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12:30 AM ET, May 5, 2017

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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate won't vote on House-passed healthcare bill  —  Senate Republicans said Thursday they won't vote on the House-passed bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, but will write their own legislation instead.  —  A Senate proposal is now being developed by a 12-member working group.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
31 seconds of the healthcare vote that shows why people hate politics  —  (CNN)When House Republicans secured their 216th “yes” on the American Health Care Act Thursday, Democrats immediately began taunting their across-the-aisle rivals.  —  “Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye,” Democrats sang at Republicans.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Health Care Bill Could Be A Job-Killer For GOP Incumbents  —  Republicans in the House of Representatives voted today to approve a version of the American Health Care Act, their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.  The biggest effects of the bill will be on the millions of additional Americans …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What the GOP's Health-Care Gamble Means for 2018  —  In a gamble that looks poised to shape the 2018 midterm landscape, the vast majority of House Republicans in districts that backed Democrats in any of the most recent presidential elections voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in Thursday's nail-biting tally.
Discussion: Motherboard
New York Times:
How Every Member Voted on the House Health Care Bill  —  The House passed a health care bill on Thursday that would repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act.  Read our story |  Sign up for the Morning Briefing
Sarah Spellings / New York Magazine:
In Trump's America, Rape Is a Preexisting Condition  —  An amendment in the GOP health-care-reform bill will allow states to deny coverage for preexisting conditions, including sexual assault.  —  Pre-Obamacare rape survivors who sought treatment for their injuries could be denied health care later on.
Wall Street Journal:
Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans  —  Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs due to a provision proposed in the House Republican health-care bill.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
How the House got a health-care bill after Trump and Ryan stepped back
Discussion: Vox and Politico
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
These 24 Republicans Were Already Vulnerable—and Now They Just Voted to Repeal Obamacare
Discussion: Politicus USA and Washington Post
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Republicans don't really like the health care bill they just passed
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood defunded for one year under GOP health bill
Discussion: VTDigger
Elana Schor / Politico:
Red-state Dems pounce on Obamacare repeal bill
Discussion: Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Senate GOP to Snub House Obamacare Repeal Bill and Write Its Own
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Here are the 20 Republicans who rejected ObamaCare repeal
Discussion: RedState
Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
House GOP Just Voted to Slash Medicaid — Which Pays for 60 Percent of People in Nursing Homes
Discussion: Boing Boing
CNBC:
Republican Obamacare replacement bill passes House
Discussion: Geller Report and Refinery29
Reuters:
Exclusive: Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities  —  The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Elex Michaelson / abc7.com:
SoCal family thrown off overbooked Delta flight over child's seating … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1952588" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta airplane …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
ACLU won't sue, says ‘religious freedom’ order was ‘elaborate photo-op’  —  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reversed course Thursday, saying it won't file a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order on religious political exemptions.  —  “Today's executive order signing …
Discussion: RedState and Occupy Democrats
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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Donald Trump signs religious freedom order to give churches their voices back'
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to launch political group as soon as next week  —  Six months after losing the presidential election, Hillary Clinton is ready to wade back into politics.  —  The former secretary of state is building a new political group to fund organizations working on the resistance …
Wall Street Journal:
Scope of Federal Probe into Fox News Broadens  —  Federal investigators have interviewed network executives and on-air talent, asking about sexual-harassment settlements  —  Federal authorities have interviewed current and former Fox News employees and on-air talent in a widening inquiry …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Joe and Mika Are Getting Hitched  —  After years of rumors, gossip, and intrigue, Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski reveal their engagement, how it all went down, and the unlikely guy (Donald Trump) who asked to oversee their vows.
Bloomberg:
Lewandowski Exits Lobby Firm Amid Reports of Foreign Clients  —  Former Trump campaign officials co-founded firm in January  —  Reports have said Avenue affiliate was selling Trump access  —  Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, is leaving Avenue Strategies amid …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Maxine Waters: Trump is ‘a disgusting, poor excuse of a man’  —  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after President Trump on Wednesday night, calling him a “disgusting, poor excuse of a man” and saying, “I want him impeached.”  —  Waters was speaking at a gala held by EMILY's List …
Discussion: Townhall.com and The Root
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Trump Deletes Tweet Saying It Was ‘An Honor’ to Meet With Abbas  —  The tweet, posted on the president's personal account shortly after the White House meeting, was deleted after it has been shared by thousands  —  A tweet posted on U.S. President Donald Trump's personal account on Wednesday saying it was …
Discussion: IJR and The White House
Craig Giammona / Bloomberg:
Why the Retail Crisis Could Be Coming to American Groceries  —  These five forces are going to shake up the American supermarket.  —  The American grocery store has so far been mostly immune to the ravages of online shopping and the all around apocalyptic outlook facing the nation's retailers.
Discussion: Instapundit
The Guardian:
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Julian Borger in Washington, and agencies  —  Barack Obama has made a last-minute intervention in the French presidential election in support of Emmanuel Macron, saying “the success of France matters to the entire world”.  —  Macron, a centrist …
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Bloomberg:
National Front Leaders Start to Acknowledge That Le Pen May Lose
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Video shows principal holding a student's head while he's shocked with a stun gun, attorney says
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Protesters turn out for Trump's New York return
Discussion: ABC News
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Intelligence Reports Raise Questions About Obama Administration Surveillance
Chris Klint / Alaska Dispatch News:
Alaska Dispatch News reporter slapped by Wasilla lawmaker
Discussion: Raw Story
WALV-TV:
Police: Brown County church organist admitted to November vandalism
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Why Can't the Left Win?  —  President Trump wields great power.
Discussion: Hot Air
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The mystery behind a Flynn associate's quiet work for the Trump campaign
Discussion: Raw Story
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump savors health care win: 'Hey, I'm president'
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Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warns of Russian ‘Checkmate’ in Arctic
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
4 GOP senators demand to keep Obamacare Medicaid expansion
Discussion: Vox, Yahoo and Business Insider
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What to Expect and What You Can Do. Right Now.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Climate of Unintended Consequences
Discussion: DeSmogBlog
 

 
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

 
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