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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump blasts media after CNN retraction: ‘They are all Fake News!’ — President Trump on Tuesday blasted several publications after CNN retracted a story published last week tying a top Trump ally to a Russian investment bank. — “So they caught Fake News CNN cold, but what about NBC, CBS & ABC?”
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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Three journalists leaving CNN after retracted article — Three CNN journalists, including the executive editor in charge of a new investigative unit, have resigned after the publication of a Russia-related article that was retracted.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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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
CNN Journalists Resign: Latest Example of Media Recklessness on the Russia Threat — Three prominent CNN journalists resigned Monday night after the network was forced to retract and apologize for a story linking Trump ally Anthony Scaramucci to a Russian investment fund under congressional investigation.
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Axios, twitchy.com, RedState, Mediaite, Daily Wire, AOL and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, more at Mediagazer »
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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Patterico's Pontifications, Breitbart, The Last Tradition, TVNewser and Politico
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
McConnell warns Trump, GOP on health bill failure — Mitch McConnell is delivering an urgent warning to staffers, Republican senators and even the president himself: If Obamacare repeal fails this week, the GOP will lose all leverage and be forced to work with Chuck Schumer.
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Talking Points Memo, TheStreet, Politicus USA and Daily Kos
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pro-Trump group launches TV, radio ads against Heller over health bill — A pro-Trump outside group is stepping up its attacks on GOP Sen. Dean Heller over his opposition to the Obamacare repeal plan — a stunning act of retribution against a politically vulnerable member of the president's own party.
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BuzzFeed and Hullabaloo
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes
Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and Hullabaloo
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Cornyn: Key vote to advance health bill likely Wednesday
Cornyn: Key vote to advance health bill likely Wednesday
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Axios
Mike Allen / Axios:
What's next if healthcare goes down
What's next if healthcare goes down
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Political Wire, ABC News, AOL and Vox
Dylan Scott / Vox:
A critical mass of Republicans are rejecting the Senate health care bill
A critical mass of Republicans are rejecting the Senate health care bill
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Politico, ABC News, Washington Post, NPR, Washington Examiner, Refinery29, CNBC, Politicus USA and Political Wire
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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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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Emily Gee / Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Coverage Losses by State for the Senate Health Care Repeal Bill — The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its score of the Senate's health care repeal plan, showing that the bill would eliminate coverage for 15 million Americans next year and for 22 million by 2026.
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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
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FiveThirtyEight, New York Times and New York Magazine
Andy Slavitt / USA Today:
Senate health bill breaks GOP promises on costs and Trump's on coverage
Senate health bill breaks GOP promises on costs and Trump's on coverage
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New York Times, The Week, BuzzFeed, The Hill, AOL, Forbes, Vox, Washington Post, NPR, The Nevada Independent, KTLA, CBO's Publications and FOX6Now.com
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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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
CNN Battle with Sean Spicer Continues as He Shuts Out Jim Acosta
CNN Battle with Sean Spicer Continues as He Shuts Out Jim Acosta
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Post
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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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
CNN Producer Caught on Tape Calling Russia Story BS
CNN Producer Caught on Tape Calling Russia Story BS
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IJR and The Daily Caller
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The inside story of how TMZ quietly became America's most potent pro-Trump media outlet — Current and former employees speak out about how the celeb gossip site has changed. — After the release of the infamous Access Hollywood video where Trump was caught bragging about sexual assault …
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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Buzz Bissinger / Vanity Fair:
Cover Story: Serena Williams's Love Match — A STAR IS BORN Serena Williams, photographed in Highland Beach, Florida. — Last January, on the eve of the Australian Open, Serena Williams handed her fiancé, Alexis Ohanian, a paper bag containing six positive pregnancy tests.
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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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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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Washington Post and Conservative News Today
Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:
Ukraine cyber attack: Chaos as national bank, state power provider and airport hit by hackers — Ukraine's national bank, state power company and largest airport are among the targets of a huge cyber attack on government infrastructure. — Rozenko Pavlo, the deputy Prime Minister …
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Rich Noyes / NewsBusters:
Study: TV News Is Obsessed With Trump-Russia Probe — How much has the media's obsession with the ongoing Russia investigation smothered the rest of the Trump policy agenda? A Media Research Center study of every broadcast network evening newscast in the five weeks since the appointment …
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The Daily Caller
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Sanders dodges question on FBI investigation into his wife — (I-Vt.) on Monday ignored questions about the FBI investigation into his wife from Fox News and The Associated Press, opting instead to give an answer about healthcare to a Fox News reporter who caught up with him outside the Capitol.
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IJR and Fox News Insider
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 …
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Power Line, JustOneMinute, Zero Hedge, Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Tradition
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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Washington Post, Shakesville and Gizmodo
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Premiums under the Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act — The Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would make significant changes to the amounts that people pay for nongroup coverage and for the care they receive under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Mother Jones
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Sally Yates: Trump administration behavior ‘should be alarming to us as a country’ — Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates slammed the Trump administration on Tuesday for ignoring legal and political norms, arguing that concerns about President Trump's conduct should go much deeper …
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Raw Story
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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Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News:
Stock Collins bought and touted collapses after drug trial failure — WASHINGTON - Shares of the Australian biotech firm that Rep. Chris Collins touted to other members of the House and to leading Buffalo-area figures collapsed in value Tuesday after the company announced its once-promising …
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