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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Paul: ‘Weak-kneed’ GOP colleagues ‘need to get over themselves’  —  (R-Ky.) says some of his “weak-kneed” Republican colleagues need to remember what they stand for regarding the repeal of ObamaCare.  —  During a Wednesday interview on Fox News, Paul — an opponent of the Senate GOP's healthcare bill …
Discussion: RedState and Fox News Insider
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Don't be fooled: the Senate's Obamacare repeal effort remains very alive
Discussion: ABC News, The Week and Politico
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
McConnell is trying to revise the Senate health-care bill by Friday
Discussion: CNBC
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Republicans are ‘going to get at least very close’ to passing Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Washington Post
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Misery of Mitch McConnell
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell is known as a deal-closer, but he's never done policy this big
USA Today:
Poll: Only 12% of Americans support the Senate health care plan  —  Just 12% of Americans support the Senate Republican health care plan, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, amid a roiling debate over whether the GOP will deliver on its signature promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Republican Senate Health Care Bill  —  Americans broadly disapprove of the Senate GOP's health care bill, and they're unhappy with how Republicans are handling the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, according to a new NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll.
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Trump Fails To Reach Beyond Base As Independents' Disapproval Grows  —  President Trump's support among independent voters has eroded since he took office.  Though he still clings to a loyal base of supporters, his overall disapproval among Americans has reached record highs, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Max Brantley / Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times:
10 Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol destroyed; suspect in custody for apparent repeat offense  —  The new Ten Commandments monument at the Arkansas Capitol was destroyed by a car overnight less than 24 hours after installation on the Capitol grounds.  —  A suspect is in custody, Michael Reed, 32, of Van Buren.
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Emma Pettit / Arkansas Online:
Arrest made after Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol toppled, shattered  —  A 6-foot-tall stone Ten Commandments monument installed Tuesday on the Arkansas Capitol grounds was toppled less than 24 hours later after a 32-year-old Arkansas man drove a vehicle into the statue, police said.
Julia Angwin / ProPublica:
Facebook's Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children  —  In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the slaughter of “radicalized” Muslims.
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Video Feed of Commerce Chief Wilbur Ross Cut Off Mid-Speech in Berlin  —  Organizers fade out Wilbur Ross video feed to cheers, applause  —  Episode hints at German frustration ahead of G-20 summit  —  The U.S. commerce secretary was cut off in mid-speech during a video feed to an event hosted …
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Janosch Delcker / Politico:
Merkel to Trump: We provide you jobs
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Bloomberg:
Trump Backs Off Plan to Attack Comey's Conduct  —  Donald Trump's lawyers will postpone filing a complaint against former FBI Director James Comey with the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the decision — a bid to stop antagonizing the special counsel who's investigating ties between …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Retracts Articles About Donald Trump's Animatronic Robot at Disney World  —  NY Digital Editor @xpangler  —  Vice Media's Motherboard tech site has retracted two articles — supposedly revealing discord at Disney Parks about Donald Trump's presence in the Hall of Presidents attraction …
Mari A. Schaefer / Philly.com:
Protests planned at Gettysburg battlefield this weekend  —  Officials in Gettysburg are bracing for protests this weekend coinciding with the 154th anniversary of the Civil War battle.  —  The Sons of Confederate Veterans and a group called Real 3% Risen have received special use permits …
Discussion: SARAH PALIN and The Daily Caller
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Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Leftists Promising to ‘Desecrate Graves’ and Protest During 154th Anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg
Discussion: MILO NEWS
NBC News:
FBI Interviews Employees of Russia-Linked Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky Lab  —  FBI agents on Tuesday paid visits to at least a dozen employees of Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cyber-security company, asking questions about that company's operations as part of a counter-intelligence inquiry …
Discussion: Axios
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘This thing needs to end right now’: CNN's Cuomo shuts down GOP senator whining about fake news  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN's Chris Cuomo has grown very tired of Republicans shooting down any facts that go against their political messaging as “fake news.”
Discussion: The Week
CNNMoney:
News outlets respond to Trump's intensifying war on media  —  Instead of selling Americans on the GOP's health care bill, President Trump is selling resentment of the media.  —  The President is telling people not to believe the journalists who are reporting on the bill.
Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Wrestling's new villain named himself ‘Progressive Liberal.’ Hillary's on his shirt.  —  It was a strange sight, even for the “sport” of professional wrestling.  —  A wrestler holding a microphone faced an Appalachian crowd before a match and began unleashing a torrent of insults …
Discussion: The Hill, SI.com, Mediaite and Breitbart
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Sarah Palin Sues New York Times, Claiming Editorial Defamed Her  —  Sarah Palin, former vice-presidential candidate, filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times Company on Tuesday, saying the newspaper had published a statement about her in a recent editorial that it “knew to be false.”
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senators want surveillance requests from FBI Russia probe  —  Two GOP senators are asking the FBI to hand over any applications for surveillance warrants tied its probe on Russia's election interference.  —  Sens. Chuck Grassley  —  (R-Iowa), who chairs the Judiciary Committee, and Lindsey Graham
Discussion: Politico
Brian Karem / Playboy:
We Stood Up to the Administration Today Because Free Press is Crucial … Monday night, the White House Press Office sent out its daily guidance telling us of significant events the next day.  A press briefing was not among them, but we were promised notification by the following morning.
Norbert Michel / Forbes:
Undoing the CFPB's Damage: The Trump Administration's Options Are Limited  —  Representation, rule of law, and separation of powers—these concepts are central to the American system of constitutional government.  Yet they have been threatened for much of the last century by the proliferation of independent government agencies.
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
L.A.'s newest congressman still hasn't taken his oath.  Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to know why  —  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) wants to know why Rep.-elect Jimmy Gomez hasn't been sworn in, saying the seat's “elongated vacancy” is “an abdication” of his responsibilities.
YouTube:
Van Jones: Russia is “Nothing burger"- American Pravda: CNN Part 2  —  Project Veritas' American Pravda: CNN continues today with a video of left-leaning political commentator Van Jones caught on camera plainly stating that “the...
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Condoleezza Rice: Trump stands for American values and seeks to act in the best interests of the US  — President Trump may sound different than other presidents, but he puts the nation first, the former secretary of State argues.  — Russia, in the context of the election meddling …
Emily Smith / New York Post:
CNN faced $100M lawsuit over botched Russia story  —  The specter of a $100 million libel suit scared CNN into retracting a poorly reported story that slimed an ally of President Trump's — and forcing out the staffers responsible for it, The Post has learned.  —  SEE ALSO
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Martin Sheen calls Trump ‘disgusting’ in Dem fundraising email  —  Martin Sheen says he's “disgusted” by President Trump in a new Democratic fundraising pitch.  —  The “West Wing” actor, who played fictional President Josiah Bartlet on the long-running NBC political drama …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Donald Trump and his team hired an army of lawyers for Russia investigation.  Who made the list?  —  WASHINGTON — They are attack dogs and upper-crust white shoes.  None of them shrink from a fight.  And their ranks are growing by the day.  —  Since Robert Mueller was named special counsel …
Discussion: Shakesville
 
 
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Dems not ready to dump Pelosi
Jeff Platt / Post Register:
Boise restaurant owner apologizes after Facebook video is called racist
Discussion: Raw Story, WCMH-TV and Fusion
Sandra Erwin / RealClearDefense:
Pentagon Budget Boost May Not Survive Senate Fight
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
BuzzFeed:
Trump Picks Patriot Act Lawyer For Top State Department Job
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases ‘Immigrants’ Video From ‘Hamilton Mixtape’
Discussion: Mashable and ImmigrationProf Blog
C.J. Ciaramella / Hit & Run:
Illinois Legislature Passes Asset Forfeiture Reform
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Gorsuch asserts himself early as force on Supreme Court's right
Discussion: ABC News, NewsBusters and SCOTUSblog
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump accepts invitation for Bastille Day visit to France
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
 Earlier Items: 
Thomas E. Price / Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare's Victims Need Relief Now
Discussion: The White House
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
CNN Interviews Sesame Street's Elmo About ‘Wonderful’ Trip to Refugee Camp
Discussion: MILO NEWS and CNN
Sarah Zheng / South China Morning Post:
Elderly flight passenger throws coins into engine for ‘luck’, delays take-off for hours
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Jay Caruso / RedState:
Donald Trump Just Tweeted Support For An Internet Tax
Discussion: New York Magazine, CNBC and IJR
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Time asks Trump Organization to remove fake cover from golf clubs
Media Matters for America:
Fox host dismisses dangers posed by Republican health care bill because “we're all going to die” anyway
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Politicus USA
 

 
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