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8:50 AM ET, April 27, 2017

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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive interview: Trump ‘absolutely’ looking at breaking up 9th Circuit  —  President Trump said Wednesday that he has “absolutely” considered proposals that would split up the 9th Circuit, where judges have blocked two of his executive actions.  —  “There are many people that want to break up the 9th Circuit.
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The White House:
Statement on Sanctuary Cities Ruling  —  Today, the rule of law suffered another blow, as an unelected judge unilaterally rewrote immigration policy for our Nation.  Federal law explicitly states that “a Federal, State or Local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Ruling about Nothing  —  U.S. President Donald Trump (Reuters: Yuri Gripas)  —  A federal judge suspends Trump's unenforced ban on funding for sanctuary cities.  —  A showboating federal judge in San Francisco has issued an injunction against President Trump's executive order cutting off federal funds …
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Spicer: Sanctuary Cities ‘Have the Blood of Dead Americans on Their Hands’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CRFB Papers and Blog Posts:
Fiscal FactCheck: How Much Will Trump's Tax Plan Cost?  —  The White House released principles and a framework for tax reform today.  We applaud the President's focus on tax reform, but the plan includes far more detail on how the Administration would cut taxes than on how they would pay for those cuts.
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Winners and Losers in the Trump Tax Plan  —  The tax plan the Trump administration released Wednesday consists (so far) of a single page of bullet points.  —  If this were a more rounded plan, we could wait for the tax wonks at various think tanks to run it through their models and tell …
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin can't guarantee middle class wouldn't pay more under tax plan  —  Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin today declined to guarantee that middle-class families wouldn't pay more under President Trump's sweeping tax overhaul plan.  —  “I can't make any guarantees until …
New York Times:
White House Proposes Slashing Tax Rates, Significantly Aiding Wealthy
Aaron Elstein / Crain's New York Business:
Trump plan may boost New Yorkers' tax bills significantly
Discussion: Axios
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
WH reporter panics Treasury Secretary by asking how tax plan will personally benefit Trump
Bloomberg:
Trump Aides Embroiled in Debate on How Soon to Move on Nafta  —  Some advisers said to push to action before 100 days is up  —  Other faction urging slower approach through formal notice  —  President Donald Trump's top advisers are embroiled in a debate over how aggressively to proceed …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Republicans tell Trump to hold up on NAFTA withdrawal
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP senator: Leaving NAFTA ‘disastrously bad’
Discussion: Instapundit and RedState
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump tells Canada, Mexico, he won't terminate NAFTA treaty yet: White House
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Chilling Threat of Political Violence in Portland  —  On the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated, perhaps 3 million Americans took to the streets in peaceful protest to register their opposition.  When news of his travel ban broke, I stood at LAX watching Angelenos sing the Star Spangled Banner and Amazing Grace.
Discussion: Portland Mercury and Instapundit
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Portlandia: City of the Petty, Bankrupt, Vindictive Left  —  One of the staples of Portland, Oregon—"Portlandia" to TV viewers— is the annual Rose Festival, now in its 82nd year, and it has for several years now featured a kickoff parade, akin to the Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1 every year.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
The Drumbeats Don't Add Up to Imminent War With North Korea  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump summoned all 100 members of the Senate for a briefing by his war cabinet on the mounting tensions with North Korea.  An American submarine loaded with Tomahawk missiles surfaced in a port in South Korea.
Discussion: CNN and Common Dreams
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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
Trump spent all of 14 minutes in briefing with senators on “military preparation” for North Korea
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Occupy Democrats and CNN
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The education of Donald Trump  —  The 70-year-old leader of the free world sat behind his desk in the Oval Office last Friday afternoon, doing what he's done for years: selling himself.  His 100th day in office was approaching, and Trump was eager to reshape the hardening narrative of a White House veering off course.
Discussion: The Week
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Alarmed by Government's Hard-Line Stance in Citizenship Case  —  WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. tried to test the limits of the government's position at a Supreme Court argument on Wednesday by confessing to a criminal offense.  —  “Some time ago, outside the statute …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: At 100 days, Trump approval rating shows no sign of growth  —  WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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The Guardian:
Isis faces exodus of foreign fighters as its ‘caliphate’ crumbles  —  Exclusive: Two Britons and one US citizen are among dozens who have surrendered or been caught at Turkish border … Martin Chulov in Istanbul, Jamie Grierson in London and Jon Swaine in New York
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
I Am a Victim of Your Hateful Hate Crimes, You Hate-Criminals  —  As a person of absolutely no color who embodies an intersectional reality that includes my utter lack of genderfluidity and my unemployment-questioning, differently-veteraned, and non-pagan experiences, I am totally oppressed by progressivism's hegemonic power structure.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Lawmaker goes after internet troll by calling his grandmother  —  A Pennsylvania state lawmaker on Wednesday hit back at an internet troll who called him the n-word and a “fa—  ” by calling his grandmother and telling her what her grandson had done.  —  Pennsylvania House Rep. Brian Sims …
Discussion: Towleroad, Daily Kos and Refinery29
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus endorses revised ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill  —  The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday announced it will back the GOP's healthcare plan now that an amendment allowing states to opt out of key ObamaCare rules is included.  —  The group of roughly 30 hard-line conservatives held …
UVA Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Center for Politics Poll Takes Temperature of Trump Voters at 100-Day Mark  —  A new University of Virginia Center for Politics poll of Trump voters shows his approval rating at 93% with these voters, though just 42% “strongly approve” while 51% “somewhat approve.”
Discussion: Politico
The Daily Beast:
George Soros Took Control of 183 Groups and 12 People So Far This Year, According to Alex Jones and InfoWars  —  In its years-long culture war with billionaire investor George Soros, Alex Jones' InfoWars has a natural new target: yogurt.  —  Yogurt giant Chobani sued Jones on Monday …
David Nather / Axios:
Revival of unpopular health care plan divides GOP  —  For all of the talk that this might finally be House Republicans' chance to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the big picture is that there's still a bitter divide within the party — though it's now separating the moderates from everyone else …
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Marine Le Pen's narrow path to French victory: Get opponents to stay home  —  PARIS — With a tense battle for the future of France underway ahead of a presidential runoff election next month, the far-right insurgent Marine Le Pen is pulling a page from the same improbable victory playbook as President Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire
Nicholas Dirks / New York Times:
Berkeley Is Under Attack From Both Sides  —  BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley, and the community around it have been symbols of free speech for more than 50 years.  We still celebrate the legacy of Mario Savio and others who fought in the 1960s to ensure that the First Amendment be honored on campus.
Elana Schor / Politico:
Trump resistance tries to channel its anger  —  In the middle of mass protests against Donald Trump's travel ban in January, the crowds outside the White House chanted at the president: “We will not go away!  Welcome to your ninth day!”  —  The Trump resistance hasn't gone away …
David Choi / Business Insider:
Fox News' Jesse Watters takes abrupt vacation after controversial remarks about Ivanka Trump  —  Fox News' Jesse Watters is reportedly taking a vacation, one day after making what were seen as suggestive remarks about Ivanka Trump.  —  CNN's Brian Stelter and the CNNMoney media team reported Wednesday …
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary's First 100 Days: An Alternate History  —  On April 29, 2017, Hillary Clinton will complete her first 100 days in office as president of the United States.  Or, at least that's what would be happening right now if her campaign team could scrounge up a goofy mad scientist, a DeLorean and a map to Wisconsin (among other places).
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
 
 
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Mary Kay Mallonee / CNN:
Baltimore asks FBI for help: ‘Murder is out of control’
Discussion: The Root
Click2Houston.com:
School district slams sixth grader with suspension over haircut
Discussion: The Root, Refinery29 and KFOR-TV
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump tweets draw ‘tidal wave of threats’
Discussion: Raw Story and AOL
Kevin Swain / Yale Daily News:
Local 33 members begin hunger strike
Nicki Jhabvala / Denver Post:
Broncos LB Brandon Marshall opens up about protests, Colin Kaepernick being “blackballed” by NFL
Discussion: RedState
Charles Maldonado / The Lens:
Orleans Parish prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk to them
Discussion: The Root
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'I'm not here to be a token': Fox anchor details network's racism in emotional press conference
Discussion: theGrio
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
VIDEO: Pelosi breakdown? Garbles words, mispronounces countries in short speech
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Dan Rather's Second Coming
Discussion: IJR, Daily Wire and Althouse
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Daniel Halper joins Drudge Report
Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Bribe Cases, a Jared Kushner Partner and Potential Conflicts
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Montana Democrat Rob Quist Is Regular Performer at Nudist Resort
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Layoffs Hit ESPN On-Air Talent as 100 Staffers Lose Jobs
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House to continue Obamacare payments, removing shutdown threat
 

 
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