March 14, 2017

Tuesday Top Headlines

  • CBO sees 24 million more uninsured, $337 billion deficit cut in coming decade with GOP health plan. (The Wall Street Journal)

  • Ryan: “Of course” fewer people will buy health insurance if the individual mandate goes away. (CNS News)

  • Trump faces challenge of visa overstays, the largest source of illegal immigration. (The Daily Signal)

  • Democrats hint they’ll shut down the government to stop funding for Trump’s border wall. (McClatchy)

  • Spicer: Trump plans to donate his presidential salary and “let the press corps determine where it should go.” (CNS News)

  • Trump’s skeletal crew — The administration needs to pick up the pace of hiring. (National Review)

  • Opening Arctic for drilling is a priority for Trump. (Bloomberg)

  • Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump. (Reuters)

  • Putin spokesman contradicts Clinton team’s claim they didn’t meet any Russian officials during campaign. (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Keen Sense of the Obvious: CBO says defunding Planned Parenthood would lead to thousands more births. (The Washington Post)

  • Hawaii considering bill to force church, pro-life centers to promote abortion. (The Washington Times)

  • Ferguson protests after latest Michael Brown video: Shots fired, one officer with a broken nose, attempted arson of a police car. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

  • Foes of government excess to pick “Champion of Waste” in March Madness parody. (The Daily Signal)

  • Legal gun ownership surges in Chicago. (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Policy: Four common-sense Medicaid solutions House Republicans should put in their Obamacare replacement. (Washington Examiner)

  • Policy: Don’t trust those CBO health care numbers. (Investor’s Business Daily)

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