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9:40 PM ET, May 24, 2017

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CBO's Publications:
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $119 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 23 million in 2026 relative to current law.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: McConnell frets about healthcare, hopeful on tax overhaul  —  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he does not yet know how Republicans will amass the votes needed to pass legislation now being crafted to dismantle Obamacare, but expressed some optimism …
Dylan Scott / Vox:
CBO: final House bill would still leave 23 million more Americans uninsured  —  Now we know what the House health care bill does.  —  The American Health Care Act — the health care legislation that the House passed at the beginning of May — would lead to 23 million more Americans …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cruz: Franken is ‘obnoxious’ for joking about me in new book  —  Ted Cruz called Al Franken “obnoxious and insulting” for devoting an entire chapter to the Texas GOP senator in Franken's new book titled “Giant of the Senate.”  —  Franken, who told USA Today that he hates Cruz in an interview promoting …
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
This is how Donald Trump's budget cuts could actually become law
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Bob Bryan / Business Insider:
CBO says GOP healthcare bill would leave 23 million more uninsured, undermine protections …
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Wire
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Republican candidate ‘body-slams’ Guardian reporter in Montana  —  Audio obtained of Greg Gianforte attacking a reporter on the eve of a special election to fill a congressional seat vacated by a member of the Trump administration … The Republican candidate for Montana's congressional seat slammed …
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YouTube:
Greg Gianforte ‘Body Slams’ Reporter- video  —  Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte ‘body slammed’ Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.  Subscri...
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Don Gonyea / NPR:
Trump Casts Shadow Over Tightening Montana Special Election  —  In the closely-watched Montana special congressional election on Thursday, President Trump is the shadow hanging over a race that neither candidate can fully escape — even though they're trying.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com:
Reporter alleges Greg Gianforte ‘body slammed’ him in Bozeman
Discussion: RedState
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:   A Smarter Way to Interpret 2017's Special Elections
CNN:
First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian officials, DOJ says  —  Sources: Russians bragged about using Flynn  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings he had last year with Russian officials when he applied for his security clearance, the Justice Department told CNN Wednesday.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador on security clearance forms
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
How a dubious Russian document influenced the FBI's handling of the Clinton probe  —  In the midst of the 2016 presidential primary season, the FBI received a purported Russian intelligence document describing a tacit understanding between the campaign of Hillary Clinton and the Justice Department …
New York Times:
Top Russian Officials Discussed How to Influence Trump Aides Last Summer  —  WASHINGTON — American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how to exert influence over Donald J. Trump through his advisers …
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump approval down, voters support special counsel on Russia  —  American voters disagree with President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, think the dismissal was for self-serving reasons, and approve of a special counsel being appointed to investigate Russian government efforts …
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CNN:
Spicer's absence in papal visit reveals Trump's family-first rule  —  Vatican City (CNN)At the most highly anticipated meeting on President Donald Trump's first foreign odyssey, the ever-shifting pecking order of a tumultuous White House was on full display.
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Melania and Ivanka Trump show the world what feminine power looks like
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Nancy A. Youssef / BuzzFeed:
The Pentagon Can't Believe Trump Told Another President About Nuclear Subs Near North Korea  —  “We never talk about subs!” three defense officials told BuzzFeed News after a transcript of a call between President Trump and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was published.
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BuzzFeed:
Sean Hannity's Seth Rich Obsession Just Cost Him Two Advertisers  —  Cars.com and Peloton pulled their ads in light of Sean Hannity pushing a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of a DNC staffer.  —  Originally posted on October 15, 2064  —  Cars.com and Peloton on Wednesday pulled advertising …
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
The Man Behind The Seth Rich Private Investigation Has A White House Connection
Michael Bartiromo / Fox News:
Portland burrito shop forced to close amid accusations of cultural appropriation, stealing recipes  —  Just one week after Kooks Burritos in Portland, Ore., was featured in a profile for local publication Willamette Week, the pop-up Mexican food cart has closed down amid accusations that they ripped off their recipes.
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Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:   White women's burrito shop is forced to close after being hounded with accusations it was …
C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Found at the Scene in Manchester: A Detonator, Shrapnel and a Battery  —  The bomber in the Manchester terrorist attack appeared to have carried a powerful explosive in a lightweight metal container concealed either within a black vest or a blue Karrimor backpack, and to have held a small detonator …
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Fox News:
Manchester bomber Salman Abedi's father and brothers arrested, linked to ISIS, Al Qaeda
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
A Top Mar-A-Lago Employee Is Quietly Doing Government Work For Trump's Foreign Trip  —  Heather Rinkus, the guest reception manager at Trump's “Winter White House” and wife of a twice-convicted felon, is in Italy with Trump's logistics team and has been outfitted with a government-issued phone and email.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump's Base Is Shrinking  —  A widely held tenet of the current conventional wisdom is that while President Trump might not be popular overall, he has a high floor on his support.  Trump's sizable and enthusiastic base — perhaps 35 to 40 percent of the country — won't abandon him any time soon …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Mediaite
NBC News:
Trump Failing to Track Foreign Cash at His Hotels  —  Just before taking office, President Donald Trump promised to donate all profits earned from foreign governments back to the U.S. Treasury.  —  But MSNBC has learned the Trump Organization is not tracking all possible payments it receives …
Logan Hill / Esquire:
Kit Harington Already Died Once  —  He's the face of television's most obsessed-over show.  His hair alone has more fans than most actors.  But as Game of Thrones enters its second-to-last season, Harington faces a dilemma: To enter the next phase of his career, must he leave Jon Snow behind?
Discussion: Refinery29, IJR and Business Insider
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
George RR Martin compares Trump to King Joffrey
Discussion: RedState
Jose A. Delreal / Washington Post:
Ben Carson calls poverty ‘a state of mind’ during interview  —  In an interview released Wednesday, Housing Secretary Ben Carson said that a “certain mindset” contributes to people living in poverty, pointing to habits and a “state of mind” children take from their parents at a young age.
Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore attorney arrested for allegedly offering rape victim $3K to not testify, saying Trump will deport her  —  A Baltimore defense attorney was arrested in the downtown courthouse Tuesday and charged with obstruction of justice and witness intimidation for allegedly telling a rape victim …
Discussion: AOL, Raw Story and Fusion
 
 
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Ken Bredemeier / Voice of America:
Israel Alters Intelligence Sharing with US
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Bob McManus / New York Post:
Even after Manchester, Cuomo's dodging on marching to honor a terrorist
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Media Matters for America:
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