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By JONATHAN MARTIN

A guide to separating fact from rumor and speculation in a swirl of news about Russias electoral interference.

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By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The president-elect said that he did not believe assessments that Russia had intervened to help him, widening a breach with intelligence agencies.

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Mr. Trumps team lashed out at intelligence agencies after The Washington Post reported that the C.I.A. believed that Russia had intervened to undercut Hillary Clinton.

By DAVID E. SANGER

Officials have high confidence in their conclusion partly because of another finding: Russia hacked Republican Party computers but did not release the information.

By DAVID E. SANGER and SCOTT SHANE

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By ANNA NORTH

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By MICHAEL WINES

Trumps abhorrent efforts to keep black and other minority citizens from voting are only the latest example of a long-running Republican strategy.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The House speaker, no fan from the start, struggles to safeguard his partys control of Congress while declining to defend the billionaire candidates every misstep.

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Fearing damage to the Republican Partys image, they called on the national committee to back away from the nominee, with one contributor citing obvious moral failings.

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The chaos that the G.O.P. hoped to contain by surrendering to Trump has engulfed the party anyway.

By ROSS DOUTHAT

Unless he becomes incapacitated or quits, getting rid of him is, legally and logistically, the equivalent of a triple bank shot.

By ALAN RAPPEPORT

Their partys nominee has attacked conservative heroes and traditions and caused dissension, doubt and widespread mockery from liberal classmates.

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By MATT FLEGENHEIMER

The fiery tone of Mr. Trumps speech on immigration tore a painful new wound in his relationship with the Republican National Committee.

By ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERMAN

A document obtained by The Times shows the wording suggested by advisers for Mr. Trumps replies to questions about race, religion and racism.

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Don't have a cable subscription? Unfortunately, there are limited online options to watch Thursday's Republican primary presidential debate hosted by Fox News.

The main debate will be broadcast live from Cleveland at 9 p.m. ET on FOX News Channel, according to the network. It will also be streamed live at FOXNews.com and on the Fox News app , both of which require a cable subscription login. The second tier debate for candidates who didn't make the top 10 in terms of polling numbers will be broadcast the same way at 5 p.m.

For those who don't have cable TV, there's always Twitter, Facebook and live blogs for following along in real-time.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bluffton, S.C. on July 21, 2015.Stephen B. MortonAP

The reality television star and real estate magnate rocketed to the top of polls with his bombastic rhetoric. Now he has a target on his back, and a pack of struggling rivals are ready to take aim. Trump has no experience as a debater, an extremely thin skin and a taste for schoolyard insults. People want provocation from him, and he will deliver. But if he comes off as a cartoonish reality show character without an ability to handle actual policy, he might find that his frontrunner status erodes. Trump knows better than anyone how to roll out a new product. Now he has to show the stuff is worth buying.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks to the National Urban League on July 31, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Wilfredo LeeAP

The establishment front-runner is sitting on more than $120 million in the bank, but has yet to show he can win over Republican voters. In a spectacle dominated by Trump, Bush wants to come off as cool, collected and informed. His pitch is that he is the adult conservative tough enough to take on Hillary Clinton, but with a sunny tone that broadens the partys appeal. Thats a high bar. If he gets pushed around by Trump or fails to make an impact, then his allies may start burning their television ad money on early states sooner than he would have hoped.

Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, speaks during a panel discussion at the American Action Forum in Washington on Jan. 30, 2015. Andrew HarrerBloomberg/Getty Images

The Iowa front-runner has been an uneven performer, and Thursday nights forum marks a significant test. He will try to emphasize his battle-tested record in Wisconsin, a blue state where he won three successive elections despite kneecapping powerful public-sector unions. Walker has sought to skirt controversial issues during the early phases of the primary campaign, so the Fox moderators are likely to put him on the spot. Look for rivals to raise his flip flops on issues like immigration.

Senator Ted Cruz addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 26, 2015.Nicholas KammAFP/Getty Images

The conservative firebrand was a champion debater in college, but this is a different sport entirely. Cruz comes in with soaring expectations, but its unclear how his skillsand penchant for long-winded answerswill translate onstage. His challenge, at a minimum, is to be the second choice for every voter who wants a pure conservative. Look for him to make bold statements of principle, while avoiding direct attacks on Trump and Carson.

Ben Carson during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.,on Feb. 26, 2015. Andrew HarrerBloomberg/Getty Images

The retired neurosurgeon became a darling on the conservative speaking circuit during the past two years, but his unconventional style has been marked by oddball and inflammatory statements. Carson retains a cadre of die-hard supporters, but onstage hell have to prove that his candidacy is more than a fading fad. He has said several times he never wanted to run for the White House, and at times he seems to be running an accidental campaign. Now he has a chance to show voters that he has changed his mind.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee speaks during the second day of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord International Hotel and Conference Center on March 7, 2014 in National Harbor, Md. Chip SomodevillaGetty Images

The former Arkansas Governors ability to overperform expectations in debates was key to his Iowa caucus victory in 2008, and his campaign is betting on another set of performances to push him out of the pack. Having worked in television his whole life, he knows how to work a camera, and convince viewers he is talking to them. His challenge this time is to convince Iowa caucus goers that he is not yesterdays news. Look for him to possibly square up against Walker, who is already eating into his numbers. Also watch for the cues he sends to social conservatives on issues like marriage and religious freedom.

Senator Marco Rubio speaks in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 27, 2015.Carolyn KasterAP

One of the most popular candidates in the field, Rubio is running a tortoise campaign, intentionally flying under the radar as rivals damage their appeal with constant skirmishing. The Florida senator wants to avoid confrontation and continue to position himself as a consensus second choice for now, hoping that he can take advantage if Bush and Walker stumble. But he also has to show up. For the past few weeks, outside of some ad spending on his behalf, he has barely been a presence in the campaign, and his poll numbers show it.

Senator Rand Paul announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination during an event at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky., on April 7, 2015Luke SharrettGetty Images

Amid the rise of the Islamic State, the libertarian Senators dovish foreign policy is growing out of synch with an increasingly hawkish GOP. A frequent target of Christie and Rubio, Paul is apt to become a target in the debate, and he has a habit of growing prickly when challenged. Slipping in the polls, Paul can give his candidacy a much-needed boost with a strong showing. This is a perfect chance for him to make the case that he can expand the party by attracting young voters and minorities.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks while being interviewed onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 26, 2015. Kevin LamarqueReuters

Once the GOP front-runner, the New Jersey Governor barely clinched his spot on the debate stage with a week-long Fox News blitz. Still tarnished by Bridgegate and distrusted by the partys conservative wing, Christie will be looking for a spot to showcase his brash personality. If he doesnt have a memorable moment, hell be in real trouble. A tussle with Trump could be in the cards.

John Kasich, governor of Ohio, speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference in Washington on June 19, 2015. Drew AngererBloomberg/Getty Images

With among the lowest name-recognition of any candidate in the top 10, the Ohio Governor surged after his announcement two weeks ago to make the stage. Kasich needs to keep the momentum going in a home-state debate, and carve out a niche as an establishment-friendly, grownup alternative to Bush. He wants to stay on offense, even as some of his rivals are likely to paint him as too squishy on core conservative issues to win the debate. Look for him to try to distinguish himself from the rest of the field on policy and experience.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry and Republican presidential candidate speaks during the Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit held at the Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center on June 2, 2015 in Orlando.Joe RaedleGetty Images

After narrowly missing the cut for the main event, Perrys challenge is to soldier on with a strong performance. Avoiding another oops moment is the first step toward proving he really is a sharper candidate. At the center of the undercard, the former Texas governor gets the benefits of more airtime and a Trump-free environment to continue his political resurrection after his disastrous 2012 campaign. But he has fallen far since his first debate in 2011, when he was seen as a frontrunner. Beating up on Donald Trump will not be enough to get him to the big boy table in September.

Carly Fiorina, former chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co., during the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 24, 2015. Daniel AckerBloomberg/Getty Images

The former HP CEO hoped to make the main stage, but her campaign is now shifting the goalposts, telling supporters they are playing a long game for the nomination. The lone woman in the field, Fiorina has proven herself a caustic and effective Hillary Clinton critic. But she needs a wider repertoire to make the second debate next month. Crowds love listening to her, but few leave the room wanting to vote for her. She needs to show she has the gravitas, not just the one-liners, to take on Clinton.

Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference in Washington on June 19, 2015. Drew AngererBloomberg/Getty Images

The 2012 runner-ups campaign is in shambles, with little money trickling in and an exodus of top aides in recent weeks. Hes made barely a ripple on the stump, driving few headlines even in Iowa, where hes been camped out in hopes of bottling the unlikely magic of the last campaign. No candidate has grumbled more about the RNC rules than the former Pennsylvania senator, who needs to stop complaining and start showing his campaign has life.

Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, pauses while speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md, on Feb. 26, 2015. Andrew HarrerBloomberg/Getty Images

The Louisiana governors last performance before a national audience was his widely panned rebuttal to President Obamas State of the Union in 2009. Jindal, a Rhodes Scholar, should do better Thursday night, but his Iowa-centric campaign has a long way to go to reach relevance. Cruz and Huckabee are already doing a better job at reaching the same voters he is after. The question is can he do something that will be remembered.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks during the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 16, 2015.Daniel AckerBloomberg/Getty Images

Hes quick with a quip and seasoned from his debates in the Senate, but Grahams taste for bipartisan cooperation on issues like immigration makes him tough fit for the GOP base. Expect him to entertain; hes clearly the funniest candidate out there. He also needs to make his mark on foreign policy. But he still needs to find a way to make the case that he is running for anything more than Scott Walkers Secretary of Defense.

George Pataki on May 16, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.Scott OlsonGetty Images

The former New York governor has been out of politics for a decade and the rust shows in his performances on the stump. Staking out a position as a moderate, Pataki been an ardent Trump critics. But denied the chance to go toe-to-toe with the reality television star, its hard to see how he breaks through. That may be fine with him. He seems to be just along for the ride.

Former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore speaks during the Freedom Summit on Jan. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.Charlie NeibergallAP

Who? The former Virginia governor scored an invite after Fox News lowered the threshold for admittance to those whose names are offered consistently in national polling. But Gilmore is barely above zero in those surveys, and has no strong base of support. Unless he pulls a surprise, this will likely be his last debate.

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Major associations representing physicians, hospitals, insurers and seniors all leveled sharp attacks against the House GOPs plan to rewrite the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, as some Republicans publicly questioned whether the measure can clear the House of Representatives.

While industry groups warned that the proposal could leave vulnerable Americans with fewer protections than they now have, GOP leaders pressed ahead, bringing legislation before two key committees that are expected to approve the bills by weeks end. They were also working in concert with the White House to win over conservatives, who have complained that the proposal preserves too much of the current law.

The flurry of activity including an evening meeting between President Trump and leaders from five skeptical conservative groups created new uncertainty about the viability of Republicans signature promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.

The days events also showed the uneasy predicament facing House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), the proposals chief booster, who described the plan Wednesday as a conservative wish list that would deliver on years of GOP campaign promises to change the nations health-care system.

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Right now I feel confident saying there arent 218 votes for this, said Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, who was referring to the number of votes needed to pass the measure out of the House. Perry opposes the proposal.

The barrage of criticism shows how fraught the terrain of health-care policy is. It also reflects a backlash prompted at least partly by the breakneck speed with which House Republicans are trying to push through their proposal with little upfront effort to work with interest groups or political factions.

What were seeing now is that the political prospects for repealing the Affordable Care Act are as daunting as the effort to pass national health reform, Larry Jacobs, a political science professor at the University of Minnesotas Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said in an interview.

House Republican leaders have given little indication that they will make anything but marginal changes to their plan, which would eliminate the requirements that all Americans obtain coverage or pay a tax penalty and that businesses with at least 50 employees provide insurance. The American Health Care Act would replace income-based subsidies with refundable tax credits based on age and income, charge individuals a 30percent surcharge if they buy a plan after allowing their coverage to lapse and phase out the laws more generous Medicaid funding over time.

While conservatives complained that these changes dont go far enough, they have sparked criticism not just from Democrats but from moderate Republicans, AARP, the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association.

We cannot support the AHCA as drafted because of the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations, James L. Madara, chief executive of the American Medical Association and a doctor, wrote in a letter to committee leaders overseeing work on the bill.

Richard Pollack, CEO of the American Hospital Association, voiced similar fears, saying efforts to restructure the Medicaid program by shifting it from an entitlement program to one based on a per capita allocation will have the effect of making significant reductions in a program that provides services for our most vulnerable populations and already pays providers significantly less than the cost of providing care.

Americas Health Insurance Plans, the insurance industrys largest trade association, sent a letter Wednesday saying that while it appreciated several of the proposed changes, the changes to Medicaid could result in unnecessary disruptions in the coverage and care beneficiaries depend on.

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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) told reporters Wednesday that critics were exaggerating the proposals potential repercussions.

Its tough to do entitlement reform, its tough to make these changes, but I think at the end of day, seniors are going to be fine, Walden said. If youre on Medicaid today, youll be on Medicaid tomorrow. States can intercede here and help out. So theres more to this story.

Walden said it was sort of shocking that hospital groups were strongly opposing the plan, because the GOP legislation restores the ACAs cuts to disproportionate share payments to hospitals that serve large numbers of uninsured patients.

Theres a pretty big medical-industrial complex in America, he added. And when you touch it, Ive discovered, it touches back.

House Republicans determination to deliver on their promise to undo the ACA Ryan said Wednesday that it is the covenant we made with the American people when we ran on a repeal-and-replace plan in 2016 has spurred a legislative drive that is happening at warp speed.

A cadre of lawmakers and staffers worked behind closed doors for several weeks to draft the pair of bills, which were designed to move through the annual budget process in order to clear the Senate with a simple majority vote.

But that process, which did not involve an extended period of negotiation with interest groups or consultation with Democrats, has produced a furious backlash.

Some insurers, including Molina Healthcare and the Alliance of Community Health Plans, said they did not get to offer any input into the House proposal.

It doesnt seem like the industry got any heads up or was involved. We definitely were not, Sunny Yu, spokeswoman for Molina Healthcare, which has about a million members in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, said in an email.

Democrats threw up procedural obstacles Wednesday in the committee meetings and on the House floor, complaining that it was irresponsible to consider the bills before the Congressional Budget Office offered an analysis that showed the legislations impact on the budget and Americans overall health care coverage.

We need to know, what this is going to cost? asked Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. We need to know, what kind of health insurance is going to be feasible?

Both House Republicans and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney have predicted that they will have a CBO score ready by early next week, before the bills are combined and brought before the House Budget Committee. GOP staffers noted that other health-care bills, including the 21st Century Cures Act and the 2015 reauthorization bill for Medicare and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, began their journeys through congressional committees without a CBO score.

Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee moved to delay the bills consideration for 30 days, while those on Ways and Means moved to delay it for one week to allow for further hearings and to examine the CBO report. Both motions were voted down on a straight party-line vote, and the panels continued working into the evening.

Still, the most imminent threat GOP leaders must contend with comes from the far right. The speaker can lose only 21 Republican votes if the American Health Care Act is to pass, and opponents are promising to use that leverage to force changes to the bill.

Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.), a freshman member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he was confident that his camp could help reshape the legislation. While Trump had endorsed it already, Garrett said, he would probably be willing to accept something else if it were changed in a way conservatives could support.

This is a guy who said he wasnt sure that NATO, in its classic role, is necessary and then two months later we saw countries like Germany vow to increase their defense spending to 2percent of GDP, said Garrett. Whyd they do that? Because Donald Trump wasnt going to accept the status quo. They made a counteroffer. Right now, theres an offer, and hes saying he likes to get people to make counteroffers.

Vice President Pence met with two House Freedom Caucus leaders Tuesday, and that same day Mulvaney a former caucus member spent more than an hour at a meeting of the group. Its members have been invited to visit the White House next Tuesday.

Wednesday night, Trump met with leaders from Americans for Prosperity, the Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, the Heritage Foundation and its political arm, Heritage Action, and the Tea Party Patriots.

But the hard reality for Republicans is that any changes made to appease House conservatives could threaten the bills support among moderates.

My fear is that the bill will go backwards, said Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), a co-chairman of the centrist Tuesday Group who has gotten White House attention of his own: He met Tuesday with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. If the bill starts going in the reverse direction in order to satisfy certain members of my party, then Im going to have a problem. I think the federal government has a role to play here, and Im not looking to just see the federal government undermine the health-care needs of the American people.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a pivotal Republican moderate, said in an interview Wednesday with Yahoo News Katie Couric that the current House measure would not be well received in the Senate and stood no chance of passing as is. I want us to slow down to take more time to be sure we get this right.

David Weigel, Carolyn Johnson, Elise Viebeck and Amy Goldstein contributed to this report.

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Republican Party, International Women's Day, Lucknow: Your Morning Briefing New York Times The unveiling sparked a revolt among conservative Republicans, drew skepticism from moderates and derision from Democrats even before it's clear how much the replacement plan will cost and how many people might lose their health care.

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American Medical Association Opposes Republican Health Plan New York Times A doctor treating a patient in Milbridge, Me. The American Medical Association, which represents the nation's doctors, said a House Republican bill, would result in millions of Americans losing coverage and benefits. Credit Tristan Spinski for The ... and more »

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