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8:05 AM ET, June 27, 2017

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New York Times:
Senate Health Bill Reels as C.B.O. Predicts 22 Million More Uninsured  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act was edging toward collapse on Monday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it would increase the number of people without health insurance by 22 million by 2026.
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H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 would reduce federal deficits by $321 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to current law.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes  —  White House and Capitol Hill officials are exploring potential deals to divvy up billions of dollars to individual senators' priorities in a wide-ranging bid to secure votes for the imperiled GOP health care bill.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Page 48 is the most important page in the CBO report  —  This is the web version of VoxCare, a daily newsletter from Vox on the latest twists and turns in America's health care debate.  Like what you're reading?  Sign up to get VoxCare in your inbox here.  —  The Congressional Budget …
Discussion: Axios
Dylan Scott / Vox:
A critical mass of Republicans are rejecting the Senate health care bill  —  “You're either gonna get 50 or probably 35.”  —  Senate Republican leaders want to vote on their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare in three days, but a critical mass of senators have already said they would block …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
6 Nobel Prize-winning economists announce opposition to Senate health bill
Jeanne Lambrew / The Hill:
Budget estimate shows GOP bill is about tax cuts for rich, not healthcare
Discussion: Vox and Hullabaloo
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Three journalists leaving CNN after retracted article  —  Three CNN journalists, including the executive editor in charge of a new investigative unit, have resigned after the publication of a Russia-related article that was retracted.  —  Thomas Frank, who wrote the story in question …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Three CNN employees resign over retracted story on Russia ties  —  Thomas Frank, a reporter for “CNN Investigates,” last Thursday appeared to have a compelling exclusive on the story of the year.  The Senate Intelligence Committee, reported Frank, was investigating a Russian investment fund …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Three Employees Resign from CNN Amid Very Fake News Scandal
Discussion: Mediaite
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:   3 CNN Journalists Resign After Retracted Story on Trump Ally
Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Three CNN Employees Resign Over Retracted Story on Russia Ties
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:   Exclusive — Donald Trump Jr: Jeff Zucker Must Address CNN's Very Fake News Scandal in On Camera Press Briefing
CNN:   Podesta lobby group did not disclose extent of work for Ukrainian campaign advised by Paul Manafort
Pew Research Center:
U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump's Leadership  —  America still wins praise for its people, culture and civil liberties  —  Although he has only been in office a few months, Donald Trump's presidency has had a major impact on how the world sees the United States.
Discussion: The Local, France 24 and The Week
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Jacob Poushter / Pew Research Center:
Around the world, favorability of the U.S. and confidence in its president decline
Discussion: The Local
Washington Post:
Poll shows U.S. tumbling in world's regard under Trump
Discussion: Pew Research Center
BuzzFeed:
White House Says Syria May Be Preparing Another Chemical Attack, Warns Assad Will “Pay A Heavy Price”  —  “The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI has questioned Trump campaign adviser Carter Page at length in Russia probe  —  FBI agents have repeatedly questioned former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page about his contacts with Russians and his interactions with the Trump campaign, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Circa:
WATCH|  Secret memos show Trump adviser roiled bureau by intervening in agent's discrimination case before he was targeted in Russia case.  —  The FBI launched a criminal probe against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn two years after the retired Army general roiled …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
E.P.A. Official Pressured Scientist on Congressional Testimony, Emails Show  —  WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency's chief of staff pressured the top scientist on the agency's scientific review board to alter her congressional testimony and play down the dismissal of expert advisers, his emails show.
Discussion: Gizmodo
EU Press Room:
Antitrust: Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service  —  The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules.  Google has abused its market dominance …
Manu Raju / CNN:
Despite tweet, McCaskill attended reception at Russian ambassador's home  —  McCain questions Sessions about Russia meeting  —  Washington (CNN)In March, Sen. Claire McCaskill was unambiguous.  The Missouri Democrat said she never once met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak …
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
The Pentagon promised citizenship to immigrants who served.  Now it might help deport them.  —  The Pentagon is considering a plan to cancel enlistment contracts for 1,000 foreign-born recruits without legal immigration status, knowingly exposing them to deportation, a Defense Department memo shows.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Once on the outside, conservative Koch network warms to Trump  —  At a glitzy weekend gathering of donors to the powerful Koch brothers' network, much of the talk was about the conservative political group's criticism of the healthcare bill moving through the U.S. Senate.
Discussion: Political Wire
YouTube:
American Pravda: CNN Producer Says Russia Narrative “bullsh*t” … CNN Producer John Bonifield who was caught on hidden-camera admitting that there is no proof to CNN's Russia narrative.  —  He confirms that the driving factor at CNN is ratings.  —  According to the CNN Producer, business is booming.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Kushner adds powerhouse lawyer Abbe Lowell to legal team  —  Jared Kushner has hired Abbe Lowell, one of the country's leading criminal defense lawyers, to represent him in the special counsel's probe of potential Russian collusion with the Trump campaign and his financial dealings, as well as in separate congressional inquiries.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Axios and Talking Points Memo
Chloe Melas / CNN:
Alec Baldwin will return to ‘SNL’ as Donald Trump  — Alec Baldwin told CNN he will return to ‘SNL’ as Donald Trump this fall despite his busy schedule  —  (CNN)Alec Baldwin is about to make your television great again.  —  The 59-year-old actor said that he will be bringing …
Wall Street Journal:
The Senate's Health-Care Hour  —  GOP opponents will be held accountable if they ruin this rare reform moment.
Marty Lederman / Just Security:
It's All About that Stay (and Its Surprising Limits)  —  Preliminary thoughts (reserving the right to add more as the day goes on!):  —  The Court nominally granted certiorari in the two “travel ban” cases today, but for reasons I've already explained-reasons the Court implies …
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars
Discussion: Refinery29
The Salt Lake / Salt Lake Tribune:
Six female students sue school districts for chance to play football
Discussion: Daily Wire
Jon Ossoff / Washington Post:
Lessons for Democrats from the Georgia election
Associated Press:
Democrats aim to blast Trump for favoring wealthy
Discussion: Politico
BBC:
Brazil's Michel Temer charged with corruption
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Sprint Enters Into Exclusive Talks With Charter, Comcast on Wireless Deal
Wtvrwebstaff / WTVR-TV:
Student headed to prison for registering dead voters for Democrats
Fox News:
Pirro: I am afraid some crazy lefty is going to try to assassinate Trump
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Conyers and Lujan face Ethics Committee scrutiny
Heather Cherone / DNAinfo Chicago:
High Speed Train Between O'Hare, Downtown Has Elon Musk's Interest: Rahm
Discussion: Chicagoist
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield / WCCO:
Pride Parade Halted Briefly By Black Lives Matter Demonstrators
Discussion: The Root, Hit & Run and Newsweek
Ben Conarck / Florida Times Union:
Video shows Jacksonville cop threatening young black man with jail after jaywalking
Discussion: Fusion
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China's All-Seeing Surveillance State Is Reading Its Citizens' Faces
Discussion: Axios
 

 
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