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7:35 PM ET, April 28, 2017

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MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: Ahead of Trump's 100th day mark, Obama says Obamacare is more popular than Trump  —  One moment from each of Trump's first days  —  New York (CNN)Former President Barack Obama hailed the political resilience of his signature health care law at a private event Thursday …
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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.
Fox News:
‘The First 100 Days’: Trump says he's ‘disappointed’ with congressional Republicans  —  President Trump told Fox News' Martha MacCallum on Friday that he's “disappointed” with how congressional Republicans have handled big legislation on health care and other issues, as he reflected on his first 100 days in office.
CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Expectations plummet for health care overhaul  —  Trump supporter: Paul Ryan not helping Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Three months ago, just before Donald Trump took office, about half of Americans said it was very likely that the new President, armed with a Republican majority …
Bloomberg:
If Republicans Can't Get This Lawmaker, Obamacare Repeal May Be Dead
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House eyeing Clarke for Homeland Security post  —  The White House is considering David Clarke, the sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, for a position at the Department of Homeland Security, three people familiar with the administration's planning told POLITICO.
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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 …
Josiah Ryan / CNN:
Journalist: Trump brought Electoral map handouts of his wins to interview
Discussion: RedState and New York Magazine
Politico:
What It's Really Like to Cover Trump
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump now agrees with the majority of Americans: He wasn't ready to be president
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
DeMint to be ousted from Heritage Foundation  —  The controversial president of The Heritage Foundation, former Sen. Jim DeMint, will soon be out of a job, following a dispute with board members about the direction of conservative think tank, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.
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New York Times:
Jim DeMint Is Said to Be Out at Heritage Foundation
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans' Emails About Foreign Targets  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is stopping one of the most disputed forms of its warrantless surveillance program in which it collects Americans' emails and texts to and from people overseas and that mention …
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
North Korea ballistic missile test fails: Report  —  North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday in local time, Korean news service Yonhap reported citing South Korea's military.  —  Yonhap reported that the test appears to have failed.  —  The incident comes as the United States reconsiders …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Kasich: Trump should ‘eradicate’ North Korean leadership
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Advanced Talks Underway For New Conservative Network Amid Fears Fox News Moving Too Far Left  —  On the heels of major shakeups at the Fox News Network, an alternative conservative network is being actively discussed amongst conservative fat cats.
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Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt in Talks for MSNBC Show, Sources Say  —  MSNBC is in talks with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt about creating a show for him on weekend evenings, four well-placed sources at the network tell Daily Intelligencer.  Initially MSNBC was keen on having Hewitt host …
Alex Young / Consequence of Sound:
$12,000 luxury Fyre Festival is basically a disaster zone  —  This weekend was to mark the launch of Fyre Festival, a boutique, luxury music festival taking place in Exumas, Bahamas.  Tickets to the festival ran between $4,000 and $12,000, with the price of admission including a chartered flight from Miami …
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Page Six:
A-listers told to avoid disastrous Fyre Festival before it began
Discussion: New York Magazine
Julian Robinson / Daily Mail:
'It's worse than a refugee camp': Disastrous Bella Hadid-backed Bahamas Fyre Festival is CANCELLED …
Discussion: The FADER, Refinery29 and Althouse
The Daily Beast:
White House Weighs Kicking Out Sebastian Gorka  —  The Trump administration is actively exploring options to remove controversial national security aide Sebastian Gorka from the White House and place him at another federal agency, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Alex Jones Suffers Defeat In Custody Hearing  —  “Mr. Jones is like a cult leader,” the conspiracy blogger's ex-wife told the jury.  “And we've seen the horrific damage cult leaders do to their followers.”  —  Reporting From  —  AUSTIN — After a grueling 10-day trial …
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Ben Hartman / The Daily Beast:
InfoWars' Alex Jones Loses Custody Case, Ex-Wife Wins Right to Decide Where Children Live
Discussion: The Week and New York Magazine
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Milo Yiannopoulos Is Starting a New, Ugly, For-Profit Troll Circus  —  With what he says is a $12 million stake from secret investors, the former Breitbart tech editor is launching Milo Inc., a live-event touring company, dedicated to making progressives' lives a “living hell.”
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dems withhold cash from Montana special election  —  As early voting kicks off in Montana this week, national Democrats are holding back from heavy investments in the state's May 25 special House election, believing Democratic candidate Rob Quist still has a steep hill to climb to win a state …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Democrats' First 100 Days  —  Let's reverse angle.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
The Convicted Con Artist Of The Winter White House … WEST PALM BEACH, Florida —  An admitted fraudster who owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to his victims has had access to President Donald Trump through his wife, who is the guest reception manager of Mar-a-Lago, the Winter White House.
Discussion: Shakesville and The Week
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Maybe America Wasn't Crazy to Elect Donald Trump  —  A confession: I'm much less afraid of Trump than I was a year ago.  His rhetoric, his unfettered far-right agenda, his love of violence, and his loathing of constitutional limits during the campaign were indeed things to be terrified by.
Erin Kelly / USA Today:
Congress passes short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown  —  WASHINGTON — With just hours left until a government shutdown at midnight, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Friday that will keep the government open for another week.  —  House members voted 382-30 to approve the legislation …
Discussion: IJR and New York Magazine
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer blocks one-week stopgap funding bill
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
Morgan Eads / Lexington Herald-Leader:
‘You are safe,’ Transylvania attacker says to Republican student in coffee shop  —  A man who used a machete to attack a Transylvania University student in a campus coffee shop Friday first asked people about their political affiliations, a witness said.  —  The assailant, thought …
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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