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House Republicans this afternoon abruptly withdrew the Trumpcare bill after supporting votes failed to miraculously materialize. The bill was nearly universally objected to by the left, GOP moderates, and the far-right, with support mostly coming from the Trump administration and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Story developing…. Source says “You can’t always get what you want” is playing in the House …

Media Matters reports: Conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones was pressured to air an apology for his role in spreading the false “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, which led to a Jones listener firing a gun inside a Washington, D.C. pizzeria. Jones aired a pre-taped video in which he acknowledged that he made commentary about the pizzeria owner that “in hindsight …

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fired a reporter this week at WUTC, the National Public Radio affiliate, after local lawmakers complained about how she reported on the transgender bathroom bill. Jacqui Helbert, 32, reported and produced the story for WUTC, which followed a group of Cleveland High School students as they traveled to …

The vote is expected to happen some time around 3:30PM. Via Talking Points Memo: House Democrats warned their Republican colleagues against voting for the American Health Care Act on Friday, pointing to the speed with which it was pushed through the chamber and its unpopularity in a recent poll. “What is happening today is a lose-lose situation for the Republicans,” …

Holy cow. For once some good news out of Oklahoma: Twenty-five Oklahoma State Senators took a historic stand against anti-LGBTQ discrimination today. SB 694 and SB 197 were both called onto the senate floor for a vote. The former would have stripped employment and public accommodation protections form municipalities around the state, the later was a North Carolina “license to …

The Hill reports: The White House said Friday the House will vote on the Republican healthcare plan despite serious doubts it has the votes to pass. “The House will be voting on the American Health Care Act, the current vote is scheduled for 3:30,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters. He spoke as President Trump met with Speaker …

The New York Times reports: House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, facing a revolt among conservative and moderate Republicans, rushed to the White House Friday afternoon to inform President Trump he did not have the votes to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to decide whether to pull the bill from consideration. The president and the speaker faced …

The ongoing Trumpcare implosion will surely dominate today. Questions about the bill’s progress were the main topic of public debate all day, but the unfolding drama of fractures with the House Intelligence Committee’s investigations continues to loom of the administration. Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Devin Nunes, the top two committee officials, are clearly at odds over the progress of …

Tulsa World reports: State representatives have voted to allow monuments to “historically significant documents” — primarily the Ten Commandments — to be displayed on public property. House Bill 2177, by Rep. John Bennett [photo] is offered as an antidote to a state Supreme Court decision that removed such a memorial from the Capitol grounds and a vote of the people …

CBC Miami reports: Gay marriage has been a hot topic in and out of courtrooms for the past several years. Another issue is being fixed to help those who lost loved ones before the epic court ruling. Florida widows and widowers whose spouses died before the U.S. Supreme Court declared state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional can have the death …