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6:20 PM ET, January 4, 2017

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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
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment  —  One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder.  —  On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare.  Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
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 …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Repealing Obamacare Could Be Trump's First Lesson in the Glacial Pace of Congress
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Manchin says he won't attend Obama's Capitol Hill meeting
MJ Lee / CNN:
Republicans already jittery about quick Obamacare repeal
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Obama urges Dems to fight GOP on ObamaCare
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and The Guardian
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.
Daily Mail:
Assange says a 14-year-old could have hacked Democratic emails as he reveals John Podesta's password was ‘password’
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee … said Wednesday that Republicans will not accept any Democratic efforts to block a Supreme Court nominee chosen by President-elect Trump.  —  “Apparently there's yet a new standard now to not confirm a Supreme Court nominee at all,” McConnell said.
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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: NBC News, Rewire, SCOTUSblog and Politico
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: alan.com and 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
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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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Ryan Bucks Trump, Says Congress Will Not Raise Tariffs
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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: Hullabaloo, The Root and Raw Story
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Omarosa Angers Black Republicans With Invite-Only Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — Black Republicans are figuring out how to respond to an invite-only meeting taking place Wednesday between senior staff of President-elect Donald Trump's transition and mostly Democratic-leaning civil rights groups and clergy.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Fox News Actually Offered Megyn Kelly $100 Million Package to Stay  —  Mediaite has learned that Fox News offered Megyn Kelly even more than has generally been reported, a whopping $100 million package to stay put at the network and continue hosting her highly-rated prime time cable news show.
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.
Tom Loftus / Courier-Journal:
Ky's GOP era starts with abortion, right-to-work  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republicans in total control of the 2017 Kentucky General Assembly wasted no time Tuesday in moving conservative priority bills, including two measures to restrict a woman's ability to get an abortion.
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for False News About Russia Threat While Public Is Deceived  —  In the past six weeks, the Washington Post published two blockbuster stories about the Russian threat that went viral: one on how Russia is behind a massive explosion of “fake news,” the other on how it invaded the U.S. electric grid.
 
 
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Peter Orsi / Associated Press:
SCUTTLED FORD PLANT HAS MEXICO FEARING MORE UNDER TRUMP
Discussion: Associated Press and IJR
Krystina Gustafson / CNBC:
Macy's posts disappointing holiday sales, likely to cut 10,000 workers and move forward with store closures
Discussion: WCMH-TV and WFLA-TV
James Osborne / Houston Chronicle:
Tillerson makes rounds on Captiol Hill, seeks support for confirmation as secretary of state
Discussion: Political Wire
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump's agenda would boost his bottom line
Discussion: Daily Kos
John Abraham / The Guardian:
New study confirms NOAA finding of faster global warming
Mary Cornatzer / Raleigh News & Observer:
Gov. Roy Cooper wants to expand Medicaid
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Read Deval Patrick's Scathing Indictment Against Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
Wall Street Journal:
New York City Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Recorded Level
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Eschaton
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Rachel M. Cohen / American Prospect:
The War on Public Schools
Jason Del Rey / Recode:
Amazon plans to sell its own line of workout clothes
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Revenge porn victim to Google: Make me disappear
Discussion: Gothamist
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Mariah Carey breaks silence on New Year's mishap: ‘Mortified’
Tegna / WUSA:
Free marijuana on Inauguration Day
 

 
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Connor Jones / The Register:
UnitedHealth says the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare cost the company $872M in Q1; another ransomware group appears to be extorting the company

Financial Times:
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube strengthens its “enforcement on third-party apps” violating its ToS, “specifically ad-blocking apps”, leading to error messages and “buffering issues”
 
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