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SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON HEALTH CARE REFORM — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on health care reform: — “As I have repeatedly stressed, health care reform legislation ought to be the product of regular order in the Senate.
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Joe Lawlorstaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins says she's leaning ‘no’ on Graham-Cassidy health care bill — The Republican from Maine listed serious deficiences in her party's latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins all but said she would vote “no” on an Affordable Care Act repeal bill …
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How will the Graham-Cassidy proposal affect the number of people with health insurance coverage? — Editor's Note: … On September 13, Senators Graham and Cassidy, together with two other Republican colleagues, introduced legislation that would repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans to Murkowski: Nice State You Have There. Shame If Something Should Happen to It. — Wall Street Journal writer Kimberley Strassel's column typically channels talking points from congressional Republicans, and today's effort is dedicated to putting the squeeze on Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Cassidy-Graham bill probably won't become law. And more than half of America is good with that. — Republicans' last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare was always a moonshot. — A bill proposed by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) looks like it doesn't have enough support …
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Politico:
Trump publicly backs healthcare effort, privately harbors doubts — While the president appears all in some in the White House wonder about Graham-Cassidy's contents and its chances. — In public, President Donald Trump is all-in on the Senate's final chance to repeal Obamacare.
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New York Times:
McCain Announces Opposition to Republican Health Bill, Likely Dooming It — WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain of Arizona announced on Friday that he would oppose the latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leaving Republican leaders with little hope of succeeding in their last-ditch attempt to dismantle the health law.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain to vote no on ObamaCare repeal
McCain to vote no on ObamaCare repeal
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Cruelty, Incompetence and Lies
Cruelty, Incompetence and Lies
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
McCain to oppose Graham-Cassidy, likely sinking Obamacare repeal
McCain to oppose Graham-Cassidy, likely sinking Obamacare repeal
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Collins ‘leaning against’ GOP health care bill
The Latest: Collins ‘leaning against’ GOP health care bill
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Shivving Repeal, McCain Tells Congress To Return To Bipartisan Obamacare Fix
Shivving Repeal, McCain Tells Congress To Return To Bipartisan Obamacare Fix
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Sandoval doubles down on criticism of Heller-sponsored measure; state analysis highlights up to $2 billion loss
Sandoval doubles down on criticism of Heller-sponsored measure; state analysis highlights up to $2 billion loss
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public prefers Obamacare to Graham-Cassidy, 56-33% (POLL)
Public prefers Obamacare to Graham-Cassidy, 56-33% (POLL)
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Funds Donald Trump's Defense in Russia Probe With Help From a Handful of Wealthy People — Payment arrangement is legal, but ethics experts warn that reliance on party and campaign accounts could raise thorny political issues — President Donald Trump's attorneys in the probe …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump says this is all a hoax. Mueller, Congress and Facebook disagree.
Trump says this is all a hoax. Mueller, Congress and Facebook disagree.
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Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
Aides warned Trump not to attack North Korea's leader personally before his fiery U.N. address — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called President Trump “mentally deranged” and said Trump will “pay dearly” for his threat to destroy North Korea. (STR / AFP/Getty Images)
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CNN:
The former FBI director spoke at Howard University. It did not go well. — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Students at Howard University loudly protested former FBI Director James Comey Friday as he delivered a convocation address. — As Comey, making a rare public appearance since leaving …
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
How Tom Price decided chartered, private jets were a good use of taxpayer money — After Tom Price was sworn in as health and human services secretary, the Georgia Republican faced an inconvenience known to millions of Americans: His flight was delayed, an aide said, and he was forced to spend hours at an airport.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
New details cast doubt on why Tom Price needed a private jet
New details cast doubt on why Tom Price needed a private jet
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Inspector general to investigate Price's travel on private charter planes
Inspector general to investigate Price's travel on private charter planes
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Bob Grip / WALA-TV:
Roy Moore leads Luther Strange in FOX10 News poll — If the Alabama GOP Senate runoff election were held today, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore would defeat incumbent Senator Luther Strange, according to an exclusive, FOX10 News/Strategy Research statewide poll, conducted Wednesday.
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
DHS tells 21 states they were Russia hacking targets before 2016 election — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified 21 states Friday that Russia attempted to hack their election systems before the 2016 election. — In the majority of the states, the Department of Homeland Security …
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times:
Russian hackers tried to access Washington state's voting systems, officials say
Russian hackers tried to access Washington state's voting systems, officials say
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Pam Fessler / NPR:
10 Months After Election Day, Feds Tell States More About Russian Hacking
10 Months After Election Day, Feds Tell States More About Russian Hacking
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Finalizes New Restrictions to Replace Travel Ban — Targeted rules would affect about eight or nine countries, vary based on factors including cooperation with U.S. mandates — The Trump administration is preparing to replace its controversial travel ban …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump aides begin looking for the exits — A fast-growing number of White House staffers are starting to look for the exits, even though the one-year mark of President Donald Trump's first term is still months away. — Many who joined the administration in January did so with the explicit idea …
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Sebastian Gorka Gave A Classified “Tirade” About Radical Islam — The former Trump aide delivered a two-and-a-half-hour speech to students at a US Army elite special operations center, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show. People who were there said it was a fiery speech …
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
Bill Clinton's first novel to become a Showtime TV series in major deal — Clinton and James Patterson's upcoming thriller, The President Is Missing, getting series treatment — Bill Clinton has landed a major TV series deal. — The former president and bestselling author James Patterson …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump is ‘prepping his base’ for a constitutional crisis to stop the Russia probe: Dem lawmaker — President Donald Trump is preparing his base for the constitutional crisis he'll trigger by firing special counsel Robert Mueller, according to a congressional investigator.
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