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Raw Story:
Trump admits he thought being president would be a lot easier than his old life  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump says ‘major, major’ conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute.
Reuters:
Exclusive: 'If there's a shutdown, there's a shutdown,' Trump says  —  President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers.  —  “We'll see what happens.
Discussion: The Week
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Exclusive: Federal probe of Fox News expands  —  Fox News still under grand jury probe  —  The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency.  —  Financial crimes experts from the United States Postal Inspection Service are now involved …
Washington Post:
‘I was all set to terminate’: Inside Trump's sudden shift on NAFTA  —  President Trump was set to announce Saturday, on the 100th day of his presidency, that he was withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement — the sort of disruptive proclamation that would upend both global …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Nafta Partners Persuaded Him to Keep U.S. in Trade Pact  —  Though president says he's ready to withdraw from accord if unable to get a fair deal in talks with Mexico and Canada  —  President Donald Trump said he was preparing to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement …
Discussion: The Week
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement
Discussion: The Diplomat
New York Times:
State Department Wants to Clear Nikki Haley's Remarks Before She Speaks  —  UNITED NATIONS — The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has often been the first, most outspoken member of the Trump administration to weigh in on key foreign policy issues …
Discussion: Axios, FITSNews, The Hill and The Week
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Obama scores another $400K speaking fee amid criticism … Even as President Obama faced criticism for getting $400,000 for a speech to a Wall Street bank, he pocketed the same amount of money for a second speech, The Post has learned.  —  Obama made another $400,000 on Thursday when he appeared …
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Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:   Warren ‘troubled’ by $400,000 Wall Street speaking fee for Obama
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit — and all the questions that come with it
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's first 100 days have been a moneymaking success story  —  He's getting what he cares about.  —  Donald Trump attracted a reputation over the years as a ruthless and unscrupulous businessman.  He said on the campaign trail that having been “greedy all my life,” …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Alex Jones Turns on Ivanka Trump and Her ‘Democrat’ Husband Jared Kushner Over Syrian Refugees
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Financial Times:
100 days in the court of King Donald
Discussion: New York Magazine
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why can't House repeal Obamacare?  Because a lot of Republicans don't want to  —  “We're going to go when we have the votes,” Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday when asked when the House will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.  Lawmakers will not be constrained by any “artificial deadline,” Ryan declared.
Discussion: Axios
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support  —  The tide is quickly turning against the new ObamaCare repeal legislation.  —  At least 21 Republicans have said they would vote no on the revised GOP healthcare bill negotiated by centrist Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) and conservative Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
John Kasich Sounds Like He's Over The Republican Party  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Is John Kasich still a Republican?  —  The Ohio governor and mainstay of the party's mainstream is out this week with a book that at times reads like an angry breakup letter.  —  “Oh yeah, I'm a Repub... ,” …
Morgan True / VTDigger:
Emails reveal FBI, Justice probe of Burlington College  —  BURLINGTON — The Justice Department was investigating the activities of the now-defunct Burlington College as recently as February, according to emails obtained through a public records request.  —  The emails show the U.S. attorney …
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump tax plan would hit blue states hardest  —  President Trump's plan to overhaul the federal tax code threatens to fall disproportionately on residents of liberal-leaning states, a short-term boost for state governments that could turn into a long-term drag.  —  Most states have tied their tax codes closely to the federal code.
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Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Claims about Trump's tax plan don't hold up
Discussion: Politico
Hannah Withiam / New York Post:
‘SportsCenter’ anchor agrees politics are hurting ESPN … ESPN's sweeping staff cuts are not just the result of ambitious TV rights deals and an overburdened budget, popular “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn suggested Thursday.  —  The network may be losing the subscriber revenue …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Tillerson Seeking 9% Cut to U.S. State Department Workforce, Sources Say  —  Buyouts, attrition meant to cull staff as State slashes budget  —  Critics say plan will hollow out the U.S. diplomatic corps  —  The State Department plans to cut 2,300 U.S. diplomats and civil servants …
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Tillerson: Kim Jong Un ‘is not crazy’  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be a ruthless, murderous dictator, he is not mentally insane.  —  “All indications are that he is not crazy,” Tillerson told Fox News.  “He may be ruthless.
Discussion: ABC News
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Associated Press:
The Latest: US wants early results from NKorea pressure
Discussion: Politico
BuzzFeed:
Here are 100 Lies and False Statements From Trump's First 100 Days … claim that a wave of people voting illegally cost him the popular vote is a lie.  So is his claim of gigantic crowds at his inauguration.  And from that foundation flowed an unprecedented torrent of flat lies …
Discussion: Hot Air
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
People Are Trolling Trump's New Anti-Immigrant Hotline With Reports Of Space Aliens And The Government Is Not Amused  —  On Wednesday, the Trump administration launched a new office called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE), to assist victims of crimes committed …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Lewandowski's firm appears to offer Trump meetings  —  A firm co-founded by Donald Trump's original campaign manager Corey Lewandowski appears to have been pitching clients around the world by offering not only policy and political advice, but also face time with President Trump …
Discussion: The Week
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Alt-right thugs want to bring muscle to liberal protests … An alt-right group apparently is trying to build a small street army — vowing to use violence if necessary to defend free speech from leftist extremists.  —  Kyle Chapman — a “proud American nationalist” who became a conservative hero …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Berkeley News
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Living in the Trump Zone  —  Fans of old TV series may remember a classic “Twilight Zone” episode titled “It's a Good Life.”  It featured a small town terrorized by a 6-year-old who for some reason had monstrous superpowers, coupled with complete emotional immaturity.
Discussion: CNN
The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Art Of The Retreat  —  The master negotiator hasn't had much success, you know, negotiating.  —  WASHINGTON Just three months into his presidency, Donald Trump's bestselling The Art of the Deal might be due for a sequel: The Humility of the Failed Bluff.
Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
The Global Effort to Flatter Ivanka  —  The international project of flattering Ivanka Trump—which some of the world's most notable women, from Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, to Queen Máxima, of the Netherlands, engaged in at a panel discussion during the W20 conference …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
This photo of Donald Trump and kids is epic  —  (CNN)Thursday, as you likely know by now, is “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work” day.  The White House, like CNN and virtually every other company, celebrates this day with a special program of activities.  Except, at the White House …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Trump's Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater  —  President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on his first day in the White House, taking aim at his predecessor's signature achievement.  “Trump Signs Executive Order to Roll Back Obamacare,” Forbes reported.
Discussion: Washington Post
David Greenberg / American Prospect:
There's a Logic to Trump's War On the Media  —  This article appears under the title, “Trump's Media War,” in the Spring 2017 issue of The American Prospect magazine.  Subscribe here.  —  Donald Trump's attacks on the news media since taking office have been so persistent, so over-the-top …
 
 
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Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Austria's far-left president, Alexander Van der Bellen, has suggested that one day all women …
Discussion: Geller Report and RT
Katie Glueck / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrat Jon Tester, a top GOP target, to appear with Mitt Romney
Allison Barrie / Fox News:
US Marines could deploy robots and ‘HyperSubs’ to storm future beaches
Discussion: Daily Mail
Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: FBI Court Filing Reveals Grand Jury Targeted Hillary Clinton
Azi Paybarah / Politico:
Dietl, apologizing about McCray remark, brings attention to past comments
Discussion: CBS New York
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump caves on the wall — and Democrats think he will again
Discussion: Raw Story
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Democrats bury 2016 autopsy
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Judge: Mostly white Southern city may secede from school district despite racial motive
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats exploring lawsuit against Trump
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Brian Babin becomes second Texan to quit Freedom Caucus since March
Bloomberg:
Jeff Bezos Is Just $5 Billion Away From Being the World's Richest Person
Bonnie Tsui / New York Times:
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Discussion: Althouse