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February 27th, 2017 [Sean Spicer] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [“A special prosecutor for what?”: Spicer insists that there’s nothing to see here about Trump’s ties to Russia]( Matthew Rozsa "So at what point are you gonna ask yourself, What are you investigating?" Sean Spicer asked at a press conference [Jeff Sessions] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Jeff Sessions drops DOJ lawsuit against discriminatory Texas voter ID case, reverses 6 years of litigation]( Sophia Tesfaye The Department of Justice plans to abandon its claim that Texas GOP lawmakers targeted voters of color [John Boehner, Paul Ryan] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Paul Ryan pulls a Boehner: Speaker’s latest Obamacare repeal strategy could backfire badly]( Simon Maloy Faced with internal strife, Paul Ryan borrows a tactic from his predecessor to force the issue on Obamacare repeal [Donald Trump, Steven Mnuchin] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [“Unbelievably complex”: President Trump tells GOP governors he may have underestimated Obamacare]( Sophia Tesfaye "Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated," Trump said Monday in a meeting with health care CEOs [Screen Shot 2017-02-27 at 12.47.05 PM] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [WATCH: Rick Santorum suggests “millions” of sick Americans are defrauding insurance companies]( Taylor Link The CNN contributor did not backup his claim with any evidence [Rainbow Flag] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Tennessee has declared war on same-sex families: Inside the legislation that would eradicate nearly all rights for LGBT couples]( Nico Lang A brace of bills in the Tennessee statehouse is aimed at rolling back gains made by during Obama administration [Sean Spicer] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Someone leaked a story about Sean Spicer’s latest effort to stop White House leaks]( Taylor Link The White House is looking at cellphones to see who's leaking stories, according to accounts leaked to the press [Bar Shooting Kansas] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [White House: Don’t blame Trump for Kansas man who shot at Indian immigrants]( Taylor Link The man yelled "get out of my country" but Press Secretary Sean Spicer said it's "absurd" to tie this to his boss [Screen Shot 2017-02-27 at 7.14.10 AM] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [WATCH: John Oliver warns “time is running out” on the GOP’s plan to replace Obamacare]( Taylor Link Republicans were happy to point out the flaws in Obamacare but now Oliver takes joy in calling out replacement plan VIDEO [David and Charles Koch] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [What does “freedom” actually mean? 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