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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump opposes bipartisan Obamacare rescue plan — President Donald Trump will oppose any congressional attempts to reinstate funding for Obamacare subsidies — unless he gets something in return, his budget director Mick Mulvaney said in an interview Friday morning.
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - October 2017: Open Enrollment and the ACA Marketplaces — , Cailey Muñana, and Mollyann Brodie — KEY FINDINGS: — The October Kaiser Health Tracking Poll focuses on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) marketplaces as the November 1st open enrollment …
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Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
15 states sue over Trump-halted ObamaCare payments — A new multistate lawsuit has been announced to stop President Trump from halting key ObamaCare payments to insurers. — Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., are signing onto the new lawsuit, which will be filed Friday …
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Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Trump: My presidency is ‘substantially ahead of schedule’ — President Donald Trump on Friday pledged to an adoring crowd of evangelicals his commitment to religious liberty, as he declared that his administration is “substantially ahead of schedule” in delivering on campaign promises.
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Sandoval: Trump decision to end health-care subsidies for low-income Americans is ‘devastating’
Sandoval: Trump decision to end health-care subsidies for low-income Americans is ‘devastating’
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump to become first sitting president to address Values Voter Summit
Trump to become first sitting president to address Values Voter Summit
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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens accuses Oliver Stone of sexual assault after director defends Harvey Weinstein — While Oliver Stone defended Harvey Weinstein amid more than a dozen allegations of sexual harassment and assault, a former Playboy Playmate accused the “Platoon” director of sexual assault.
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Los Angeles Times:
The fallout: How the Harvey Weinstein scandal exposed sexual harassment as Hollywood's dirty secret — Blake Lively is just one of many women alleging abuse within the industry in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images) — Dana Brunetti has produced …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Chaos inside scandal-wracked Weinstein Co.
Chaos inside scandal-wracked Weinstein Co.
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TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein will challenge his firing by The Weinstein Company …
Harvey Weinstein will challenge his firing by The Weinstein Company …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
The Weinstein Co. Nears The Brink As Agencies Cut Off Talent Supply
The Weinstein Co. Nears The Brink As Agencies Cut Off Talent Supply
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Mueller's team interviewed Priebus on Friday — Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team on Friday, according to his lawyer, William Burck. — “Mr. Priebus was voluntarily interviewed by Special Counsel Mueller's team today.
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Christopher Flavelle / Bloomberg:
How the Pentagon Spun Hurricane Maria — U.S. officials inadvertently included a Bloomberg reporter on an internal email list. Here's a glimpse into their bid to put relief efforts in a positive light. — Late last month, Pentagon communications officials inadvertently included Bloomberg …
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Eliza Barclay / Vox:
This CNN clip shows why we need an accurate death count from Puerto Rico
This CNN clip shows why we need an accurate death count from Puerto Rico
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
69 Republicans vote against aid for Puerto Rico, other disaster sites
69 Republicans vote against aid for Puerto Rico, other disaster sites
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Politico, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller
Stephen L. Miller / Fox News:
Weinstein scandal — Can Democrats afford to cut Hollywood loose? — Last year at the 89th Annual Academy Awards, then-Vice President Joe Biden walked on stage to a standing ovation to introduce Lady Gaga. He gave a passionate speech on the topic of campus sexual assault …
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New York Times:
Social Media Guidelines for The Times Newsroom — The New York Times has been a dominant force on social media for years. Our newsroom accounts have tens of millions of followers. Many of our journalists are influential voices on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.
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Adam Steinbaugh / FIRE:
Hecklers shout down California attorney general, assembly majority leader at Whittier College — Last week, Whittier College — my alma mater — hosted California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, in a question-and-answer session organized by Ian Calderon, the Majority Leader of the California State Assembly.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
White House desperately tries to fix Trump's widely-mocked claim he met with ‘president of the Virgin Islands’ — During his speech at the Values Voters summit on Friday, President Donald Trump told the crowd that he recently met with the “president of the Virgin Islands.”
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Lisa Bloom Reveals Why She Took On Harvey Weinstein as a Client — “I saw this as a unique opportunity to change the way these stories go,” says the lawyer. “I was wrong. It turns out nobody is ready to hear an apology when a shocking story comes out.” — When noted feminist …
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Sean Illing / Vox:
20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They're scared. — “If current trends continue for another 20 or 30 years, democracy will be toast.” — Is American democracy in decline? Should we be worried? — On October 6, some of America's top political …
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The Daily Beast:
McMaster Wants to Save the Iran Deal by Hiding It From Trump … In a meeting with Senate Democrats last week, President Donald Trump's top national security aide had a message for those worried that the administration may scuttle the Iran nuclear deal: If Trump doesn't have to see it, he won't be able to kill it.
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Chicago Business:
What Jaguars owner Khan said today on Trump, NFL owners and a $20 minimum wage — NFL team owner Shahid Khan spoke his mind today on his fellow club owners, President Donald Trump and the politics of divisiveness at an executive conference for Crain's Who's Who in Chicago Business.
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Flynn ally sought help from ‘dark web’ in covert Clinton email investigation — Barbara Ledeen, a staffer on the committee looking into Trump's Russia ties and a friend of Mike Flynn, tried to launch her own investigation into Clinton's emails … A close associate of Donald Trump's former …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
For Trump, “Consequences Are Piling Up” with Republicans in Washington — Shortly after noon on Tuesday, after a morning in which President Trump challenged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's I.Q. in an interview and insulted Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker's diminutive stature …
David French / National Review:
Trump's Tweets Are Damaging the Republican Character — No short-term political victory is worth the long-term cultural degradation the president is guaranteeing the GOP. — The vast majority of commentary about Donald Trump's tweets centers on Trump: What do they say about his state of mind?
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Twitter deleted data potentially crucial to Russia probes — Twitter has deleted tweets and other user data of potentially irreplaceable value to investigators probing Russia's suspected manipulation of the social media platform during the 2016 election, according to current and former government cybersecurity officials.
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Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
Republican National Committee chief, in Colorado visit, says “I think we're in the best place we've ever been as a party” — Ronna Romney McDaniel was in Denver Thursday for an event honoring Hispanic Heritage Month — The chief of the Republican National Committee said Thursday during …
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Roy Moore Led Charge Against Removing Segregation From Alabama Constitution — In 2004, a bipartisan coalition of Alabama leaders moved to eliminate sections of the state constitution mandating school segregation and poll taxes. They assumed it'd be an easy feat — until Roy Moore got involved.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Celebrity Publicists Are Bailing on ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ (EXCLUSIVE) — Elizabeth's Most Recent Stories — Lisa Bloom Was ‘Totally Lied to’ by Harvey Weinstein, Did Not Know Severity of Allegations (EXCLUSIVE) — In addition to widespread criticism and sluggish ratings, Megyn Kelly is facing another impending crisis.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: 'We're saying merry Christmas again' — President Trump reignited the “war on Christmas” on Friday, telling a crowd of supporters that “we're saying merry Christmas again” now that he's president. — Speaking to a packed crowd at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. …
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