memeorandum: The Trump-McConnell bond is being tested. So is the GOP agenda. (Robert Costa/Washington Post)

9:55 AM ET, June 27, 2017

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Senate Health Bill Reels as C.B.O. Predicts 22 Million More Uninsured — WASHINGTON — The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act was edging toward collapse on Monday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it would increase the number of people without health insurance by 22 million by 2026.

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes — White House and Capitol Hill officials are exploring potential deals to divvy up billions of dollars to individual senators' priorities in a wide-ranging bid to secure votes for the imperiled GOP health care bill.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos

CBO's Publications:

H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 — CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 would reduce federal deficits by $321 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to current law.

Sarah Kliff / Vox:

Page 48 is the most important page in the CBO report — This is the web version of VoxCare, a daily newsletter from Vox on the latest twists and turns in America's health care debate. Like what you're reading? Sign up to get VoxCare in your inbox here. — The Congressional Budget …

Discussion: Axios and The Week

Dylan Scott / Vox:

A critical mass of Republicans are rejecting the Senate health care bill — “You're either gonna get 50 or probably 35.” — Senate Republican leaders want to vote on their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare in three days, but a critical mass of senators have already said they would block …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Examiner, RedState, CNBC, New York Magazine, Balloon Juice and Political Wire

Robert Costa / Washington Post: The Trump-McConnell bond is being tested. So is the GOP agenda.

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The CBO confirms: Senate Republicans' health-care bill is a turkey

Discussion: Daily Kos

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Will the real Donald Trump please stand up on health care

Discussion: Political Wire

Politico:
Pence woos Senate conservatives in Obamacare repeal push

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Real Clear Politics

Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
5 Points On The Brutal CBO Score Senate Republicans Must Overcome

Discussion: CBS Miami, Axios and IJR

Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
CBO: 4 million would lose employer health coverage under GOP plan

Discussion: Towleroad and Politicus USA

Ezra Klein / Vox:
The most devastating passage in the CBO's report on the Senate health bill

Discussion: NPR, The Week, Washington Post, Forbes, Axios, Balloon Juice and Little Green Footballs

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The CBO just made it much, much harder for Senate Republicans to pass health care

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, Shareblue and CNNMoney

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Three journalists leaving CNN after retracted article — Three CNN journalists, including the executive editor in charge of a new investigative unit, have resigned after the publication of a Russia-related article that was retracted. — Thomas Frank, who wrote the story in question …

Discussion: The Intercept, Breitbart, The Hill, Daily Mail, Axios, The Wrap, Politico, Daily Wire, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, AOL, twitchy.com, Mashable, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli, Washington Free Beacon, MichelleMalkin.com, MILO NEWS, IJR and TheBlaze

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Three CNN employees resign over retracted story on Russia ties

Discussion: NewsBusters, Talking Points Memo, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Resurgent, The Daily Caller, TVNewser, RedState, The Guardian, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Breitbart, AOL, twitchy.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, National Review and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
3 CNN Journalists Resign After Retracted Story on Trump Ally

Discussion: The Last Tradition and Politico

Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Three Employees Resign from CNN Amid Very Fake News Scandal

Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Wire

CNN: Podesta lobby group did not disclose extent of work for Ukrainian campaign advised by Paul Manafort

Pew Research Center:

U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump's Leadership — America still wins praise for its people, culture and civil liberties — Although he has only been in office a few months, Donald Trump's presidency has had a major impact on how the world sees the United States.

Discussion: RedState, Mother Jones, France 24, The Local and The Week

Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Under Trump, a majority of Canadians dislike the U.S. for the first time in 35 years, likely much longer

Discussion: The Week

Washington Post:
Poll shows U.S. tumbling in world's regard under Trump

Discussion: Pew Research Center

Jacob Poushter / Pew Research Center:
Around the world, favorability of the U.S. and confidence in its president decline

Discussion: The Local

Jon Swaine / The Guardian:

Trump lawyer's firm steered millions in donations to family members, files show — Documents obtained by the Guardian reveal Jay Sekulow approved plans to push people to give to his Christian nonprofit, which then paid big sums to his family … More than 15,000 Americans were losing …

Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, Right Wing Watch and Above the Law

YouTube:

American Pravda: CNN Producer Says Russia Narrative “bullsh*t” … CNN Producer John Bonifield who was caught on hidden-camera admitting that there is no proof to CNN's Russia narrative. — He confirms that the driving factor at CNN is ratings. — According to the CNN Producer, business is booming.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Conservative News Today, twitchy.com, The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit

CNN:
How paralyzed patients are able to stand again

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Wire

Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Project Veritas Undercover Investigation: CNN Producer Admits Network Hyping 'Mostly Bullsh*t …

Discussion: MILO NEWS

BuzzFeed:

White House Says Syria May Be Preparing Another Chemical Attack, Warns Assad Will “Pay A Heavy Price” — “The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said.

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, Weekly Standard, The Guardian, New York Magazine, Balloon Juice, Mediaite, The Week, Axios and Business Insider

New York Times:
Syria Will ‘Pay a Heavy Price’ for Another Chemical Attack, Trump Says

Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, Just Security, TheBlaze, Washington Post, Politico, The Guardian, Business Insider, Informed Comment, The Atlantic, NBC News, CBS Miami, Political Wire and The Week

Scott Wong / The Hill:

Chaffetz calls for $2,500 legislator housing stipend — Just days before he resigns from Congress, Rep. Jason Chaffetz — (R-Utah) said Monday that House and Senate lawmakers should receive a $2,500 per month housing allowance — something he explained would help ease housing costs …

Discussion: Political Wire and The Week

Mike Allen / Axios:

What's next if healthcare goes down — We hear that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is warning Republicans that there'll be a political and policy price to pay if healthcare goes down — that failure would have painful implications: — Senators are being told it's not possible …

Discussion: Political Wire, Vox, ABC News, AOL and bradford-delong.com

Emma Green / The Atlantic:

Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars — The United States Congress is trying hard to defund Planned Parenthood, once and for all. For a period of one year, the proposed American Health Care Act would prohibit federal funds from going to non-profit organizations …

Discussion: Refinery29

Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
‘Trumpcare’ would send her to Mexico for birth control

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Wire, twitchy.com, The Atlantic and Instapundit

Manu Raju / CNN:

Despite tweet, McCaskill attended reception at Russian ambassador's home — McCain questions Sessions about Russia meeting — Washington (CNN)In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill was unambiguous. The Missouri Democrat said she never once met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak …

Discussion: Power Line, IJR, Washington Free Beacon, MILO NEWS, TheBlaze, Instapundit and Talking Points Memo

Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:

Op-Ed Gorsuch is the new Scalia, just like Trump promised — President Donald Trump shakes hands with Neil Gorsuch, his choice for Supreme Court associate justice, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 31. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)

Discussion: Washington Post, electionlawblog.org and Take Care Blog

Coral Davenport / New York Times:

E.P.A. Official Pressured Scientist on Congressional Testimony, Emails Show — WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency's chief of staff pressured the top scientist on the agency's scientific review board to alter her congressional testimony and play down the dismissal of expert advisers, his emails show.

Discussion: Shakesville and Gizmodo

Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:

FBI has questioned Trump campaign adviser Carter Page at length in Russia probe — FBI agents have repeatedly questioned former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page about his contacts with Russians and his interactions with the Trump campaign, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Discussion: The Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Week, ABC News, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Balloon Juice and IJR

Circa:

WATCH| Secret memos show Trump adviser roiled bureau by intervening in agent's discrimination case before he was targeted in Russia case. — The FBI launched a criminal probe against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn two years after the retired Army general roiled …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Last Tradition