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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Health Care Overhaul Collapses as Two Republican Senators Defect — WASHINGTON — Two more Republican senators declared on Monday night that they would oppose the Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, killing, for now, a seven-year-old promise to overturn President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
GOP health care bill collapses — President Donald Trump's top legislative priority was dealt a potentially fatal blow Monday night as two more Republican senators announced their opposition to the party's health care overhaul. — Trump quickly called on Republicans to simply repeal Obamacare …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Two more GOP senators defect on healthcare bill — (Utah) announced on Monday night they will not support taking up a bill repealing and replacing ObamaCare, effectively blocking the legislation. — “This closed-door process has yielded the [bill], which fails to repeal the Affordable Care Act or address healthcare's rising costs.
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United States Senator Mike Lee:
Sen. Mike Lee to Vote No on Senate Health Bill — WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Monday regarding the Better Care Reconciliation Act: — “After conferring with trusted experts regarding the latest version of the Consumer Freedom Amendment …
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
After O'Care Plan Falters, McConnell Says He'll Push For Vote On Repeal Only
After O'Care Plan Falters, McConnell Says He'll Push For Vote On Repeal Only
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Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Axios, Political Wire and First Draft
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Two more Senate Republicans oppose health-care bill, leaving it without enough votes to pass
Two more Senate Republicans oppose health-care bill, leaving it without enough votes to pass
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Mother Jones, FiveThirtyEight and Weekly Standard
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
NY attorney general threatens suit over ObamaCare repeal
NY attorney general threatens suit over ObamaCare repeal
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Politico and The Daily Caller
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Two GOP senators break ranks on health care, sinking bill for now
Two GOP senators break ranks on health care, sinking bill for now
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Pamela Brown / CNN:
Trump Jr. attorney offers details about 8th person at meeting — Trump shifts focus from Russia investigation — (CNN)Donald Trump Jr.'s attorney, Alan Futerfas, has told CNN he has spoken by phone to the eighth person in the room during the meeting at Trump Tower in June 2016.
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Little Green Footballs and The Daily Caller
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Z. Byron Wolf / CNN:
Who was the 8th person in Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russians? — (CNN)The June 2016 meeting between the President's son Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law Jared Kushner, his then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and five others, in which, Trump Jr. expected to get damaging information …
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The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Christie on Trump Jr. meeting: 'None of it's positive'
Christie on Trump Jr. meeting: 'None of it's positive'
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ABC News, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Mediaite and Axios
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Spicer insists Trump Jr. meeting was only about adoption
Spicer insists Trump Jr. meeting was only about adoption
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ABC News, The Resurgent, Axios, AOL, Vox, Talking Points Memo and New York Magazine
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
During Made in America Week, White House defends imported Trump products
During Made in America Week, White House defends imported Trump products
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Politico
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Campaign Conceded in a Memo That Comey Was Having Major Impact … Donald Trump's presidential campaign acknowledged in an internal memo that former FBI Director James Comey's 11th hour decision to reopen an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's use of private email helped shift the results.
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Mother Jones
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Wall Street Journal:
The Trumps and the Truth — The best defense against future revelations is radical transparency. — Even Donald Trump might agree that a major reason he won the 2016 election is because voters couldn't abide Hillary Clinton's legacy of scandal, deception and stonewalling.
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Raw Story
Dallas Morning News:
Let's outline Trump's achievements during his first six months in office — President Donald Trump's first six months have been defined by his often angry and tasteless tweets, his ham-handed efforts to denigrate and undercut the multiple investigations into Russian influence in the 2016 election …
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Raw Story
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump climbs into firetruck at ‘Made in America’ event
Trump climbs into firetruck at ‘Made in America’ event
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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump the foul-mouthed germophobe fired Chris Christie because New Jersey governor arranged for Obama to call his phone NOT The Donald's on election night — A new book reveals how Trump fell out with his then transition boss Chris Christie over whose cellphone to use on election night
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Raw Story, Axios, Hullabaloo, Mediaite and Business Insider
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Liberals can win again if they stop being so annoying and fix their ‘hamburger problem’ — I've been haunted by a claim my KCRW colleague Rich Lowry made on our radio show a few weeks ago: Democrats keep coming up short in elections because they won't give any ground on “cultural issues” …
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Seeks to Close Federal Election Agency — House Republicans are pressing to defund the sole federal agency that exclusively works to ensure the voting process is secure — WASHINGTON—House Republicans are seeking to defund the U.S. Election Assistance Commission …
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Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
Coast Guard wants to kick boats off Potomac River when president is golfing — The Trump family has offended many sectors of establishment Washington since their arrival in the nation's capital, from Langley's spymasters to mansion-dwellers in the District's Kalorama neighborhood.
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Has Signed More Bills Than Any President, Ever. He Hasn't. — WASHINGTON — To hear President Trump tell it, his first six months in the White House should be judged in part by the legislation he has signed into law. — At rallies, in speeches and on Twitter …
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Politicus USA
Peter Hessler / New Yorker:
How Trump Is Transforming Rural America — In Colorado, the President's tone has started rubbing off on residents. — When Karen Kulp was a child, she believed that the United States of America as she knew it was going to end on June 6, 1966. Her parents were from the South …
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Hot Air and Hullabaloo
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Vice chair of Trump's voter fraud commission wants to change federal law to add new requirements for voting, email shows — The day after Donald Trump was elected president, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, now the vice-chair of Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud …
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Common Dreams, Talking Points Memo and Politicus USA
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Tillerson to Shutter State Department War Crimes Office — Critics charge top U.S. diplomat with giving the green light to perpetrators of mass atrocities. — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is downgrading the U.S. campaign against mass atrocities, shuttering the Foggy Bottom office …
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Just Security
New York Times:
As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away — Tens of thousands of people who took out private loans to pay for college but have not been able to keep up payments may get their debts wiped away because critical paperwork is missing.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Megyn Kelly ratings hit new low, down to half of debut — Megyn Kelly's Sunday news magazine this week registered its lowest ratings since its debut on June 4, according to Nielsen Research. — “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly” drew 3.1 million viewers on Sunday, or half of the 6.2 million viewers …
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IJR
Apple:
Apple previews new emoji coming later this year — In celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple is sharing some of the new emoji coming to iOS, macOS and watchOS later this year. — The new emoji make it easier for users to express themselves with greater diversity, additional animals and creatures, new smiley faces and more.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Recertifies Iran Nuclear Deal, but Only Reluctantly — WASHINGTON — President Trump agreed on Monday to certify again that Iran is complying with an international nuclear agreement that he has strongly criticized, but only after hours of arguing with his top national security advisers …
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Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Fired cop who killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards indicted for murder — The fired Balch Springs cop who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards was indicted Monday on a murder charge by a Dallas County grand jury. — Roy Oliver fired his rifle April 29 into a car of teenagers leaving a party.
Los Angeles Times:
An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of USC med school dean — In USC's lecture halls, labs and executive offices, Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito was a towering figure. The dean of the Keck School of Medicine was a renowned eye surgeon whose skill in the operating room …
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Olivia Zaleski / Bloomberg:
Hampton Creek's Entire Board Leaves Except for CEO — Last remaining directors have resigned from the board — At least five directors have left the board recently — At least five directors left the board of food startup Hampton Creek Inc., many in the last month …
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New York Times and Business Insider
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Trump Rating Holds Steady Despite Campaign's 2016 Russia Meeting — 4-in-10 support impeachment, higher than for Nixon at start of Watergate — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump's approval rating has held fairly steady since …
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CNN:
Samantha Power agrees to meet with House intelligence committee; Susan Rice testimony delayed — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)The House intelligence committee has delayed classified testimony expected this week from former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice as the panel is now working …
New York Times:
Departing Ethics Chief: U.S. Is ‘Close to a Laughingstock’ — WASHINGTON — Actions by President Trump and his administration have created a historic ethics crisis, the departing head of the Office of Government Ethics said. He called for major changes in federal law to expand the power …
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