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3 CNN Journalists Resign Over Retracted Trump-Russia Story

Supreme Court Won’t Take Up R.J. Reynolds Age Discrimination Case
Al Franken Chides The Democratic Party: 'We Gotta Stop Riding In Limousines'
Trump Ditches White House Tradition Of Celebrating End Of Ramadan
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The ‘International Man Of Mystery’ Linked To Flynn’s Lobbying Deal

By Isaac Amsdorf
GOP Health Care Plan Crushes Working Families, Not Affluent Trump Voters

By Steven Rosenfeld
The Real Impact Of The Republican Health Care Plan

By Emily Cadei
Democrats Need To Shake Their Depression

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Legalizing Marijuana Dramatically Reduces Traffic Stop Searches
With marijuana possession being legal, police in legal states can no longer assume criminal activity merely because of the presence of pot, which would have given them probable cause to conduct a search. And that means fewer interactions between drivers and police, reducing the prospect of dangerous—or even deadly—clashes.
By Phillip Smith

Decline In Recycling Centers Devastating Homeless
In 1948, Samuel Brannan ran through the streets of San Francisco, shouting “Gold! Gold from the American River!” To this day, California has maintained an almost-magical allure: the Golden State, a place where wealth seeps from the earth and lingers in the air, a promised land of economic prosperity. And so over the last two centuries, when times are tough, emigres have flocked to the fields of yellow poppies in search of gold hidden in the soil or jobs as fruit pickers and reprieve from the horrors of the Dust Bowl.
By Anna Sanford

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Why Trump (And Gingrich) Should Stop Whining About Robert Mueller

By Joe Conason

America Needs To Hear From People Hurt By Health Care Cuts
On June 22, Senate Republicans released their proposed health care reform bill, titled the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). The bill was drafted in secret by a small group of white Republican men without input from women, minorities, Senate Democrats, or even the majority of Senate Republicans.
By Alex Morash
Would You Believe It? TSA Is Requiring You To Pull Out Every Piece Of Paper In Your Bags
The Transportation Safety Administration is considering implementing a new national policy that would require passengers to remove books from their bags at airport checkpoints, like they do laptops. And given the administration's reputation for religious profiling, the procedure could be used to violate passengers' First Amendment rights.
By Alexandra Rosenmann
Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million Without Insurance
Republicans have targeted Obamacare since it was passed in 2010, viewing it as costly government intrusion and saying that individual insurance markets are collapsing. The legislation expanded health coverage to some 20 million Americans, through provisions such as mandating that individuals obtain health insurance and expanding Medicaid.
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell
Republicans Find Scant Support For Healthcare Bill
"I have very serious concerns about the bill," Republican Senator Susan Collins told ABC's This Week in a Sunday interview. "It's hard for me to see the bill passing this week." And Senator Ron Johnson, from Wisconsin, who is among the five members who has already stated they will not be supporting the bill, said in a Sunday interview with NBC’s Meet the Press it was too early to hold a vote on the matter.
By Harriet Sinclair
What Pundits Call A "Moderate" Senate Health Care Bill Will Kill People
As Senate Republicans unveil the draft of their health care proposal, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, media have already taken to framing the Senate GOP’s attempt at destroying the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as “more moderate” than a similar bill passed by the House last month. But comparing the Senate bill to the House bill whitewashes the portions of the proposal that are in fact at least as extreme as the previous one and the immense harm they would do to American people if this bill became law.
By Julie Alderman
After the Senate Bill Is Released, Cable News Fails To Offer Diverse Voices On Health Care
Over six weeks after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on May 4, Senate Republicans finally publicly introduced their health care proposal on June 22. The Senate committee that drafted the bill was roundly criticized for its “almost-unprecedented opacity” and lack of diversity. Leading up to that introduction, cable news coverage of the bill didn’t fare much better. And when cable news did cover the bill prior to its release, the guests were almost always white men.
By Julie Alderman

Money

Did Trump Get A Big Tax Refund After 2005?
The pressure is growing to force President Trump to turn over his tax returns. The other day, for example, 200 Congressmen filed a suit in federal court, arguing that voters and lawmakers have a right to know whether Trump’s businesses are violating the Constitution’s emolument clause, which bars the president from accepting payments from foreign countries.
By Allan Sloan
Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
While Americans fixate on Trump, the super-rich are absconding with our wealth, and the plague of inequality continues to grow. An analysis of 2016 data found that the poorest five deciles of the world population own about $410 billion in total wealth.
By Paul Buchheit
A Federal Regulator Is Probing Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Practices
A consumer watchdog agency is following up on ProPublica’s reports that the scandal-ridden bank improperly charged fees to customers from Los Angeles to Oregon. Meanwhile, the bank is conducting its own inquiry.
By Jesse Eisinger

Health

Confronting Revolt On Healthcare Bill, Senate Republicans Postpone Vote
Senate
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan
#EndorseThis: Seth Meyers Translates Trumpcare's Language Of Lies
By National Memo
GOP Health Care Plan Crushes Working Families, Not Affluent Trump Voters
As the drama crests this week surrounding possible Senate passage of an extraordinarily punitive health care bill, we should ask, why is the GOP so heartless? Why are Republicans bent on cutting access to care for the most vulnerable people, especially the poor—including the white working-class voters who were said to be a pillar of Trump’s base?
By Steven Rosenfeld

Lifestyle

#EndorseThis: Seth Meyers Translates Trumpcare's Language Of Lies
By National Memo
Would You Believe It? TSA Is Requiring You To Pull Out Every Piece Of Paper In Your Bags
The Transportation Safety Administration is considering implementing a new national policy that would require passengers to remove books from their bags at airport checkpoints, like they do laptops. And given the administration's reputation for religious profiling, the procedure could be used to violate passengers' First Amendment rights.
By Alexandra Rosenmann
#EndorseThis: John Oliver Analyzes Trump's "Tapes" Confession
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#EndorseThis: Seth Meyers Translates Trumpcare's Language Of Lies

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#EndorseThis: John Oliver Analyzes Trump's "Tapes" Confession

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#EndorseThis: Samantha Bee Searches For The "Unhinged Left"

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THIS WEEK IN CRAZY

This Week In Crazy: Hear A White Supremacist's Advice For Trump

The Religious Right civil war, the devil's in the "no-fly" list, and a white supremacist tells Trump exactly how to "Make America Great Again." Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

This Week In Crazy: Or, How Not To Respond To A Tragedy

When 49 people were massacred in a gay nightclub in Orlando last weekend, the vast majority of Americans responded with outrage, sympathy, and resolve to do better. And then there were these people. Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

This Week In Crazy: GOP Makes Its Bed With Trump

The satanic Switzerland tunnel, the classic it's-not-Trump-it's-you racism feint, and the Republicans' devils bargain with the Donald. Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

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Confronting Revolt On Healthcare Bill, Senate Republicans Postpone Vote
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Trump Administration Puts Yellowstone Grizzlies In The Crosshairs
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GOP's Cruel 'Health Care' Bill Goes After Children, The Poor And Veterans
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MONEY

Did Trump Get A Big Tax Refund After 2005?
By Allan Sloan

Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
A Federal Regulator Is Probing Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Practices
LIFESTYLE

#EndorseThis: Seth Meyers Translates Trumpcare's Language Of Lies
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Would You Believe It? TSA Is Requiring You To Pull Out Every Piece Of Paper In Your Bags
#EndorseThis: John Oliver Analyzes Trump's "Tapes" Confession

WORLD

Danziger: Girls' Night Out
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New Ranking: Which Country Is Best For Kids? (Not The U.S.)
Paris Exit Was 'Victory Paid And Carried Out' By Republican Party For The Koch Brothers
HEALTH

Confronting Revolt On Healthcare Bill, Senate Republicans Postpone Vote
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan

#EndorseThis: Seth Meyers Translates Trumpcare's Language Of Lies
GOP Health Care Plan Crushes Working Families, Not Affluent Trump Voters
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#EndorseThis: Seth Meyers Translates Trumpcare's Language Of Lies
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#EndorseThis: John Oliver Analyzes Trump's "Tapes" Confession
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