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2:15 PM ET, April 17, 2017

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This brutal new poll shows that fewer and fewer people believe Trump's lies  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The 100-day mark of the Trump presidency is approaching, and his aides are worried that the media narrative will depict his historically awful lack of accomplishments with highly unflattering levels of accuracy.
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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 …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Handicapping The Georgia 6 Special Election  —  If the polls are right, then Democrat Jon Ossoff will receive by far the most votes in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, which is holding a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom Price on Tuesday.
Bloomberg:
Russian State TV Says Trump Is More Dangerous Than Kim Jong-Un
Discussion: New York Magazine
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Pence tells North Korea not to test American resolve, offering Syria and Afghanistan strikes as examples
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway calls on Democratic party leaders to calm violent anti-Trump protesters  —  Kellyanne Conway on Monday chalked up a fresh wave of protests directed at President Donald Trump over the weekend, some of which turned violent, as attempts by stubborn liberals to relitigate last year's presidential election.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway begs Democratic leaders to tell protesters to stop because Donald Trump won  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  In a Monday interview with “Fox and Friends,” White House counselor Kellyanne Conway begged Democratic leaders to stop the flood of protests that were held over the weekend.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Elizabeth Warren: ‘Fearless’ foe against a charging Donald Trump?
Amie Parnes / The Hill:   Democrats welcome Bernie takeover
The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Turns Over Email List To DNC
Discussion: Political Wire and Shakesville
Jim Norman / Gallup:
Majority in US No Longer Thinks Trump Keeps His Promises  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's image among Americans as someone who keeps his promises has faded in the first two months of his presidency, falling from 62% in February to 45%.  The public is also less likely to see him as a …
CNN:
White House bounces into spring with 139th annual Easter Egg Roll  — The White House Easter Egg Roll gives each first lady the opportunity to put her thumbprint on the event  —  (CNN)Eggs will roll — nearly 18,000 of them — Monday at the White House.  —  First lady Melania Trump …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump WH officials work their way around ethics rules: report
CNN:
Search for suspect in Facebook homicide video widens to 5 states  —  Cleveland, Ohio (CNN)A manhunt for a suspect who authorities said killed an elderly man and then posted the video on Facebook expanded outside Ohio, with authorities calling on residents of nearby states to be on alert.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Public Dissatisfaction With Washington Weighs on the GOP  —  Ryan job rating at 29%; Republicans view their party as divided  —  Nearly three months after the Republican Party took control of the White House and Congress, the public gives low job ratings to the president and even lower ratings to the speaker of the House.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
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.
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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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, IJR and The Gateway Pundit
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Good Friday: Obamas Join Winfrey, Springsteen, Hanks on David Geffen's Yacht
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's big problem is he doesn't know what he's talking about  —  At least it's one of his problems.  —  Donald Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.  This became clear when he said he realized dealing with North Korea was “not so easy” after 10 minutes with the Chinese president.
patribotics:
Carter Page Went to Moscow With a Tape of Donald Trump Offering Treason For Hacking  —  Sources with links to the intelligence community say it is believed that Carter Page went to Moscow in early July carrying with him a pre-recorded tape of Donald Trump offering to change American policy …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Why We Shouldn't Celebrate Trump's “Centrism”  —  It blinds us to the ways in which the institutions constraining Trump are themselves flawed.  —  Donald Trump's recent policy reversals, and reports that he's exasperated with right-wing advisers like chief strategist Steve Bannon in favor …
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Does Trump Still Believe in Trumpism?  —  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 …
Zach Swaim / The College Fix:
University of Wisconsin-Madison offers free tampons in men's bathrooms  —  The University of Wisconsin-Madison is rolling out a new pilot program to provide free menstrual products in several of its campus bathrooms — including some men's restrooms.  —  The public university will offer …
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Rasmussen Reports:
in Politics  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.  Fifty percent (50%) disapprove.  —  This is the first time the president's overall approval rating has been back in the 50s in nearly a month.
Financial Times:
Former Trump aide advises Chinese tycoon on building contracts  —  Manafort courted by billionaire Yan Jiehe on access to $1tn US infrastructure boost  —  Read next … Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, who has deep ties to Russia, is offering advice to a Chinese billionaire …
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
100 Days of Horror  —  With Donald Trump's 100th day in office …
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