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2:50 PM ET, June 12, 2017

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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate GOP won't release draft health care bill  —  Senate Republicans are on track to finish writing their draft health care bill this evening, but have no plans to publicly release the bill, according to two senior Senate GOP aides.  —  “We aren't stupid,” said one of the aides.
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Obamacare is in real danger  —  The Affordable Care Act is in deep trouble — in Washington and large swaths of the country.  —  Senate Republicans began to coalesce around the framework of a plan to repeal and replace the law last week.  Their plan would, like the bill the House passed in May …
Ryan Cooper / The Week:   Republicans are closer to killing ObamaCare than you think
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Cruz Goes From ‘Lucifer’ to Dealmaker in Health-Care Overhaul
Discussion: Vox
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Gingrich: Congress ‘should abolish’ special counsel after Comey testimony  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) slammed former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday, accusing him of manipulating the investigation into Russian election meddling and calling for Congress to dismiss the special counsel entirely.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Source: Sessions' plans to testify surprised Senate intelligence panel members  —  (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions' letter on Saturday offering to testify before the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday caught members of the panel by surprise, and senators are concerned he's trying …
Cody Derespina / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump surprised by ‘viciousness,’ ‘ferocity’ of father's critics
Discussion: Daily Mail and Mediaite
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Sessions will testify in open hearing Tuesday before Senate Intelligence Committee
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Sessions To Testify Before Senate Intel Panel In Public
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and WPRI-TV
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
‘Brothers in arms’: The long friendship between Mueller and Comey
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Vox and CBS News
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
9th Circuit deals Trump travel ban another defeat  —  (CNN)Another federal court has ruled against President Donald Trump's revised executive order limiting travel from six predominately Muslim countries.  —  The ruling from a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Loses Travel Ban Ruling in Appeals Court  —  WASHINGTON — A second federal appeals court on Monday ruled against President Trump's revised travel ban.  The decision, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, was the latest in a string …
Kartikay Mehrotra / Bloomberg:
Second U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Revised Travel Ban
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Week
Associated Press:
Hawaii urges court to keep hold on Trump travel ban
Discussion: Politico and Axios
CNN:
Gianforte pleads guilty to assault in incident with reporter  —  Gianforte: 'I made a mistake, I'm sorry'  —  (CNN)Greg Gianforte, the Montana congressman-elect who was accused of “body slamming” a reporter, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault Monday morning.
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Holly K. Michels / Billings Gazette:
Greg Gianforte pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
‘This needs to stop’: Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs' statement to court
Discussion: NPR
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath  —  Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland say they will sue President Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions …
Congressman Mike Quigley:
Quigley Introduces the COVFEFE Act  —  Legislation Expands Presidential Records Act Preservation to Include Social Media  —  WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, introduced the Communications …
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
COVFEFE Act would make social media a presidential record
Discussion: IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
My Lawyers Got Trump to Admit 30 Lies Under Oath  —  Trump sued me, then had to acknowledge 30 times during a deposition that he had lied over the years about a wide range of issues.  —  Donald Trump closed out last week by rumbling back into his battle against James Comey, who was FBI director until POTUS fired him.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump “on an island, all alone”  —  The spotlight has been on President Trump's legal jeopardy.  But inside the small circle of top Republicans who advise this White House, there's increasing concern that future political problems are stacking up.  —  One of the oldest (and most trusted) …
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
When a liberal power lawyer represents the Trump family, things can get ugly  —  Four decades ago, soon after a president of the United States interfered in an investigation of his actions, a young lawyer named Jamie Gorelick was assigned her first big case.
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Democrats Have A Slight Edge In The Georgia 6 Runoff  —  Democrat Jon Ossoff fell just short in his bid to capture the seat representing Georgia's 6th Congressional District in a first-round knockout.  Polls show a tight race, but it looks like he might have better luck in next week's decisive Round 2.
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Stuart Rothenberg / Inside Elections:
Almost a Must-Win for Democrats in Georgia 6
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Delta Air Lines and Bank of America Won't Back Trump-Like ‘Julius Caesar’  —  New York's Public Theater lost support from two high-profile corporate donors, Delta Air Lines and Bank of America, on Sunday amid intense criticism of its production of Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar,” …
Associated Press:
Gorsuch has unanimous first opinion for Supreme Court  —  A measure of melodic phrasing.  A rigorous reading of the law at issue.  A nod to the proper role of the courts.  —  Justice Neil Gorsuch's first Supreme Court opinion Monday stayed true to what Gorsuch promised in his nomination hearing …
Discussion: Politico
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump gives Priebus until July 4th to clean up White House  —  President Donald Trump has set a deadline of July 4 for a shakeup of the White House that could include removing Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the matter.
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Exclusive: In latest job, Jim DeMint wants to give Tea Party ‘ a new mission’  —  WASHINGTON - Former South Carolina senator Jim DeMint, ousted last month as head of the Heritage Foundation think tank, is joining a fast-growing, conservative movement that is pushing states to seek …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Emil Michael Leaves Uber  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Emil Michael, Uber's senior vice president for business and second in command at the ride-hailing company, left the company on Monday morning, according to an email sent to employees.  —  Mr. Michael's departure comes after a series of scandals …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
GOP growing worried they'll lose House — MATTIS keeps his ‘distance’ from Trump — MELANIA and BARRON move into 1600 Penn — WAPO: Trump family lawyer JAMIE GORELICK gets pushback from friends — B'DAY: Dina Powell  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Good Monday morning.
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Cabinet members give Trump unusual tribute
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Matthew Shaer / New York Times:
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Amanda Ripley / Politico:
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Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:
The Persistence of Prog Rock
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New York Post:
Another Iran deal low for the Obama administration
Discussion: Power Line
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Wait, All of a Sudden, Partisan Redistricting Is Unconstitutional? Now?
Discussion: Instapundit and Washington Post
Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
Finally, Something Isn't the Matter with Kansas
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russia has developed a cyberweapon that can disrupt power grids, according to new research
Washington Post:
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump landmine: Vast majority of Hill GOP prefers Pence
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Everybody Needs to Stop Telling Hillary Clinton to Shut Up
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