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Devon and Sarah discuss GOP fuckery, the ever-evolving TrumpRussia story, the disaster that is the AHCA CBO score, and speak to Erica Sackin, the Director of Political Communications for Planned Parenthood. They also award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

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Key Articles

  1. Ryan Calls On Gianforte to Apologize for Assault, Says Election up to Montana Voters by Alex Seitz-Wald (NBC News)
  2. GOP candidate Greg Gianforte has financial ties to US-sanctioned Russian companies by Ben Jacobs (The Guardian)
  3. Greg Gianforte: Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate ‘body slam’ reporter by Alicia Acuna (Fox News)
  4. G.O.P. Health Bill Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured in a Decade, C.B.O. Says by Robert Pear (NYTimes)
  5. Top Russian Officials Discussed How to Influence Trump Aides Last Summer by Matthew Rosenberg, Adam Goldman, and Matt Apuzzo (NYTimes)
  6. First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose Russia meetings in security clearance form, DOJ says
    by Manu Raju and Evan Perez (CNN)
  7. Kushner Omitted Meeting With Russians on Security Clearance Forms by Jo Becker and Matthew Rosenberg (WaPo)
  8. y How a dubious Russian document influenced the FBI’s handling of the Clinton probe by Karoun Demirjian and Devlin Barrett (WaPo)
  9. Follow Erica Sackin @ericajanes
  10. Follow Planned Parenthood @PPact
  11. Follow Planned Parenthood @PPFA

Gratitude Check Links

  1. Democrats Just Flipped Seats In 2 Districts That Voted For Donald Trump by Ed Mazza (HuffPost)
  2. In upset, Democrat Pellegrino wins 9th District Assembly seat by David M. Schwartz (Newsday)
  3. A Riverhead first: An all-woman slate running for town board by Denise Civiletti (Riverhead Local)
  4. s Women in the running: Number of female candidates for Va. House has jumped by Gregory S.
    Scheider (WaPo)
  5. In Which the Pope Expertly Trolls Trump on Climate Change by Charles P. Pierce (Esquire)
  6. Cook Political Report moves 20 districts toward Dems after ObamaCare repeal vote by Nikita Vladimirov (The Hill)
  7. Hillary Clinton delivers keynote address at the Children’s Health Fund 30th Annual Benefit – NBC News Facebook Live

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  1. Follow @RiseToRun – training young progressive women to run for office

Maxine Waters Update & The Maxine Waters Award in Badassery

  1. ‘You Don’t Get To Be A Nazi From 9-5’: Professor Explains Why She Confronted Richard Spencer At The Gym by Rachel Sadon (DCist)
  2. This Is What an Honest Account of History Looks Like by Charles P. Pierce (Esquire)
  3. Black Lives Matter Awarded the 2017 Sydney Peace Prize by Michael Harriot (The Root)

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