memeorandum: Despite critics' claims, the GOP health bill doesn't classify rape or sexual assault as a preexisting condition (Michelle Ye Hee Lee/Washington Post)

6:45 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: Washington Post, Boing Boing, AOL, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire

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

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 …

Discussion: theGrio

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

Discussion: RedState

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

Discussion: Axios

Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Despite critics' claims, the GOP health bill doesn't classify rape or sexual assault as a preexisting condition

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

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

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

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

Discussion: New York Times and Hit & Run

Tom Moran / New Jersey Online:
This N.J. Republican just lost any claim of being a moderate | Moran

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post

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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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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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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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

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

Discussion: DFRLab - Medium

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

Discussion: The Atlantic, Hot Air and Politico

Reuters:
French candidate Macron claims massive hack as emails leaked

Discussion: Politico and Sputnik International

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 — BEIJING — Jared Kushner has said that he has stepped away from the day-to-day business of his family's real estate company while he serves as a senior adviser to his father-in-law, President Trump.

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 …

Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Magazine

Marc K. Siegel / New York Times:

What the Republican Health Plan Gets Right — Now that the Obamacare replacement bill has passed the House and is moving on to the more centrist Senate, the real debate begins. What is the true purpose of health insurance, and what is our government's goal in ensuring we have it?

Discussion: Unfogged

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

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

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

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