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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls on Senate to end filibuster after healthcare defeat — President Trump on Tuesday called on the Senate to end the legislative filibuster after the collapse of the Republican healthcare plan. — “The Senate must go to a 51 vote majority instead of current 60 votes.
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Lewandowski: The President Is Going To Close The Deal On O'care Repeal Today — President Donald Trump's former campaign manager thinks the President will probably “close the deal today” on an Obamacare repeal bill because Trump is “a great dealmaker.” — Appearing on “Fox and Friends” …
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Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Republicans — Voters may repeal and replace the Senators who broke their promise. — The Editorial Board — Senate Republicans killed their own health-care bill on Monday evening, and some are quietly expressing relief: The nightmare of a hard decision is finally over …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Health care collapse a blow to McConnell — The failure of Obamacare repeal marks Mitch McConnell's lowest point as Senate GOP leader. — Despite having a Republican in the White House, full GOP control of Congress and seven years of campaign promises — “pulling out Obamacare root and branch …
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New York Times:
How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President — WASHINGTON — President Trump was fed up with the grind of health care legislation, and at a dinner with Republican senators on Monday at the White House, he let them know it.
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Washington Post:
'It's an insane process': How Trump and Republicans failed on their health-care bill
'It's an insane process': How Trump and Republicans failed on their health-care bill
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Democrats Will Soon Regret That Republicans Failed To Repeal ObamaCare
Donald Trump / ABC News:
The Note: Undisclosed Trump-Putin meeting is latest firestorm
The Note: Undisclosed Trump-Putin meeting is latest firestorm
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Political Wire and Axios
Jim Newell / Slate:
Republicans' “Repeal-Only” Plan Is Dead Now, Too
Republicans' “Repeal-Only” Plan Is Dead Now, Too
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump to pitch GOP senators one last time to repeal Obamacare
Trump to pitch GOP senators one last time to repeal Obamacare
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Tax reform becomes a must-win issue for the White House
Tax reform becomes a must-win issue for the White House
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Washington Post
People.com:
Inside Trump Family's Turmoil Amid Russia Scandal: Don Jr. Is ‘Miserable’ and Wants ‘These Four Years to Be Over’ — Donald Trump taught his children to fight dirty and win, no matter the cost. Subscribe now for a look at how the ruthless family culture has shaped Don Jr., his siblings, and the Presidency - only in PEOPLE.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Report: Donald Trump Jr. ‘miserable’ — Jr. is reportedly “miserable” and can't wait for the next four years to end. — A friend of President Trump's sons told People that Trump Jr. and Eric Trump “never wanted this.” — “Don can't do any deals, because he'll be overly scrutinized.
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Maria Tsvetkova / Reuters:
Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. says ready to testify to Congress
Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. says ready to testify to Congress
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump and Putin Held a Second, Undisclosed, Private Meeting — WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged on Tuesday that President Trump had a second, previously undisclosed, private conversation with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this month, raising new questions about their relationship …
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Washington Post:
Trump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G-20 summit — After his much-publicized, two-and a quarter-hour meeting early this month with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Trump met informally with the Russian leader for an additional hour later the same day.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed talk at G-20
Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed talk at G-20
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Over 20 members of Congress ask the FBI to review Ivanka Trump's security clearance … WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., has some questions about President Trump's daughter, Ivanka. — Beyer put together a group of over 20 Democratic members of the House of Representatives who
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Christopher Brennan / New York Daily News:
Lawmakers ask for review of Ivanka's security clearance after Trump Jr. meeting
Lawmakers ask for review of Ivanka's security clearance after Trump Jr. meeting
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Congressional Republicans Really Think About Trump and Russia — With each new revelation in the ongoing Trump-Russia saga, the same question inevitably gets asked: Will this be the moment Republicans in Congress finally turn on the president? — The answer, so far, has been an emphatic …
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Raw Story
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
The President's Base vs. the Republican Party — Trump voters care more about having a leader who understands them than about quick policy wins. — The GOP's inability to scrap ObamaCare this week means, among other things, that President Trump will end his first six months in office without a major legislative accomplishment.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ Poll: Just 12% in Key Trump Counties Back GOP Health Care Effort
NBC News/WSJ Poll: Just 12% in Key Trump Counties Back GOP Health Care Effort
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Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
A midterm preference for Democrats, but without anti-Trump motivation (POLL) — A majority of Americans prefer to see the next Congress controlled by the Democrats to counter President Donald Trump rather than the Republicans to support him — but without the level of anti-Trump motivation the opposition party may be banking on.
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Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Senate candidate under attack for being Muslim — Laurie Roberts: Responses to Deedra Abboud's Facebook posts have ranged from disturbing to just plain scary. — CONNECT — She's the other challenger to Sen. Jeff Flake. — A native of Little Rock, Ark. A Phoenix attorney and civil rights activist.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: Trump's Still-Secret Plan to ‘Crush’ ISIS … At long last, Donald Trump has a plan to fight the Islamic State. Well, sort of. According to the document's text and those briefed on it, the plan is long on overblown rhetoric and short on a substantive strategy to destroy the jihadist group.
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Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Military's Space in Trump Tower Costs $130,000 a Month — Property is being leased by a military office that supports the White House; government agency says its owner isn't affiliated with the Trump Organization — WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is paying more than $130,000 a month …
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trump Is Showing The World What A Weak American Presidency Looks Like — More than just the health care collapse, Donald Trump has so far failed to bring the “Art of the Deal” to the White House. — Reporting From Washington, DC — Six months into a tumultuous term …
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David Faris / The Week:
Why the GOP Congress will be the most unproductive in 164 years
Why the GOP Congress will be the most unproductive in 164 years
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Watching ‘Fox & Friends,’ Trump Sees a Two-Way Mirror — The producers of children's TV know the key to holding a distractible audience's attention: interactivity. — Dora the Explorer asks kids to repeat after her ("Swiper, no swiping!"). Mr. Rogers broke the fourth wall to welcome them to his neighborhood.
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