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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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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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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever — (CNN)Leave it to Donald Trump to reinvent the Cabinet meeting. — The public portion of these gatherings of all of the president's top advisers are usually staid affairs. Photographers are let in to take pictures.
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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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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
9th Circuit deals Trump travel ban another defeat
9th Circuit deals Trump travel ban another defeat
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump touts ‘amazing’ progress, basks in praise of his Cabinet
Trump touts ‘amazing’ progress, basks in praise of his Cabinet
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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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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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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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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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Ivanka Trump to Fox & Friends: Did Not Expect This ‘Level of Viciousness’ in Washington D.C.
Ivanka Trump to Fox & Friends: Did Not Expect This ‘Level of Viciousness’ in Washington D.C.
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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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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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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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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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Jim DeMint takes new path to disrupt Washington
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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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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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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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Ninth Circuit upholds block on Trump's travel ban
Ninth Circuit upholds block on Trump's travel ban
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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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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
Almost a Must-Win for Democrats in Georgia 6
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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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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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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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Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:
The Persistence of Prog Rock — Critics think that the genre was an embarrassing dead end. So why do fans and musicians still love it? — In April, 1971, Rolling Stone reviewed the début album by a band with a name better suited to a law firm: Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
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New York Times:
U.S. Cyberweapons, Used Against Iran and North Korea, Are a Disappointment Against ISIS — WASHINGTON — America's fast-growing ranks of secret cyberwarriors have in recent years blown up nuclear centrifuges in Iran and turned to computer code and electronic warfare to sabotage North Korea's missile launches, with mixed results.
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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.
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 …
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