memeorandum: In Trump's America, Rape Is a Preexisting Condition (Sarah Spellings/New York Magazine)

5:45 PM ET, May 4, 2017

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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.

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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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

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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.

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:

GOP's Obamacare replacement bill would protect just 5 percent of people with pre-existing conditions: Analysis — The Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare does not allocate nearly enough money to protect people with pre-existing health conditions from potentially higher insurance premiums, an analysis finds.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Washington Post, Vox, Axios, New York Times and Political Wire

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

House Republicans narrowly pass controversial bill to overhaul the health-care system, claiming fulfillment of a major campaign promise — House Republicans narrowly passed a controversial bill to revise Affordable Care Act, claiming fulfillment of a major campaign promise but sending …

Discussion: CNN, Mashable, The National Interest, The Daily Caller, The Root, Mediaite and Outside the Beltway

Josh Dawsey / Politico:

Republicans don't really like the health care bill they just passed — Republicans are excited about repealing Obamacare. They are not as excited about their legislation that will do it. — The House passed the American Health Care Act on Thursday afternoon by a razor-thin margin …

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Health care hot potato

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New York Times:
House Passes Measure to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Is the atrocious health-care bill a lose-lose proposition for Republicans?

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
GOP congressman on Obamacare replacement: 'I don't think any individual has read the whole bill'

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Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
House GOP Just Voted to Slash Medicaid — Which Pays for 60 Percent of People in Nursing Homes

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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Here are the 20 Republicans who rejected ObamaCare repeal

Discussion: RedState

Bloomberg:
Senate GOP to Snub House Obamacare Repeal Bill and Write Its Own

Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 11 states most likely to be affected by pre-existing conditions all voted for Trump

Discussion: New York Times, Political Wire, Washington Post, Shareblue, Business Insider and Vox

Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:
The GOP is voting to undo Obamacare without knowing how many people would lose health insurance

Discussion: Vox, Mashable and The Hill

CNBC:
Republican Obamacare replacement bill passes House

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Rachael Bade / Politico:
House approves Obamacare repeal bill

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The Hill:
GOP predicts victory on ObamaCare repeal vote

Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine and Business Insider

Dylan Scott / Vox:
The many obstacles awaiting the Republican health care bill in the Senate

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Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
All of California's GOP House members voted to pass the Republican healthcare bill

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, WGN-TV, KTLA, fox5sandiego.com and Sacramento Bee

Brianna Ehley / Politico:
What's actually in the GOP health care bill

Discussion: The Atlantic, New York Magazine, New York Times, Vox, Talking Points Memo, CNBC and Common Dreams

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
In Senate, pessimism over ObamaCare repeal

Discussion: Hot Air and Politicus USA

Chris Sloan / Avalere Health:
Proposed High Risk Pool Funding Likely Insufficient to Cover Insurance Needs for Individuals …

Discussion: NPR, Forbes, Common Dreams and Talking Points Memo

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.

Discussion: IJR, Mediaite, Business Insider, New York Times, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, TVNewser and Axios

Emily Smith / Page Six:

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged — MORE FROM: … The first couple of cable news Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are engaged to be married, sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six. — The MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-hosts got engaged this past weekend during …

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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 …

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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 …

Discussion: Political Wire, Mediaite and The Week

Donald J. Trump / The White House:

Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty — PROMOTING FREE SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to guide the executive branch in formulating …

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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Donald Trump signs religious freedom order to give churches their voices back'

Discussion: RedState, LifeNews.com and The Hugh Hewitt Show

USA Today:
Religious conservatives mixed on Trump's order targeting birth control, church involvement in politics

Discussion: ThinkProgress, National Review, Geller Report and Media Matters for America

Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:

French election: Macron hailed as winner of bruising Le Pen TV debate — Majority of French people polled feel that centrist candidate outperformed far right leader in ill-tempered clash … Emmanuel Macron appeared to have kept his frontrunner status against Marine Le Pen …

Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times, Joe.My.God., Power Line and Mashable

Bloomberg:
National Front Leaders Start to Acknowledge That Le Pen May Lose

Discussion: Axios

George F. Will / Washington Post:

Trump has a dangerous disability — It is urgent for Americans to think and speak clearly about President Trump's inability to do either. This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability. It is not merely the result of intellectual sloth but of an untrained mind bereft …

Discussion: The Hill, The Week and AOL

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

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Alex Jones Will Never Stop Being Alex Jones … AUSTIN — It was the winter of 1997 and Alex Jones couldn't stop getting punched in the face. — Out on the cracked asphalt of Austin Public Access Television's parking lot, under the sprawling Texas live oaks, Jones was very much losing …

Discussion: Media Matters for America, New York Magazine and Raw Story

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

Amanda Knox / Los Angeles Times:

Op-Ed Amanda Knox: Donald Trump supported me when I was wrongly accused of murder. What do I owe him? — Amanda Knox cries following the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, Italy, on Oct. 3, 2011.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Business Insider and The Week