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Fox News:
Greg Gianforte: Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate ‘body slam’ reporter  —  The race to fill Montana's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives took a violent turn Wednesday, and a crew from the Fox News Channel, including myself, witnessed it firsthand.
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Republican candidate ‘body-slams’ Guardian reporter in Montana  —  Audio obtained of Greg Gianforte attacking a reporter on the eve of a special election to fill a congressional seat vacated by a member of the Trump administration … The Republican candidate for Montana's congressional seat slammed …
YouTube:
Greg Gianforte ‘Body Slams’ Reporter- video  —  Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte ‘body slammed’ Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.  Subscri...
Don Gonyea / NPR:
Trump Casts Shadow Over Tightening Montana Special Election  —  In the closely-watched Montana special congressional election on Thursday, President Trump is the shadow hanging over a race that neither candidate can fully escape — even though they're trying.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com:
Reporter alleges Greg Gianforte ‘body slammed’ him in Bozeman
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Big Crazy News Out of Montana
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
G.O.P. Candidate in Montana House Race Is Accused of Attacking Reporter
Discussion: NBC News
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
National Republican Groups Silent On Montana Altercation
Discussion: Vox and Business Insider
Tom Lutey / Helena Independent Record:
Republicans outspending Democrats in final weeks of special election
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:   A Smarter Way to Interpret 2017's Special Elections
CBO's Publications:
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $119 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 23 million in 2026 relative to current law.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: McConnell frets about healthcare, hopeful on tax overhaul  —  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he does not yet know how Republicans will amass the votes needed to pass legislation now being crafted to dismantle Obamacare, but expressed some optimism …
Haley Byrd / IJR:
CBO on Health Care Bill: Sick People Could Face Higher Premiums and Even Be Priced Out of the Market  —  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated score of the GOP health care bill Wednesday.  —  While the analysis includes some notable changes — the American Health Care Act …
Discussion: Fox News, Vox, Equitable Growth and The Week
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
This is how Donald Trump's budget cuts could actually become law
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
CNN:
First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian officials, DOJ says  —  Sources: Russians bragged about using Flynn  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings he had last year with Russian officials when he applied for his security clearance, the Justice Department told CNN Wednesday.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador on security clearance forms
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
New York Times:
Top Russian Officials Discussed How to Influence Trump Aides Last Summer  —  WASHINGTON — American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how to exert influence over Donald J. Trump through his advisers …
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
How a dubious Russian document influenced the FBI's handling of the Clinton probe  —  In the midst of the 2016 presidential primary season, the FBI received a purported Russian intelligence document describing a tacit understanding between the campaign of Hillary Clinton and the Justice Department …
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump approval down, voters support special counsel on Russia  —  American voters disagree with President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, think the dismissal was for self-serving reasons, and approve of a special counsel being appointed to investigate Russian government efforts …
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Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
White women's burrito shop is forced to close after being hounded with accusations it was ‘culturally appropriating Mexican food and jobs’  — 'They wouldn't tell us too much, but we were peeking into the windows of every kitchen, fascinated by how easy they made it look,' Connelly told a magazine
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Michael Bartiromo / Fox News:
Portland burrito shop forced to close amid accusations of cultural appropriation, stealing recipes
CNN:
Spicer's absence in papal visit reveals Trump's family-first rule  —  Vatican City (CNN)At the most highly anticipated meeting on President Donald Trump's first foreign odyssey, the ever-shifting pecking order of a tumultuous White House was on full display.
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BuzzFeed:
Sean Hannity's Seth Rich Obsession Just Cost Him Two Advertisers  —  Cars.com and Peloton pulled their ads in light of Sean Hannity pushing a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of a DNC staffer.  —  Originally posted on October 15, 2064  —  Cars.com and Peloton on Wednesday pulled advertising …
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
The Man Behind The Seth Rich Private Investigation Has A White House Connection
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump's Base Is Shrinking  —  A widely held tenet of the current conventional wisdom is that while President Trump might not be popular overall, he has a high floor on his support.  Trump's sizable and enthusiastic base — perhaps 35 to 40 percent of the country — won't abandon him any time soon …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
A Top Mar-A-Lago Employee Is Quietly Doing Government Work For Trump's Foreign Trip  —  Heather Rinkus, the guest reception manager at Trump's “Winter White House” and wife of a twice-convicted felon, is in Italy with Trump's logistics team and has been outfitted with a government-issued phone and email.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
USA Today:
He plowed his field; now he faces a $2.8 million fine … RED BLUFF, Calif. — A farmer faces trial in federal court this summer and a $2.8 million fine for failing to get a permit to plow his field and plant wheat in Tehama County.  —  A lawyer for Duarte Nursery said the case is important …
Washington Times:
Obama admin knew gang members were part of illegal immigrant surge: Whistleblower  —  The Obama administration knowingly let in at least 16 admitted MS-13 gang members who arrived at the U.S. as illegal immigrant teenagers in 2014, a top senator said Wednesday, citing internal documents …
Jose A. Delreal / Washington Post:
Ben Carson calls poverty ‘a state of mind’ during interview  —  In an interview released Wednesday, Housing Secretary Ben Carson said that a “certain mindset” contributes to people living in poverty, pointing to habits and a “state of mind” children take from their parents at a young age.
The Daily Beast:
Reince Priebus Sweating Secret Comey Memos, White House Sources Say … President Donald Trump isn't the only one in the White House who could be caught in a compromising position by James Comey's secret memos.  The president's chief of staff is worried he could be soon in the crosshairs, as well.
NBC News:
Trump Failing to Track Foreign Cash at His Hotels  —  Just before taking office, President Donald Trump promised to donate all profits earned from foreign governments back to the U.S. Treasury.  —  But MSNBC has learned the Trump Organization is not tracking all possible payments it receives …
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
No Suspensions Seen at Middlebury  —  College finishes disciplinary processes related to Charles Murray visit and its disruption.  Local police will not bring charges against anyone for attack on a professor.  —  More than two months after Charles Murray visited Middlebury College …
 
 
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Amnesty International:
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Victor Skinner / The American Mirror:
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NBC Bay Area:
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Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
Conservatism buries Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
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