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1:35 PM ET, July 13, 2017

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Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Graham, Cassidy unveil details of alternative health care plan  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)With the prospects for passing the current Senate Republican health care bill still in jeopardy, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana …
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Haley Byrd / IJR:
Senate Republicans are Considering Alternative Scoring for Cruz Amendment Instead of Waiting for CBO  —  Republicans are considering using alternative scoring methods for a version of Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) Consumer Freedom Option in order to proceed with their health care push next week rather …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Republican Senators Left Exposed in Health Care Ad Wars  —  By now, we know that Republicans in the Senate are having a tough time coming to agreement on a health care bill.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took the drastic step this week of cancelling at least the first two weeks …
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Leaked outline shows Senate bill will allow bare-bones health plans  —  It will also keep some — but not all — of the Affordable Care Act taxes on the rich.  —  The Senate Republicans' revised health care bill will keep Obamacare's taxes on high-income Americans in place and allow the sales …
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Draft GOP health bill will include Cruz provision  —  A controversial idea championed by Sen. Ted Cruz will be included in today's draft of the GOP health care bill, according to three sources familiar with the bill.  It's similar to the provision Cruz worked on with Sen. Mike Lee …
Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:
Senate Republicans release new Obamacare repeal bill  —  Senate Republicans released a new draft of their bill to repeal Obamacare Thursday, which tentatively includes a controversial amendment from Ted Cruz.  The change is aimed at building enough GOP support to open debate on the bill next week …
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: Doctors make last-ditch effort to sink GOP health-care bill
Discussion: Vox and Mother Jones
David Nather / Axios:   Lindsey Graham's health care idea: Turn it over to the states
Axios:
The new things in the Senate health bill
Discussion: Vox, Politico and Political Wire
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Competing plans deal Senate health-care push a surprise setback
Burgess Everett / Politico:   Graham introduces repeal back-up plan
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
New GOP healthcare bill includes version of Cruz amendment
Discussion: The Atlantic and RedState
Reuters:
Highlights of Reuters interview with Trump  —  7 MIN READ  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here are highlights of the Reuters Oval Office interview with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday.  —  ON WHETHER HE WAS AWARE HIS SON DONALD TRUMP JR. WAS MEETING WITH A RUSSIAN LAWYER  —  “No. That I didn't know.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Hunts for ‘Traitors’ While the President ‘Growls’ at the TV … Three days after the Donald Trump Jr. email revelations broke, the White House seems stuck in purgatory, with aides still deeply unsure about who leaked the damaging information, and the president still yelling at the TV.
Rusty Surette / KBTX-TV:
Rep. Flores says President Trump's children should be removed from White House  —  A Republican U.S. Representative from the Brazos Valley believes the President's children should be removed from the White House.  —  Rep. Bill Flores, District 17, made the remarks on Wednesday …
Discussion: Vox, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Conspiracy or Coincidence?  A Timeline Open to Interpretation  —  WASHINGTON — At 6:14 p.m. on June 7, 2016, Donald Trump Jr. clicked the send button on an email to confirm a meeting with a woman described as a “Russian government attorney” who would give him “information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia.”
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Dark cloud hangs over Trump's visit to City of Lights  —  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY  — Bonjour!  President Trump is in Paris today and Friday at the invitation of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, for the Bastille Day celebrations and to hold a one-on-one meeting.
Shane Harris / WSJ:
Russian Officials Overheard Discussing Trump Associates Before Campaign Began
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says he was unaware of son's meeting with Russian lawyer
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:   This Time We Liberals Have Totally Got Trump. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Mark Katkov / NPR:
Justice Department Releases Sessions' Disclosure Form, A Day Late  —  Updated 11 a.m.  —  A day late, the Justice Department complied this morning with a federal court order and released part of a security clearance form dealing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' contacts with foreign governments.
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The Hill:
Exclusive: DOJ let Russian lawyer into US before she met with Trump team  —  The Russian lawyer who penetrated Donald Trump  —  's inner circle was initially cleared into the United States by the Justice Department under “extraordinary circumstances” before she embarked on a lobbying campaign …
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Ordered by court to disclose his Russia contacts, Sessions releases blank sheet of paper
Geoff Bennett / NPR:
Committee Chair Requests Donald Trump Jr. Testify On Capitol Hill  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, tells NPR that he has sent a letter to Donald J. Trump Jr. saying that he wants him to testify in an open session of the committee as early as next week and will subpoena him if necessary.
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Grassley to send Trump Jr. letter asking him to testify
Discussion: IJR
Associated Press:
Senate Judiciary aims for vote next week on FBI director
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Aidan Geary / CBC News:
Jimmy Carter OK after collapsing from dehydration in Winnipeg  —  Former U.S. president and wife Rosalynn were helping construct a Habitat for Humanity home  —  Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter received medical attention for dehydration while in Winnipeg on Thursday, where he is helping build a Habitat for Humanity home.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter hospitalized after collapsing while working on Habitat for Humanity house
Discussion: RedState
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Sheldon Silver's Conviction Is Overturned  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful New York State Assembly speaker who obtained nearly $4 million in illicit payments in return for taking official actions that benefited others …
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
‘He is a monkey’: Federal appeals court appears doubtful that a monkey who took a selfie can sue  —  An Indonesian macaque named Naruto allegedly grabbed a photographer's camera and snapped a self-portrait in 2011.  (Wikimedia)  —  A federal appeals court appeared highly skeptical Wednesday …
Discussion: Above the Law
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Monkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking'
Discussion: Althouse
Patrick Wilson / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Corey Stewart to announce run Thursday for Tim Kaine's Senate seat  —  Receive daily news emails sent directly to your email inbox  —  A month after nearly toppling Ed Gillespie in the GOP race for governor with a campaign centered on the Confederate flag and restricting immigration …
 
 
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Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
Airbnb host who canceled reservation using racist comment must pay $5,000
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Facebook Plans to Unveil a $200 Wireless Oculus VR Headset for 2018
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
House Reaches Deal On Expansion Of College Aid For Military Veterans
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West Wing Reads / The White House:
West Wing Reads for 7/12/17
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