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8:55 AM ET, April 17, 2017

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The Salt Lake / Associated Press:
China, Russia send ships after U.S. aircraft carrier  —  FILE - In this March 15, 2017 file photo, U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson approaches to participate in the annual joint military exercise called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea.
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Claudia Rosett / The Hill:
Trump juggles the foreign policy balls Obama dropped  —  The Trump administration is taking heat for striking a Syrian air base with Tomahawk missiles and hitting ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan with a MOAB, a conventional bomb so big that it has been dubbed the “Mother of All Bombs.”
New York Times:
A ‘Cuban Missile Crisis in Slow Motion’ in North Korea  —  WASHINGTON — All the elements of the North Korean nuclear crisis — the relentless drive by Kim Jong-un to assemble an arsenal, the propaganda and deception swirling around his progress, the hints of a covert war by the United States …
CNN:
On North Korean border, Pence tells CNN US will drop ‘failed policy’  —  Panmunjom, South Korea (CNN)With North Korean soldiers standing less than 100 feet behind him at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Vice President Mike Pence told CNN that Pyongyang should understand that the Trump …
New York Times:
President Trump's Loose Talk on North Korea
Discussion: Washington Post
Cyra Master / The Hill:   China, Russia chasing US ship near Korean Peninsula
Michelle Moons / Breitbart:
VP Pence Greets U.S. and South Korea Troops for Easter Sunday
mystatesman:
In Travis County custody case, jury will search for real Alex Jones  —  Highlights  —  Alex Jones and his ex-wife, Kelly, will be locked in a child custody trial the next two weeks in Austin.  —  Alex Jones' lawyers will make the case that their client should not be judged by his on-air persona.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Tegna / KHOU-TV:
Bride and groom booted off United flight in Houston  —  A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off their United flight out of Houston on Saturday afternoon. … A bride and groom headed to Costa Rica for their wedding got kicked off their United flight out of Houston on Saturday afternoon.
Clevelandpolice / Cleveland Division of Police:
Homicide Suspect - Armed and Dangerous Steve Stephens  —  Cleveland Police are currently investigating a homicide at 635 E. 93.  —  Suspect did broadcast the killing on Facebook Live and has claimed to have committed multiple other homicides which are yet to be verified.
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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
A picture perfect moment!  Barack and Michelle Obama pose on billionaire David Geffen's superyacht during day out with Oprah, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks in French Polynesia  — Since leaving the White House, they have also visited Palm Springs, Hawaii and toured the Caribbean
Discussion: Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Trump Voters in a Swing District Wonder When the ‘Winning’ Will Start  —  BENSALEM, Pa. — One after another, the gamblers totter along the twisting walkway, bathed in artificial purple light — burdened, at least occasionally, by the instinct that they should have known better.
Discussion: Raw Story
Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian:
How a Tiny Florida Newspaper Became a Must-Read in the Trump Era  —  The Washington-based media doesn't fit in so naturally in Palm Beach.  That's why out-of-town reporters devour the Palm Beach Daily News.  —  The dinner services at Mar-a-Lago on a recent April weekend were a groaning table …
Discussion: New York Times
Hannah Furness / Telegraph:
Prince Harry: I sought counselling after death of mother led to two years of ‘total chaos’ in my twenties - exclusive Telegraph interview  —  Mad World: Prince Harry  —  Prince Harry has disclosed that he sought counselling after enduring two years of “total chaos” while still struggling …
Discussion: Daily Mail, NBC News and Mashable
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘Machiavelli Would Approve’  —  He's been called “the leading conservative intellectual to make the case for Donald Trump,” his work dubbed “the intellectual source code for Trumpism,” and many other names besides.  —  During the 2016 campaign, Michael Anton was an anonymous pamphleteer making …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE immigration arrests of noncriminals double under Trump  —  Immigration arrests rose 32.6 percent in the first weeks of the Trump administration, with newly empowered federal agents intensifying their pursuit of not just undocumented immigrants with criminal records, but also thousands …
Discussion: Raw Story and ImmigrationProf Blog
Thomas Wood / Washington Post:
Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism or income inequality  —  During the 2016 presidential campaign, many observers wondered exactly what motivated voters most: Was it income?  Authoritarianism?  Racial attitudes?  —  Let the analyses begin.
Joel Kotkin / Orange County Register:
Trump's choice: populism or corporatism  —  The real division in American politics today is no longer right or left, but rather between populism and an increasingly dominant corporate ruling class.  This division is obvious within the Trump administration, elected on a nationalist …
Discussion: Instapundit
James McAuley / Washington Post:
Against all odds, a communist soars in French election polls  —  LILLE, FRANCE — A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.  —  In the latest plot twist in France's highly contentious presidential election, Mélenchon — an outspoken 65-year-old leftist …
 
 
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The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Turns Over Email List To DNC
Discussion: Political Wire
Natasha Lennard / Esquire:
The Violent Clashes In Berkeley Weren't ‘Pro-Trump’ Versus ‘Anti-Trump’
Steven A. Cook / Foreign Policy:
RIP Turkey, 1921 - 2017  —  Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn't just win …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Protests sweeping South America show rising antigovernment anger
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA emerges as major target after Trump solicits policy advice from industry
Discussion: Political Wire
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Why Gorsuch May Not Be So Genteel on the Bench
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
Elizabeth Warren Says Mitch McConnell Won't Even Say Hello To Her
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Recalling Hillary's seance
 Earlier Items: 
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Renewed Focus on Health Bill Vexes GOP Tax Overhaul Strategy
Discussion: Axios
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The “candy option” for tax reform
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Bernie Sanders explains opposition to Syria strike
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Instant recall  —  Facebook's Instant Articles promised …
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Break away from the USA? The effort to cleave California faces its own split
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House in no mood for government funding fight
Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Donald Trump's election flips both parties' views of the economy
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Steve Bannon's Biblical Fall