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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 …
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neo-neocon, Mother Jones, New York Magazine and Viking Pundit
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Cruz Goes From ‘Lucifer’ to Dealmaker in Health-Care Overhaul
Cruz Goes From ‘Lucifer’ to Dealmaker in Health-Care Overhaul
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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 …
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RedState, Axios, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon
Cody Derespina / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump surprised by ‘viciousness,’ ‘ferocity’ of father's critics
Ivanka Trump surprised by ‘viciousness,’ ‘ferocity’ of father's critics
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Daily Mail, New York Times and Mediaite
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Russia cloud settles in over Trump's White House
Russia cloud settles in over Trump's White House
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Politico, Telegraph, Washington Post, Daily Wire, IJR, The Root and Talking Points Memo
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Sessions to testify in open hearing before Senate Intelligence Committee
Sessions to testify in open hearing before Senate Intelligence Committee
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Washington Post, New York Magazine and IJR
The Guardian:
Greg Gianforte sentenced to community service for assaulting Guardian reporter — Montana Republican fined $385 and spared jail after pleading guilty to assaulting Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs on the eve of Gianforte's election — Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte was sentenced to community service …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Gianforte sentenced to 40 hours of community service for assaulting reporter
Gianforte sentenced to 40 hours of community service for assaulting reporter
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The Atlantic, Axios and Washington Free Beacon
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
‘This needs to stop’: Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs' statement to court
‘This needs to stop’: Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs' statement to court
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NPR
Holly K. Michels / Billings Gazette:
Greg Gianforte pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
Greg Gianforte pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
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Outside the Beltway
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 …
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
9th Circuit deals Trump travel ban another defeat
9th Circuit deals Trump travel ban another defeat
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Bloomberg, Little Green Footballs, Political Wire, Mediaite, Daily Kos and KTLA
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever
Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever
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Political Wire, The Week and Mediaite
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Secret Service Has No Audio or Transcripts of Any Tapes Made in Trump White House — The U.S. Secret Service has no audio copies or transcripts of any tapes recorded within President Donald Trump's White House, the agency said Monday.
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump gives Priebus until July 4th to clean up White House
Trump gives Priebus until July 4th to clean up White House
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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 …
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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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Vox, Mashable, Business Insider, Death and Taxes and The Daily Caller
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
COVFEFE Act would make social media a presidential record
COVFEFE Act would make social media a presidential record
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Engadget, IJR and Washington Free Beacon
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,” …
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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.
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RedState, Techdirt, Hit & Run, Lawfare, The Guardian and Washington Free Beacon
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.
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Power Line, The Week, Althouse and Political Wire
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump makes bizarre claims at press event as Cabinet members take turns praising him — Trump said that few presidents have passed more legislation than he has, though Congress has passed no major legislation since he has been president — Since taking office in January …
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Vox
Stuart Rothenberg / Inside Elections:
Almost a Must-Win for Democrats in Georgia 6 — Democratic strategists may hate the idea that they must win the June 20 special election in Georgia's 6th District, but that doesn't make it any less true. — Jon Ossoff's defeat would not tell us what will happen seventeen months …
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Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Times
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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 …
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Axios, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Caller
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) …
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Raw Story
CNN:
Cabinet members give Trump unusual tribute — Washington (CNN)The first meeting of President Donald Trump's full Cabinet evolved into an unusual tribute session Monday as heads of his executive branch agencies hailed the opening five months of Trump's administration while the President himself listened on closely.
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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 …
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Washington Post and Politico
JTA / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
San Antonio elects progressive mayor who celebrates Jewish heritage — WASHINGTON — San Antonio elected Ron Nirenberg, an insurgent progressive and the son of a Jewish father, as mayor. — Nirenberg, a councilman, defeated Ivy Taylor, the incumbent mayor, 55-45 percent in voting in the south-central Texas city on Saturday.