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The Illusory Savings From Cutting Medicaid

By Steve Chapman
Is Trump Escalating Toward War With Iran?

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How Corporate Media Enabled The GOP's Audacious Plan To Steal Health Care Coverage From 23 Million Americans

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Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million Without Insurance
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

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

By Joe Conason

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
Missouri Women Using Birth Control Could Be Denied Employment
Known as SB 5, the bill was first passed by the Senate on June 14 following a special session called by Greitens. His aim was to overturn an ordinance that prevents employers and housing providers from punishing women for their reproductive health choices, according to a report by Feministing, a feminist website.
By Mirren Gidda
Neo-Nazis Join With Pro-Russian Forces In Germany
So it’s no surprise that pro-Kremlin propaganda outlets and activists are trying to disrupt the German election in September; so-called “fake news” is considered such a threat there that the government is cracking down on it in law. But what is surprising, according to an analysis by the Atlantic Council, are the alarming new alliances being formed to distribute propaganda to German internet users.
By Josh Lowe
Snowflake Trump Retreats To Safe Space On Fox
The interview also speaks to a larger trend in the president’s approach to the press, as he increasingly elevates and prioritizes loyal conservative sycophants over actual news outlets. After tomorrow’s Fox & Friends interview, Trump will have given as many interviews to Fox & Friends (three) during his presidency as he has to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN combined.
By Pam Vogel
Fox News Completely Ignored The Release Of Police Footage Showing Philando Castile's Fatal Shooting
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a black man, was fatally shot in Falcon Heights, MN, after being stopped by police for a routine traffic stop. Castile had a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon, and the newly released footage makes clear that Castile had alerted the officer that he was armed.
By Media Matters

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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

Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million Without Insurance
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell
Trump Says He Used The Word 'Mean' Before Barack Obama
Despite Trump appearing to suggest he had used the word “mean” to describe his own party's healthcare bill, the president appeared more concerned with outlining who coined the description. “Well he used my term, mean,” Trump said during an interview with Fox and Friends on Sunday.
By Harriet Sinclair
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

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#EndorseThis: John Oliver Analyzes Trump's "Tapes" Confession
By National Memo
Fast Food Lobbyists Fight State And City Regulation
When the city council of Santa Fe, New Mexico, placed a measure on the local ballot to tax sugary drinks earlier this year, the soda industry responded quickly, pouring $1.3 million into the anti-tax campaign. To cover their bases, industry lobbyists also pursued a back-up plan: they backed a bill in the state legislature to strip local governments of the power to levy such taxes.
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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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#EndorseThis: James Corden Wants To Educate Trump About AIDS

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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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Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million Without Insurance
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Trump Says He Used The Word 'Mean' Before Barack Obama
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Did Trump Get A Big Tax Refund After 2005?
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Much Wealth As Half The World's Population
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HEALTH

Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million Without Insurance
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell

Trump Says He Used The Word 'Mean' Before Barack Obama
Republicans Find Scant Support For Healthcare Bill
VIDEO

#EndorseThis: John Oliver Analyzes Trump's "Tapes" Confession
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#EndorseThis: Samantha Bee Searches For The "Unhinged Left"
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