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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Kellyanne Conway Defends Medicaid Cuts, Says Adults Can Always Find Jobs — Reality check: Most of them have jobs already. — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday came right out and said what so many Republicans are probably thinking that taking Medicaid away from able-bodied adults …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Privately, health plan worries Senate bill would “cause most small employers' premiums to go up”
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New York Times:
Senate Leaders Try to Appease Members as Support for Health Bill Slips
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Ryan Koronowski / ThinkProgress:
Trump advisers claim GOP health care bill won't cut Medicaid. It will.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans face key week as more lawmakers waver in support for health-care bill
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American Prospect, Axios and ABC News
Harriet Sinclair / Newsweek:
Gay Pride marchers with Jewish flags told to leave Chicago parade — U.S. LGBT PRIDE LGBT ISRAEL-PALESTINE — Jewish people celebrating LGBT Pride in Chicago were told not to display Star of David flags because other people found them ‘offensive.’ — The Jewish Star of David flag …
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David Lat / Above the Law:
No, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Is Not Retiring Tomorrow — Based on this weekend's reunion of his law clerks, reports of AMK's retirement are greatly exaggerated. — [Please note the UPDATES I have added, and will continue to add, at the end of this story.]
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Washington's retirement watch for Justice Kennedy — White House sources think Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court's ideological fulcrum, may announce his retirement today, as the justices gather on the bench for the last time this term. — If that happens, Day 158 instantly becomes President Trump's biggest moment.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Kushner firm's $285 million Deutsche Bank loan came just before Election Day — One month before Election Day, Jared Kushner's real estate company finalized a $285 million loan as part of a refinancing package for its property near Times Square in Manhattan. — The loan came at a critical moment.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pro-Trump group's health care offensive warns GOP senators to get in line — A new campaign by top White House allies targeting the GOP's most vulnerable senator over health care sends a loud message to those resistant to the Trump agenda: We're coming after you.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump group gives Heller a 2nd chance on health bill — Many Republicans wondered this weekend if it made sense for America First Policies, the outside group backing President Trump, to run attack ads against Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) for wavering on healthcare, when his vote is desperately needed.
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Moscow Is Finally Recalling Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak — After nearly ten years at the nexus of US-Russia relations, Washington's most radioactive diplomat is headed home … Ending one the most turbulent tenures of a Washington-based ambassador in recent memory …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump's Deflections and Denials on Russia Frustrate Even His Allies — In the span of 72 hours, President Trump described the email hacking that roiled the 2016 campaign as a Democratic “hoax” and as clear aggression by Russia that his predecessor, President Barack Obama, failed to address.
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Jon Passantino / BuzzFeed:
CNN Is Imposing Strict New Rules On Its Russia Coverage — The decision came after the network deleted and retracted a post on Friday. — CNN is imposing strict new publishing restrictions for online articles involving Russia after the network deleted a story and then issued a retraction late Friday …
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Pelosi: Trump insisted he won popular vote in our first meeting — Speaking to MSNBC's Joy Reid on Sunday evening at New York City's 92 Street Y, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi described her first meeting with President Donald Trump — “Don't tell anybody I told you this,” …
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italian Runoff Elections Boost Center-Right Parties — ROME — Center-right parties scored victories Sunday evening in runoff elections in more than 100 Italian towns and cities, a result that emboldened right-wing parties, raised the prospect of shifting coalitions and took the political temperature …
Washington Post:
Europe has been working to expose Russian meddling for years — RIGA, Latvia — As the United States grapples with the implications of Kremlin interference in American politics, European countries are deploying a variety of bold tactics and tools to expose Russian attempts to sway voters and weaken European unity.
New York Times:
Where Trump Zigs, Tillerson Zags, Putting Him at Odds With White House — WASHINGTON — When Rex W. Tillerson, the former chief executive of Exxon Mobil, arrived in Washington five months ago to become the secretary of state, his boosters said he brought two valuable assets to a job …
Associated Press:
Possible Effects of Gerrymandering Seen in Uncontested Races — The winner in more than 40 percent of all state House or Assembly races last November ran unopposed by a candidate from the other major party. — FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 file photo, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Ernst polls supporters on Obamacare repeal plan — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who has not yet taken a position on Senate Republicans' ObamaCare repeal and replace plan, is polling her constituents to gauge their feelings on the bill. — “Traveling across Iowa on my 99 county tour …
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