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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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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.
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: Business Insider and The Week
Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Doctor's Orders: Don't Repeal Obamacare Until You Have A Plan To Replace It  —  A major physicians group is also asking GOP leadership to preserve the law's historic coverage gains.  —  The largest and most influential organization of American physicians has sent two stark messages to the Republican Party …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress  —  Repeal bill may not be ready for Trump signature in first week  —  Pence and Obama meet lawmakers Wednesday to talk health care  —  Donald Trump promised voters an immediate repeal of Obamacare …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Obama urges Dems to fight GOP on ObamaCare
Discussion: Hot Air, Politico and The Guardian
MJ Lee / CNN:
Republicans already jittery about quick Obamacare repeal
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment
Discussion: Washington Post
Media Matters for America:
10 Facts Reporters Should Include In Stories About Efforts To Repeal Obamacare
Discussion: Politicus USA
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats: Trump will make America sick again
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Doctors group warns against loss of coverage from ObamaCare repeal
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.
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Speaker Paul Ryan On The “100 Days” Ahead … Newly re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan joined me this morning:  —  The Audio:  —  01-04hhs-ryan  —  The transcript:  —  HH: Speaker Ryan, welcome, congratulations on your reelection as Speaker, great to have you.
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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Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Schumer Prepared to Hold Supreme Court Seat Open
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer Says Democrats Willing To Keep Supreme Court Seat Empty
Discussion: RedState
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 …
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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.
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USA Today:
Free marijuana to be handed out Inauguration Day
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.”
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.
Mary Cornatzer / Raleigh News & Observer:
Gov. Roy Cooper wants to expand Medicaid  —  Gov. Roy Cooper says he wants to expand Medicaid immediately, defying a state law.  —  Talking to a group of business leaders at an economic forum on Wednesday morning, the Democratic governor said he would file an amendment by Friday asking …
Tom George / KTNV:
Man captures neighbor's racist rant on camera  —  LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Facebook video shot by a Las Vegas man has been shared thousands of times on social media, showing his neighbor going off on a racist rant.  —  The video all stemmed from an argument between Dexter Manawat and his next door neighbor over cleaning up leaves.
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
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.
 
 
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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Omarosa Angers Black Republicans With Invite-Only Meeting
Discussion: Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell, Schumer back resolution condemning U.N. over Israel vote
Wall Street Journal:
New York City Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Recorded Level
Discussion: Eschaton
Rachel M. Cohen / American Prospect:
The War on Public Schools
Jason Del Rey / Recode:
Amazon plans to sell its own line of workout clothes
Discussion: Mashable and AOL
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Tom Loftus / Courier-Journal:
Ky's GOP era starts with abortion, right-to-work
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Revenge porn victim to Google: Make me disappear
Discussion: Gothamist
NBC News:
Trump Takes Jab at ‘Intelligence’ Officials for Allegedly Delaying ‘Russian Hacking’ Briefing
Natasha Geiling / ThinkProgress:
Washington state denies lease permit for proposed coal export terminal
Gili Melnitcki / Haaretz:
Next Stop, Hawaii: Sheldon Adelson Sets Record With 18-hour Flight From Israel
Brenna Williams / CNN:
Congressman's son dabs during official swearing-in photo, adults don't get what's happening