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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal  —  Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.  —  House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Republicans finalize new Obamacare repeal proposal  —  The White House, top House conservatives and a key moderate Republican have finalized a new Obamacare repeal and replace plan they hope will break a month-long logjam on a key priority for President Donald Trump.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus endorses revised ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill  —  The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday announced it will back the GOP's healthcare plan now that an amendment allowing states to opt out of key ObamaCare rules is included.  —  The group of roughly 30 hard-line conservatives held …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House GOP health bill changes exempt members of Congress  —  A new amendment to the Republican ObamaCare replacement bill exempts members of Congress and their staff from its effects.  —  The new changes to the bill would allow states to apply for waivers to repeal key ObamaCare provisions …
New York Times:
Hard-Line Republican Caucus Backs Revised Bill to Repeal Obamacare
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
White House readies order on withdrawing from NAFTA  —  The Trump administration is considering an executive order on withdrawing the U.S. from NAFTA, according to two White House officials.  —  A draft order has been submitted for the final stages of review and could be unveiled late this week or early next week, the officials said.
New York Times:
Trump's Tax Plan: Low Rate for Corporations, and for Companies Like His  —  President Trump plans to unveil a tax cut blueprint on Wednesday that would apply a vastly reduced, 15 percent business tax rate not only to corporations but also to companies that now pay taxes through the personal income tax code …
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New York Times:
White House Proposes Slashing Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday proposed sharp reductions in both individual and corporate income tax rates, reducing the number of individual income tax brackets to three — 10 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:   Treasury secretary says Trump ‘has no intention’ of releasing tax returns
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump has ‘no intention’ of releasing tax returns, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
White House unveils dramatic plan to overhaul tax code in major test for Trump
Discussion: CNBC and Hit & Run
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Ann Coulter On Verge of Pulling Out of Speech at Berkeley  —  Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she is likely to cancel her planned appearance at the University of California, Berkeley, because she faced threats of violence and felt she was left without the support of local law enforcement who have said it cannot guarantee her safety.
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Reuters:
Ann Coulter cancels her speech at UC Berkeley  —  Conservative commentator Ann Coulter has canceled her speech planned for this week at the University of California's Berkeley campus after a dispute with school officials, who feared violent protests, over whether a safe venue could be found.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This is Amazing  —  This is really quite astounding.  In this morning's edition of Mike Allen's not-Playbook from Axios he introduces what seems to be Ivanka Trump setting up something that sounds a lot like the Clinton Foundation, only in this case run from within the White House …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Ivanka Trump's new fund for female entrepreneurs  —  Ivanka Trump told me yesterday from Berlin that she has begun building a massive fund that will benefit female entrepreneurs around the globe.  Both countries and companies will contribute to create a pool of capital to economically empower women.
Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Views on Russian influence reflect partisan finger-pointing (POLL)  —  It's a partisan cold war right here at home: A majority of Democrats think now-President Donald Trump's campaign tried to help Russia influence the 2016 election, while a majority of Republicans think former President …
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - Late April 2017: The Future of the ACA and Health Care & the Budget
Discussion: ACASignups.net and Axios
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Accepts $400,000 Fee for a Speech  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama has agreed to accept $400,000 to speak at a health care conference this year sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street investment bank.  —  The lucrative engagement, reported earlier by Fox …
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New York Post:
When will Obama have made enough money?
Discussion: The Guardian
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
A federal judge just handed President Trump a gift on sanctuary cities  —  (CNN)A ruling from a federal district judge invalidating President Trump's attempt to restrict federal money for sanctuary cities is a policy setback for his Administration.  But it is also a huge political gift.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump attacks judiciary for blocking order on sanctuary cities
The Sun:
WHO BUN IT?  Brit bunny riddle as rabbit destined to be world's biggest dies on United Airlines jet to US  —  Three foot Simon died in the cargo section of a Boeing 767 after leaving Heathrow  —  SCANDAL-hit United Airlines is facing a new PR disaster — after a valuable giant rabbit died mysteriously on one of its planes.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
WH to Dems: We'll continue paying ObamaCare subsidies  —  The Trump administration will continue paying controversial ObamaCare subsidies to help low-income patients, officials have told Capitol Hill Democrats.  —  The move marks something of a shift for President Trump …
Discussion: ACASignups.net
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The Hill:
Shutdown fears spur horse-trading
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House to continue Obamacare payments
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and ThinkProgress
Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
FCC Chief Sets Up Clash With Call to Repeal Net Neutrality  —  Telecom regulator Ajit Pai announces plan at Washington event  —  Defenders of Obama-era regulation say they will fight repeal  —  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman proposed rolling back the Obama-era net-neutrality rule …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
FCC Chief to Roil the Capital With Net Neutrality Rollback
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
It Could Be Worse  —  The first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency have not been exactly what you could call successful, by the standards that one would normally use to judge such things.  No significant legislation has passed Congress, and indeed it has become painfully clear …
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:   How Newt Gingrich became the go-to interview for every story about the Trump White House
Jeff Stein / Vox:
The NYT's new columnist defends his views on Arabs, Black Lives Matter, campus rape  —  On April 12, the New York Times's vaunted editorial page got a new addition.  Bret Stephens, formerly a columnist at the Wall Street Journal, will join Ross Douthat and David Brooks among the stable of in-house conservatives at the Gray Lady.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Apparently repealing Obamacare could violate international law  —  We've already seen that repealing Obamacare is politically perilous.  Now there's a new complication: It may also violate international law.  —  The United Nations has contacted the Trump administration as part of an investigation …
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Montana Democrat Rob Quist Is Regular Performer at Nudist Resort  —  Montana Democrat Rob Quist, a locally famous musician, is a frequent performer at the Sun Meadow Resort, Idaho's premier nudist resort for guests seeking a “family nudist experience.”  —  Quist, running to represent Montana …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Stephen Moore / Wall Street Journal:
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The White House:
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
House, White House considering Friday health care vote
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Carl Bernstein: Flynn is ‘central to what FBI believes is cover-up’
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Will GOP Fund Planned Parenthood But Not Border Wall?
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