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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.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump now agrees with the majority of Americans: He wasn't ready to be president  —  Donald Trump spent a great portion of 2016 insisting that being president would be easy — at least for him.  HuffPost compiled a number of examples of him dismissing the problems that accompany the job as being easily dispatched.
David Choi / Business Insider:
South Korea rebuffs Trump's $1 billion use-charge for a US missile-defense system  —  President Donald Trump hinted at stipulations for the US deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that is being activated in South Korea.  —  Trump said that he wanted South Korea …
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 …
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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 …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
State Dept. wants Haley to get approval for public remarks: report
Discussion: RedState
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: Hot Air
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
GOP shuts out doctors, experts, Democrats — pretty much everybody — as they work on Obamacare repeal
Discussion: IJR
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: Axios and The Week
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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 …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement
Discussion: The Diplomat
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 …
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
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
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 …
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Political Media Earns Poor Marks From Americans  —  As political journalists prepare to gather at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday to celebrate their work, a new Morning Consult poll is likely to make many of them cringe.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
This photo of Donald Trump and kids is epic
Discussion: twitchy.com
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
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
G.D.P. Report Shows U.S. Economy Off to Slow Start in 2017  —  The Commerce Department on Friday provided its first statistical snapshot of the American economy in the first quarter, the gross domestic product estimate.  —  The Numbers  —  • The economy barely grew, expanding at an annual rate of only 0.7 percent.
Discussion: Political Wire
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
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Sessions recuses himself from any Michael Flynn investigation  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that his recusal from Justice Department investigations into the 2016 campaign for president will extend into inquiries into the activities of former national security adviser Michael Flynn …
Matt Stoller / Medium:
Obama the Hamiltonian  —  When former President Barack Obama decided to take $400,000 from a Wall Street investment bank for the first paid speech of his post-presidential career, he accelerated an important debate within the political establishment.  —  As a policy leader …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Post
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Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Warren ‘troubled’ by $400,000 Wall Street speaking fee for Obama
Discussion: rubber hose
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 …
David R. Mayhew / Washington Post:
Two factors help a president get a lot done in 100 days.  Trump has only one.  —  In early 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the now-famous goal of accomplishing as much as possible in his first 100 days.  And his performance was amazing.  He did some things on his own …
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
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.
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
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 …
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
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... ,” …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Democrats bury 2016 autopsy  —  House Democrats are going to extreme lengths to conceal a report on the party's problems.  —  After nearly five months, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) presented his investigative report to lawmakers during a members-only gathering …
 
 
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CNN:
Secret Service: Guns banned from Trump's NRA speech
Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill and The Week
David Greenberg / American Prospect:
There's a Logic to Trump's War On the Media
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
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Trump's Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater
Discussion: Washington Post
Reuters:
Exclusive: 'If there's a shutdown, there's a shutdown,' Trump says
Discussion: The Week
Hannah Withiam / New York Post:
‘SportsCenter’ anchor agrees politics are hurting ESPN
Discussion: Daily Wire
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Tillerson: Kim Jong Un ‘is not crazy’
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
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
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
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Brian Babin becomes second Texan to quit Freedom Caucus since March
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