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9:25 AM ET, June 23, 2017

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Barack Obama:
Our politics are divided.  They have been for a long time.  And while I know that division makes it difficult to listen to Americans with whom we disagree, that's what we need to do today.  —  I recognize that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act has become a core tenet of the Republican Party.
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
The New Senate Republican Bill Will Transform American Health Care  —  The hotly-anticipated Senate Republican health care bill came out on Thursday morning.  The airwaves quickly filled up with predictable talking points from both sides.  But once the dust settles, it will emerge …
Discussion: The Federalist
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll - June 2017: ACA, Replacement Plan, and Medicaid  —  Ashley Kirzinger, Bianca DiJulio, Liz Hamel, Bryan Wu, and Mollyann Brodie  —  KEY FINDINGS:  — As the Senate prepares to hold a vote on a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) …
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Dylan Scott / Vox:
What the health insurance industry gets out of the Senate health care bill  —  “It's positive for health insurers.”  —  The major health insurance companies made a tactical decision to work with Republicans on their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare rather than lobby to stop it.
Rand Paul / U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky:
Sens. Paul, Cruz, Johnson, and Lee Issue Joint Statement on Senate Health Bill
New York Times:
The Senate's Unaffordable Care Act
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
McConnell's Calculation May Be That He Still Wins by Losing
Discussion: Axios
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ Poll: Public Overwhelmingly Disapproves of House Health Care Bill
Politico:
Winners and losers from the Senate repeal bill
Discussion: The Hill
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Inside McConnell's plan to repeal Obamacare
Mike Allen / Axios:
One of the dumbest political mistakes in the modern era  —  President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey is rightly seen as a terrific legal blunder: He undercut an investigation that might have shown he never colluded with the Russians, and spawned one that could result in obstruction of justice charges.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Fox News:
Trump says Comey-Mueller friendship ‘bothersome’  —  President Trump, in an interview to be broadcast Friday morning on “Fox and Friends,” said it is “very bothersome” that the man investigating possible ties between his presidential campaign and Russia is good friends with fired FBI director James Comey.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Indicates Tape Tweet Was Meant to Affect Comey Testimony  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday appeared to acknowledge that his tweet hinting of taped conversations with James B. Comey was intended to influence the fired F.B.I. director's testimony before Congress …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump says he's told ‘a straight story’ on Comey
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump is struggling to stay calm on Russia, one morning call at a time  —  President Trump has a new morning ritual.  Around 6:30 a.m. on many days — before all the network news shows have come on the air — he gets on the phone with a member of his outside legal team to chew over all things Russia.
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Respond to His Latest Conspiracy Tweets: ‘FML.’ … After a cascading series of controversies created in large part by Donald Trump's Twitter account, the president took to his preferred medium again on Thursday to float another conspiracy theory: the Oval Office itself could be under surveillance.
Discussion: Bipartisan Report and Raw Story
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump “tapes” scapegoat: Obama administration  —  President Trump told Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt that his original tweet suggesting there could be tapes of his Oval Office conversations with ex-FBI Director James Comey came from concerns that the Obama administration may have been surveilling the White House:
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump loses patience with his White House counsel
Washington Post:
Don't make things worse  —  The secrecy extended into the White House.  —  Rice , Haines and White House homeland-security adviser Lisa Monaco convened meetings in the Situation Room to weigh the mounting evidence of Russian interference and generate options for how to respond.
Sam Stein / HuffPost:
All That Stands Between Democrats And A Massive Freakout Is This Man  —  The pressure is on Ralph Northam to score a win in his race for Virginia governor.  Barack Obama is going to come off the sidelines to help.  —  Having lost a series of tantalizingly close congressional elections …
Discussion: Washington Post
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New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Tells Democratic Critics, 'I Think I'm Worth the Trouble'
Shermichael Singleton / The Hill:   OPINION: Left-wing politics will be the demise of the Democratic Party
Press Association:
Johnny Depp jokes about killing Trump in Glastonbury appearance  —  ‘When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?’ star asks crowd at a drive-in cinema at the festival … Johnny Depp joked about assassinating Donald Trump during an appearance at Glastonbury.
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
F.B.I. Investigating Deals Involving Paul Manafort and Son-in-Law  —  Federal investigators are examining financial transactions involving Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, who embarked on a series of real estate deals in recent years fueled by millions of dollars from Mr. Manafort, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - James Comey visits The New York Times as President Trump admits he did NOT record their conversations and questions what else ousted FBI director leaked to the press  — The former FBI director was spotted at The New York Times' Times Square office on Thursday He was accompanied …
BuzzFeed:
Memo Shows Preet Bharara Was Concerned After Phone Call From White House  —  “Hi Mr. Bharara, this is Madeline Westerhout calling from President Donald Trump's office.”  —  Former US Attorney Preet Bharara sent an email to Justice Department officials in New York to express concern …
Discussion: Fusion and The Week
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
‘How else can a Kenyan creampuff get ahead?’ is just one of the disturbing tweets sent by this Trump Energy Department agency head  —  Before William C. Bradford was appointed by the Trump administration to run the Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy, he tweeted a slew of disparaging remarks …
Discussion: Mediaite
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Republican Coal King Sues HBO Over John Oliver's Show … A Republican coal baron is suing John Oliver, HBO, Time Warner, and the writers for Oliver's show over the most recent episode of Last Week Tonight.  —  The suit, filed on June 21 in the circuit court of Marshall County, West Virginia …
Amy Sherman / @politifact:
Following Trump voter fraud allegations, claim that 5.7 million noncitizens voted is wrong  —  President Donald Trump's unfounded allegations that millions voted illegally in 2016 is back in the news, with his supporters pointing to a new analysis that claims millions of undocumented immigrants voted in 2008.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Coats Tells House Investigators President Trump Seemed Obsessed with Russia Probe  —  Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, told House investigators Thursday that President Trump seemed obsessed with the Russia probe and repeatedly asked him to say publicly there was no evidence of collusion …
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Who Does The FBI Work For?  —  If you work for any extended amount of time in Washington, you are likely to meet people who work within the intelligence and law enforcement communities.  You learn to recognize potential sources and those who will never be.  The bad sources love to tell stories …
 
 
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USA Today:
Trump proposes a law that's existed for 20 years
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Trump visited this Boeing factory to celebrate jobs. It just announced layoffs
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Washington Times:
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NBC's Megyn Kelly Problem (Column)
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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Trump Told Democrats He Wants To Do Something About Deported Veterans. His Staff Was Less Open.
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Half of Americans want Democrats to control Congress as Trump struggles, poll shows
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