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2:55 PM ET, January 4, 2017

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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Schumer adopts Trump slogan: GOP wants to ‘Make America sick again’  —  It's a world where health insurance companies are jacking up rates, Americans are losing benefits and illness is racking the nation.  —  This is the apocalyptic picture of America offered by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Trump plans executive actions for ObamaCare repeal  —  House Republicans are planning to get an ObamaCare repeal bill on President Trump's desk by Feb. 20, according to two Republican lawmakers.  —  The date was put forward by incoming House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black
CNN:
Obama tells Democrats: 'Don't rescue' Republicans on ‘Trumpcare’  — This is likely Obama's last visit to Congress, and it comes as Republicans push to overturn his signature legislative accomplishment  —  Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: “Don't rescue” Republicans on Obamacare.
Discussion: The Week
MJ Lee / CNN:
Republicans already jittery about quick Obamacare repeal  —  Washington (CNN)Republicans are just getting started on their years-long dream of repealing Obamacare, and already, there are fears that things are moving too fast.  —  Some Republicans are cautioning against repealing …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting  —  Sen. Joe Manchin said he cannot “in good conscience” attend President Barack Obama's Capitol Hill meeting on Wednesday with Congressional Democrats, telling MSNBC's “Morning Joe” that such a partisan meeting goes against what American voters want from Congress.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Congress prepares for Obamacare message war
Discussion: Mother Jones, ABC News and Bloomberg
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
GOP plans to crush Democratic opposition to Trump Cabinet
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks ‘disgraceful,’ there ‘should be like death penalty or something’  — Trump called WikiLeaks “disgraceful” and suggested there be a “death penalty” for their actions during a 2010 interview.  — His 2010 comments are in sharp contrast to his decision Wednesday morning …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
To Julian Assange: I apologize.  —  Please watch Sean Hannity's interview with Julian Assange (Wikileaks).  —  Exposing the truth re: the Left having been oh-so-guilty of atrocious actions and attitudes of which they've falsely accused others.  The media collusion that hid what many on the Left have been supporting is shocking.
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Why Republicans took aim at an ethics watchdog  —  The failed attempt by Republicans to rein in an independent ethics office was the culmination of years of mounting frustration on Capitol Hill.  —  While House Republicans backed down Tuesday from their effort to tighten oversight of the Office …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit  —  THE BIG IDEA: It took grit and gumption for Donald Trump to call out House Republicans yesterday.  —  Maybe he did not fully comprehend the risks of criticizing the very lawmakers who he needs …
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
The Note: Trump's Rift Over Russia with U.S. Intelligence
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cotton responds to Trump: I have more faith in intel officers than Assange
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
How to Stop a Trump Supreme Court Nominee  —  President-elect Donald Trump will soon announce his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.  Once he does, we'll know within just a few hours whether there is any chance that the Senate will reject his choice.
Discussion: Politico
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NBC News:
Trump Takes Jab at ‘Intelligence’ Officials for Allegedly Delaying ‘Russian Hacking’ Briefing
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Discussion: RedState
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
The Cost of Full Repeal of the Affordable Care Act  —  According to our latest estimates, repealing the ACA in its entirety would cost roughly $350 billion through 2027 under conventional scoring and $150 billion using dynamic scoring.  —  In this paper, we offer rough estimates for a variety of full and partial repeal options.
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Media Matters for America:
10 Facts Reporters Should Include In Stories About Efforts To Repeal Obamacare
Discussion: Politicus USA
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Doctors group warns against loss of coverage from ObamaCare repeal
New York Times:
Dylann Roof, Addressing Court, Offers No Apology or Explanation for Massacre  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sometime in the six weeks after he killed nine people at this city's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dylann S. Roof wrote in a journal that he had “not shed a tear for the innocent people I killed.”
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Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump to tap Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head SEC  —  NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Sean Spicer, a spokesman for Trump's transition team.
Wall Street Journal:
Exxon Mobil Cashes Out Ex-CEO Tillerson Ahead of Confirmation Hearings  —  Exxon pay package to secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson worth $180 million  —  Exxon Mobil Corp. has awarded former Chief Executive Rex Tillerson a $180 million retirement package as the company moves …
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Ricky Young / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Congressman spent campaign funds for rabbit air travel  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, who is paid $3,000 a month in campaign funds to serve as his campaign manager.  (AP file/Alex Brandon)  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter used campaign funds to pay for $600 of airline fees to fly a family rabbit …
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Mariah Carey breaks silence on New Year's mishap: ‘Mortified’  —  One day after Mariah Carey's management team blasted Dick Clark Productions for its response to her now-infamous performance during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, the singer is breaking her silence on the matter as well.
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Revenge porn victim to Google: Make me disappear  —  More On:  —  A college student is asking a Manhattan court to take an unprecedented measure — ordering Google, Yahoo and Bing to permanently delete her full name from their Internet search engines over revenge porn posted by an ex-boyfriend.
Discussion: Gothamist
Tegna / WUSA:
Free marijuana on Inauguration Day  —  4,200 free joints on Inauguration Day as part of a protest … WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - You might catch a strong smell of marijuana on Inauguration Day.  That's because there will be thousands of joints handed out—for free—by the DC Cannabis Coalition.
Ted Cruz:
Sen. Cruz and Rep. DeSantis Introduce Constitutional Amendment To Impose Term Limits On Members of Congress  —  AMENDMENT WOULD LIMIT SENATORS TO TWO TERMS, REPRESENTATIVES TO THREE TERMS … WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) …
Natasha Geiling / ThinkProgress:
Washington state denies lease permit for proposed coal export terminal  —  If constructed, the terminal at Longview would be the largest coal export terminal in the country.  —  Washington state dealt a blow Tuesday to the last remaining coal export terminal proposed along the West Coast …
 
 
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Mark Hodge / The Sun:
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Jason Del Rey / Recode:
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Ky's GOP era starts with abortion, right-to-work
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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