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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson dig into the remix of the GOP’s Obamacare repeal efforts, Bob Mueller’s shock-and-awe investigative tactics, and Donald Trump’s visit to the U.N.
Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
- Jeff Stein for Vox: “GOP Senators Are Rushing to Pass Graham-Cassidy. We Asked 9 to Explain What It Does.”
- Sharon LaFraniere, Matt Apuzzo, and Adam Goldman in the New York Times: “With a Picked Lock and a Threatened Indictment, Mueller’s Inquiry Sets a Tone”
- Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz, and Pamela Brown for CNN: “Exclusive: U.S. Government Wiretapped Former Trump Campaign Chairman”
- Dan Diamond and Rachana Pradhan for Politico: “Price’s Private-Jet Travel Breaks Precedent”
- Dylan Byers for CNN: “Facebook Handed Russia-Linked Ads Over to Mueller Under Search Warrant”
- Ben Jacobs in the Guardian: “Turkish President: Trump Apologized for Indictment of Security Staff in Brawl”
Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:
- Emily: Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Somini Sengupta’s piece in the New York Times, “Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees”
- John: Gabriella Paiella’s piece in the Cut, “The Story Behind the Greatest Internet Recipe Comment of All Time”
- David: CGP Grey’s video “7 Ways to Maximize Misery”
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Links compiled by Izzy Rode.
