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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trumpcare Is Having a Very Bad Day — Last week, just as the Senate appeared to be racing toward the stealth repeal of Obamacare, it came to a screeching halt. Mitch McConnell has tried to use the July Fourth recess to regroup and find a way to assemble the 50 votes he needs to roll back the Affordable Care Act.
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McConnell: Limited Bill Needed If GOP Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Dies — GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — A bill focused on buttressing the nation's insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged Republican effort to repeal much of President Barack Obama's health care law fails, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Mike Lee takes harder stance on conservative health care amendment — Sen. Mike Lee won't vote for the Senate GOP health care bill without the addition of a controversial amendment he's championing with Sen. Ted Cruz — a position he has made clear to the White House and Senate Republican leaders.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
One reason the GOP health bill is a mess: No one thought Trump would win
One reason the GOP health bill is a mess: No one thought Trump would win
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell signals doubts about ObamaCare vote
McConnell signals doubts about ObamaCare vote
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP tensions rise over Cruz proposal
GOP tensions rise over Cruz proposal
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
U.S. Government Ethics Chief Will Resign, Casting Uncertainty Over Agency — WASHINGTON — Walter M. Shaub Jr., the government's top ethics watchdog who has repeatedly gone head-to-head with the Trump administration over conflicts of interest, said on Thursday that he was calling it quits.
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Peter Overby / NPR:
Ethics Office Director Walter Shaub Resigns, Saying Rules Need To Be Tougher — Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Jr. turned in his resignation on Thursday. — The move follows months of clashes with the White House over issues such as President Trump's refusal to divest …
Walter Shaub / CBS News:
Walter Shaub says America should have right to know motivations of its leaders
Walter Shaub says America should have right to know motivations of its leaders
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Washington Post:
Federal ethics chief who clashed with White House announces he will step down
Federal ethics chief who clashed with White House announces he will step down
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Campaign Legal Center:
OGE Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr. to Join CLC to Lead Ethics Practice
OGE Director Walter M. Shaub, Jr. to Join CLC to Lead Ethics Practice
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST JARED KUSHNER
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST JARED KUSHNER
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
High Anxiety at CNN Amid Attacks From Trump and His Trolls … It's a sign of the anxious, fractious times that CNN's Chris Cuomo, who'd just finished anchoring his New Day program Thursday morning, was ambushed by a camera-toting alt-right activist as he left the network's headquarters at Manhattan's Time Warner Center.
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Marcus Engert / BuzzFeed:
President Trump Apparently Couldn't Find A Hotel To Book For The G20 Summit — He is one of the most powerful people in the world. He is coming to the meeting of 20 powerful countries. And he has a problem: no hotel room for the G20. — White House officials apparently waited too long …
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Sarah Wildman / Vox:
Trump's speech in Poland sounded like an alt-right manifesto — “For family, for freedom, for country, and for God.” — This morning in Warsaw, Poland, President Donald Trump issued a battle cry — for “family, for freedom, for country, and for God” — in a speech that often resorted …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
President Trump's Remarkable Warsaw Speech
CNN:
Russia steps up spying efforts after election — Sources: Russia steps up spying efforts — (CNN)Russian spies are ramping up their intelligence-gathering efforts in the US, according to current and former US intelligence officials who say they have noticed an increase since the election.
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Jessica Huseman / ProPublica:
Election Experts See Flaws in Trump Voter Commission's Plan to Smoke Out Fraud — Vice President Mike Pence's office has confirmed the White House commission on voter fraud intends to run the state voter rolls it has requested against federal databases to check for potential fraudulent registration.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Rebel states sell info they hide from Trump voter commission
Rebel states sell info they hide from Trump voter commission
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Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Hackers are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say — Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries.
New York Times:
Back to the Center, Democrats — The path back to power for the Democratic Party today, as it was in the 1990s, is unquestionably to move to the center and reject the siren calls of the left, whose policies and ideas have weakened the party. — In the early 1990s, the Democrats relied …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the Trump-Putin meeting — There will likely only be six people in the room when President Trump meets President Putin on Friday at the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. — According to an official familiar with the meeting's planning, it will be Trump, Putin …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
How Ex-Spies Think Putin Will Sucker ‘Sociopathic Narcissist’ Trump
How Ex-Spies Think Putin Will Sucker ‘Sociopathic Narcissist’ Trump
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MedStar Health:
Condition Report: Congressman Steve Scalise — Released on behalf of the Scalise family, July 6, 2017, 5:50 p.m. — Congressman Steve Scalise underwent surgery for the management of infection. He tolerated the procedure well. He remains in serious condition. We will provide updates as appropriate.
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CBS News:
Are sleeveless dresses “appropriate attire”? Congress doesn't think so — A young, female reporter recently tried to enter a guarded room known as the Speaker's lobby outside the House chamber, but her outfit was considered inappropriate because her shoulders weren't covered. She was wearing a sleeveless dress.
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Sarah Sanchez / KVOA-TV:
Protesters arrested at Sen. Flake's Tucson office — TUCSON - — Two protesters were arrested at Sen. Jeff Flake's Tucson office Thursday morning. — According to a media release distributed Wednesday by the Tucson Chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, dozens of people planned …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
In TV Ratings Game, Networks Try to Dissguys Bad Newz from Nielsen — In a game largely sanctioned by TV-ratings firm Nielsen, television networks try to hide shows' poor performances on any given night by forgetting how to spell. That can dramatically improve a show's average viewership.
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Mike Cherry / KHVO:
United takes seat away from 2-year-old; resells ticket — With tickets in hand, Shirley Yamauchi - a teacher at Kapolei Middle school and her 27-month old son were on the final leg of an 18-hour flight from Hawaii to Boston. — “He and I, we had both our tickets scanned, we both went on board no problem,” Yamauchi said.
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Bannon Ally Leaves White House As McMaster Consolidates Power — Former Breitbart writer Tera Dahl has exited the National Security Council in a blow to the Trump White House's nationalist wing. — Reporting From Washington, D.C. — As rival factions inside the White House continue …
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Liz Artz / WSB-TV:
Mother accused of stabbing 4 children, husband to death — GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Gwinnett County police said a man and four children were found stabbed to death in a Loganville home Thursday morning. — When officers arrived at the home on Emory Lane, they found the victims dead.
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Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
One Reason Why Republicans Don't Have More Women in the Senate — GOP misses a rare opportunity in Missouri — GOP Campaign Tracker Violates Bipartisan Truce (Again) Chris Van Hollen Had His Own Fake Time Magazine Cover 11 Things I Think I Think After the Special Elections
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