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5:50 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 health care legislation that the House actually passed at the beginning of May would lead to 23 million more Americans being uninsured in 10 years …
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 …
Bloomberg:
CBO Says GOP Health Plan Will Cut Deficit by $119 Billion
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
New GOP fear: nine months of failure
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Week
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Spicer left out of Vatican visit  —  ROME - President Donald Trump's entourage at the Vatican on Wednesday included his wife, his daughter, and an array of staffers—but not White House press secretary Sean Spicer, a devout Catholic who told reporters earlier this year that he gave up alcohol for Lent.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Fusion
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Melania and Ivanka Trump show the world what feminine power looks like
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Vanity Fair
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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Karen Lema / Reuters:
Trump tells Duterte of two U.S. nuclear subs in Korean waters: NYT  —  U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean peninsula, the New York Times said, comments likely to raise questions about his handling of sensitive information.
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The life and death of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory  —  When Seth Rich's Gmail account received an alert this week from Mega.com, attempting to start a new account on a website created by the New Zealand-based Internet businessman and convicted hacker Kim Dotcom, his family knew that something was off.
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
The Man Behind The Seth Rich Private Investigation Has A White House Connection  —  Ed Butowsky, the Dallas wealth manager and frequent Fox News guest who facilitated a private investigation into the murder of Seth Rich, is friends with and claimed on his website to serve on the board …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
A Smarter Way to Interpret 2017's Special Elections  —  The results of individual special elections, like Thursday's in Montana between Democrat Rob Quist and Republican Greg Gianforte, can't always foretell what will happen in the next high-stakes midterm.  Each district presents …
Discussion: Vox
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Republicans: Montana special election ‘closer than it should be’
Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
19 House Races Shift Toward Democrats
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
Rasmussen Reports:
in Politics  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.  Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove.  —  The latest figures for Trump include 31% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 42% who Strongly Disapprove.
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Ken Bredemeier / Voice of America:
Israel Alters Intelligence Sharing with US
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Shakesville
Timothy Stanley / CNN:
On tour abroad, Trump does what Obama should have
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: Mediaite
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.
Discussion: Business Insider and Common Dreams
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 …
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: Fusion, AOL and Raw Story
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
George RR Martin compares Trump to King Joffrey  —  The author behind “Game of Thrones” says President Trump reminds him of one of the more wicked rulers of Westeros.  —  “I think Joffrey is now the king in America,” George R.R. Martin says in an interview with Esquire published Wednesday.
Discussion: RedState, Mashable and Refinery29
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Media Matters for America:
Wash. Post didn't disclose that writer who penned positive piece about Trump's Saudi trip is paid by Saudi government  —  The Washington Post allowed contributor Ed Rogers to praise Donald Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia without disclosing that he's a lobbyist for the Saudi Royal Court.
Discussion: Eschaton
Leinz Vales / CNN:
Trump should be scared, Comey friend says  —  (CNN)A friend of James Comey said Tuesday that if he were President Donald Trump he would be scared of the former FBI director's pending testimony.  —  “I found it interesting and very telling that (Comey) declined any opportunity to tell his story in private …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Majority says mainstream media publishes fake news  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the mainstream press is full of fake news, a sentiment that is held by a majority of voters across the ideological spectrum.  —  According to data from the latest Harvard-Harris poll …
Discussion: IJR, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
 
 
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