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Jeff Stein / Vox:
GOP senators are rushing to pass Graham-Cassidy. We asked 9 to explain what it does. — Republican senators are struggling to articulate why they are rushing to pass their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace Obamacare over the next 10 days before running into their September 30 deadline.
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Avalere Health:
Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Bill Would Reduce Federal Funding to States by $215 Billion — New analysis from Avalere finds that the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would lead to a reduction in federal funding to states …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
I've covered the GOP repeal plans since day one. Graham-Cassidy is the most radical. — Other Republican plans create a poorly funded version of Obamacare. This one blows up the law entirely. — I have spent the bulk of 2017 writing about the different Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Repeal first, ask questions later
Repeal first, ask questions later
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Sarah Frostenson / Politico:
Graham-Cassidy health care bill: What you need to know
Graham-Cassidy health care bill: What you need to know
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Bill Cassidy Responds To Jimmy Kimmel By Doubling Down On The Dishonesty
Bill Cassidy Responds To Jimmy Kimmel By Doubling Down On The Dishonesty
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Vox, ThinkProgress, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Daily Kos, FierceHealthcare and Washington Post
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Jimmy Kimmel: new Obamacare repeal bill flunks the Jimmy Kimmel Test
Jimmy Kimmel: new Obamacare repeal bill flunks the Jimmy Kimmel Test
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Daily Wire, Mediaite, Axios and Shareblue
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
How well does Jimmy Kimmel understand the GOP health-care bill?
How well does Jimmy Kimmel understand the GOP health-care bill?
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Common Dreams, Politicus USA and Daily Kos
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans rip Rand for rejecting Obamacare repeal
Republicans rip Rand for rejecting Obamacare repeal
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Washington Post:
Another execrable health-care bill proves bad ideas never die
Another execrable health-care bill proves bad ideas never die
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
The Sponsors Of Obamacare Repeal Are Trying To Fool America — And Fellow Republicans
The Sponsors Of Obamacare Repeal Are Trying To Fool America — And Fellow Republicans
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The Week, Vox, Business Insider, Balloon Juice, Common Dreams and The Hill
The Daily Beast:
Russians Appear to Use Facebook to Push Pro-Trump ‘Flash Mobs’ in Florida … Suspected Russia propagandists on Facebook tried to organize more than a dozen pro-Trump rallies in Florida during last year's election, The Daily Beast has learned. — The demonstrations—at least …
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Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel's Office Interviewed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — Interview could be a sign that Rosenstein isn't seen as a central witness, as he hasn't withdrawn himself from his oversight role — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office has interviewed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller team's focus on Manafort spans 11 years
Exclusive: Mueller team's focus on Manafort spans 11 years
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Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Sessions should resign, but not before taking action against Clinton, Comey and Rice
Sessions should resign, but not before taking action against Clinton, Comey and Rice
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Conservative News Today and The Gateway Pundit
Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
For Trump Aides Caught in Russia Probe, Legal Bills and Paranoia
For Trump Aides Caught in Russia Probe, Legal Bills and Paranoia
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The Week
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Price's private-jet travel breaks precedent — In a sharp departure from his predecessors, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price last week took private jets on five separate flights for official business, at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars more than commercial travel.
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Trump Is Using Targeted Facebook Ads To Reassure Supporters He Will Build The Border Wall — The personal Facebook pages of the president and vice president are running dark post ads that promise “A WALL (NOT A FENCE),” while asking for donations. — President Donald Trump …
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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
There is meddling in Germany's election — not by Russia, but by U.S. right wing — Less than a week before Sunday's vote that is likely to hand German Chancellor Angela Merkel a fourth term, evidence of anticipated Russian meddling has yet to materialize, but U.S. right-wing groups have interfered, according to German researchers.
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Raw Story
León Krauze / Washington Post:
Mexico needs help now. Can President Trump overcome his grudges and provide it? — After a devastating earthquake, it's time for solidarity. — Early in the morning of Sept. 19, 1985, a ferocious earthquake shook Mexico City. For almost two minutes, the wobbly metropolis trembled and jumped …
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Clinton book has sold more than 300,000 copies — https://apnews.com/d84bb58cfa234b3fb24e 009d6c31a497 — Link copied! — NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton's “What Happened” had a big debut. — Clinton's book about her stunning loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold …
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Vox, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
John Kerry doesn't rule out 2020 White House run — Former senator and Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he has no plans to run for president in 2020, but didn't rule out the idea. — “I don't have any plans right now, honestly,” Kerry said on MSNBC when asked if he might make another run.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton criticizes Trump's ‘rocket man’ nickname for North Korean leader
Clinton criticizes Trump's ‘rocket man’ nickname for North Korean leader
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: ‘I have decided’ on Iran deal — but won't share yet — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has made up his mind on whether the U.S. will remain party to the Iran nuclear deal — but won't say just yet what that decision is. — “I have decided” Trump repeated three times …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Iran's president warns Trump: Exiting nuclear deal ‘would carry a high cost’
Iran's president warns Trump: Exiting nuclear deal ‘would carry a high cost’
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IJR
Claire Atkinson / NBC News:
Networks Pass on Sean Spicer for Paid Contributor Role — The big five news organizations have passed on offering former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer a job as an exclusive paid contributor, network sources confirmed to NBC News Tuesday. — Since Spicer exited the White House …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump rebounds after polling slide — President Donald Trump's summer swoon appears to be over. — After months of declining poll numbers, the president's approval ratings have stabilized — and even ticked up slightly — over the past month. — Following a low of 39 percent …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Linda Hamilton Set to Return to ‘Terminator’ Franchise (Exclusive) — With James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger involved, it's a reunion more than 25 years in the making. — She'll be back. — After waving hasta la vista, baby, more than 25 years ago, Linda Hamilton is returning …
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CNN:
Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico with 155-mph winds — San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN)Hurricane Maria made landfall Wednesday morning in southeast Puerto Rico as a strong Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said. — Maria slammed the island with winds of 155 mph …
CNN:
Trump judicial nominee said transgender children are part of 'Satan's plan', defended ‘conversion therapy’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)In a pair of 2015 speeches, President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship in Texas described transgender children as evidence of “Satan's plan …
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Adam Ciralsky / Vanity Fair:
Is Trump Mulling Peter Thiel for a Top Intelligence Advisory Post? — Venture capitalist Peter Thiel has been quietly advising the Trump administration for months. Now—as sources say he could be in line for a top intelligence oversight role—Steve Bannon, White House officials, friends …
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Talking Points Memo
John Daniszewski / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Lavrov hints US-Russia ‘tit-for-tat’ could end — https://apnews.com/8968dc489ef64986a76a 3dec7fac0423 — Link copied! — NEW YORK (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told The Associated Press in an interview that he heard positive news in President Donald Trump's …
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Benjamin Haas / Politico:
The Electoral College Is a National Security Threat — In Federalist No. 68, his pseudonymous essay on “The Mode of Electing the President,” Alexander Hamilton wrote that the Electoral College could shield the United States “from the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils.”
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