memeorandum: Cruz: ‘Catastrophic’ if Senate fails to pass ObamaCare repeal (Max Greenwood/The Hill)

4:35 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: Boing Boing, Talking Points Memo, AOL, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire

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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Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:

Here's What Is Actually True And False About The Republicans' Health Care Plan — There's a lot of confusion out there after House Republicans passed their health care plan on Thursday. Here's what it really means. — Reporting From — Washington, DC

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Hit & Run and Politifact.com Truth …

WBAY-TV:
WATCH: Governor, Outagamie Co. Executive get into spat over health care

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

Morgan Winsor / ABC News: House Republicans face voters in home districts angry over health care bill

Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
GOP rep: 'Nobody dies because they don't have access to healthcare'

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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.

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BBC:

French election: Hollande vows ‘response’ to Macron hack attack — French President François Hollande has promised to “respond” after a hacking attack targeted presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. — He gave no further details but said he knew of the risks of such attacks because they had “happened elsewhere”.

Discussion: Observer

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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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:

There Are No “Macron Leaks” in France. Politically Motivated Hacking Is Not Whistleblowing. — Here's some news for the alt-right activists in the United States behind a disinformation campaign aimed at getting Marine Le Pen elected president of France by spreading rumors about her opponent …

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

Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
ISIS Calls On “Muslims In France” To Launch Election Day Attacks

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Reuters:
French candidate Macron claims massive hack as emails leaked

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

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Reuters:
France's Macron campaign emails appear to be leaked online

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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New York Times: Jared Kushner's Sister Highlights Family Ties in Pitch to Chinese Investors

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.

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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Georgia special election smashes all-time spending record

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

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Max Greenwood / The Hill:

Cruz: ‘Catastrophic’ if Senate fails to pass ObamaCare repeal — (R-Texas) acknowledged on Saturday that Senate Republicans face an uphill battle to pass an ObamaCare repeal bill, warning that a failure to do so would be “catastrophic.” — “For seven years the Republicans have been promising …

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CNN:
Republicans defend having no women in health care group

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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

USA Today:

Rape charges dropped against immigrant teens … ROCKVILLE, Md. — Prosecutors said Friday they are dropping charges against two Hispanic teens accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland high school bathroom. The case caught the attention of the White House.

Discussion: CNN, IJR, The Root, Associated Press and Washington Post

New York Times:

‘No District Is Off the Table’: Health Vote Could Put House in Play — WASHINGTON — In a suburban Chicago district, Kelly Mazeski, a breast cancer survivor, used the day of the vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act to announce her House candidacy, vowing to make Representative Peter Roskam pay for his vote …

Discussion: The Atlantic

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