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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Behind New Obamacare Repeal Vote: ‘Furious’ G.O.P. Donors — WASHINGTON — As more than 40 subdued Republican senators lunched on Chick-fil-A at a closed-door session last week, Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado painted a dire picture for his colleagues. Campaign fund-raising was drying up …
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Jimmy Kimmel Got a Hand From Chuck Schumer in His Fight Against Obamacare Repeal … Over the past week, opposition to the latest Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare has been driven by a late-night talk show host who had expressed little interest in health care policy prior to this year.
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mccain.senate.gov:
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 …
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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How will the Graham-Cassidy proposal affect the number of people with health insurance coverage?
How will the Graham-Cassidy proposal affect the number of people with health insurance coverage?
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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain to vote no on ObamaCare repeal
McCain to vote no on ObamaCare repeal
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Associated Press:
Federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking — https://apnews.com/cb8a753a9b0948589cc3 72a3c037a567 — Link copied! — The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election.
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USA Today:
Russians tried to hack election systems of 21 states in 2016, Wisconsin officials say … MADISON, Wis. - Russians attempted to hack elections systems in Wisconsin and 20 other states in the run-up to last year's presidential election, Wisconsin officials said Friday.
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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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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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Wisconsin Elections Commission:
Wisconsin Notified of Unsuccessful Russian Hacking Attempt
Wisconsin Notified of Unsuccessful Russian Hacking Attempt
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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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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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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
Beyond ‘dotard’: A history of epic North Korean insults
Beyond ‘dotard’: A history of epic North Korean insults
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Jeffrey Lewis / Washington Post:
If Trump kills the Iran deal, he may give the world another Rocket Man
If Trump kills the Iran deal, he may give the world another Rocket Man
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Tara Fowler / ABC News:
Trump fires back at Kim Jong Un: ‘Little Rocket Man’ will be handled
Trump fires back at Kim Jong Un: ‘Little Rocket Man’ will be handled
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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Trump claims he was first to call Strange ‘Big Luther’ — President Donald Trump claimed his branding genius extended to Sen. Luther Strange's “Big Luther” nickname, telling the crowd at Huntsville's Von Braun Center that he was the first person to give the senator that moniker.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Ben Carson breaks with Trump, endorses Roy Moore in Alabama Senate nomination race
Ben Carson breaks with Trump, endorses Roy Moore in Alabama Senate nomination race
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
45 After Dark: It's a Strange Night edition
45 After Dark: It's a Strange Night edition
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Bob Grip / WALA-TV:
Roy Moore leads Luther Strange in FOX10 News poll
Roy Moore leads Luther Strange in FOX10 News poll
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Oliver Laughland / The Guardian:
Donald Trump poised to expand travel ban as review period expires on Sunday
Donald Trump poised to expand travel ban as review period expires on Sunday
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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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Dan Diamond / Politico:
New details cast doubt on why Tom Price needed a private jet — HHS Secretary Tom Price has been taking private jets because an unreliable commercial flight once forced him to cancel an important meeting, an HHS spokesperson says, part of his agenda to meet with average Americans outside of Washington.
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New York Times:
Betsy DeVos Reverses Obama-era Policy on Campus Sexual Assault Investigations — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday scrapped a key part of government policy on campus sexual assault, saying she was giving colleges more freedom to balance the rights of accused students with the need to crack down on serious misconduct.
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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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Eric Boehlert / Shareblue:
As Russia probe closes in, Trump wakes up early to obsess about Hillary Clinton
As Russia probe closes in, Trump wakes up early to obsess about Hillary Clinton
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The mysterious group that's picking Breitbart apart, one tweet at a time — Hardly anyone paid attention last November when a strangely named Twitter account, Sleeping Giants, sent its first tweet into the digisphere. “Are you aware that you're advertising on Breitbart, the alt-right's biggest champion …
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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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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CNN:
CNN poll: 54% say Russia-backed content on social media moved 2016 election — Facebook to hand over Russian ads to Congress — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Poll finds nearly 70-point gap in partisan views on the influence of Russia-backed social media content
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The FBI: Still Stonewalling — Byron York has been following the saga of the Trump “dossier” and the FBI's possible role in paying for it or using it for improper political purposes. I grew up believing that the FBI was incorruptible, but I don't suppose anyone thinks that anymore.
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