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New York Times:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Page 48 is the most important page in the CBO report
Page 48 is the most important page in the CBO report
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The CBO confirms: Senate Republicans' health-care bill is a turkey
The CBO confirms: Senate Republicans' health-care bill is a turkey
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Will the real Donald Trump please stand up on health care
The Note: Will the real Donald Trump please stand up on health care
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
5 Points On The Brutal CBO Score Senate Republicans Must Overcome
5 Points On The Brutal CBO Score Senate Republicans Must Overcome
Politico:
Pence woos Senate conservatives in Obamacare repeal push
Pence woos Senate conservatives in Obamacare repeal push
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
CBO: 4 million would lose employer health coverage under GOP plan
CBO: 4 million would lose employer health coverage under GOP plan
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The most devastating passage in the CBO's report on the Senate health bill
The most devastating passage in the CBO's report on the Senate health bill
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The CBO just made it much, much harder for Senate Republicans to pass health care
The CBO just made it much, much harder for Senate Republicans to pass health care
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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 …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
3 CNN Journalists Resign After Retracted Story on Trump Ally
3 CNN Journalists Resign After Retracted Story on Trump Ally
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Three Employees Resign from CNN Amid Very Fake News Scandal
Three Employees Resign from CNN Amid Very Fake News Scandal
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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.
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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Under Trump, a majority of Canadians dislike the U.S. for the first time in 35 years, likely much longer — Opinions of the United States have fallen almost everywhere under the presidency of Donald Trump, a major Pew survey finds — with the notable exception of Russia.
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Washington Post:
Poll shows U.S. tumbling in world's regard under Trump
Poll shows U.S. tumbling in world's regard under Trump
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Jacob Poushter / Pew Research Center:
Around the world, favorability of the U.S. and confidence in its president decline
Around the world, favorability of the U.S. and confidence in its president decline
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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 …
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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.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Project Veritas Undercover Investigation: CNN Producer Admits Network Hyping 'Mostly Bullsh*t …
Project Veritas Undercover Investigation: CNN Producer Admits Network Hyping 'Mostly Bullsh*t …
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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 …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Rejects Conservatism — ASPEN, COLO. — There is a structural flaw in modern capitalism. Tremendous income gains are going to those in the top 20 percent, but prospects are diminishing for those in the middle and working classes. This gigantic trend widens inequality …
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars
Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars
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Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
‘Trumpcare’ would send her to Mexico for birth control
‘Trumpcare’ would send her to Mexico for birth control
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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.
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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 …
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Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
Justin Trudeau's Sock Diplomacy — The first time could have been chalked up to charming idiosyncrasy. The second time, it seemed like an effort to bring some levity to a complicated situation. But the third and fourth (and fifth and so on) times that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
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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)
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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 …
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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.
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