Wednesday 29 March 2017

Wednesday's Headlines: House votes to wipe away Obama-era Internet privacy protections

House intelligence probe of Russia is effectively put on hold ; Trump request for border wall money could force showdown over stopgap spending bill; Karen Pence is the vice president's 'prayer warrior,' gut check and shield; Two activists who filmed undercover videos of Planned Parenthood charged with 15 felonies;
 
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House votes to wipe away Obama-era Internet privacy protections
In a party-line vote, Republican lawmakers freed online providers from rules that had sought to limit what companies could do with information such as customer browsing habits, app usage history, location data and Social Security numbers. The bill now heads to President Trump.
House intelligence probe of Russia is effectively put on hold
Chairman Devin Nunes said his panel would not interview more witnesses in its investigation of alleged Russian meddling in the election until two intelligence chiefs return for a briefing with lawmakers.
 
Trump request for border wall money could force showdown over stopgap spending bill
It appears that few lawmakers want to flirt with a government shutdown over the wall, which even some conservative Republicans object to on fiscal grounds.
 
Karen Pence is the vice president's 'prayer warrior,' gut check and shield
The second lady is one of the most important influences on one of President Trump's most important political allies. While Karen Pence has repeatedly said that she never weighs in on or attempts to influence policy, supporters and critics alike cite her as a force behind her husband's socially conservative stances.
 
Two activists who filmed undercover videos of Planned Parenthood charged with 15 felonies
California prosecutors said David Robert Daleiden and his co-conspirator Sandra Merritt violated the privacy of health care providers by recording confidential information without their consent.
 
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Republicans would rather have a king than a president
 
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Trump is on a rampage to endanger the planet. Now it's up to us to save it.
 
Trump is now the CEO of a very public company. He should start acting like it.
 
Republicans shouldn't give up on health care just yet
 
We're about to find out exactly how populist Britain really is
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As Brexit is about to begin, the 27 spurned E.U. partners may have far more at stake
Britons will finally file divorce papers from the European Union today. And some fear that Britain's departure from the bloc won't be the last.
After health-care bill's failure, GOP state legislatures face new pressure to expand Medicaid
Lawmakers in deep-red Kansas voted to extend the government health program to more of the state's poor residents, a step that would have been unthinkable a year ago. The move could be the start of a larger shift nationally as states grapple with the fallout of last week's battle to replace the Affordable Care Act.
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Bernie Sanders's convoluted claim that Democrats are not trying to filibuster Gorsuch
The senator is engaging in some verbal gymnastics and Senate technicalities to obscure the truth.
N.C. governor says offer over 'bathroom bill' made to save NCAA events includes a 'dealbreaker'
With the state facing a ban from hosting more postseason events over its law limiting protections for LGBT people, GOP legislators said they had agreed to a repeal proposal made by Gov. Roy Cooper. Cooper's spokesman said that claim was a "political stunt."
How junkyard cars from Israel have become deadly Palestinian treasures
Israeli and West Bank forces are targeting the illegal, unsafe vehicles that are increasingly being used in terrorist attacks in the territory. 
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TSA defends a pat-down of a Texas boy, while countless others are creeped out
Take a look, as more than 5 million other people have so far. It looks like the TSA officer's giving the poor kid a sponge bath, not a pat-down.
White House staff to skip correspondents' dinner in 'solidarity' with president
Trump last month said he was skipping the annual dinner at which the president is typically the guest of honor. Now his staff is following suit.
 
     
 
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