview — Right now there's a severe overreaction to the FCC chairman's comments about Stephen Colbert. — No, the government is not trying to muzzle one of the most famous comedians …

Discussion: New York Times, The Week, AOL and IJR

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
FCC to investigate, ‘take appropriate action’ on Colbert's Trump rant

Discussion: Mediaite, Consequence of Sound, Consumerist, Towleroad, Occupy Democrats, twitchy.com, The Verge, RedState, TheBlaze and Decider

The Daily Beast:

Trump and Bannon ‘Personally Intervened’ to Save Seb Gorka … When the White House backed off its efforts to dump Sebastian Gorka on another federal agency, the controversial counterterrorism advisor had the president himself to thank, The Daily Beast has learned.

Discussion: BizPac Review, Occupy Democrats, FOX News Radio, Politico and Raw Story

Michael Stratford / Politico:

Trump suggests financing for historically black colleges may be unconstitutional — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he may not implement a 25-year-old federal program that helps historically black colleges finance construction projects on their campuses, suggesting that it may run afoul of the Constitution.

Discussion: The Root, The Week and Occupy Democrats

Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Statement by President Donald J. Trump on Signing H.R. 244 into Law

Discussion: Business Insider, Mashable, Washington Times and BizPac Review

Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:

How to Raise an American Adult — Many young Americans today are locked in perpetual adolescence. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on how he and his wife are encouraging their own children to become fully formed, independent grown-ups

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Democrats tackle the ‘big rebuild’ — The Democratic National Committee headquarters remains mostly empty, devoid of almost any senior staff. It has a new chairman, Tom Perez, but there's still no executive director. There's a completely new organizational chart, but the gutted political …

Discussion: Liberal Values

Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:

Kurt Eichenwald: I Want Republicans To Watch Their Families Lose Insurance And Die — MSNBC Guest Reamed Out After Dropping The S-Bomb On Live TV — ICE Seeks To Deport Soccer Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 7-Year Old Girl — 'IT'S RACISM!' Wanda Sykes Knows The Real Reason Republicans Want To Repeal Obamacare

Discussion: Geller Report

Tom Moran / New Jersey Online:

This N.J. Republican just lost any claim of being a moderate | Moran — If you are searching for solace after the brutal vote by the House on Thursday, let it be this: The battle lines are now clearly drawn for the 2018 mid-term elections. — Republicans, including two from New Jersey …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post

New York Times:

Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 15-Year-Old Texas Boy Is Charged With Murder — BALCH SPRINGS, Tex. — A police officer in a Dallas suburb who fired his rifle into a car full of teenagers leaving a party last Saturday, killing a boy in the front passenger seat, was charged with murder on Friday.

Tom Ciccotta / Breitbart:

Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, has announced that they will fund ‘100 percent’ of financial aid packages for students that are in the country illegally. — Although international students are expected to pay full tuition, undocumented undergraduate students at Emory will have …

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