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Friday, November 24, 2017

Tipsheet: How Dem insiders rank the 2020 contenders

 
 
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How Dem insiders rank the 2020 contenders
By Amie Parnes
 
Democrats predict that as many as 30 candidates will compete in their party’s presidential primary in 2020.

And while it’s still too early to say who might come out on top, buzz is building around some potential candidates, even as other hopefuls fade to the background.
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Justices to weigh cell phone privacy in landmark case
By Lydia Wheeler
 
The privacy of emails, photos stored in the cloud, even heart rate history from a smartwatch could be at stake, according to civil libertarians, as the Supreme Court takes up a potential blockbuster case after Thanksgiving.
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Surge in ObamaCare signups surprises experts
By Nathaniel Weixel
The number of people signing up for ObamaCare has surged in the first few weeks of open enrollment this year, contrary to dire predictions.
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Trump vows to repeal and replace ObamaCare 'disaster'
By Jacqueline Thomsen
President Trump attacked ObamaCare on Thursday night, calling the health-care law a “disaster” and vowing to repeal and replace it after the GOP passes tax reform.
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Flynn moving to cooperate with Mueller in Russia probe: report
By Brandon Conradis
The legal team representing Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, has ended an agreement to share information about the ongoing Russia probe with the White House, a likely sign that Flynn is looking to cooperate with investigators, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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Manafort flight records reveal numerous trips to Russia: report
By Brett Samuels
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort took at least 18 trips to Moscow during his time as a political operative in Ukraine, McClatchy reported Thursday.
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Franken pledges to regain trust in Thanksgiving apology
By Brandon Conradis
Embattled Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who is facing a growing number of allegations of sexual misconduct, issued a new statement on Thursday promising to regain the trust of Minnesotans and apologizing for past behavior.
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Trump in Thanksgiving message: 'The enthusiasm in this country has never been higher'
By Brett Samuels
President Trump on Thursday delivered a Thanksgiving video address to Americans in which he praised the military, first responders and citizen volunteers, and touted the state of the country’s economy.
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Ret. Lieutenant General calls Trump Thanksgiving remarks ‘insulting’
By Brett Samuels
A retired lieutenant general said Thursday that President Trump’s comments to troops deployed overseas, which included remarks about the economy and military’s recent success, were “somewhat insulting.”
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Navy calls off search for missing sailors following crash in Pacific
By Brandon Conradis
The U.S. Navy has ended search and rescue operations for the three sailors still missing following a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean earlier this week, the 7th fleet announced in a statement on Thursday.
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The Senate 'ethics' committee is a black hole where allegations die
By Meredith McGehee
OPINION | In the face of several highly charged allegations of sexual harassment, the Senate is turning to its ethics committee for political cover. It is an open secret in Washington that this committee is an “ethics committee” in name only.
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Get government out and let markets work in health care
By Former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)
OPINION | Ask the average American what he thinks about health care costs, and he’ll tell you a few things. He’ll tell you it is too expensive and too complicated, that he pays too much for too little, and how outrageous it is that Americans pay more for health care than any country in the world. In all cases, he’ll be spot on. He knows there’s a problem, and he doubts it can be solved — but it can.
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The Associated Press: Trump signals welfare reform is next, with details to come
By Catherine Lucey
Welfare reform was one of the defining issues of President Bill Clinton’s presidency, starting with a campaign promise to “end welfare as we know it,” continuing with a bitter policy fight and producing an overhaul law that remains hotly debated 20 years later.
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CNN: Explicit Barton image raises possibility of 'revenge porn'
By MJ Lee, Juana Summers and Sunlen Serfaty
After a sexually explicit photo of Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton surfaced this week on an anonymous Twitter account, the congressman -- one of the most senior members of the House of Representatives -- is raising the possibility that he's the victim of "revenge porn," a criminal act in Texas.
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The New York Times: Why Putin’s Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling
By Andrew Higgins
 
For months, President Vladimir V. Putin has predictably denied accusations of Russian interference in last year’s American election, denouncing them as fake news fueled by Russophobic hysteria.
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The Wall Street Journal: New Uber CEO knew of hack for months
By Greg Bensinger and  Robert McMillan
 
While the massive data breach at Uber Technologies Inc. didn’t happen under the watch of its new chief executive, more than two months elapsed before he notified affected customers and drivers of the incident, people familiar with the matter said.
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The Washington Post: States prepare to shut down children’s health programs if Congress doesn’t act
By Colby Itkowitz and Sandhya Somashekhar
Officials in nearly a dozen states are preparing to notify families that a crucial health insurance program for low-income children is running out of money for the first time since its creation two decades ago, putting coverage for many at risk by the end of the year.
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