Healthcare
- Rand Paul to Trump: ‘I won’t be bribed or bullied’ into supporting Graham-Cassidy bill by Nolan D. McCaskill (Politico)
- Graham-Cassidy and the Fog of War by Vann R. Newkirk II (The Atlantic)
- Jimmy Kimmel Comes for Trump and Pence in Latest Health-Care Bill Attack by Johanna Desta (Vanity Fair)
- Cassidy argues his bill protects people with preexisting conditions, because Trump tweeted it did by Aaron Rupar (ThinkProgress)
- Republicans will face Bernie Sanders in CNN health care debate by Charlie May (Salon)
- Abortion coverage would be banned under Graham-Cassidy and could start in the next few months by Kelly Macias (Daily Kos)
- Republicans’ new health bill would hit women hardest, experts say by Jessica Glenza, Molly Redden (The Guardian)
- Study: 21 million fewer Americans would have health insurance under Graham-Cassidy by Dylan Scott (Vox)
- McCain says he will vote ‘no’ on Cassidy, Graham bill, dealing potentially decisive blow to the healthcare repeal effort (The Washington Post)
- Federal estimate shows states’ big win-loss gap by 2026 under Cassidy-Graham bill by Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin (Washington Post)
- Opinion: Red-state Medicaid directors sound the alarm about Cassidy-Graham by Greg Sargent (Washington Post)
- Lisa Murkowski’s bribe — and the GOP’s shameless health care scam by Bob Cesca (Salon)
- John McCain Is a “No” on Graham-Cassidy. The Bill May Be Doomed. by Jim Newell (Slate)
- If the U.S. adopts the G.O.P.’s healthcare bill, it would be an act of mass destruction by Atwul Gawande (The New Yorker)
- The Cassidy-Graham Bill probably won’t become law. And more than half of America is good with that. by Amber Phillips (The Washington Post)
- John McCain Saves Obamacare Once Again by Russell Berman (The Atlantic)
- McCain Announces Opposition To Obamacare Repeal Bill, Possibly Dooming It by Susan Davis (NPR)
- Full statement: John McCain to vote no on Graham-Cassidy health care bill (Politico)
- HHS plans hours-long shutdowns of ObamaCare site during enrollment period by Brandon Carter (The Hill)
North Korea
- North Korea Says Pacific Test Of Nuclear Warhead Is Possible by Scott Neuman (NPR)
- The North Korean Crisis Isn’t Going Away by Adam Mount (The Atlantic)
- Japan braces as North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb test in Pacific by Justin McCurry and Julian Borger (Guardian)
- North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls Trump ‘deranged’ and warns he will ‘pay dearly’ for his threats by Henry Austin (Independent)
Immigration/DACA/Travel Ban
- Report: Travel ban to be replaced with broader vetting by Ted Hesson, Annie Karni (Politico)
- Poll: Two-thirds of Republicans back citizenship for DACA recipients by Jonathan Easley (The Hill)
- Trump to scrap ‘Muslim ban’ and replace it with new targeted restrictions, says official by Alexandra Wilts (Independent)
- Trump’s travel ban set to expire, forcing decision on vetting by Melanie Zanona (The Hill)
Russia Investigation
- Paul Manafort may hold the key: Who was he really working for? by Heather Digby Parton (Salon)
- ‘Russia hoax continues’: Trump attacks investigation into Facebook ads by Sam Levin and Mark Oliver, agencies (Guardian)
- Paul Manafort got himself a new job lobbying against the U.S. by Bess Levin (Vanity Fair)
- Robert Mueller Has Requested Air Force One Phone Records in the Russia Investigation by Jack Moore (GQ)
News
- Donald Trump ‘demands supersized Air Force One’ by Chris Baynes (Independent)
- Trump’s approval rating reaches over 40% in wake of hurricanes and bipartisan deals by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Obama-era school sexual assault policy rescinded (Politico)
- Trump administration scraps Obama’s campus sexual assault rules by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Trump aides begin looking for the exits by Nancy Cook (Politico)
- Betsy DeVos reverses Obama era policy on campus sexual assault investigations by Stephanie Saul (The NY Times)
- Trump’s travel ban to be replaced by restrictions tailored to certain countries by Michael D. Shear and Ron Nixon (The NY Times)
- Tom Price took at least 24 private flights at taxpayer expense since May, Politico reports by Osita Nwanevu (Slate)
- Rouhani Lashes Back at Trump, as Iran Unveils New Missile by Sewell Chan (NY Times)
- California Today: Suing the Trump administration, again and again and again by Michael McPhate (The NY Times)
- Trump says ‘fake news’ won’t show rally crowd as CNN splits screen by Brandon Carter (The Hill)
- Treasury probing $25K Mnuchin flight from New York to DC by Julia Manchester (The Hill)
- Trump blasts NFL anthem protesters: ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field’ by Bryan Armen Graham (The Guardian)
Opinion
- Interview: What do you say to people who say they have nothing to hide by Hawa Allen (Longreads)