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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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Talking Points Memo:
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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WHTM-TV, New York Magazine, Political Wire and The Week
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell signals doubts about ObamaCare vote
McConnell signals doubts about ObamaCare vote
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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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Walter Shaub / CBS News:
Walter Shaub says America should have right to know motivations of its leaders — In a conversation with CBS News Thursday, Walter Shaub, Jr., spoke about his resignation from his position as director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). — “Do you think the president and his family are using the office to enrich themselves?”
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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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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST JARED KUSHNER
CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST JARED KUSHNER
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The Daily Caller, Vox, Shakesville and Talking Points Memo
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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J.K. Trotter / Gizmodo:
How CNN Made Its Own Reporting Sound Like Blackmail — On July 2, President Donald Trump tweeted out a video showing himself, as he had appeared in a 2007 WrestleMania event, attacking a person whose head had been replaced with the CNN logo. Two days later, CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski wrote …
Josh Siegel / Washington Examiner:
CNN employees receiving death threats, harassing messages from Trump supporters: Report
CNN employees receiving death threats, harassing messages from Trump supporters: Report
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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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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.
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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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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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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump hands a victory to Polish nationalists
Trump hands a victory to Polish nationalists
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
How Ex-Spies Think Putin Will Sucker ‘Sociopathic Narcissist’ Trump … Foreign ministries around the world are filled with anticipation over what will happen when Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet for the first time at the G20 summit. But veteran U.S. spies who've studied manipulation tactics …
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US Department of State, The National Interest, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, The Hill and The Last Refuge
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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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The Daily Caller, Real Clear Politics and Washington Post
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox suspends business news host Charles Payne amid sexual harassment allegations — Fox lawyers are reviewing sexual harassment allegations against business news host Charles Payne, left. (John Lamparski / Getty Images) — Fox Business Network host Charles Payne has been suspended …
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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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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 …
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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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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Tucson News Now:
Man accused of making threat during protest at Sen. Flake's Tucson office — Two men have been arrested for trespassing and one is facing another charge after making a threat during a protest at Arizona Senator Jeff Flake's office in Tucson, authorities said.
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Sarah Sanchez / KVOA-TV:
Protesters arrested at Sen. Flake's Tucson office
Protesters arrested at Sen. Flake's Tucson office
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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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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.
Ian Sample / The Guardian:
Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal — Discovery has major implications for hunt for alien life on the red planet as it means any evidence is likely to be buried deep underground — The chances of anything coming from Mars have taken a downward turn …