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8:10 AM ET, June 29, 2017

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Bloomberg:
Key Republicans Want to Scrap Health Bill's Tax Cuts for Wealthy  —  Collins, Rounds suggest eliminating repeal of investment tax  —  McConnell negotiating with Republicans to win over holdouts  —  Several Senate Republicans began to question Wednesday whether their health-care bill …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Entire Trump Agenda Is at a Tipping Point  —  Earlier this month, a senior White House official deeply involved in enacting President Trump's agenda on Capitol Hill laid out the Administration's ideal legislative schedule for the rest of this year.  —  “Between now and the August recess …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump's Ignorance Is Becoming a National Crisis
Discussion: US News, Salon, Politico and The Mahablog
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Tillerson blows up at top White House aide  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's frustrations with the White House have been building for months.  Last Friday, they exploded.  —  The normally laconic Texan unloaded on Johnny DeStefano, the head of the presidential personnel office …
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Cecilia Vega / ABC News:
House Russia probe eyes longtime Trump bodyguard-turned-White House aide Keith Schiller  —  Congressional investigators now want to interview Keith Schiller, President Donald Trump's longtime bodyguard-turned-White House aide, as part of their investigation into Russian interference …
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Mike Allen / Axios:
Stop going to the White House press briefings  —  With all the legitimate gripes reporters have with this White House, perhaps the least worthy of your (or their) time and attention is the WWE-style smackdown over briefings.  Every day, the White House hides or dodges.  Every day, reporters protest and whine.
Alvin Chang / Vox:
We fixed Donald Trump's misleading chart that claims Republicans are increasing Medicaid funding  —  President Donald Trump tweeted this chart on Wednesday afternoon, claiming that the Senate Republican health care bill actually increases funding for Medicaid: … Here's the problem: It's incredibly misleading.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:   Beleaguered health care bill gets new terms in effort to secure votes
Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Republicans scramble to revise health bill in 48 hours
Discussion: ABC News
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Trump claims GOP has a ‘big surprise’ on healthcare
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump rips media, mocks Pelosi at closed-door fundraiser  —  President Donald Trump, facing dimming approval ratings and a stalled legislative agenda, rolled out his greatest hits on Wednesday evening - ripping into CNN, assailing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and hailing his party's string of special election wins.
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
A Teen Was Charged With Killing Her Boyfriend During A Failed YouTube Stunt  —  A 19-year-old woman in Minnesota has been charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting her boyfriend as the couple attempted to record a YouTube stunt, authorities said.  —  Monalisa Perez was arrested …
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Angeline McCall / WDAY-TV:   Woman who shot boyfriend now charged with manslaughter
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Gorsuch's First Anti-Gay Dissent Has a Huge Factual Error—and Terrible, Dishonest Logic  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled the Constitution requires states to list same-sex parents on their child's birth certificates.  The decision was predictable: In Obergefell v. Hodges …
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:   Justice Gorsuch Wastes No Time Stirring Up Trouble
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds give up fight against Redskins trademarks
Nino Bucci / Sydney Morning Herald:
Cardinal George Pell charged with at least three serious sex offences  —  Cardinal George Pell, Australia's highest ranking Catholic will face at least three serious sex assault charges, including at least one count of rape.  —  Victoria Police has confirmed Cardinal Pell has been charged …
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Jacqueline Williams / New York Times:
Australian Cardinal, a Top Adviser to Pope, Is Charged With Sexual Assault
Discussion: The Guardian, ABC and Fusion
David Weigel / Washington Post:
As GOP buckles down on health care, conservative media loses interest  —  On Tuesday, the fate of the Republicans' attempt to undo the Affordable Care Act dominated news out of Washington.  Phones rattled with alerts about the decision to delay a vote until mid-July.
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: 27 percent favor Senate GOP health care plan, as vote gets delayed
Discussion: Politico, The Week and Washington Post
New York Times:
Deposed Saudi Prince Is Said to Be Confined to Palace  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been barred from leaving the kingdom and confined to his palace in the coastal city of Jidda, according to four current and former American officials …
CNN:
Officials struggle to convince Trump that Russia remains a threat  —  Trump blasts Obama on Twitter, demands apology  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump lashes out at former President Barack Obama for failing to take a harder line against Russia for election meddling …
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed:
The Case Of The Mysterious Trump Portraits On The Hill  —  On Wednesday afternoon, a painting of President Donald Trump was spotted being carried around Capitol Hill.  —  This just came into the Capitol with its creator, Barry Wingard of western PA. He painted it....  Reply Retweet Favorite
Discussion: Raw Story
Msft-Mmpc / Windows Security:
New ransomware, old techniques: Petya adds worm capabilities  —  ★★★★ ★  —  On June 27, 2017 reports of a ransomware infection began spreading across Europe.  We saw the first infections in Ukraine, where more than 12,500 machines encountered the threat.
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Lawrence Smith / WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Gov. Matt Bevin publicly signs bill allowing Kentucky's public schools to teach the Bible  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — Public schools in Kentucky can soon teach reading, writing and the book of Revelation.  —  At the Capitol on Tuesday, Gov. Matt Bevin gave his public “Amen” to a bill allowing Bible courses in public schools.
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Wolf Blitzer: ‘Potentially Very Dangerous’ for Trump to Call the Media an Enemy of the People  —  Wednesday on CNN's “The Situation Room,” host Wolf Blitzer asked White House Correspondents' Association president Jeff Mason if he has discussed the “potentially very dangerous” …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
CNN Anchor: Trump Putting Journalists In Danger; “Declaration Of War On Media” Has “Emboldened” War Zones
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
House lawmakers back amendment requiring Pentagon climate change report  —  The House Armed Services Committee's annual defense policy bill will include a provision requiring a Defense Department report on the effects of climate change on military installations.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump During Meeting with Immigration Crime Victims  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good to have you all.  Hello, Chairman.  Great man, right here.  Might be another one right there.  We have some good ones.  We had a wonderful meeting on healthcare, yesterday, you probably know about, and so we're moving along.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump's Obama Obsession  —  Donald Trump has a thing about Barack Obama.  Trump is obsessed with Obama.  Obama haunts Trump's dreams.  One of Trump's primary motivators is the absolute erasure of Obama — were it possible — not only from the political landscape but also from the history books.
New York Post:
CNN boss in crosshairs if AT&T-Time Warner merger approved  —  AT&T will look to “neutralize” CNN President Jeff Zucker after it buys Time Warner, The Post has learned.  —  SEE ALSO  —  The buzz from the telecommunications giant comes as CNN is being slammed for highly publicized missteps …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Pentagon plan to defeat ISIS looks very much like Obama's approach  —  The Pentagon is putting the final touches on a promised new counter-Islamic State strategy for Syria and Iraq, and it looks very much like the one the Obama administration pursued, according to senior defense officials.
Discussion: Just Security and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:
Politico Reporter Drunkenly Unloads On Trump Allies At Four Seasons
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Dugan Arnett / BostonGlobe.com:
Rabbits are hopping all over  —  Lately, it seems …
Discussion: CBS Boston
Washington Post:
NATO allies boost defense spending in the wake of Trump criticism
Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times:
Air pollution exposure may hasten death, even at levels deemed ‘safe,’ study says
Discussion: The Week and New York Times
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Here's why James O'Keefe's undercover video attacking CNN and Van Jones is a big nothing-burger
Discussion: IJR and YouTube
Joshua Gillin / @politifact:
Newt Gingrich misleads with point that House health care bill grows Medicaid spending
Discussion: The Week and Weekly Standard
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Obama's jeans game gets strong(er)
Discussion: Breitbart, The Resurgent and Mediaite
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
The GOP health bill is doomed to toxic unpopularity, no matter how it's changed
Discussion: naked capitalism
Justin Miller / American Prospect:
Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion
Discussion: Washington Monthly