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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls on Senate to end filibuster after healthcare defeat — President Trump on Tuesday called on the Senate to end the legislative filibuster after the collapse of the Republican healthcare plan. — “The Senate must go to a 51 vote majority instead of current 60 votes.
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New York Times:
How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President — WASHINGTON — President Trump was fed up with the grind of health care legislation, and at a dinner with Republican senators on Monday at the White House, he let them know it.
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Washington Post:
'It's an insane process': How Trump and Republicans failed on their health-care bill — Vice President Pence arrived at the National Governors Association summer meeting with one mission: to revive support for the flagging Republican plan to rewrite the nation's health-care laws. — He failed.
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Politico and New York Magazine
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump to pitch GOP senators one last time to repeal Obamacare — President Donald Trump is trying to save the GOP's near-dead effort to repeal Obamacare. — The president has invited all 52 GOP senators to the White House for lunch on Wednesday to see if he can revive the GOP's moribund plans …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Internet brutally mocks Trump's claim that failed GOP health bill was ‘impressive by any standard’
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New York Magazine
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Health Bill's Failure: Resistance Works
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No More Mister Nice Blog and The Moderate Voice
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump to lunch with GOP senators after healthcare collapse
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Axios
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
‘Let Obamacare Fail,’ Trump Says as G.O.P. Health Bill Collapses
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
The GOP's Arrogance Was Thinking That 52 Votes Is A Majority
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Mediaite, KQED News, Associated Press, Common Dreams and Geller Report
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senators pushed Trump to the sidelines. He happily stayed there. Republicans are paying the price.
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John Kasich / New York Times:
The Way Forward on Health Care
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The Last Refuge and Business Insider
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate health care attempt may not be dead yet
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Washington Post, ABC News, ThinkProgress, Vox and The Root
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump and Putin Held a Second, Undisclosed, Private Meeting — WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged on Tuesday that President Trump had a second, previously undisclosed, private conversation with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this month, raising new questions about their relationship …
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Washington Post:
Trump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G-20 summit — After his much-publicized, two-and a quarter-hour meeting early this month with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Trump met informally with the Russian leader for an additional hour later the same day.
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Washington Post:
Trump and Putin had a previously undisclosed hour-long meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Germany — The second meeting, unreported at the time, took place at a dinner for G20 leaders, a senior administration official said. Halfway through the meal, President Trump left his seat to occupy …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed talk at G-20 — President Trump held a second, informal talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Hamburg, Germany, earlier this month, according to Tuesday reports. — The White House confirmed with CNN …
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People.com:
Inside Trump Family's Turmoil Amid Russia Scandal: Don Jr. Is ‘Miserable’ and Wants ‘These Four Years to Be Over’ — Donald Trump taught his children to fight dirty and win, no matter the cost. Subscribe now for a look at how the ruthless family culture has shaped Don Jr., his siblings, and the Presidency - only in PEOPLE.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Eighth person in Trump Tower meeting is identified — An American-based employee of a Russian real estate company took part in a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between a Russian lawyer and Donald Trump Jr., bringing to eight the number of known participants at the session that has emerged …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ Poll: Just 12% in Key Trump Counties Back GOP Health Care Effort — Just 12 percent of Americans living in the counties that fueled Donald Trump's win in the 2016 presidential election support the Republican Party's efforts on health care, according to results …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Health Care a Mine Field for Republicans; Many Trump Voters in Denial on Russia — PPP's newest national poll continues to find that health care is a mine field for the GOP, while most Trump voters are just choosing not to acknowledge the Russia story. — Only 20% of voters support …
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James Kirchick / Politico:
How the GOP Became the Party of Putin
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Eurozine, Shareblue, Vox, Newsweek, CBS New York, The Daily Signal and ThinkProgress
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Senate candidate under attack for being Muslim — Laurie Roberts: Responses to Deedra Abboud's Facebook posts have ranged from disturbing to just plain scary. — CONNECT — She's the other challenger to Sen. Jeff Flake. — A native of Little Rock, Ark. A Phoenix attorney and civil rights activist.
Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Military's Space in Trump Tower Costs $130,000 a Month — Property is being leased by a military office that supports the White House; government agency says its owner isn't affiliated with the Trump Organization — WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is paying more than $130,000 a month …
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trump Is Showing The World What A Weak American Presidency Looks Like — More than just the health care collapse, Donald Trump has so far failed to bring the “Art of the Deal” to the White House. — Reporting From Washington, DC — Six months into a tumultuous term …
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David Faris / The Week:
Why the GOP Congress will be the most unproductive in 164 years
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The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Shep Drops ‘Journalist’ Card in Response to Hannity: ‘Sometimes Facts Are Displeasing’ — During a radio interview with Sebastian Gorka yesterday, Fox News' Sean Hannity took aim at one of his colleagues. While highlighting the differences between the network's opinion shows and straight news programs …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sanders, Fox reporter exchange jabs over off-camera briefings
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Fox News' Sean Hannity calls colleague Shep Smith ‘so anti-Trump’
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump to nominate Huntsman as Russia ambassador: White House — 2 MIN READ — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Jon Huntsman, an envoy to China under former Democratic President Barack Obama, as U.S. ambassador to Russia, the White House said on Tuesday.
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